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Baby Of The House Of Commons
Baby of the House is the unofficial title given to the youngest member of a parliament, parliamentary house. The term is most often applied to members of the British Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament, from which the term originated. The title is named after the Father of the House, which is given to the ''longest-serving'' member of the British and other parliaments. Australia In Australia the term is rarely used. Most MPs and senators are elected only in their thirties and later, but some prominent MPs have been elected rather early in life, including Prime Ministers Harold Holt, Malcolm Fraser and Paul Keating, the latter two of whom were both elected at age 25, in 1955 and 1969 respectively. The youngest Baby of the House was Wyatt Roy: he was elected at age 20 in 2010, being the youngest person ever to be elected to an Australian parliament. , the current Baby of the House is the Member for McPherson Leon Rebello (age ). Senator Charlotte Walker (politician) is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament
In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. The term is similar to the idea of a senate, synod or congress and is commonly used in countries that are current or former monarchies. Some contexts restrict the use of the word ''parliament'' to parliamentary systems, although it is also used to describe the legislature in some presidential systems (e.g., the Parliament of Ghana), even where it is not in the Legal name, official name. Historically, parliaments included various kinds of deliberative, consultative, and judicial assemblies. What is considered to be the first modern parliament, was the Cortes of León, held in the Kingdom of León in 1188. According to the UNESCO, the Decreta of Leon of 1188 is the oldest documentary manifestation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude-André Lachance
Claude-André Lachance (born April 5, 1954) is a former Canadian politician. At the time of his election, aged 20, Lachance was the youngest person ever to be elected to the House of Commons of Canada, and held this record until the election of 19-year-old Pierre-Luc Dusseault in 2011. Born in Montreal, Quebec, he was first elected as a Liberal candidate in the 1974 federal election in the Montreal riding of Rosemont. He was re-elected in the 1979 and 1980 elections. He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (1978) and Minister of State (Trade) (1980–1981). He earned a Civil Law degree from McGill University, followed by a master's degree in Public Law from University of Ottawa The University of Ottawa (), often referred to as uOttawa or U of O, is a Official bilingualism in Canada, bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on directly to the northeast of Down ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lafontaine (electoral District)
Lafontaine (; also known as Lafontaine—Rosemont) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1979. This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Hochelaga, St. James and St. Mary ridings. It consisted of a part of the city of Montreal. The riding's name was changed in 1975 to "Lafontaine—Rosemont", and the riding was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Hochelaga, Laurier, Maisonneuve and Rosemont ridings. Members of Parliament This riding elected the following members of Parliament: Election results See also * List of Canadian electoral districts * Historical federal electoral districts of Canada References External links Riding history from the Library of Parliament The Library of Parliament () is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Canadian Federal Election
The 1974 Canadian federal election was held on July 8, 1974, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 30th Canadian Parliament, 30th Parliament of Canada. The governing Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Party was reelected, going from a minority to a majority government, and gave Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau his third term. The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservatives, led by Robert Stanfield, did well in the Atlantic Canada, Atlantic provinces, and in the Western Canada, West, but Liberal support in Ontario and Quebec ensured a majority Liberal government. Overview The previous election had resulted in the Liberals emerging as the largest party, but far short of a majority, and only two seats ahead of the Progressive Conservatives. They were able to form a government with the support of the New Democratic Party, but the NDP withdrew their backing in May 1974 and voted with the Progressive Conservatives to bring down Trudeau's gover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale (federal Electoral District)
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 until the electoral boundaries were redrawn for the 2015 election. The district included the western half of the amalgamated city of Hamilton but did not include any of the city centre. It did, however, include McMaster University, Redeemer University College and many of the neighbourhoods surrounding it. History The electoral district was created in 2003. 82.9% of the riding came from its predecessor riding, Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot and 17.1% from Hamilton West. Conversely, Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot was carved out of Hamilton—Wentworth in 1996. Hamilton—Wentworth was created in 1968 from parts of Wentworth and Hamilton South. Hamilton—Wentworth initially consisted of: (a) the eastern part of the City of Hamilton (east of a line drawn from north to south along Park ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Canadian Federal Election
The 1972 Canadian federal election was held on October 30, 1972, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 29th Canadian Parliament, 29th Parliament of Canada. It resulted in a slim victory for the governing Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Party led by Prime Minister of Canada, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, which won 109 seats, compared to 107 seats for the opposition Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservatives led by Robert Stanfield. Trudeau's Liberals experienced a decline in support as a result of rising unemployment. A further 48 seats were won by other parties and independents. On election night, the results appeared to give 109 seats to the Tories, but once the counting had finished the next day, the final results gave the Liberals a minority government and left the New Democratic Party (Canada), New Democratic Party led by David Lewis (Canadian politician), David Lewis holding the Balance of power (parliament), balance of power. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yorkton—Melville
