By-elections November 17, 2014 – Official Voting Results
Synopsis of the official voting results
Note to the reader
Electors on the lists
For the November 17, 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 Whitby–Oshawa or Yellowhead
- Canadian electors temporarily residing outside Canada whose address for voting purposes was located in Whitby–Oshawa or Yellowhead*
- incarcerated electors whose residence for voting purposes was located in Whitby–Oshawa or Yellowhead**
* 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
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
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 | |||||
Whitby–Oshawa | 146,307 | # | 261 | 2 | 15 | 278 |
Yellowhead | 105,526 | # | 250 | 8 | 24 | 282 |
* Based on 2011 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whitby–Oshawa | 146,307 | 109,327 | 34,644 | 102 | 34,746 | 31.8 |
Yellowhead | 105,526 | 78,641 | 12,601 | 51 | 12,652 | 16.1 |
* Based on 2011 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pat Perkins Conservative Party of Canada |
Whitby, Ont. | Retired | 17,082 | 49.3 |
Celina Caesar-Chavannes Liberal Party of Canada |
Whitby, Ont. | Research Consultant | 14,083 | 40.7 |
Trish McAuliffe New Democratic Party |
Whitby, Ont. | Retired | 2,801 | 8.1 |
Craig Cameron Green Party of Canada |
Whitby, Ont. | Academic Advisor | 500 | 1.4 |
John "The Engineer" Turmel Independent |
Brantford, Ont. | Banking Systems Engineer | 101 | 0.3 |
Josh Borenstein Independent |
North York, Ont. | Student | 77 | 0.2 |
Candidate and affiliation | Place of residence | Occupation | Votes obtained | Percentage of valid votes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Eglinski Conservative Party of Canada |
Yellowhead County, Alta./Alb. | Retired RCMP | 7,884 | 62.6 |
Ryan Heinz Maguhn Liberal Party of Canada |
Hinton, Alta./Alb. | Teacher | 2,518 | 20.0 |
Eric Rosendahl New Democratic Party |
Hinton, Alta./Alb. | Retired | 1,203 | 9.5 |
Dean Williams Independent |
Whitecourt, Alta./Alb. | Documentarian/ Photographer | 622 | 4.9 |
Cory Lystang Libertarian Party of Canada |
Mayerthorpe, Alta./Alb. | Pressure Truck Driver | 374 | 3.0 |