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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 2025 Canadian federal election will elect members of the House of Commons to the 45th Canadian Parliament.Under the fixed-date provisions of the Canada Elections Act, the election would be held on October 20, 2025, but it may be called earlier if the governor general dissolves Parliament on the recommendation of the prime minister, either for a snap election or after the government loses a ...
October 17: Yukon municipal elections; October 19: 2024 Nova Scotia municipal elections; 2024 British Columbia general election; October 21: 2024 New Brunswick general election; 2024 Northwest Territories municipal elections; October 26: Municipal by-election in Stewart, British Columbia; October 28: 2024 Saskatchewan general election
The Senate Chamber, located in the Centre Block of Parliament Hill. This is a list of current members of the Senate of Canada (French: Le Sénat du Canada), the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. Unlike the members of Parliament in the House of Commons, the 105 senators are appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime ...
By total seats, this election is both the PCs' best showing and the Liberals' second worst showing ever. As of 2024, it is the most recent federal election in which a party won both a majority of seats and of the popular vote. 211 40 30 – – 1 282 34th 1988
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.
This national electoral calendar for 2024 lists the national/federal elections held in 2024 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.
At various points both the House of Commons and Senate have included non-party parliamentary groups, also called caucuses.These groups are unaffiliated with registered political parties, are not registered with Elections Canada, and do not run candidates in Canadian federal elections.