A '''Bold text'''Stronghold'''Bold text''' in [[Politics of Canada|Canadian Politics]] is a slang term for a [[riding]] in which a party consistently wins by large margins and is considered a safe riding for that party despite who their candidate is. Typically [[List of political parties in Canada|Canadian Political Parties]] do not campaign heavily in Strongholds, prefering to direct funds towards contestable ridings. The term Stronghold is used in converstion and printed media with the name of the party preceding stronghold. For example: "That riding is
an [[New Democratic partyParty|NDP]] Stronghold."
The best example of a Stronghold is the Riding of [[Wild Rose (electoral district)|Wild Rose]] in southern [[Alberta]]. The incumbent ([[Myron Thompson]]) won %71 compared to %13 for his closest rival, giving him the largest margin of victory in [[Canada]].
