Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Following the June 30, 2014, By-elections Held in Fort McMurray–Athabasca, Macleod,Scarborough–Agincourt and Trinity–Spadina and the November 17, 2014, By-elections Held in Whitby–Oshawa and Yellowhead
Appendix: Tables
Type of facility | Ordinary poll 2 | Advance poll | ||
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Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
Fort McMurray–Athabasca | ||||
Apartment building | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Band office | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Church hall | 1 | 1 | 3 | 25 |
Commercial site | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
Community centre | 31 | 37 | 2 | 17 |
Educational facility | 13 | 16 | 2 | 17 |
Municipal or township hall | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
Royal Canadian Legion | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Seniors' residence | 16 | 19 | 1 | 8 |
Other | 16 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 83 | 100 | 12 | 100 |
Macleod | ||||
Apartment building | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Band office | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Church hall | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
Commercial site | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Community centre | 28 | 38 | 8 | 53 |
Educational facility | 7 | 9 | 2 | 13 |
Municipal or township hall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Royal Canadian Legion | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Seniors' residence | 21 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
Other | 11 | 15 | 3 | 20 |
Total | 74 | 100 | 15 | 100 |
Scarborough–Agincourt | ||||
Apartment building | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
Band office | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Church hall | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Commercial site | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Community centre | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
Educational facility | 27 | 52 | 9 | 82 |
Municipal or township hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Royal Canadian Legion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seniors' residence | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Other | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
Total | 52 | 100 | 11 | 100 |
Trinity–Spadina | ||||
Apartment building | 107 | 71 | 0 | 0 |
Band office | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Church hall | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
Commercial site | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Community centre | 7 | 5 | 4 | 29 |
Educational facility | 14 | 9 | 5 | 36 |
Municipal or township hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Royal Canadian Legion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seniors' residence | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Other | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 |
Total | 151 | 100 | 14 | 100 |
Whitby–Oshawa | ||||
Apartment building | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Band office | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Church hall | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Commercial site | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Community centre | 4 | 6 | 8 | 53 |
Educational facility | 34 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
Municipal or township hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Royal Canadian Legion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seniors' residence | 11 | 18 | 1 | 7 |
Other | 6 | 10 | 6 | 40 |
Total | 62 | 100 | 15 | 100 |
Yellowhead | ||||
Apartment building | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Band office | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Church hall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Commercial site | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Community centre | 23 | 29 | 15 | 63 |
Educational facility | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Municipal or township hall | 18 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
Royal Canadian Legion | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
Seniors' residence | 23 | 29 | 4 | 17 |
Other | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 78 | 100 | 24 | 100 |
Grand Total | 500 | 91 |
1 Because percentages have been rounded, there may be some discrepancies in the totals.
2 Excludes mobile polls.
Electoral district | Ordinary polls | Advance polls | Total | |
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Stationary | Mobile | |||
Fort McMurray–Athabasca | 179 | 6 | 12 | 197 |
Macleod | 229 | 23 | 15 | 267 |
Scarborough–Agincourt | 182 | 3 | 11 | 196 |
Trinity–Spadina | 329 | 4 | 14 | 347 |
Whitby–Oshawa | 261 | 2 | 15 | 278 |
Yellowhead | 250 | 8 | 24 | 282 |
Total | 1,430 | 46 | 91 | 1,567 |
Electoral district | Ordinary polling sites | Mobile polling sites | ||
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2014by-election | 41st general election | 2014by-election | 41st general election | |
Fort McMurray–Athabasca | 83 | 57 | 24 | 22 |
Macleod | 74 | 44 | 30 | 23 |
Scarborough–Agincourt | 52 | 48 | 6 | 4 |
Trinity–Spadina | 151 | 108 | 10 | 10 |
Whitby–Oshawa | 62 | 54 | 5 | 4 |
Yellowhead | 78 | 55 | 23 | 17 |
Total | 500 | 366 | 98 | 80 |
Electoral district | Target group | |||||
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Seniors | Youth | Aboriginal | Ethnocultural | Homeless | Total | |
Fort McMurray–Athabasca | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Macleod | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Scarborough–Agincourt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Trinity–Spadina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Whitby–Oshawa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Yellowhead | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
Electoral district | National toll-free number | Local office |
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Fort McMurray–Athabasca | 121 | 2,797 |
Macleod | 92 | 5,955 |
Scarborough–Agincourt | 433 | 5,608 |
Trinity–Spadina | 888 | 16,991 |
Whitby–Oshawa | 211 | 5,011 |
Yellowhead | 56 | 3,889 |
Total | 1,801 | 40,251 |
Statutory provision adapted | Explanatory notes |
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Subsections 22(1), 135(1); addition of subsection 283(1.1) | Purpose: Allowed additional poll workers at polling sites, appointed by the returning officer with the prior approval of the Chief Electoral Officer, to carry out functions provided for under the Act. This adaptation was made in the June 30, 2014, by-elections in the electoral districts of Fort McMurray–Athabasca (Alberta), Macleod (Alberta), Scarborough–Agincourt (Ontario) and Trinity–Spadina (Ontario).
