Tory MP Mike Lake represents the country’s most populous riding of Edmonton-Westaskiwin. His riding saw 87,000 ballots cast in the recent election..In contrast, some Atlantic Canada seats went to the Liberals with as few as 9,700 votes, says Blacklock’s Reporter..Lake said the weighting of votes is frustrating electors..“That has to be taken into consideration in a functioning democracy,” Lake told the Commons..“It has to be taken into consideration in a government that cares about all of its citizens, not just the citizens that feed into its electoral map. We have faced an unbelievable amount of frustration in Alberta, Saskatchewan and other parts of the country over the past six years. That frustration is felt because people are not listened to.”.Elections Canada proposed a redistribution of federal seats for more equal representation. Most ridings average 60,000 to 80,000 voters, but with wide variance..Edmonton-Wetaskiwin is the largest riding in the country with 130,608 registered electors. A total 86,843 people cast ballots on September 20..Labrador by comparison is the smallest riding with 20,106 registered electors. A total 9,653 Labradorians cast ballots..“In Edmonton-Wetaskiwin we had the highest vote total in the country the last couple of years,” said Lake..“This time around, just to give it some perspective, in the province of Prince Edward Island where they elected four Liberal MPs the total vote count in the entire province for four members was 38,956.”.“In Papineau, where the prime minister was elected, where he got just over 50% of the vote, the total vote count was 45,423 votes. In Edmonton-Westaskiwin we in the Conservative Party received 48,430 votes.”.“When we do the math we get some perspective. Why this is important is because each of those votes should matter as much as any other individual vote in this country.”.The last redistribution prior to the 2015 election saw thirty seats added to the Commons to reflect population growth and oversized ridings. Ontario gained 18 seats, BC seven and Alberta five..Elections Canada on October 15 proposed another redistribution under the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act to add three more seats in Alberta, and one each in British Columbia and Ontario. Revisions would see Québec lose one seat in the Commons for the first time since 1966..Records show the eight most populous federal ridings are held by Conservatives. They are Edmonton-Wetaskiwin (with 130,608 registered electors), Simcoe-Grey, Ont. (120,703 electors), Calgary Shepard (114,516 electors), Niagara Falls, Ont. (114,124 electors), North Okanagan-Shuswap, B.C. (110,729 electors), Durham, Ont. (110,760 electors), Banff-Airdrie, Alta. (110,509 electors) and Brantford-Brant, Ont. (110,180 electors).
Tory MP Mike Lake represents the country’s most populous riding of Edmonton-Westaskiwin. His riding saw 87,000 ballots cast in the recent election..In contrast, some Atlantic Canada seats went to the Liberals with as few as 9,700 votes, says Blacklock’s Reporter..Lake said the weighting of votes is frustrating electors..“That has to be taken into consideration in a functioning democracy,” Lake told the Commons..“It has to be taken into consideration in a government that cares about all of its citizens, not just the citizens that feed into its electoral map. We have faced an unbelievable amount of frustration in Alberta, Saskatchewan and other parts of the country over the past six years. That frustration is felt because people are not listened to.”.Elections Canada proposed a redistribution of federal seats for more equal representation. Most ridings average 60,000 to 80,000 voters, but with wide variance..Edmonton-Wetaskiwin is the largest riding in the country with 130,608 registered electors. A total 86,843 people cast ballots on September 20..Labrador by comparison is the smallest riding with 20,106 registered electors. A total 9,653 Labradorians cast ballots..“In Edmonton-Wetaskiwin we had the highest vote total in the country the last couple of years,” said Lake..“This time around, just to give it some perspective, in the province of Prince Edward Island where they elected four Liberal MPs the total vote count in the entire province for four members was 38,956.”.“In Papineau, where the prime minister was elected, where he got just over 50% of the vote, the total vote count was 45,423 votes. In Edmonton-Westaskiwin we in the Conservative Party received 48,430 votes.”.“When we do the math we get some perspective. Why this is important is because each of those votes should matter as much as any other individual vote in this country.”.The last redistribution prior to the 2015 election saw thirty seats added to the Commons to reflect population growth and oversized ridings. Ontario gained 18 seats, BC seven and Alberta five..Elections Canada on October 15 proposed another redistribution under the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act to add three more seats in Alberta, and one each in British Columbia and Ontario. Revisions would see Québec lose one seat in the Commons for the first time since 1966..Records show the eight most populous federal ridings are held by Conservatives. They are Edmonton-Wetaskiwin (with 130,608 registered electors), Simcoe-Grey, Ont. (120,703 electors), Calgary Shepard (114,516 electors), Niagara Falls, Ont. (114,124 electors), North Okanagan-Shuswap, B.C. (110,729 electors), Durham, Ont. (110,760 electors), Banff-Airdrie, Alta. (110,509 electors) and Brantford-Brant, Ont. (110,180 electors).
