By-elections June 30, 2014 – Official Voting Results
Synopsis of the official voting results
Note to the reader
Electors on the lists
For the June 30, 2014, 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 Fort McMurray–Athabasca, Macleod, Scarborough–Agincourt or Trinity–Spadina
- Canadian electors temporarily residing outside Canada whose address for voting purposes was located in Fort McMurray–Athabasca, Macleod, Scarborough–Agincourt or Trinity–Spadina Footnote *
- incarcerated electors whose residence for voting purposes was located in Fort McMurray–Athabasca, Macleod, Scarborough–Agincourt or Trinity–Spadina Footnote **
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
Christian Heritage Party
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
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
Electoral district | Population* | Electors on the final lists | Ordinary polling stations |
Advance polling stations | Total polling stations | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stationary | Mobile | |||||
Fort McMurray–Athabasca | 115,372 | 84,114 | 179 | 6 | 12 | 197 |
Macleod | 123,778 | 92,332 | 229 | 9 | 15 | 253 |
Scarborough–Agincourt | 112,048 | 74,062 | 182 | 3 | 11 | 196 |
Trinity–Spadina | 144,733 | 110,252 | 329 | 4 | 14 | 347 |
*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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fort McMurray–Athabasca | 115,372 | 84,114 | 12,826 | 34 | 12,860 | 15.3 |
Macleod | 123,778 | 92,332 | 18,243 | 81 | 18,324 | 19.8 |
Scarborough–Agincourt | 112,048 | 74,062 | 21,672 | 121 | 21,793 | 29.4 |
Trinity–Spadina | 144,733 | 110,252 | 34,566 | 111 | 34,677 | 31.5 |
*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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
David Yurdiga Conservative Party of Canada elected |
Boyle | Municipal Politician/Farmer | 5,991 | 46.7 |
Kyle Harrietha Liberal Party of Canada |
Fort McMurray | Administrator | 4,529 | 35.3 |
Lori McDaniel New Democratic Party |
Keoma | Heavy Equipment Operator | 1,472 | 11.5 |
Brian Deheer Green Party of Canada |
Lac La Biche | Administrator | 453 | 3.5 |
Tim Moen Libertarian Party of Canada |
Fort McMurray | Firefighter | 381 | 3.0 |
Candidate and affiliation | Place of residence | Occupation | Votes obtained | Percentage of valid votes |
---|---|---|---|---|
John Barlow Conservative Party of Canada elected |
Okotoks | Journalist | 12,616 | 69.2 |
Dustin Fuller Liberal Party of Canada |
Okotoks | Regulatory Technician | 3,092 | 16.9 |
Larry Ashmore Green Party of Canada |
Foothills | Carpenter | 991 | 5.4 |
David Reimer Christian Heritage Party of Canada |
Steinbach, Man. | Pastor | 774 | 4.2 |
Aileen Burke New Democratic Party |
Lethbridge | Implementation Specialist | 770 | 4.2 |
Candidate and affiliation | Place of residence | Occupation | Votes obtained | Percentage of valid votes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Arnold Chan Liberal Party of Canada elected |
Toronto | Lawyer | 12,868 | 59.4 |
Trevor Ellis Conservative Party of Canada |
Scarborough | Teacher | 6,344 | 29.3 |
Elizabeth Ying Long New Democratic Party |
Toronto | Lawyer | 1,838 | 8.5 |
Kevin Clarke Independent |
Toronto | Servant | 315 | 1.5 |
Shahbaz Mir Green Party of Canada |
Toronto | Business Analyst | 307 | 1.4 |
Candidate and affiliation | Place of residence | Occupation | Votes obtained | Percentage of valid votes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adam Vaughan Liberal Party of Canada elected |
Toronto | Journalist | 18,547 | 53.7 |
Joe Cressy New Democratic Party |
Toronto | Director | 11,802 | 34.1 |
Benjamin Sharma Conservative Party of Canada |
Toronto | Student | 2,022 | 5.8 |
Camille Labchuk Green Party of Canada |
Toronto | Lawyer | 1,880 | 5.4 |
Linda Groce-Gibbons Christian Heritage Party of Canada |
Toronto | Retired | 174 | 0.5 |
John "The Engineer" Turmel Independent |
Brantford | Banking Systems Engineer | 141 | 0.4 |
Return to source ofFootnote *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
Return to source of Footnote **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