User:DrRandomFactor

Dr. Random Factor, Ph.D - Vector Graphics, Election Maps, Legislature Diagrams, & Political Logos

A lifelong political enthusiast & amateur cartographer, I am a frequent uploader of election maps and other maps. My first election maps were for Canadian provinces and they were less than impressive. Since then I have expanded my skills and now consider myself a skilled cartographer. The program I use for making all of my maps is Adobe Illustrator. Data for the election maps is often sourced from news sources and Wikipedia.

My very good buddy/business partner is Mr.Election, and we frequently work together on election maps. Several of the following maps are co-authored between me and Mr.Election. I highly suggest giving his page a view as well, he makes many amazing election maps and he's even won a Wikimedia award!

I do take requests for election maps. If you would like to request an election map from me, send me a message on Wikimedia and I will get back to you as soon as I can. Or you can message me on Wikimedia. Whatever works best. Email is preferable however and I will provide my email address if asked. There is an FAQ section at the bottom of this page.

Below is a gallery of maps, legislature diagrams, and political logos I have created. Maps me and Mr.Election have co-authored are denoted with a Red Flag ("🚩") below.

Awards

	The Original Barnstar
	Amazing job on all of these maps, your work is appreciated! *Tyanc13and7* ^talk 23:25, 27 September 2017 (UTC)

	The Graphic Designer's Barnstar
	Your maps are the best. Good job! Yilku1 (talk) 15:27, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

The Brilliant Idea Barnstar

Mr.Election just informed me that you were the one who composed the map for the 2016 state house elections in Michigan. I am blown away by the detail; the map shows not just which party one each district, but the relative voter intensity. VERY good job! I'd love to see you do a few more for a few additional recent elections in the state since 2010 including the gubernatorial races by county and maybe post-redistricting (which would start in 2012) state legislative races. Criticalthinker (talk) 01:18, 4 December 2017 (UTC)

	The Surreal Barnstar
	I think your election maps are some of the best on Wikimedia Commons! MB298 (talk) 03:59, 14 December 2017 (UTC)

Canada & Canadian Provincial Maps

Maps of Canada

Canadian Federal Election 2019 Maps

Canadian federal election 2015 - Winning party vote by riding (PNG ONLY)

Canadian Federal Election 2015 Maps

Canadian federal election 2015 - Winning party vote by riding (PNG ONLY)
Canadian federal election 2015 - Winning party vote by riding
Canadian federal election 2015 - Winning party colour map
By-Elections to the Canadian 42nd Canadian Parliament (2015-2019) (🚩co-authored by Mr.Election)
Blank Map of Canada's 338 ridings, as used in the 2015 federal election

Canadian Federal Election 2015 - Party Vote Strength Maps

Canadian federal election 2015 - Liberal Party Vote Strength By Riding (🚩co-authored by Mr.Election)
Canadian federal election 2015 - Conservative Party Vote Strength By Riding
Canadian federal election 2015 - New Democratic Party Vote Strength By Riding (🚩co-authored by Mr.Election)
Canadian federal election 2015 - Bloc Quebecois Vote Strength By Riding (🚩co-authored by Mr.Election)
Canadian federal election 2015 - Green Party Vote Strength By Riding (🚩co-authored by Mr.Election)

Canadian Federal Election 2011 Maps

Canadian federal election 2011 - Winning party vote by riding
Canadian federal election 2011 - Winning party colour map

Previous Canadian Federal Election Maps

Canadian federal election 1867 - Winning party vote by riding
Canadian federal election 1993 - Winning party vote by riding
Canadian federal election 2004 - Winning party vote by riding (🚩co-authored by Mr.Election)
Canadian federal election 2006 - Winning party vote by riding (🚩co-authored by Mr.Election)
Canadian federal election 2008 - Winning party vote by riding

Conservative Party Leadership Election 2017 Maps

Canadian Conservative Party Leadership Election 2017 - First Round Vote By Riding
Canadian Conservative Party Leadership Election 2017 - 13th (Final) Round Vote By Riding ('🚩'co-authored by Mr.Election)

