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Old 10-19-2015, 11:46 PM   #808
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction View Post
When seats were reallocated in 2011:

http://www.elections.ca/content.aspx...t=index&lang=e

Alberta -> 3.78 million people = 10.9% of the population (34.49 million)
Alberta -> 34/338 seats = ~10.0% of the seats

Ontario -> 13.37 million people = 38.8% of the population
Ontario -> 121/338 seats = ~35.8% of the seats

Now if Alberta has grown since then, it will have to be considered when the seats are reallocated, but it isn't realistic to do it just before every election.
Interesting, but even when you use 2011 numbers Aberta still has more people/district.
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