The source material states that the Bloc Québécois, led by Yves-François Blanchet, won 32 seats to regain official party status and became the third party for the first time since 2008. The NDP was already the third party in 2015, the Greens had not held official status since 2004, and the People's Party won no seats.
Question 2 of 5
Which independent MP won a seat in the 2019 Canadian federal election, marking the first time an independent won a seat in over a decade?
The text identifies Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould as the first independent to win a seat in over a decade. Maxime Bernier ran for the People's Party, Jenica Atwin was a Green Party MP, and Elizabeth May was the Green Party leader.
Question 3 of 5
Who was the first Green Party MP elected outside of British Columbia in the 2019 Canadian federal election?
The source material notes that the Greens elected their first MP outside of British Columbia, Jenica Atwin, in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Elizabeth May was the party leader, Jody Wilson-Raybould was an independent, and Yves-François Blanchet led the Bloc Québécois.
Question 4 of 5
In the 2019 election, the Liberal Party formed a minority government with 33.12% of the vote. What historical record did this set at the time?
The text states that the 33.12% vote share set a record for the lowest vote share for a party that would go on to form a single-party minority government. It was not the lowest for any government (the 1867 election had a lower share for a majority government) and it was not the first time a governing party received less than 35% (1867 was the first).
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following statements accurately describes the 2019 Canadian federal election's relationship to the 1979 election?
The source material explicitly states that 2019 was the first time since 1979 that the party with the most votes overall did not win the most seats. The other options are incorrect: the first time the Liberals won the most seats without the most votes was since 1926, minority governments existed before 1979, and the Conservatives were the Official Opposition in 1979 as well.
