Bill 185 2002

An Act to amend the
Representation Act, 1996

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. Section 2 of the Representation Act, 1996 is amended by adding the following subsection:

Exception

(1.1) Despite subsection (1), the electoral district of Waterloo-Wellington shall be called Waterloo-Wellington-Kitchener for the purpose of representation in the Legislative Assembly.

Commencement

2. This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title

3. The short title of this Act is the Representation Amendment Act (Waterloo-Wellington-Kitchener Exception), 2002.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

At present, the names of provincial electoral districts are identical to those of the federal electoral districts. The Bill proposes an exception to that rule in the case of Waterloo-Wellington. The name of the electoral district is changed to Waterloo-Wellington-Kitchener.