House of Commons seats by province

Summary#

The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer published a statement under the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act that gives the number of members of the House of Commons to be assigned to each province. The calculation was signed by Stéphane Perrault on October 6, 2021 and published in the Canada Gazette on October 16, 2021.

What it does#

• Lists how many House of Commons seats each province will be assigned:
  • Province of British Columbia — 43
  • Province of Alberta — 37
  • Province of Saskatchewan — 14
  • Province of Manitoba — 14
  • Province of Ontario — 122
  • Province of Quebec — 77
  • Province of New Brunswick — 10
  • Province of Nova Scotia — 11
  • Province of Prince Edward Island — 4
  • Province of Newfoundland and Labrador — 7
• The notice records the result of the calculation required by the Act. It does not explain boundary lines or give the next administrative steps in this document.

Who's affected#

• Residents and voters in the provinces listed, because these numbers determine how many MPs each province will have.
• Political parties and candidates, who plan campaigns based on seat counts.
• Bodies that draw electoral districts (the notice does not name them here), since they use these seat totals as a starting point.
• It is not clear from this notice whether or how territories are addressed; the statement covers provinces only.

Why it matters#

• These seat totals set how many Members of Parliament each province will have in the House of Commons. That shapes representation in federal decisions and in future federal elections.
• Even small differences in seat counts can affect how political power is distributed across provinces.
• The notice is a formal step in the redistribution process; further steps (like drawing specific riding boundaries) are separate and are not detailed in this statement.