[Magdalen] Canadian Ridings

Roger Stokes roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
Tue Oct 20 20:36:33 UTC 2015


Why are Canadian parliamentary constituencies called ridings?  Does 
nobody understand etymology?  "Riding" comes from the Norse for "third" 
so there should be precisely three ridings in any area - no more and no 
less.

Roger


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