Canadian Election History Timeline

Prince edward island s first 25 elections beginning in 1773.

Canadian election history timeline. For the eight general elections of the province of canada held in 1843 to 1864 before confederation in 1867 see list of elections in the province of canada. Canadian election studies at université de montréal. York university s institute for social research website houses data from the 1984 1988 1993 1997 and 2000 canadian election surveys.

Quebec was last to address the issue in 1940. That changed for federal elections and provincially in nova scotia in 1918. Newly elected prime minister justin trudeau appointed 15 women to his 30 member cabinet the first time in canadian history that a federal cabinet included an equal number of men and women.

The latest possible date of the vote is determined by the fixed date provisions of the canada elections act which requires federal elections to be held on the third monday in october in the fourth calendar year after the polling day of the. The 44th canadian federal election will take place on or before october 16 2023 to elect members of the house of commons to the 44th canadian parliament. Gilles duceppe resigns as leader and president of the bloc québécois and vivian barbot is.

New brunswick s first 21 elections beginning in 1785 the 21st legislative assembly of new brunswick was elected in 1866 one year before confederation and continued until 1870 three years after confederation. Canadian history is a lot of fun. The interpretation of canadian history may vary radically at times but there are still core events from our past that every canadian should know.

The provincial laws giving women the right to vote in provincial elections were also generally introduced around this time including alberta manitoba and saskatchewan in 1916 bc and ontario in 1917 and nova scotia in 1918. This selection is meant to draw attention to a number of events in canadian history that left an indelible mark on the lives of the people of the time and an indisputable memory in the minds of later generations. In the federal election the liberals defeated the conservatives with 118.

Nova scotia s first 22 elections beginning in 1758. Data from the 1997 2000 2004 and 2006 elections. 1874 thesecretballotis introducedforprovincial electionsinontarioandfor federalelections.