If students across the country were to vote in the federal election the Conservative Party of Canada would have a minority government with the Liberal Party being the official opposition.
Across the country, students in more than 5,900 schools participated in the Student Vote initiative operated by CIVIX Canada, with there were 870,340 votes cast.
Students elected a Conservative Party minority government, with the Liberal Party forming the official opposition. The Conservatives won 165 seats from the student vote with 36.4 per cent of the popular vote and party leader Pierre Poilievre won his riding of Carleton, Ontario, which in this student vote would make him the new Prime Minister of Canada. The Liberals won 145 seats with 31.7 per cent of the popular vote, with Mark Carney winning his riding of Nepean Ontario, making him the leader of the official opposition. The Bloc Québecois won 18 seats with 2.1 per cent of the popular vote and Yves-François Blanchet elected his riding. The NDP were elected in 13 ridings with 14.5 per cent of the vote and students did not re-elect party leader Jagmeet Singh to his seat in Burnaby South, British Columbia. The Green Party won two seats, making up 7.5 per cent of the popular vote. Jonathan Pedneault was not elected by the students in the riding of Outremont, Quebec, while Elizabeth May was elected in Saanich—Gulf Islands.
Students in Southern Alberta
It was a conservative sweep in Southern Alberta, with the majority of students voting for their Conservative candidate. In Lethbridge, Conservative candidate Rachael Thomas was re-elected with 51.70 per cent of the votes. Of the 6,143 students who participated in the vote 3,176 students voted for the incumbent, with Liberal Candidate Chris Spearman receiving 22.43 per cent of the vote and NDP Candidate Nathan Svoboda receiving 12.23 per cent. Candidates running for the Green Party of Canada, Christian Party of Canada and Peoples Party received less than 10 per cent of the vote each.
In the Bow River riding, students voted in Conservative candidate David Bexte as the local representative with 55.36 per cent of the vote. Liberal Party Candidate Bentley Barnes received 23.92 per cent of the student vote and NDP Candidate Louisa Gwin got 12.45 per cent. Similar to Lethbridge candidates running for the Green Party of Canada, Christian Party of Canada and United Party of Canada received less then 10 per cent of the vote each.
Students in the Medicine Hat – Cardston – Warner riding elected Conservative candidate Glen Motz with 60.88 per cent of the vote. Liberal Candidate Tom Rooke received 18.39 per cent of the vote, NDP Candidate Jocelyn Johnson received 13.01 per cent and Green Party Candidate Andy Shadrack received 7.72 per cent.
In the Foothills riding Conservative incumbent John Barlow received 66.56 per cent of the student vote. Liberal Candidate John Bruinsma received 13.83 per cent, while the NDP, Green Party and Peoples Party of Canada Candidates received less than 10 per cent of the vote each.
Across Alberta
Students across Alberta voted Conservative Party of Canada candidates into 32 out of the 37 seats across the province, with the Conservatives getting 47.09 per cent of the vote. The Liberals won four seats, with two in the Edmonton area and two in the Calgary area, and received 24.15 per cent of the vote. The New Democratic Party came out with one seat in one seat, winning Edmonton Griesbach with 14.33 per cent of the vote.
