6.3 Electoral Districts and MPs

#1. What are the other names for an electoral district?

Select all that apply:

Constituencies

Blue and Red states

Ridings

Strongholds

#2. Each MP in the House of Commons represents one electoral district (riding/constituency) in Canada.

True

False

#3. How many MPs constituted the House of Commons in 2024?

330

338

308

343

#4. Who can vote to elect an MP in an electoral district?

Canadian citizens of age 55 years and above who live in that electoral district

Canadian citizens of age 18 years and above who live in that electoral district

All Canadian citizens who live in that electoral district

All Canadian citizens of age 18 years and above living anywhere in Canada

#5. What are those who run for office in general elections called?

Voters

Candidates

Ministers

MPs

#6. Who can run in the federal elections to become an MP representing an electoral district?

Canadian citizens of age 18 years and above

Canadian citizens of age 55 years and above

Only Canadian citizens with corporate backing

Any Canadian citizen regardless of age and gender

#7. How many electoral districts are there in Canada in 2025?

338

303

343

330

#8. Who gets to become an MP representing an electoral district in the House of Commons?

The candidate appointed by the King

The candidate selected by an electoral committee

The candidate chosen by the Prime Minister

The candidate that gets the most votes in that district during a general election

#9. What do people in an electoral district vote for?

Select all that apply:

The candidate of their choice

The Prime Minister of their choice

The political party of their choice

The Premier of their choice

#10. How many MPs can an electoral district have?

One

Three

Four

Two

#11. An electoral district have can have many candidates.

True

False

#12. Who is elected as an MP from an electoral district?

Candidate who receives the most votes in an electoral district

Candidate who is selected by the Prime Minister

Candidate who has the most money to spend in an election

Candidate who is endorsed by the corporations in an electoral district

#13. Who do the MPs in the House of Commons represent?

Select all that apply:

The Sovereign

All Canadians

The Prime Minister

Canadian citizens in their constituencies

#14. What is an electoral district?

A central area where all the elected MPs gather

A geographical area where the offices of elected MPs are located

A group of elected ministers

A geographical area from which voters elect an MP to represent them in the House of Commons

#15. An MP can be elected from and represent more than one electoral district.

False

True

#16. Each electoral district can have only one candidate.

False

True

Results

#1. What are the other names for an electoral district?

#2. Each MP in the House of Commons represents one electoral district (riding/constituency) in Canada.

#3. How many MPs constituted the House of Commons in 2024?

#4. Who can vote to elect an MP in an electoral district?

#5. What are those who run for office in general elections called?

#6. Who can run in the federal elections to become an MP representing an electoral district?

#7. How many electoral districts are there in Canada in 2025?

#8. Who gets to become an MP representing an electoral district in the House of Commons?

#9. What do people in an electoral district vote for?

#10. How many MPs can an electoral district have?

#11. An electoral district have can have many candidates.

#12. Who is elected as an MP from an electoral district?

#13. Who do the MPs in the House of Commons represent?

#14. What is an electoral district?

#15. An MP can be elected from and represent more than one electoral district.

#16. Each electoral district can have only one candidate.