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Encyclopedia > Assiniboia (electoral district)

Assiniboia was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Saskatchewan. This riding was first created following the admission of Saskatchewan into the Canadian Confederation in 1905. An electoral district (or riding) is a geographically-based constituency upon which Canadas representative democracy is based. ... The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (From many peoples, strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Area 651,036 km² (7th)  - Land 591,670 km²  - Water 59,366 km² (9. ... Canadian Confederation, or the Confederation of Canada, was the process that ultimately brought together a union among the provinces, colonies and territories of British North America to form the Dominion of Canada, a Dominion of the British Empire, which today is a federal nation state simply known as Canada. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...


See also

This is a list of Canadas 308 electoral districts (also known as ridings in Canadian English) as defined by the 2003 Representation Order, which came into effect on May 23, 2004. ... This is a list of past arrangements of Canadas electoral districts. ...

External links

  • Website of the Parliament of Canada

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Assiniboia - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (320 words)
The territorial capital of Regina was located in Assiniboia and, on the formation of the province of Saskatchewan in 1905, became the capital of the province.
The District of Assiniboia survived in its original geographical configuration as the Anglican Diocese of Qu'Appelle until the 1970s when the portion of the Diocese (and former District of Assiniboia) lying within the province of Alberta was ceded to the Diocese of Calgary.
Assiniboia is the name of a current provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
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