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electoral district

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a district encompassing a body of electors entitled to return a member to the House of Commons or to a legislative assembly.

See: riding(def. 2)

Quotations

1859

[The manner in which the bill proposes to divide up the country into small electoral districts, requires modification.]

1879

"The Legislative Assembly of Ontario," says the B.N.A. Act, section 70, "shall be composed of eighty-two members, to be elected to represent the eighty-two electoral districts set forth in the first schedule of this Act."

1963

Among them are Chief Electoral Officer Nelson Castonguay and the returning officers in the 263 electoral districts.