Quebec General Election 2012 (4th September)

[Linus Van Pelt]

You also have to remember that provincial civil services, in the narrow sense (i.e. excluding teachers etc. who are indirectly provincial employees but who aren't concentrated in the capital), aren't that large. A large majority of jobs in Quebec City aren't with the province.

[Linus Van Pelt]

I know it's way too early to be projecting, but it's not totally-random-garbage early, and leading in only 11 of 27 when the only Montreal seat with any results is Bourget doesn't exactly scream "PQ majority".

[Linus Van Pelt]

I'm a bit surprised at QS getting almost a quarter of the vote in Laurier-Dorion, better than in all but 3 other ridings. Has there recently been significant migration of student/hipster types north into Villeray?

[Linus Van Pelt]

I'm a bit surprised at QS getting almost a quarter of the vote in Laurier-Dorion, better than in all but 3 other ridings. Has there recently been significant migration of student/hipster types north into Villeray?

Villeray is quickly becoming the new trendy neighbourhood and it's very, very left-wing.
It is the neighbourhood where people were on balconies to hit on foodware during the height of the strike.

That makes sense, then - thanks.