Thirty-sixth General Election 1997: Official Voting Results: Synopsis
OVERVIEW
PRELIMINARY REMARKS
Upon the dissolution of the House of Commons by the Governor General of
Canada, the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada issued the writs for Canada's 36th general
election on
The end of the electoral process is marked by the completion of the return
to the writ, whereby each returning officer reports to the Chief Electoral Officer the name
of the candidate elected in his or her electoral district. Six clear days are required
between the official addition of the votes and the return to the writ, to allow candidates
or electors to request a recount. In the event of a recount, the return is presented as
soon as the recount has been completed. The date for the return of the writs was set as
Previously, the minimum length of an election period was 47 days. However,
this election was the first to be held since a series of amendments to the Canada
Elections Act were passed on
In addition, polling day voting hours are now staggered from one time zone to another so that polling stations close at almost the same time throughout Canada.
At dissolution of the House of Commons on
FIGURE A
Distribution of seats, by political affiliation, upon dissolution
of the 35th Parliament
ELECTORAL DISTRICTS
The electoral districts were new for this election. The electoral boundaries were changed by the Representation Order of
The boundaries were changed in 264 of the 295 existing electoral districts, and six new electoral districts were added: four in Ontario and two in British Columbia. The total number of electoral districts thus increased to 301.
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