2019 Canadian federal election

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/2019-canadian-federal-election

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the election date?October 21, 2019
2. What is the parliamentary term?43rd Canadian Parliament
3. When was the 2019 Canadian federal election held?The election took place on October 21, 2019.
4. Who became Prime Minister after the 2019 election?Justin Trudeau, the leader of the Liberal Party, became Prime Minister again because his party won the most seats.

Writs of Election: Official documents that formally begin the process of holding a federal election in Canada.
First-Past-the-Post: An electoral system where the candidate with the most votes in a riding wins, regardless of whether they have a majority.
Plurality: The largest number of votes received by a candidate or party, even if it is less than half of the total votes.
Minority Government: A government formed by a party that holds fewer than half of the seats in the legislature.