2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution

The federal electoral redistribution of 2012 was a redistribution of electoral districts ("ridings") in Canada following the results of the 2011 Canadian census. As a result of amendments to the Constitution Act, 1867, the number of seats in the House of Commons of Canada increased from 308 to 338. The previous electoral redistribution was in 2003.^[1]

Process of redistribution[edit]

The allocation of seats to the provinces and territories was based on rules in the Constitution of Canada as well as population estimates made by Statistics Canada based on the 2006 census (in particular, the allocation is based on an estimate for the population as of July 1, 2011, "based on 2006 Census population counts adjusted for census net undercoverage and incompletely enumerated Indian reserves").^[9]^[10]

A final report was tabled October 2013, with the changes proclaimed to take effect as of the first dissolution of Parliament occurring after May 1, 2014.^[11] The names of some ridings were changed when the Riding Name Change Act, 2014 came into force on June 19, 2014.^[12]

In a report issued in 2014 Elections Canada noted: "While some administrative tasks remained to be done after that point, Elections Canada's role of supporting the federal electoral boundaries commissions, which had worked for up to 18 months in their respective provinces, was complete." The report concluded that "the process for the 2012 redistribution of federal electoral boundaries was a success."^[13]

2012 Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission (2013). (Report) ([Rev.] ed.). Ottawa: Elections Canada. ISBN 978-1-100-22193-9.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of British Columbia, 2012

2012 Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission (2013). (Report) ([Rev.] ed.). Ottawa: Elections Canada. ISBN 978-1-100-22175-5.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Alberta, 2012

2012 Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission (2013). (Report) ([Rev.] ed.). Ottawa: Elections Canada. ISBN 978-1-100-22191-5.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Saskatchewan, 2012

2012 Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission (2013). (Report) ([Rev.] ed.). Ottawa: Elections Canada. ISBN 978-1-100-21518-1.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Manitoba, 2012

2012 Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission (2013). (Report) ([Rev.] ed.). Ottawa: Elections Canada. ISBN 978-1-100-21517-4.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Ontario, 2012

2012 Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission (2013). (Report) ([Rev.] ed.). Ottawa: Elections Canada. ISBN 978-1-100-22187-8.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Quebec, 2012

2012 Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission (2013). (Report) ([Rev.] ed.). Ottawa: Elections Canada. ISBN 978-1-100-22189-2.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of New Brunswick, 2012

2012 Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission (2013). (Report) ([Rev.] ed.). Ottawa: Elections Canada. ISBN 978-1-100-21962-2.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, 2012

2012 Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission (2013). (Report) ([Rev.] ed.). Ottawa: Elections Canada. ISBN 978-1-100-21512-9.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Prince Edward Island, 2012

of the 2012 Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution commissions