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However, prior to 1997, elections averaged much longer: aside from the 47-day campaign for the 1993 election and the 51-day campaign for the 1988 Election, the shortest election period after World War II was 57 days and many were over 60 days in length.
This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as ridings in Canadian English) as defined by the 2013 Representation Order. Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect members of Parliament to House of Commons of Canada every election. Provincial electoral districts often have names ...
The Gallagher Index of disproportionality for Canadian federal elections in that period has ranged from 6.26 to 20.91, in line with some of its comparables — Australia, New Zealand (prior to adoption of MMP in 1992) and United States (presidential electoral college), but significantly higher than many others, for example Belgium, Germany ...
According to the 2023 Representation Orders, this list of electoral districts would be adopted for any general elections called before April 23, 2024. [1] During this period, the House of Commons of Canada had 338 seats. [2] This arrangement was used in the 2015 federal election, the 2019 federal election and the 2021 federal election.
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.
This is a list of elections in Canada that were held in 2024. Included are municipal , provincial and federal elections, by-elections on any level, referendums and party leadership races at any level.
The measure did not pass before the 2011 election was called, [15] but was put forward again after the election. [16] It was passed on December 16, 2011 as the Fair Representation Act (Bill C-20), [ 17 ] and resulted in the 2012 redistribution process.
A redistribution of federal electoral districts ("ridings") began in Canada following the results of the 2021 Canadian census. The Constitution of Canada requires that federal electoral districts that compose the House of Commons undergo a redistribution of boundaries following each decennial Canadian census. [1]