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Originally Posted by Bunk
It's not right. We are a heavily urbanized province and our legislature should reflect that fact. We're gerrymandered.
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3.65 million total population ==> 87 seats (41,954 people / seat)
1.1 M (Calgary)
==> proportional number of seats = 26.2
==> actual seats = 25
782,000 (Edmonton city)
==> proportional number of seats = 18.6
==> actual seats = 19
Total (Calgary + Edmonton)
==> proportional = 44.8
==> actual = 44
This is "heavily gerrymandered?" (Sorry...I could have sworn your original post said "heavily gerrymandered"). Obviously I'm not addressing the 15 other *small* cities, most of which are smaller than the average electoral division size (and therefore must include much of the surrounding rural area in order to be reasonably representative).
I'm not outright saying it hasn't happened, but contrary to what was being said, Calgary and Edmonton are roughly fairly represented.