What is Writ of election?
A '''writ of election''' is a writ [rit/] issued ordering the holding of an election. In Canada, a writ is the ''only'' way of holding an election for the [[House of Commons of Canada|House of Commons]]. When the [[Government of Canada|Government]] wants to or is required to dissolve [[Parliament of Canada|Parliament]], a writ of election is drawn up for each riding in Canada by the Chief Electoral Officer. They are then formally issued by the [[Governor General of Canada|Governor General]]. Where a single seat becomes vacant, a writ is also issued to trigger the [[by-election]] for that seat. {{politics-stub}} [[Category:Elections]]