Those divisions are not going to be rectified quickly either. If there are new ridings created they'll likely carve out a chunk of the city and mix it in with the surrounding rural area in one way or another. That is how the political system works...its not really solely about effective representation but about keeping power.
In Alberta we used to have proportional representation in Calgary and Edmonton. The system worked fine. Then one day the Socreds realised that they could win more seats with the current first past the post system, and voila it all changed.
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