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Official Voting Results – Format 2

The "pollresults_resultatsbureau" format provides an entry for each candidate by polling station in each electoral district. It includes information on who the candidate is, the candidate’s political party, and the voting results for that candidate at a particular poll.

pollresults_resultatsbureau format (format 2)
Field Name Description
Electoral District Number The electoral district number.
Electoral District Name_English The English name of the electoral district.
Electoral District Name_French The French name of the electoral district.
Polling Station Number The number assigned to the polling station,
for example: 3, 45A, 48-3, 601.
Polling Station Name A name that generally represents the locality of the polling division boundary.
Void Poll Indicator Indicates that a poll exists but has no electors.
No Poll Held Indicator Indicates that the returning officer intended to hold this poll, but unforeseen circumstances prevented it.
Merge With Indicates the number of the polling station with which the results of this poll were merged.
Rejected Ballots for Polling Station The number of rejected ballots at this polling station.
Electors for Polling Station The number of electors on the list of electors for this polling station.
Candidate’s Family Name The family name of the candidate.
Candidate’s Middle Name The middle name of the candidate.
Candidate’s First Name The first name of the candidate.
Political Affiliation Name_English The short-form English name of the candidate’s political affiliation.
Political Affiliation Name_French The short-form French name of the candidate’s political affiliation.
Incumbent Indicator “Y” if candidate was the incumbent, “N” otherwise.
Elected Candidate Indicator “Y” if candidate was elected, “N” otherwise.
Candidate Poll Votes Count The number of valid votes the candidate obtained at this polling station.