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June 25: 2022 Nova Scotia New Democratic Party leadership election; June 26: 2022 Saskatchewan New Democratic Party leadership election; July 9: 2022 Nova Scotia Liberal Party leadership election; August 6: 2022 New Brunswick Liberal Association leadership election; September 10: 2022 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election; October 6: ...
The number of seats has increased steadily over time, from 180 for the first election to the current total of 338. The current federal government structure was established in 1867 by the Constitution Act. For federal by-elections (for one or a few seats as a result of retirement, etc.) see List of federal by-elections in Canada.
The Parliament of Canada has two chambers: the House of Commons has 338 members, elected for a maximum four-year term in single-seat electoral districts through first-past-the-post voting, and the Senate has 105 members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister.
2022 New Brunswick Liberal Association leadership election; 2022 New Brunswick municipal elections; 2022 Nova Scotia Liberal Party leadership election; 2022 Nova Scotia New Democratic Party leadership election
The 2021 Canadian federal election was held on September 20, 2021, to elect members of the House of Commons to the 44th Canadian Parliament.The writs of election were issued by Governor General Mary Simon on August 15, 2021, when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau requested the dissolution of parliament for a snap election.
The election was described as being "like a game of tug of war in which the rope won." [1] The remarkable similarity of the seat results and those in 2019 may have reinforced voters' sentiments that the early election was unnecessary, and its meagre outcome has left its mark on the electorate. Both the Liberals and Conservatives saw marginal ...
By-elections to the 44th Canadian Parliament may be held to fill vacancies in the House of Commons of Canada between the 2021 federal election and the 2025 federal election. The 44th Canadian Parliament has existed since 2021 with the membership of its House of Commons having been determined by the results of the 44th Canadian federal election ...
The bill was defeated at second reading on June 8, 2022, by a vote of 51 to 264, with the BQ and New Democratic Party (NDP) voting for the bill, and the Liberals and Conservatives voting against it. [21] On March 2, 2022, the House of Commons called for the rules for apportioning seats to be amended in a non-binding motion.