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His Liberal Party is projected to have won 169 seats, three short of the 172 majority needed in Canada's House of Commons.
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Reform hopes to win the race and also gain hundreds of local council seats and a House of Commons lawmaker on Thursday.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
As of the 2025 federal election, the Canadian House of Commons comprises 343 seats, an increase from the previous 338.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
The federal election will be held on Monday, April 28; here's a quick guide:
The snap election wasn't a surprise
By convention, the leader of the party winning the most seats in Canada's 343-seat House of Commons becomes prime minister.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025
Several parties are running in the race for the 343 seats in Canada's House of Commons, but the Liberals and the Conservatives are the only two that have a chance to form a government.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Centuries later, Countess Markievicz helped shape modern Ireland as a revolutionary, becoming instrumental in the War of Independence and making history as the first woman elected to the British House of Commons in 1918.
—Gemma Allen, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
While some Conservatives, including party leader Kemi Badenoch, have echoed Musk’s points, the main U.K. beneficiary of his interest has been Reform U.K., the hard-right party led by Nigel Farage that has just five seats in the 650-seat House of Commons but big expansion plans.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Newsweek also contacted the British House of Commons by email for comment outside its normal business hours.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Reform hopes to win the race and also gain hundreds of local council seats and a House of Commons lawmaker on Thursday.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
As of the 2025 federal election, the Canadian House of Commons comprises 343 seats, an increase from the previous 338.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
The federal election will be held on Monday, April 28; here's a quick guide:
The snap election wasn't a surprise
By convention, the leader of the party winning the most seats in Canada's 343-seat House of Commons becomes prime minister.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025
Several parties are running in the race for the 343 seats in Canada's House of Commons, but the Liberals and the Conservatives are the only two that have a chance to form a government.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Centuries later, Countess Markievicz helped shape modern Ireland as a revolutionary, becoming instrumental in the War of Independence and making history as the first woman elected to the British House of Commons in 1918.
—Gemma Allen, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
While some Conservatives, including party leader Kemi Badenoch, have echoed Musk’s points, the main U.K. beneficiary of his interest has been Reform U.K., the hard-right party led by Nigel Farage that has just five seats in the 650-seat House of Commons but big expansion plans.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Newsweek also contacted the British House of Commons by email for comment outside its normal business hours.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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“House of Commons.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/House%20of%20Commons. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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