Summary: NDP MP Jonathan Tremblay won this seat by just 1,200 votes in 2011, but boundary redistribution brings more voters into this riding who voted NDP last time around. He faces a well-known Conservative opponent in this election, Sylvie Boucher, who was the MP for Beauport-Limoilou from 2006-2011.
Boundaries: This is one of six Quebec City ridings, but it also includes a large rural area to the east of Quebec City. It is a modified version of the former Montmorency-Charlevoix-Haute-Cote-Nord riding. It includes most of the Quebec City borough of Beauport.
Last Election: In Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, NDP Tremblay earned 37.3 per cent of the vote, to defeat the five-term Bloc Québécois incumbent, Michel Guimond, who earned 34.9 per cent.
Within the new boundaries of this riding however, there was more NDP support, with 38.2 per cent of voters casting ballots for the party, and 31.7 per cent voting for the Bloc.
History: Prior to the 2011 NDP win, this region had strongly supported the Bloc Québécois.
Candidates
Conservative: Sylvie Boucher, administrator, former MP (2006-2011)
NDP: Jonathan Tremblay, MP since 2011
Liberal: Jean-Roger Vigneau, works for Société des casinos du Québec
Bloc Québécois: Sébastien Dufour, political staffer
Green: Patrick Kerr
Strength in Democracy: Mario Desjardins Pelchat
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