By-elections November 25, 2013 – Official Voting Results
Synopsis of the official voting results
Note to the reader
Electors on the lists
For the November 25, 2013, by-elections, the final lists of electors, established after election day under section 109 of the Canada Elections Act, included:
- electors listed in the National Register of Electors
- electors registered during the revision period
- electors who registered on election day
- Canadian Forces electors whose Statement of Ordinary Residence provided an address in Bourassa, Brandon–Souris, Provencher or Toronto Centre
- Canadian electors temporarily residing outside Canada whose address for voting purposes was located in Bourassa, Brandon–Souris, Provencher or Toronto Centre*
- incarcerated electors whose residence for voting purposes was located in Bourassa, Brandon–Souris, Provencher or Toronto Centre**
Voting under the Special Voting Rules
The Special Voting Rules allow voting by special ballot, including by mail or in person at a local Elections Canada office. If electors are away from their electoral districts, they can also register to vote with Elections Canada in Ottawa. Official voting results under the Special Voting Rules are broken down into two groups.
Under Group 1, we report results of votes cast by the following categories of electors:
- Canadian electors temporarily residing outside Canada
- Canadian Forces electors
- incarcerated electors
Under Group 2, we report results of votes cast by the following categories of electors:
- Canadian residents who are away from their electoral districts
- Canadian residents voting by special ballot in their own electoral districts
Rounding of figures
Because the figures given in the tables in this report were rounded, there may be some discrepancies in the totals.
Short forms of political affiliations used in this report
Bloc Québécois
Bloc Québécois
Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada
Green Party
Green Party of Canada
Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
Libertarian
Libertarian Party of Canada
NDP-New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
Online Party
Online Party of Canada
PC Party
Progressive Canadian Party
Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros Party
Electoral district | Population* | Electors on the final lists |
Ordinary
polling stations |
Advance polling stations | Total polling stations | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stationary | Mobile | |||||
Bourassa | 100,683 | 69,395 | 186 | 5 | 11 | 202 |
Brandon–Souris | 84,602 | 62,619 | 185 | 9 | 13 | 207 |
Provencher | 87,737 | 67,439 | 173 | 8 | 12 | 193 |
Toronto Centre | 121,407 | 92,780 | 251 | 2 | 13 | 266 |
*Based on 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada. Includes Canadian and non-Canadian citizens of all ages.
Electoral district | Population* | Electors on the final lists | Valid ballots | Rejected ballots | Total ballots cast |
Percentage of voter turnout |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bourassa | 100,683 | 69,395 | 18,338 | 295 | 18,633 | 26.9 |
Brandon–Souris | 84,602 | 62,619 | 27,637 | 106 | 27,743 | 44.3 |
Provencher | 87,737 | 67,439 | 22,417 | 136 | 22,553 | 33.4 |
Toronto Centre | 121,407 | 92,780 | 34,821 | 177 | 34,998 | 37.7 |
*Based on 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada. Includes Canadian and non-Canadian citizens of all ages.
Candidate and affiliation | Place of residence | Occupation | Votes obtained | Percentage of valid votes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Emmanuel Dubourg Liberal Party of Canada |
Saint-Lambert | Accountant | 8,825 | 48.1 |
Stéphane Moraille New Democratic Party |
Boucherville | Lawyer | 5,766 | 31.4 |
Daniel Duranleau Bloc Québécois |
Montréal | Community Activist | 2,387 | 13.0 |
Rida Mahmoud Conservative Party of Canada |
Montréal-Nord | Architectural Technologist | 852 | 4.6 |
Danny Polifroni Green Party of Canada |
Montréal | Engineer | 368 | 2.0 |
Serge Lavoie Rhinoceros Party |
Montréal | Musician | 140 | 0.8 |
Candidate and affiliation | Place of residence | Occupation | Votes obtained | Percentage of valid votes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Larry Maguire Conservative Party of Canada |
Virden | Legislator | 12,205 | 44.2 |
Rolf Dinsdale Liberal Party of Canada |
Brandon | Business Executive | 11,816 | 42.8 |
Cory Szczepanski New Democratic Party |
Wawanesa | Welder | 1,996 | 7.2 |
David Michael Neufeld Green Party of Canada |
Boissevain | Farmer | 1,349 | 4.9 |
Frank William James Godon Libertarian Party of Canada |
Boissevain | Contractor/Carpenter | 271 | 1.0 |
Candidate and affiliation | Place of residence | Occupation | Votes obtained | Percentage of valid votes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ted Falk Conservative Party of Canada |
Steinbach | Business Owner | 13,046 | 58.2 |
Terry Hayward Liberal Party of Canada |
Anola | Retired | 6,711 | 29.9 |
Natalie Courcelles Beaudry New Democratic Party |
Lorette | Constituency Assistant | 1,843 | 8.2 |
Janine Gibson Green Party of Canada |
Grunthal | Organic Inspector | 817 | 3.6 |
Candidate and affiliation | Place of residence | Occupation | Votes obtained | Percentage of valid votes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chrystia Freeland Liberal Party of Canada |
Toronto | Journalist | 17,194 | 49.4 |
Linda McQuaig New Democratic Party |
Toronto | Author and Journalist | 12,640 | 36.3 |
Geoff Pollock Conservative Party of Canada |
Toronto | Lawyer | 3,004 | 8.6 |
John Deverell Green Party of Canada |
Toronto | Retired Journalist | 1,034 | 3.0 |
Dorian Baxter Progressive Canadian Party |
Newmarket | Anglican Clergy | 453 | 1.3 |
Judi Falardeau Libertarian Party of Canada |
Toronto | Entrepreneur and Chef | 236 | 0.7 |
Kevin Clarke Independent |
Toronto | Servant | 84 | 0.2 |
John "The Engineer" Turmel Independent |
Brantford | Banking Systems Engineer | 56 | 0.2 |
Leslie Bory Independent |
Dunnville | Machinist | 51 | 0.1 |
Michael Nicula Online Party of Canada |
Toronto | IT Entrepreneur | 43 | 0.1 |
Bahman Yazdanfar Independent |
Toronto | Business Consultant | 26 | 0.1 |
*For Canadian electors temporarily residing outside Canada, the address for voting purposes is one of the following:
- the address of the elector's last place of ordinary residence in Canada
- the address of the place of ordinary residence of the spouse, the common-law partner or a relative of the elector, a relative of the elector's spouse or common-law partner, or a person in relation to whom the elector is a dependant, or
- the address of the place of ordinary residence of a person with whom the elector would live if he or she were not residing outside Canada
**For incarcerated electors, the address for voting purposes is the first of the following places known to the elector:
- the elector's residence before being incarcerated
- the residence of the spouse, the common-law partner, a relative or a dependant of the elector, a relative of the elector's spouse or common-law partner, or a person with whom the elector would live if he or she were not incarcerated
- the place of his or her arrest, or
- the last court where the elector was convicted and sentenced