POLS 1400 Study Guide - Saint Lawrence River, Asian Canadians, Pacific Scandal

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 1400
• Professor: Nanita Mohan

Document Summary

Distribution of seats among provinces starting with 282 seats, one seat is allocated to each of the northwest territories, Election officials: the chief electoral officer is responsible for overall administration of the election and must function with absolute impartiality, chief electoral officer choses the returning officers on a nonpartisan basis. The voters" list: voters list was historically compiled from scratch after the election writ was issues, this was done by door to door enumeration, hard to get 18 year olds on the list. Nomination: about 95% of candidates are nominated at a meeting of a political party but they must then submit formal nomination papers, endorsed by 100 people on local voters list and a 1000 deposit. Election day country local time: after nom. The ballot: secret ballot was introduced in federal elections in 1874. The franchise: federal franchise, vote was extended to women in the war. A group of businessmen were eager to obtain contract to build.