Canadian Electoral Calendar, 2005
This is a list of elections in Canada in 2005. Included are provincial, municipal and federal elections, by-elections on any level, referendums and party leadership races at any level. May *17: British Columbia general election *17: British Columbia electoral reform referendum *24: By-elections to the 38th Canadian Parliament September *23-25: New Brunswick New Democratic Party leadership election *27: Newfoundland and Labrador municipal elections November *6: Bedford municipal election *6: Bromont municipal election *6: Cowansville municipal election *6: Magog municipal election *13: Parti Québécois leadership election *18-19: Alberta Alliance Party leadership election *19: Vancouver municipal election *28: Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum See also *Municipal elections in Canada Municipal elections in Canada fall within the jurisdiction of the various provinces and territories, who usually hold their municipal elections on the same date every t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2005 Magog Municipal Election
The 2005 Magog municipal election was held on November 6, 2005, to elect a mayor and councillors in the city of Magog, Quebec. Marc Poulin was re-elected to a third term as mayor without opposition. Results *Michel Voyer is a businessperson in Magog. In the 1980s, he was president of the downtown association and the Chamber of Commerce. He is a Canadian federalist and supported the "Oui" side in the 1992 Canadian referendum The Charlottetown Accord (french: Accord de Charlottetown) was a package of proposed amendments to the Constitution of Canada, proposed by the Canadian federal and provincial governments in 1992. It was submitted to a public referendum on October ... on the Charlottetown Accord. He served on the Magog Township council from 1995 until its merger with Magog in 2002, when he was elected for the new city's fifth ward. He initially favoured the de-merger of Magog Township in 2004, but changed his mind following two provincial amendments to the new c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Elections In Canada
Canada holds elections for legislatures or governments in several jurisdictions: for the federal (national) government, provincial and territorial governments, and municipal governments. Elections are also held for self-governing First Nations and for many other public and private organizations including corporations and trade unions. Municipal elections can also be held for both upper-tier (regional municipality or county) and lower-tier (town, village, or city) governments. Formal elections have occurred in Canada since at least 1792, when both Upper Canada and Lower Canada had their first elections. Canada's first recorded election was held in Halifax in 1758 to elect the 1st General Assembly of Nova Scotia. All Canadian citizens aged 18 or older who currently reside in Canada as of the polling day (or at any point in their life have resided in Canada, regardless of time away) may vote in federal elections. The most recent Canadian federal election occurred on Septembe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Municipal Elections In Canada
Municipal elections in Canada fall within the jurisdiction of the various provinces and territories, who usually hold their municipal elections on the same date every two, three or four years, depending on the location. Each province has its own nomenclature for municipalities and some have local elections for unincorporated areas which are not technically municipalities. These entities can be called cities, towns, villages, townships, hamlets, parishes and, simply, municipalities, county municipalities, regional county municipalities, municipal districts, regional districts, counties, regional municipalities, specialized municipalities, district municipalities or rural municipalities. Many of these may be used by Statistics Canada as the basis for census divisions or census subdivisions. Municipal elections usually elect a mayor and city council and often also a school board. Some locations may also elect other bodies, such as Vancouver, which elects its own parks board. Some ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2005 Prince Edward Island Electoral Reform Referendum
A referendum was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on November 28, 2005, to determine whether to adopt the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) systeas recommended by the Prince Edward Island Electoral Reform Commissionin 2003. The referendum failed, with "Yes" receiving only 36.42% of the popular vote. However, a subsequent nonbinding plebiscite in November 2016 resulted in a vote of 52.4% in favour of MMP vs. 42.5% for the First-past-the-post system. This was followed by a referendum pitting FPTP and MMP against each other in conjunction with the April 23, 2019 provincial election. The result of that referendum was 49% for MMP vs. 51% for FPTP, but neither side reached the threshold of a majority in 60% of the seats for the referendum to be binding. Results The question asked was: ''Should Prince Edward Island change to the Mixed Member Proportional System as presented by the Commission of PEI's Electoral Future? '' * In order to pass, the referendum had to r ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2005 Vancouver Municipal Election
