Appendix – Report on the 2019 By-elections

Registered political parties during the 2019 by-elections

Alliance of the North
Animal Protection Party of Canada
Bloc Québécois
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
Communist Party of Canada
Conservative Party of Canada
Green Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada
Libertarian Party of Canada
Marijuana Party
Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada
National Citizens Alliance of Canada
New Democratic Party
People's Party of Canada
Progressive Canadian Party
Rhinoceros Party

Table 1 – Type and number of positions filled^{[Footnote 1]} for the 2019 by-elections
Position	Outremont	York–Simcoe	Burnaby South	Nanaimo–Ladysmith
Poll Workers
Central poll supervisor	27	36	37	39
Deputy returning officer	186	142	201	264
Information officer	43	49	58	73
Poll clerk	187	137	195	255
Registration officer	37	27	53	58
Special messenger	21	3	0	0
Subtotal	501	394	544	689
Other Election Workers
Additional assistant returning officer	0	0	0	0
Assistant automation coordinator	0	1	1	1
Assistant recruitment officer	2	0	1	1
Assistant returning officer	1	1	1	1
Automation coordinator	1	1	1	1
Community relations officer	5	2	2	4
Financial officer	1	1	2	1
Inventory clerk / Electoral material coordinator	2	3	1	1
Office clerk	8	35	10	24
Office coordinator	3	1	1	2
Office messenger	2	0	0	3
Receptionist	3	8	3	0
Recruitment officer	1	8	2	1
Returning officer	1	1	1	1
Service agent	11	24	8	17
Revision centre clerk	3	0	0	9
Service point supervisor	2	4	2	1
Support staff for office of additional assistant returning officer	0	0	0	0
Training officer	1	2	3	1
Witness – validation of results	0	0	2	0
Special Voting Rules Expansion – Special ballot coordinator	0	0	0	0
Safety officer	0	0	0	0
Hospital liaison officer	0	0	0	1
Subtotal	38	64	33	58
Total	539	458	577	747

Table 2 – Confirmed candidates, by electoral district
Electoral district	Number	Name	Party affiliation
February 25, 2019, by-elections
Outremont	7	Barrett, William Bendayan, Rachel Duchesne, Michel Green, Daniel Louras, Jasmine Sánchez, Julia Seale, James	Independent Liberal Party of Canada Bloc Québécois Green Party of Canada Conservative Party of Canada New Democratic Party People's Party of Canada
York–Simcoe	9	Baxter, Dorian Davidson, Scot Geurts, Robert Komar, Keith Dean Lund, Mathew McLean, Jessa Suhr, Adam Tanaka, Shaun Turmel, John The Engineer	Progressive Canadian Party Conservative Party of Canada People's Party of Canada Libertarian Party of Canada Green Party of Canada New Democratic Party National Citizens Alliance of Canada Liberal Party of Canada Independent
Burnaby South	6	Grimwood, Terry Lee, Richard T. Shin, Jay Singh, Jagmeet Thompson, Laura-Lynn Wu, Valentine	Independent Liberal Party of Canada Conservative Party of Canada New Democratic Party People's Party of Canada Independent
May 6, 2019, by-election
Nanaimo–Ladysmith	7	Chamberlin, Bob Clarke, Jennifer Corfield, Michelle Hirst, John Letkemann, Jakob Manly, Paul Marlatt, Brian	New Democratic Party People's Party of Canada Liberal Party of Canada Conservative Party of Canada National Citizens Alliance of Canada Green Party of Canada Progressive Canadian Party

Table 3 – Expenses limits for the 2019 by-elections (part 1)
Electoral district	Expenses limits for candidates
Candidate expenses limits for February 25, 2019, by-elections Average: $133,723.37
Outremont	$129,303.45
York–Simcoe	$139,489.18
Burnaby South	$132,377.49

Table 3 – Expenses limits for the 2019 by-elections (part 2)
Registered political party	Expenses limits for party
Registered political party expenses limits for February 25, 2019, by-elections
Bloc Québécois	$96,168.89
Conservative Party of Canada	$312,761.78
Green Party of Canada	$209,109.65
Liberal Party of Canada	$312,761.78
Libertarian Party of Canada	$113,225.55
National Citizens Alliance of Canada	$113,225.55
New Democratic Party	$312,761.78
People's Party of Canada	$312,761.78
Progressive Canadian Party	$113,225.55

Table 3 – Expenses limits for the 2019 by-elections (part 3)
Electoral district	Expenses limits for candidates
Candidate expense limit for May 6, 2019, by-election Average: $142,885.98
Nanaimo–Ladysmith	$142,885.98

Table 3 – Expenses limits for the 2019 by-elections (part 4)
Registered political party	Expenses limits for party
Registered political party expenses limits for May 6, 2019, by-election
Conservative Party of Canada	$124,010.52
Green Party of Canada	$124,010.52
Liberal Party of Canada	$124,010.52
National Citizens Alliance of Canada	$124,010.52
New Democratic Party	$124,010.52
People's Party of Canada	$124,010.52
Progressive Canadian Party	$124,010.52

