Template:Infobox Canada electoral district

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This template is used to provide an infobox for all electoral districts in Canada, including federal, provincial or territorial, and those with multiple jurisdictions.

Usage

{{{name}}}

{{{province}}} electoral district
{{{imagemap}}} {{{caption}}}
Coordinates:	{{{coordinates}}} {{{coordinates_caption}}} (as of 23 December  2024 (2024 -12-23))
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	{{{fed-created}}}
District abolished	{{{fed-abolished}}}
First contested	{{{fed-election-first}}}
Last contested	{{{fed-election-last}}}
District webpage	profile, map
Provincial electoral district
Legislature
District created	{{{prov-created}}}
District abolished	{{{prov-abolished}}}
District re-created	{{{prov-created2}}}
District re-abolished	{{{prov-abolished2}}}
First contested	{{{prov-election-first}}}
Last contested	{{{prov-election-last}}}
Demographics
Population ({{{demo-census-date}}}){{{demo-pop-ref}}}	{{{demo-pop}}}
Electors ({{{demo-electors-date}}}){{{demo-electors-ref}}}	{{{demo-electors}}}
Area (km²){{{demo-area-ref}}}	{{{demo-area}}}
Census division(s)	{{{demo-cd}}}
Census subdivision(s)	{{{demo-csd}}}

This template contains complex conditional operations that allow for flexible definitions. Not all districts require all fields. A complete specification is:

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Mandatory parameters

The only required field is province. Despite its name, it also handles territories. At least one of fed-status or prov-status must be present. These indicate that either a federal electoral district (using fed-status), or provincial or territorial electoral district (using prov-status) is being defined, and further the current status of that district in that jurisdiction.

Additionally, although both federal and provincial parameters are optional, at least one of the federal or provincial sections must be specified.

province

The jurisdiction in which the electoral district is located. This parameter is critical to determining the composition of other elements of the infobox. Valid entries are: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, and Yukon.

Note: The template also accepts Province of Canada for pre-Confederation districts which existed between 1841 and 1867; such districts must define the prov- fields, not the fed- fields.

fed-status, prov-status, or both

Define fed-status if this is a federal electoral district. Define prov-status if this is a provincial or territorial electoral district. Define both if this district exists both federally and provincially or territorially. Valid entries are: "active", "defunct". You can also set something like "upcoming" or "new" for a newly created electoral district that has yet to contest its first election: it already exists, but is not yet active-but-vacant because old electoral districts remain in effect until then.

Optional parameters

These parameters provide additional information or flexibility to the infobox.

name

The name of the electoral district. This overrides the default value automatically determined by the template, which uses the article title. It is useful in cases for which the article title contains extraneous information; for example, the infobox for Yukon (electoral district) should include "name=Yukon".

image

This generally contains a map of the electoral district with respect to its region. If this parameter is not present, the imagemap parameter is used, and failing that, a generic placeholder is used.

imagemap

This specifies a context map such as {{Calgary federal electoral districts map}}, where riding links are superimposed on an image. To use an imagemap, the image parameter must be left blank as a regular image will override this parameter. If neither image nor imagemap are present, a generic placeholder is used instead.

caption

A short description of the image included, or other text as applicable (for example, when no image is provided).

coordinates

The coordinates of the constituency office in the electoral district. In the case of multiple constituency offices, choose one. In the case where the Infobox is being used in a single article that describes both a federal and a provincial/territorial electoral district, choose a federal constituency office. For defunct electoral districts, choose a central point within the district or the location of the last constituency office if known.
Use the {{coord}} template as follows: {{coord|latitude|N|longitude|W|region:CA-XX_type:landmark_dim:YYkm|display=inline,title}}, where: latitude and longitude are decimal values, degrees & minutes, etc.; "region:CA-XX_type:landmark_dim:YYkm" are coordinate parameters; "CA-XX" is a Canadian ISO 3166 region code with XX the province / territory portion; and "dim:YYkm" is the diameter in kilometres of a circle centred on the coordinates encompassing the electoral district — choose an appropriate value for YY. For a listing of Canadian region codes, see the article ISO 3166-2:CA. Other coord parameters are possible; see the article Template:Coord#Coordinate parameters.

coordinates_caption

A short description of the coordinates location, especially when the electoral district has more than one constituency office. For example, "Location of the federal district constituency office in Ottawaville". One might wikilink "Ottawaville" if it would provide additional clarity. Generally, a period should not be used at the end of this caption text, per WP:CAPTION, but be guided by that latter policy.

coordinates_date

The date of the addition of the coordinates location or the known date for the accuracy of the coordinates of the location. Use a full date with day, month and year, in any format, such as "1901-12-31" (ISO format, YYYY-MM-DD), "31 December 1901", or "December 31, 1901". The full date is passed by the Infobox to an {{As of}} template. Supplying a date makes a decision about updating the location coordinates easier if the office location changes or if the boundaries of the electoral district are modified.

