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Canada's Federal Electoral Districts

Representation in the House of Commons is readjusted after each decennial (10-year) census in accordance with the Constitution Act 1867 and the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (1985 as amended).

On March 13, 2002, following the release of the population figures from the 2001 census the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada published in the Canada Gazette the results of the calculations required by the Constitution Act. The result was an increase in the number of seats in the House of Commons from 301 to 308. Federal electoral district boundaries were subsequently revised to reflect changes and movements in Canada's population.

A representation order takes effect on the first dissolution of Parliament that occurs at least one year after its proclamation. (Bill C-5 (S.C. 2004, c. 1) changed this one-year period to the first dissolution after April 1, 2004.) The most recent representation order was proclaimed on August 25, 2003 and took effect at the dissolution of Parliament on May 23, 2004.

Note: The names of the following electoral districts were changed through legislation effective on the date indicated. 

Newfoundland and Labrador
FROM TO DATE
Bonavista–Exploits Bonavista–Gander–Grand Falls–Windsor 01/09/2004
St. John's North St. John's East 01/09/2004
St. John's South St. John's South–Mount Pearl 01/09/2004

Nova Scotia
FROM TO DATE
North Nova Cumberland–Colchester–Musquodoboit Valley 01/09/2004

New Brunswick
FROM TO DATE
Fundy Fundy Royal 01/09/2004
St. Croix–Belleisle New Brunswick Southwest 01/09/2004

Quebec
FROM TO DATE
Argenteuil–Mirabel Argenteuil–Papineau–Mirabel 01/09/2004
Beauport Beauport–Limoilou 01/09/2004
Charlesbourg Charlesbourg–Haute-Saint-Charles 01/09/2004
Charlevoix–
Montmorency		 Montmorency–Charlevoix–Haute-Côte-Nord 01/09/2004
Laurier Laurier–Sainte-Marie 01/09/2004
Longueuil Longueuil–Pierre-Boucher 01/09/2004
Matapédia–Matane Haute-Gaspésie–La Mitis–Matane–Matapédia 01/09/2004
Nunavik–Eeyou Abitibi–Baie-James–Nunavik–Eeyou 01/09/2004
Portneuf Portneuf–Jacques-Cartier 01/09/2004
Richelieu Bas-Richelieu–Nicolet–Bécancour 01/09/2004
Rimouski–
Témiscouata		 Rimouski-Neigette–Témiscouata–Les Basques 01/09/2004
Rivière-du-Loup–
Montmagny		 Montmagny–L'Islet–Kamouraska–Rivière-du-Loup 01/09/2004
Roberval Roberval–Lac-Saint-Jean 01/09/2004

Ontario
FROM TO DATE
Carleton–Lanark Carleton–Mississippi Mills 01/09/2004
Clarington–Scugog
–Uxbridge		 Durham 01/09/2004
Grey–Bruce–
Owen Sound		 Bruce–Grey–Owen Sound 01/09/2004
Kitchener–Conestoga Kitchener–Wilmot–Wellesley–Woolwich 01/09/2004
Kitchener–Wilmot–
Wellesley–Woolwich		 Kitchener–Conestoga 24/02/2005
Middlesex–
Kent–Lambton		 Lambton–Kent–Middlesex 01/09/2004

Manitoba
FROM TO DATE
Charleswood–St. James Charleswood–St. James–Assiniboia 01/09/2004
Dauphin–Swan River Dauphin–Swan River–Marquette 01/09/2004

Saskatchewan
FROM TO DATE
Churchill River
 Desnethé–Missinippi–Churchill River 01/09/2004

Alberta
FROM TO DATE
Athabasca Fort McMurray–Athabasca 01/09/2004
Calgary North Centre
 Calgary Centre-North
 01/09/2004
Calgary South Centre
 Calgary Centre
 01/09/2004
Edmonton–Beaumont Edmonton–Mill Woods–Beaumont 01/09/2004
Westlock–St. Paul Battle River 01/09/2004
Battle River Westlock–St. Paul 24/02/2005