Canadian Senate Maps

Senate of Canada - Seats by Province

Canadian Member of Parliament (MP) Voting Maps

Bill C-45 (Cannabis Act) Nov. 27, 2017 - Final Reading Voting Results By Member of Parliament (MP)
Bill C-45 (Cannabis Act) Nov. 27, 2017 - Final Reading Voting Results By Member of Parliament (MP) (Simple Colours)

Maps of British Columbia

British Columbia Provincial Election Maps

British Columbia general election 2001 - Winning party vote by riding
British Columbia general election 2005 - Winning party vote by riding (🚩co-authored by Mr.Election)
British Columbia general election 2009 - Winning party vote by riding
British Columbia general election 2013 - Winning party vote by riding
British Columbia general election 2017 - Winning party vote by riding
British Columbia general election 2020 - Winning party vote by riding

British Columbia Referendum Maps

British Columbia electoral reform referendum 2005 - Vote by riding
British Columbia electoral reform referendum 2009 - Vote by riding
British Columbia electoral reform referendum 2018 - Vote by riding

Other British Columbia Provincial Election Maps

By-Elections to the British Columbia 40th Legislature (2013-2017)
Blank map of British Columbia's provincial ridings used from the 2017 election to present.

British Columbia Party Leadership Elections

British Columbia Liberal Party Leadership Election 2011 - First Preference & Final Preference by Riding

Maps of Alberta

Alberta Provincial Election Maps

Alberta general election 1905 - Winning party vote by riding
Alberta general election 1971 - Winning party vote by riding
Alberta general election 1975 - Winning party vote by riding
Alberta general election 2004 - Winning party vote by riding (🚩co-authored by Mr.Election)
Alberta general election 2008 - Winning party vote by riding
Alberta general election 2012 - Winning party vote by riding
Alberta general election 2015 - Winning party vote by riding
Alberta general election 2019 - Winning party vote by riding

Maps of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Provincial Election Maps

To see additional maps of Saskatchewan, please visit Mr.Election's Wikimedia page.

Saskatchewan general election 2003 - Winning party vote by riding (🚩co-authored by Mr.Election)
Saskatchewan general election 2007 - Winning party vote by riding (🚩co-authored by Mr.Election)
Saskatchewan general election 2011 - Winning party vote by riding
Saskatchewan general election 2016 - Winning party vote by riding

Maps of Manitoba

Manitoba Provincial Election Maps

Manitoba general election 1999 - Winning party vote by riding (🚩co-authored by Mr.Election)
Manitoba general election 2003 - Winning party vote by riding
Manitoba general election 2007 - Winning party vote by riding
Manitoba general election 2011 - Winning party vote by riding
Manitoba general election 2016 - Winning party vote by riding
Manitoba general election 2019 - Winning party vote by riding
Manitoba general election 2023 - Winning party vote by riding

Maps of Ontario

Ontario Provincial Election 2018

Ontario general election 2018 - Results by Riding

Ontario Provincial Election 2018 - Party Vote Strength Maps

Ontario general election 2018 - Progressive Conservative vote strength by Riding
Ontario general election 2018 - NDP vote strength by Riding
Ontario general election 2018 - Liberal vote strength by Riding

Ontario Provincial Election 2014

Ontario general election 2014 - Winning party vote by riding
Ontario general election 2014 - Voter Turnout by riding
By-Elections to the Ontario 41st Legislature (2014-2018)

Ontario Provincial Election 2014 - Party Vote Strength Maps

Ontario general election 2014 - Liberal Party Vote Strength By Riding (🚩co-authored by Mr.Election)
Ontario general election 2014 - Progressive Conservative Party Vote Strength By Riding
Ontario general election 2014 - New Democratic Party Vote Strength By Riding
Ontario general election 2014 - Green Party Vote Strength By Riding (🚩co-authored by Mr.Election)
Ontario general election 2014 - Libertarian Party Vote Strength By Riding (🚩co-authored by Mr.Election)

Ontario Provincial Election 2011

Ontario general election 2011 - Winning party vote by riding (🚩 Map re-edit co-authored by Mr.Election)

Ontario Provincial Election 2011 - Party Vote Strength Maps

Ontario general election 2011 - Liberal Party Vote Strength By Riding (🚩co-authored by Mr.Election)
Ontario general election 2011 - Progressive Conservative Party Vote Strength By Riding
Ontario general election 2011 - New Democratic Party Vote Strength By Riding

