House of Commons Seat Allocation by Province
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On December 16, 2011, the Chief Electoral Officer calculated the House of Commons seats to be allocated to each province using the representation formula found in the Constitution and the population estimates provided by Statistics Canada.
This seat allocation will only take effect when a new representation order comes into force. Consult the federal redistribution timeline to find out more.
Allocation of Seats in the House of Commons
To take effect when the representation order comes into force
| Province/ Territory | Population estimate | ÷ Electoral quotient | = Initial seat allocation | + Senatorial clause | + Grandfather clause | + Representation rule | = Total seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | 4,573,321 | 111,166 | 42 | - | - | - | 42 |
| Alberta | 3,779,353 | 34 | - | - | - | 34 | |
| Saskatchewan | 1,057,884 | 10 | - | 4 | - | 14 | |
| Manitoba | 1,250,574 | 12 | - | 2 | - | 14 | |
| Ontario | 13,372,996 | 121 | - | - | - | 121 | |
| Quebec | 7,979,663 | 72 | - | 3 | 3 | 78 | |
| New Brunswick | 755,455 | 7 | 3 | - | - | 10 | |
| Nova Scotia | 945,437 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | 11 | |
| Prince Edward Island | 145,855 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 510,578 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 | |
| Yukon | 34,666 | n/a | 1 | ||||
| Northwest Territories | 43,675 | n/a | 1 | ||||
| Nunavut | 33,322 | n/a | 1 | ||||
| Total | 34,482,779 | 338 | |||||
Comparison of Seat Allocation by Province
|
Province/
Territory |
Percentage of combined provincial populations | House of Commons seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current seat allocation |
Seat allocation after redistribution (To take effect when the representation order comes into force) |
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| Seats | % of provincial seats | Seats | % of provincial seats | ||
| British Columbia | 13.31% | 36 | 11.8% | 42 | 12.54% |
| Alberta | 11.00% | 28 | 9.18% | 34 | 10.15% |
| Saskatchewan | 3.08% | 14 | 4.59% | 14 | 4.18% |
| Manitoba | 3.64% | 14 | 4.59% | 14 | 4.18% |
| Ontario | 38.91% | 106 | 34.75% | 121 | 36.12% |
| Quebec | 23.22% | 75 | 24.59% | 78 | 23.28% |
| New Brunswick | 2.20% | 10 | 3.28% | 10 | 2.99% |
| Nova Scotia | 2.75% | 11 | 3.61% | 11 | 3.28% |
| Prince Edward Island | 0.42% | 4 | 1.31% | 4 | 1.19% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1.49% | 7 | 2.3% | 7 | 2.09% |
| Provincial total | 100% | 305 | 100% | 335 | 100% |
| Yukon | 1 | 1 | |||
| Northwest Territories | 1 | 1 | |||
| Nunavut | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 308 | 338 | |||