British Columbia
FROM TO DATE
Dewdney–Alouette Pitt Meadows–Maple Ridge–Mission 01/09/2004
Kamloops–Thompson Kamloops–Thompson–Cariboo 01/09/2004
Kelowna Kelowna–Lake Country 01/09/2004
North Okanagan–Shuswap
 Okanagan–Shuswap 01/09/2004
Southern Interior British Columbia Southern Interior 01/09/2004
West Vancouver–
Sunshine Coast		 West Vancouver–Sunshine Coast–Sea to Sky Country 01/09/2004

 

Federal Electoral Districts – Representation Order of 2003

 

Electoral Quota: 73,276    
Newfoundland and Labrador
Code Federal Electoral Districts
Population 2001
10001 Avalon
79,548
10002 Bonavista–Gander–Grand Falls–Windsor1
89,743
10003 Humber–St. Barbe–Baie Verte
76,467
10004 Labrador
27,864
10005 Random–Burin–St. George's
76,089
10006 St. John's East 1
81,007
10007 St. John's South –Mount Pearl1
82,212
Total  
512,930



Electoral Quota: 33,824    
Prince Edward Island
Code Federal Electoral Districts
Population 2001
11001 Cardigan
34,777
11002 Charlottetown
32,245
11003 Egmont
35,208
11004 Malpeque
33,064
Total  
135,294



Electoral Quota: 82,546    
Nova Scotia
Code Federal Electoral Districts
Population 2001
12001 Cape Breton–Canso
75,221
12002 Central Nova
73,722
12003 Dartmouth–Cole Harbour
88,507
12004 Halifax
88,931
12005 Halifax West
79,933
12006 Kings–Hants
79,286
12007 Cumberland–Colchester–Musquodoboit Valley1
87,507
12008 Sackville–Eastern Shore
83,655
12009 South Shore–St. Margaret's
83,694
12010 Sydney–Victoria
79,294
12011 West Nova
88,257
Total  
908,007



Electoral Quota: 72,950    
New Brunswick
Code Federal Electoral Districts
Population 2001
13001 Acadie–Bathurst
76,392
13002 Beauséjour
73,871
13003 Fredericton
82,782
13004 Fundy Royal1
67,287
13005 Madawaska–Restigouche
65,877
13006 Miramichi
63,001
13007 Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe
83,191
13008 New Brunswick Southwest 1
63,529
13009 Saint John
83,463
13010 Tobique–Mactaquac
70,105
Total  
729,498



