Students elect Liberal minority
Posted Oct 22, 2019 02:00:00 PM.
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Students across the country got a lesson in democracy last week and then they took that knowledge to the polls.
Over 1.1 million elementary and secondary school students, including those in Waterloo Region, participated in Student Vote Canada 2019.
Here are the results from that vote:
- The Liberal Party took 22.3% of the popular vote and won 109 seats, forming a minority government. Justin Trudeau won in his riding of Papineau
- The NDP will form the official opposition with 24.8% of the popular vote and 98 seats. Jagmeet Singh won his seat in Burnaby South
- The Conservative Party took 25.0% of the popular vote and won 94 seats. Andrew Scheer won his seat in Regina-Qu’Appelle
- The Green Party took 18.2% of the popular vote and won 28 seats. Elizabeth May won her seat in Saanich-Gulf Islands
- The Bloc Québecois took 1.3% of the popular vote and won 9 seats. Yves-François Blanchet did not win his seat in Beloeil-Chambly
The provincial breakdown for Ontario is as follows:
- Over 450,000 students participated, electing 54 Liberal, 35 NDP, 27 Conservative and 5 Green
Student Vote Canada is operated by CIVIX, a non-partisan charity dedicated to strengthening democracy through citizenship education among school-aged youth.