Ontario Provincial Election 2007

Ontario general election 2007 - Winning party vote by riding
Ontario Alternative Vote Referendum 2007 - Results by riding

Ontario Provincial Election 2007 - Party Vote Strength Maps

Ontario general election 2007 - Liberal Party Vote Strength By Riding (🚩co-authored by Mr.Election)
Ontario general election 2007 - Green Party Vote Strength By Riding (🚩co-authored by Mr.Election)

Other Ontario Provincial Elections

Ontario general election 1987 - Winning party vote by riding (🚩co-authored by Mr.Election)
Ontario general election 1990 - Winning party vote by riding
Ontario general election 1995 - Winning party vote by riding
Ontario general election 1999 - Winning party vote by riding (🚩co-authored by Mr.Election)
Ontario general election 2003 - Winning party vote by riding

Ontario Party Leadership Elections

Ontario Progressive Conservative Party Leadership Election 2015 - Winning candidate by riding
Ontario Progressive Conservative Party Leadership Election 2018 - Winning candidate by riding

Maps of Quebec

Quebec Provincial Election 2018

Quebec Provincial Election 2014

To see additional maps of Quebec, please visit Mr.Election's Wikimedia page.

Quebec general election 2014 - Winning party vote by riding
By-Elections to the Quebec 41st National Assembly (2014-2018) (🚩co-authored by Mr.Election)

Other Quebec Provincial Election Maps

Quebec general election 1994 - Winning party vote by riding (🚩co-authored by Mr.Election)
Quebec general election 1998 - Winning party vote by riding (🚩co-authored by Mr.Election)
Quebec general election 2003 - Winning party vote by riding (🚩co-authored by Mr.Election)
Quebec general election 2007 - Winning party vote by riding
Quebec general election 2008 - Winning party vote by riding
Quebec general election 2012 - Winning party vote by riding

Quebec Referendum Maps

Quebec independence referendum 1995 - Vote by riding
Quebec independence referendum 1995 - Vote by riding (Simple)

Maps of New Brunswick

To see additional maps of New Brunswick, please visit Mr.Election's Wikimedia page.

New Brunswick general election 1978 - Winning party vote by riding
New Brunswick general election 1987 - Winning party vote by riding
New Brunswick general election 2006 - Winning party vote by riding
New Brunswick general election 2010 - Winning party vote by riding
New Brunswick general election 2014 - Winning party vote by riding
New Brunswick general election 2018 - Winning party vote by riding
New Brunswick general election 2020 - Winning party vote by riding

Maps of Prince Edward Island

To see additional maps of Prince Edward Island, please visit Mr.Election's Wikimedia page.

Prince Edward Island general election 1982 - Results by District
Prince Edward Island general election 1986 - Results by District
Prince Edward Island general election 1989 - Results by District
Prince Edward Island general election 1993 - Results by District
Prince Edward Island general election 1996 - Winning party vote by riding
Prince Edward Island general election 2000 - Winning party vote by riding
Prince Edward Island general election 2003 - Winning party vote by riding
Prince Edward Island general election 2007 - Winning party vote by riding
Prince Edward Island general election 2011 - Winning party vote by riding
Prince Edward Island general election 2015 - Winning party vote by riding
Prince Edward Island general election 2019 - Winning party vote by riding
Prince Edward Island Electoral Reform Referendum 2019 - Winning Vote by Riding

Maps of Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia general election 2003 - Winning party vote by riding (🚩co-authored by Mr.Election)
Nova Scotia general election 2006 - Winning party vote by Riding
Nova Scotia general election 2009 - Winning party vote by Riding
Nova Scotia general election 2013 - Winning party vote by Riding
By-Elections to the 62nd Legislature of Nova Scotia (2013-2017)
Nova Scotia general election 2017 - Winning party vote by Riding
Nova Scotia general election 2021 - Winning party vote by Riding

Maps of Newfoundland & Labrador

Newfoundland & Labrador general election 1999 - Winning party vote by riding
Newfoundland & Labrador general election 2003 - Winning party vote by riding
Newfoundland & Labrador general election 2007 - Winning party vote by riding
Newfoundland & Labrador general election 2011 - Winning party vote by riding
Newfoundland & Labrador general election 2015 - Winning party vote by riding
Newfoundland & Labrador general election 2019 - Winning party vote by riding
Newfoundland & Labrador general election 2021 - Winning party vote by riding

