- 42nd Canadian federal election
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42nd Canadian federal election 
2011 ←
membersOn or before October 19, 2015 → 43rd All seats in the House of Commons of Canada Opinion polls 
Leader Stephen Harper Nycole Turmel Bob Rae Party Conservative New Democrat Liberal Leader since March 20, 2004 interim until March 24, 2012 interim until March–June 2013 Leader's seat Calgary Southwest Hull—Aylmer Toronto Centre Last election 166 seats, 39.62% 103 seats, 30.63% 34 seats, 18.91% Current seats 166 102 34 BQ 
Leader Vacant Elizabeth May Party Bloc Québécois Green Leader since until December 11, 2011 August 27, 2006 Leader's seat — Saanich—Gulf Islands Last election 4 seats, 6.04% 1 seat, 3.91% Current seats 4 1
Incumbent Prime Minister
The 42nd Canadian federal election is tentatively scheduled for October 19, 2015,[1][2][3][4] in accordance with the stipulations of Bill C-16[5] which requires that a general election be held on the third Monday of October in the fourth calendar year following polling day for the last general election,[6] to elect members to the House of Commons of the 42nd Canadian parliament. This does not in any way diminish the powers of the Queen's representative in Canada, the governor general, to call an election at any time,[5] which is conventionally done on the advice of the incumbent prime minister.
Contents
Current standings
Summary of the current standings of the Canadian House of Commons Party Seats 2011 Current Conservative 166 166 New Democrats 103 102 Liberal 34 34 Bloc Québécois 4 4 Green 1 1 Independents 0 0 Vacant 1 Total 308 308 Timeline
- May 2, 2011: The Conservative Party of Canada wins a majority government in the 41st Canadian federal election.
- May 3, 2011: Gilles Duceppe resigns as leader and president of the Bloc Québécois,[7] and Vivian Barbot is named as the interim president.[8]
- May 25, 2011: Michael Ignatieff resigns as leader of the Liberal Party, and Bob Rae is chosen as interim leader.[9]
- June 2, 2011: The 41st Parliament convenes.
- July 25, 2011: Jack Layton temporarily steps down as leader of the NDP, due to cancer, indicating his intention to return to the job for the reconvening of Parliament in September. Hull—Aylmer MP Nycole Turmel is chosen to act as NDP leader during the leave.[10]
- August 22, 2011: Jack Layton dies of cancer. Turmel assumes the position of leader of the opposition.[11]
- December 11, 2011: A Bloc Québécois leadership election is to take place to choose a permanent successor to Gilles Duceppe.
- March 24, 2012: A New Democratic Party leadership election is to take place.
- 2011/2012: A federal by-election in Toronto—Danforth, due to the death of Jack Layton.
- 2012: The distribution of electoral districts is considered following the 2011 Census.
- March–June 2013: A Liberal Party leadership election is to take place.
Opinion polls
Graphical summary of opinion polling since May 2, 2011
This table provides a list of scientific, nation-wide public opinion polls that have been conducted since the 2011 Canadian federal election.
Polling Firm Date of Polling Link Conservative New Democratic Liberal Bloc Québécois Green Margin of Error Ipsos Reid November 13, 2011 HTML 37 31 21 6 3 Harris-Decima November 6, 2011 PDF 36 29 22 5 7 ±2.2 pp Nanos Research October 24, 2011 PDF 37.7 30.0 23.4 3.6 3.8 ±3.2 pp Nanos Research October 2, 2011 PDF 39.0 29.0 24.5 3.5 2.9 ±3.2 pp Angus Reid September 21, 2011 PDF 39 29 21 5 4 ±2.4 pp Leger Marketing September 15, 2011 HTML 39 33 17 5 6 ±2.4 pp Nanos Research September 1, 2011 PDF 39.5 33.1 20.7 2.6 3.4 ±3.2 pp Harris-Decima August 29, 2011 HTML 33 33 21 6 7 ±2.2 pp Abacus Data August 15, 2011 PDF 38 32 19 5 6 ±3.2 pp Angus Reid August 9, 2011 PDF 39 31 19 6 4 ±3.1 pp Nanos Research August 2, 2011 HTML 36.2 26.8 27.0 4.4 4.5 ±2.8 pp Abacus Data June 24, 2011 PDF 41 32 17 6 5 ±3.2 pp Nanos Research June 19, 2011 PDF 41.8 28.0 22.3 3.4 3.7 ±3.1 pp Nanos Research May 29, 2011 PDF 39.7 29.9 21.5 2.7 4.8 ±3.1 pp Harris-Decima May 22, 2011 HTML 38 33 15 5 7 Abacus Data May 19, 2011 PDF 40 33 16 6 5 ±2.5 pp Election 2011 May 2, 2011 HTML 39.6 30.6 18.9 6.0 3.9 See also
- Fixed election dates in Canada
- List of Canadian federal general elections
- List of political parties in Canada
References
- ^ Talaga, Tanya (May 4, 2011). "Federal and provincial votes slated for October 2015". thestar.com. http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/985848--federal-and-provincial-votes-slated-for-october-2015. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ "The next federal election in Canada could cause voter fatigue in Ontario". The Canadian Press. Google. May 4, 2011. http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hHIc75QeDnr2OKXC_7BywRLY4h9w?docId=6746828. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ "Harper gets his majority". The Canadian Press. thespec.com. May 2, 2011. http://www.thespec.com/news/elections/article/526086--conservatives-to-get-third-straight-mandate. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ Cheadle, Bruce (May 3, 2011). "Harper romps to Conservative majority". The Canadian Press. Ottawa Metro. http://www.metronews.ca/ottawa/canada/article/847999--harper-finally-wins-conservative-majority--page0. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ a b Amendment to Canada Elections Act, Queen's Printer for Canada, Nov 6, 2006, http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Docid=2475836&file=4, retrieved July 29, 2011
- ^ "Fixed-Date Elections In Canada". Parliament of Canada. http://www.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/compilations/provinceterritory/ProvincialFixedElections.aspx. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
- ^ "Leadership Roles". Parliament of Canada. http://www.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Party.aspx?Item=a639384e-e1a0-4169-83da-904925139b6a&Language=E. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ "Présidence par intérim" (in French). Bloc Québécois. http://www.blocquebecois.org/dossiers/presidence/bio.aspx. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Meagen (May 2011). "Liberals choose Rae as interim leader". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/05/25/pol-liberals-interim-leader.html. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ CBC News (July 2011). "LIVE: Jack Layton to take leave after new cancer found". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/07/25/layton-ndp.html. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ CBC News Staff (August 2011). "Jack Layton dead of cancer at 61". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/08/22/layton-obituary.html. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
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