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The Senate of Canada (French: Sénat du Canada) is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the House of Commons, they compose the bicameral legislature of Canada. The Senate is modelled after the British House of Lords, with its members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister. [1]
The Senate chamber. Alberta is the only Canadian province to hold elections for nominees to be appointed to the Senate of Canada.These elections are non-binding, as the appointment of senators is solely the responsibility of the Governor General of Canada according to the Constitution of Canada, on the advice of the Prime Minister.
The 2016 Plebiscite on Democratic Renewal [46] was a non-binding [47] referendum held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island between October 27 – November 7, 2016. The referendum asked which of five voting systems residents would prefer to use in electing members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island .
The 2016 Senate consists of 54 Republicans and 46 Democrats. (The two independent senators caucus with Democrats.) Voters usually re-elect their incumbent senators, but some seats could flip to the other party. If four Republican Senate seats flip to Democrats and there are no other changes, the 2017 Senate will be split 50-50. States Likely To ...
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May 1: Sainte-Adèle, Quebec Mayoral and municipal by-elections [45] May 2: Thorsby, Alberta municipal by-election. [46] County of Grande Prairie No. 1, Alberta municipal by-election in Division 8. [47] May 9: 2016 New Brunswick municipal elections; Nunavut municipal land referendums [48] May 14: Stikine School District by-election. [49] May 15:
Pages in category "2016 elections in Canada" ... This list may not reflect recent changes. 2016 Canadian electoral calendar; 0–9. 2016 Manitoba general election;
November 10, 2016 Trudeau, J. August 1, 2028 Robert Black: Canadian Senators Group Ontario (Centre Wellington) February 15, 2018 Trudeau, J. March 27, 2037 Peter Boehm: Independent Senators Group Ontario October 3, 2018 Trudeau, J. April 26, 2029 Gwen Boniface: Independent Senators Group Ontario November 10, 2016 Trudeau, J. August 5, 2030 ...