Ontario Student Vote, 2003

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The 2003 Ontario Student Vote was held in conjunction with the 2003 provincial election in Ontario, Canada. Students across Ontario in both secondary schools and elementary schools were given mock ballots which were exactly the same as the ones used in the election. The votes were cast on the day of the election, and the results were announced during the normal election coverage. It should be noted that the student votes were in no way counted towards the actual election results. The vote was done as an exercise of democracy for students, and was meant to teach them about the democratic process. The Ontario student vote was one the first student votes to occur, and others happened subsequently for the 2004 federal election and for elections in other provinces. (See also Alberta Student Vote, 2004)

[edit] Results

Secondary schools The results were interesting, and can be seen as an exaggeration of the political mood at the time. The incumbent Progressive Conservatives, who lost the actual election, did not win a single seat in the student vote. This reflects the mood of Ontarians who were upset at the Progressive Conservative government. The students even gave the Green Party a seat.

Elementary schools Only schools in 83 of the 103 ridings took part. The results were a little closer to the actual results, but the Tories still did not do well.

Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats			Secondary student vote		Elementary student vote
Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Elected in Secondary School vote	Elected in Elementary School vote	Elected in actual vote	#	%	#	%
	Liberal	Dalton McGuinty	103	93	69	72	130,193	45.0%	10,829	48.0%
	New Democratic	Howard Hampton	103	9	6	7	63,521	21.9%	3,952	17.5%
	Green	Frank de Jong	102	1	0	0	31,654	10.9%	1,660	7.4%
	Progressive Conservative	Ernie Eves	103	0	8	24	51,067	17.6%	5,192	23.0%
	Family Coalition	Giuseppe Gori	51	-	-	-	5,678	1.9%	477	2.1%
	Freedom	Paul McKeever	24	-	-	-	3,156	1.1%	153	0.7%
	Communist	Elizabeth Rowley	6	-	-	-	997	0.3%	15	0.1%
	Libertarian	Sam Apelbaum	5	-	-	-	336	0.1%	31	0.1%
	Confederation of Regions	none	1	-	-	-	25	0.01%	3	0.01%
	Others		24	-	-	-	2,816	1.0%	253	1.1%
Total				103	83	103	289,443	100%	22,565	100%

[edit] Seat by seat (Secondary school)

