Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada on the 37th General Election Held on November 27, 2000

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IV. ELECTION STATISTICS

In a democratic society, the power and importance of a single vote must never be underestimated, for the guarantees that protect one elector protect us all

Table IV.1

Number of ballots cast and percentage of valid votes, by province/territory and
political affiliation, preliminary figures – 37th general election, 2000
Province or territory	Bloc Québécois		Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance		Liberal Party of Canada		New Democratic Party
Province or territory	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Newfoundland	0	0.0	8 837	3.9	103 103	44.9	29 993	13.1
Prince Edward Island	0	0.0	3 719	5.0	35 021	47.0	6 714	9.0
Nova Scotia	0	0.0	41 752	9.6	158 870	36.5	104 277	24.0
New Brunswick	0	0.0	60 277	15.7	159 803	41.7	44 778	11.7
Quebec	1 377 727	39.9	212 874	6.2	1 529 642	44.2	63 611	1.8
Ontario	0	0.0	1 051 209	23.6	2 292 075	51.5	368 709	8.3
Manitoba	0	0.0	148 293	30.4	158 713	32.5	101 741	20.9
Saskatchewan	0	0.0	207 004	47.7	89 697	20.7	113 626	26.2
Alberta	0	0.0	739 514	58.9	263 008	20.9	68 363	5.4
British Columbia	0	0.0	797 518	49.4	446 624	27.7	182 993	11.3
Yukon Territory	0	0.0	3 659	27.7	4 293	32.5	4 223	31.9
Northwest Territories	0	0.0	2 273	17.7	5 855	45.6	3 430	26.7
Nunavut	0	0.0	0	0.0	5 327	69.0	1 410	18.3
Total	1 377 727	10.7	3 276 929	25.5	5 252 031	40.8	1 093 868	8.5

Table IV.1 (continued)

Number of ballots cast and percentage of valid votes, by province/territory and
political affiliation, preliminary figures – 37th general election, 2000
Province or territory	Progressive Conservative Party of Canada		Others		Valid ballots		Rejected ballots		Total ballots
Province or territory	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Newfoundland	79 157	34.5	8 408	3.7	229 498	99.3	1 680	0.7	231 178
Prince Edward Island	28 610	38.4	400	0.5	74 464	99.4	424	0.6	74 888
Nova Scotia	126 557	29.1	3 813	0.9	435 269	99.5	2 106	0.5	437 375
New Brunswick	116 980	30.5	1 174	0.3	383 012	98.9	4 166	1.1	387 178
Quebec	192 153	5.6	80 891	2.3	3 456 898	97.3	95 653	2.7	3 552 551
Ontario	642 438	14.4	98 174	2.2	4 452 605	99.5	21 396	0.5	4 474 001
Manitoba	70 635	14.5	8 450	1.7	487 832	99.5	2 251	0.5	490 083
Saskatchewan	20 855	4.8	2 515	0.6	433 697	99.7	1 382	0.3	435 079
Alberta	169 093	13.5	16 021	1.3	1 255 999	99.7	3 795	0.3	1 259 794
British Columbia	117 614	7.3	69 972	4.3	1 614 721	99.6	6 380	0.4	1 621 101
Yukon Territory	991	7.5	53	0.4	13 219	99.6	53	0.4	13 272
Northwest Territories	1 282	10.0	0	0.0	12 840	99.4	72	0.6	12 912
Nunavut	633	8.2	349	4.5	7 719	99.3	54	0.7	7 773
Total	1 566 998	12.2	290 220	2.3	12 857 773	98.9	139 412	1.1	12 997 185