Federal electoral district parameters

These parameters are required to define a federal electoral district. All must be present for active districts except fed-abolished.

fed-status

Required to display all subsequent federal electoral district information. See Mandatory parameters above. If this parameter is set, the template provides a link to the legislature (House of Commons).

fed-district-number

Provides links to the Elections Canada electoral district profile and map. This should be a five-digit number; for example, 48004 represents Calgary Centre Profile and Calgary Centre Map. ( https://www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/Profile?L=e&ED=48004&EV=99 and https://www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/Map?L=e&ED=48004&EV=99 the website changed how it works and the link to the profile stopped working, using this link format should fix it)

fed-created

The year in which the electoral district was created federally.

fed-abolished

The year in which the electoral district was abolished federally. This must have a value greater than that for fed-created.

fed-election-first

The year in which the first federal election was contested for this electoral district. A link to the election article for this year will be created automatically.

fed-election-last

The most recent year in which a federal election was contested, if the electoral district is still active; the date of the last contested election for a defunct electoral district. A link to the election article for this year will be created automatically.

fed-rep

The name of the current representative for this electoral district in the House of Commons. The field will link to the article about the representative if one exists, and a piped links may be used for disambiguation. This should not be included for defunct electoral districts. A value of vacant should be used for a seat with no current representative.

fed-rep-party

The party to which the representative belongs. This is the label for visible links on the template, for example Rhinoceros Party. This should not be included for defunct electoral districts.

Provincial or territorial electoral district parameters

These parameters are required to define a provincial or territorial electoral district. All must be present for active districts except prov-abolished. For territorial districts in Nunavut or the Northwest Territories, the prov-rep-party field should not be defined.

prov-status

Required to display all subsequent provincial electoral district information. See Mandatory parameters above. If this parameter is set, the template provides a link to the appropriate legislature (for example, Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick).

prov-created

The year in which the electoral district was created provincially or territorially.

prov-abolished

The year in which the electoral district was abolished provincially or territorially. This must have a value greater than that for prov-created.

prov-election-first

The year in which the first provincial or territorial election was contested for this electoral district. A link to the election article for this year will be created automatically.

prov-election-last

The most recent year in which a provincial or territorial election was contested, if the electoral district is still active; the date of the last contested election for a defunct electoral district. A link to the election article for this year will be created automatically.

prov-rep

The name of the current representative for this electoral district in the legislature. The field will link to the article about the representative if one exists, and a piped links may be used for disambiguation. This should not be included for defunct electoral districts. A value of vacant should be used for a seat with no current representative.

prov-rep-party

The party to which the representative belongs, per fed-rep-party above. This should not be included for defunct electoral districts. This field is ignored when province is set to Nunavut or Northwest Territories, since those territories use a consensus government instead of political parties.

Demographic information parameters

Demographic information about the electoral district.

demo-census-date

The census year on which the data below is based.

demo-pop

Population of the electoral district as of demo-census-date. The figure should not contain spaces, commas or periods, or the template will issue a warning. It is automatically formatted, respecting the user's localization settings (for example, thousands separator is "," for North America and "." for Europe.

demo-electors

Number of electors in the electoral district as of demo-census-date. The figure should not contain spaces, commas or periods, and should be less than demo-pop, or the template will issue a warning. It is automatically formatted, respecting the user's localization settings.

demo-electors-date

Date for which demo-electors has been most recently updated. This should 'not be the date on which the template was updated, rather the date on which government entities update this figure based on census data and electorate databases.

demo-area

The area, in square kilometres, of the electoral district as of demo-census-date. The figure should not contain spaces, commas or periods, or the template will issue a warning. It is automatically formatted, respecting the user's localization settings

region

A relevant physical or cultural region occupied by the electoral district.

demo-cd

The census division or divisions which are fully or partially included in the electoral district as of demo-census-date. See Category:Census divisions of Canada. See also region.

communities

Relevant communities included in the electoral district.

communities-name

If needed, labels the list of communities with your own custom text - for instance, they might be "neighbourhoods", "MRCs", "wards", etc. If not filled, defaults to "Communities:".

demo-csd

The census subdivisions which are fully or partially included in the electoral district as of demo-census-date. A complete listing is available at the Statistics Canada Standard Geographical Classification database. See also communities.

demo-pop-ref, demo-area-ref, and demo-electors-ref

These fields will generate a footnote for the associated fields demo-pop, demo-area, and demo-electors.

If both demo-pop and demo-area are properly defined, the template will automatically include a population density field, rounded to one decimal place. Only demo-cd, demo-csd and demo-area will be displayed for defunct ridings.

Examples

The following would be used for the article on the electoral district of Oak Ridges—Markham, which is both a federal and provincial district. (Data are accurate as of August 2010.)

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Infobox Canada electoral district

Ontario electoral district
Coordinates:	43°55′45″N 79°31′37″W Location of the federal district constituency office in King City (as of 26 August  2010 (2010 -08-26))
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Paul Calandra Conservative
District created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2008
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP	Helena Jaczek Liberal
District created	2006
First contested	2007
Demographics
Population (2006)	169,642
Electors (2007)	123,138
Area (km²)	718
Pop. density (per km²)	236.3
Region	York
Communities	Markham, Richmond Hill, Whitchurch-Stouffville, King

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For an electoral district in just one jurisdiction, some fields may be omitted. For example, in the defunct district of Neepawa, the infobox would be:

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Neepawa

Manitoba electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1914
District abolished	1947
First contested	1917
Last contested	1945

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For a territorial electoral district in Nunavut or the Northwest Territories, which operate under a consensus government, party affiliation (prov-rep-party) information is ignored, and should not be included. For example, for the district of Kugluktuk, we would have the following template:

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Kugluktuk

Nunavut electoral district
Territorial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
MLA	Joe Allen Evyagotailak
District created	1999
First contested	1999
Last contested	2004
Demographics
Population (2006)	1,302
Region	Kitikmeot Region
Communities	Kugluktuk

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For a pre-Confederation electoral district in the Province of Canada, a typical entry may appear as follows:

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Champlain

Province of Canada electoral district
Defunct pre-Confederation electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
District created	1841
District abolished	1867
First contested	1841
Last contested	1867

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See also

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Electoral districts in Canada