Comment 1 (22 February 2022) – comments and feedback

Alan Hall

Subject: A New Electoral Map for Canada

Hello,

Here is my proposal for 342 federal electoral districts across Canada.

https://bit.ly/Canada342

The proposed ridings use population counts from the 2021 Census recently released by Statistics Canada. I will update this map periodically with revised boundaries if I find a better alternative.

Also, there's an interesting discussion about the federal redistribution going on here:

https://talkelections.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=467200.0

I will not be participating in the public hearings.

However, I wish to present a revised alternative proposal for the Commission to consider.

https://www.bit.ly/Canada343

Sincerely,

Alan Hall

Additional comment received on 2 August 2022

In contrast to the Commission's proposal, my alternative would:

• keep the City of Saint John united in a single riding
• set the population of each electoral district as close as reasonably possible to the electoral quota (77,561)
• maintain the bilingual nature of New Brunswick by keeping three ridings with over 60% French mother tongue, and significantly increase the French share of the population of Moncton--Dieppe (from 36% to 45%)

Please see the tables below.

Table 1 – Populations and Variances for Proposed Electoral Districts - Electoral Quota of 77,561 - 2021 Census

Federal Electoral District − Commission	Population 2021	Variance%
Moncton—Dieppe	91,333	+17.8%
Beauséjour	88,490	+14.1%
Fredericton—Oromocto	85,540	+10.3%
Saint John—Kennebecasis	81,954	+5.7%
Acadie—Bathurst	79,581	+2.6%
Saint John—St. Croix	78,963	+1.8%
Fundy Royal—Riverview	74,261	−4.3%
Madawaska—Restigouche	71,099	−8.3%
Tobique—Mactaquac	64,664	−16.6%
Miramichi—Grand Lake	59,725	−23.0%

Table 2 – French-only Mother Tongue Populations and Shares for Proposed Electoral Districts -2016 Census

Federal Electoral District - Commission	Population 2016	French MT%
Acadie—Bathurst	66,230	82.9%
Madawaska—Restigouche	57,190	79.9%
Beauséjour	50,965	62.6%
Moncton—Dieppe	29,725	35.6%
Miramichi—Grand Lake	11,820	19.9%
Fredericton—Oromocto	6,505	8.0%
Fundy Royal—Riverview	3,375	4.8%
Saint John—Kennebecasis	3,430	4.4%
Tobique—Mactaquac	2,690	4.3%
Saint John—St. Croix	3,000	3.9%

Table 3 – Populations and Variances for Alternative Electoral Districts - Electoral Quota of 77,561 - 2021 Census

Federal Electoral District − Alternative	Population 2021	Variance%
Saint John—Grand Bay−Westfield	81,908	+5.6%
Fundy Royal—Moncton West	80,772	+4.1%
Fredericton	80,524	+3.8%
Moncton East—Dieppe	80,379	+3.6%
Acadie—Bathurst	79,581	+2.6%
Miramichi—Tobique—Grand Lake	76,611	−1.2%
Gagetown—Kennebecasis	76,489	−1.4%
Beauséjour	76,155	−1.8%

Table 4 – French-only Mother Tongue Populations and Shares for Alternative Electoral Districts -2016 Census

Federal Electoral District − Alternative	Population 2016	French MT%
Acadie—Bathurst	66,230	82.9%
Madawaska—Grand Falls—Restigouche	57,190	79.9%
Beauséjour	43,730	60.9%
Moncton East—Dieppe	32,070	44.9%
Miramichi—Tobique—Grand Lake	12,850	17.0%
Fundy Royal—Moncton West	7,775	10.2%
Fredericton	5,690	7.5%
Gagetown—Kennebecasis	4,170	5.7%

Sincerely,

Alan Hall