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Canadian federal elections are nation-wide votes that are held to decide who will govern Canada.

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. Traditionally, governments have waited four years between elections, but under Jean Chrétien's Liberal government elections were held every three and half years. Parties generally only wait the maximum of five years between elections if they expect to lose, and hope a postponement will allow more time for things to change in their favour.

Elections are generally held in either the fall or spring. This avoids the problems of a winter campaign, where outdoor events are harder to hold. It also avoids the problems of the summer, when many Canadians are on holiday.

Using the so-called first past the post system, Canadians vote for a Member of Parliament, who sits in the House of Commons. Canadians do not vote directly for the Prime Minister, nor do they vote for senators. See also Canadian electoral system for more detail.

By-elections can be held between general elections when seats become vacant. It is at the discretion of the Prime Minister to call by-elections. The federal government can also hold nation-wide referendums on major issues. The last referendum was held in 1992 on proposed constitutional changes in the Charlottetown Accord. On occasion, one particular issue will dominate an election, and the election will in a sense be a virtual referendum. The most recent instance of this was the 1988 election, which was considered by most parties to be a referendum on free trade with the United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in.

Canadian election turn-out is generally higher than that in the United States but lower than in most EuropeFor the band of the same name, see Europe (band . Europe is a continent forming the westermost part of the Eurasian supercontinent. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sean nations. Election turn-out has also steadily been falling for many decades. Currently, about two-thirds of eligible voters vote in federal elections.

The most recent Canadian election was held on June 28Some entries on this page have been duplicated on August 1. The correct dates for such events need to be determined. June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 186 days remaining. Events 1243 Innocent IV bec, 2004.

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