Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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This is a list of past arrangements of Canada's electoral districts
. Each district sends one member to the Canadian House of Commons
. In 1999
and 2003
, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
was elected using the same districts within that province. 96 of Ontario's 107 provincial electoral districts, roughly those outside Northern Ontario
, remain coterminous with their federal counterparts.
Federal electoral districts in Canada are re-adjusted every ten years based on the Canadian census and proscribed by various constitutional seat guarantees for Quebec
and the Maritime provinces
, with the essential proportions between the remaining provinces being "locked" no matter any further changes in relative population as have already occurred. Any major changes to the status quo, if proposed, would require constitutional amendments using the seven out of ten and two-thirds rule to ratify constitutional changes allowing changes in the existing imbalance of seats between various provinces.
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
. Each district sends one member to the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
. In 1999
Ontario general election, 1999
An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
and 2003
Ontario general election, 2003
The Ontario general election of 2003 was held on October 2, 2003, to elect the 103 members of the 38th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
was elected using the same districts within that province. 96 of Ontario's 107 provincial electoral districts, roughly those outside Northern Ontario
Northern Ontario
Northern Ontario is a region of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron , the French River and Lake Nipissing. The region has a land area of 802,000 km2 and constitutes 87% of the land area of Ontario, although it contains only about 6% of the population...
, remain coterminous with their federal counterparts.
Federal electoral districts in Canada are re-adjusted every ten years based on the Canadian census and proscribed by various constitutional seat guarantees for Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
and the Maritime provinces
Maritimes
The Maritime provinces, also called the Maritimes or the Canadian Maritimes, is a region of Eastern Canada consisting of three provinces, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. On the Atlantic coast, the Maritimes are a subregion of Atlantic Canada, which also includes the...
, with the essential proportions between the remaining provinces being "locked" no matter any further changes in relative population as have already occurred. Any major changes to the status quo, if proposed, would require constitutional amendments using the seven out of ten and two-thirds rule to ratify constitutional changes allowing changes in the existing imbalance of seats between various provinces.
- List of Canadian electoral districts 1867–1871 - 181 seats
- List of Canadian electoral districts 1871–1872 - 185 seats
- List of Canadian electoral districts 1872–1873 - 200 seats
- List of Canadian electoral districts 1873–1882 - 206 seats
- List of Canadian electoral districts 1882–1886 - 211 seats
- List of Canadian electoral districts 1886–1892 - 215 seats
- List of Canadian electoral districts 1892–1903 - 213 seats
- List of Canadian electoral districts 1903–1907 - 214 seats
- List of Canadian electoral districts 1907–1914 - 221 seats
- List of Canadian electoral districts 1914–1924 - 235 seats
- List of Canadian electoral districts 1924–1933 - 245 seats
- List of Canadian electoral districts 1933–1947 - 245 seats
- List of Canadian electoral districts 1947–1952 - 262 seats
- List of Canadian electoral districts 1952–1966 - 265 seats
- List of Canadian electoral districts 1966–1976 - 264 seats
- List of Canadian electoral districts 1976–1987 - 282 seats
- List of Canadian electoral districts 1987–1996 - 295 seats
- List of Canadian electoral districts 1996–2003 - 301 seats
- List of Canadian electoral districts 2003–present - 308 seats
See also
- List of Canadian federal parliaments
- List of Canadian federal general elections