Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada on the 37th General Election Held on November 27, 2000
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
Province or territory |
Bloc Québécois | Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance | Liberal Party of Canada | New Democratic Party | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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)
Province or territory |
Progressive
Conservative Party of Canada |
Others | Valid ballots | Rejected ballots | Total ballots | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
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)
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
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
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
Province or
territory |
Number of electors | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
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
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.