2025 Federal Election Archives

26 May

NDP Falls Short of Official Party Status in House of Commons Post-Historic Defeat

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsCanada2025 Federal Election, House of Commons, NDP, official party status

Ottawa, May 26, 2025: The New Democratic Party (NDP) will not be granted official party status in the House of Commons, Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon confirmed on Monday. The decision comes in the wake of the party’s worst electoral performance in Canadian history, following the 2025 federal election.Under the Parliament of Canada Act, a political party must secure at least 12 seats in the House to attain official party status. The NDP won just seven seats, far below the required threshold. The consequences are severe—without official status, the NDP loses vital parliamentary privileges, including increased speaking time, committee memberships,…

Poilievre Reflects on Federal Election Loss, Eyes Comeback Through Alberta Byelection

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsCanada2025 Federal Election, Battle River—Crowfoot, Byelection, Conservative Party, Pierre Poilievre

Ottawa, May 6 – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre admitted the 2025 federal election map has changed "dramatically" after securing 41 per cent of the national vote but still falling short of victory. Speaking publicly for the first time since losing his long-held seat and his first shot at becoming prime minister, Poilievre said the Conservative Party must now find a million more votes to cross the finish line next time."If you told me we’d get 41 per cent, I’d call it ambitious. But to get that and still not win? That’s crazy," he told reporters outside Parliament Hill on Tuesday.Poilievre…

Old-School Wins: Canada Sticks to Paper Ballots for 2025 Election

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Ontario, April 25: As Canada heads toward its 2025 federal election, Elections Canada has made a firm decision—no voting machines, no digital shortcuts. Voters across the country will mark their choices with pencils, and election workers will count those votes by hand, just as they’ve done for generations.This traditional method might seem outdated in an era dominated by technology, but Elections Canada insists it’s the best option. “Highly efficient, effective, and secure,” is how James Hale, the agency’s media advisor, described the time-tested pencil-and-paper approach. Despite British Columbia’s use of electronic vote tabulators in their 2024 provincial election, the federal…