Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

The spectacular rise of Nobody federally

by Maurice Y. Michaud (he/him)

Let's find...Spectacular is by far the only way to qualify the rise of Nobody federally since 1997. Indeed, two thirds of the general election races where he has won have occurred since that date. And the numbers are big! We're talking here of about 2,000 of his 3,000 wins.

There have been 44 general elections since 1867. Of those, the number of eligible voters by riding, which allows the calculation of Nobody's success, is missing for 1872, 1882 to 1900, 1911 to 1921, 1962, 1963, 1968, and 1988, for a total of 13 elections. But even if we had that number for those elections, the trend would still be unmistakable. Prior to 1997, Nobody's highest known success rate was in 1953, at 37.7%. Since 1997, it has ranged from 48.5% in 2015, in what was largely viewed as a change election due to the impopularity and wear of power of the incumbent government, to 94.5% in 2008, in what many considered an unnecessary flash election that was cynically called, since the sitting government blightly ignored the amendment to the Canada Elections Act it had passed a year earlier, which determined a fixed election date to prevent such an election from happening.

In this table, each large number in bold represents the number of times that Nobody won in that particular general election. All these numbers, except if the value is zero, are clickable. Thus you can get the list of the ridings where Nobody has won, as well as the names of those who were in fact elected.

Year CA BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL YT NT NU
2021
 LIB 
268 / 338
79.29%
42 / 42
100.00%
13 / 34
38.24%
6 / 14
42.86%
11 / 14
78.57%
104 / 121
85.95%
64 / 78
82.05%
7 / 10
70.00%
11 / 11
100.00%
0 / 4
0.00%
7 / 7
100.00%
1 / 1
100.00%
1 / 1
100.00%
1 / 1
100.00%
2019
 LIB 
193 / 338
57.10%
33 / 42
78.57%
5 / 34
14.71%
2 / 14
14.29%
8 / 14
57.14%
76 / 121
62.81%
47 / 78
60.26%
4 / 10
40.00%
7 / 11
63.64%
1 / 4
25.00%
7 / 7
100.00%
1 / 1
100.00%
1 / 1
100.00%
1 / 1
100.00%
2015
 LIB 
164 / 338
48.52%
21 / 42
50.00%
8 / 34
23.53%
3 / 14
21.43%
5 / 14
35.71%
64 / 121
52.89%
58 / 78
74.36%
0 / 10
0.00%
0 / 11
0.00%
0 / 4
0.00%
3 / 7
42.86%
0 / 1
0.00%
1 / 1
100.00%
1 / 1
100.00%
2011
 CPC 
245 / 308
79.55%
33 / 36
91.67%
19 / 28
67.86%
8 / 14
57.14%
9 / 14
64.29%
84 / 106
79.25%
66 / 75
88.00%
5 / 10
50.00%
10 / 11
90.91%
1 / 4
25.00%
7 / 7
100.00%
1 / 1
100.00%
1 / 1
100.00%
1 / 1
100.00%
2008
 CPC 
291 / 308
94.48%
34 / 36
94.44%
27 / 28
96.43%
13 / 14
92.86%
14 / 14
100.00%
102 / 106
96.23%
70 / 75
93.33%
8 / 10
80.00%
11 / 11
100.00%
2 / 4
50.00%
7 / 7
100.00%
1 / 1
100.00%
1 / 1
100.00%
1 / 1
100.00%
2006
 CPC 
212 / 308
68.83%
32 / 36
88.89%
10 / 28
35.71%
8 / 14
57.14%
11 / 14
78.57%
70 / 106
66.04%
56 / 75
74.67%
5 / 10
50.00%
10 / 11
90.91%
0 / 4
0.00%
7 / 7
100.00%
1 / 1
100.00%
1 / 1
