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federal elections in Canada
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/federal_elections_in_Canada
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:politics
gptkbp:administeredBy
gptkb:Elections_Canada
gptkbp:advance_polls_held
yes
gptkbp:advance_voting_available
yes
gptkbp:by-elections_possible
yes
gptkbp:callsFor
Governor General on advice of Prime Minister
gptkbp:campaign_finance_regulated_by
gptkb:Elections_Canada
gptkbp:campaign_period_length
minimum 36 days
gptkbp:can_be_called_early
yes
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:electionMethod
paper ballots
gptkbp:electoral_boundaries_reviewed_every
10 years
gptkbp:electoral_boundaries_set_by
independent commissions
gptkbp:elects
members of the House of Commons
gptkbp:first-past-the-post_system_criticized_for
disproportional representation
gptkbp:firstHeld
1867
gptkbp:fixed_election_date
third Monday in October, every four years
gptkbp:fixed_election_date_law
yes
gptkbp:frequency
every 4 years (maximum)
gptkbp:governedBy
gptkb:Canada_Elections_Act
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
federal elections in Canada
gptkbp:lastElection
2021
gptkbp:level
federal
gptkbp:mail-in_voting_available
yes
gptkbp:majority_governments_possible
yes
gptkbp:minimum_voting_age
18
gptkbp:minority_governments_possible
yes
gptkbp:next_scheduled_election
2025
gptkbp:number_of_federal_elections_held_(as_of_2021)
44
gptkbp:number_of_ridings
338
gptkbp:officialLanguage
gptkb:French
English
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:proportional_representation_used
no
gptkbp:referendums_held_during_federal_elections
rarely
gptkbp:result
gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
composition of House of Commons
gptkbp:Senate_appointed_by
Governor General on advice of Prime Minister
gptkbp:Senate_elected_in_federal_elections
no
gptkbp:special_ballots_available
yes
gptkbp:stateElectorate
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over
gptkbp:voter_identification_required
yes
gptkbp:voter_registration_required
yes
gptkbp:voterTurnout
62.6%
gptkbp:votingSystem
first-past-the-post
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Canada_Elections_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer
4