The 45th federal general election took place on Monday, April 28, 2025, and, according to Elections Canada, preliminary estimates indicate that more than 19.5 million Canadians cast a ballot. This translates into a voter turnout rate of about 68.65 per cent.
Here are some national election day stats:
Approximately, 11,062,539 voted at their polling station on election day or in their long-term care facility;
7,280,975 voted at advance polls between Friday, April 18, and Monday, April 21;
928,311 voted by special ballot from within their electoral district;
215,057 voted by special ballot from outside their electoral district;
57,440 electors living outside Canada voted by special ballot.
In the coming months, Elections Canada will finalize many of these estimated numbers and publish the official voting results, along with other official reports. 16 registered parties were represented and 1,959 candidates were confirmed.
For the riding of North Island-Powell River, 80,813 of 109,060 registered electors, or 74.1 per cent, cast a ballot, but that does not include electors who registered on election day.
The Peak reported previously that, as of 3:12 pm on Tuesday, April 29, with 310 of 310 polls reporting, votes were cast for the following North Island-Powell River candidates in the 2025 federal election.
MP-elect Aaron Gunn (Conservative Party of Canada), 31,356; Tanille Johnston (NDP), 26,357; Jennifer Lash (Liberal Party of Canada), 21,045; Jessica Wegg (Green Party of Canada), 1,558; Paul Macknight (People's Party of Canada), 341; Glen Staples (Independent), 156.
The Liberal Party of Canada was elected in 169 ridings across the country, just shy of the 172 seats required to form a majority government. Conservative candidates were elected in 144 ridings, followed by the Bloc Québécois (22), NDP (seven) and Green Party (one).
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