by Maurice Y. Michaud (he/him)
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% |
45 ridings | ||||||
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Jurisdiction: Election type: Years: Order: |
Canada (Federal) → All jurisdictions General election Between 1878 and 1878 Province/Riding (alpha.) |
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Event | Riding | Elected | ||||
BC | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Vancouver Eligible: 1,349 Participation: 54.11% Nobody: 619 (45.89%) |
LIB |
|
MB | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Selkirk Eligible: 2,133 Participation: 52.27% Nobody: 1,018 (47.73%) |
ICON |
|
NB | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Victoria Eligible: 2,414 Participation: 50.46% Nobody: 1,196 (49.54%) |
CONS |
|
NB | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | York Eligible: 4,660 Participation: 50.71% Nobody: 2,297 (49.29%) |
ILIB |
|
NS | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Kings Eligible: 5,390 Participation: 57.09% Nobody: 2,313 (42.91%) |
LIB |
|
ON | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Brant South Eligible: 4,427 Participation: 64.11% Nobody: 1,589 (35.89%) |
LIB |
|
ON | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Carleton Eligible: 4,523 Participation: 59.08% Nobody: 1,851 (40.92%) |
CONS |
|
ON | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Centre Toronto Eligible: 4,973 Participation: 56.79% Nobody: 2,149 (44.26%) |
CONS |
|
ON | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Cornwall Eligible: 1,783 Participation: 63.60% Nobody: 649 (36.40%) |
CONS |
|
ON | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | East Toronto Eligible: 5,339 Participation: 52.76% Nobody: 2,522 (47.24%) |
IND |
|
ON | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Elgin East Eligible: 6,542 Participation: 66.51% Nobody: 2,191 (33.49%) |
CONS |
|
ON | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Essex Eligible: 7,825 Participation: 64.31% Nobody: 2,793 (35.69%) |
CONS |
|
ON | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Frontenac Eligible: 2,751 Participation: 40.35% Nobody: 1,641 (59.65%) |
CONS |
|
ON | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Grey East Eligible: 5,680 Participation: 49.84% Nobody: 2,849 (50.16%) |
CONS |
|
ON | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Grey South Eligible: 3,780 Participation: 61.14% Nobody: 1,469 (38.86%) |
CONS |
|
ON | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Halton Eligible: 5,275 Participation: 65.48% Nobody: 1,821 (34.52%) |
CONS |
|
ON | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Huron Centre Eligible: 5,188 Participation: 61.20% Nobody: 2,013 (38.80%) |
LIB |
|
ON | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Leeds North and Grenville North Eligible: 2,737 Participation: 63.17% Nobody: 1,008 (36.83%) |
CONS |
|
ON | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | London Eligible: 4,721 Participation: 59.33% Nobody: 1,920 (40.67%) |
CONS |
|
ON | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Northumberland East Eligible: 5,527 Participation: 64.92% Nobody: 1,939 (35.08%) |
CONS |
|
ON | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Ottawa (City of) Eligible: 5,854 Participation: 53.89% Nobody: 2,700 (45.13%) |
CONS CONS |
|
ON | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Oxford North Eligible: 5,217 Participation: 49.15% Nobody: 2,653 (50.85%) |
LIB |
|
ON | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Renfrew South Eligible: 2,935 Participation: 59.80% Nobody: 1,180 (40.20%) |
CONS |
|
ON | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Russell Eligible: 4,407 Participation: 62.60% Nobody: 1,648 (37.40%) |
CONS |
|
ON | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Simcoe South Eligible: 4,811 Participation: 38.66% Nobody: 2,951 (61.34%) |
CONS |
|
ON | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | West Toronto Eligible: 7,461 Participation: 50.09% Nobody: 3,724 (49.91%) |
CONS |
|
ON | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | York East Eligible: 4,774 Participation: 64.31% Nobody: 1,704 (35.69%) |
CONS |
|
ON | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | York North Eligible: 5,366 Participation: 67.26% Nobody: 1,757 (32.74%) |
CONS |
|
PE | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Prince County Eligible: 5,434 Participation: 60.07% Nobody: 2,170 (39.37%) |
CONS LIB |
|
QC | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Beauce Eligible: 4,282 Participation: 45.77% Nobody: 2,322 (54.23%) |
CONS |
|
QC | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Beauharnois Eligible: 2,067 Participation: 48.43% Nobody: 1,066 (51.57%) |
CONS |
|
QC | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Berthier Eligible: 3,234 Participation: 64.66% Nobody: 1,143 (35.34%) |
CONS |
|
QC | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Bonaventure Eligible: 2,951 Participation: 63.20% Nobody: 1,086 (36.80%) |
CONS |
|
QC | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Compton Eligible: 4,104 Participation: 55.75% Nobody: 1,816 (44.25%) |
CONS |
|
QC | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Deux-Montagnes Eligible: 2,326 Participation: 35.12% Nobody: 1,509 (64.88%) |
CONS |
|
QC | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Dorchester Eligible: 2,899 Participation: 50.36% Nobody: 1,439 (49.64%) |
CONS |
|
QC | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Gaspé Eligible: 2,988 Participation: 36.04% Nobody: 1,911 (63.96%) |
CONS |
|
QC | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Laprairie Eligible: 7,695 Participation: 17.65% Nobody: 6,337 (82.35%) |
CONS |
|
QC | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Mégantic Eligible: 3,668 Participation: 57.74% Nobody: 1,550 (42.26%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Montcalm Eligible: 2,346 Participation: 60.10% Nobody: 936 (39.90%) |
CONS |
|
QC | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Montréal-Centre Eligible: 10,646 Participation: 43.71% Nobody: 5,993 (56.29%) |
CONS |
|
QC | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Nicolet Eligible: 5,578 Participation: 51.56% Nobody: 2,702 (48.44%) |
ICON |
|
QC | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Shefford Eligible: 4,374 Participation: 66.53% Nobody: 1,464 (33.47%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | St. Jean Eligible: 2,189 Participation: 64.09% Nobody: 786 (35.91%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 4 | G | 17 Sep 1878 | Terrebonne Eligible: 3,295 Participation: 42.52% Nobody: 1,894 (57.48%) |
CONS |