Canada Election: All You Need To Know
By: EjazUlHaqBhat
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Canada will vote on April 28 in a federal election that will decide who forms the next government
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The Liberal Party is currently led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, while the opposition Conservative Party is led by Pierre Poilievre
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Canada's electorate comprises of more than 28 million registered voters, who will elect 343 members of parliament or MPs
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Constituencies are popularly called ridings. This year the number of ridings has gone up five - from 338 in 2021 to 343 in 2025
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Canada uses a "first past the post" system. Voters select their local MPs to represent them in the House of Commons
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The candidate with the most votes in each riding wins, even if they don't secure a majority
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Canada has an independent and autonomous body known as Elections Canada, which looks after all election matters
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Canada has six time zones, so, for most Canadians to vote within a 3-hour window across time zones, Elections Canada has staggered the voting
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Counting of ballots shall begin immediately after voting ends in each time zone
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