Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act
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The Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (French: Loi sur la révision des limites des circonscriptions électorales), commonly known by its acronym EBRA,[14] is an act of the Parliament of Canada that was passed by the 26th Canadian Parliament in 1964.[15]
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Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act | |
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Parliament of Canada | |
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Citation | Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. E-3 |
Passed by | House of Commons |
Passed | November 16, 1964[2] |
Passed by | Senate |
Passed | November 20, 1964[3] |
Royal assent | November 20, 1964[4] |
Commenced | Partially on November 20, 1964[lower-alpha 1] Fully on April 23, 1968[lower-alpha 2] |
Legislative history | |
First chamber: House of Commons | |
Bill title | Bill C-72 |
Introduced by | Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson |
First reading | March 2, 1964[8] |
Second reading | April 15, 1964[9] |
Third reading | November 16, 1964[10] |
Second chamber: Senate | |
Bill title | Bill C-72 |
Member(s) in charge | Leader of the Government in the Senate John Joseph Connolly |
First reading | November 18, 1964[11] |
Second reading | November 19, 1964[12] |
Third reading | November 20, 1964[13] |
Repeals | |
Representation Act | |
Status: Amended |
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Under the EBRA, every ten years, ten electoral boundaries commissions (one in each province) are established to revise the electoral district boundaries in their province. Each commission is composed of three members. It is chaired by a judge appointed by the chief justice of the province and has two other members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Commons.