6.3 Electoral Districts and MPs

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

330

343

338

308

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

Select all that apply:

Strongholds

Constituencies

Blue and Red states

Ridings

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

343

338

303

330

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

Select all that apply:

The candidate of their choice

The Premier of their choice

The Prime Minister of their choice

The political party of their choice

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

False

True

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

True

False

#7. 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

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

False

True

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

Canadian citizens of age 55 years and above

Any Canadian citizen regardless of age and gender

Only Canadian citizens with corporate backing

Canadian citizens of age 18 years and above

#10. 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 receives the most votes in an electoral district

Candidate who is selected by the Prime Minister

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

One

Three

Two

Four

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

The candidate chosen by the Prime Minister

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

The candidate appointed by the King

The candidate selected by an electoral committee

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

Ministers

Candidates

Voters

MPs

#14. What is an electoral district?

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 group of elected ministers

A central area where all the elected MPs gather

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

Select all that apply:

All Canadians

The Sovereign

The Prime Minister

Canadian citizens in their constituencies

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

False

True

Results

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#14. What is an electoral district?

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

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