10-21-2019, 10:26 AM
Federal Political Parties
Canada maintains a registry of political parties.
While 24 parties fielded candidates and received votes in the 2015 election, the Canadian elections website listed 16 registered parties in 2017. Each party can nominate one candidate for each riding.
Often, representatives of only a handful of federal political parties win seats in the House of Commons. For example, in the 2015 election, only the Conservative Party, the New Democratic Party, the Liberal Party, the Bloc Québécois, and the Green Party saw candidates elected to the House of Commons.
Recently, a couple of the smaller parties have gained steam as some Canadians are turning away from the standard quo associated with the large Liberal and Conservative parties. The likelihood of a minority government result in 2019 is thus higher than in most previous Canadian elections.
Canada maintains a registry of political parties.
While 24 parties fielded candidates and received votes in the 2015 election, the Canadian elections website listed 16 registered parties in 2017. Each party can nominate one candidate for each riding.
Often, representatives of only a handful of federal political parties win seats in the House of Commons. For example, in the 2015 election, only the Conservative Party, the New Democratic Party, the Liberal Party, the Bloc Québécois, and the Green Party saw candidates elected to the House of Commons.
Recently, a couple of the smaller parties have gained steam as some Canadians are turning away from the standard quo associated with the large Liberal and Conservative parties. The likelihood of a minority government result in 2019 is thus higher than in most previous Canadian elections.