Political Parties
In the last general election, there were 15 registered political parties. In alphabetical order, they were:
- Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada
- Bloc Québécois
- Canadian Action Party
- Christian Heritage Party of Canada
- Communist Party of Canada
- Conservative Party of Canada
- First Peoples National Party of Canada
- Green Party of Canada
- Liberal Party of Canada
- Libertarian Party of Canada
- Marijuana Party
- Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada
- New Democratic Party
- Progressive Canadian Party
- Western Block Party
Again, not every party has a candidate in every riding, but three parties DID offer a candidate in more than 95 percent of the ridings across the country. They were the Conservative Party of Canada, the Liberal Party of Canada, and the New Democratic Party of Canada.
At the end of the last federal election, this was the breakdown of seats by party in the House of Commons:
Conservative Party, 143 seats
Liberal Party, 77 seats
Bloq Québécois, 49 seats
New Democratic Party, 37 seats
Other parties, 2 seats
The Conservative Party of Canada formed a minority government, and the leader of the Liberal Party became the leader of the Opposition.
Only 60% of eligible voters went to the polls, but of those, only 25% of eligible voters aged 18-24 turned out!
If you want to declare yourself a candidate for any party, or assist with another person’s campaign, or at the very least, cast your ballot for a party candidate that offers something for you, make sure you research the parties and candidates in your own riding!
You have plans, ideas and beliefs that can all be put forward and represented in the next election!
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