Where to Draw the Line: Readjusting Federal Electoral Boundaries in Canada (Understanding Canada)

Where to Draw the Line covers in great depth the most recent federal electoral readjustment - what Elections Canada calls Redistribution 2022 - and all the steps which the ten Federal Electoral Boundaries Commissions (FEBCs) completed under the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (EBRA) in comparison to all the previous federal electoral redistributions from the 1960s to the 2010s. Political scientist James W.J. Bowden tackles the fundamental tension in electoral boundary-setting, contrasting competing theories of parliamentary representation and examining how boundaries commissions balance the equality of population per riding with the preservation of communities of interest.Bowden elucidates the judicial fallout of Redistribution 2022 in the form of two cases brought before the Federal Court of Canada while also looking ahead and helping readers prepare for the next electoral readjustment in the 2030s.The statistics throughout reveal the central paradox of electoral redistribution