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Title: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer: 40th general election: official voting results, 2008: poll-by-poll results

Series title: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer

Alternative title: Official voting results, fortieth general election 2008

Principal investigator(s): Canada. Elections Canada

Producer: Ottawa, ON: Elections Canada

Date of creation: 2008-12-02

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Distributor: Ottawa, ON: Elections Canada

Date of distribution: 2009-03-11

Access conditions/restrictions: unrestricted. UT/DLS does not redisseminate. Outside users should obtain the data from Elections Canada web page.

Summary: Official results of the 40th general election, held on October 14, 2008. All summary data related to the 40th general election are contained in 13 summary tables as well as files by federal electoral district (FED).

A set of "pollbypoll" files presents the same data as in the official poll-by-poll report and includes an entry for each polling station by candidate in each electoral district. It also provides information on overall vote counts for the poll.

A set of "pollresults" files provides an entry for each candidate by polling station in each electoral district. It includes information on who the candidate is, the candidate's political party, and the voting results for that candidate at a particular poll.

Keywords: federal election results

Geographic coverage: Canada, provinces and territories, 308 federal electoral districts (2003 Representation Order), polling station

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Date(s) of collection: 2008-10-14

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Data type: aggregate statistics

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Unit of observation: federal electoral district and polling station

Mode of data collection: process-produced

Citation: Canada. Elections Canada Report of the Chief Electoral Officer: 40th general election: official voting results, 2008: [subtitle] [computer file]. Ottawa, ON: Elections Canada [producer and distributor], December 2008

Extent of file: 938 data files (number of logical records varies) & accompanying documentation

Notes: Downloaded from Elections Canada web site

Related data:

Aggregate statistics from other Canadian federal elections.

Polling district maps: search Map and Data Library GIS collection

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Documentation & data: [Restricted]

Voting results - national level
Table 1: number of electors and polling stations [csv]
Table 2: number of electors and polling stations for the 2006, 2004, 2000, and 1997 general elections [csv]
Table 3: number of ballots and voter turnout [csv]
Table 4: voter turnout for the 2006, 2004, 2000, and 1997 general elections [csv]
Table 5: distribution of valid votes by voting method [csv]
Table 6: distribution of valid votes under Special Voting Rules [csv]
Table 7: distribution of seats, by political affiliation and sex [csv]
Table 8: number of valid votes, by political affiliation [csv]
Table 9: percentage of valid votes, by political affiliation [csv]
Table 10: number of candidates by percentage of valid votes received, by political affiliation [csv]
Voting results - by electoral district
Table 11: voting results by electoral district [csv]
Table 12: list of candidates by electoral district and individual results [csv] [xls]
Table 13: list of returning officers [csv]
Candidates by polling station and individual results
Newfoundland FEDs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7  
Prince Edward Island FEDs: 1, 2, 3, 4  
Nova Scotia FEDs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11  
New Brunswick FEDs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10  
Québec FEDs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75  
Ontario FEDs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106  
Manitoba FEDs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14  
Saskatchewan FEDs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14  
Alberta FEDs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28,  
British Columbia FEDs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36  
Yukon Territory FEDs: 1  
Northwest Territories FEDs: 1  
Nunavut FEDs: 1  
Voting results - by polling station (pollresults) -- variable definitions
Newfoundland FEDs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7  
Prince Edward Island FEDs: 1, 2, 3, 4  
Nova Scotia FEDs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11  
New Brunswick FEDs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10  
Québec FEDs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75  
Ontario FEDs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106  
Manitoba FEDs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14  
Saskatchewan FEDs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14  
Alberta FEDs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28,  
British Columbia FEDs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36  
Yukon Territory FEDs: 1  
Northwest Territories FEDs: 1  
Nunavut FEDs: 1  
Voting results - poll by poll (pollbypoll) -- variable definitions
Newfoundland FEDs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7  
Prince Edward Island FEDs: 1, 2, 3, 4  
Nova Scotia FEDs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11  
New Brunswick FEDs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10  
Québec FEDs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75  
Ontario FEDs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106  
Manitoba FEDs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14  
Saskatchewan FEDs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14  
Alberta FEDs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28,  
British Columbia FEDs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36  
Yukon Territory FEDs: 1  
Northwest Territories FEDs: 1  
Nunavut FEDs: 1  


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