Maps of the Canadian Territories

Yukon Election Maps

Yukon general election 1978 - Winning party vote by riding
Yukon general election 1982 - Winning party vote by riding
Yukon general election 1985 - Winning party vote by riding
Yukon general election 1989 - Winning party vote by riding
Yukon general election 1992 - Winning party vote by riding
Yukon general election 1996 - Winning party vote by riding
Yukon general election 2000 - Winning party vote by riding
Yukon general election 2002 - Winning party vote by riding
Yukon general election 2006 - Winning party vote by riding
Yukon general election 2011 - Winning party vote by riding
Yukon general election 2016 - Winning party vote by riding
Yukon general election 2021 - Winning party vote by riding

Northwest Territories & Nunavut Election Maps

Northwest Territories general election 2015 - Winning party vote by riding
Nunavut general election 2013 - Winning party vote by riding
Nunavut general election 2017 - MLA Incumbency Map Post Election
Nunavut general election 2021 - Winning party vote by riding
Nunavut general election 2021 - MLA Incumbency Map Post Election

Other Canadian Election Maps

Toronto Mayoral Election Maps

Toronto mayoral election 2010 - Winning candidate by ward
Toronto mayoral election 2014 - Winning candidate by ward

Windsor, ON Ward/Municipal Maps

Windsor Ward Map
Windsor municipal election 2014 - Winning candidate by ward

2022 Windsor, Ontario Municipal Election Maps

Winning candidate vote strength by Ward and Polling district

Winning candidate vote strength by Ward and Polling district
Drew Dilkens vote strength by Ward and Polling district
Chris Holt vote strength by Ward and Polling district
Voter turnout by Ward and Polling district

Maps of the United Kingdom & Ireland

United Kingdom General Election 2017 Maps

United Kingdom 2017 Election Maps By NUTS Region

United Kingdom general election 2017 - Winning party vote by constituency (London)
United Kingdom general election 2017 - Winning party vote by constituency (South West England)
United Kingdom general election 2017 - Winning party vote by constituency (North East England)
United Kingdom general election 2017 - Winning party vote by constituency (South East England)
United Kingdom general election 2017 - Winning party vote by constituency (West Midlands)
United Kingdom general election 2017 - Winning party vote by constituency (North West England)
United Kingdom general election 2017 - Winning party vote by constituency (Yorkshire and the Humber)
United Kingdom general election 2017 - Winning party vote by constituency (East of England)
United Kingdom general election 2017 - Winning party vote by constituency (East Midlands)

Maps of Scotland

Map of Scottish Parliament Elections

Scottish parliament election 1999 - Winning party vote by constituency & regional seats
Scottish parliament election 2003 - Winning party vote by constituency & regional seats
Scottish parliament election 2007 - Winning party vote by constituency & regional seats
Scottish parliament election 2011 - Winning party vote by constituency & regional seats (🚩co-authored by Mr.Election)
Scottish parliament election 2016 - Winning party vote by constituency & regional seats

Maps of Wales

Map of Welsh Parliament Elections

Welsh assembly election 1999 - Winning party vote by constituency & regional seats
Welsh assembly election 2003 - Winning party vote by constituency & regional seats (🚩co-authored by Mr.Election)
Welsh assembly election 2007 - Winning party vote by constituency & regional seats
Welsh assembly election 2011 - Winning party vote by constituency & regional seats (🚩co-authored by Mr.Election)
Welsh assembly election 2016 - Winning party vote by constituency & regional seats

Maps of Northern Ireland

Map of Northern Ireland Assembly Elections

Northern Ireland assembly election 1998 - Winning party by constituency seats
Northern Ireland assembly election 2003 - Winning party by constituency seats
Northern Ireland assembly election 2007 - Winning party by constituency seats
Northern Ireland assembly election 2011 - Winning party by constituency seats
Northern Ireland assembly election 2016 - Winning party by constituency seats

Maps of London

Map of London Assembly Elections

London assembly election 2000 - Winning party vote by constituency & regional seats
London assembly election 2004 - Winning party vote by constituency & regional seats
London assembly election 2008 - Winning party vote by constituency & regional seats
London assembly election 2012 - Winning party vote by constituency & regional seats
London assembly election 2016 - Winning party vote by constituency & regional seats