100.00%
1 / 1
100.00%
2004
 LIB 
260 / 308
84.42%
34 / 36
94.44%
16 / 28
57.14%
13 / 14
92.86%
14 / 14
100.00%
94 / 106
88.68%
60 / 75
80.00%
8 / 10
80.00%
11 / 11
100.00%
0 / 4
0.00%
7 / 7
100.00%
1 / 1
100.00%
1 / 1
100.00%
1 / 1
100.00%
2000
 LIB 
239 / 301
79.40%
21 / 34
61.76%
13 / 26
50.00%
11 / 14
78.57%
12 / 14
85.71%
101 / 103
98.06%
55 / 75
73.33%
6 / 10
60.00%
9 / 11
81.82%
1 / 4
25.00%
7 / 7
100.00%
1 / 1
100.00%
1 / 1
100.00%
1 / 1
100.00%
1997
 LIB 
177 / 301
58.80%
25 / 34
73.53%
22 / 26
84.62%
12 / 14
85.71%
12 / 14
85.71%
69 / 103
66.99%
19 / 75
25.33%
2 / 10
20.00%
6 / 11
54.55%
0 / 4
0.00%
7 / 7
100.00%
1 / 1
100.00%
2 / 2
100.00%
1993
 LIB 
99 / 295
33.56%
22 / 32
68.75%
10 / 26
38.46%
11 / 14
78.57%
7 / 14
50.00%
30 / 99
30.30%
2 / 75
2.67%
3 / 10
30.00%
7 / 11
63.64%
0 / 4
0.00%
6 / 7
85.71%
0 / 1
0.00%
1 / 2
50.00%
1988
 PC 
295
32
26
14
14
99
75
10
11
4
7
1
2
1984
 PC 
22 / 282
7.80%
0 / 28
0.00%
2 / 21
9.52%
0 / 14
0.00%
3 / 14
21.43%
6 / 95
6.32%
7 / 75
9.33%
0 / 10
0.00%
0 / 11
0.00%
0 / 4
0.00%
2 / 7
28.57%
0 / 1
0.00%
2 / 2
100.00%
1980
 LIB 
72 / 282
25.53%
6 / 28
21.43%
9 / 21
42.86%
6 / 14
42.86%
4 / 14
28.57%
22 / 95
23.16%
7 / 75
9.33%
3 / 10
30.00%
5 / 11
45.45%
0 / 4
0.00%
7 / 7
100.00%
1 / 1
100.00%
2 / 2
100.00%
1979
 PC 
49 / 282
17.38%
10 / 28
35.71%
7 / 21
33.33%
0 / 14
0.00%
0 / 14
0.00%
15 / 95
15.79%
7 / 75
9.33%
1 / 10
10.00%
1 / 11
9.09%
0 / 4
0.00%
7 / 7
100.00%
0 / 1
0.00%
1 / 2
50.00%
1974
 LIB 
48 / 264
18.18%
4 / 23
17.39%
2 / 19
10.53%
2 / 13
15.38%
3 / 13
23.08%
5 / 88
5.68%
25 / 74
33.78%
1 / 10
10.00%
0 / 11
0.00%
0 / 4
0.00%
5 / 7
71.43%
0 / 1
0.00%
1 / 1
100.00%
1972
 LIB 
35 / 264
13.26%
8 / 23
34.78%
0 / 19
0.00%
2 / 13
15.38%
4 / 13
30.77%
1 / 88
1.14%
15 / 74
20.27%
0 / 10
0.00%
0 / 11
0.00%
0 / 4
0.00%
5 / 7
71.43%
0 / 1
0.00%
0 / 1
0.00%
1968
 LIB 
264
23
19
13
13
88
74
10
11
4
7
1
1
1965
 LIB 
22 / 265
8.30%
/ 22
/ 17
/ 17
/ 14
1 / 85
1.18%
21 / 75
28.00%
/ 10
/ 12
/ 4
/ 7
/ 1
/ 1
1963
 LIB 
265
22
17
17
14
85
75
10
12
4
7
1
1
1962
 PC 
265
22
17
17
14
85
75
10
12
4
7
1
1
1958
 PC 
4 / 265
1.51%
0 / 22
0.00%
0 / 17
0.00%
0 / 17
0.00%
0 / 14
0.00%
0 / 85
0.00%
4 / 75
5.33%
0 / 10
0.00%
0 / 12
0.00%
0 / 4
0.00%
0 / 7
0.00%
0 / 1
0.00%
0 / 1
0.00%
1957
 PC 
41 / 265
15.47%
7 / 22
31.82%
4 / 17
23.53%
1 / 17
5.88%
3 / 14
21.43%
13 / 85
15.29%
7 / 75
9.33%
0 / 10
0.00%
0 / 12
0.00%
0 / 4
0.00%
6 / 7
85.71%
0 / 1
0.00%
0 / 1
0.00%
1953
 LIB 
100 / 265
37.74%
21 / 22
95.45%
14 / 17
82.35%
2 / 17
11.76%
13 / 14
92.86%
28 / 85
32.94%
15 / 75
20.00%
0 / 10
0.00%
1 / 12
8.33%
0 / 4
0.00%
5 / 7
71.43%
0 / 1
0.00%
1 / 1
100.00%
1949
 LIB 
33 / 262
12.60%
5 / 18
27.78%
8 / 17
47.06%
0 / 20
0.00%
2 / 16
12.50%
12 / 83
14.46%
2 / 73
2.74%
0 / 10
0.00%
1 / 13
7.69%
0 / 4
0.00%
3 / 7
42.86%
0 / 1
0.00%
1945
 LIB 
35 / 245
14.29%
1 / 16
6.25%
8 / 17
47.06%
1 / 21
4.76%
6 / 17
35.29%
10 / 82
12.20%
6 / 65
9.23%
1 / 10
10.00%
1 / 12
8.33%
0 / 4
0.00%

