Map of the ridings, showing major city areas as insets
This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as ridings in Canadian English) as defined by the 2013 Representation Order.
There are four ridings established by the British North America Act of 1867 that have existed continuously without changes to their names or being abolished and reconstituted as a riding due to redistricting: Beauce (Quebec), Halifax (Nova Scotia), Shefford (Quebec), and Simcoe North (Ontario). These ridings, however, have experienced territorial changes since their inception.
On October 27, 2011, the Conservative government proposed Bill C-20,[1] a measure that would expand the House of Commons from 308 to 338 seats, with 15 additional seats for Ontario, 6 additional seats each for Alberta and British Columbia, and 3 for Quebec.[2] This follows two previous measures to expand the chamber.[3][4][5]The new electoral districts came into effect for the 2015 federal election.
^"House Government Bill C-20 (41-1)". LEGISinfo. Parliament of Canada. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
^"Alberta to receive six more Commons seats under new plan". Edmonton Journal. Postmedia News. October 28, 2011. Archived from the original on December 23, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
^"Tory plan would create 22 new ridings, but nobody knows just where". CBC News. November 14, 2007. Retrieved January 8, 2008.
^Howlett, Karen (December 17, 2008). "Ontario gains 21 seats in Parliament". The Globe and Mail.
^"Ontario getting 21 more seats". Toronto Star. The Canadian Press. December 17, 2008.
External links
Fair Representation Act (Statutes of Canada 2011, chapter 26)
Legislative Summary of Bill C-20 (the Fair Representation Act) Publication No. 41-1-C20E, Library of Parliament Research Publications
Proclamation Declaring the Representation Order to be in Force Effective on the First Dissolution of Parliament that Occurs after May 1, 2014 (SI/2013-102)
Elections Canada: Electoral districts
Parliament of Canada: History of the Federal Electoral Ridings since 1867
Elections Canada - Federal Representation 2004
Cartogram: Canada's Electoral Landscape - Post Federal Election