Nick Taylor-Vaisey

Nick Taylor-Vaisey

Nick Taylor-Vaisey teases the day on Parliament Hill and, whenever he can, asks you what he should report. Follow nick on Twitter at @TaylorVaisey.

Was your MP born in your riding?

by Nick Taylor-Vaisey on Friday, January 4, 2013 6:31am - 0 Comments

Dozens of parliamentarians weren’t born in the ridings they represent. There’s nothing wrong with that, of course, but we thought it was worth taking a look at which MPs represent their first place of residence.

MPs are coded as follows: Blue if they were born in the riding they represent, Light Blue if they were born in an adjacent riding, and Red if they were born further afield. Click on a riding, and the info bubbles that pop up tell you where the MP was born, when they were born, and their various jobs before they took office. Zoom in for a closer look at cities where more than one MP was born.

Find anything interesting? Comment away. We’ll be watching.

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