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 Mount Royal (Quebec)

Today we're in Montreal with Mount Royal!

Mount Royal has existed as a riding since 1925, known as Mont-Royal in French (almost was the English name after the 2012 redistribution, but was changed back to Mount Royal). The population of the riding was 108,494 in 2021. The riding contains the cities of Côte-Saint-Luc (34,504 in 2021), Mont-Royal (20,953 in 2021), and Hampstead (7,037 in 2021).

Politically, former SoCred leader Réal Caouette was quite correct when he said that a mailbox could win the Liberal nomination in Mount Royal and still win election just because it was red. Even in wave elections across Quebec, the seat has remained steadfast in its support for the Liberals. This seat is currently held by Liberal MP Anthony Housefather.

From 1965-1984, the seat was represented by Pierre Elliot Trudeau. In his first election as Liberal leader, Trudeau won this seat with 91% support, which was replicated provincially until. Trudeau would serve as Prime Minister until 1979 and from 1980 to 1984. Trudeau considered himself to be aligned with the NDP, however he didn't believe they'd be able to form government, so he ran for the Liberals. The NDP actually had their best performance in the riding in 1965 when Quebec President Charles Taylor received 30% of the vote. In 2019, this seat was 61/78 in Quebec and 260/338 in Canada by margin.

The name is great, I wish more cities had as clearly defined boroughs (these are separate cities, but you know what I mean). The shape is also good, I like that it's remained relatively intact since 1968. As for individuality, this side of the island is so Liberal, but it's saved by the fact that PET served here.

Tomorrow we'll be on Vancouver Island with Nanaimo—Ladysmith!