Table 4 – Voter registration statistics for the 2019 by-elections, by electoral district
Electoral district	Electors on preliminary lists (incl. Special Voting Rules (SVR))	Electors added ^{[Footnote 2]}	Inter-ED address changes ^{[Footnote 3]}	Moves within ED ^{[Footnote 4]}	Other corrections ^{[Footnote 5]}	Electors removed ^{[Footnote 6]}	SVR Group 1 updates ^{[Footnote 7]}	Electors on final lists ^{[Footnote 8]}
February 25, 2019, by-elections
Outremont	70,579	535	340	690	208	842	435	70,647
York–Simcoe	82,604	458	290	290	400	246	7	83,357
Burnaby South	75,270	705	313	313	330	93	14	76,617
May 6, 2019, by-election
Nanaimo–Ladysmith	99,241	779	412	737	728	365	7	100,074

Table 5 – Polling stations and polling places, by category, for the 2019 by-elections
Electoral district	Election day polling stations	Election day polling places	Advance polling stations	Advance polling places	Mobile polling stations
February 25, 2019, by-elections
Outremont	152	19	12	6	4
York–Simcoe	116	26	13	6	5
Burnaby South	179	33	12	5	3
May 6, 2019, by-election
Nanaimo–Ladysmith	229	29	17	9	6

Table 6 – Ballots cast for the 2019 by-elections
Electoral district	Ballots at election day polls	Ballots at advance polls	Voting by special ballot (SVR)	Total valid ballots	Total rejected ballots	Total ballots cast
February 25, 2019, by-elections
Outremont	10,925	3,831	297	15,053	135	15,188
York–Simcoe	11,974	4,277	313	16,564	95	16,659
Burnaby South	17,087	5,435	224	22,746	190	22,936
May 6, 2019, by-election
Nanaimo–Ladysmith	30,140	9,919	1,006	41,065	130	41,195

Table 7 – Special Voting Rules ballots cast for the 2019 by-elections
Group 1 (Canadian Forces, international, incarcerated)	February 25, 2019, by-elections
	Electoral district	Ballots issued	Valid ballots	Rejected ballots	Ballots cast	Ballots returned ^{[Footnote 11]}
	Outremont, York–Simcoe, Burnaby South	333	49	1	50	15.02%
	May 6, 2019, by-election
	Nanaimo–Ladysmith	175	22	0	22	12.57%
Subtotals		508	71	1	72	14.17%
Group 2 (local^{[Footnote 9]} and national^{[Footnote 10]})	February 25, 2019, by-elections
	Outremont, York–Simcoe, Burnaby South	868	785	9	794	91.47%
	May 6, 2019, by-election
	Nanaimo–Ladysmith	1,020	984	1	985	96.57%
Subtotals		1,888	1,769	10	1,779	94.23%
Totals		2,396	1,840	11	1,851	77.25%

Table 8 – Ballots cast in the 2015 general election and 2019 by-elections
Electoral district	Election
	2015 general election		2019 by-elections
	Ballots cast	Turnout	Ballots cast	Turnout
February 25, 2019, by-elections
Outremont	44,045	61.9%	15,188	21.5%
York–Simcoe	48,111	63.3%	16,659	20.0%
Burnaby South	46,162	60.8%	22,936	29.9%
May 6, 2019, by-election
Nanaimo–Ladysmith	71,399	75.0%	41,195	41.2%