1 / 1
100.00%
1940
 LIB 
56 / 245
22.86%
1 / 16
6.25%
12 / 17
70.59%
1 / 21
4.76%
3 / 17
17.65%
19 / 82
23.17%
16 / 65
24.62%
2 / 10
20.00%
2 / 12
16.67%
0 / 4
0.00%

0 / 1
0.00%
1935
 LIB 
44 / 245
17.96%
3 / 16
18.75%
8 / 17
47.06%
3 / 21
14.29%
3 / 17
17.65%
19 / 82
23.17%
8 / 65
12.31%
0 / 10
0.00%
0 / 12
0.00%
0 / 4
0.00%

0 / 1
0.00%
1930
 LC 
32 / 245
13.06%
1 / 14
7.14%
8 / 16
50.00%
0 / 21
0.00%
4 / 17
23.53%
13 / 82
15.85%
6 / 65
9.23%
0 / 11
0.00%
0 / 14
0.00%
0 / 4
0.00%

0 / 1
0.00%
1926
 LIB 
54 / 245
22.04%
0 / 14
0.00%
14 / 16
87.50%
8 / 21
38.10%
0 / 17
0.00%
23 / 82
28.05%
5 / 65
7.69%
3 / 11
27.27%
1 / 14
7.14%
0 / 4
0.00%

0 / 1
0.00%
1925
 LIB 
81 / 245
33.06%
0 / 14
0.00%
14 / 16
87.50%
18 / 21
85.71%
9 / 17
52.94%
27 / 82
32.93%
7 / 65
10.77%
5 / 11
45.45%
1 / 14
7.14%
0 / 4
0.00%

0 / 1
0.00%
1921
 LIB 
235
13
12
16
15
82
65
11
16
4

1
1917
 UNIO 
235
13
12
16
15
82
65
11
16
4

1
1911
 CONS 
221
7
7
10
10
86
65
13
18
4

1
1908
 LIB 
32 / 221
14.48%
2 / 7
28.57%
0 / 7
0.00%
0 / 10
0.00%
1 / 10
10.00%
18 / 86
20.93%
11 / 65
16.92%
0 / 13
0.00%
0 / 18
0.00%
/ 4

0 / 1
0.00%
1904
 LIB 
23 / 214
10.75%
/ 7
0 / 10
0.00%
0 / 10
0.00%
13 / 86
15.12%
8 / 65
12.31%
/ 13
2 / 18
11.11%
/ 4

0 / 1
0.00%
1900
 LIB 
213
6
4
7
92
65
14
20
5


1896
 LIB 
213
6
4
7
92
65
14
20
5


1891
 CONS 
215
6
4
5
92
65
16
21
6


1887
 CONS 
215
6
4
5
92
65
16
21
6


1882
 CONS 
211
6

5
92
65
16
21
6


1878
 CONS 
45 / 206
21.84%
1 / 6
16.67%

1 / 4
25.00%
23 / 88
26.14%
16 / 65
24.62%
2 / 16
12.50%
1 / 21
4.76%
1 / 6
16.67%


1874
 LIB 
37 / 206
17.96%
3 / 6
50.00%

0 / 4
0.00%
14 / 88
15.91%
15 / 65
23.08%
2 / 16
12.50%
3 / 21
14.29%
0 / 6
0.00%


