This is a list of past arrangements of Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the

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. In 1999 and

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, the

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was elected using the same districts within that province. 96 of Ontario's 107 provincial electoral districts, roughly those outside

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, remain coterminous with their federal counterparts. Federal electoral districts in Canada are re-adjusted every ten years based on the

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and proscribed by various constitutional seat guarantees, including the use of a

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, for

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, the Central

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and the

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, 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 approved by seven out of ten provinces with two-thirds of the population to ratify constitutional changes allowing changes in the existing imbalance of seats between various provinces. During the 2012 federal electoral redistribution, an attempt was made to get around this by adding additional seats. These 30 new seats are the largest increase in the number of seats at any single redistribution since confederation.

Provincial allocations

List

List of Canadian electoral districts (1867–1871) This is a list of electoral districts or ''ridings'' in Canada for the 1867 Canadian federal election, according to the British North America Act, 1867. New seats were added in 1871 when British Columbia became a province. Electoral Districts ar ...

- 181 seats *

List of Canadian electoral districts (1872–1873) This is a list of electoral districts or ''ridings'' in Canada for the 1872 Canadian federal election. New seats were added in 1873 when Prince Edward Island became a province. Electoral Districts are constituencies that elect Members of Parliame ...

- 185 seats *

- 200 seats *

List of Canadian electoral districts (1873–1882) This is a list of electoral districts or ''ridings'' in Canada for the 1874 Canadian federal election. New seats were added in 1873 when Prince Edward Island became a province. Electoral Districts are constituencies that elect Members of Parliame ...

- 206 seats *

List of Canadian electoral districts (1882–1886) This is a list of electoral districts or ''ridings'' in Canada for the Canadian federal election of 1882. Starting in 1887, the Northwest Territories (acquired by Canada in 1870) was included in representation in the House of Commons. (Represen ...

- 211 seats *

List of Canadian electoral districts (1886–1892) This is a list of electoral districts or ''ridings'' in Canada for the Canadian federal election of 1887 and 1891. In 1887, the Northwest Territories, which became part of Canada in 1870, were granted representation in the House of Commons. Ele ...

- 215 seats *

List of Canadian electoral districts (1892–1903) This is a list of electoral districts or "ridings" in Canada for the Canadian federal election of 1896 and 1900. Electoral Districts are constituencies that elect Members of Parliament in Canada's House of Commons every election. Nova Scotia � ...

- 213 seats * List of Canadian electoral districts (1903–1907) - 214 seats *

List of Canadian electoral districts (1907–1914) This is a list of electoral districts or ''ridings'' in Canada for the Canadian federal elections of 1908 and 1911. It includes the creation of the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan whose districts were re-aligned in 1907. The Northwest Terri ...

- 221 seats *

List of Canadian electoral districts (1914–1924) This is a list of electoral districts or ''ridings'' in Canada for the Canadian federal election of 1917 and 1921. Electoral Districts are constituencies that elect Members of Parliament in Canada's House of Commons. Nova Scotia – 16 seats * ...

- 235 seats *

List of Canadian electoral districts (1924–1933) This is a list of electoral districts or ''ridings'' in Canada for the Canadian federal elections of 1925, 1926 and 1930. Electoral Districts are constituencies that elect Members of Parliament in Canada's House of Commons every election. Nova ...

- 245 seats *

List of Canadian electoral districts (1933–1947) This is a list of electoral districts or ''ridings'' in Canada for the Canadian federal elections of 1935, 1940 and 1945. Electoral Districts are constituencies that elect Members of Parliament in Canada's House of Commons every election. Nova ...

- 245 seats *

List of Canadian electoral districts (1947–1952) This is a list of electoral districts (informally called ridings) in Canada for the Canadian federal election of 1949. In 1947, ten new districts were created, but Newfoundland became a province in 1949 adding seven new districts. There were no ...

- 262 seats *

List of Canadian electoral districts (1952–1966) This is a list of electoral districts or ''ridings'' in Canada for the Canadian federal election of 1953, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, and 1965. For the first time, each of Canada's territories would return one member each, instead of one member for ...

- 265 seats *

List of Canadian electoral districts (1966–1976) This is a list of electoral districts, or ridings, of Canada for the federal elections of 1968, 1972, and 1974. Electoral Districts are constituencies that elect Members of Parliament in Canada's House of Commons every election. Newfoundland � ...

- 264 seats *

List of Canadian electoral districts (1976–1987) This is a list of electoral districts or ''ridings'' in Canada for the Canadian federal elections of 1979, 1980, and 1984. Electoral Districts are constituencies that elect Members of Parliament in Canada's House of Commons every election. Ne ...

- 282 seats *

List of Canadian electoral districts (1987–1996) This is a list of the Canadian electoral districts used between 1987 and 1996. During this period, the House of Commons had 295 seats. This arrangement was used in the 1988 and 1993 elections. Newfoundland - 7 seats *Bonavista—Trinity—Con ...

- 295 seats *

List of Canadian electoral districts (1996–2003) This is a list of the Canadian electoral districts used between 1997 and 2003. During this period, the House of Commons of Canada had 301 seats. This arrangement was used in the 1997 federal election, the 2000 federal election. The Ontario r ...

- 301 seats *

List of Canadian electoral districts (2003–2013) This is a list of the electoral district (Canada), Canadian electoral districts used between 2003 and 2013. During this period, the House of Commons of Canada had 308 seats. This arrangement was used in the 2004 Canadian federal election, 2004 f ...

- 308 seats * List of Canadian electoral districts 2013–present - 338 seats

External links

Elections Canada - electoral redistribution
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Parliament of Canada: History of the Federal Electoral Ridings since 1867
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Provincial allocations

List

See also

External links