House of Commons.

• Author: Sokolyk, Gary
• Position: Legislative Reports

The Forty-First Parliament was dissolved by means of a proclamation from the Governor General issued on August 2, 2015. The general election was held on October 19, 2015, the date determined in accordance with the provisions of the Canada Elections Act which stipulates that a general election must be held on the third Monday in October in the fourth calendar year following polling day from the last general election.

As set forth in the Fair Representation Act, the number of seats in the House of Commons contested in the 42nd General Election was 338, an increase of 30 seats from the 308 seats comprising the House of Commons of the 41sl Parliament at its dissolution. Additional seats based principally on population were assigned to Alberta (6), British Columbia (6), Ontario (15), and Quebec (3). Desks have been added to the Commons Chamber to accommodate the 30 additional Members. Members' desks, which are generally arranged in pairs, have been arranged in larger sets in the two back rows on each side of the Chamber.

The general election resulted in the Liberal Party winning a majority of the seats in the House of Commons...