DCHP-2

riding association Riding Association DCHP-2 (July 2016)

• n. — Politics

  an organizational unit within a political party at the level of the electoral district.

  Type: 5. Frequency — The term riding association had developed naturally from riding to describe a political party's base in a constituency. Since riding is primarily a Canadian term, it follows that riding association is also mainly found in Canada (see Chart 1).
  See also COD-2, s.v. "riding association", which marks the term as "Cdn".

  See also: riding (def. 2)  

  • 1888  Q. When did you come? A. In 1879. Q. your association, Mr. Walker has told us, was for the electoral district of Kent? A. Yes. Q. And the association was a riding association in that sense? A. Yes. Q. Who were the members of that association? A. Do you mean previous to the meeting of the 20th of November? 
  • 1916  Mr. Prevey extended the greetings of the Riding Association, and congratulated the club on the success of the picnic. Mr. May, who proved a most pleasing speaker, spoke of the importance of the people taking an intelligent personal interest in political issues. 
  • 1923  Mr. Curry was greeted with cries of "you will go down" when he rose to speak and three members connected from five to ten years with the riding association, resigned, declaring that they could not be a party to the "plot" which has consummated and that they stood solely for Mr. Dewart. An uproar filled the hall which could not be suppressed and which could only be allowed to wear itself out. 
  • 1936  Young Conservatives, and Conservatives not so young, became dance conscious tonight when the riding association that is handling the campaign of Dr. Harold Welsh staged three dances in the three biggest communities of East Hastings. 
  • 1949  "You can joing the Progressive Conservative Party by signing an ordinary newspaper coupon. I went down to the riding association for a Liberal membership card and was told the lists were full," Joe Nobleman complained. 
  • 1962  On Saturday, members of Kitimat, Smithers, and Terrace New Democratic Party clubs met at Terrace for the purpose of forming a provincial riding association. The execution of the Skeena New Democratic Party provincial riding association is as follows: president: Laurence Sloat [...] 
  • 1977  Mr. Cummings, who is a vice-president of the federal NDP, said trade union members seldom become involved in the party and all too often locals ignore the need to establish political action committees. He said labor must be involved in the riding associations to make sure the party structure is such as will do labor the most good. 
  • 1988  Another source insisted there was no desire to favor one candidate over another and all wanted to do what is in the party's best interests. He said many Liberal riding associations don't have the money to mount an early convention and questioned whether the organization could be ready to elect delegates in February and March. Others question whether the party could mount anything more than a cursory policy review by meeting so quickly. 
  • 1998  As the chief electoral officer, Fjeldheim, a roll-up-your- sleeves kind of guy, is responsible for the administering the Elections Act and the Election Finances Contribution Act, which involves the registration of parties and riding associations, and disclosure of contributions. 
  • 2009  One likely change will be the establishment of a one-member, one-vote system for electing party leaders in the future. They are currently elected by delegates representing membership of riding associations. 
  • 2013  He reminded the party that it is only as strong as its weakest riding association and that there will be 338 ridings that need work in the 30 months before the next election. The easiest part of this for Mr. Trudeau is winning the race. 
  • 2016  Nunavut, NU
    President: Bethany Scott
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