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The House of Commons. 
37. The House of Commons shall, subject to the provisions of Yensis- 
this Act, consist of One hundred and eighty-one Members, of House of 
whom eighty-two shall be elected for Ontario, Sixty-five for Commons 
Quebec, Nineteen for Nova Scotia, and Fifteen for New Bruns- in Canada. 
wick. 
38. The Governor-General shall from time to time, in the Summon- 
Queen’s name, by Instrument under the Great Seal of Canada, ing of of 
summon and call together the House of Commons. Commons. 
Senators 
39. A Senator shall not be capable of being elected or of not to sit 
sitting or voting as a Member of the House of Commons. a Flouse 
mons. 
40. Until the Parliament of Canada otherwise provides, Electoral 
Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, shall, for the Districts 
purposes of the Election of Members to serve in the House of of the four 
Commons, be divided into Electoral Districts as follows i — 
1. ONTARIO. 
Ontario shall be divided into the Counties, Ridings of Counties, 
Cities, Parts of Cities, and Towns enumerated in the First 
Schedule to this Act, each whereof shall be an Electoral District, 
each such District as numbered in that Schedule being entitled to 
return one Member. 
2. QUEBEC. 
Quebec shall be divided into Sixty-five Electoral Districts, 
composed of the Sixty-five Electoral Divisions into which Lower 
Canada is, at the passing of this Act, divided under Chapter Two 
of the Consolidated Statutes of Canada, Chapter Seventy-five of 
the Consolidated Statutes for Lower Canada, and the Act of the 
Province of Canada of the Twenty-third Year of the Queen, 
Chapter One, or any other Act amending the same in force at the 
Union, so that each such Electoral Division shall be for the 
purposes of this Act an Electoral District entitled to return One 
Member. 
3 NOVA SCOTIA. 
Each of the Eighteen Counties of Nova Scotia shall be an 
Electoral District. The County of Halifax shall be entitled to