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Canada

Composition

House of Commons · IPU Parline

Gender

Women 30%Men 70%

Age distribution · avg 52.3

Under 303.1%

30–4527.2%

45+69.7%

Indicator	Value
Parliament	House of CommonsIPU Parline [2024]
Structure	BicameralIPU Parline [2024]
Total seats	343 seatsIPU Parline [2024]
Electoral system	Plurality / majorityIPU Parline [2024]
Last election	2025-04-28IPU Parline [2024]
Next election (expected)	2029-10-15IPU Parline [2024]
Voter turnout	68.7 %IPU Parline [2024] 68.7 %·International IDEA Voter Turnout [2025] 68.7 %
Speaker	Francis ScarpaleggiaIPU Parline [2024]
Women members (seats)	102 seatsIPU Parline [2024]
Women in parliament	30.3 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Average member age	52.3 yearsIPU Parline [2024]

Section metadata

Data year2025

EditionDatabook 2026

Coverage11/11

LicenseCC-BY

Datasets on this page

IPU Parline
ipu_parline
Edition: 2024
International IDEA Voter Turnout
idea_voter_turnout
Edition: 2026
World Bank WDI
world_bank_wdi
Edition: 2024

About this data

Canada's parliament on Databook compiles 11 indicators from 3 open datasets including IPU Parline, International IDEA Voter Turnout, World Bank WDI. Key figures include parliament (House of Commons), structure (Bicameral). Data is referenced to 2025. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.