1872
 CONS 
200
6

4
88
65
16
21



1867
 CONS 
15 / 181
8.29%



9 / 82
10.98%
4 / 65
6.15%
2 / 15
13.33%
0 / 19
0.00%



Where Nobody was the real winner

33 ridings
Jurisdiction:
Election type:
Years:
Order:
Canada (Federal) → British Columbia
General election
Between 2011 and 2011
Riding (alpha.)
Event Riding Elected
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 Abbotsford
Eligible: 85,143  Participation: 58.96%  Nobody: 34,944 (41.04%)
CPC
Edward D. Fast m ( 55 )  ✓ 
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 British Columbia Southern Interior
Eligible: 75,751  Participation: 65.58%  Nobody: 26,077 (34.42%)
NDP
Alex T. Atamanenko m ( 66 )
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 Burnaby—Douglas
Eligible: 84,911  Participation: 57.63%  Nobody: 35,981 (42.37%)
NDP
E.C. Kennedy Stewart m ( 44 )
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 Burnaby—New Westminster
Eligible: 84,271  Participation: 53.25%  Nobody: 39,394 (46.98%)
NDP
Peter S. Julian m ( 49 )  ✓ 
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 Cariboo—Prince George
Eligible: 76,216  Participation: 57.32%  Nobody: 32,527 (42.68%)
CPC
Richard M. Harris m ( 66 )
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon
Eligible: 84,930  Participation: 58.14%  Nobody: 35,548 (41.86%)
CPC
Mark R. Strahl m ( 33 )  ✓ 
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 Delta—Richmond East
Eligible: 80,821  Participation: 59.65%  Nobody: 32,610 (40.56%)
CPC
Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay f ( 56 )  ✓ 
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca
Eligible: 98,477  Participation: 65.24%  Nobody: 34,229 (34.76%)
NDP
Randall C. Garrison m ( 60 )  ✓ 
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 Fleetwood—Port Kells
Eligible: 95,797  Participation: 52.86%  Nobody: 45,161 (47.14%)
CPC
Nina Grewal f ( 52 )
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
Eligible: 90,855  Participation: 62.71%  Nobody: 33,877 (37.29%)
CPC
Cathy McLeod f ( 53 )
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 Kelowna—Lake Country
Eligible: 100,884  Participation: 59.84%  Nobody: 40,516 (40.16%)
CPC
Ronald D.E. Cannan m ( 49 )
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 Kootenay—Columbia
Eligible: 67,663  Participation: 63.45%  Nobody: 24,733 (36.55%)
CPC
David Wilks m ( 51 )
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 Nanaimo—Alberni
Eligible: 98,657  Participation: 66.70%  Nobody: 32,854 (33.30%)
CPC
James D. Lunney m ( 59 )
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 Nanaimo—Cowichan
Eligible: 99,872  Participation: 64.20%  Nobody: 35,759 (35.80%)
NDP
Jean A. Crowder f ( 58 )
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 New Westminster—Coquitlam
Eligible: 84,337  Participation: 59.61%  Nobody: 34,061 (40.39%)
NDP
Fin Donnelly m ( 44 )  ✓ 
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 Newton—North Delta
Eligible: 75,535  Participation: 61.45%  Nobody: 29,122 (38.55%)
NDP
Jinny J. Sims f ( 58 )  ✓ 
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 North Vancouver
Eligible: 89,416  Participation: 66.86%  Nobody: 29,631 (33.14%)
CPC
Andrew Saxton m ( 47 )
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 Okanagan—Coquihalla
Eligible: 86,195  Participation: 61.90%  Nobody: 32,836 (38.10%)
CPC
Dan Albas m ( 34 )  ✓ 
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 Okanagan—Shuswap
Eligible: 91,762  Participation: 61.94%  Nobody: 34,929 (38.06%)
CPC
Colin N. Mayes m ( 63 )
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission
Eligible: 89,613  Participation: 59.33%  Nobody: 36,449 (40.67%)
CPC
Randy Kamp m ( 57 )
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam
Eligible: 86,190  Participation: 56.46%  Nobody: 37,529 (43.54%)
CPC
James Moore m ( 34 )
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 Prince George—Peace River
Eligible: 72,580  Participation: 53.28%  Nobody: 33,909 (46.72%)
CPC
Bob Zimmer m ( 42 )  ✓ 
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 Richmond
Eligible: 85,643  Participation: 50.50%  Nobody: 42,395 (49.50%)
CPC
Alice Wong f ( 62 )
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 Skeena—Bulkley Valley
Eligible: 61,043  Participation: 57.72%  Nobody: 25,806 (42.28%)
NDP
Nathan Cullen m ( 38 )  ✓ 
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale
Eligible: 91,485  Participation: 64.27%  Nobody: 32,685 (35.73%)
CPC
Russel Hiebert m ( 42 )
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 Surrey North
Eligible: 72,145  Participation: 51.63%  Nobody: 34,895 (48.37%)
NDP
Jasbir Sandhu m ( 45 )
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 Vancouver Centre
Eligible: 102,201  Participation: 57.71%  Nobody: 43,218 (42.29%)
LIB
Hedy M. Fry f ( 69 )  ✓ 
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 Vancouver East
Eligible: 81,801  Participation: 54.42%  Nobody: 37,288 (45.58%)
NDP
Libby Davies f ( 58 )
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 Vancouver Island North
Eligible: 90,374  Participation: 65.49%  Nobody: 31,184 (34.51%)
CPC
John M. Duncan m ( 62 )
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 Vancouver Kingsway
Eligible: 82,619  Participation: 57.06%  Nobody: 35,476 (42.94%)
NDP
Don Davies m ( 48 )  ✓ 
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 Vancouver Quadra
Eligible: 87,224  Participation: 62.43%  Nobody: 32,772 (37.57%)
LIB
Joyce C. Murray f ( 56 )  ✓ 
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 Vancouver South
Eligible: 82,509  Participation: 54.92%  Nobody: 37,195 (45.08%)
CPC
Wai Young f ( 50 )
BC 41 G 2 May 2011 West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country
Eligible: 99,642  Participation: 63.30%  Nobody: 36,570 (36.70%)
CPC
John D. Weston m ( 53 )


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Pub.: 13 May 2023 20:21
Rev.: 20 May 2023 12:28 (but data presented dynamically)