Red portions are 25%+ variances, Green are 25%- variances
Yeah, that was a bad riff on the human-connectedness parlour game. (Never mind the shite graphics)
But in terms of what the OMB has decreed as a guideline...
"As much as is practicable, the total population in each ward should not be greater or less than 25% of the average population per ward."
...Hamilton currently has SIX wards that are in variance of this.
Before I list them, here are the guidelines according to the OMB given Hamilton's 2011 Census population of 519,949:
Average population per ward: 34663
25%+ average population mark: 43329
25%- average population mark: 25997
Wards 7 (62,179) and 8 (48,807) fall into the 25%+ category.
Wards 10 (23,524), 13 (24,907), 14 (17,634) and 15 (24,249) fall into the 25%- category.
Six out of fifteen.
Forty percent of our wards fall outside the OMB guidelines for Relative Population Parity.
Now, I'm not saying that this is abnormal. I guess the real test would be to examine other municipalities in Ontario and see how we stack up. (Yes, I'm issuing myself a challenge here.) But for the time being, surely this percentage of 'non-standard' wards, especially in a changing landscape, warrants a thorough re-examination.
M Adrian Brassington
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