Our Fair Country: The Commonwealth of New England

[Pokemon Master]

I think you've been asked this before, but how did you make your ridings? Are they based off of OTL electoral districts or did you go through and look at population information to make sure that they were all pretty equal?

Dave's Redistricting

 

[Silicon]

thanks! I honestly sometimes look through my own work and realise what little things i've sprinkled in there. keeping consistent is a nightmare sometimes haha I'm glad you're a fan!!



Do you want US state flags or New England provincial flags?

New England Provincial Flags

 

[Amateur Psephologist]

Dave's Redistricting

And she has maps and numbers for each town/district so she can photoshop them.

 

[CosmicAsh]

Dave's Redistricting

This most times

New England Provincial Flags

Okie I'll work on getting those up

And she has maps and numbers for each town/district so she can photoshop them.

Also this

 

[JLUK1234]

This most times



Okie I'll work on getting those up



Also this

How do you do the OTL Canadian seats?

 

[Danishbro]

How do you do the OTL Canadian seats?

I know Kanan is rather skilled, but I was unaware that she was also responsible for our OTL.....

Does this basically mean Kanan is God?

 

[mortonofski]

I know Kanan is rather skilled, but I was unaware that she was also responsible for our OTL.....

Does this basically mean Kanan is God?

Either that or she works for Elections Canada.

 

[Rosa Luxemburg]

Either that or she works for Elections Canada.

Same thing

 

[JLUK1234]

With the Wimbledon Championships in full swing, how prominent is said tournament and the other tournaments in particular Flushing Meadows in your world, @Kanan? Furthermore, how many champions come from New England?

 

[BryanIII]

With the Wimbledon Championships in full swing, how prominent is said tournament and the other tournaments in particular Flushing Meadows in your world, @Kanan? Furthermore, how many champions come from New England?

With the World Cup in full swing how does anyone notice bloody Wimbledon is going on!?

 

[CosmicAsh]

 

[Analytical Engine]

Kanan, I just want you to know...

 

[CosmicAsh]

Spoiler: Flags of the New England Provinces

Long Island

Connecticut

Rhode Island

Plymouth

Massachusetts Bay

Adirondack

Vermont

New Hampshire

Maine

New Brunswick

Prince Edward Island

Nova Scotia

NOTE: Only Connecticut and New Hampshire have been converted into a higher quality vector image. All flags besides these are subject to slight changes.

 

[The Professor]

Wouldn't Nova Scotia's be best a quartering of the French and Scottish Arms than just the French?

 

[Excelsior]

So how did Hillary end up in New York?

 

[Gladsome]

Let me guess - Maine's flag was a committee compromise?

How recently were most of these flags adopted?

 

[CosmicAsh]

Wouldn't Nova Scotia's be best a quartering of the French and Scottish Arms than just the French?

A good idea, but i'm AWFUL at making flags beyond just really basic ones.

So how did Hillary end up in New York?

After working on George McGovern's two unsuccessful Presidential campaigns against President Rockefeller in Texas, Bill and Hillary moved to the Tri-City Region (both Bill and Hillary studied at Yale University in New England, so the area was familiar to them.) Hillary would lose the 1981 New York mayoral election, but the pair would then move to Westchester, where she served as mayor before being elected to the Senate.

Let me guess - Maine's flag was a committee compromise?

How recently were most of these flags adopted?

Last 50 years or so.

Maine's flag specifically includes nothing that could lend any favour to either language, so no blue or red.

 

[VT45]

What do the various road signs look like in New England?

 

[The Professor]

A good idea, but i'm AWFUL at making flags beyond just really basic ones.

Well, most of the other new ones are "bad" enough to be realistic. This was just the one that stuck out to me! The key is having realistic evolution based on the differences to OTL.
What do you want the flag to represent? The OTL is based on the older Arms of the Colony so if all you want is something to show a little bit of francais then fleurdelys on each arm of the OTL NS saltire will work perfectly.

Edit:
The flags are mostly going to be ensigns or banners of arms. Some of those arms will be recent adoptions/reworkings.
My changes would be:
Long Island - either stretch the union flag out like with British Columbia or make the orange a cross.
New Brunswick - otl version or the lion half above blue-white stripes.

 

[VT45]

A good idea, but i'm AWFUL at making flags beyond just really basic ones.

I’m pretty good at making flags if you’re interested. In the meantime I might his you up for photoshop requests (since you did so well with that debate image).