6.3 Electoral Districts and MPs

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

Four

Three

One

Two

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

330

343

338

303

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

Select all that apply:

Blue and Red states

Ridings

Strongholds

Constituencies

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

Select all that apply:

The Prime Minister of their choice

The Premier of their choice

The political party of their choice

The candidate of their choice

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

True

False

#6. 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

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

Candidate who has the most money to spend in an election

Candidate who is endorsed by the corporations in an electoral district

Candidate who is selected by the Prime Minister

Candidate who receives the most votes in an electoral district

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

All Canadian citizens who live in that electoral district

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

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

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

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

Only Canadian citizens with corporate backing

Canadian citizens of age 18 years and above

Any Canadian citizen regardless of age and gender

Canadian citizens of age 55 years and above

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

338

330

343

308

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

Voters

Candidates

Ministers

MPs

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

The candidate appointed by the King

The candidate chosen by the Prime Minister

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

The candidate selected by an electoral committee

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

True

False

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

True

False

#15. What is an electoral district?

A group of elected ministers

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

A geographical area where the offices of elected MPs are located

A central area where all the elected MPs gather

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

True

False

Results

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#15. What is an electoral district?

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