Representation Act, 2011
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The Representation Act, 2011 is a Canadian federal law that updated the formula for allocating seats in the House of Commons to better reflect population changes among the provinces.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Canadian federal statute ⓘ |
| affects | distribution of seats among provinces in the House of Commons ⓘ |
| appliesLevelOfGovernment | federal ⓘ |
| appliesTo | House of Commons of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | population of provinces ⓘ |
| chamberOfConsideration | Senate of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chamberOfOrigin | House of Commons of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
federal electoral districts
ⓘ
representation by population principle ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
adjusted representation to reflect demographic shifts
ⓘ
changed number of seats allocated to some provinces ⓘ |
| hasShortTitle | Representation Act, 2011 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasYearInTitle | 2011 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalForm | Act of Parliament ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law (Canada) ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian electoral law framework ⓘ |
| purpose |
to better reflect population changes among Canadian provinces
ⓘ
to update the formula for allocating seats in the House of Commons ⓘ |
| regulates | representation of provinces in the House of Commons ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
electoral representation
ⓘ
redistribution of House of Commons seats ⓘ seat allocation formula ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | constitutional in nature ⓘ |
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