District	Student Elect	Party	Actual Elect	Party
Algoma—Manitoulin	Peter Denley	NDP	Mike Brown	Liberal
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot	Ted McMeekin	Liberal	Ted McMeekin	Liberal
Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford	Mike Ramsay	Liberal	Joe Tascona	Prog. Cons.
Beaches—East York	Michael Prue	NDP	Michael Prue	NDP
Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale	Kuldip Kular	Liberal	Kuldip Kular	Liberal
Brampton Centre	Linda Jeffrey	Liberal	Linda Jeffrey	Liberal
Brampton West—Mississauga	Vic Dhillon	Liberal	Vic Dhillon	Liberal
Brant	Dave Levac	Liberal	Dave Levac	Liberal
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Dave Hocking	Liberal	Bill Murdoch	Prog. Cons.
Burlington	Mark Fuller	Liberal	Cam Jackson	Prog. Cons.
Cambridge	Jerry Boyle	Liberal	Gerry Martiniuk	Prog. Cons.
Davenport	Tony Ruprecht	Liberal	Tony Ruprecht	Liberal
Don Valley East	David Caplan	Liberal	David Caplan	Liberal
Don Valley West	Kathleen Wynne	Liberal	Kathleen Wynne	Liberal
Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey	Dan Yake	Liberal	Ernie Eves	Prog. Cons.
Durham	Garry Minnie	Liberal	John O'Toole	Prog. Cons.
Eglinton—Lawrence	Mike Colle	Liberal	Mike Colle	Liberal
Elgin—Middlesex—London	Steve Peters	Liberal	Steve Peters	Liberal
Erie—Lincoln	Vince Badawey	Liberal	Tim Hudak	Prog. Cons
Essex	Bruce Crozier	Liberal	Bruce Crozier	Liberal
Etobicoke Centre	Donna Cansfield	Liberal	Donna Cansfield	Liberal
Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Laurel Broten	Liberal	Laurel Broten	Liberal
Etobicoke North	Shafiq Qaadri	Liberal	Shafiq Qaadri	Liberal
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	Jean-Marc Lalonde	Liberal	Jean-Marc Lalonde	Liberal
Guelph—Wellington	Liz Sandals	Liberal	Liz Sandals	Liberal
Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant	Rob Esselment	Liberal	Toby Barrett	Prog. Cons.
Halton	Barbara Sullivan	Liberal	Ted Chudleigh	Prog. Cons.
Hamilton East	Dominic Agostino	Liberal	Dominic Agostino	Liberal
Hamilton Mountain	Marie Bountrogianni	Liberal	Marie Bountrogianni	Liberal
Hamilton West	Judy Marsales	Liberal	Judy Marsales	Liberal
Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington	Leona Dombrowsky	Liberal	Leona Dombrowsky	Liberal
Huron—Bruce	Carol Mitchell	Liberal	Carol Mitchell	Liberal
Kenora—Rainy River	Howard Hampton	NDP	Howard Hampton	NDP
Chatham-Kent—Essex	Pat Hoy	Liberal	Pat Hoy	Liberal
Kingston and the Islands	John Gerretsen	Liberal	John Gerretsen	Liberal
Kitchener Centre	John Milloy	Liberal	John Milloy	Liberal
Kitchener—Waterloo	Sean Strickland	Liberal	Elizabeth Witmer	Prog. Cons.
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Maria Van Bommel	Liberal	Maria Van Bommel	Liberal
Lanark—Carleton	Marianne Wilkinson	Liberal	Norm Sterling	Prog. Cons.
Leeds—Grenville	Stephen Mazurek	Liberal	Bob Runciman	Prog. Cons.
London North Centre	Deb Matthews	Liberal	Deb Matthews	Liberal
London—Fanshawe	Khalil Ramal	Liberal	Khalil Ramal	Liberal
London West	Chris Bentley	Liberal	Chris Bentley	Liberal
Markham	Tony Wong	Liberal	Tony Wong	Liberal
Mississauga Centre	Harinder Takhar	Liberal	Harinder Takhar	Liberal
Mississauga East	Peter Fonseca	Liberal	Peter Fonseca	Liberal
Mississauga South	Tim Peterson	Liberal	Tim Peterson	Liberal
Mississauga West	Bob Delaney	Liberal	Bob Delaney	Liberal
Nepean—Carleton	Rod Vanier	Liberal	John Baird	Prog. Cons.
