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The 2019 Canadian federal election was held on October 21, 2019. Members of the House of Commons were elected to the 43rd Canadian Parliament . In keeping with the maximum four-year term under a 2007 amendment to the Canada Elections Act , the writs of election for the 2019 election were issued by Governor General Julie Payette on September 11, 2019.
Liberal. The party had pledged to keep deficits under $10 billion and said its government would balance the books by 2019. It hasn’t. The Liberals’ election platform includes $9.3 billion in new spending in 2020-2021, with the deficit rising to $27.4 billion that same fiscal year.
Apr 30, 2019 · Conservative platform. Cut the tax rate on income under $47,630 from 15 per cent to 13.75 per cent (source, PBO analysis) Effectively remove federal portion of income tax from EI maternity and EI ...
Election results are not final until they have been confirmed by Elections Canada. Editing: Elizabeth Haggarty. Design: Richard Grasley and Tim Kindrachuk. Development: Matthew Crider, Andrew Ryan, and Meghan Sardesai. CBC News Labs. See full results, maps and analysis, and follow key races in the 2019 Canadian federal election.
- Seat Breakdown
- Voter Turnout and The Popular Vote
- Gender Balance
- Notable Winners
- Notable Losers
None of the federal political parties hit the 170-seat threshold of a majority government, which the Liberal Party scored when it stormed to power in 2015. Despite winning a plurality of the 338 seats in Parliament and securing minority status this time around, the Liberals lost the popular vote to the Conservatives. The Liberals lost 27 seats on M...
In 2019, voter turnout dropped slightly compared to the last federal election. Elections Canada is reporting that 65.95 per cent of eligible Canadian voters cast a ballot, a 2.35 per cent drop from the 68.3 per cent turnout in 2015. That number, however, doesn’t include electors who registered on election day. Even though they won 36 fewer seats th...
Global News has calculated that a record number of women were elected in the 2019 federal election. Based on a count of Elections Canada’s preliminary results, 98 women were elected or re-elected to the House of Commons on Monday night, up from 88 in 2015. These results mean women now represent 29 per cent of the House of Commons, up from 26 per ce...
Yves-François Blanchet: The leader of the Bloc Québécois ousted two-term NDP MP Matthew Dubé to secure the Beloeil-Chamblyseat in Quebec.Jody Wilson-Raybould: Despite an aggressive Liberal push in Vancouver Granville, Wilson-Raybould was able to hold down the riding as an independent candidate.Jenica Atwin: Atwin became the Green Party’s first MP in Atlantic Canadaon Monday night.Jack Harris: In what could be called the comeback of the night, the NDP candidate reclaimed his St. John’s East seat in Newfoundland and Labradorafter losing it in the 2015 red wave in Atlantic Can...Ralph Goodale: The longtime, stalwart Liberal MP and former cabinet minister, was ousted in Regina-Wascanaby his Conservative rival.Amarjeet Sohi: The Liberal candidate and former cabinet minister succumbed to the blue wave in Alberta.Lisa Raitt: The Tory candidate and deputy leader, who had represented her riding in Ottawa for 11 years and served in Stephen Harper’s cabinet, lost her Milton seatto Liberal star candidate and Oly...Ruth Ellen Brosseau: The two-term incumbent NDP candidate, first elected in the 2011 orange wave, was narrowly defeated by the Bloc in the Berthier-Maskinongé riding as the New Democrats were all b...When an election takes place, perhaps the most significant source of public funding for the federal political parties is the election expenses reimbursement which subsidizes 50% of the national campaign expenses of any party that obtains at least 2 per cent support, or at least 5 per cent in the ridings (electoral districts) in which they presented candidates. In addition to this, the parties ...
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Sep 11, 2019 · For the first time, a Debates Commissioner led the efforts to organize two national leaders' debates during the election, one in French and one in English. These debates will include Trudeau ...