Explanation: Provisions of the Act dealing with staffing levels at advance polls and on polling day were not amended at the time of these by-elections to deal with the additional and more complex tasks that election officers must carry out. These tasks result from the new voter identification requirements as well as the need to transmit data about electors who have voted to candidates' representatives periodically during the day. As well, more and more electors are voting on advance polling days, but the Act provides for fewer personnel on these days and requires more formalities for voters to complete. Adaptation: Authorized the returning officers to appoint additional persons to carry out functions under the Act, including counting the ballots, if required. |
Subsection 95(1) | Purpose: Allowed returning officers to delay the mailing of voter information cards (VICs) to voters in Ontario by-elections. This adaptation was made in the June 30, 2014, by-elections in the electoral districts of Scarborough–Agincourt (Ontario) and Trinity–Spadina (Ontario).
Explanation: The Chief Electoral Officer wanted to avoid Ontario voters being confused by having federal VICs arrive before the provincial polling day. Mailing the VICs to Ontario voters after the provincial election would eliminate such confusion. Adaptation: Authorized the returning officers to delay the mailing of VICs to avoid confusion on where and when to vote. |
Subsection 95(1) | Purpose: Allowed one returning officer to delay the mailing of VICs to voters. This adaptation was made in the November 17, 2014, by-election in the electoral district of Whitby–Oshawa (Ontario).
Explanation: The Chief Electoral Officer wanted to avoid voters in the electoral district of Whitby–Oshawa being confused by having federal VICs arrive before the municipal polling day. Mailing the VICs to Ontario voters after the municipal election would eliminate such confusion. Adaptation: Authorized the returning officer to delay the mailing of VICs to avoid confusion on where and when to vote. |
Addition of section 125.1 | Purpose: Allowed the establishment of a mobile polling station outside an electoral district. This adaptation was made in the November 17, 2014, by-election in the electoral district of Whitby–Oshawa (Ontario).
Explanation: An institution where seniors or persons with a physical disability reside was destroyed by fire. It would otherwise have been the location for a mobile polling station. A large number of residents were now living at another institution outside the electoral district, and were not in a position to travel to a regular polling station on polling day due to physical disability. It was necessary to set up a mobile polling station to permit those electors to vote. Adaptation: Authorized the returning officer to establish a mobile polling station at a temporary place of residence outside the electoral district to enable electors to vote. |
Electoral district | Fort McMurray–Athabasca | Macleod | Scarborough–Agincourt | Trinity–Spadina | Whitby–Oshawa | Yellowhead |
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Electors on preliminary lists, including SVR | 82,956 | 91,633 | 73,009 | 106,742 | 109,108 | 78,330 |
Moves between electoral districts1 | 1,914 | 1,233 | 652 | 4,757 | 451 | 204 |
Electors added2 | 1,172 | 897 | 1,119 | 3,088 | 595 | 488 |
Moves within an electoral district3 | 2,146 | 1,788 | 299 | 2,313 | 636 | 1,261 |
Other corrections4 | 549 | 484 | 235 | 723 | 388 | 415 |
Electors removed from lists5 | 1,898 | 1,432 | 722 | 4,340 | 845 | 383 |
SVR Group 1 updates6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 2 |
Electors on final lists7 | 84,144 | 92,332 | 74,062 | 110,252 | 109,327 | 78,641 |
1 Electors who moved into the electoral district from another electoral district before the beginning of the revision period but were not included in the last release from the Register before the by-elections were called.