Maps of the Republic of Ireland

Map of Ireland general elections

Ireland general election 2011 - Winning party seats by electoral region
Ireland general election 2016 - Winning party seats by electoral region
Ireland general election 2016 - Blank map of constituencies

Maps of Australia & New Zealand

Maps of Australia & New Zealand Federal Elections

Australia Election 2019

Australia Federal Election 2016 - Winning Party By Division
Australia Federal Election 2016 - First Party Preference Vote By Division
Australia Federal Election 2016 - Two-Party Preferred Vote By Division

Australia Election 2016

Australia Federal Election 2016 - Winning Party By Division
Australia Federal Election 2016 - First Party Preference Vote By Division
Australia Federal Election 2016 - Two-Party Preferred Vote By Division
Australia Federal Election 2016 - Blank Map of Electoral Divisions
Australia Federal Election 2016 - Senate Results by Winning Party

New Zealand Elections

New Zealand general election 2014 - Winning party vote by constituency & regional seats
New Zealand flag referendum 2016 - Winning flag vote by constituency (🚩co-authored by Mr.Election)
New Zealand general election 2017 - Winning party vote by constituency & regional seats

Maps of Australian States & Territories

Western Australia

Western Australia Legislative Council Election 2017 - Winning party seats by electoral region

Northern Territory

Northern Territory election 2016 - Winning Party By Division
Northern Territory election 2016 - First Party Preference & Two Party Preferred Vote by division.
Northern Territory election 2016 - Blank Map of Electoral Divisions

South Australia

South Australia election 2014 - Winning Party By Division
South Australia election 2014 - First Party Preference & Two Party Preferred Vote by division.

New South Wales

New South Wales state election 2015 - Winning Party By Division
New South Wales state election 2015 - First Party Preference Vote & Two-Party Preferred Vote By Division

Victoria

Victoria state election 2014 - Winning Party By Division
Victoria state election 2014 - First Party Preference Vote & Two-Party Preferred Vote By Division

Tasmania

Tasmania state election 2015 - Winning party seats by electoral region

Australian Capital Territory (ACT)

Australian Capital Territory election 2016 - Winning party seats by electoral region

Maps of the United States of America

State Legislature Election Maps (2016 Election)

Hawaii House of Representatives Election 2016 - Results By District
Hawaii House of Representatives Election 2016 - Results By District (Simple Colors)
Idaho House of Representatives Election 2016 - Results By District
Idaho Senate Election 2016 - Results By District
Michigan House of Representatives Election 2016 - Results By District
Michigan House of Representatives Election 2016 - Results By District (Simple Colors)
Oregon House of Representatives Election 2016 - Results By District (Simple Colors)

City Council Elections

New York City City Council Election 2013 - Winning party vote by district
Chicago Aldermanic Council Election 2015 - Winning party vote by ward

2016 House of Representatives Election

United States House of Representatives Election (Colorado) - Winning party vote by district
United States House of Representatives Election (Arizona) - Winning party vote by district
United States House of Representatives Election (Washington) - Winning party vote by district

Maps of Other Countries

Argentinian Election Maps

Argentinean general election 2017 - Chamber of Deputies results by province
Argentinean general election 2017 - Chamber of Senators results by province

The Bahamas Election Maps

The Bahamas general election 2017 - Winning party vote by constituency

Belize Election Maps

Belize general election 2008 - Winning party vote by constituency
Belize National Referendum 2008 - Winning vote by constituency
Belize general election 2012 - Winning party vote by constituency
Belize general election 2015 - Winning party vote by constituency

Bermuda Election Maps

Bermuda general election 2017 - Winning party vote by constituency

Costa Rica Election Maps

Costa Rica Presidential & Legislative Election 2002
Costa Rica Presidential & Legislative Election 2006
Costa Rica Presidential & Legislative Election 2010
Costa Rica Presidential & Legislative Election 2014

Czech Republic Election Maps

Czech Republic general election 2017 - Results by Region

Falkland Islands Election Maps

Falkland Islands general election 2017 - Results by Constituency

Germany Election Maps

Germany federal election 2013 - Winning party by constituency & regional seats
Germany federal election 2017 - Winning party by constituency & regional seats
Germany federal election 2017 - Additional Member seats by State

