House of Commons elections (Canada)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/House_of_Commons_elections_(Canada)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Elections_Canada
gptkbp:advance_voting_period four days before election day
gptkbp:ballot_secrecy guaranteed
gptkbp:campaign_finance_regulated_by gptkb:Elections_Canada
gptkbp:campaign_period_regulated_by gptkb:Canada_Elections_Act
gptkbp:can_be_called_by Governor General of Canada
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:electionMethod in-person
mail-in ballot
advance polls
gptkbp:elects gptkb:House_of_Commons_of_Canada
gptkb:Members_of_Parliament
gptkbp:exceptions_to_fixed_date impeachment
dissolution by Governor General
gptkbp:firstElection July 1, 1867
gptkbp:firstHeld 1867
gptkbp:fixed_election_date third Monday in October, every four years
gptkbp:frequency typically every 4 years
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Canada_Elections_Act
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label House of Commons elections (Canada)
gptkbp:lastElection September 20, 2021
gptkbp:lastHolder 2021
gptkbp:level federal
gptkbp:maximum_campaign_period no legal maximum
gptkbp:minimum_campaign_period 36 days
gptkbp:number_of_general_elections_held 44 (as of 2021)
gptkbp:official_results_published_by gptkb:Elections_Canada
gptkbp:on_advice_of gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:parliamentaryConstituency federal electoral districts
gptkbp:party gptkb:Conservative_Party_of_Canada
gptkb:Liberal_Party_of_Canada
gptkb:New_Democratic_Party
gptkb:Bloc_Québécois
gptkb:Green_Party_of_Canada
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Parliament_of_Canada
gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
Canadian political parties
gptkbp:result gptkb:Cabinet
government formation
gptkbp:scheduledMonth 2025
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 338
gptkbp:stateElectorate Canadian citizens aged 18 and over
gptkbp:subject fixed-date election law
gptkbp:triggeredBy dissolution of Parliament
gptkbp:voter_registration required
gptkbp:voterTurnout 62.6%
gptkbp:votingSystem first-past-the-post
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:first-past-the-post_(UK,_Canada)
gptkb:First_Past_the_Post_(FPP)
gptkb:First_Past_the_Post_voting_system
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8