Electoral Quota: 96,500    
Quebec
Code Federal Electoral Districts
Population 2001
24001 Abitibi–Témiscamingue
104,620
24002 Ahuntsic
99,848
24003 Alfred-Pellan
99,841
24004 Argenteuil–Papineau–Mirabel1
98,467
24005 Beauce
102,072
24006 Beauharnois–Salaberry
103,808
24007 Beauport–Limoilou1
98,990
24008 Berthier–Maskinongé
103,516
24009 Bourassa
99,862
24010 Brome–Missisquoi
88,128
24011 Brossard–La Prairie
100,489
24012 Chambly–Borduas
104,995
24013 Charlesbourg–Haute-Saint-Charles1
90,162
24014 Montmorency–Charlevoix–Haute-Côte-Nord1
89,257
24015 Châteauguay–Saint-Constant
102,709
24016 Chicoutimi–Le Fjord
98,739
24017 Compton–Stanstead
94,167
24018 Drummond
87,808
24019 Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
84,202
24020 Gatineau
102,898
24021 Hochelaga
100,934
24022 Honoré-Mercier
100,981
24023 Hull–Aylmer
102,331
24024 Jeanne-Le Ber
103,092
24025 Joliette
97,344
24026 Jonquière–Alma
98,167
24027 Lac-Saint-Louis
101,919
24028 La Pointe-de-l'Île
98,878
24029 LaSalle–Émard
99,767
24030 Laurentides–Labelle
96,133
24031 Laurier–Sainte-Marie1
100,488
24032 Laval
98,831
24033 Laval–Les Îles
100,137
24034 Lévis–Bellechasse
102,310
24035 Longueuil–Pierre-Boucher1
96,403
24036 Lotbinière–Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
94,834
24037 Louis-Hébert
98,156
24038 Louis-Saint-Laurent
94,294
24039 Manicouagan
84,872
24040 Marc-Aurèle-Fortin
99,044
24041 Haute-Gaspésie–La Mitis–Matane–Matapédia1
74,475
24042 Mégantic–L'Érable
87,205
24043 Montcalm
105,678
24044 Mount Royal
98,346
24045 Notre-Dame-de-Grâce–Lachine
101,698
24046 Abitibi–Baie-James–Nunavik–Eeyou1
80,052
24047 Outremont
96,693
24048 Papineau
103,942
24049 Pierrefonds–Dollard
102,542
24050 Pontiac
89,950
24051 Portneuf–Jacques-Cartier1
87,141
24052 Québec
93,811
24053 Repentigny
103,977
24054 Bas-Richelieu–Nicolet–Bécancour1
92,650
24055 Richmond–Arthabaska
97,493
24056 Rimouski-Neigette–Témiscouata–Les Basques1
84,557
24057 Rivière-des-Mille-Îles
92,929
24058 Montmagny–L'Islet–Kamouraska–Rivière-du-Loup1
97,126
24059 Rivière-du-Nord
90,419
24060 Roberval–Lac-Saint-Jean1
81,373
24061 Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
103,458
24062 Saint-Bruno–Saint-Hubert
99,755
24063 Saint-Hyacinthe–Bagot
94,084
24064 Saint-Jean
95,096
24065 Saint-Lambert
92,946
24066 Saint-Laurent–Cartierville
100,747
24067 Saint-Léonard–Saint-Michel
102,302
24068 Saint-Maurice–Champlain
97,893
24069 Shefford
94,939
24070 Sherbrooke
97,882
24071 Terrebonne–Blainville
92,086
24072 Trois-Rivières
92,206
24073 Vaudreuil–Soulanges
102,100
24074 Verchères–Les Patriotes
89,209
24075 Westmount–Ville-Marie
97,226
Total  
7,237,479



