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VOTESSTATEMENT OF The Pas By-election April 21, 2015 2009_stat_votes_COVER.indd 1 5/7/10 10:13:38 AM Statement of Votes The Pas By-election April 21, 2015 StatementofVotesThePas.indd 1 15-07-09 10:24 AM CONTACT US: 120-200 Vaughan Street Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 1T5 Phone: 204.945.3225 Toll-free: 1.866.628.6837 Email: [email protected] www.electionsmanitoba.ca StatementofVotesThePas.indd 2 15-07-09 10:24 AM Table of Contents Reporting on The Pas by-election ......................................................................................................5 Voter Registration ............................................................................................................................................ 5 Registered Parties ............................................................................................................................................ 6 Nominations ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 Voting ................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Summary of Results ........................................................................................................................................ 7 Standing of Parties .......................................................................................................................................... 8 Maps and Station-by-Station Results .................................................................................................9 THE PAS BY-ELECTION 2015 3 StatementofVotesThePas.indd 3 15-07-09 10:24 AM StatementofVotesThePas.indd 4 15-07-09 10:24 AM Reporting on The Pas By-election Following each election, the Chief Electoral Officer publishes a Statement of Votes as per section 175 of The Elections Act. This report must be published within six months of the election and must include the results for each voting station. The by-election was the result of a vacancy in the Legislative Assembly. Frank Whitehead, the member for The Pas, resigned his seat on May 16, 2014. Pursuant to Order in Council number 95/2015, the Chief Electoral Officer issued the writ of election to the returning officer for The Pas on March 20, 2015. The returning officer for The Pas was Delores Lathlin. Nominations were set to close on April 6, 2015 and the by-election was directed to take place on April 21, 2015. The boundaries of the electoral divisions were the same as in the 2011 provincial general election as established in 2008 under The Electoral Divisions Act based on the Report of the 2008 Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission. Maps showing the electoral division boundaries and voting area boundaries are included in this report. Voter Registration A total of 13,111 eligible voters were registered in The Pas. Of these, 88.41 per cent were placed on the voters list during enumeration, held from March 21 to April 3, 2015. During revision, 884 additional voters were registered, or 6.74 per cent of the total. An additional 247 voters, or 1.88% per cent, were sworn on to the list during advance voting, and 389 more voters, or 2.97% swore on to the list on election day. An eligible voter must take the required oath and produce the required identification to swear on to the voters list. The following table details voter registration in The Pas for the 2015 by-election, including a comparison to the 2011 general election and the 2009 by-election: 2015 BY-ELECTION 2011 GENERAL ELECTION 2009 BY-ELECTION REGISTRATION METHOD REGISTERED REGISTERED REGISTERED PERCENTAGE PERCENTAGE PERCENTAGE VOTERS VOTERS VOTERS Enumeration 11591 88.41% 12342 91.70% 11085 83.13% Revision* 884 6.74% 682 5.07% 1644 12.33% Advance swear-ons 247 1.88% 152 1.13% 605** 4.54% Election day swear-ons 389 2.97% 283 2.10% Total 13111 13459 13334 * Net amount of all additions and deletions at revision ** Advance and election day swear-ons combined for 2009 THE PAS BY-ELECTION 2015 5 StatementofVotesThePas.indd 5 15-07-09 10:24 AM Registered Parties At the time of the by-election, there were five registered political parties in the province. POLITICAL PARTY DATE OF REGISTRATION Communist Party of Canada - Manitoba April 30, 1999 Green Party of Manitoba August 17, 1999 Manitoba Liberal Party December 12, 1980 New Democratic Party of Manitoba November 17, 1980 The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba November 25, 1980 Nominations Nominations for the by-election closed at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, April 6 with three candidates nominated. The following tables show the nominated candidates and the registered political party which endorsed each of the candidates. CANDIDATE AFFILIATION Lathlin, Amanda New Democratic Party of Manitoba Nasekapow, Jacob The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba Vystrcil-Spence, Inez Manitoba Liberal Party Voting Election day voting took place from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm on April 21, 2015. In addition to regular voting on election day, Manitoba voters were able to vote at advance locations, through homebound and absentee voting opportunities and at institutional voting stations. Advance voting stations were established to allow voting before election day. During the by-elections advance voting was held from April 11 to 18, 2015. As in all elections, homebound voting was available for voters who were unable to go to a voting station because of a disability. This method of voting was also available to the caregivers of these voters. Any qualified voter who was away from their electoral division during advance voting and on election day could take advantage of absentee voting prior to the opening of advance voting. The Elections Act allows for institutional or moving voting stations for health care facilities and correctional institutions. Since June of 1995 The Elections Act provides for people to have their name and other personal information either obscured or omitted from the voters list in order to protect the voter’s personal security. There were no personal security voters during The Pas by-election. 6 STATEMENT OF VOTES Elections Manitoba StatementofVotesThePas.indd 6 15-07-09 10:24 AM Voter Turnout and Voting Methods Voter turnout for The Pas by-election was 21.04 per cent. The following table shows the total number of voters and the methods by which they voted. 2015 BY-ELECTION 2011 GENERAL ELECTION 2009 BY-ELECTION VOTING METHOD BALLOTS BALLOTS PERCENTAGE PERCENTAGE BALLOTS CAST PERCENTAGE CAST CAST Regular 1762 63.86% 3172 77.54% 2950 74.63% Advance 911 33.02% 770 18.82% 904 22.87% Institutional 65 2.36% 44 1.08% 89 2.25% Homebound 21 0.76% 27 0.66% 4 0.10% Absentee * 0.00% 7 0.17% 6 0.15% Write-In 0 0.00% 71 1.74% 0 0.00% Total Votes Cast 2759 4091 3953 Turnout 21.04% 30.40% 29.65% * Combined with institutional Of the ballots cast in The Pas by-election, there were 10 rejected and 6 declined. Absentee Voting — Two people used the absentee voting opportunity. Advance Voting —Advance voting was held in 8 locations including the returning office. During advance voting 911 ballots were cast, or 33.02 per cent of the total voters. Homebound Voting — The number of people utilizing this voting opportunity was 21 (0.76 percent of the total votes cast). Voting in Institutions — There were two institutional mobile voting stations in use, serving voters in three communities, and three institutional voting stations. Summary of Results The following chart provides a summary of the results for The Pas by-election. The member elected was NDP candidate Amanda Lathlin. The results of the by-election did not change the standings of the parties in the Legislative Assembly. CANDIDATES AFFILIATION VOTES RECEIVED PERCENTAGE OF VOTES CAST Lathlin, Amanda NDP 1557 56.43% Nasekapow, Jacob PC Manitoba 817 29.61% Vystrcil-Spence, Inez Liberal 369 13.37% Rejected 10 Declined 6 Turnout 21.04% Plurality 740 THE PAS BY-ELECTION 2015 7 StatementofVotesThePas.indd 7 15-07-09 10:24 AM Standing of Parties The standings for the five registered parties following the by-elections are as follows: New Democratic Party of Manitoba 37 The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba 19 Manitoba Liberal Party 1 Communist Party of Canada – Manitoba 0 Green Party of Manitoba 0 Total 57 8 STATEMENT OF VOTES Elections Manitoba StatementofVotesThePas.indd 8 15-07-09 10:24 AM Voting Area Maps & Station-by-Station Results *Written descriptions of voting area boundaries are included in a supplement to this report which is available upon request from Elections Manitoba. 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