A New Federal Electoral Map is Taking Shape for Prince Edward Island

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE, Could 2, 2022 /CNW/ – The Federal Electoral Boundaries Fee for Prince Edward Island has proposed a new electoral map for consideration at public hearings this spring. The map introduces modifications to Prince Edward Island’s federal electoral district boundaries and has been developed by means of an unbiased and non-partisan course of.

“Public enter in figuring out electoral districts is an train in participatory democracy which helps to make sure electoral equity. We invite members of the general public to learn our proposal and supply feedback in particular person and/or in writing,” mentioned the Honourable Justice John K. Mitchell, Chair of the three-member fee. Kerry Carpenter and Don Desserud are the opposite members of the Fee who’re chargeable for the readjustment of the province’s federal electoral boundaries.

The proposal displays Prince Edward Island’s improve in inhabitants from 140,204 in 2011 to 154,331, as captured within the 2021 Census, and takes into consideration communities of curiosity or identification, and historic and geographic elements. The proposal may be discovered at redistribution2022.ca. Will probably be printed within the Canada Gazette on Could 7, 2022.

Underneath the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, the Fee’s predominant purpose in redrawing boundaries is to divide the province into 4 electoral districts which are as near the electoral quota as fairly attainable, whereas taking into account the elements listed above. The electoral quota is calculated by dividing the inhabitants of the province by the variety of electoral districts it has been allotted. Within the case of Prince Edward Island, the quota for every electoral district is 38,582 (154,331 residents divided by 4 electoral districts).

Public hearings

The Prince Edward Island fee is holding 3 public hearings, in particular person and digital, to assemble feedback and suggestions on the proposed boundaries and electoral district names.

Everyone seems to be invited to attend. When you want to make a presentation at a listening to, please ship a discover of illustration to the Fee no later than Could 31, 2022. You are able to do so by:

Notices of illustration ought to embrace:

• your identify, deal with and speak to data
• the group you symbolize (if any)
• the date of the general public listening to you want to attend
• a brief overview of the difficulty(s) you propose to deal with
• your official language of desire
• any lodging it’s possible you’ll want

NOTE: When you want to ship feedback and suggestions to the Fee with out attending a public listening to, you are able to do so by e mail, by mail or through the use of the Interactive Mapping Tool. To acquire a duplicate of the Fee’s proposal or to study extra concerning the redistribution of federal electoral districts, go to redistribution2022.ca.

SOURCE The Federal Electoral Boundaries Fee for Prince Edward Island

For additional data: Federal Electoral Boundaries Fee for Prince Edward Island, Web site: redistribution2022.ca, E-mail: [email protected], Mailing deal with: Ms. Tracey Olson, Fee Secretary, Federal Electoral Boundaries Fee for Prince Edward Island, PO Field 458, Cornwall, PE C0A 1H0, Phone (toll-free): 1-855-726-4105, TTY (toll-free): 1-800-361-8935; Media enquiries: [email protected]