Niagara Centre	Peter Kormos	NDP	Peter Kormos	NDP
Niagara Falls	Kim Craitor	Liberal	Kim Craitor	Liberal
Nickel Belt	Shelley Martel	NDP	Shelley Martel	NDP
Nipissing	Monique Smith	Liberal	Monique Smith	Liberal
Northumberland	Lou Rinaldi	Liberal	Lou Rinaldi	Liberal
Oak Ridges	Helena Jaczek	Liberal	Frank Klees	Prog. Cons.
Oakville	Kevin Flynn	Liberal	Kevin Flynn	Liberal
Oshawa	Sid Ryan	NDP	Jerry Ouellette	Prog. Cons.
Ottawa Centre	Jeff Atkinson	NDP	Richard Patten	Liberal
Ottawa—Orléans	Phil McNeely	Liberal	Phil McNeely	Liberal
Ottawa South	Dalton McGuinty	Liberal	Dalton McGuinty	Liberal
Ottawa—Vanier	Madeleine Meilleur	Liberal	Madeleine Meilleur	Liberal
Ottawa West—Nepean	Jim Watson	Liberal	Jim Watson	Liberal
Oxford	Brian Brown	Liberal	Ernie Hardeman	Prog. Cons.
Parkdale—High Park	Gerard Kennedy	Liberal	Gerard Kennedy	Liberal
Parry Sound—Muskoka	Glen Hodgson	Green	Norm Miller	Prog. Cons.
Perth—Middlesex	John Wilkinson	Liberal	John Wilkinson	Liberal
Peterborough	Jeff Leal	Liberal	Jeff Leal	Liberal
Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge	Wayne Arthurs	Liberal	Wayne Arthurs	Liberal
Prince Edward—Hastings	Ernie Parsons	Liberal	Ernie Parsons	Liberal
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	Derek Nighbor	Liberal	John Yakabuski	Prog. Cons.
Sarnia—Lambton	Caroline Di Cocco	Liberal	Caroline Di Cocco	Liberal
Sault Ste. Marie	David Orazietti	Liberal	David Orazietti	Liberal
Scarborough—Agincourt	Gerry Phillips	Liberal	Gerry Phillips	Liberal
Scarborough Centre	Brad Duguid	Liberal	Brad Duguid	Liberal
Scarborough East	Mary Anne Chambers	Liberal	Mary Anne Chambers	Liberal
Scarborough—Rouge River	Alvin Curling	Liberal	Alvin Curling	Liberal
Scarborough Southwest	Lorenzo Berardinetti	Liberal	Lorenzo Berardinetti	Liberal
Simcoe—Grey	Mark Redmond	Liberal	Jim Wilson	Prog. Cons.
Simcoe North	Paul Sloan	Liberal	Garfield Dunlop	Prog. Cons.
St. Catharines	Jim Bradley	Liberal	Jim Bradley	Liberal
St. Paul's	Michael Bryant	Liberal	Michael Bryant	Liberal
Stoney Creek	Jennifer Mossop	Liberal	Jennifer Mossop	Liberal
Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh	Jim Brownell	Liberal	Jim Brownell	Liberal
Sudbury	Rick Bartolucci	Liberal	Rick Bartolucci	Liberal
Thornhill	Mario Racco	Liberal	Mario Racco	Liberal
Thunder Bay—Atikokan	Bill Mauro	Liberal	Bill Mauro	Liberal
Thunder Bay—Superior North	Michael Gravelle	Liberal	Michael Gravelle	Liberal
Timiskaming—Cochrane	Ben Lefebvre	NDP	David Ramsay	Liberal
Timmins—James Bay	Gilles Bisson	NDP	Gilles Bisson	NDP
Toronto Centre—Rosedale	George Smitherman	Liberal	George Smitherman	Liberal
Toronto—Danforth	Jim Davidson	Liberal	Marilyn Churley	NDP
Trinity—Spadina	Nellie Pedro	Liberal	Rosario Marchese	NDP
Vaughan—King—Aurora	Greg Sorbara	Liberal	Greg Sorbara	Liberal
Haliburton—Victoria—Brock	Jason Ward	Liberal	Laurie Scott	Prog. Cons.
Waterloo—Wellington	Deborah Whale	Liberal	Ted Arnott	Prog. Cons.
Whitby—Ajax	Dennis Fox	Liberal	Jim Flaherty	Prog. Cons.
Willowdale	David Zimmer	Liberal	David Zimmer	Liberal
Windsor—St. Clair	Dwight Duncan	Liberal	Dwight Duncan	Liberal
Windsor West	Sandra Pupatello	Liberal	Sandra Pupatello	Liberal
York Centre	Monte Kwinter	Liberal	Monte Kwinter	Liberal
York North	John Taylor	Liberal	Julia Munro	Prog. Cons.
York South—Weston	Joseph Cordiano	Liberal	Joseph Cordiano	Liberal
York West	Mario Sergio	Liberal	Mario Sergio	Liberal