2006 Canadian federal election
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The 2006 Canadian federal election was a national vote that resulted in a Conservative minority government under Stephen Harper, reshaping the country’s political landscape after more than a decade of Liberal rule.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian federal election
ⓘ
political event ⓘ |
| campaignPeriodLengthDays | 55 ⓘ |
| chiefElectoralOfficer | Jean-Pierre Kingsley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2006-01-23 ⓘ |
| electionSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| electoralType | parliamentary election ⓘ |
| endedGoverningParty | Liberal Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forOffice | members of the House of Commons of Canada ⓘ |
| fourthPartyPopularVoteShare | 10.5% ⓘ |
| fourthPartySeatCount | 51 ⓘ |
| governingPartyAfterElection | Conservative Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingPartyBeforeElection | Liberal Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorGeneralAtTime | Michaëlle Jean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentPrimeMinisterBeforeElection | Paul Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| independentMPsElected | 1 ⓘ |
| leaderOfFourthParty | Jack Layton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderOfSecondParty | Paul Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderOfThirdParty | Gilles Duceppe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderOfWinningParty | Stephen Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainIssue |
child care policy
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fiscal imbalance ⓘ government ethics and sponsorship scandal ⓘ health care ⓘ tax policy ⓘ |
| majorParty |
Bloc Québécois
NERFINISHED
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Conservative Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Green Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Liberal Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ New Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchAtTime | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2008 Canadian federal election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOutcome | end of more than a decade of Liberal federal rule in Canada ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContested | 308 ⓘ |
| parliamentDissolutionDate | 2005-11-29 ⓘ |
| parliamentNumberElected | 39th Canadian Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 2004 Canadian federal election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterDesignate | Stephen Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | minority government ⓘ |
| resultedInGovernmentParty | Conservative Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondPartyPopularVoteShare | 30.2% ⓘ |
| secondPartySeatCount | 103 ⓘ |
| thirdPartyPopularVoteShare | 17.5% ⓘ |
| thirdPartySeatCount | 29 ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | defeat of the Liberal minority government in a vote of no confidence ⓘ |
| voterTurnout | 64.7% ⓘ |
| voterTurnoutComparedToPrevious | higher ⓘ |
| winningPartyPopularVoteShare | 36.3% ⓘ |
| winningPartySeatCount | 124 ⓘ |
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