6.3 Electoral Districts and MPs

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

330

338

303

343

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

Any Canadian citizen regardless of age and gender

Canadian citizens of age 18 years and above

Canadian citizens of age 55 years and above

Only Canadian citizens with corporate backing

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

Three

Two

One

Four

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

Candidate who has the most money to spend in an election

Candidate who is selected by the Prime Minister

Candidate who is endorsed by the corporations in an electoral district

Candidate who receives the most votes in an electoral district

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

False

True

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

Select all that apply:

The Prime Minister

The Sovereign

Canadian citizens in their constituencies

All Canadians

#7. Who can vote to elect an MP in an 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

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

#8. What is an electoral district?

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

A group of elected ministers

A geographical area where the offices of elected MPs are located

A central area where all the elected MPs gather

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

Select all that apply:

The Premier of their choice

The Prime Minister of their choice

The candidate of their choice

The political party of their choice

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

Select all that apply:

Blue and Red states

Constituencies

Ridings

Strongholds

#11. 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

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

True

False

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

False

True

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

343

308

338

330

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

False

True

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

MPs

Voters

Ministers

Candidates

Results

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#8. What is an electoral district?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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