Canada Federal Representation 2024

[Njall]

On a more minor note, the Saskatchewan and Manitoba Commissions also released their responses. As was probably expected, the Saskatchewan Commission approved the proposed minor boundary swap in Regina between Regina—Qu’Appelle and Regina—Lewvan, as well as restoring two small rural communities to Regina—Qu’Appelle; however, they declined to create the urban Saskatoon Centre riding from the initial proposal. In Manitoba, they approved the minor bipartisan boundary change request between Chuchill—Keewatinook Aski and Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, while declining to remove the rural elements of the new Elmwood—Transcona.

[Njall]

I was curious how representation would look if Quebec's average population per electoral district of 108,998 was applied to the provinces with averages greater than Quebec's. Since Canada rounds up to the next whole number when assigning seats, I will also round up.

Alberta: 41 seats

British Columbia: 48 seats

Ontario: 137 seats

+ 78 Quebec seats

+ 63 seats from the 6 other provinces and 3 territories

Would give a House of Commons consisting of 367 members.

I almost always roll my eyes at claims of "western alienation" in Alberta, but if keeping Quebec at 78 seats was that important, then adjusting the quotient and adding more seats to Alberta, BC, and Ontario as a result is exactly how they should have done it.

[Njall]

I was curious how representation would look if Quebec's average population per electoral district of 108,998 was applied to the provinces with averages greater than Quebec's. Since Canada rounds up to the next whole number when assigning seats, I will also round up.

Alberta: 41 seats

British Columbia: 48 seats

Ontario: 137 seats

+ 78 Quebec seats

+ 63 seats from the 6 other provinces and 3 territories

Would give a House of Commons consisting of 367 members.

I almost always roll my eyes at claims of "western alienation" in Alberta, but if keeping Quebec at 78 seats was that important, then adjusting the quotient and adding more seats to Alberta, BC, and Ontario as a result is exactly how they should have done it.

On the opposite end, how would Albertans feel if Quebec got a guaranteed 1/4 of Commons seats, per the Bloc's wishes?

It would become another thing on the list of things that Trudeau has done to wrong Alberta. Which is to say that anyone who is politically engaged enough to know about it would be varying degrees of angry, but realistically the majority of eligible voters in Alberta likely wouldn't know about it or care. Or would assume that that's the way it already was.

Seat allocation is already a point of contention amongst western alienation types, but the example they usually use these days contrasts the population per seat of Alberta vs the Atlantic provinces.