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House of Commons (Canada)

House of Commons of Canada
Chambre des communes du Canada
42nd Parliament
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Geoff Regan, Liberal
Since 3 December 2015
Justin Trudeau, Liberal
Since 4 November 2015
Rona Ambrose, Conservative
Since 5 November 2015
Bardish Chagger, Liberal
Since 19 August 2016
Candice Bergen, Conservative
Since 15 September 2016
Structure
Seats 338
Parliament Of Canada Seating Plan 2015 (With Speaker Included).svg
Political groups

HM Government (183)

HM Loyal Opposition (99)

Other Parties (56)

Salary $172,700 (sessional indemnity effective 1 April 2017)
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
19 October 2015
Next election
Scheduled for
21 October 2019
Meeting place
The House of Commons sits in the Centre Block in Ottawa
Centre BlockParliament Hill
Ottawa
Website
www.parl.gc.ca

HM Government (183)

HM Loyal Opposition (99)

Other Parties (56)

The House of Commons of Canada (French: Chambre des communes du Canada) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. The House of Commons chamber is located in the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

The House of Commons is a democratically elected body whose members are known as Members of Parliament (MPs). There were 308 members in the last Parliament (most members elected in 2011), but that number has risen to 338 following the election on Monday October 19, 2015. Members are elected by simple plurality ('first-past-the-post' system) in each of the country's electoral districts, which are colloquially known as ridings. MPs may hold office until Parliament is dissolved and serve for constitutionally limited terms of up to five years after an election. Historically however, terms have ended before their expiry and the sitting government has typically dissolved parliament within four years of an election according to a long-standing convention. In any case, an Act of Parliament now limits each term to four years. Seats in the House of Commons are distributed roughly in proportion to the population of each province and territory. However, some ridings are more populous than others, and the Canadian constitution contains some special provisions regarding provincial representation. As a result, there is some interprovincial and regional malapportionment relative to population.


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