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Giving a Voice to Ontario’s Regions Simplicity, Accountability, Choice and Regional Representation DETAILED REGION MAPS & CALCULATIONS February 2007 (SEE SUBMISSION #1546) GREGORY D. MORROW BScArch, BArch, SMArchS, MCP, PhD Candidate School of Public Affairs University of California, Los Angeles 3250 Public Policy Building Los Angeles, CA 90095-1656 [email protected] 1-323-551-7539 PLEASE SAVE PAPER. PRINT THIS DOCUMENT DOUBLE-SIDED. REGIONS DETAILED REGION MAPS & CALCULATIONS 1. Northern 2. Ottawa-East On 25 January 2007, we submitted our FINAL proposal to the Ontario Citizens’ 3. Limestone-Quinte-Kawartha Assembly (submission #1546), which was the result of feedback from Ontarians 4. Simcoe-Upper Grand-Huron across the province. 5. Southwestern 1 6. Hamilton-Niagara Enclosed please find an addendum to that submission showing detailed region maps 7. York-Durham and recommended ridings including population calculations for each county, district 8. Peel-Halton 9. Toronto and regional municipality. The purpose of these detailed maps is to illustrate what a modest (15%) reduction in the number of local ridings would look like -- an electoral Southern Ontario map with 90 local ridings (note: our submission recommended 88 local seats and 51 regional seats; the subsequent detailed mapping suggests that the electoral map works best with 90 local seats and 50 regional seats; this fine-tuning does not change in any substantive way our submission). These ridings take into account shared communities of interest and ensure that all ridings in Southern Ontario are within +/- 10% of the provincial average population per riding (we recommended that the existing 11 Northern Ontario ridings be retained, unless people in the North choose to adopt a normal 9 local + 5 regional seat configuration, instead of the Southern Ontario exceptional 11 local + 3 regional seat configuration recommended herein). We treat the North as an exception, as is the current practice. It is our principle that no region should unfairly bear the burden of changing the electoral system. As such, the North retains its current 10% share of the legislature, Toronto retains its current 20% share of the legislature, and so on. With 90 local ridings, the average local riding has about 2 130,000 people. All Southern ridings are between 120,000 and 146,000 people. It is important to note that these suggested riding and region boundaries are 3 illustrative only. The actual boundaries, of course, will be determined by a Boundaries Commission, which will hold public meetings, allowing citizens from all regions to express their preferred regional and riding affiliations. Thus, the enclosed maps should be taken as suggestions only. We trust these maps may help the 7 Assembly visualize what an MMP system would look like. While such detailed maps should not be included in the Assembly’s report, we do recommend that the Assembly 4 9 include a general “concept map/diagram” that shows in very rough form what the 8 approximate size of the regions look like. This is an important tool to help Ontarians understand the Assembly’s recommended system. 