Central Nova MP Sean Fraser recently testified before the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs on proposed changes to federal electoral boundaries. Locally, the proposed changes would see portions of Antigonish town and county currently in Central Nova become part of a new riding with Cape Breton and parts of Guysborough county,…
A local MP said he is disappointed to see a report tabled yesterday by the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Nova Scotia still includes the realignment of the current Central Nova and Cape Breton-Canso ridings. The proposed changes would see portions of Antigonish town and county currently in Central Nova become part of a new
The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Nova Scotia is holding a public hearing in Antigonish tonight. The commission is garnering public input over proposed boundary changes to federal constituencies. Central Nova MP Sean Fraser says there are potentially significant changes to his riding. Under the
An electoral boundary commission has released a proposal that includes four new federal ridings and a cascade of boundary changes to accommodate large population growth in metro Halifax and decreases in Cape Breton and the eastern mainland.
Two local federal ridings could look different by the next election. Elections Canada has established ten independent commissions, one for each province to revise electoral boundaries. Elections Canada is required to revisit federal