Quebec in the Parliament of Canada

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Quebec in the Parliament of Canada is the federal electoral representation of the province of Quebec within Canada's national legislative body.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal electoral representation
representation of subnational unit in national legislature
appliesToJurisdiction Quebec NERFINISHED
constitutionalBasis Constitution Act, 1867 NERFINISHED
Constitution Act, 1982 NERFINISHED
country Canada
elects Members of Parliament for Quebec ridings
governedByInstitution Elections Canada (for House of Commons elections) NERFINISHED
governingLaw Canada Elections Act NERFINISHED
Parliament of Canada Act NERFINISHED
hasComponent representation in the House of Commons of Canada
representation in the Senate of Canada
hasElectoralBoundaryAuthority Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Quebec NERFINISHED
hasElectoralDistrictType federal electoral district
hasElectoralEvent federal by-elections in Quebec
federal general elections in Quebec
hasHistoricalContext created at Canadian Confederation in 1867
hasLanguageContext English
French
hasLevel federal
hasPoliticalSignificance major francophone representation in the federal legislature
hasRepresentationChamber lower house
upper house
hasRepresentationOutcome Quebec caucuses of federal political parties
hasRepresentationPurpose to provide Quebec with seats in the national legislature of Canada
hasRepresentationScope federal legislative matters
hasRepresentationType geographic representation
hasRepresentationUnit federal riding in Quebec
hasSeatAllocationPrinciple representation by population subject to constitutional guarantees
hasSpecialFeature constitutionally guaranteed minimum number of Senate divisions in Quebec
hasVotingEligibilityRule Canadian citizens residing in Quebec aged 18 or older
isDistinctFrom Quebec National Assembly representation
Quebec provincial electoral districts NERFINISHED
isRepresentedByInSenate senators appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister of Canada
isSubjectOf federal redistribution processes
legislativeBody House of Commons of Canada NERFINISHED
Senate of Canada NERFINISHED
partOf Canadian federal electoral system
relatedTo Canadian federal elections in Quebec
Quebec Members of Parliament NERFINISHED
Quebec federal electoral districts NERFINISHED
Quebec senators NERFINISHED
distribution of seats among Canadian provinces and territories
representedBy Members of Parliament from Quebec
Senators from Quebec NERFINISHED
representedIn Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED
represents province of Quebec NERFINISHED
usesElectoralSystemForCommons first-past-the-post voting

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Yves-François Blanchet regionRepresented Quebec in the Parliament of Canada