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Who is the candidate for district 008 in the Canada federal election 2011?
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Why is Canada in a federal election?
Canada isn't "in" a federal election. It's having one because Canada is a federated country just like the USA or Russia.
What is federal ridings?
A Federal Riding is an Electoral District. We have 308 of them for the House of Commons in Canada.
What is federal electoral district called in Canada?
ridings
How do you call the federal electoral district in Canada called?
riding
When was Canada's last federal election?
Tuesday 9/14/10
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 did the last federal election take place in Canada?
may.2 2011
Who do Canadians vote for in federal elections?
Canada is a parliamentary democracy based on the Westminster System, and thus federal general elections take the form of an election to determine the composition of Parliament (the federal legislature). Unlike their neighbhours in the United States but like most of the rest of the world, Canadians do not directly elect their federal government. At a federal election, Canadians vote to elect someone to represent the area they live in - known as a "riding" - in the House of Commons, the lower house of Canada's federal Parliament. Each riding elects one Member of Parliament to sit in the House of Commons; the candidate with the most votes in each riding is elected to represent it, even if they have less than 50% of the vote (a system known as first past the post). At the last election, there were 308 ridings, each sending a single member to the House of Commons - at the next election this will increase to 338. All though in theory Canadians vote only for a person to represent their local area, in practice, most Canadians think of a federal election as an election to form the next government. This is because the political party which wins the most ridings across Canada usually gets to form the federal government and decide who gets to be Prime Minister of Canada. As such, in a federal election, the major political parties campaign to win an overall majority in the House of Commons by getting their candidates elected in more than half of all the ridings across Canada, guaranteeing that they get to run the country after the election. This has the result of meaning Canadians usually vote for the candidate of the political party they want to be in government, rather than actually voting to pick a candidate to represent their local area. As such, it can be said that Canadians indirectly vote to elect their government and Prime Minister as well at a federal election.
Who won the federal election Canada 2011?
The Conservative Party, led by Stephen Harper.
What would happen in Canada if nobody voted in the federal election?
In the event that no one voted in a Canadian federal election, there are a few things that would happen. First, a by-election would need to be held in every electoral district (as there would be an equal number [or absence] of votes for each candidate). Whichever party then formed the Government would continue until such time as a new House of Commons could meet with at least twenty (20) duly-elected members (whereupon the prime minister could attempt to secure the support of that new House, or resign for the creation of a new Government).
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.
are Canada or Mexico made of states?
Mexico is a federal presidential republic of 31 independent states and one federal district while Canada is a parliamentary democracy with 10 provinces and 3 territories.
