Voting Strength for Regional Districts in Fraser-Fort George, 2008

Population figures certified by the Minister of Community and Rural Development under the Local Government Act, effective December 1, 2007. The data, provided by the Government of British Columbia, is intended for determining voting strength and Director representation and includes people residing on Indian Reserves. It reflects boundary revisions up to December 31, 2006.

Use Cases

• Calculate electoral representation weights based on certified population figures.
• Analyze population distribution for regional districts, including residents on Indian Reserves.
• Study the impact of boundary revisions on demographic and electoral data.

Strengths

• Data is certified by a government minister under specific legislation (section 783(3) of the Local Government Act).
• Includes population residing on Indian Reserves, which may not be present in all demographic datasets.
• Reflects boundary revisions as of December 31, 2006, providing a defined geographic scope.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Government of British Columbia

Collection Method

Certified by the Minister of Community and Rural Development under the Local Government Act.

Time Range

Effective December 1, 2007, with data for 2008.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:28:01.099307; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Fraser-Fort George regional districts in British Columbia, Canada.