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The Parti Québécois win a minority government in the 2012 Quebec general election, [48] with the Quebec Liberal Party coming in a close second. A shooting takes place during Premier-Designate Pauline Marois's victory speech at the Parti Québécois rally, killing one man and injuring another. [49] [50] September 6 – 60th anniversary of CBC ...
The number of seats has increased steadily over time, from 180 for the first election to the current total of 338. The current federal government structure was established in 1867 by the Constitution Act. For federal by-elections (for one or a few seats as a result of retirement, etc.) see List of federal by-elections in Canada.
2 February: Kuwait, Parliament (election nullified) 5 February: Finland, President (2nd round) 5–6 February: Egypt, Consultative Council (1st phase 2nd round) 12 February: Turkmenistan, President; 14–15 February: Egypt, Consultative Council (2nd phase 1st round) 18 February: Latvia, Constitutional Referendum
2012 New Brunswick Liberal Association leadership election; 2012 New Brunswick municipal elections; 2012 New Democratic Party leadership election; 2012 New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election; 2012 Nova Scotia municipal elections
The federal election date must be set on a Monday (or Tuesday if the Monday is a statutory holiday). The first two elections, the 1867 election and the 1872 election, took place over several weeks. The 1872 election was both the second shortest and the longest campaign in history.
2012 Hong Kong Chief Executive election; 2012 Hong Kong legislative election; India 2012 Indian presidential election; Legislative Assembly elections in India, 2012; Indonesian gubernatorial elections, 2012 Acehnese gubernatorial election; Jakarta gubernatorial election; Iran: Iranian legislative election; Japan Japanese general election; Kyoto ...
October 25, 2012: The Supreme Court of Canada upholds the result in Etobicoke Centre, with Conservative MP Ted Opitz keeping his seat. [20] [21] November 2012–October 2013: Electoral boundary commissions present their proposals to the House of Commons. [22] [23] November 26, 2012: By-elections are held in Calgary Centre, Durham, and Victoria.
A perennial candidate is a political candidate who frequently runs for public office without a reasonable chance of winning. While there is no generally accepted "number" of times a candidate must run before being considered "perennial", contemporary sources note that two or three failed candidacies, followed by another attempt, qualifies a candidate as perennial.