6.3 Electoral Districts and MPs

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

False

True

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

Three

Two

One

Four

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

Select all that apply:

All Canadians

The Prime Minister

The Sovereign

Canadian citizens in their constituencies

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

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

The candidate selected by an electoral committee

The candidate appointed by the King

The candidate chosen by the Prime Minister

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

False

True

#6. 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

#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?

Canadian citizens of age 18 years and above

Only Canadian citizens with corporate backing

Any Canadian citizen regardless of age and gender

Canadian citizens of age 55 years and above

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

338

330

303

343

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

True

False

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

Candidate who receives the most votes in an electoral district

Candidate who is endorsed by the corporations in an electoral district

Candidate who has the most money to spend in an election

Candidate who is selected by the Prime Minister

#12. 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

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

All Canadian citizens who live in that electoral district

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

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

Voters

Ministers

MPs

Candidates

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

Select all that apply:

Constituencies

Blue and Red states

Ridings

Strongholds

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

308

343

338

330

#16. What is an electoral district?

A central area where all the elected MPs gather

A group of elected ministers

A geographical area where the offices of elected MPs are located

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

Results

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#16. What is an electoral district?