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 |
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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) → Québec General election Between 2019 and 2019 Riding (alpha.) |
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Event | Riding | Elected | ||||
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou Eligible: 65,225 Participation: 49.80% Nobody: 32,741 (50.20%) |
BQ |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Abitibi—Témiscamingue Eligible: 82,499 Participation: 62.08% Nobody: 31,287 (37.92%) |
BQ |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation Eligible: 80,428 Participation: 63.19% Nobody: 29,603 (36.81%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia Eligible: 59,618 Participation: 61.32% Nobody: 23,059 (38.68%) |
BQ |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Beauce Eligible: 86,621 Participation: 69.93% Nobody: 26,045 (30.07%) |
CPC |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d’Orléans—Charlevoix Eligible: 76,657 Participation: 67.33% Nobody: 25,046 (33.95%) |
BQ |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Beauport—Limoilou Eligible: 78,080 Participation: 65.91% Nobody: 26,617 (34.09%) |
BQ |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Berthier—Maskinongé Eligible: 84,645 Participation: 67.73% Nobody: 27,314 (32.27%) |
BQ |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Bourassa Eligible: 70,287 Participation: 58.84% Nobody: 28,927 (41.16%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Brome—Missisquoi Eligible: 89,334 Participation: 69.85% Nobody: 26,931 (30.15%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles Eligible: 85,926 Participation: 70.25% Nobody: 25,566 (29.75%) |
CPC |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Châteauguay—Lacolle Eligible: 78,384 Participation: 68.22% Nobody: 24,911 (31.78%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Chicoutimi—Le Fjord Eligible: 65,747 Participation: 68.15% Nobody: 20,941 (31.85%) |
CPC |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Compton—Stanstead Eligible: 84,913 Participation: 69.75% Nobody: 25,688 (30.25%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle Eligible: 85,550 Participation: 62.38% Nobody: 32,188 (37.62%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Drummond Eligible: 84,074 Participation: 66.55% Nobody: 28,124 (33.45%) |
BQ |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine Eligible: 64,919 Participation: 60.33% Nobody: 25,756 (39.67%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Hochelaga Eligible: 82,881 Participation: 65.09% Nobody: 28,937 (34.91%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Jonquière Eligible: 72,961 Participation: 69.03% Nobody: 22,595 (30.97%) |
BQ |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | La Pointe-de-l'Île Eligible: 85,843 Participation: 66.02% Nobody: 29,168 (33.98%) |
BQ |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Lac-Saint-Jean Eligible: 84,609 Participation: 65.46% Nobody: 29,227 (34.54%) |
BQ |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | LaSalle—Émard—Verdun Eligible: 82,733 Participation: 64.37% Nobody: 29,478 (36.67%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Laurentides—Labelle Eligible: 100,509 Participation: 66.09% Nobody: 34,085 (33.91%) |
BQ |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Laurier—Sainte-Marie Eligible: 83,085 Participation: 64.95% Nobody: 29,125 (35.05%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Laval—Les Îles Eligible: 83,496 Participation: 65.63% Nobody: 28,695 (34.37%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne Eligible: 83,920 Participation: 62.69% Nobody: 31,309 (37.31%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Longueuil—Saint-Hubert Eligible: 87,319 Participation: 69.78% Nobody: 26,389 (30.22%) |
BQ |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Manicouagan Eligible: 72,431 Participation: 56.75% Nobody: 31,329 (43.25%) |
BQ |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Mont-Royal Eligible: 73,273 Participation: 60.41% Nobody: 29,011 (39.59%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Montcalm Eligible: 88,809 Participation: 63.19% Nobody: 32,692 (36.81%) |
BQ |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup Eligible: 78,461 Participation: 65.46% Nobody: 27,097 (34.54%) |
CPC |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Outremont Eligible: 67,842 Participation: 61.78% Nobody: 25,930 (38.22%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Papineau Eligible: 77,341 Participation: 66.87% Nobody: 25,622 (34.34%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Québec Eligible: 79,186 Participation: 69.77% Nobody: 23,937 (30.23%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Richmond—Arthabaska Eligible: 86,896 Participation: 68.72% Nobody: 27,181 (31.28%) |
CPC |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques Eligible: 70,099 Participation: 66.37% Nobody: 23,574 (33.63%) |
BQ |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Rivière-du-Nord Eligible: 96,054 Participation: 63.83% Nobody: 34,747 (36.17%) |
BQ |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot Eligible: 82,040 Participation: 69.85% Nobody: 24,735 (30.15%) |
BQ |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Saint-Jean Eligible: 91,228 Participation: 69.18% Nobody: 28,112 (30.82%) |
BQ |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Saint-Laurent Eligible: 68,271 Participation: 59.71% Nobody: 27,506 (40.29%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel Eligible: 77,136 Participation: 60.19% Nobody: 30,709 (39.81%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Saint-Maurice—Champlain Eligible: 91,779 Participation: 65.07% Nobody: 32,058 (34.93%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Salaberry—Suroît Eligible: 96,039 Participation: 66.84% Nobody: 31,851 (33.16%) |
BQ |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Shefford Eligible: 91,138 Participation: 68.28% Nobody: 28,912 (31.72%) |
BQ |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Sherbrooke Eligible: 89,152 Participation: 68.12% Nobody: 28,423 (33.01%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Trois-Rivières Eligible: 92,465 Participation: 66.65% Nobody: 30,835 (33.35%) |
BQ |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs Eligible: 89,012 Participation: 59.68% Nobody: 35,889 (40.99%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Vimy Eligible: 88,462 Participation: 63.97% Nobody: 31,872 (36.03%) |
LIB |