Talk:Elections in Canada

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Canada Portal
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Canada and related WikiProjects, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to articles on Canada-related topics. If you would like to participate, visit the project member page, to join the project and/or contribute to the discussion.
B This article has been rated as B-Class on the quality scale.
Mid This article has been rated as mid-importance on the importance scale.
Governments of Canada
This article is part of the Governments of Canada WikiProject (Discuss/Join).

The part of Canada having a two party system is untrue. This is the United States. Canada has the Liberal Party, The Conservative Party, The NDP, and the Bloc Quebcios, ranging from 19 seats to 132 seats.

  • If you follow the link to two-party system, you'll see that that article defines the term to mean "two parties have a realistic chance of winning an election". I'm not sure that I agree with this completely, but the Elections in Canada clarifies in the same sentencethat Canada has "two dominant parties", which is true over the past 138 years, with only a few exceptions. Kevintoronto 23:50, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Contents

[edit] Multiple edits by 69.197.178.95 on Nov. 13, 2005

Please check the multiple edits Nov. 13, 2005 to the many Canadian federal election pages by 69.197.178.95, a first time editor. The edits seem to consist in many cases of subtle changes to the numbers without attribution. It could be vandalism. Hu 05:16, 14 November 2005 (UTC)


I'm 69.197.178.95. I made these changes because the Canadian electoral ridings site linked on almost all of these election pages beneath the results tables shows different results.


"Prior to the =apotion= of the minimum of 36 days in law". This needs correcting, but I'm blocked because of my I.P. address. [Thank you]

I really can't follow this at all. FYI, this link gives the lengths of all campaigns. - Jord 20:28, 25 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] New Brunswick

I've added a note below the Provincial elections table to reflect that a Progressive Conservative has left the party and now sits as an independent. I did this rather than change the table, because the table shows "election results" not "current state of parties". However, do people think we should go with the latter? Tompw 14:35, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

I reverted your change because there are all kinds of other changes. In NB a former Liberal also sits as an independent and the NDP member has resigned and the seat been won in a by-election, in Yukon the Liberals have gained a seat in a by-election and on Yukon member sits as an independent, in Ontario the NDP has won a Liberal seat in a by-election and 3 seats are vacant, in NS a Liberal has crossed to the Conservatives and there is a vacancy. Those are some of the changes I can think of off of the top of my head. The article is on elections, not legislatures, so we are interested in election results and the table ought not change for any province until there is a general election. - Jord 14:44, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
Fair enough. I've added a note stating that the table shows results rather than the current situation. Tompw 10:40, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Recent legislation warrants significant change to this article

Bill C-16 in the Canadian Parliament established fixed election dates of the third Monday in October every four years beginning October 19, 2009. The bill received Royal Assent on May 3, 2007. A minority government may still fall precipitating a premature election should there be a successful non-confidence motion. Reference: http://www.parl.gc.ca/LEGISINFO/index.asp?List=ls&Query=4544&Session=14&Language=e

64.56.130.94 13:27, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Can-pol w.jpg

Image:Can-pol w.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If there is other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.

BetacommandBot 05:41, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Can the Governor-General vote?

The article says:

Every person who is Canadian citizen 18 years of age or older is allowed to vote except for the Chief Electoral Officer and the Deputy Chief Electoral Officer.

In Australia by convention (I think) the Governor-General can't vote in federal elections, and the Governors can't vote in state elections. This is of course because the Governor-General and Governors are meant to be outside of politics. Is there a similar limitation on the Canadian Governor-General and Lieutenant-Governors? —Felix the Cassowary 11:50, 18 May 2008 (UTC)