Elections Chart

ELECTIONS CHART

This chart might help you understand the differences between Federal, Provincial and Municipal Elections

	FEDERAL	PROVINCIAL MANITOBA	MUNICIPAL WINNIPEG
How often	5 years	5 years	4 years
Voting List	Enumeration	Enumeration	Enumeration
What do you receive	Elector Information Card	Enumeration Record	Voters Notice
Time	8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.	8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.	8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Who is in charge	Elections Canada Chief Electoral Officer	Elections Manitoba Returning Officer	City Clerk's Department of the City of Winnipeg Returning Officer
Area	Riding or Constituency	Riding or Constituency	Ward
Who can vote	A Canadian Citizen 18 years or older On the list of electors	A Canadian Citizen 18 years or older Lived in Manitoba for 6 months before the election On the list of electors	A Canadian Citizen 18 years or older A resident, tenant or property owner in the municipality, 6 months before the election On the list of electors
When	Prime Minister decides Monday or Tuesday if Monday is a holiday	Premier decides Tuesday	4th Wednesday in October