Many years ago, when Canada first became a country, we voted for a _________________
in an election by saying that person=s name ______ _________. This caused many __________
because other people could ___________ the voters. This was a problem that needed to be changed.

Eventually, by the year 1874, the secret ________ became the law and in the election of 1878, the _______ secret ballot was used in Canadian elections.

People wanted voting to be _______ so there are people called ____________ who watch over the happenings at the polling stations. These people ensure that no one interferes with the _________.

When the __________ station closes, all the __________ are counted. The person or_____________ with the most votes will be declared the ___________ in that constituency.

The political party that wins the most ________________ is declared to be the winning party of the election. The ________ of that political party usually becomes Canada=s _________ __________.