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    electoral district
  2. Electoral districts (also known as ridings or constituencies) are geographic areas defined in the Electoral Districts Act. Each electoral district is represented by a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) who is elected by the voters who live in that district.

  3. An electoral district in Canada is a geographical constituency upon which Canada 's representative democracy is based. It is officially known in Canadian French as a circonscription but frequently called a comté (county). In Canadian English it is also colloquially and more commonly known as a riding or constituency.

  4. Find your existing electoral district. The Voter Information Service provides information about your electoral district, including a map and the candidates and results for past elections.

  5. An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity) created to provide its population with representation in the larger state's legislature.

  6. The province of Ontario is divided into geographic areas called electoral districts. A Member of Provincial Parliament is elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for each electoral district. Electoral district boundaries are set out in Ontario’s Representation Act.

  7. Jun 19, 2014 · Canada's Federal Electoral Districts. The size and boundaries of each electoral district are key factors that Elections Canada must consider when determining where polling locations should be set up to ensure that electors can have the best possible access to the polls.

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  9. Electoral districts, also referred to as ridings, are the building blocks of Canada's federal electoral map. They are the geographical areas represented by a member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons.