Category Archives: Electoral Boundaries Readjustments

The Last Gasp of Redistribution 2022: Changing the Names of Ridings

Posted on 2026/04/03 by J.W.J. Bowden

The last round of Federal Electoral Boundaries Commissions (FEBCs) finished their work in 2023, and the Governor-in-Council proclaimed the electoral maps – names and boundaries both – of 340 federal electoral districts under the Representation Orders, 2023. Canadians first voted … Continue reading →

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The Final Report of Alberta’s Provincial Electoral Boundaries Commission Contains a Clumsy Conservative Gerrymander

Posted on 2026/03/30 by J.W.J. Bowden

The Reports in 2025-2026 Interim Report Final Report The Lieutenant Governor-in-Council established the commission for the 2020s on 28 March 2025 and made Justice Dallas K. Miller the chair. Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta and leader of the United Conservative … Continue reading →

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Ontario Needs to Readjust Its Provincial Electoral Boundaries Regularly

Posted on 2025/11/30 by J.W.J. Bowden

Ontario recently repealed its fixed-date election law and abolished pre-writ spending limits. Instead of putting those amendments to the Election Act in an omnibus budget implementation bill, they should have formed part of an electoral bill that would also allow … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on Gerrymandering and Mid-Term Redistricting in the United States

Posted on 2025/09/30 by J.W.J. Bowden

Gerrymandering means that the party in power manipulates the boundaries of electoral districts to maximize the votes of its own supporters and dilute the votes of its opponents in an attempt to stay in office as long as possible. [1] … Continue reading →

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Single-Member Electoral Districts Cannot Be Unconstitutional Because They Form Part of the Constitution of Canada

Posted on 2025/08/26 by J.W.J. Bowden

Introduction  The Ontario Court of Appeal issued a ruling in August 2025 which upheld the constitutionality of single-member electoral districts and lambasted so-called “Fair Vote British Columbia” (which for some reason litigated single-member plurality in Ontario) for having “repackage[ed] failed … Continue reading →

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