A Canadian political shorthand for 'representation by population' — the democratic principle that legislative seats should be allocated based on how many people live in a given region, not equal weight per province or territory. It was a hot-button debate in pre-Confederation Canada and remains a meaningful concept in discussions about electoral fairness. The snappy abbreviation cuts through the jargon and makes a complex constitutional concept instantly accessible in casual political conversation.
The smaller provinces have always been nervous about rep by pop because it gives Ontario and Quebec so much more power.
No comments yet — say something.
(UK, politics) representation by population.
No comments yet — say something.
Add your own interpretation of "rep by pop".
Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
See all Regional & Other slang on Slangora.