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The number of seats in parliament has varied as new provinces joined the country and as population distribution between the provinces changed; there are currently 338 House MPs and 105 Senators (when there are no vacancies).
The population of the province is then divided by the electoral quotient to equal the base provincial-seat allocation. [12] [14] The "special clauses" are then applied to increase the number of seats for certain provinces, bringing the total number of seats (with the three seats for the territories) to 338. [12]
1920 opening of Canadian Parliament. Lists of members of the Canadian House of Commons cover the members elected to the House of Commons of Canada, the lower chamber of the bicameral Parliament of Canada. Seats in the House of Commons are distributed roughly in proportion to the population of each province and territory. The lists of members ...
Parliament Province of Canada; 1627–1791 Part of the Province of Quebec colony. 1791–1841 Split into Lower Canada (now Quebec) and Upper Canada (now Ontario). 1841–1867 Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada: Legislative Council of the Province of Canada: Governor General of the Province of Canada: Parliament of the Province of Canada
The Canadian Parliamentary Guide, formerly known as the Canadian Parliamentary Companion and the Canadian Parliamentary Companion and Annual Register, is a reference publication which lists the members of the House of Commons of Canada and the Senate of Canada as well as of the provincial and territorial legislatures.
This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as ridings in Canadian English) as defined by the 2013 Representation Order. Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect members of Parliament to House of Commons of Canada every election. Provincial electoral districts often have names ...
Resigned to become the president of the Canadian Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre for Holocaust Studies [5] October 26, 2020 Toronto Centre: Marci Ien: Vacant Liberal: Elected in a by-election [6] York Centre: Ya'ara Saks: Vacant Liberal: November 9, 2020 Don Valley East: Yasmin Ratansi: Liberal: Independent
Under the "Senate floor", a province's number of seats in the House of Commons can never be lower than the province's representation in the Senate. [11] Under the "grandfather clause", the province's number of seats can also never fall below the number of seats it had in the 43rd Canadian Parliament (2019–2021). [9]