Iceland Election Maps

Iceland general election 2017 - Results by Constituency

Jamaica Election Maps

Jamaica general election 2011 - Winning party vote by constituency
Jamaica general election 2016 - Winning party vote by constituency
Jamaica House of Representative Constituency Map (2011 & 2016 Elections) (Blank)

Lesotho Election Maps

Lesotho general election 2017 - Winning party by constituency & regional seats

Malta Election Maps

Malta general election 2017 - Results by District

Poland Election Maps

South Africa Election Maps

Results by province of the South Africa Republic Referendum in 1960
South Africa Bantustans Map

Trinidad & Tobago Election Maps

Trinidadian general election 2015 - Results by Constituency

Outdated & Retired Maps

This section contains election maps I have created in the past that are no longer in use, or have been updated by a more professionally done version of the same map. Many of these are from my early days of map-making.

Belize general election 2015 - Winning party vote by constituency (🚩co-authored by Mr.Election)
Nova Scotia general election 2013
Ontario electoral ridings (2007 - 2018)
Yukon general election 2011
Yukon general election 2016
Newfoundland & Labrador general election 2015
Ontario general election 2014
London Assembly Election 2000
London Assembly Election 2004
London Assembly Election 2008
London Assembly Election 2012
London Assembly Election 2016
Australia Federal Election 2016 - Winning Party By Division
Australia Federal Election 2016 - Blank Map of Electoral Divisions
Australia Federal Election 2016 - Winning Party By Division
Australia Federal Election 2016 - First Party Preference Vote By Division
Australia Federal Election 2016 - Two-Party Preferred Vote By Division
Australia Federal Election 2016 - Blank Map of Electoral Divisions
Northern Territory election 2016 - First Party Preference Vote By Division
Northern Territory election 2016 - Two-Party Preferred Vote By Division
Germany federal election 2013 - Results By Constituency

Legislature Seating Plan Diagrams

This section contains the seating plans of many Legislative Assemblies. Most of them are provincial/territorial legislatures from my native Canada. Some city council charts are in here as well.

NOTE - The files state the date at which the most recent election occurred. Many of these maps have had small changes made to them over time due to by-elections and defections - some by myself, some by other Wikimedia users..

Canadian Federal Parliaments

Canadian House of Commons Seating Plan (2015-present)
Canadian Senate Seating Plan (2015-present)

Canadian Provincial Legislatures

British Columbia Legislative Assembly Seating Plan
Alberta Legislative Assembly Seating Plan
Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly Seating Plan
Manitoba Legislative Assembly Seating Plan
Ontario Legislative Assembly Seating Plan
Quebec National Assembly Seating Plan
Nova Scotia House of Assembly Seating Plan
Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly Seating Plan
New Brunswick Legislative Assembly Seating Plan
Newfoundland & Labrador House of Assembly Seating Plan

Canadian Territorial Legislatures

Yukon Legislative Assembly Seating Plan (2016 - present)
Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly Seating Chart
Nunavut Legislative Assembly Seating Chart

Other Legislatures

Bahamas House of Assembly Seating Plan (2017-present)
Bahamas Senate Seating Plan (2017-present)
New Zealand House of Representatives Seating Plan (2017-present)
Northern Ireland Assembly Seating Plan (March 2017 - present)

Political Logos

Some of my earliest SVG work was making logos of different political parties. Aside from map-making, it is still something I do from time to time. Here is all of them.

Conservative Party of Canada Logo (English and French) (2018 - present)
Alberta New Democratic Party (NDP) Logo
United Conservative Party (Alberta) Logo
Manitoba Party Logo
Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba Logo
Manitoba New Democratic Party (NDP) Logo
Northern Ontario Party Logo
Ontario Progressive Conservative Party Logo (2010-2016)
Ontario Progressive Conservative Party Logo (2016-present)
Action_démocratique_du_Québec Party Logo
New Brunswick New Democratic Party (NDP) Logo
Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party Logo
Yukon New Democratic Party (NDP) Logo

SVG Flags

Here are some flags I have converted from .jpeg files to .svg files.

