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Prince Edward Island has four (4) seats in the House of Commons.
Based on the population of the province, the calculation for proportional representation would result in one (1) seat for the province. Prince Edward Island receives three (3) additional members of the House of Commons due to section 51A of the Constitution Act, 1867, which sets out that no province can be represented by less members in the House of Commons than it is represented in the Senate.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe Liberal Party of Prince Edward Island currently has twenty-two (22) seats in the province's Legislative Assembly, out of twenty-seven (27) seats, as a result of the general election that took place on October 3, 2011. The Liberal Party, having a majority of seats in the legislature, forms Her Majesty's Government for Prince Edward Island.
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Canada's Constitution provides that no province shall have fewer seats in the House of Commons than it has seats in the Senate. As such, Prince Edward Island is constitutionally entitled to four seats in the House of Commons. Canada no longer has any multiple-member constituencies at the federal level. Therefore, there are four ridings in Prince Edward Island.
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