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Member Of The Canadian House Of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body whose members are known as members of Parliament (MPs). There have been 338 MPs since the most recent electoral district redistribution for the 2015 federal election, which saw the addition of 30 seats. Members are elected by simple plurality ("first-past-the-post" system) in each of the country's electoral districts, which are colloquially known as ''ridings''. MPs may hold office until Parliament is dissolved and serve for constitutionally limited terms of up to five years after an election. Historically, however, terms have ended before their expiry and the sitting government has typically dissolved parliament within four years of an election according to a long-standing convention. In any case, an act of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
44th Canadian Parliament
The 44th Canadian Parliament is the session of the Parliament of Canada which began on 22 November 2021, with the membership of the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons, having been determined by the results of the 2021 Canadian federal election, 2021 federal election held on 20 September. Parliament officially resumed on 22 November with the re-election of Speaker of the House of Commons (Canada), Speaker Anthony Rota, and the Speech from the throne, Speech from the Throne read by Governor General of Canada, Governor General Mary Simon the following day. It is led by a Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Party minority government under the premiership of Justin Trudeau. Six months into the first session on 22 March 2022 it was announced that the New Democratic Party would henceforth support the government with confidence and supply measures. Timeline 2021 *20 September: In the 2021 Canadian federal election, 44th Canadian federal election, the incumbent Liberal Party o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
