diff --git a/google/cloud/bigquery/table.py b/google/cloud/bigquery/table.py
index e66d24e74..cbd0d2ee6 100644
--- a/google/cloud/bigquery/table.py
+++ b/google/cloud/bigquery/table.py
@@ -2128,7 +2128,14 @@ def to_api_repr(self):
         return self._properties
 
     def _key(self):
-        return tuple(sorted(self._properties.items()))
+        properties = self._properties.copy()
+        if "type" in properties.keys():
+            properties["type_"] = properties.pop("type")
+        if "requirePartitionFilter" in properties.keys():
+            properties["require_partition_filter"] = properties.pop("requirePartitionFilter")
+        if "expirationMs" in properties.keys():
+            properties["expiration_ms"] = properties.pop("expirationMs")
+        return tuple(sorted(properties.items()))
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
         if not isinstance(other, TimePartitioning):
@@ -2142,7 +2149,7 @@ def __hash__(self):
         return hash(self._key())
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        key_vals = ["{}={}".format(key, val) for key, val in self._key()]
+        key_vals = ["{}={}".format(key, repr(val)) for key, val in self._key()]
         return "TimePartitioning({})".format(",".join(key_vals))
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_table.py b/tests/unit/test_table.py
index 72275fc53..be8252c4b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_table.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_table.py
@@ -3743,7 +3743,7 @@ def test___hash__not_equals(self):
 
     def test___repr___minimal(self):
         time_partitioning = self._make_one()
-        expected = "TimePartitioning(type=DAY)"
+        expected = "TimePartitioning(type_='DAY')"
         self.assertEqual(repr(time_partitioning), expected)
 
     def test___repr___explicit(self):
@@ -3752,7 +3752,7 @@ def test___repr___explicit(self):
         time_partitioning = self._make_one(
             type_=TimePartitioningType.DAY, field="name", expiration_ms=10000
         )
-        expected = "TimePartitioning(" "expirationMs=10000," "field=name," "type=DAY)"
+        expected = "TimePartitioning(" "expiration_ms=10000," "field=name," "type_='DAY')"
         self.assertEqual(repr(time_partitioning), expected)
 
     def test_set_expiration_w_none(self):