I've now added the fourth Google Map in the set of by-election ridings, shown in context of their neighbouring ridings, the map for Montmagny – L'Islet – Kamouraska – Rivière-du-Loup, QC.

As you can see from this screenshot (click on the image to take you to the actual live Google Map, or reach it from the top of the main Pundits' Guide page while we're still in by-election mode), the riding of MIKR straddles an area of Bloc seats to the north-east and an area of mainly Conservative seats to its south-west. And indeed many commentators believe the contest here could swing between those two parties.



You can click on any riding in the Google Map itself to find out which one it is, or you can browse the neighbouring ridings by opening up one of the nodes in the left-hand column and clicking on its square (not shown here, but you'll see what I mean when you get there).

Notice that the Conservative ridings are coloured in the darker shade of blue, while the Bloc ones are in a lighter shade. The independent-held riding of Portneuf – Jacques-Cartier, QC is grey with a dark grey border, while MIKR (since it's vacant) is grey but with a white border.

Being a Google Map, of course you can zoom in and out, switch to satellite view and back again, or just pan across using your mouse.

Labels: Montmagny – L'Islet – Kamouraska – Rivière-du-Loup, Nov 9 2009 By-elections