Yorkton—Melville is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. Geography The district is in east-central Saskatchewan. History The electoral district was created in 1966 from Yorkton (federal electoral district), Yorkton, Melville (electoral district), Melville and Mackenzie (federal electoral district), Mackenzie electoral district (Canada), ridings. In 2006, 30.2% of the population of the Yorkton—Melville constituency were of Ukrainian Canadians, Ukrainian ethnic origin, the highest such percentage in Canada. Also during the 2006 election, the Yorkton—Melville riding had the highest percentage of eligible voters over the age of 65, and highest average age of all the then-308 federal electoral districts. This riding lost a fraction of territory to Regina—Qu'Appelle and gained territory from Saskatoon—Humboldt and a fraction from Desnethé—Missinippi— ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Canadian Federal Election
The 1968 Canadian federal election was held on June 25, 1968, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 28th Canadian Parliament, 28th Parliament of Canada. In April 1968, Prime Minister of Canada, Prime Minister Lester Pearson of the Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Party resigned as party leader as a result of declining health and failing to win a majority government in two attempts. He 1968 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, was succeeded by his Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Minister of Justice and Attorney General Pierre Trudeau, who called an election immediately after becoming prime minister. Trudeau's charisma appealed to Canadian voters; his popularity became known as "Trudeaumania" and helped him win a comfortable majority. Robert Stanfield's Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservatives lost seats whereas the New Democratic Party's support stayed the same. Background Prime Minister of Canada, Prime M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Quebec Senators
This is a list of past and present members of the Senate of Canada representing the province of Quebec. Quebec has 24 permanent Senate divisions that are fixed under section 22 of the Constitution Act, 1867, which provides that "In the Case of Quebec each of the Twenty-four Senators representing that Province shall be appointed for One of the Twenty-four Electoral Divisions of Lower Canada..." Lower Canada (later the eastern portion of the Province of Canada) was Quebec's predecessor colony. In addition to the other qualifications for appointment to the Senate, a Quebec senator must, in accordance with subsection 23(5) of the Constitution Act, 1867, "have his Real Property Qualification in the Electoral Division for which he is appointed, or shall be resident in that Division". In other words, the senator must either live in his or her division or own an immovable in the division worth at least $4,000 on a net basis. The Quebec senator must continue to meet this qualification to r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Brazeau
Patrick Brazeau (born November 11, 1974) is a Canadian senator from Quebec. At the age of 34, he was and is the youngest member of the Senate during his appointment. From February 2006 until January 2009 he held the position of national chief of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples. Brazeau was expelled from the Conservative caucus following his February 7, 2013 arrest for domestic assault and sexual assault. On September 15, 2015, Brazeau pleaded guilty to simple assault and cocaine possession as part of a plea deal in which other assault charges were dropped, and he was acquitted of sexual assault. On October 28, 2015, he was granted an absolute discharge by a Quebec court; he was thus not incarcerated and avoided having a criminal record. However, Brazeau remained suspended until September 2016, when separate charges of fraud and breach of trust related to his disallowed expense claims were withdrawn by the Crown. Life and career Brazeau is an Algonquin from the Kitigan Zibi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senate Of Canada
The Senate of Canada () is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Monarchy of Canada#Parliament (King-in-Parliament), Crown and the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons, they compose the Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of Canada. The Senate is modelled after the British House of Lords, with its members appointed by the Governor General of Canada, governor general on the Advice (constitutional), advice of the Prime Minister of Canada, prime minister. The appointment is made primarily by four divisions, each having twenty-four senators: the Maritime division, the Quebec division, the Ontario division, and the Western division. Newfoundland and Labrador is not part of any division, and has six senators. Each of the three territories has one senator, bringing the total to 105 senators. Senate appointments were originally for life; since 1965, they have been subject to a mandatory retirement age of 75. Although the Senate is the upper house of parl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terrebonne (federal Electoral District)
Terrebonne () is a federal electoral district in the Canadian province of Quebec. It was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1997, when it was dissolved in an electoral redistribution. It was reconstituted as an electoral district again beginning with the 2015 election. History The riding was originally created by the British North America Act 1867 which preserved existing electoral districts in Lower Canada. It was abolished in 1996 into Repentigny and Terrebonne—Blainville. It was recreated during the 2012 federal electoral redistribution from parts of Terrebonne—Blainville (51%) and Montcalm (49%), and consisted solely of the city of Terrebonne. After the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the southwestern corner of the city was transferred to Thérèse-De Blainville. 2025 federal election The riding drew headlines in the 2025 federal election, as it was initially called for the Bloc Québécois, but its recount led to L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
