riding

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Federal elections in Canada typically turn on who prevails in the vote-rich suburban ridings outside of Toronto and Vancouver and the crucial battleground province of Quebec.

From Washington Post • Aug. 15, 2021

Each of the 338 federal ridings in Canada is allocated 100 points, with points in each determined by what percentage of the vote a candidate gets there.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2020

Here are some key ridings that may be indicators for national trends at ballot boxes across the country.

From Reuters • Oct. 21, 2019

For instance, many federal ridings are contested as three-way races between Conservatives, Liberals and New Democrats.

From Salon • May 1, 2019

These trithings still subsist in the large county of York, where by an easy corruption they are de-113-nominated ridings; the north, the east, and the west-riding.

From Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First by Blackstone, William, Sir