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% |
48 ridings | ||||||
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Jurisdiction: Election type: Years: Order: |
Canada (Federal) → All jurisdictions General election Between 1974 and 1974 Province/Riding (alpha.) |
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Event | Riding | Elected | ||||
AB | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Edmonton Centre Eligible: 57,382 Participation: 58.31% Nobody: 23,924 (41.69%) |
PC |
|
AB | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Edmonton East Eligible: 57,997 Participation: 60.91% Nobody: 22,669 (39.09%) |
PC |
|
BC | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | New Westminster Eligible: 64,995 Participation: 72.11% Nobody: 18,128 (27.89%) |
NDP |
|
BC | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Vancouver Centre Eligible: 68,748 Participation: 66.44% Nobody: 23,071 (33.56%) |
LIB |
|
BC | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Vancouver East Eligible: 43,043 Participation: 61.59% Nobody: 16,532 (38.41%) |
LIB |
|
BC | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Vancouver Kingsway Eligible: 46,901 Participation: 68.46% Nobody: 14,791 (31.54%) |
LIB |
|
MB | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Churchill Eligible: 41,916 Participation: 65.44% Nobody: 14,487 (34.56%) |
PC |
|
MB | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Winnipeg North Eligible: 53,259 Participation: 69.06% Nobody: 16,480 (30.94%) |
NDP |
|
MB | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Winnipeg North Centre Eligible: 44,168 Participation: 61.12% Nobody: 17,172 (38.88%) |
NDP |
|
NB | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Saint John—Lancaster Eligible: 42,114 Participation: 66.14% Nobody: 14,260 (33.86%) |
LIB |
|
NL | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Bonavista—Trinity—Conception Eligible: 42,012 Participation: 62.97% Nobody: 15,559 (37.03%) |
LIB |
|
NL | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Gander—Twillingate Eligible: 39,184 Participation: 58.41% Nobody: 16,298 (41.59%) |
LIB |
|
NL | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador Eligible: 39,428 Participation: 58.71% Nobody: 16,280 (41.29%) |
LIB |
|
NL | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | St. John's East Eligible: 49,519 Participation: 60.89% Nobody: 19,366 (39.11%) |
PC |
|
NL | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | St. John's West Eligible: 46,987 Participation: 57.40% Nobody: 20,015 (42.60%) |
PC |
|
NT | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Northwest Territories Eligible: 19,491 Participation: 65.95% Nobody: 6,637 (34.05%) |
NDP |
|
ON | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Broadview Eligible: 35,119 Participation: 67.64% Nobody: 11,365 (32.36%) |
NDP |
|
ON | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Greenwood Eligible: 43,720 Participation: 73.09% Nobody: 11,765 (26.91%) |
NDP |
|
ON | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Hamilton—Wentworth Eligible: 67,067 Participation: 71.57% Nobody: 19,065 (28.43%) |
PC |
|
ON | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Kenora—Rainy River Eligible: 33,993 Participation: 68.24% Nobody: 10,796 (31.76%) |
LIB |
|
ON | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Thunder Bay Eligible: 32,842 Participation: 64.03% Nobody: 11,813 (35.97%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Abitibi Eligible: 38,197 Participation: 59.58% Nobody: 15,439 (40.42%) |
SC |
|
QC | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Bellechasse Eligible: 42,225 Participation: 65.46% Nobody: 14,584 (34.54%) |
SC |
|
QC | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Charlevoix Eligible: 39,016 Participation: 65.60% Nobody: 13,421 (34.40%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Compton Eligible: 39,068 Participation: 69.62% Nobody: 11,870 (30.38%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Gaspé Eligible: 34,679 Participation: 61.81% Nobody: 13,243 (38.19%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Gatineau Eligible: 53,833 Participation: 62.05% Nobody: 20,429 (37.95%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Hochelaga Eligible: 38,884 Participation: 59.13% Nobody: 15,893 (40.87%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Kamouraska Eligible: 39,885 Participation: 59.68% Nobody: 16,080 (40.32%) |
SC |
|
QC | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Lafontaine Eligible: 42,952 Participation: 60.28% Nobody: 17,062 (39.72%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Langelier Eligible: 36,584 Participation: 61.40% Nobody: 14,121 (38.60%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Laurier Eligible: 31,634 Participation: 58.71% Nobody: 13,061 (41.29%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Longueuil Eligible: 79,375 Participation: 64.55% Nobody: 28,139 (35.45%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Maisonneuve—Rosemont Eligible: 44,444 Participation: 62.05% Nobody: 16,868 (37.95%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Manicouagan Eligible: 57,879 Participation: 44.83% Nobody: 31,934 (55.17%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Matane Eligible: 29,449 Participation: 58.18% Nobody: 12,316 (41.82%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Mercier Eligible: 74,272 Participation: 59.92% Nobody: 29,767 (40.08%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Montréal—Bourassa Eligible: 78,559 Participation: 61.92% Nobody: 29,913 (38.08%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Papineau Eligible: 41,921 Participation: 61.03% Nobody: 16,338 (38.97%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Pontiac Eligible: 37,761 Participation: 61.57% Nobody: 14,512 (38.43%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata Eligible: 37,302 Participation: 68.93% Nobody: 11,588 (31.07%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Saint-Henri Eligible: 28,832 Participation: 61.27% Nobody: 11,168 (38.73%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Saint-Jacques Eligible: 24,845 Participation: 59.33% Nobody: 10,105 (40.67%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Saint-Michel Eligible: 81,426 Participation: 60.19% Nobody: 32,414 (39.81%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Sainte-Marie Eligible: 34,418 Participation: 59.84% Nobody: 13,823 (40.16%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Villeneuve Eligible: 38,259 Participation: 64.55% Nobody: 13,564 (35.45%) |
SC |
|
SK | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Meadow Lake Eligible: 27,433 Participation: 70.33% Nobody: 8,139 (29.67%) |
PC |
|
SK | 30 | G | 8 Jul 1974 | Saskatoon—Biggar Eligible: 54,914 Participation: 68.56% Nobody: 17,264 (31.44%) |
PC |