Category Archives: Elections

The Next Round of Federal By-Elections in 2026

Posted on 2026/09/02 by J.W.J. Bowden

The Liberals won all three by-elections held on 31 August 2026 with absolute majorities, despite only having held two of those three ridings beforehand; they therefore have gained one seat in the House of Commons. As of 1 September 2026, … Continue reading →

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More Arthur Meighen Than Brian Mulroney? Pierre Poilievre Might Soon Confront The Reform Act

Posted on 2025/04/30 by J.W.J. Bowden

Election of 2025  On 28 April 2025, we returned yet another minority parliament in the 45th federal general election. Elections Canada’s preliminary results show that this general election brought out the highest voterturnout since 1993, at 68.7% compared to 69.6% … Continue reading →

Posted in Electing & Ousting Party Leaders, Elections, Party Discipline | 1 Comment

The Most Pointless Election Since 1965

Posted on 2021/09/21 by J.W.J. Bowden

2019 & 2021 We have just undergone a futile election which has produced substantively the same outcome as the previous general election in October 2019: a Liberal plurality around 15 to 20 seats short of a majority. On 21 October … Continue reading →

Posted in Caretaker Convention & Government Formation, Elections | 5 Comments

The Doctrine of Necessity in Newfoundland and Labrador’s Omnishambles Election

Posted on 2021/02/19 by J.W.J. Bowden

Conflating the Caretaker Convention with The Doctrine of Necessity I remain transfixed by the spectacle unfolding in Newfoundland and Labrador and will have to report back once Elections Newfoundland and Labrador counts the ballots cast in this illegitimate election. Last … Continue reading →

Posted in Crown (Powers and Office), Dissolution, Doctrine of Necessity, Elections, Fixed-Date Elections, Reform | 5 Comments

Newfoundland & Labrador’s Omnishambles Election of 2021 Continues

Posted on 2021/02/13 by J.W.J. Bowden

How This Happened Today, on 13 February 2021, Newfoundlanders and Labradoreans across the province should have made their way to their polls and cast their ballots in a general election for their province’s 50th General Assembly. But events intervened. Newfoundland … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Fixed-Date Elections, Reform | 2 Comments