Table 9 – Valid votes obtained, by candidate
Electoral district	Candidate and affiliation	Place of residence	Occupation	Valid votes obtained	Percentage of valid votes
February 25, 2019, by-elections
Outremont	Rachel Bendayan (Liberal Party of Canada)	Outremont, Quebec	Lawyer	6,086	40.4
	Julia Sánchez (New Democratic Party)	Montreal, Quebec	Economist	4,142	27.5
	Daniel Green (Green Party of Canada)	Hampstead, Quebec	Environmentalist	1,946	12.9
	Michel Duchesne (Bloc Québécois)	Montreal, Quebec	Writer	1,674	11.1
	Jasmine Louras (Conservative Party of Canada)	Montreal, Quebec	Legal Advisor	925	6.1
	James Seale (People's Party of Canada)	Montreal, Quebec	Accountant	232	1.5
	William Barrett (Independent)	Westmount, Quebec	Businessman	48	0.3
York–Simcoe	Scot Davidson (Conservative Party of Canada)	Sutton West, Ontario	Entrepreneur	8,929	53.9
	Shaun Tanaka (Liberal Party of Canada)	East Gwillimbury, Ontario	Communications Director	4,811	29.0
	Jessa McLean (New Democratic Party)	Sutton, Ontario	Community Organizer	1,244	7.5
	Dorian Baxter (Progressive Canadian Party)	Newmarket, Ontario	Anglican Clergyman	634	3.8
	Mathew Lund (Green Party of Canada)	Wyebridge, Ontario	Licensed Paralegal	451	2.7
	Robert Geurts (People's Party of Canada)	Toronto, Ontario	Lawyer	314	1.9
	Keith Dean Komar (Libertarian Party of Canada)	Barrie, Ontario	Landscape Designer	95	0.6
	John The Engineer Turmel (Independent)	Brantford, Ontario	Banking Systems Engineer	64	0.4
	Adam Suhr (National Citizens Alliance of Canada)	Arrowwood, Ontario	Professional Driver	22	0.1
Burnaby South	Jagmeet Singh (New Democratic Party)	Burnaby, British Columbia	Leader of Canada's New Democratic Party	8,848	38.9
	Richard T. Lee (Liberal Party of Canada)	Burnaby, British Columbia	Senior Advisor	5,919	26.0
	Jay Shin (Conservative Party of Canada)	Vancouver, British Columbia	Lawyer	5,147	22.6
	Laura-Lynn Thompson (People's Party of Canada)	New Westminster, British Columbia	Broadcaster	2,422	10.6
	Terry Grimwood (Independent)	Sechelt, British Columbia	Yacht Designer	242	1.1
	Valentine Wu (Independent)	Burnaby, British Columbia	IT Consultant	168	0.7
May 6, 2019, by-election
Nanaimo–Ladysmith	Paul Manly (Green Party of Canada)	Nanaimo, British Columbia	Film Maker and Producer	15,302	37.3
	John Hirst (Conservative Party of Canada)	Nanaimo, British Columbia	Financial Services	10,215	24.9
	Bob Chamberlin (New Democratic Party)	Ladysmith, British Columbia	Chief Councillor	9,446	23.0
	Michelle Corfield (Liberal Party of Canada)	Nanaimo, British Columbia	Consultant	4,515	11.0
	Jennifer Clarke (People's Party of Canada)	Nanaimo, British Columbia	Sales Representative	1,268	3.1
	Brian Marlatt (Progressive Canadian Party)	Honeymoon Bay, British Columbia	Public Policy Analyst	253	0.6
	Jakob Letkemann (National Citizens Alliance of Canada)	Salt Spring Island, British Columbia	Board Game Maker	66	0.2

Table 10 – Complaints in relation to the 2019 by-elections, by type
Electoral district	Type of complaint
Electoral district	Elections Canada central services	Polling place accessibility	Services at the polls	Activities of political parties	Services to electors
February 25, 2019, by-elections
Outremont, York–Simcoe, Burnaby South	28	22	32	34	27
May 6, 2019, by-election
Nanaimo–Ladysmith	4	10	38	4	6
Total	32	32	70	38	33

Return to source of ^Footnote 1 Includes individuals on standby. Excludes trainees not retained.

Return to source of ^Footnote 2 Electors who did not appear on any lists of electors at the beginning of the by-election and were added during the by election.

Return to source of ^Footnote 3 ED = electoral district. Electors who appeared on the lists of electors of one ED at the beginning of the by election but changed their address during the by-election because of a move to another ED.

Return to source of ^Footnote 4 Electors who appeared on the lists of electors of one ED at the beginning of the by-election and changed their address during the by election because of a move to another polling division. These figures also include administrative changes that the returning officer made to elector records during the by-election.

Return to source of ^Footnote 5 Electors who appeared on a list of electors and requested a correction to an error in their name or mailing address during the by-election.

Return to source of ^Footnote 6 Electors who appeared on a list of electors but were removed for one of the following reasons: the elector was deceased, the elector requested to be removed, the elector was no longer resident at that address or was not qualified to be on the list (for example, less than 18 years old or a non citizen). Figures also reflect elector records removed as a result of a move to another ED during the by election and duplicate records removed during the by-election, including during the preparation of the final lists of electors.

Return to source of ^Footnote 7 SVR = Special Voting Rules. This row indicates a change in the number of Group 1 electors registered under the SVR (Canadian electors temporarily residing outside Canada, Canadian Forces electors and incarcerated electors) during the by-election.

Return to source of ^Footnote 8 The total number of electors on the final lists is the sum of electors on the preliminary lists of electors, electors added, electors with inter-ED address changes and SVR Group 1 updates, minus removed records.

Return to source of ^Footnote 9 Electors whose applications were processed and whose ballots were counted at Elections Canada offices. This includes electors who registered to vote in acute care facilities.

Return to source of ^Footnote 10 Electors whose applications were processed and whose ballots were counted by Elections Canada in Ottawa.

Return to source of ^Footnote 11 Total ballots cast divided by ballots issued.

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Appendix – Report on the 2019 By-elections

Registered political parties during the 2019 by-elections