Reference re Provincial Electoral Boundaries (Sask)
Reference Re Provincial Electoral Boundaries (Sask), [1991] 2 S.C.R. 158 is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the right to vote under section 3 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Court rejected the US principle of "one man, one vote" from the US Supreme Court decision of Baker v. Carr (1962), and instead held that the right to vote meant "effective representation".
| Reference Re Provincial Electoral Boundaries (Sask) | |
|---|---|
| Hearing: April 29, 30, 1991 Judgment: June 6, 1991 | |
| Full case name | The Attorney General for Saskatchewan v Roger Carter, QC |
| Citations | [1991] 2 S.C.R. 158 |
| Prior history | Appeal from Saskatchewan Court of Appeal |
| Ruling | Sask. appeal allowed |
| Court membership | |
| Chief Justice: Antonio Lamer Puisne Justices: Bertha Wilson, Gérard La Forest, Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, John Sopinka, Charles Gonthier, Peter Cory, Beverley McLachlin, William Stevenson | |
| Reasons given | |
| Majority | McLachlin J., joined by La Forest, Gonthier, Stevenson and Iacobucci JJ. |
| Concurrence | Sopinka J. |
| Dissent | Cory J., joined by Lamer C.J. and L'Heureux-Dubé J. |
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