6 Should the Citizens Assembly recommend a mixed-member proportional system for Ontario, we strongly urge restoring the 27 seats that were removed in1999, 5 and a modest reduction in the number of local ridings (from 107 to 90). These two design decisions -- restoring the lost seats and a modest reduction of the number of local ridings -- produces a functional mixed-member proportional system with approximately two-thirds local members and one-thirds regional members. One-third (33%) is the minimum share of regional seats necessary to ensure a viable MMP system; indeed, no MMP system in the world has fewer. PLEASE SAVE PAPER. PRINT THIS DOCUMENT DOUBLE-SIDED. 1 ALGOMA DISTRICT 1 NORTHERN 2 COCHRANE DISTRICT 3 GREATER SUDBURY 11 LOCAL RIDING MPPs 4 KENORA DISTRICT 5 MANITOULIN DISTRICT 3 REGIONAL AT-LARGE MPPs 6 MUSKOKA DISTRICT 14 TOTAL MPPs 7 NIPISSING DISTRICT 8 PARRY SOUND DISTRICT 9 RAINY RIVER DISTRICT 10 SUDBURY DISTRICT 11 THUNDER BAY DISTRICT 12 TIMISKAMING DISTRICT KENORA- RAINY RIVER TIMMINS- JAMES BAY 4 2 11 Kapusasing THUNDER BAY- SUPERIOR NORTH Cochrane Kenora 2 11 11 1 Timmins 12 TIMISKAMING- Thunder 10 10 9 THUNDER BAY- Bay COCHRANE ATIKOKAN ALGOMA- Fort NICKEL Frances MANITOULIN BELT 10 7 North Sudbury Bay NIPISSING 10 3 SAULT STE. MARIE Sault Ste. Marie 8 7 PARRY SOUND- 5 MUSKOKA Parry Sound 6 SUDBURY SEE REVERSE FOR DETAILED POPULATION CALCUATIONS PLEASE SAVE PAPER. PRINT THIS DOCUMENT DOUBLE-SIDED. 1 NORTHERN 11 LOCAL RIDING MPPs 3 REGIONAL AT-LARGE MPPs 14 TOTAL MPPs POPULATION CALCULATIONS * WARD THAT SPANS MORE THAN ONE RIDING (1) KENORA-RAINY RIVER 78,755 (7) NICKEL BELT 79,665 KENORA DISTRICT 61,802 GREATER SUDBURY* 75,879 RAINY RIVER DISTRICT* 16,953 SUDBURY DISTRICT* 3,015 COCHRANE DISTRICT* 771 (2) THUNDER BAY-ATIKOKAN 76,015 THUNDER BAY DISTRICT* 70,859 (8) TIMMINS-JAMES BAY 71,645 RAINY RIVER DISTRICT* 5,156 COCHRANE DISTRICT* 71,645 (3) THUNDER BAY-SUPERIOR NORTH 75,230 (9) TIMISKAMING-COCHRANE 69,900 THUNDER BAY DISTRICT* 75,230 TIMISKAMING DISTRICT 34,442 NIPISSING DISTRICT* 14,696 (4) ALGOMA-MANITOULIN 73,400 COCHRANE DISTRICT 12,831 ALGOMA DISTRICT* 44,002 SUDBURY DISTRICT* 7,931 MANITOULIN DISTRICT 12,679 SUDBURY DISTRICT* 11,948 (10) NIPISSING 74,901 THUNDER BAY DISTRICT* 4,771 NIPISSING DISTRICT* 67,505 PARRY SOUND DISTRICT* 7,396 (5) SAULT STE. MARIE 74,565 ALGOMA DISTRICT* 74,565 (11) PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA 85,375 MUSKOKA DISTRICT 53,106 (6) SUDBURY 79,340 PARRY SOUND DISTRICT* 32,269 GREATER SUDBURY* 79,340 PLEASE SAVE PAPER. PRINT THIS DOCUMENT DOUBLE-SIDED. 1 ADMASTON/BROMLEY 22 MCNAB/BRAESIDE 2 OTTAWA-EAST 2 ALFRED AND PLANTAGENET 23 MISSISSIPPI MILLS 3 ARNPRIOR 24 NIPISSING 8 LOCAL RIDING MPPs 4 BONNECHERE VALLEY 25 N. ALGONA WILBERFORCE 5 BRUDENELL, LYND., RAGLAN 26 NORTH DUNDAS 5 REGIONAL AT-LARGE MPPs 6 CARLETON PLACE 27 NORTH GLENGARRY 13 TOTAL MPPs 7 CASSELMAN 28 NORTH GRENVILLE 8 CHAMPLAIN 29 NORTH STORMONT 9 CLARENCE-ROCKLAND 30 OTTAWA (CUMBERLAND) 10 CORNWALL 31 OTTAWA (ORLEANS) 11 DEEP RIVER 32 PEMBROKE 12 EAST HAWKESBURY 33 PETAWAWA 13 GREATER MADAWASKA 34 PIKWAKANAGAN RESERVE 14 HAWKESBURY 35 RENFREW 15 HEAD, CLARA AND MARIA 36 RUSSELL 16 HORTON 37 SOUTH ALGONQUIN 17 KILLALOE, HAGARTY, RICH. 38 SOUTH DUNDAS 18 LANARK HIGHLANDS 