Flag of the Afro-Nova Scotian community.
Flag of Elgin County, Ontario
Flag of Essex County, Ontario (1970s?-2014)
Flag of Essex County, Ontario (2014-present)
Flag of the Town of Essex, Ontario
Flag of the Town of Lakeshore, Ontario
Flag of Amherstburg, Ontario
Flag of Tecumseh, Ontario
Flag of Kingsville, Ontario
Flag of LaSalle, Ontario
Flag of Leamington, Ontario
Flag of Orillia, Ontario
Flag of St. Thomas, Ontario
Flag of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia (Tartan)
Flag of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia (Eagle)
Flag of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia (popular unofficial)
Flag of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia (Original Blue Design)
"The New Magnolia" Mississippi Flag Winner
"Detroit Rise" flag proposal for Detroit by Deon Mixon.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) corporate flag.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

Q: What program do you use to make the maps?

A: I use Adobe Illustrator (AI). Any vector program would work such as GIMP or InkScape, but I have always preferred to use AI.

Q: What was the first election map you made?

A: It's not on Wikimedia because of how bad it was but it was a map of Yukon's 2011 election. It was appallingly bad since it was traced with the "Image Trace" tool as opposed to me tracing it by hand. Even the vote strength chart was traced like this and the colours ended up looking washed out and horrid. It was awful at the time but I remember thinking it looked pretty cool. The first one I uploaded to Wikimedia was my first design of the Ontario 2014 election map. The original design is under the "Outdated and Retired Maps" if you want to check it out. Since then, Ive redesigned the Ontario election maps 4 times.

Q: How long does it take to make a map?

A: It depends on the complexity of the map and how many problems with Adobe Illustrator I encounter! Smaller maps can take anywhere from 2-4 hours to make, while some of the larger and more complex maps can take a total of 10 hours of work (working on and off, of course). The 2015 Canada election map took about 13 hours to make, since it was my first major map.

Q: What is your most favourite map that you made?

A: I would have to say my Canada 2015 map. It was my first major project and even though it could use some improvements, Im still happy with how it turned out.

Q: What is your least favourite map that you made?

Im not gonna answer that :P

Q: Are you partners with Mr.Election?

A: When it comes to map-making absolutely, were a team! We have our own logo! He's a great friend, and we work together on many maps, and its the reason we've been able to make so many so quickly.

Q: Can I request a map to be made?

A: Absolutely! I do take requests for maps. I dislike the Wikimedia chat system so I prefer if you email suggestions to my personal email riley.richard1095@gmail.com. I will try to respond as quickly as I can. That being said there are some maps I cannot do, such as for a lack of reliable data on election numbers or a lack of an accurate existing boundaries map for me to base my maps off of.

Q: Where do you get the electoral data for your maps?

A: This depends on what country I am doing. If I am doing Canada or any of the provinces, I get my data from http://www.election-atlas.ca/fed/. Its a wonderful site that gives you a full listing of borders of constituencies from elections past (many of my maps are traced directly off of that site's map), who ran in each constituency, and the vote totals. Really a wonderful site. For other countries, I mostly rely on data from their respective Wikipedia pages, or even external data sites.

Q: Do you charge anything for maps?

A: For Wikimedia uploads, no. Those are fair game for anyone to use (with credit, preferably :P)

That being said, if anyone wants any custom maps, send me an e-mail, and I'd be more than happy to negotiate a price.

Q: Do you work in graphic design?

A: No, but I wish I did. I mostly do this as a hobby. I really don't have any formal graphic design training, I'm pretty much mostly self-taught.

Q: What do you do outside of map making?

A: Nothing interesting to be totally honest (laughs)! I like to keep informed of current events. I do love video games, and I own several systems. Most of what I like to do is related to technology these days.

Q: Where did you get your style of making maps?

A: I will be 100% honest, the style is copied. On each of the Canadian federal election Wikipedia pages, there is a map showing the seat count by provinces, and the different shades of colours representing the strength of the vote in each province. I ended up basing my map design off of those designs.

I ended up keeping that style when I made my maps, the reason being its simple, easy to make, and easily readable.

Q: Can I use your map(s)?

A: Absolutely! Thats why they are on Wikimedia, so people can use them for what they need them for. I only ask that myself (or Mr.Election if he had a hand in making the map) are given credit where credit is due.