C-424 , 41st Parliament, 1st session Thursday, June 2, 2011, to Friday, September 13, 2013
An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (contestation of election and punishment)
This bill was defeated at second reading in the House of Commons on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 |
Placed on the order of precedence on Monday, June 4, 2012
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 |
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012 |
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012 |
Sitting 182
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Consideration in committee
Not reached
Report stage
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached
First reading
Not reached
Second reading
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 500 — Wednesday, November 21, 2012
- Result:
- Negatived
2nd reading of Bill C-424, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (contestation of election and punishment)
- Yeas:
- 132
- Nays:
- 153
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 285
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, October 3, 2012 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 158) | Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal) |
| Wednesday, October 3, 2012 | Response speech(Sitting 158) | Alexandrine Latendresse (NDP) |
| Wednesday, October 3, 2012 | Response speech(Sitting 158) | Pierre Poilievre (Conservative) |
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Further reading
Application de la Loi électorale du Canada.
Landry, Raymond.
Perspectives Électorales, 5:2-6
Canada’s Chief Electoral Officer: responsibilities and independence.
Courtney, John C.
Canadian Parliamentary Review, 30 (1): 32-5
Comparative review of penalties for electoral offences in Canada.
Chénier, Marc, and Alain Pelletier.
Electoral Insight, 5:7-11
Enforcement of the Canada Elections Act.
Landry, Raymond.
Electoral Insight, 5:2-6
Étude comparative des sanctions applicable aux infractions électorales au Canada.
Chénier, Marc, et Alain Pelletier.
Perspectives Électorales, 5:7-11
La procédure judiciaire pour la contestation d'élections au Canada.
Spano, Sebastian.
Bibliothèque du Parlement
Le directeur général des élections du Canada.
Massicotte, Louis.
Revue parlementaire canadienne, 26 (3): 20-7
Le directeur général des élections du Canada : responsabilités et indépendance.
Courtney, John C.
Revue parlementaire canadienne, 30 (1): 34-7
The Chief Electoral Officer of Canada.
Massicotte, Louis.
Canada Parliamentary Review, 26 (3): 19-26
The legal process for contested elections in Canada.
Spano, Sebastian.
Library of Parliament