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August 17, 2008: The writ of by-election was issued by Elections Canada for the federal by-election to be held on September 22, 2008, in the riding of Don Valley West (Ontario). August 26, 2008: Harper indicates he may call an election for the fall of 2008; Parliament could be dissolved as early as the week of September 1-September 6.
14 October: 2008 Canadian federal election; 18 October: 2008 Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick leadership election; 18 October: 2008 Nova Scotia municipal elections; 26 October: Municipal by-election in Orée-du-Parc District, Gatineau, Quebec. 27 October: 2008 Nunavut general election; 29 October: British Columbia provincial by ...
September 7, 2008: Prime Minister Harper asks Governor General Michaëlle Jean to call a general election on October 14, 2008. She accepts the request. [6] October 14, 2008: Elections held for members of the House of Commons in the 40th Canadian Parliament. [7] November 4, 2008: Writs to be returned to the Chief Election Officer. [7]
The 40th Canadian federal election was held on October 14, 2008. The Conservative Party of Canada, led by Stephen Harper, won a minority government. The Conservatives won 143 seats. The Liberal Party of Canada, won 77 seats. The separatist Bloc Québécois won 49 seats and the social-democratic New Democratic Party won 37. Two independent ...
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.
The timeline of elections in Canada covers all the provincial, territorial and federal elections from when each province was joined Confederation through to the present day. The table below indicates which party won the election. Several provinces held elections before joining Canada, but only their post-Confederation elections are shown. These ...
This electoral calendar 2008 lists the national/federal direct elections held in 2008 in the de jure and de facto sovereign states and their dependent territories. Referendums are included, even though they are not elections.
March 3 – The 2008 Alberta general election occurs. The Progressive Conservative party, led by Ed Stelmach, wins the election with a majority. [3] March 17 – Federal by-elections in Toronto Centre, Willowdale, Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River and Vancouver Quadra. March 28 – The start of the 2008 Canadian Commercial Seal Hunt