More than 700,000 elementary and high school students across the country participated in Student Vote Canada, coinciding with the 2021 federal election.
After learning about democracy and elections, researching the parties and platforms, and debating the future of the country, students cast their ballots for the official candidates running in their school’s electoral district.
As of 6 p.m. Monday, 740,515 votes were reported from 5,478 schools, with results reported from all 338 federal electoral districts.
The Liberal Party won 117 seats and 24 per cent of the popular vote, forming a minority government. Justin Trudeau won in his seat in the riding of Papineau, QC.
The NDP won 107 seats and took 29 per cent of the popular vote, forming the official opposition. Jagmeet Singh won his seat in the riding of Burnaby South, BC.
The Conservative Party won 91 seats and 25 per cent of the popular vote. Erin O’Toole won his seat in the riding of Durham, ON.
The Bloc Québecois won 20 seats and took two per cent of the popular vote. Yves-François Blanchet lost his seat in the riding of Beloeil—Chambly, QC.
The Green Party won three seats and 10 per cent of the popular vote. Annamie Paul lost her seat in the riding of Toronto Centre, ON.
“When we started the campaign, we were unsure how many schools would participate given the limited time. Teachers have exceeded our expectations. We would like to thank teachers for dedicating time to the program and for helping educate future voters. Our democracy will be stronger because of you,” says Taylor Gunn, President and CEO of CIVIX Canada.
In Delta, 24 schools cast ballots in Student Vote, with students electing NDP candidate Monika Dean with 1,655 votes and 31 per cent of the popular vote. Liberal Carla Qualtrough was second with 1,443 votes and 27.08 per cent of the popular vote; Conservative Garry Shearer with 917 votes and 17.21 per cent of the popular vote, Jeremy Smith of the Greens with 748 votes and 14.04 per cent of the popular vote, Independent candidate Melody Pan with 343 votes and 6.44 per cent of the popular vote and Paul Tarasenko of the People’s Party of Canada with 222 votes and 4.17 per cent of the popular vote.
