By Canadian Press

Some facts and figures about the federal riding of Beloeil-Chambly

Oct 6, 2019 | 4:21 AM

Beloeil–Chambly

If it’s true the Bloc Quebecois has rebuilt and regained its footing following eight years in the political wilderness, then party leader Yves-Francois Blanchet needs to win his seat, located south of Montreal. Since being acclaimed leader in January, Blanchet says the Bloc has significantly increased membership and collected hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations. The riding’s incumbent representative, the NDP’s Matthew Dube, won in 2011 during the “orange wave” and held it in 2015. But the riding is looking like a three-way race, as the Liberals, who finished a close second last time, need the NDP’s Quebec seats to offset expected losses in other parts of the country.

Population: 117,343 (Elections Canada)

Major communities: The cities of Beloeil, Carignan, Chambly, Mont-Saint-Hilaire and Otterburn Park.

Incumbent: Matthew Dube, NDP.

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Main challengers: The Bloc’s Yves-Francois Blanchet; retired lawyer Marie-Chantal Hamel for the Liberals; retired Armed Forces member and PhD student Veronique Laprise for the Conservatives; Pierre Carrier, founder of catering company, for the Greens.

Election history: In 2015, the riding was a three-way race between the NDP, Liberals and Bloc Quebecois. The NDP’s Matthew Dube won with 32 per cent of the vote but the Liberals were not far behind with 29 per cent. The Bloc finished with 28 per cent. The riding was created in 2012 and before then encompassed much of the former Chambly-Borduas, riding, which Dube won in 2011.

Fun fact: The city of Chambly is home to Fort Chambly National Historic Site, a stone military fortress on the shores of the Richelieu River, about 30 kilometres east of Montreal. Originally built in wood in 1665 by French soldiers, its current structure dates back to 1711 and was surrendered to the British in 1760.

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