The provinces with the largest representation in the House of Commons are Ontario (represented by 106 seats), and Québec (represented by 75 seats).
Definitely not.
no seats in British H of C.
Representation in the House of Commons is based, for the most part, on the principle of "representation by population." Provinces have differing populations, therefore they have differing numbers of seats.
The House of Commons in Canada is the lower house of the national parliament and is directly elected. -The house of commons is the major law-making body in Canada's federal political system -the members of the house of commons debate,study and vote on laws proposed for Canada, called bills. -Members of parliament, or MPs, are the members of the house of commons. Voters elect them -Each MP represents the voters of one riding, or district -Most MPs belong to political parties. The party with the most MPs usually forms the government. The other parties form the opposition - Representation in the house of commons is by population. - all proceedings of the legislative branch are in Canada's two official languages: French and English
Canada elect a government by the following rules: 1.You sould be atleast 18 years and above 2.you should live in Canada 3.You should be a canadian citizen
There are 308 electoral districts for the Canadian House of Commons.(Note: Pursuant to the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, the electoral districts in the House of Commons are reassessed every ten (10) years. Pursuant to the most recent assessment, the House is scheduled to increase to 338 electoral districts for the 42nd general election.)
No. Canada does not have a congress, that's strictly an American form of government. The Canadians are led by a prime minister, who is the leader of the political party that wins the most seats in its parliament. The parliament of Canada consists of the Senate and the House of Commons. The 104 senators are appointed by the 10 provincial governments, and they may serve until they are 75 years old. The 301 members of the House of Commons are elected by the people and serve up to 5 years.
Representation in the House of Commons is based, for the most part, on the principle of "representation by population." Provinces have differing populations, therefore they have differing numbers of seats.
The Conservatives but they do not have an overall majority.
In the UK house of commons England has the most MPs
English house of Commons
The people who vote in Canada's House of Commons are those current Members of Parliament (MPs) who were elected to the House of Commons in the most recent election.
Founded in 1961, there have been times when Canada's New Democratic Party has been very influential in Parliament. Although it is usually the party with the third or fourth most number of seats, in 2011, the NDP had an exceptional election-- in fact, it ended up with the second most number of seats in Parliament (103). But that all changed in the 2015 elections, when the NDP lost 59 seats, causing it to fall back to third place, with only 44 seats total.
No, the Prime Minister of Canada is appointed by the Governor General of Canada as the person most likely to hold the confidence of the House of Commons. Typically, this means the leader of the party with the most seats in the Commons, though other arrangements can be negotiated. A Prime Minister does face election in a federal riding as a Member of Parliament since, by convention, the Prime Minister must have a seat in the House of Commons so that they can answer questions and participate in debates.
House of Commons
The UK is divided into about 650 constituencies. In each constituency people vote for an MP from a number of candidates. Most candidates represent a political party but a few are 'independents'. On the day of the election people vote and the candidate that receives the most votes from a constituency is made that constituency's MP. All MPs have a right to go to the House of Commons in Westminster Palace. The Prime minister is the leader of the party with the most MPs in the House of Commons.
Usually the government is under the control of a political party or a coalition of political party's. If your party does not have control of the government but does have seats in the parliament or senate then it is an opposition party. That is a party that opposes the government. The official opposition is the party with the second most seats in the house of commons.
David Cameron, a British politician and former Prime Minister, had a total of 330 seats in the House of Commons during the 2015 general election.
He has been the Member of Parliament for the riding of Calgary Southwest since 1993. He was elected leader of his party in 2004, and when his party received the most seats in the House of Commons, he became Prime Minister.