[Magdalen] Canadian Ridings

[ME Michaud]

While we're at it, why are counties in Louisiana called parishes?
-M


On Tuesday, October 20, 2015, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
wrote:

> 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
>