The 39th Federal Election, 2006

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Abstract

This map shows the official results of the 39th Federal Election, held on January 23, 2006. The map colour-codes the winner in each of the 308 electoral districts (ridings) by party affiliation. The distribution of ridings by province and territory is follows:

British Columbia - 36, Alberta - 28, Saskatchewan - 14, Manitoba - 14, Ontario - 106, Quebec - 75, New Brunswick - 10, Nova Scotia - 11, Prince Edward Island - 4, Newfoundland and Labrador - 7, Yukon - 1, Northwest Territories - 1 and Nunavut - 1.

The information shown for individual ridings (using "Get Info from Map ") consists of:

• the name of the district
• the name of the candidate elected
• the elected candidate's party
• electors
• polling stations
• valid ballots
• percentage of valid ballots
• rejected ballots
• percentage of rejected ballots
• percentage of voter turnout
• total ballots cast
• a Web link to the Statistics Canada Federal Electoral District Profiles (which have detailed socio-economic data about each district)

The candidate's name is the same as that used for his or her registration with Elections Canada, with the exception that for incumbents (members who had also been members of the 38th Parliament), the style used for their name is that used on the Parliamentary Web site. "Hon." or "Right Hon." are used with the candidates' names as appropriate.

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Parliament and Elections

Strictly speaking, "Parliament" (when referring to Canada) is a body made up of three parts: the Sovereign, the Upper House (Senate) and the Lower House (House of Commons). In common usage, however, Parliament has come to mean the House of Commons. Following each federal election, a new House of Commons is elected, and, thus, a new Parliament is created. Therefore, the 39th Parliament will be formed following the 39th federal election.

Federal elections must be held no longer than five years following the immediately preceding election. The timing between elections depends mainly on whether or not one party has a majority:

• If one party wins more than half of the seats in an election (meaning it has a majority in the House of Commons), this party forms a Government. Normally, it will not call the next general election until about four years after the previous election took place.
• If no party wins a majority, a minority government will be formed. This consists of one party governing with the support of other parties. When there is a minority Government, a Parliament will tend to be ended (dissolved) for a new election about one to two years after the Parliament was first elected.

For additional details on the relationship of Parliament and elections, and how to interpret this map, refer to the Data and Mapping Notes.

Related Web sites

• The Parliamentary Internet
  This site contains current and past data about membership in the House of Commons and the Senate of Canada.
• Elections Canada
  Elections Canada is the non-partisan agency responsible for the conduct of federal elections and referendums. This agency is also the official source for names of electoral districts, registered political parties and voting data for federal elections and by-elections.