Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Quebec

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The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Quebec is an independent body responsible for reviewing and redrawing the province’s federal electoral district boundaries to ensure fair and effective representation in the House of Commons.

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian federal body ⓘ
federal electoral boundaries commission ⓘ
independent commission ⓘ
aimsTo ensure effective representation for sparsely populated or remote regions of Quebec ⓘ
maintain relative equality of population among Quebec federal ridings ⓘ
protect communities of interest and identity in Quebec ⓘ
appliesTo federal electoral districts in Quebec ⓘ
appointedBy Governor in Council ⓘ
chairAppointedOnRecommendationOf Chief Justice of Quebec ⓘ
collaboratesWith Elections Canada ⓘ
composition chair ⓘ
two other members ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
frequencyOfRedistribution after each decennial census ⓘ
governsTypeOfElection federal House of Commons elections in Quebec ⓘ
hasMandate to consider community of interest in drawing federal electoral boundaries in Quebec ⓘ
to consider geographic and demographic factors in Quebec ⓘ
to consider historical patterns of electoral districts in Quebec ⓘ
to hold public hearings on proposed federal electoral boundaries in Quebec ⓘ
hasScope representation by population in Quebec federal ridings ⓘ
impactOn federal elections in Quebec ⓘ
independentFrom federal government of Canada ⓘ
political parties ⓘ
jurisdiction Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Quebec, Canada
legalBasis Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act ⓘ
memberAppointedOnRecommendationOf Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ
notResponsibleFor municipal electoral boundaries in Quebec ⓘ
provincial electoral boundaries in Quebec ⓘ
oversees redistribution of Quebec’s seats in the House of Commons ⓘ
partOfProcess federal electoral boundaries redistribution ⓘ
processIncludes holding public hearings across Quebec ⓘ
preparing a report with final boundary recommendations ⓘ
publishing proposed electoral maps for Quebec ⓘ
receiving written submissions from the public ⓘ
reportsTo Parliament of Canada ⓘ
responsibleFor ensuring effective representation in the House of Commons for Quebec ⓘ
ensuring fair representation in the House of Commons for Quebec ⓘ
redrawing federal electoral district boundaries in Quebec ⓘ
reviewing federal electoral district boundaries in Quebec ⓘ
sendsReportTo Chief Electoral Officer of Canada ⓘ
subjectTo Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act criteria ⓘ
usesDataFrom Canadian census ⓘ

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Montreal federal electoral districts → boundaryAuthority → Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Quebec ⓘ
Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères → electoralBoundaryAuthority → Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Quebec ⓘ
Quebec in the Parliament of Canada → hasElectoralBoundaryAuthority → Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Quebec ⓘ