How often are there elections in Canada?

Answer 1

A federal government mandate can't last longer than five years. Canadian elections must be held at some point before five years is up, but there is no fixed interval. There is a law requiring a fixed interval of every four years, but the prime minister who initiated that law has already called an election outside it.

Provincial elections can be held at either four or five year intervals, depending on the province, but can be held earlier than that. Most Canadian cities hold their elections every three or four years.

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Answer 2

In Canada, federal elections are held held roughly every four or five years, unless a minority government loses a vote of non-confidence or the Prime Minister asks the Governor-General to call an election earlier. A couple of years ago a law was passed that says that federal elections must be held every four years unless a vote of non-confidence forces an election, but the Prime Minister who enacted it has already called one election outside that law. The only thing that's absolutely certain is that a federal government mandate can't last longer than five years.

Answer 3

A federal parliamentary general election is scheduled to be held on Monday, October 19 2015, to elect 338 Members of Parliament to serve in the House of Commons of the 42nd Parliament of Canada. However, this is only the absolute latest possible date for a general election - the Prime Minister (currently Stephen Harper) can seek an early dissolution of Parliament from the Governor-General which would, if granted, trigger an early election. Traditionally, Canadian elections are held in the warmer months of the year to avoid logistical problems that arise from winter campaigns (in particular low voter turnout) - to date, no Canadian federal Parliament has served a full term without an early dissolution.

As the ruling Conservative Party of Canada controls a majority of seats in the House of Commons, it is highly unlikely that the Government will call a federal election before April 2015, particularly in light of the fact the last three federal elections have all been held within 2 - 3 years of each other.

Answer 4

Constitutionally, the amount of time between general elections can be at most 5 years. Law prescribes that a general election must be held on the third Monday of October in the fourth calendar year after the previous general election. However, the Governor General has the power to dissolve Parliament for an election at any time before that, such as in response to a non-confidence motion or at the request of the Prime Minister. The Governor General can also call a by-election at any time. All elections are held on a Monday if possible; otherwise they are held on a Tuesday.

Each province may have its own laws for provincial and municipal elections.

Answer 5

Elections in Canada take place at the federal, provincial, and municipal levels.

Municipal elections are held on fixed dates, which vary from province to province. Most Canadian cities hold their elections every three or four years.

A federal government mandate can't last longer than five years. Canadian elections must be held at some point before five years is up, but there is no fixed interval. There is a law requiring a fixed interval of every four years, but the prime minister who initiated that law has already called an election outside it.

Provincial elections can be held at either four or five year intervals, depending on the province, but can be held earlier than that.

Answer 6

There are no elections for the position of Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is appointed by the Governor General. By convention, if the government resigns, then the opposition party with the most seats in the House of Commons gets to form a government and the leader of that party will be appointed Prime Minister.

Following a general election, in which the Members of Parliament are elected to the House of Commons, the government will usually resign if an opposition party wins the most seats in the House of Commons, and will always resign if that party wins a majority of the seats. This is because the government cannot function without the support of the House of Commons, which is impossible if another party has a majority of the seats, and uncommon if another party has a plurality and thus a stronger popular mandate.

Party leaders typically campaign for their parties during a general election, on the premise of their becoming (or remaining) Prime Minister if their party wins the most seats. In this sense, the Prime Minister can appear to be indirectly elected during a general election. However, its important to keep in mind that the governing party can replace its leader, and thereby replace the Prime Minister, at any time without an election, and a government without a majority of the seats can always be deposed by the opposition parties, leading either to another election or to one of the opposition parties forming a government.

A general election is held on or before the 3rd Monday in October of the fourth calendar year following the previous general election. If it is not held early, the next election will be held on October 19, 2015.

Answer 7

Canada Federal elections happen when the party in power decides. BUT there is a limit of a maximum of Five Years between elections.

This allows for an unpopular government to lose a vote in Parliament and this will force an Election.

Answer 8

1. enumeration

2. voting

3. tabulating

4. declaration of a winner

Answer 9

It;s called every 4-5 years.