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In a further scandal, Elections Canada was called on to investigate the finances of Associate Minister of National Defence Julian Fantino's election finances after three former Conservative riding executives from Vaughan [146] [147] signed affidavits alleging impropriety in Fantino's 2010 and 2011 election campaigns. They alleged there was a ...
The 41st Canadian federal election was held on May 2, 2011. It resulted in a Conservative majority government under the leadership of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. [1] It was the third consecutive election win for Harper, and with 166 of 308 seats, giving them a majority government for the first time in their eight-year history.
The results were a "supermajority" of 60.92% voting for retaining the current "first past the post" electoral system and 39.8% voting for the proposed Single Transferable Vote. A mail-in referendum was held from June 13 to August 5, 2011, on the fate of the province's harmonized sales tax. The government pledged to discontinue the tax if more ...
English: Map showing the Canadian federal election 2011, with the ridings coloured in by the Wikipedia-defined colour of the winning party. This is meant to be a simple map of the election winners. This is meant to be a simple map of the election winners.
This article provides a summary of results for Canadian general elections (where all seats are contested) to the House of Commons, the elected lower half of Canada's federal bicameral legislative body, the Parliament of Canada. The number of seats has increased steadily over time, from 180 for the first election to the current total of 338.
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Analysis of results by riding, together with comparisons from previous election and at dissolution. Abbreviations guide (Ind.) - Independent (NA) - No affiliation; Minor parties: (AAEVP) - Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party (CAP) - Canadian Action Party (CHP) - Christian Heritage Party (Comm.) - Communist Party (FPNP) - First Peoples ...
May 18, 2011: Jack Layton of the NDP sworn in as Leader of the Official Opposition [24] May 23, 2011: Return of Writs [25] May 25, 2011: Michael Ignatieff resigns as Liberal Party leader. Bob Rae is chosen as the interim leader. June 2, 2011: Louis Plamondon is chosen as the parliamentary leader of the Bloc. 41st Parliament convenes.