Canadi dian B n Bounda undary Commi missions ns a as a Mode - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Canadi dian B n Bounda undary Commi missions ns a as a Mode del f for U.S .S. R . Redis istric ictin ing? Benjamin Forest Departments of Geography and Political Science Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship McGill


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Canadi dian B n Bounda undary Commi missions ns a as a Mode del f for U.S .S. R . Redis istric ictin ing?

Benjamin Forest

Departments of Geography and Political Science Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship McGill University

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Michigan 2016 State House 110 seats 10 million population Ontario 2018 Provincial Parliament 124 seats 14.3 million population

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Michigan House 2016: 1.16 (Republican) 2018: 1.11 (Republican) Ontario Parliament 2014: 1.40 (Liberals) 2018: 1.51 (PC)

Seat-Vote Ratios (Winning Party)

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Commission guidelines matter Partisan competition is not a Canadian criteria

  • The Arizona problem

Not all races should be competitive

  • Over-responsiveness

“Good” Districts versus “Good” Plans