Are There Ridings in Canada?

This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as ridings in Canadian English) as defined by the 2013 Representation Order. Federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect Members of Parliament to Canada's House of Commons every election.

What is a riding called in Canada?

An electoral district in Canada is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based. It is officially known in Canadian French as a circonscription but frequently called a comté (county), and is also colloquially and more commonly known as a riding or constituency.

How do ridings work in Canada?

Canada's electoral system sometimes referred to as a first-past-the-post" system, is more accurately referred to as a single-member plurality system. The candidate with the most votes in a riding wins a seat in the House of Commons and represents that riding as its member of Parliament (MP).