6.3 Electoral Districts and MPs

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

True

False

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

False

True

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

False

True

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

303

343

338

330

#5. 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 candidate of their choice

The political party of their choice

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

One

Two

Four

Three

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

True

False

#8. 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 55 years and above

Any Canadian citizen regardless of age and gender

Canadian citizens of age 18 years and above

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

Candidate who has the most money to spend in an election

Candidate who receives the most votes in an electoral district

Candidate who is selected by the Prime Minister

Candidate who is endorsed by the corporations in an electoral district

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

Select all that apply:

The Prime Minister

Canadian citizens in their constituencies

The Sovereign

All Canadians

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

330

343

308

338

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

Ministers

Candidates

Voters

MPs

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

The candidate chosen by the Prime Minister

The candidate selected by an electoral committee

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

The candidate appointed by the King

#14. What is an electoral district?

A group of elected ministers

A central area where all the elected MPs gather

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

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

Select all that apply:

Constituencies

Blue and Red states

Strongholds

Ridings

#16. 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 of age 18 years and above living anywhere in Canada

All Canadian citizens who live in that electoral district

Results

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#14. What is an electoral district?

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

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