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LEGISLATIVE ELECTION [13 records]

Record 1 2017-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
OBS

[The principles of the Alberta Social Credit Party are : to] promote the principles of social credit[; to] promote the objectives of the Party, as related to these principles [and; to] promote the election of enough candidates of the Alberta Social Credit Party to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta to form the government and thus make possible the implementation of social credit principles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
OBS

Fondé en 1934, le Parti Crédit social de l'Alberta a gouverné la province de 1935 à 1971, période durant laquelle neuf gouvernements créditistes majoritaires furent successivement dirigés par les premiers ministres William Aberhart, Ernest Manning et Harry E. Strom.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parliamentary Language
  • The Legislature (Constitutional Law)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
CONT

First election for one third of the members of a legislative council(other two thirds appointed by the Crown) ;each electoral district sets its own criteria for voting eligibility.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
  • Pouvoir législatif (Droit constitutionnel)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
CONT

Élection du tiers des membres d'un conseil législatif (les deux autres tiers étant nommés par la Couronne); chaque circonscription établit ses critères d'admissibilité au vote.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lenguaje parlamentario
  • Poder legislativo (Derecho constitucional)
  • Sistemas electorales y partidos políticos
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Record 3 2012-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
DEF

An election to the Council of the Northwest Territories or the Legislative Assembly of Yukon or of Nunavut.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
DEF

Élection au Conseil des Territoires du Nord-Ouest ou à l’Assemblée législative duYukon ou à celle du Nunavut.

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Treaties and Conventions
  • International Relations
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

Among the points to be welcomed, MEPs[ Members of the European Parliament] highlight the inclusion of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, the simplification of EU [European Union] acts, the abolition of the pillar structure, the wider use of the co-decision procedure and of qualified majority voting, the election of the President of the Commission by Parliament, the introduction of the citizen's right of legislative initiative, the possibility of structural co-operation in security and defence policy "while respecting Alliance commitments", and the separation of the Euratom Treaty from the legal structure of the future Constitution.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traités et alliances
  • Relations internationales
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

[...] la dernière institue un droit d’initiative législative pour les citoyens, donnant ainsi la possibilité de mettre en place un débat.

Spanish

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Record 5 2006-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
OBS

Elections Nunavut is another name for the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, an independent office of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. Elections Nunavut is responsible for the election of the 19 Members of the Legislative Assembly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
Key term(s)
  • Bureau du directeur général des élections

Spanish

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Record 6 2005-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Regional and Municipal Gov. Bodies and Committees
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
OBS

[NWT = Northwest Territories].

OBS

Elections NWT conducts and administers general elections, by-elections and plebiscites in the Northwest Territories according to legislation enacted by the Legislative Assembly. Its principal mandate is to educate, inform and empower all eligible electors and candidates in the Northwest Territories to exercise their democratic right accorded to them in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, so that they may participate fully in the election process.

Key term(s)
  • Elections Northwest Territories

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouv. régionaux ou municipaux
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
OBS

[T.N.-O. = Territoires du Nord-Ouest].

OBS

Élections T.N.-O. établit un registre territorial permanent des électeurs fondé sur l'information recueillie auprès des électeurs. Après le premier recensement, le registre peut être mis à jour, grâce au processus de révision au cours de la période électorale, par des personnes assermentées le jour du scrutin, à partir d'information reçue d'Élections Canada, d'agences gouvernementales, des administrations municipales ou des gouvernements autochtones et à partir d'information recueillie auprès des électeurs.

Key term(s)
  • Élections Territoires du Nord-Ouest

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités de los gobiernos regionales y municipales
  • Sistemas electorales y partidos políticos
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Record 7 2005-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
OBS

Elections Ontario is a non-partisan Agency of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. We work under the direction of the Chief Election Officer, an officer of the Legislative Assembly. Elections Ontario's mission is to guarantee the democratic voting rights of Ontario electors, assists in making the finances of political interest transparent and to ensure efficient, cost-effective and non-partisan administration of the electoral process.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
OBS

Élections Ontario est une agence apolitique de l'Assemblée législative de l'Ontario qui travaille sous la direction du directeur général des élections, un fonctionnaire de l'Assemblée législative. La mission d'Élections Ontario est de garantir le respect du droit de vote démocratique pour tous les Ontariens et Ontariennes, d'aider à rendre les finances des intérêts politiques transparents et d'assurer une gestion efficace, économique et apolitique du processus électoral.

Spanish

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Record 8 2005-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
OBS

The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer(the "Office" or "Elections Saskatchewan") is an independent office of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly. The Office is a non-partisan body whose primary mandate is to direct and supervise the administrative and financial conduct of provincial electoral events. The Office's mission is to enable provincial political stakeholders to exercise their constitutional entitlement by ensuring impartiality and statutory compliance under the Election Act. The Office's goal is to facilitate provincial electors, registered political parties and candidates in the exercise of their democratic right, as entrenched in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques

Spanish

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Record 9 1996-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
OBS

Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Ottawa : Elections Canada, 1995.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
OBS

Publié par le Directeur général des élections du Canada. Ottawa, Elections Canada, 1995.

Spanish

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Record 10 1996-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
OBS

Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Ottawa, 1996. Elections Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
OBS

Publié par le Directeur général des élections du Canada. Ottawa, 1996. Elections Canada.

Spanish

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Record 11 1996-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parliamentary Language
  • Political Science (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
  • Sciences politiques (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 12 1995-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements

Spanish

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Record 13 1995-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements

Spanish

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