Table IV.2

Distribution of confirmed candidates by political party and
by province/territory – 37th general election, 2000
Province or territory	Bloc Québécois	Canadian Action Party	Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance	Communist Party of Canada	Liberal Party of Canada	Marijuana Party	Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada
Newfoundland	0	0	7	0	7	0	0
Prince Edward Island	0	0	4	0	4	0	0
Nova Scotia	0	0	11	1	11	3	3
New Brunswick	0	0	10	0	10	1	0
Quebec	75	2	74	12	75	31	26
Ontario	0	39	103	18	103	22	40
Manitoba	0	3	13	7	14	1	0
Saskatchewan	0	3	14	0	14	0	0
Alberta	0	5	26	3	26	3	3
British Columbia	0	18	34	11	34	12	12
Yukon Territory	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Northwest Territories	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Nunavut	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total	75	70	298	52	301	73	84

Table IV.2 (continued)

Distribution of confirmed candidates by political party and
by province/territory – 37th general election, 2000
Province or territory	Natural Law Party of Canada	New Democratic Party	Progressive Conservative Party of Canada	The Green Party of Canada	Independent	No Affiliation	Total
Newfoundland	2	7	7	0	1	1	32
Prince Edward Island	1	4	4	1	0	1	19
Nova Scotia	1	11	11	1	2	0	55
New Brunswick	3	10	10	1	0	0	45
Quebec	19	72	71	17	6	7	487
Ontario	26	103	100	52	9	25	640
Manitoba	0	14	14	3	3	5	77
Saskatchewan	0	14	11	4	0	0	60
Alberta	3	26	26	7	2	3	133
British Columbia	14	34	34	24	6	14	247
Yukon Territory	0	1	1	0	0	1	5
Northwest Territories	0	1	1	0	0	0	4
Nunavut	0	1	1	1	0	0	4
Total	69	298	291	111	29	57	1 808

Table IV.3

Status of political parties – 37th general election, 2000
Parties retaining their status as registered parties (nine parties)
Bloc Québécois
Canadian Action Party
Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance
Liberal Party of Canada
Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada
Natural Law Party of Canada
New Democratic Party
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Green Party of Canada
Parties acquiring registered party status (two parties)
Communist Party of Canada
Marijuana Party
Party that lost its status as a registered party pursuant to section 385 of the Canada Elections Act because it did not nominate a candidate in at least 50 electoral districts or for some other reason (one party)
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
Number of parties registered on November 27, 2000: 11

Table IV.4

Number of candidates eligible for reimbursement^*, preliminary figures –
37th general election, 2000
Province or territory	Number of candidates eligible for reimbursement
Newfoundland	16
Prince Edward Island	9
Nova Scotia	29
New Brunswick	26
Quebec	149
Ontario	250
Manitoba	37
Saskatchewan	38
Alberta	50
British Columbia	73
Yukon Territory	3
Northwest Territories	3
Nunavut	2
Total	685
National total of candidates	1 808
Percent eligible	37.9%

* Under subsection 464(1) of the Canada Elections Act, candidates who are elected and candidates who obtain at least 15 percent of the valid votes in a riding are eligible for partial reimbursement of their election expenses.

Table IV.5

Number of electors on the voters lists, preliminary figures –
37th general election, 2000
Province or territory	Number of electors
Province or territory	On preliminary lists	Net revision results¹	On official lists²	Net revision results (%)	Added at election day registration	On final lists
Newfoundland	381 437	8 934	390 371	2.3	14 839	405 210
Prince Edward Island	89 868	7 300	97 168	8.1	5 866	103 034
Nova Scotia	635 877	29 047	664 924	4.6	30 060	694 984
New Brunswick	531 090	15 760	546 850	3.0	24 719	571 569
Quebec	5 136 085	275 999	5 412 084	5.4	130 085	5 542 169
Ontario	7 093 606	295 454	7 389 060	4.2	324 684	7 713 744
Manitoba	734 938	17 750	752 688	2.4	33 621	786 309
Saskatchewan	650 319	19 148	669 467	2.9	28 678	698 145
Alberta	1 760 521	208 439	1 968 960	11.8	125 041	2 094 001
British Columbia	2 328 690	94 738	2 423 428	4.1	150 894	2 574 322
Yukon Territory	18 880	793	19 673	4.2	1 228	20 901
Northwest Territories	22 117	1 073	23 190	4.9	1 526	24 716
Nunavut	12 061	997	13 058	8.3	1 311	14 369
Total	19 395 489	975 432	20 370 921	5.0	872 552	21 243 473

¹ Includes group 1 electors registered under the Special Voting Rules (Canadian electors temporarily residing outside Canada, Canadian Forces electors, and incarcerated electors serving sentences of less than two years).