2 Electors who did not appear on any lists at the beginning of the by-elections and were added during the events.
3 Electors who appeared on a list for their electoral district at the beginning of the by-elections but at the wrong address. These figures also include administrative changes that the returning officers made to elector records during the by-elections.
4 Electors who appeared on a list of electors with the correct address and requested a correction to their name or mailing address during the by-elections.
5 Electors who appeared on a list of electors but were removed for one of the following reasons: they had died; they asked to be removed; they had moved; they were not qualified to be on the list (for example, because they were under 18 years of age or not citizens); they had a duplicate record on the list. This figure also reflects elector records removed because the electors had moved to another electoral district during the by-elections and duplicates removed when the final lists of electors were being prepared.
6 Indicates the increase or decrease in the number of Group 1 electors registered under the SVR (Canadian electors residing outside Canada, Canadian Forces electors and incarcerated electors) during the by-elections.
7 The number of electors on the final lists is the sum of electors on the preliminary lists, moves between electoral districts, electors added, and SVR Group 1 updates, minus electors removed from lists.
Electoral district | Coverage | Currency | Accuracy1 |
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Fort McMurray–Athabasca | 88.8% | 76.4% | 86.1% |
Macleod | 90.5% | 84.7% | 93.6% |
Scarborough–Agincourt | 86.4% | 70.1% | 81.1% |
Trinity–Spadina | 86.7% | 73.1% | 84.3% |
Whitby–Oshawa | 91.5% | 85.3% | 93.2% |
Yellowhead | 91.3% | 83.7% | 91.6% |
1 The accuracy estimate was obtained in dividing currency by coverage.
Election day | Electoral district | Ballots issued | Valid ballots | Rejected ballots | Ballots cast | Ballots returned on time 1 | Ballots received late | |
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Group 1 (Canadian Forces, international, incarcerated) | June 30, 2014 | Fort McMurray–Athabasca | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.6% | 0 |
Macleod | 79 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 11.4% | 0 | ||
Scarborough–Agincourt | 64 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 9.4% | 0 | ||
Trinity–Spadina | 183 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 13.1% | 0 | ||
Nov. 17, 2014 | Whitby–Oshawa | 210 | 19 | 1 | 20 | 9.5% | 2 | |
Yellowhead | 64 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4.7% | 1 | ||
Subtotals | 628 | 62 | 1 | 63 | 10.0% | 3 | ||
Group 2 (local 2 and national3) | June 30, 2014 | Fort McMurray–Athabasca | 391 | 389 | 2 | 391 | 100.0% | 0 |
Macleod | 378 | 377 | 0 | 377 | 99.7% | 0 | ||
Scarborough–Agincourt | 389 | 385 | 3 | 388 | 99.7% | 1 | ||
Trinity–Spadina | 1,560 | 1,537 | 15 | 1,552 | 99.5% | 2 | ||
Nov. 17, 2014 | Whitby–Oshawa | 549 | 545 | 1 | 546 | 99.5% | 1 | |
Yellowhead | 70 | 68 | 2 | 70 | 100.0% | 0 | ||
Subtotals | 3,337 | 3,301 | 23 | 3,324 | 99.6% | 4 | ||
Totals | 3,965 | 3,363 | 24 | 3,387 | 85.4% | 7 |
1 Percentage of ballots cast by ballots issued.
2 Electors whose applications were processed and whose ballots were counted by local Elections Canada offices. This includes electors who registered to vote in acute care facilities. The number of local ballots received late is not available.
