List of snap elections in Canada

The following is a list of Canadian elections, both federal and provincial, that have been regarded by all or some observers as snap elections:

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  1. ^ At the time, Pearson's demand was not seen to be as unreasonable as it would be today, and appeared as though it could be backed by more than the threat of a backlash among the voters. Barely three decades had passed since the King-Byng Affair, when then-Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King was compelled by then-Governor General Julian Byng to resign when Byng would not grant a dissolution of parliament. Pearson may have believed that the governor general then in office (Vincent Massey, who had been appointed under Louis St. Laurent) would cite that precedent if Diefenbaker requested a dissolution only nine months after the last election. Massey's granting of Diefenbaker's request for a dissolution entrenched the constitutional convention that the Sovereign's representative would never refuse a request for dissolution.
  2. ^ "Harper hints at triggering election". CBC News. August 14, 2008. Retrieved August 18, 2008.
  3. ^ "Harper calls a 4th federal by-election, sets stage for possible fall general election". CBC News. August 17, 2008. Retrieved August 18, 2008.
  4. ^ "NDP wins stunning majority in Alberta election, Jim Prentice resigns". May 7, 2015.
  5. ^ Poitras, Jacques (2020-08-10). "Higgs proposes deal to avoid general election until 2022 or end of COVID-19 pandemic". CBC News.
  6. ^ Poitras, Jacques (2020-08-17). "Blaine Higgs calls New Brunswick election for Sept. 14, despite pandemic". CBC News.
  7. ^ McElroy, Justin (2020-09-21). "B.C. voters heading to the polls as snap election called for Oct. 24". CBC News.
  8. ^ "Trudeau launches Canadians into summer election campaign". Politico.
  9. ^ "King makes it official: Prince Edward Island election to be held April 3". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.