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The '''House of Commons of Canada''' ({{lang-fr|Chambre des communes du Canada}}) is the only chamber in the Parliament of Canada. The House of Commons currently meets in a temporary Commons chamber in the West Block of the parliament buildings on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, while the Centre Block, which houses the traditional Commons chamber, undergoes a ten-year renovation. | |||
The House of Commons is a democratically elected body whose members are known as Members of Parliament (MPs). There were 25 members in the 1st to 3rd Parliament , but that number rose to 338 following the [[4th CMHoC General Election|4th election]]. Members are elected closed list-proportional system in each of the country's 32 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 Parliament now limits each term to four years. | |||
Seats in the House of Commons are distributed roughly in proportion to the population of each province and territory. However, some ridings are more populous than others, and the Canadian constitution contains provisions regarding provincial representation. As a result, there is some interprovincial and regional malapportionment relative to the population. | |||
The House of Commons was established in 1867, when the ''British North America Act'' (now called the ''Constitution Act, 1867'') created the Dominion of Canada and was modelled on the British House of Commons. | |||
==Members and Ridings== | |||
The House of Commons comprises 338 members, each of whom represents a single electoral district (also called a riding). The constitution specifies a basic minimum of 295 electoral districts, but additional seats are allocated according to various clauses. Seats are distributed among the provinces in proportion to population, as determined by each decennial census, subject to the following exceptions made by the constitution. |
Revision as of 18:35, 24 February 2020
House of Commons of Canada Chambre des communes du Canada | |
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5th Parliament | |
Type | |
Type | Lower House of the Parliament of Canada |
Leadership | |
Speaker | AuroraHOC, Non-Affiliated since January 5, 2020 |
Nathen Cullen, New Democratic since October 11, 2019 | |
Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition | Remy Lévesque, Conservative since January 16, 2020 |
Government House Leader | TBA, TBA since TBA |
Opposition House Leader | TBA, TBA since TBA |
Structure | |
Seats | 338 |
Political groups | Her Majesty's Government (Caretaker) (149)
Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition (107)
Parties with official status (68)
Parties without official status (14)
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Elections | |
Mixed Member Proportional | |
Last election | February 19, 2020 |
Next election | 6th Election |
Meeting place | |
House of Commons Chamber West Block - Parliament Hill Ottawa, Ontario Canada | |
Website | |
www |
The House of Commons of Canada (French: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the only chamber in the Parliament of Canada. The House of Commons currently meets in a temporary Commons chamber in the West Block of the parliament buildings on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, while the Centre Block, which houses the traditional Commons chamber, undergoes a ten-year renovation.
The House of Commons is a democratically elected body whose members are known as Members of Parliament (MPs). There were 25 members in the 1st to 3rd Parliament , but that number rose to 338 following the 4th election. Members are elected closed list-proportional system in each of the country's 32 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 Parliament now limits each term to four years.
Seats in the House of Commons are distributed roughly in proportion to the population of each province and territory. However, some ridings are more populous than others, and the Canadian constitution contains provisions regarding provincial representation. As a result, there is some interprovincial and regional malapportionment relative to the population.
The House of Commons was established in 1867, when the British North America Act (now called the Constitution Act, 1867) created the Dominion of Canada and was modelled on the British House of Commons.
Members and Ridings
The House of Commons comprises 338 members, each of whom represents a single electoral district (also called a riding). The constitution specifies a basic minimum of 295 electoral districts, but additional seats are allocated according to various clauses. Seats are distributed among the provinces in proportion to population, as determined by each decennial census, subject to the following exceptions made by the constitution.