Canadian provincial electoral districts
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Canadian provincial electoral districts have boundaries that are non-coterminous with those of the federal electoral districts
, except for districts in the province of Ontario
, where districts outside of Northern Ontario
are coterminous.
Otherwise, provincial electoral districts tend instead to be smaller, ranging from just over half the size of each federal district (Quebec) to a seventh (PEI).
Like their federal counterparts, Canadian provincial electoral districts are commonly called Ridings.
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...
, except for districts in the province of Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, where districts outside of 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...
are coterminous.
Otherwise, provincial electoral districts tend instead to be smaller, ranging from just over half the size of each federal district (Quebec) to a seventh (PEI).
Like their federal counterparts, Canadian provincial electoral districts are commonly called Ridings.
Lists of provincial electoral districts
- List of Alberta provincial electoral districts
- List of British Columbia provincial electoral districts
- List of Manitoba provincial electoral districts
- List of New Brunswick provincial electoral districts
- List of Newfoundland and Labrador provincial electoral districts
- List of Nova Scotia provincial electoral districts
- List of Ontario provincial electoral districts
- List of Prince Edward Island provincial electoral districts
- List of Quebec provincial electoral districts
- List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts
Lists of territorial electoral districts
- List of Yukon territorial electoral districts
- List of Northwest Territories territorial electoral districts
- List of Nunavut territorial electoral districts