Electoral Quota: 107,642    
Ontario
Code Federal Electoral Districts
Population 2001
35001 Ajax–Pickering
100,248
35002 Algoma–Manitoulin–Kapuskasing
82,340
35003 Ancaster–Dundas–Flamborough–Westdale
106,245
35004 Barrie
103,710
35005 Beaches–East York
108,913
35006 Bramalea–Gore–Malton
119,886
35007 Brampton–Springdale
116,775
35008 Brampton West
113,638
35009 Brant
118,580
35010 Burlington
117,348
35011 Cambridge
119,141
35012 Carleton–Mississippi Mills1
111,149
35013 Chatham-Kent–Essex
106,144
35014 Durham1
107,435
35015 Davenport
111,705
35016 Don Valley East
111,177
35017 Don Valley West
115,539
35018 Dufferin–Caledon
101,608
35019 Eglinton–Lawrence
106,879
35020 Elgin–Middlesex–London
104,564
35021 Essex
114,330
35022 Etobicoke Centre
111,792
35023 Etobicoke–Lakeshore
113,914
35024 Etobicoke North
112,411
35025 Glengarry–Prescott–Russell
97,660
35026 Bruce–Grey–Owen Sound1
102,487
35027 Guelph
106,170
35028 Haldimand–Norfolk
104,575
35029 Haliburton–Kawartha Lakes–Brock
111,343
35030 Halton
100,055
35031 Hamilton Centre
118,186
35032 Hamilton East–Stoney Creek
115,709
35033 Hamilton Mountain
119,830
35034 Huron–Bruce
104,063
35035 Kenora
60,572
35036 Kingston and the Islands
115,833
35037 Kitchener Centre
108,840
35038 Kitchener–Conestoga2
96,708
35039 Kitchener–Waterloo
113,826
35040 Lanark–Frontenac–Lennox and Addington
113,082
35041 Leeds–Grenville
96,606
35042 London–Fanshawe
107,341
35043 London North Centre
107,672
35044 London West
110,988
35045 Markham–Unionville
112,093
35046 Lambton–Kent–Middlesex1
105,291
35047 Mississauga–Brampton South
113,826
35048 Mississauga East–Cooksville
122,566
35049 Mississauga–Erindale
120,354
35050 Mississauga South
113,003
35051 Mississauga–Streetsville
118,305
35052 Nepean–Carleton
109,291
35053 Newmarket–Aurora
105,955
35054 Niagara Falls
120,797
35055 Niagara West–Glanbrook
99,747
35056 Nickel Belt
89,859
35057 Nipissing–Timiskaming
89,416
35058 Northumberland–Quinte West
118,906
35059 Oak Ridges–Markham
111,276
35060 Oakville
109,642
35061 Oshawa
113,662
35062 Ottawa Centre
114,032
35063 Ottawa–Orléans
103,435
35064 Ottawa South
118,808
35065 Ottawa–Vanier
105,870
35066 Ottawa West–Nepean
112,509
35067 Oxford
99,270
35068 Parkdale–High Park
106,559
35069 Parry Sound–Muskoka
84,789
35070 Perth–Wellington
102,447
35071 Peterborough
110,887
35072 Pickering–Scarborough East
106,722
35073 Prince Edward–Hastings
109,407
35074 Renfrew–Nipissing–Pembroke
96,416
35075 Richmond Hill
109,394
35076 St. Catharines
111,452
35077 St. Paul's
112,449
35078 Sarnia–Lambton
104,556
35079 Sault Ste. Marie
88,419
35080 Scarborough–Agincourt
110,669
35081 Scarborough Centre
102,922
35082 Scarborough–Guildwood
112,628
35083 Scarborough–Rouge River
115,437
35084 Scarborough Southwest
105,237
35085 Simcoe–Grey
117,505
35086 Simcoe North
111,057
35087 Stormont–Dundas–South Glengarry
98,933
35088 Sudbury
89,443
35089 Thornhill
116,840
35090 Thunder Bay–Rainy River
85,775
35091 Thunder Bay–Superior North
83,657
35092 Timmins–James Bay
84,001
35093 Toronto Centre
114,581
35094 Toronto–Danforth
109,713
35095 Trinity–Spadina
106,094
35096 Vaughan
112,049
35097 Welland
108,876
35098 Wellington–Halton Hills
100,555
35099 Whitby–Oshawa
112,802
35100 Willowdale
108,454
35101 Windsor–Tecumseh
116,466
35102 Windsor West
117,041
35103 York Centre
113,420
35104 York–Simcoe
112,541
35105 York South–Weston
114,539
35106 York West
110,384
Total  
11,410,046



Electoral Quota: 79,970     
Manitoba
Code Federal Electoral Districts
Population 2001
46001 Brandon–Souris
83,510
46002 Charleswood–St. James–Assiniboia1
81,874
46003 Churchill
73,428
46004 Dauphin–Swan River–Marquette1
77,586
46005 Elmwood–Transcona
77,997
46006 Kildonan–St. Paul
77,131
46007 Portage–Lisgar
83,381
46008 Provencher
81,910
46009 Saint Boniface
81,239
46010 Selkirk–Interlake
86,555
46011 Winnipeg Centre
80,930
46012 Winnipeg North
79,332
46013 Winnipeg South
76,871
46014 Winnipeg South Centre
77,839
Total  
1,119,583



Electoral Quota: 69,924    
Saskatchewan
Code Federal Electoral Districts
Population 2001
47001 Battlefords–Lloydminster
73,396
47002 Blackstrap
73,725
47003 Desnethé–Missinippi–Churchill River1
64,416
47004 Cypress Hills–Grasslands
65,216
47005 Palliser
67,282
47006 Prince Albert
73,988
47007 Regina–Lumsden–Lake Centre
66,374
47008 Regina–Qu'Appelle
69,014
47009 Saskatoon–Humboldt
70,405
47010 Saskatoon–Rosetown–Biggar
73,077
47011 Saskatoon–Wanuskewin
72,429
47012 Souris–Moose Mountain
66,223
47013 Wascana
72,508
47014 Yorkton–Melville
70,880
Total  
978,933



