[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":46},["ShallowReactive",2],{"question:under-federal-law-when-is-a-general-election-normally-held":3},{"question":4},{"id":5,"slug":6,"format":7,"answers":8,"chapter":13,"correct":17,"related":19,"question":38,"references":39,"reviewedAt":44,"explanation":45},"ca-c-031","under-federal-law-when-is-a-general-election-normally-held","choice",[9,10,11,12],"On 1 July, every five years","On the first Monday in May, every three years","On the third Monday in October, four years after the last election","On the last Monday in January, every two years",{"id":14,"title":15,"summary":16},"government","Government and elections","The Crown, Parliament, provinces, and how voting works.",[18],2,[20,23,26,29,32,35],{"slug":21,"question":22},"who-can-ask-the-governor-general-to-call-a-federal-election-before","Who can ask the Governor General to call a federal election before the fixed date?",{"slug":24,"question":25},"true-or-false-to-win-a-seat-in-the-house-of-commons-a-candidate-must-get","To win a seat in the House of Commons, a candidate must get more than half of the votes in the riding.",{"slug":27,"question":28},"how-many-electoral-districts-ridings-does-canada-have-for-federal","How many electoral districts (ridings) does Canada have for federal elections?",{"slug":30,"question":31},"which-of-these-is-a-requirement-to-vote-in-a-federal-election","Which of these is a requirement to vote in a federal election?",{"slug":33,"question":34},"what-are-the-elected-members-of-a-municipal-council-other-than-the-mayor","What are the elected members of a municipal council, other than the mayor, usually called?",{"slug":36,"question":37},"true-or-false-your-vote-is-secret-and-no-one-including-your-employer-can","Your vote is secret, and no one, including your employer, can make you tell how you voted.","Under federal law, when is a general election normally held?",[40],{"url":41,"kind":42,"title":43},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.canada.ca\u002Fen\u002Fimmigration-refugees-citizenship\u002Fcorporate\u002Fpublications-manuals\u002Fdiscover-canada\u002Fread-online\u002Ffederal-elections.html","official","IRCC: Discover Canada: Federal Elections","2026-11-07T23:18:17.820361+00:00","The fixed date is the third Monday in October, four years after the last general election. The Prime Minister can still ask for an earlier election.",1794177768790]