Pendant 27 ans, entre 1840 et 1867, le Canada de l'Est, c'est-à-dire le Québec, avait la moitié des sièges au Parlement du Canada Uni, tandis que le Canada de l'Ouest avait l'autre moitié.
For 27 years, between 1840 and 1867, Canada east, Quebec, was guaranteed half of the seats in this chamber and Canada west was guaranteed the other half. However, we did away with that in the debates that led to Confederation.