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| | Canadian federal election |
 | | Canadian federal elections are nation-wide votes that are held to decide who will govern Canada. | | | By-elections can be held between general elections when seats become vacant. | | | The Prime Minister may ask the Governor General to call an election at virtually any time, although one must be called within five years of the last election. |
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/encyclopedia/canadian_federal_election
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| | polish-lithuanian commonwealth - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com |
| | This circumstance resulted from Poland's possession of Ukraine and federation with Lithuania, in both of which countries ethnic Poles were a distinct minority. | | | The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (or the Republic of the Two Nations; in Polish Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodw; in Lithuanian Žečpospolita or Abiejų tautų respublika; in Latin Regnum Serenissima Poloniae; in Belarusian Рэч Паспалі́тая) was a federal monarchy-republic formed by the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1569, lasting until 1795. | | | While the Commonwealth's first century was a golden age for both Poland and Lithuania, the second century was marked by military defeats, a return to serfdom for the peasants, and growing anarchy in political life. |
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http://www.onpedia.com/encyclopedia/Polish-Lithuanian-Commonwealth
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| | Federal Election Trivia |
| | Canadians have gone to the polls most often in the fall; 13 fall elections have been held since 1867, 12 elections have been held in summer, 9 in the spring and only 4 have been held in winter. | | | Previous to the 1970 Canada Elections Act revision, the voting age and minimum age to run as a candidate in a federal election was 21 years old. | | | Wilfrid Laurier, while serving as Prime Minister, ran and was elected in 8 federal elections between1896 and 1911. |
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http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/electionsTrivia/index.asp?lang=E&pv=1
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| | CBC - Canada Votes 2006 - Voter Toolkit |
| | Yes, one federal government held office for longer than five years, which is the term laid out in the 1867 Constitution Act and reinforced by the 1982 Constitution Act. | | | Federally appointed judges were allowed to vote for the first time in 1988, with mentally disabled people and prisoners serving less than two years in jail not far behind. | | | Canada Elections Act revisions in 1970 lowered the age for voting and running for office from 21 to 18. |
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http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/voterstoolkit/faqs.html
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| | Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online |
| | In the federal election of October the Liberals were returned with 173 seats, the largest majority on record, with members from every province, while the Conservatives were reduced to a rump of 40 members. | | | Shortly after the election, however, his government was faced with a request from the League to impose economic sanctions on Italy because it had invaded Ethiopia. | | | King called him to Ottawa immediately after the election, explained the role he would be expected to play, and offered him the justice portfolio to confirm his position. |
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http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=42131
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| | Past Canadian Elections - Historical Results & Analysis |
| | Compare the summary results of 37 general elections held between 1867 to 2004 with each party's share of the votes and seats, as well as the number of candidates and overall voter turnout. | | | For a background to the 2006 election you can view and the standings of the political parties in Parliament at the time it was dissolved in late November 2005. | | | See the table of voter turnout since 1867 to compare the rate of citizen participation in federal elections and national referenda. |
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http://www.sfu.ca/~aheard/elections/past_elections.html
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| | Wikipedia Topics from Answers.com |
| | Canadian federal election results in the Côte-Nord and Saguenay | | | Canadian federal election results in Southern Durham and York | | | Canadian federal election results in the British Columbia Interior |
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http://www.answers.com/library/Wikipedia-letter-1C-first-5201
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| | New Democratic Party Article, NewDemocraticParty Information |
| | Unlike other federal parties, the NDP is integrated with its provincial and territorial party, such that a member of thefederal party is a member of the provincial or territorial party where he or she resides. | | | The New Democratic Party (NDP) is a federal and provincial political party in Canada. | | | Broadbent stepped down after 15 years asfederal leader of the NDP in 1989, although he has recently returned from retirement, and won election to Parliament in theriding of Ottawa -Centre in the 2004 Canadian election. |
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http://www.anoca.org/ndp/election/new_democratic_party.html
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| | CBC - Canada Votes 2006 - Leaders and Parties |
| | Despite the promise of an election after the final report, opposition parties didn't wait and the government fell to a non-confidence motion on November 28, 2005. | | | Result: Having won a slim election victory, Diefenbaker and his ministers campaigned to increase their popularity before calling a general election in 1958. | | | The controversy led to a vote of non-confidence in February 1963, forcing Diefenbaker to call a general election. |
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http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/leadersparties/parties/minority.html
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| | Canada 2004 · Voter Turnout · Canadian Federal Election 2004 |
| | In many general elections, several electoral districts were won by acclamation, hence, no eligible voters nor actual votes were recorded. | | | Canada 2004 · Voter Turnout · Canadian Federal Election 2004 | | | Furthermore, in some of the more remote districts, votes were cast but no voters' lists had been prepared. |
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http://www.nodice.ca/election2004/voterturnout.html
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| | 2006 Federal Election Links - Canadian Social Research Links |
| | Short of a majority, however, they'll be governing as a minority in a fractured Parliament. | | | And, for the third election in a row, every federal party leader pledges to protect health care. | | | "According to Elections Canada, barely 25 percent of young electors (aged 18-24) exercised their right to vote in the 2000 federal election. |
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http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/politics.htm
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| | Mapleleafweb.com: 1921 Federal Election in Canada |