39 SOUTH GLENGARRY 19 LAURENTIAN HILLS 40 SOUTH STORMONT 20 LAURENTIAN VALLEY 41 THE NATION / LA NATION 21 MADAWASKA VALLEY 42 WHITEWATER REGION OTTAWA- Hawkesbury 15 Deep River VANIER 8 22 2 19 OTTAWA Petawawa CENTRE PRESCOTT-RUSSELL- Pembroke OTTAWA WEST- 31 ORLEANS 27 9 42 NEPEAN 41 24 30 20 7 29 39 36 17 25 16 Arnprior OTTAWA SOUTH- RENFREW-NIPISSING- Renfrew GLOUCESTER LANARK 22 1 STORMONT-DUNDAS- 34 OTTAWA-KANATA- GLENGARRY CARLETON Cornwall 4 40 21 23 26 37 Carleton Place 38 13 5 28 18 SEE REVERSE FOR DETAILED POPULATION CALCUATIONS PLEASE SAVE PAPER. PRINT THIS DOCUMENT DOUBLE-SIDED. 2 OTTAWA-EAST 8 LOCAL RIDING MPPs 5 REGIONAL AT-LARGE MPPs 13 TOTAL MPPs POPULATION CALCULATIONS * WARD THAT SPANS MORE THAN ONE RIDING (1) RENFREW-NIPISSING-LANARK 121,941 (2) OTTAWA-KANATA-CARLETON 141,554 (6) OTTAWA-VANIER 143,127 PETAWAWA 14,398 WARD 4 (KANATA) 58,635 WARD 13 (RIDEAU-ROCKCLIFFE) 37,545 PEMBROKE 13,490 WARD 3 (BELL-SOUTH NEPEAN)* 29,359 WARD 2 (INNES) 37,175 MISSISSIPPI MILLS 11,647 WARD 6 (GOULBOURN) 23,590 WARD 11 (BEACON HILL-CYRVILLE) 33,605 CARLETON PLACE 9,083 WARD 5 (WEST CARLETON) 17,270 WARD 12 (RIDEAU-VANIER)* 23,271 LAURENTIAN VALLEY 8,733 WARD 21 (RIDEAU) 12,700 WARD 1 (ORLEANS)* 11,531 RENFREW 7,942 (3) OTTAWA SOUTH-GLOUCESTER 143,871 (7) PRESCOTT-RUSSELL-ORLEANS 133,860 ARNPRIOR 7,192 WARD 10 (GLOUCESTER-SOUTHGATE) 50,720 MCNAB/BRAESIDE 6,843 WARD 1 (ORLEANS)* 34,594 WARD 9 (KNOXVILLE-MERIVALE)* 28,808 WHITEWATER REGION 6,520 WARD 19 (CUMBERLAND) 22,820 WARD 3 (BELL-SOUTH NEPEAN)* 24,021 LANARK HIGHLANDS 4,795 CLARENCE-ROCKLAND 19,612 WARD 16 (RIVER)* 22,713 MADAWASKA VALLEY 4,406 RUSSELL 12,412 WARD 20 (OSGOODE) 17,610 DEEP RIVER 4,135 THE NATION / LA NATION 10,599 HAWKESBURY 10,314 BONNECHERE VALLEY 3,591 (4) OTTAWA WEST-NEPEAN 143,482 ADMASTON/BROMLEY 2,824 ALFRED AND PLANTAGENET 8,593 WARD 7 (BAY) 45,175 LAURENTIAN HILLS 2,750 CHAMPLAIN 8,591 WARD 8 (BASELINE) 40,235 NORTH ALGONA WILBERFORCE 2,729 EAST HAWKESBURY 3,415 WARD 16 (RIVER)* 22,713 HORTON 2,567 CASSELMAN 2,910 WARD 15 (KITCHISSIPPI)* 25,757 KILLALOE, HAGARTY, AND RICHARDS 2,492 WARD 9 (KNOXVILLE-MERIVALE)* 9,603 (8) STORMONT-DUNDAS-GLENGARRY 123,103 GREATER MADAWASKA 2,290 CORNWALL 45,640 BRUDENELL, LYNDOCH, AND RAGLAN 1,565 (5) OTTAWA CENTRE 144,593 SOUTH ALGONQUIN 1,278 NORTH GRENVILLE 13,581 WARD 18 (ALTA VISTA) 44,430 PIKWAKANAGAN RESERVE 443 SOUTH GLENGARRY 12,700 WARD 14 (SOMERSET) 36,360 HEAD, CLARA AND MARIA 228 SOUTH STORMONT 11,941 WARD 17 (CAPITAL) 33,725 NORTH DUNDAS 11,014 WARD 15 (KITCHISSIPPI)* 11,039 SOUTH DUNDAS 10,783 WARD 12 (RIDEAU-VANIER)* 19,040 NORTH GLENGARRY 10,589 N ORTH STORMONT 6,855 PLEASE SAVE PAPER. PRINT THIS DOCUMENT DOUBLE-SIDED. 1 ADDINGTON HIGHLANDS 11 BELLEVILLE 26 DYSART AND OTHERS 46 MARMORA 3 LIMESTONE-QUINTE-KAWARTHA 2 ALDERVILLE FIRST NATION 12 BRIGHTON 27 EDWARDSBURGH/CARDINAL 47 MERRICKVILLE-WOLFORD 3 ALGONGUIN HIGHLANDS 13 BROCK 28 ELIZABETHTOWN-KITLEY 48 MINDEN HILLS 6 LOCAL RIDING MPPs 4 ALNWICK/HALDIMAND 14 BROCKVILLE 29 FARADAY 49 MONTAGUE 4 REGIONAL MPPs 5 ASPHODEL-NORWOOD 15 CARLETON PLACE 30 FRONT OF YONGE 50 NORTH FRONTENAC 6 ATHENS 3 16 CARLOW/MAYO 31 FRONTENAC ISLANDS 51 NORTH KAWARTHA 10 TOTAL MPPs 7 AUGUSTA 17 CAVAN-MILLBROOK-N.M.