The city of Vancouver, along with the rest of British Columbia's municipalities, held its municipal elections on November 19, 2005. Canadian citizens who were over 18 years of age at the time of the vote, and had been a resident of Vancouver for the past 30 days and a resident of BC for the past six months, were able to vote for candidates in four races that were presented on one ballot. In addition, Canadian citizen non-resident property owners were eligible to vote. The ballot elects one mayor, 10 councillors, nine school board trustees and seven park board commissioners. Each elector may vote for as many candidates as there are open seats (e.g., an elector may vote for ten or fewer councillors). Elections to City Council Overall council results All figures include votes cast for both mayor and councillors Mayoral election One to be elected. Councillor election Ten to be elected. Elections to the Park Board Seven to be elected. Elections to the School Board Nine to ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2005 Alberta Alliance Party Leadership Election
The Alberta Alliance Party, a conservative political party in Alberta, Canada, held its second leadership election on November 18 and 19, 2005, in Red Deer, Alberta. The leadership position was vacated by Alberta Alliance Party founder and leader Randy Thorsteinson in March 2005. Paul Hinman was elected leader on the third ballot, defeating the other candidates, Marilyn Burns (politician), Marilyn Burns, David Crutcher and Ed Klop. Hinman lead the party from this leadership election to the merge with the Wildrose Party of Alberta in 2008. Election results The election was held using a preferential ballot. Members indicated their preferences in order on the ballot. After each round of voting, the candidate receiving the fewest votes was removed from the election, and his or her votes allocated to other candidates on the basis of the voters' indicated preferences. All members who registered or renewed their memberships before October 6, 2005, were mailed a ballot. Members could mail ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2005 Parti Québécois Leadership Election
The Parti Québécois leadership election of 2005 was held from November 13 to November 15, 2005 to elect the new leader of the Parti Québécois, the main sovereigntist and social democratic political party in Quebec, Canada. It was the second race of its kind in the history of the party, following the leadership election of 1985. It was conducted in two rounds, under a preferential voting system. Former Minister André Boisclair was elected at the first round ballot with 53.7% of votes from party members, making him the first openly gay leader of a major political party in North America, and one of the first in the world. Unfolding Background On June 4, 2005, party leader Bernard Landry announced his intention to resign as leader of the PQ after getting 76.2% in a vote of confidence in his leadership from delegates to the party National Council. The party appointed Louise Harel as its interim leader. Gilles Duceppe, leader of the federal-level sovereigntist political ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2005 Cowansville Municipal Election
The 2005 Cowansville municipal election was held on November 6, 2005, to elect a mayor and councillors in Cowansville, Quebec. Incumbent mayor Arthur Fauteux was re-elected without opposition. Results {, class="wikitable" width="475" , + 2005 Cowansville election, Councillor, District Six , - ! align="left" , Candidate ! align="right" , Total votes ! align="right" , % of total votes , - , align="left" , (incumbent)Jacqueline Caron , align="right" , accl. , align="right" , . Source: "Meet your new municipal councils," ''Sherbrooke Record'', 8 November 2005, p. 7. References Cowansville 2005 Quebec municipal elections ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2005 British Columbia General Election
The 2005 British Columbia general election was held on May 17, 2005, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) of the Province of British Columbia (BC), Canada. The British Columbia Liberal Party (BC Liberals) formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell. The main opposition was the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP), whose electoral representation was reduced to two MLAs in the previous provincial election in 2001. The BC Liberals retained power, with a reduced majority of 46 out of 79 seats, down from the record 77 out of 79 in 2001. Voter turnout was 58.2 per cent. Under amendments to the BC Constitution Act passed in 2001, BC elections are now held on fixed dates: the second Tuesday in May every four years. This was the first provincial election for which elector data in the provincial elector list was synchronised with the National Register of Electors. Coincidental with the gene ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2005 Bromont Municipal Election
The 2005 Bromont municipal election took place on November 6, 2005, to elect a mayor and councillors in Bromont, Quebec. Incumbent mayor Pauline Quinlan was re-elected to a third mandate without difficulty. Results *Paul Rolland has worked with the government of Quebec, including a tenure as cabinet director for the ministry of Municipal Affairs. An experienced municipal politician, he was the only incumbent councillor in Bromont to be re-elected in 2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ....Maurice Crossfield, "Quinlan re-elected Bromont mayor by landslide," ''Sherbrooke Record'', 4 November 2002, p. 10. He stood down in 2009. {, class="wikitable" width="475" , + 2005 Bromont election, Councillor, District Six , - ! align="left" , Candidate ! align="r ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2005 Bedford Municipal Election
The 2005 Town of Bedford municipal election took place on November 6, 2005, to elect a mayor and councillors in the town of Bedford, Quebec. All members of council were returned without opposition. Results {, class="wikitable" width="475" , + 2005 Bedford election, Councillor, District Six , - ! align="left" , Candidate ! align="right" , Total votes ! align="right" , % of total votes , - , align="left" , (incumbent)Mona Beaulac , align="right" , accl. , align="right" , . ''SourceÉlections municipales 2005 Affairs municipales, Régions, et Occupation du Territoire.'' References Bedford ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |