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Originally Posted by PoscStudent
The last post in this thread is interesting considering it's currently a hot topic. I don't know if St. John's will be affected by this or not. It's currently the topic on CBC Cross Talk and someone who previously ran for the Liberals is saying that the seats in St. John's should be cut. I remember seeing Yvonne Jones question one time whether St. John's should have fewer seats.
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Hmm... interesting. I believe that most districts are pretty much evenly distributed in terms of their populations and electors with St. John's metro having, on average, slightly higher numbers in both categories. Given that, it doesn't seem logical to cut the number of St. John's seats, but I realize that argument is more political than mathematical in nature.
The smaller districts by sheer numbers seem to be South Coast and Labrador. It would make sense to consolidate in those districts first. However, no matter what way you slice it up it's gonna draw some heat one way or another. Definitely not an easy task.
Does anyone else find it ironic that Yvonne Jones questioned the number of seats in St. John's? You know, given the fact she represented one of the smallest districts in the province... food for thought.