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CHARLOTTETOWN, PE, Feb. 10, 2022 /CNW/ – The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Prince Edward Island begins its review of the province’s federal electoral districts following the 2021 decennial census. The Commission is composed of three members: the Honourable Justice John K. Mitchell, Chair, and two other members, Kerri Carpenter and Don Desserud.
The Prince Edward Island Commission will use the 2021 Census population counts, made available by the Chief Statistician of Canada on February 9, 2022, to revise the boundaries of the province’s four federal electoral districts. The Commission will draft its redistribution proposal, expected in a few months, to reflect growth and shifts in the population—balanced by consideration of communities of interest—since the last decennial census in 2011.
The proposal will then undergo a broad public consultation process during which the Commission will travel across Prince Edward Island or conduct virtual hearings to…
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