Canada voters lists 1935 1980

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Canada voters lists 1935 1980

The act of voting is one of the key elements of a democracy and a fundamental right of citizens. It is the principal means by which Canadians participate in choosing their representatives and governments at the federal, provincial, territorial and municipal levels. The election of the first assembly of representatives took place in in Nova Scotia. In , at the time of Confederation, nomination of candidates for the House of Commons was public, voting was open and oral and elections were held over several weeks. The Dominion Elections Act of abolished public nominations, instituted voting by secret ballot and provided for elections to be held on the same day. Women gained the right to vote in The Dominion Elections Act of granted the responsibility for the electoral process to a Chief Electoral Officer who oversaw the conduct of federal elections, including control of the voting process, election expenses and registration of political parties. To vote in a federal election today, persons must be Canadian citizens 18 years of age or older and listed by name on the voters list. The lists bear the names and addresses of eligible voters within a particular polling station. Before , municipal voters lists were used in federal elections.

You can purchase a copy to be sent to you. Hi Sue, These lists have been great to find some 'lost' Canadian relatives who had dropped off the family tree 'map' sort of speak - especially after the Census.

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The imaged pages, bear a stamp indicating the "page" [microfilm frame number]. This is consistent with the way LAC has catalogued the material on its site. In short; the film number and frame number uniquely identify a page within a jurisdiction and year. As I didn't see a particularly close example in the EE book, I created the following based on the generic citation form for an item in an Ancestry collection. I tried to avoid the use of Ancestry's image numbers, for much the same reason as one avoids them in citing a census imaged online. I should note that the proposed solution should make it possible to find the same image on the actual LAC microfilm. From that point, where do I go to find "Polling Division No. Short of thumbing through every image or jumping around in a trial-and-error search for the right image?

Canada voters lists 1935 1980

The act of voting is one of the key elements of a democracy and a fundamental right of citizens. It is the principal means by which Canadians participate in choosing their representatives and governments at the federal, provincial, territorial and municipal levels. The election of the first assembly of representatives took place in in Nova Scotia. In , at the time of Confederation, nomination of candidates for the House of Commons was public, voting was open and oral and elections were held over several weeks. The Dominion Elections Act of abolished public nominations, instituted voting by secret ballot and provided for elections to be held on the same day. Women gained the right to vote in The Dominion Elections Act of granted the responsibility for the electoral process to a Chief Electoral Officer who oversaw the conduct of federal elections, including control of the voting process, election expenses and registration of political parties. To vote in a federal election today, persons must be Canadian citizens 18 years of age or older and listed by name on the voters list. The lists bear the names and addresses of eligible voters within a particular polling station. Before , municipal voters lists were used in federal elections.

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Conditions of access:. We are in transition. To link to this descriptive record, copy and paste the URL where ever needed wiki, blog, document. Series consists of voters lists from federal elections. Bookmarks Bookmarks Digg del. Show detail Hide detail Loading, please wait Many Provincial and Territorial Archives hold voters lists for provincial elections. Context of this record:. Found in:. Use the Directory of Archives to find local archives. Research in published sources A History of the Vote in Canada published by the Chief Electoral Officer contains detailed information about the evolution of the right to vote in Canada from to Click here. The Dominion Elections Act of abolished public nominations, instituted voting by secret ballot and provided for elections to be held on the same day. Some published lists are digitized on the Internet Archive website.

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Sign in Cancel. For this reason, it is wise to confirm the name of the district for each election. Sue, how can i accessthe records? Search for other voters lists in ArchivesCanada. A History of the Vote in Canada published by the Chief Electoral Officer contains detailed information about the evolution of the right to vote in Canada from to It provides house numbers and street names by electoral district. Show detail Hide detail. Many voters lists have been transcribed and published. Tip: use the Internet Archive search box, not the Wayback Machine search box. Before , municipal voters lists were used in federal elections. Husbandmen, Yeoman, etc. Finding aid:. Notre site est en transition. Find out how to Access the Records. Very helpful indeed.