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A redistribution of federal electoral districts ("ridings") began in Canada following the results of the 2021 Canadian census. The Constitution of Canada requires that federal electoral districts that compose the House of Commons undergo a redistribution of boundaries following each decennial Canadian census.[1] The redistribution process began in October 2021; it was completed in October 2023.[2] It is based on data obtained during the 2021 Canadian census.[3] It is also based on the practice of giving each district only one member, which has been in effect since the 1968 election.[4]
The changes to the federal electoral district boundaries take effect for the 2025 Canadian federal election, which will be the first general election called after April 22, 2024.[5][6] If the election had been called before the new electoral boundaries were established, that election would have occurred using the existing electoral district boundaries, which had been in effect since the 2015 federal election was called on August 4, 2015.[7][8]
The redistribution formula for federal electoral districts is set out in Section 51 of the Constitution Act, 1867.[9] The formula in Section 51 was amended to its current form in 2022 by the Preserving Provincial Representation in the House of Commons Act. Section 52 permits additional seats to be added to the House of Commons provided proportionate representation between the provinces is maintained.[9]
Under the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, to redistribute the electoral boundaries within each province, ten independent electoral boundary commissions will be established, one for each province. The commissions are composed of three members, one appointed by the chief justice of each province, and two members appointed by the speaker of the House of Commons.[10][11] Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and Yukon do not require commissions as each territory is allotted only a single member in the House of Commons, resulting in the entirety of each territory being a single electoral district.[1][12]
- ^ a b Canada, Elections (August 13, 2021). "Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts 2022". www.elections.ca. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ @FedBoundaries (October 6, 2023). "The redistribution process is complete! We are saying goodbye to this account, and it will no longer be active. Want to keep receiving information about the electoral process? Give @ElectionsCan_E a follow" (Tweet). Archived from the original on October 9, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Canada, Elections (August 12, 2021). "Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts". www.elections.ca. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ Parliamentary Guide 1986. pp. 481, 586.
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- ^ 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 , reported in the Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 147, Extra, October 5, 2013
- ^ "Proclamation Issuing Election Writs" (PDF). Canada Gazette Part II. 149. August 4, 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
- ^ a b The Constitution Act, 1867, 30 & 31 Victoria (U.K.), c. 3, https://canlii.ca/t/ldsw retrieved on March 14, 2019.
- ^ Canada, Elections (August 13, 2021). "The role of the electoral boundaries commissions in the federal redistribution process". www.elections.ca. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ Aiello, Rachel (October 15, 2021). "House of Commons will get 4 additional seats as early as 2024". CTV News. Archived from the original on October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ Qualter, Terence; Wilson, John (September 18, 2015). "Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.