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When is the fixed election date of Canada's federal election?
The third Monday in October every four years following the most recent election
When does a federal election have to be held under legislation passed by Parliament?
Within 4 years of the most recent election.
Which is true of the 1912 pesidential election?
Thomas Jefferson was elected in 1800 despite a tie vote in the electoral college. His running mate, Aaron Burr got the same number of votes and Burr apparently saw a chance to be president despite his agreement to run for vice president. The House gave the election to Jefferson after much debate. ( The 12th amendment was soon added to the Constitution to prevent an recurrence of this kind of thing.)
Who becomes the Prime Minister after the vote?
Each of our political parties elect a leader orreaffirm their current leader at a party convention. When an election is called each party leader runs in their own riding and nation wide. After the votes are in, each riding counts the ballots and the win goes to the person with the most votes. At the end the party with the most elected candidates wins and the leader of that party becomes Prime Minister. The leader of the party with the second most votes becomes the Leader of the Official Opposition.
a government of the people . apex learning fill in the blank part 1?
The Constitution created a representative democracy based on the principle of republicanism. Citizens are able to vote for their representatives, with candidates who receive the most votes winning election.
When is the fixed election date of Canada's federal election?
The third Monday in October every four years following the most recent election
What is the difference of American election and Philippine election?
Philippine election actually counting or tally the votes. Whoever have the most votes win!
What is disadvantage of presidential?
A disadvantage of the presidential election could be that the person with the most popular votes could lose the election because he or she had less electoral votes.
Who will be president after the next election?
The one who gets the most votes.
How does a party win an Australian federal election?
Same as with any other election in a democracy: they spend a great deal of money (not their own money, of course) convincing people to vote for them, and the party which gets the most votes, wins.
Why did the republicans lose the presidential election?
President Obama won the election because the democrats had the most votes.
Who has the most election votes?
Mitt Romney 88Barack Obama 78
What system do Americans use to elect a president?
Adult eligible voters vote in an election, held on the first Tuesday in November, every four years. The person who gets the most number of votes in a state (and the District of Columbia), get all electoral votes from that state. The person with the most number of electoral votes wins the election. In the case of a tie, the vice president casts the deciding vote for the winner. On at least two occasions, the person with the most electoral votes was Not the person who received the most people votes, but, the electoral votes decide the election of the president, not the popular vote.
Is Kentucky republican or Democratic?
Kentucky is a state that traditionally Democrat but votes Republican. Most are registered Democrat and Democrats tend to win the Governors election and the State House, but in Federal and State Senate races, they tend to put Republicans in office.
How can you become an MP in Canada?
By running in a federal election, which is held about every four years. In each of the country's 308 constituencies, or ridings, the candidate who gets the most votes is elected to the House of Commons, even if he or she gets less than half of the total votes.
How many votes does a candidate have to receive?
A candidate must receive a majority of votes to win an election. The specific number of votes needed varies depending on the election and the voting system in place. In most cases, it is the candidate who receives more than 50% of the votes cast who wins.
Which candidate won the most electoral votes?
In the 1984 election Ronal Regan received 525 (97.58%) of the 538 electoral votes. In the 1936 election Franklin D. Roosevelt received 523 (98.49%) of the 531 electoral votes. In the 1972 election Richard Nixon received 520 (96.65%) of the 538 electoral votes. In the 1820 election James Monroe received 231 (99.57%) of the 232 electoral votes. In the 1789 and 1792 elections George Washington received 100% of the electoral votes.
