Bill C-697

SUMMARY

The purpose of this enactment is to allow electors of an electoral district to apply to the Chief Electoral Officer for issuance of a petition for the recall of the member of Parliament who was elected in that electoral district. If the petition is signed by at least 25% of the electors who were eligible to vote in that electoral district at the time the member to be recalled was last elected and who still reside in the district, the seat of the member is declared vacant and a recall election is held on the same basis as a by-election under the Canada Elections Act.