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% |
33 ridings | ||||||
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Jurisdiction: Election type: Years: Order: |
Canada (Federal) → British Columbia General election Between 2019 and 2019 Riding (alpha.) |
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Event | Riding | Elected | ||||
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Abbotsford Eligible: 75,474 Participation: 65.37% Nobody: 26,135 (34.63%) |
CPC |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Burnaby North—Seymour Eligible: 77,969 Participation: 64.80% Nobody: 27,444 (35.20%) |
LIB |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Burnaby South Eligible: 80,312 Participation: 56.56% Nobody: 34,889 (43.44%) |
NDP |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Cariboo—Prince George Eligible: 84,968 Participation: 64.84% Nobody: 29,873 (35.16%) |
CPC |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Chilliwack—Hope Eligible: 82,824 Participation: 65.18% Nobody: 28,843 (34.82%) |
CPC |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Cloverdale—Langley City Eligible: 86,610 Participation: 64.55% Nobody: 30,707 (35.45%) |
CPC |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam Eligible: 92,653 Participation: 63.13% Nobody: 34,164 (36.87%) |
LIB |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Cowichan—Malahat—Langford Eligible: 93,745 Participation: 69.88% Nobody: 28,235 (30.12%) |
NDP |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Delta Eligible: 77,216 Participation: 70.37% Nobody: 22,879 (29.63%) |
LIB |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke Eligible: 100,238 Participation: 70.26% Nobody: 29,809 (29.74%) |
NDP |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Fleetwood—Port Kells Eligible: 81,198 Participation: 60.64% Nobody: 31,957 (39.36%) |
LIB |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Kelowna—Lake Country Eligible: 101,507 Participation: 68.39% Nobody: 32,082 (31.61%) |
CPC |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon Eligible: 69,970 Participation: 66.46% Nobody: 23,465 (33.54%) |
CPC |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Nanaimo—Ladysmith Eligible: 104,678 Participation: 68.87% Nobody: 32,589 (31.13%) |
GRN |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | New Westminster—Burnaby Eligible: 86,544 Participation: 61.74% Nobody: 33,115 (38.26%) |
NDP |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | North Island—Powell River Eligible: 90,454 Participation: 69.88% Nobody: 27,248 (30.12%) |
NDP |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge Eligible: 80,494 Participation: 67.74% Nobody: 25,965 (32.26%) |
CPC |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Port Moody—Coquitlam Eligible: 82,674 Participation: 65.76% Nobody: 28,310 (34.24%) |
CPC |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Richmond Centre Eligible: 73,975 Participation: 52.97% Nobody: 34,787 (47.03%) |
CPC |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Skeena—Bulkley Valley Eligible: 67,474 Participation: 61.73% Nobody: 25,823 (38.27%) |
NDP |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | South Okanagan—West Kootenay Eligible: 99,676 Participation: 68.80% Nobody: 31,099 (31.20%) |
NDP |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | South Surrey—White Rock Eligible: 84,664 Participation: 68.92% Nobody: 26,310 (31.08%) |
CPC |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Steveston—Richmond East Eligible: 74,428 Participation: 56.94% Nobody: 32,046 (43.06%) |
CPC |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Surrey Centre Eligible: 76,731 Participation: 54.46% Nobody: 34,941 (45.54%) |
LIB |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Surrey—Newton Eligible: 67,763 Participation: 62.87% Nobody: 25,160 (37.13%) |
LIB |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Vancouver Centre Eligible: 92,243 Participation: 61.05% Nobody: 35,933 (38.95%) |
LIB |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Vancouver East Eligible: 93,146 Participation: 60.28% Nobody: 36,998 (39.72%) |
NDP |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Vancouver Granville Eligible: 82,985 Participation: 64.22% Nobody: 29,689 (35.78%) |
IND |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Vancouver Kingsway Eligible: 76,039 Participation: 58.67% Nobody: 31,430 (41.33%) |
NDP |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Vancouver Quadra Eligible: 75,967 Participation: 67.14% Nobody: 24,962 (32.86%) |
LIB |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Vancouver South Eligible: 74,826 Participation: 58.30% Nobody: 31,201 (41.70%) |
LIB |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | Victoria Eligible: 99,103 Participation: 72.68% Nobody: 27,079 (27.32%) |
NDP |
|
BC | 43 | G | 21 Oct 2019 | West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country Eligible: 95,395 Participation: 68.47% Nobody: 30,080 (31.53%) |
LIB |