Electoral Quota: 106,243    
Alberta
Code Federal Electoral Districts
Population 2001
48001 Fort McMurray–Athabasca1
88,882
48002 Calgary East
115,565
48003 Calgary Centre-North 1
117,252
48004 Calgary Northeast
109,339
48005 Calgary–Nose Hill
100,026
48006 Calgary Centre1
117,439
48007 Calgary Southeast
107,432
48008 Calgary Southwest
107,920
48009 Calgary West
103,893
48010 Crowfoot
104,059
48011 Edmonton–Mill Woods–Beaumont1
99,508
48012 Edmonton Centre
115,900
48013 Edmonton East
119,160
48014 Edmonton–Leduc
95,700
48015 Edmonton–St. Albert
113,146
48016 Edmonton–Sherwood Park
103,610
48017 Edmonton–Spruce Grove
111,622
48018 Edmonton–Strathcona
98,974
48019 Lethbridge
106,132
48020 Macleod
97,578
48021 Medicine Hat
105,009
48022 Peace River
123,877
48023 Red Deer
105,070
48024 Vegreville–Wainwright
107,771
48025 Westlock–St. Paul3
99,081
48026 Wetaskiwin
101,163
48027 Wild Rose
101,690
48028 Yellowhead
98,009
Total  
2,974,807



Electoral Quota: 108,548    
British Columbia
Code Federal Electoral Districts
Population 2001
59001 Abbotsford
116,098
59002 Burnaby–Douglas
108,891
59003 Burnaby–New Westminster
111,048
59004 Cariboo–Prince George
111,486
59005 Chilliwack–Fraser Canyon
103,716
59006 Delta–Richmond East
103,045
59007 Pitt Meadows–Maple Ridge–Mission1
110,577
59008 Esquimalt–Juan de Fuca
110,909
59009 Fleetwood–Port Kells
101,198
59010 Kamloops–Thompson–Cariboo1
111,721
59011 Kelowna–Lake Country1
111,206
59012 Kootenay–Columbia
88,637
59013 Langley
111,046
59014 Nanaimo–Alberni
112,972
59015 Nanaimo–Cowichan
116,754
59016 Newton–North Delta
111,050
59017 New Westminster–Coquitlam
109,301
59018 Okanagan–Shuswap1
109,711
59019 North Vancouver
120,841
59020 Okanagan–Coquihalla
101,831
59021 Port Moody–Westwood–Port Coquitlam
109,394
59022 Prince George–Peace River
104,257
59023 Richmond
106,621
59024 Saanich–Gulf Islands
110,284
59025 Skeena–Bulkley Valley
99,474
59026 British Columbia Southern Interior1
96,144
59027 South Surrey–White Rock–Cloverdale
99,317
59028 Surrey North
106,904
59029 Vancouver Centre
105,998
59030 Vancouver East
107,421
59031 Vancouver Island North
109,380
59032 Vancouver Kingsway
115,325
59033 Vancouver Quadra
112,985
59034 Vancouver South
113,063
59035 Victoria
104,561
59036 West Vancouver–Sunshine Coast–Sea to Sky Country1
124,572
Total  
3,907,738



Yukon
Code Federal Electoral Districts
Population 2001
60001 Yukon
28,674



Northwest Territories
Code Federal Electoral Districts
Population 2001
61001 Western Arctic
37,360



Nunavut
Code Federal Electoral Districts
Population 2001
62001 Nunavut
26,745


1 The electoral district name was changed subsequent to the 2003 Representation Order by An Act to change the names of certain electoral districts (S.C. 2004, c. 19).

2 The electoral district name was changed in accordance with An Act to change the name of the electoral district of Kitchener–Wilmot–Wellesley–Woolwich,(S.C. 2005, c. 4).

3 The electoral district name was changed in accordance with An Act to change the name of the electoral district of Battle River, (S.C. 2005, c. 5).

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