P.E.I. proposed electoral districts: By the numbers
Kevin Yarr | CBC News | Posted: May 10, 2017 4:00 PM | Last Updated: May 10, 2017
P.E.I. will go to the polls under a new electoral map in 2019
On Tuesday the P.E.I. Electoral Boundaries Commission released its proposed new map of electoral boundaries for the province.
Here's a look at how they break down.
Urban versus rural
- Number of districts in P.E.I. cities: 8
- Number of rural districts: 19
- Number of Electors in P.E.I. cities: 32,055
- In rural districts: 60,488
Variance in number of electors
The average number of electors in the 27 new districts is 3,704, but the number of electors in each district varies from a low of 2,925 (Evangeline-Miscouche) to a high of 4,048 (Summerside-Wilmot).
The commission says these deviations are justified in the interests of better government. For example, Evangeline-Miscouche is smaller to provide the province's Acadians with a clear representative in the legislature.
This chart shows the percentage variance from the average for the 27 districts.
Variance by region
Negative numbers represent electors overrepresented in the legislature, and positive numbers represent electors underrepresented.
- East of Stratford: -2.93%
- Charlottetown: +7.93%
- Rural Queens County: +1.62%
- Summerside: +9.24%
- West Prince: -10.34%
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