Open Nominations: Major Political Parties

major political parties: With the three major political parties holding open nominations in all ridings, incumbent MPs even cabinet ministers are facing the task of fighting for their seats within their own parties. This is historical practice for the NDP, but it will be a first for Liberals and Conservatives. , according to Huffington Post. Elections Canada is carving 30 new ridings out of existing ones 15 to Ontario, six to Alberta, six to British Columbia and three to Quebec effectively shaking up the electoral map. Of the 338 ridings in the next federal election, only 44 will remain unchanged in some way. The creation of 30 new House of Commons seats and open nomination contests in all ridings for the three major political parties means the lead-up to the 2015 federal election will be unlike any that has been held before. What's more, as part of the changes to Canada's electoral map, most MPs are seeing their constituencies sliced, diced and in some cases, gone altogether. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.