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The map

The map shows electoral ridings across Canada. Click a riding to see who currently represents it, plus a link straight into their profile and recent speeches.

What you can do

  • Pan and zoom. Standard map controls — drag to pan, scroll to zoom, two-finger pinch on touch.
  • Click a riding. Pops up the current representative, their party, and a "view profile" link.
  • Switch jurisdiction. Federal ridings and provincial ridings are separate layers — pick which you want to see (you can show both overlaid, but it gets busy).
  • Search by riding name. The search box jumps the map to the matching riding's centroid.
  • Search by address. Type an address (or just a city) to see which ridings cover it.

Boundary versions

Riding boundaries change after every redistribution. The map shows the currently active boundaries by default. Where we have data for historical boundaries, you can switch to a previous version using the date selector.

This matters for journalism and research:

  • "Who used to represent this address?" — switch to the boundaries that were in effect at the time.
  • "How has this riding's footprint changed?" — flip between successive redistribution years.

Mobile

The map is usable on mobile but is best on a tablet or larger screen. On a phone, prefer the politicians directory search-by-name flow if you already know who you're looking for.

Data sources

  • Federal boundaries — Elections Canada electoral district shapefiles.
  • Provincial boundaries — each province's Chief Electoral Officer (formats vary; some provinces publish clean GeoJSON, others only PDFs we have to digitize).
  • Representative-to-riding mapping — synthesized from each legislature's official member directory plus the term-history records in the database.

If a riding shows the wrong representative, that's almost always a roster-staleness bug — please submit a correction.

What the map is not

The map is not a polling-results visualization. It does not show election margins, vote shares, or projections. It is a "who currently holds this seat" reference. We may add results overlays in the future if there's clear demand; let us know.