3 Electors whose applications were processed and whose ballots were counted by Elections Canada in Ottawa.
Electoral district | Fort McMurray–Athabasca | Macleod | Scarborough–Agincourt | Trinity–Spadina | Whitby–Oshawa | Yellowhead |
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Number of electors on final lists | 84,114 | 92,332 | 74,062 | 110,252 | 109,327 | 78,641 |
Ordinary polls 2 | 10,167 | 14,787 | 16,694 | 25,869 | 29,032 | 10,943 |
79.1% | 80.7% | 76.6% | 74.6% | 83.6% | 86.5% | |
Advance polls | 2,301 | 3,151 | 4,705 | 7,232 | 5,128 | 1,636 |
17.9% | 17.2% | 21.6% | 20.9% | 14.8% | 12.9% | |
Voting by special ballot (under the SVR) | 392 | 386 | 394 | 1,576 | 566 | 73 |
3.0% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 4.5% | 1.6% | 0.6% | |
Rejected ballots | 34 | 81 | 121 | 111 | 102 | 51 |
0.3% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | |
Total valid ballots | 12,826 | 18,243 | 21,672 | 34,566 | 34,644 | 12,601 |
99.7% | 99.6% | 99.4% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.6% | |
Total votes cast | 12,860 | 18,324 | 21,793 | 34,677 | 34,746 | 12,652 |
Voter turnout in 2014 by-elections | 15.3% | 19.8% | 29.4% | 31.5% | 31.8% | 16.1% |
Voter turnout in previous general election (May 2011) | 40.3% | 60.4% | 56.0% | 64.9% | 62.5% | 55.1% |
1 The percentages have been rounded.
2 Includes electors who voted at mobile polls.
Candidate and affiliation | Place of residence | Occupation | Valid votes obtained | Percentage of valid votes1 |
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David Yurdiga Conservative Party of Canada |
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 | Valid votes obtained | Percentage of valid votes1 |
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John Barlow Conservative Party of Canada |
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 | Pastor | 774 | 4.2 |
Aileen Burke New Democratic Party |
Lethbridge | Implementation Specialist | 770 | 4.2 |
Candidate and affiliation | Place of residence | Occupation | Valid votes obtained | Percentage of valid votes1 |
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Arnold Chan Liberal Party of Canada |
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 | Valid votes obtained | Percentage of valid votes1 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adam Vaughan Liberal Party of Canada |
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 |
Candidate and affiliation | Place of residence | Occupation | Valid votes obtained | Percentage of valid votes1 |
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Pat Perkins Conservative Party of Canada |
Whitby | Retired | 17,082 | 49.3 |
Celina Caesar-Chavannes Liberal Party of Canada |
Whitby | Research Consultant | 14,083 | 40.7 |
Trish McAuliffe New Democratic Party |
Whitby | Retired | 2,801 | 8.1 |
Craig Cameron Green Party of Canada |
Whitby | Academic Advisor | 500 | 1.4 |
John "The Engineer" Turmel Independent |
Brantford | Banking Systems Engineer | 101 | 0.3 |
Josh Borenstein Independent |
North York | Student | 77 | 0.2 |
Candidate and affiliation | Place of residence | Occupation | Valid votes obtained | Percentage of valid votes1 |
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Jim Eglinski Conservative Party of Canada |
Yellowhead County | Retired RCMP | 7,884 | 62.6 |
Ryan Heinz Maguhn Liberal Party of Canada |
Hinton | Teacher | 2,518 | 20.0 |
Eric Rosendahl New Democratic Party |
Hinton | Retired | 1,203 | 9.5 |
Dean Williams Independent |
Whitecourt | Documentarian/ Photographer | 622 | 4.9 |
Cory Lystang Libertarian Party of Canada |
Mayerthorpe | Pressure Truck Driver | 374 | 3.0 |
1 The percentages have been rounded.