for the Canadian city, see Vancouver, British Columbia This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ...
Vancouver was a former federal electoral district represented in the CanadianHouse of Commons, and located in the province of British Columbia. This riding was first created for the Canadian federal election of 1872, following British Columbia's admission into the Canadian Confederation in 1871. 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 is a federation of ten provinces and three territories. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Area 944,735 km² (5th) Land 925,186 km² Water 19,549 km² (2. ... Politics of Canada Categories: Stub | Canadian federal elections ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 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 the federal nation state called Canada. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
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. ...
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