The Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Stéphane Perrault, announced that the number of seats allocated to the provinces and territories in the House of Commons following the next decennial redistribution of seats will increase from 338 to 342. However, this change will not take effect until 2024 at the earliest. The full release is available … Read more
The Commissioner of Canada Elections announced that administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) have been imposed on five individuals to address violations of the Canada Elections Act. AMPs were imposed on three official agents for failing to produce the required electoral campaign returns within four months after polling day for the 43rd federal general election. Contact: communication@cef-cce.ca.
The Chief Electoral Officer has released the final election expenses limits for political parties and candidates in the by-elections to be held on October 26, 2020. The full release is available online.
In his Report on the 43rd General Election tabled today in Parliament, the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Stéphane Perrault provides a factual narrative of the conduct of the event held on October 21, 2019, and paints a portrait of its size and complexity. The report also identifies particular issues to be discussed in more detail … Read more
Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault announced that the judicial recount of the votes in the electoral district of Port Moody—Coquitlam (British Columbia) has been terminated following a request for withdrawal by the candidate who requested the recount. The request for withdrawal was received and accepted by Justice Nitya Iyer on November 7, 2019. The termination of these … Read more
Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault announced that the judicial recount of the votes in the electoral district of Hochelaga (Quebec) has been terminated following a request for withdrawal by the candidate who requested the recount. The request for withdrawal was received and accepted by Justice Christine Baudouin on November 4, 2019. The termination of these proceedings does not affect … Read more
Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Stéphane Perrault announced that there will be a judicial recount of the votes in the electoral district of Port Moody–Coquitlam (British Columbia). Following a validation of the results of the district, the difference between the two leading candidates was 153 votes. A candidate requested the recount, which will be conducted … Read more
Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Stéphane Perrault, announced that registered parties’ third quarter financial returns for 2019 are now available on Elections Canada’s website. Call 1-877-877-9515.
The 43rd federal election took place Monday, October 21, 2019. Based on the preliminary data gathered from 99.67 per cent of polls, 17,980,264 Canadians voted. This translates into a voter turnout rate of 65.95 per cent, not including electors who registered on election day. There was a total of 4,774,963 who voted at advance polls … Read more
Electors who are not registered can still vote in the October 21 federal election. They can register at their polling station on election day. To find their polling station, all electors need to do is enter their postal code online or call 1-800-463-6868. Unregistered electors can also enter their information online, print a pre-filled registration certificate and … Read more