| | Learn more about the election and the politicians involved. | | | While regionally-based support was assured for the Progressives and the Liberals, the campaign battles would be fought where politicians thought they could sway votes. | | | You are here: Home > Voter Almanac > Top Five Federal Elections in Canada > 1921 |
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http://www.mapleleafweb.com/election/federal/top-five/1921
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| | Finding Canadian statistics |
| | Also includes historical census aggregate statistics from 1665-1871 censuses, as well as 1997 and 2000 federal election results by province and federal electoral district. | | | Contains: election results for latest federal election and by-elections. | | | Contains: percent voter turnout, Canada and provinces, election years 1896 through 2000. |
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http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/datalib/other/findcans.htm
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| | Canadian federal election, 1921 |
| | It also saw the rise of large third party in the Progressive Party of Canada which won the second-most seats in election. | | | Progressive party won the second-most seats dominating west and winning almost a third of seats in Ontario. | | | The election was the first one in the majority of Canadian women were allowed to vote. |
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http://www.freeglossary.com/Canadian_federal_election,_1921
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| | Elections Canada On-Line Past Elections |
| | The Chief Electoral Officer of Canada explained the adjustment during his appearance before the Subcommittee on Electoral Boundaries Readjustment on October 6, 2003, and his appearance to discuss the 2004 Main Estimates before the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs on March 5, 2004. | | | Voter Turnout at Federal Elections and Referendums, 1867-2000 | | | In the case of an election by acclamation, for instance, the number of registered electors on the lists for that electoral district was included in the total number of registered electors for some elections, but not for others. |
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http://www.elections.ca/content.asp?section=pas&document=turnout&lang=e&textonly=false
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| | World History Compass Home Page |
| | Produced by Brisbane City Council, financially assisted by Centenary of Federation. | | | Publisher of Documentary History of the First Federal Congress, 1789-1791, and research center on the most important and productive Congress in U.S. history. | | | The Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program. |
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http://www.worldhistorycompass.com
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| | Timeline 1879-1882 |
| | The election was close, with Republican James Garfield getting 48.27% to Democrat Winfield Hancock‘s 48.25% and a difference of less than 2,000 votes! | | | Garfield was shot by a disgruntled office seeker four months into his presidency. | | | Gompers emigrated from England to New York with his family as a boy. |
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http://timelines.ws/1879_1882.HTML
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| | Canadian Eleciton Results: 1867-2000 |
| | **Note that the official voter turnout figure in 2000 is 61.2%, but that Elections Canada later realized that this was based on a voters' list that was artificially inflated by almost a million duplicate names. | | | Source: Party Candidates and Votes: Library of Parliament; Turnout: Elections Canada | | | 1997 (June 2) - Turnout: 67.0 % View Detailed Results of 1997 Elections |
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http://www.sfu.ca/~aheard/elections/1867-2000.html
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| | Canadian Census and Election Data, 1908-1968 |
| | Canada, census data, election returns, elections, national elections, political attitudes, political parties, voters, voting behavior | | | DS2: 1921 Census, 1917 and 1921 Elections Data | | | DS6: 1961 Census, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, and 1965 Elections Data |
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http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/00039.xml
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| | national: Definition, Synonyms and Much More From Answers.com |
| | - national-, riks-, nationell, statlig, folk-, landsomfattande, inhemsk, federal, stats- | | | If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here. |
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http://www.answers.com/main/ntq-tname-national-liberal-party-uk-fts_start-0
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| | ResourceShelf |
| | Includes federal wine laws, the Federal Register sections that pertain to wine, ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms) regulations and forms, tax information for all states, California laws and laws from other states, including information on which states permit direct shipment of wine. | | | PACER allows users to obtain case and docket information from federal Appellate, District and Bankruptcy courts, and from the U.S. Party/Case Index. | | | This is The National Law Journal's 26th annual survey of the nation's largest law firms, covering the period Oct. 1, 2002, to Sept. 30, 2003. |
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http://www.resourceshelf.com/archives/2003_11_01_resourceshelf_archive.html
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| | Women Candidates in Canadian Elections: 1921-2004 |
| | (The late John Wilson noted to me that the Library of Parliament mistakenly recorded 11 women candidates in the 1949 election when there were in fact 15; however, I have not been able to verify this). | | | 1921 - Women as % of 235 MPs Elected: 0.4% |
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http://www.sfu.ca/~aheard/elections/women-elected.html
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| | Canadian Census and Election Data, 1908-1968 |
| | DATA SOURCE = Canadian Census and Election data | | | The election data include the total valid vote cast and the percentage of the total vote received by each of the major parties as well as a total for all other parties. | | | STUDY DESCRIPTION: This collection contains seven machine-readable files of Canadian census and election data, each corresponding to a particular electoral period when the number of constituencies was fixed. |
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http://ssdc.ucsd.edu/ssdc/icp00039.html
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| | HUGH MARSHALL DYER, Brigadier-General |
| | •Ran in 1921 Canadian Federal Election; lost to Hon. | | | •Royal Canadian Legion hall named for him in Minnedosa, Manitoba. |
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http://www.geocities.com/val_james/genealogy/profiles/hugh_marshall_dyer.html
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| | Canadian Census and Federal Election Data |
| | The following is a list of Canadian Census and Federal Election Data files (collected by Don Blake) currently available on the central UNIX service. | | | For a full listing of files available from Data Services, check the UBC Library's online catalogue. | | | NOTE: Some of the data files on the central UNIX service are compressed (.gz) because of their large size. |
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http://data.library.ubc.ca/datalib/gen/files_unixg/blake.html
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