[Magdalen] Gerrymandering was Canada's election

[Kate Conant]

http://pjmedia.com/zombie/2010/11/11/the-top-ten-most-gerrymandered-congressional-districts-in-the-united-states/

"What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and walk
humbly with your God?"
Micah 6:8

On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 4:19 PM, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
> wrote:

> On 20/10/2015 20:12, Jim Guthrie wrote:
>
>> Redistricting is supposed to happen every ten years after the census. It
>> is not the random occurrence Sibyl implies.
>>
>> The average number of constituents  in a district is  710,767. But
>> Montana with one Congressional District has 994,916.  Rhode Island, OTOH
>> has 526,283. That's because Congress has limited itself to 435 members, but
>> the districting is within a state only. It's also the reason that the
>> number of Congress members in a state with a stagnant economy (like Kansas)
>> tend to lose members every ten years.
>>
>> California, with a vibrant and growing economy is up to  53
>> Representatives. - 12% of the entire House.
>>
>
> and I understand it has taken redistricting out of the hands of the
> legislature and passed that responsibility to a non-partisan commission.
>
> Roger
>