Description
The 2019 Canadian federal election (formally the 43rd Canadian general election) was held on October 21, 2019, to elect members of the House of Commons to the 43rd Canadian Parliament. The writs of election for the 2019 election were issued by Governor General Julie Payette on September 11, 2019.
2019 Electoral Map is a join between the 2019 federal Electoral Result and 2019 Federal Electoral Map boundary.
Originator
Election Canada
Canada Open Data
Use Cases
As a Transport Canada analyst, I need to create a map that overlays federal electoral districts with the locations of OPP projects. I need to create an infographic that shows that OPP projects are being funded in a non-partisan manner.
Source(s)
Source | Format | Date | Update Frequency | Metadata | Cost | Link | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ArcGIS Living Atlas / Esri Canada | ESRI REST | 2019 | Free | Mesh of 2019 FED boundary and 2019 election result | |||
Canada Open Data | ESERI REST | 2019 | Completed | Free | Contains FED boundary only. | ||
Elections Canada | CSV | 2019 | Completed | N/A | Free | Election result raw data, does not include by-election |
Remarks
ArcGIS Living Atlas is more desirable for EGIS integration as no join operation is required for the FED with the election result. However, if elected candidate is critical for analytic purposes, the by-election result will need to be updated using filter to extract records to be changed and insert updated values against the original dataset.
Process for EGIS integration
ESRI REST, WMS, SHP and GDB Files:
ESRI REST, WMS, SHP and GDB files can be integrated directly into EGIS.
Joining SHP & CSV:
In FME, use the Feature Merger transformer to join Open Data SHP file with Election Result CSV file using Federal Electoral District (FED) or FED Number as primary key.
Output to KML, SHP or GDB as required.
Import into EGIS
TC Smart Maps:
Not all GIS applications can consume KML file directly due to its unique data structures such as networklinks, folders, models etc.
Please contact Lawrence Chong, Digital Services Directorate for TC Smart Maps KML dataset and format translation.
TC Smart Maps KML link: \\tc.gc.ca\tcgis\GISData\Google Mashup\ElectoralMap\ElectoralMaps.kml
Customization:
Schema transformation: As required
Denormalization: Not required
Value coding: Not required
Attribute renaming: As required to improve readability
Attribute removal: It is highly recommended as some fields are unnecessary, this will also reduce file size and improve performance
Geoenrichment: Feature symbolization is recommended to improve visualization
-Color theme by Elected PartyFormat translation: As needed
Language translation: French version available.