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% |
56 ridings | ||||||
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Jurisdiction: Election type: Years: Order: |
Canada (Federal) → All jurisdictions General election Between 1940 and 1940 Province/Riding (alpha.) |
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Event | Riding | Elected | ||||
AB | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Acadia Eligible: 14,976 Participation: 55.48% Nobody: 6,667 (44.52%) |
ND |
|
AB | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Athabaska Eligible: 23,460 Participation: 54.69% Nobody: 10,630 (45.31%) |
LIB |
|
AB | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Battle River Eligible: 21,976 Participation: 55.76% Nobody: 9,722 (44.24%) |
ND |
|
AB | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Bow River Eligible: 23,561 Participation: 66.86% Nobody: 7,809 (33.14%) |
ND |
|
AB | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Calgary East Eligible: 30,381 Participation: 69.51% Nobody: 9,263 (30.49%) |
LIB |
|
AB | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Camrose Eligible: 22,953 Participation: 56.06% Nobody: 10,086 (43.94%) |
ND |
|
AB | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Edmonton East Eligible: 30,816 Participation: 66.49% Nobody: 10,325 (33.51%) |
LIB |
|
AB | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Jasper—Edson Eligible: 29,967 Participation: 55.34% Nobody: 13,384 (44.66%) |
ND |
|
AB | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Peace River Eligible: 25,380 Participation: 61.34% Nobody: 9,812 (38.66%) |
LIB |
|
AB | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Red Deer Eligible: 26,155 Participation: 58.05% Nobody: 10,973 (41.95%) |
ND |
|
AB | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Vegreville Eligible: 23,219 Participation: 60.61% Nobody: 9,146 (39.39%) |
ND |
|
AB | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Wetaskiwin Eligible: 26,890 Participation: 58.13% Nobody: 11,258 (41.87%) |
ND |
|
BC | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Vancouver Centre Eligible: 43,887 Participation: 70.41% Nobody: 12,984 (29.59%) |
LIB |
|
MB | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Lisgar Eligible: 15,747 Participation: 60.32% Nobody: 6,248 (39.68%) |
LIB |
|
MB | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Provencher Eligible: 18,117 Participation: 67.58% Nobody: 5,874 (32.42%) |
LIB |
|
MB | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Winnipeg North Centre Eligible: 40,754 Participation: 68.55% Nobody: 12,819 (31.45%) |
CCF |
|
NB | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Northumberland Eligible: 19,575 Participation: 65.90% Nobody: 6,675 (34.10%) |
NCP |
|
NB | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | St. John—Albert Eligible: 46,653 Participation: 64.45% Nobody: 16,585 (35.55%) |
NCP |
|
NS | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Halifax Eligible: 68,422 Participation: 64.73% Nobody: 24,134 (35.27%) |
LIB LIB |
|
NS | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Inverness—Richmond Eligible: 21,609 Participation: 65.43% Nobody: 7,471 (34.57%) |
LIB |
|
ON | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Cochrane Eligible: 44,559 Participation: 59.16% Nobody: 18,200 (40.84%) |
LIB |
|
ON | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Dufferin—Simcoe Eligible: 19,338 Participation: 55.61% Nobody: 8,585 (44.39%) |
NCP |
|
ON | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Essex West Eligible: 45,620 Participation: 63.81% Nobody: 16,512 (36.19%) |
LIB |
|
ON | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Grenville—Dundas Eligible: 37,302 Participation: 34.49% Nobody: 24,435 (65.51%) |
NCP |
|
ON | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Grey North Eligible: 23,419 Participation: 67.22% Nobody: 7,676 (32.78%) |
LIB |
|
ON | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Grey—Bruce Eligible: 23,385 Participation: 68.82% Nobody: 7,291 (31.18%) |
LIB |
|
ON | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Hamilton East Eligible: 43,705 Participation: 67.85% Nobody: 14,051 (32.15%) |
LIB |
|
ON | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Hastings—Peterborough Eligible: 17,033 Participation: 62.69% Nobody: 6,355 (37.31%) |
NCP |
|
ON | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Huron—Perth Eligible: 14,742 Participation: 61.69% Nobody: 5,648 (38.31%) |
LIB |
|
ON | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Muskoka—Ontario Eligible: 23,414 Participation: 64.55% Nobody: 8,300 (35.45%) |
LIB |
|
ON | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Oxford Eligible: 32,710 Participation: 59.00% Nobody: 13,410 (41.00%) |
LIB |
|
ON | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Rosedale Eligible: 36,702 Participation: 65.14% Nobody: 12,793 (34.86%) |
NCP |
|
ON | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Russell Eligible: 15,079 Participation: 59.73% Nobody: 6,073 (40.27%) |
LIB |
|
ON | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | St. Paul's Eligible: 49,279 Participation: 61.70% Nobody: 18,872 (38.30%) |
NCP |
|
ON | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Waterloo North Eligible: 36,661 Participation: 61.27% Nobody: 14,198 (38.73%) |
LIB |
|
ON | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Waterloo South Eligible: 23,642 Participation: 67.49% Nobody: 7,686 (32.51%) |
NCP |
|
ON | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Wellington North Eligible: 16,259 Participation: 61.59% Nobody: 6,245 (38.41%) |
LIB |
|
ON | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | York East Eligible: 51,544 Participation: 66.16% Nobody: 17,443 (33.84%) |
NCP |
|
ON | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | York South Eligible: 49,012 Participation: 68.52% Nobody: 15,430 (31.48%) |
NCP |
|
QC | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Brome—Missisquoi Eligible: 20,058 Participation: 54.59% Nobody: 9,109 (45.41%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Cartier Eligible: 40,655 Participation: 50.53% Nobody: 20,110 (49.47%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Châteauguay—Huntingdon Eligible: 14,622 Participation: 53.48% Nobody: 6,802 (46.52%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Chicoutimi Eligible: 31,895 Participation: 70.27% Nobody: 9,482 (29.73%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Compton Eligible: 18,202 Participation: 52.93% Nobody: 8,567 (47.07%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Hochelaga Eligible: 48,809 Participation: 64.13% Nobody: 17,509 (35.87%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm Eligible: 33,233 Participation: 52.78% Nobody: 15,691 (47.22%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Kamouraska Eligible: 16,257 Participation: 55.75% Nobody: 7,193 (44.25%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Montmagny—L'Islet Eligible: 17,294 Participation: 58.85% Nobody: 7,116 (41.15%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Pontiac Eligible: 50,211 Participation: 60.30% Nobody: 19,936 (39.70%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Saint-Denis Eligible: 49,793 Participation: 58.58% Nobody: 20,625 (41.42%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Saint-Jacques Eligible: 64,823 Participation: 53.92% Nobody: 29,872 (46.08%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Stanstead Eligible: 15,826 Participation: 62.66% Nobody: 5,910 (37.34%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Témiscouata Eligible: 22,966 Participation: 57.46% Nobody: 9,770 (42.54%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Trois-Rivières Eligible: 28,787 Participation: 64.59% Nobody: 10,193 (35.41%) |
LIB |
|
QC | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Verdun Eligible: 40,555 Participation: 67.92% Nobody: 13,010 (32.08%) |
LIB |
|
SK | 19 | G | 26 Mar 1940 | Maple Creek Eligible: 19,172 Participation: 70.11% Nobody: 5,731 (29.89%) |
LIB |