An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (electoral representation)
An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (electoral representation). Royal assent June 23, 2022 (S.C. 2022, c. 6). Amends the Constitution Act, 1867 (section 51) so that no province can lose seats in the House of Commons compared to the count it held after the 2021 redistribution. The 2021 redistribution would have reduced Quebec's seat count from 78 to 77; this amendment preserves the 78-seat floor. Passed under section 44 of the Constitution Act, 1982 (the unilateral federal-amendment procedure, which Parliament can use alone where the change affects only the executive government of Canada or the Senate and House of Commons). Sponsored by Dominic LeBlanc as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs.
Status
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Locked in the rule that no province can lose seats in the House of Commons. Specifically protected Quebec's 78 seats, which would otherwise have dropped to 77 under the 2021 census-based redistribution.
Issues this bill touches
- Democratic Renewal & Electoral Reform
Constitutional change that prevents Quebec from losing a House of Commons seat in the 2022 redistribution.
Legislative history
- First reading
First reading in the House of Commons.
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Second reading in the House of Commons.
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Third reading in the House of Commons.
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First reading in the Senate.
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Second reading in the Senate.
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Third reading in the Senate.
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Royal assent received.
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Dominic LeBlancLIBERALOfficial source
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