A Plea for Fixed Byelection Dates: Why we should have regularly-scheduled byelections by EricGrenierTW
Yes, federal byelections are being held on this June 19th in the ridings of Winnipeg South Centre, Portage–Lisgar, Oxford and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce–Westmount. Normally, I’d have a livestream planned for tonight’s ballot counting and I’d pore over the results in the coming days. Instead, I’m outside the country.
Governments can still avail themselves of the loophole of being able to call elections whenever they like. But outside of minority parliaments , governments have rarely taken advantage of this loophole. With only a few exceptions, majority governments have abided by the scheduled election dates because it just looks cynical and unfair to do otherwise.
It would also make for easier planning for Elections Canada in hiring staff and identifying locations for polling stations. Think of the United States. While not exactly the bright shining example of democracy at the moment, they do know how to make elections engaging. For Americans, early November is for voting and they are called to the polls every two years. Midterm elections don’t have as high turnout as presidential years, but the midterm turnout is better than most byelections here — especially when we consider that turnout in general is lower in the United States than in Canada.
This is a common occurrence. In 2018, there were two byelection days , each featuring only one contest. In 2017, there were three byelection days spread across 11 ridings. In 2012, 2013 and 2014, there were two sets of byelection days in each of those years, held in the months of March, May, June and November.
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