² The official lists, used on election day, incorporate additions and deletions made during the revision period.

Table IV.6

Voter registration statistics – 37th general election, 2000
Province or territory	Electors on the preliminary lists	Electors added*	Moves	Other corrections	Removed from lists	SVR group 1 update	Current number of registered electors
Newfoundland	381 437	27 733	9 509	4 911	4 158	198	405 210
Prince Edward Island	89 868	15 954	3 365	2 838	2 873	85	103 034
Nova Scotia	635 877	70 386	20 132	14 594	11 700	421	694 984
New Brunswick	531 090	47 510	23 127	16 103	7 316	285	571 569
Quebec	5 136 085	523 064	202 007	116 045	120 051	3 071	5 542 169
Ontario	7 093 606	744 788	150 546	109 422	131 023	6 373	7 713 744
Manitoba	734 938	74 058	20 753	11 629	23 469	782	786 309
Saskatchewan	650 319	61 696	21 332	19 656	14 481	611	698 145
Alberta	1 760 521	383 042	78 944	41 642	51 221	1 659	2 094 001
British Columbia	2 328 690	292 645	60 513	74 275	49 071	2 058	2 574 322
Yukon Territory	18 880	2 454	1 425	1 344	451	18	20 901
Northwest Territories	22 117	2 952	1 071	549	428	75	24 716
Nunavut	12 061	2 437	227	420	151	22	14 369
National total	19 395 489	2 248 719	592 951	413 428	416 393	15 658	21 243 473

* Added electors include the electors who have moved from one electoral district to another one.

Table IV.7

Number of ballots cast and voter turnout, preliminary figures –
37th general election, 2000
Province or territory	Ordinary polls	Advance polls	Special Voting Rules	Total valid votes	Rejected ballots	Total ballots cast	Percentage of electors who voted^*
Newfoundland	219 113	6 167	4 218	229 498	1 680	231 178	57.1
Prince Edward Island	67 771	4 588	2 105	74 464	424	74 888	72.7
Nova Scotia	400 273	26 348	8 648	435 269	2 106	437 375	62.9
New Brunswick	347 707	27 693	7 612	383 012	4 166	387 178	67.7
Quebec	3 182 703	219 300	54 895	3 456 898	95 653	3 552 551	64.1
Ontario	4 117 531	274 661	60 413	4 452 605	21 396	4 474 001	58.0
Manitoba	459 665	20 670	7 497	487 832	2 251	490 083	62.3
Saskatchewan	405 917	21 454	6 326	433 697	1 382	435 079	62.3
Alberta	1 171 833	68 081	16 085	1 255 999	3 795	1 259 794	60.2
British Columbia	1 487 284	104 610	22 827	1 614 721	6 380	1 621 101	63.0
Yukon Territory	11 790	814	615	13 219	53	13 272	63.5
Northwest Territories	11 697	611	532	12 840	72	12 912	52.2
Nunavut	7 499	160	60	7 719	54	7 773	54.1
Total	11 890 783	775 157	191 833	12 857 773	139 412	12 997 185	61.2**

* The percentage of electors who voted is calculated from the number of electors on the final lists (prepared after election day) and the total number of ballots cast.

** The turnout of 61.2% in 2000 was adjusted to arrive at the final turnout of 64.1%, after our normal maintenance of the National Register of Electors to remove the names of deceased electors and duplicates arising from moves. The Chief Electoral Officer of Canada explained the adjustment during his appearance before the Subcommittee on Electoral Boundaries Readjustment on October 6, 2003, and his appearance to discuss the 2004 Main Estimates before the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs on March 5, 2004.

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