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OTTAWA — It will cost Canadian taxpayers about $34.5-million to add 30 new politicians to the House of Commons in 2015, once the cost of the actual voting is factored in.

Documents prepared for Democratic Reform Minister Tim Uppal and released to Postmedia News show that it is expected to cost $19.3-million annually to support the work of the new MPs, and a further $15.2-million to hold the actual elections that will bring them into the House of Commons when Canadians next head to the polls, likely in three years.

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The documents also show the government turned to the Department of Justice to review the constitutionality of the changes to riding boundaries that have led to the increase in MPs, and that it received very few letters from the public either supporting or opposing the expansion of seats.

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When the plan to add the new politicians and raise the total number of MPs to 338 was first announced one year ago, Uppal said it would cost $14.8-million to increase representation in the House of Commons, and $11.6-million per election.