The Results

Students elect Conservative Party government in nationwide vote

Nearly one million elementary, intermediate and high school students participated in Student Vote Canada, coinciding with the 2025 federal election. After learning about democracy and elections, researching the parties and platforms, and debating the future of the country, students cast their ballots for the official candidates running in their school’s electoral district.

As of 4:00 pm ET on Friday, May 16, 917,109 valid votes were reported from 6,302 schools, with results from all 343 electoral districts. There were also 32,404 rejected ballots. Students elected a Conservative minority government, with the Liberal Party forming the official opposition.

• The Conservative Party won 163 seats and 36.3% of the popular vote, forming a minority government. Pierre Poilievre won in the riding of Carleton, ON.
• The Liberal Party won 147 seats and 31.8% of the popular vote, forming the official opposition. Mark Carney won in the riding of Nepean, ON.
• The Bloc Québecois won 18 seats and 2.2% of the popular vote. Yves-François Blanchet won in the riding of Beloeil—Chambly, QC.
• The NDP won 13 seats and 14.5% of the popular vote. Jagmeet Singh lost in the riding of Burnaby South, BC.
• The Green Party won 2 seats and 7.4% of the popular vote. Jonathan Pedneault lost in the riding of Outremont, QC, and Elizabeth May won in Saanich—Gulf Islands. 

VIEW COMPLETE RESULTS HERE: https://studentvote.ca/results/canada2025 

Student Vote Exit Survey

The results of Student Vote Canada 2025 have sparked more discussion and analysis than ever before, with many political experts and pundits trying to figure out what the results say about the younger generation and the future of Canada.

To hear from the students themselves, we partnered with Abacus Data on the first-ever Student Vote Exit Survey. More than 13,000 students from across Canada completed the survey and responded to questions about the issues they cared about and the factors that influenced their vote.

More than half (54%) of students said they based their vote primarily on the party that they felt had the best policies, and cost of living was by far the most important issue for students this election.

You can read the analysis prepared by Abacus Data here: “Young people are keen to see the new government address cost of living, concrete policy actions”

CIVIX has prepared some activities and materials to help in reviewing the results of the both Student Vote Canada and the Student Vote Exit Survey: