List of Canadian electoral districts 2003–2013

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This is a list of the Canadian electoral districts used between 2003 and 2013. During this period, the House of Commons of Canada had 308 seats. This arrangement was used in the 2004 federal election, the 2006 federal election, the 2008 federal election and the 2011 federal election.

Electoral district (Canada) federal or provincial electoral district in Canada

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a "constituency" or a "riding", is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based. It is officially known in Canadian French as a circonscription, but frequently called a comté (county).

House of Commons of Canada Lower house of the Canadian Parliament

The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons currently meets in a temporary Commons chamber in the West Block of the parliament buildings on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, while the Centre Block, which houses the traditional Commons chamber, undergoes a ten-year renovation.

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Alberta — 28 seats

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Map of Canadian federal ridings in the 2008 election.
Calgary Centre federal electoral district

Calgary Centre is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. The riding consists of many young adults who have a relatively high average household income and education level. As the riding encompasses the downtown core and large swaths of apartment blocks in the communities west and south of downtown, Calgary Centre has a low home ownership rate compared to the rest of Canada.

Calgary Centre-North

Calgary Centre-North was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015. It was a mixed urban and suburban constituency in Calgary – with a dense urban area close to the Bow River in the south and suburbs in the north of the riding, west of Deerfoot Trail and east of Nose Hill Park.

Calgary East

Calgary East was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1953, 1979 to 1988, from 1997 to 2015. It was a lower income urban riding in Calgary, with a sizable visible minority population.

British Columbia — 36 seats

Abbotsford (electoral district) Federal electoral district

Abbotsford is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

British Columbia Southern Interior

British Columbia Southern Interior was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that had been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015.

Burnaby—Douglas

Burnaby—Douglas was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2012.

Manitoba — 14 seats

Brandon—Souris Federal electoral district

Brandon—Souris is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1953.

Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette

Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 2015. Its population in 2011 was 74,800. The riding became known as Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa for the 2015 federal election.

Elmwood—Transcona Federal electoral district

Elmwood—Transcona is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988. Its population in 2011 was 85,906.

New Brunswick — 10 seats

Acadie—Bathurst Federal electoral district

Acadie—Bathurst is a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1867.

Beauséjour (electoral district) Federal electoral district

Beauséjour riding is a federal electoral district in eastern New Brunswick, Canada, which has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988. It replaced Westmorland—Kent, which was represented from 1968 to 1988.

Fredericton (electoral district) Federal electoral district

Fredericton is a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988. Its population in 2001 was 82,782. Its predecessor riding, York—Sunbury, was represented in the House of Commons from 1917 to 1988.

Newfoundland and Labrador — 7 seats

Avalon (electoral district) federal electoral district of Canada

Avalon is a federal electoral district on Newfoundland Island in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor

Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. 81.0% of its population is Protestant, the highest proportion in Canada.

Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte

Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that had been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2015.

Northwest Territories - 1 seat

Nova Scotia — 11 seats

Nunavut — 1 seat

Ontario — 106 seats

Prince Edward Island — 4 seats

Quebec — 75 seats

Saskatchewan — 14 seats

Yukon — 1 seat

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