Press Releases – 1997 Archives



December 15, 1997 - Chief Electoral Officer Releases Official Voting Results of 36th General Election

December 8, 1997 - Book is First of its Kind Launch of A History of the Vote in Canada

November 21, 1997 - Elections Canada Releases Details of Conviction for Offences Under the Canada Elections Act Other Convictions Arising from the 35th General Election (July 3, 1996)

November 20, 1997 - City of Winnipeg and Elections Canada Sign Voters List Agreement

November 5, 1997 - The 1997 Mexican Congressional Election – An Overview by the President Councillor of the Federal Electoral Institute of Mexico

October 15, 1997 - Chief Electoral Officer "Elections Act Must Be Responsive to Modern Day Demands"

August 22, 1997 - Elections Canada Publishes Registered Political Parties’ Fiscal Period Returns for 1996

July 4, 1997 - Political Parties Submit 1996 Fiscal Period Returns

June 24, 1997 - Notice of Amendments to Official Addition Results of the 36th General Election

June 19, 1997 - Elections Canada Releases Official Addition Results of the 36th General Election

June 17, 1997 - Elections Canada Announces Results of Judicial Recount in Bellechasse–Etchemins–Montmagny–L’Islet, Quebec

June 16, 1997 - Elections Canada Announces Results of Elections Canada Announces Results of Manitoba

June 11, 1997 - Recount Begins in Bellechasse–Etchemins–Montmagny–L’Islet, Quebec

June 11, 1997 - Elections Canada Announces Results of Judicial Recount in Sackville–Eastern Shore, Nova Scotia

June 10, 1997 - Recount Begins in Selkirk–Interlake, Manitoba

June 5, 1997 - Recount to be Held in Sackville–Eastern Shore, Nova Scotia

June 5, 1997 - Results, Addition and Recounts – What Happens After Canadians Vote on Federal Election Day

May 30, 1997 - Important Reminders to Voters for Federal Election Day

May 29, 1997 - Notice to the media – Media dos and don’ts for this weekend and polling day

May 24, 1997 - Chief Electoral Officer Clarifies Rules Concerning Political Advertising During the Two Final Days of the Election Period

May 23, 1997 - Tuesday Deadline for Changes to Voters List and Special Ballot, Elections Canada Reminds Voters

May 22, 1997 - Advance Polls Open Friday, Elections Canada Reminds Voters

May 22, 1997 - On-Line with Elections Canada Election Results and More!

May 16, 1997 - Political Party Expense Limits Released for the 36th General Election

May 15, 1997 - Elections Canada Clarifies Rules for Campaign Signs

May 14, 1997 - Elections Canada Releases List of Official Candidates for Federal Election

May 14, 1997 - New Referendum Regulation Ready

May 9, 1997 - Nominations for General Election Close on Monday

May 8, 1997 - Elections Canada Releases Official Spending Limits for Candidates

May 6, 1997 - At Home or Away, Canadians Have a Say!

May 6, 1997 - Elections Canada Mails Confirmation of Registration Notices for General Election

May 5, 1997 - Elections Canada Briefs Candidates

May 2, 1997 - 18,753,094 Canadians Registered on the New National Register of Electors

April 30, 1997 - Elections Canada Open 7 Days a Week for Changes to Voters List

April 28, 1997 - Voting Provisions for Manitoba Floods

April 28, 1997 - Canadians Abroad Can Vote at General Election

April 27, 1997 - Elections Canada Mobilized For Federal Election

April 27, 1997 - Elections Canada Will Make Special Voting Arrangements for Manitoba Flood Emergency

April 26, 1997 - Enumeration Process Closes for National Register of Electors

April 23, 1997 - Broadcasting Arbitrator Allocates Paid Broadcasting Time for the Next Federal General Election

April 23, 1997 - Important Reminder to Candidates from Elections Canada

April 18, 1997 - Elections Canada Reminds Electors to Return their Mail-in Registration Forms

April 18, 1997 - "Once and for All" Federal Enumeration Finished

April 14, 1997 - Privacy Rights and the National Register of Electors

April 9, 1997 - Last Federal Door-to-Door Enumeration Begins Tomorrow

April 2, 1997 - Elections Canada Launches Last Federal Electoral Door-to-Door Enumeration

April 2, 1997 - Elections Canada Launches International Voter Registration Drive

March 21, 1997 - Chief Electoral Officer Amends Schedule III of the Canada Elections Act

March 18, 1997 - Broadcast Arbitrator to Outline Rules on Political Broadcasting for Next Federal Election

February 6, 1997 - Abolitionist Party of Canada Deleted from Federal Registry of Political Parties

February 6, 1997 - Federal/Provincial Agreement Makes Way for First Shared Register of Electors in Canada

January 9, 1997 - New Representation Order Will Increase Number of Federal Electoral Districts from 295 to 301


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