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The 42nd Canadian federal election was held on October 19, 2015. The incumbent Conservative Party of Canada of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, in office since 2006, was defeated by the Liberal Party of Canada under the leadership of Justin Trudeau.
The 2015 Canadian federal election was held on October 19, 2015, to elect the 338 members of the House of Commons of the 42nd Parliament of Canada.. In accordance with the maximum four-year term under a 2007 amendment to the Canada Elections Act, the writs of election for the 2015 election were issued by Governor General David Johnston on August 4.
All candidate names are those on the official list of confirmed candidates; names in media or on party website may differ slightly. Names in boldface type represent party leaders. † represents that the incumbent is not running again. § represents that the incumbent was defeated for nomination.
2015 Canadian federal election: Calgary Skyview; Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal: Darshan Kang: 20,664: 45.88 +17.24: $125,611.09 Conservative ...
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September 30, 2015: Confirmed list of candidates is published. October 9–12, 2015: Advance polls were open. An estimated record of 3.6 million electors cast their ballot, a 71% increase over the previous 2011 election. [70] This turnout was superseded during the 2019 general election. October 19, 2015: Scheduled polling day.
Candidates for the Liberal Party of Canada took part in all the 338 electoral districts in the 2015 Canadian federal election. 184 of them won their seat, giving Justin Trudeau's party an overall majority in the new House of Commons.
In the 2015 Canadian federal election, the Conservative Party of Canada ran a candidate in all but one of the 338 federal electoral districts. Ninety-nine of them won a seat in the House of Commons of Canada, which was 60 fewer than in the previous federal election in 2011.