OttawaNow Posted November 20, 2019 Report Posted November 20, 2019 (edited) CANADA FEDERAL ELECTION RULES: WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF... What would happen if the Conservative leader and the Liberal leader finished election night tied in the popular vote, and tied in the number of seats in Parliament? Would a prime minister not be chosen the same night? What would the next step be, and how many days after election night would it take for a prime minister to be elected? Andrew Scheer's conservatives got over 200,000 more votes than Trudeau's liberals, but the Liberals got more seats in Parliament. What if the Conservatives and Liberals finished tied in seats, and Andrew Scheer still got more votes than Trudeau? Would Andrew Scheer be prime minister, or would something else have to be done first, after election night? What if the conservatives and liberals finished tied in the popular vote, but one party got more seats in parliament? I guess then the election would be over and the party with more seats would win. Edited November 20, 2019 by OttawaNow Quote
OttawaNow Posted January 30, 2020 Author Report Posted January 30, 2020 Does anyone know the answers? Quote
scribblet Posted January 30, 2020 Report Posted January 30, 2020 Popular vote means nothing, it's the number of seats, so the party that gets the seats wins. If they are tied in seats, then the governing party would get first crack at governing. Quote Hey Ho - Ontario Liberals Have to Go - Fight Wynne - save our province
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