Election at which all seats in the House of Commons are contested. General elections must take place at least every five years, but are usually held after about four years on a date chosen by the prime minister.
a national or state election; candidates are chosen in all constituencies
a national, state, or county election held between or among the candidates who won their party primaries
an election for all the seats in the legislative assembly
an election held simultaneously in every electoral district in Canada
a regularly-scheduled election for a particular office
a statewide election that is held in each even numbered year on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November
The required, periodic election held for all of the State's electorates after the House of Assembly has been dissolved by the Governor.
The term general election refers to an election for the House of Representatives alone, or the House of Representatives and half of the Senate. While the Constitution does not require House of Representatives and half-Senate elections to be held at the same time, it has become the practice in recent decades.
The election that follows political parties' selection of their nominees (via caucus, convention, or primary election).
The second election in an election cycle in which, generally, one individual is elected to a political office. | The ballot for the general election, which took place in November, would include candidates for both state and local elections. | [Lesson 5
An election in which all seats in both Houses are declared vacant and contested.
an election that is being held throughout the country on the same day.
An election of all members of Parliament following the dissolution or expiry of Parliament.
See Parliamentary Election
An election involving all or most constituencies of a state or nation in the choice of candidates.
An election during which MPs are selected for every riding in Canada. Votes are cast by secret ballot, and the candidate receiving the greatest number of votes in a riding becomes that riding's MP in the House of Commons.
An election in which voters, regardless of party affiliation, select candidates for public office or vote on ballot issues.
an election for all the seats in the House of Representatives and half of the seats in the Senate.
An election in which a poll is held for all 129 seats in the Parliament, either an ordinary general election or an extraordinary general election (sections 2-3, Scotland Act 1998).
A general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election. The term is usually used to refer to elections held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local elections.