Sunshine Coast regional district populations certified by the Minister of Community and Rural Development under section 783(3) of the Local Government Act, effective December 1, 2007. These figures are used to determine voting strength and Director representation and include people residing on Indian Reserves. The data incorporates boundary revisions to December 31, 2006.
Use Cases
- Calculate voting strength allocations for regional districts based on certified population figures.
- Analyze representation equity by comparing population counts across districts.
- Study demographic inclusion by examining data that includes residents on Indian Reserves.
- Assess the impact of boundary revisions on population counts for electoral purposes.
Strengths
- Population figures are certified by a government minister under a specific legal statute.
- Includes residents on Indian Reserves, providing a more complete demographic picture.
- Incorporates boundary revisions up to December 31, 2006, aligning with administrative changes.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data is specific to a single time point (effective December 1, 2007) and region.
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 boundary revisions to December 31, 2006.
- Geography
- Sunshine Coast regional districts in British Columbia, Canada.