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DEPUTEE FEDERALE [1 record]

Record 1 2022-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Positions
  • The Legislature (Constitutional Law)
  • Parliamentary Language
DEF

A person elected to a seat in the House of Commons as a representative of one of the 308 electoral districts into which Canada is divided.

OBS

In debate, members are identified not by their own names but by the names of their electoral districts.

OBS

The capitalization of "member" varies greatly from one source to another, and sometimes within the same source. According to the "Parliamentary Publications Text Style Guidelines," "member" should be written with a lower case "m" in this context.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Postes gouvernementaux
  • Pouvoir législatif (Droit constitutionnel)
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
DEF

Personne élue pour siéger à la Chambre des communes en vue de représenter l'une des 308 circonscriptions électorales du Canada.

OBS

Au cours des débats, les députés sont identifiés par le nom de leur circonscription plutôt que par leur nom.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Puestos gubernamentales
  • Poder legislativo (Derecho constitucional)
  • Lenguaje parlamentario
DEF

Persona elegida para ocupar un escaño en la Cámara de los Comunes como representante de una de las 308 circunscripciones electorales en las que se divide Canadá.

OBS

Durante las deliberaciones en la Cámara, los diputados no son identificados por su propio nombre sino por el de su circunscripción electoral.

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