Election Canada 2025: the adult vote vs. the student vote
The results of the 2025 Civix Student Vote are in! And so are the results of the general election. So how do they compare? CBC Kids News contributor Matthew Hines breaks it down.
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Too young to vote? Not at this Nunavut school
While eligible voters were casting their ballots in the federal election on Monday, some students in Iqaluit also cast a ballot. As part of a unit on civics, Grade 5 students at Nakasuk School participated in the Canada-wide Student Vote program, which is run by a charity called Civix, in partnership with Elections Canada. Nakasuk School was one of 12 schools in Nunavut and two in Nunavik that participated in the program, which saw students learn about the parties and their platforms as well as the electoral process. Results of the Civix Student Vote and the 2025 federal election 7 hours ago Duration 3:29 Who won the Student Vote 2025? How do those results compare to the adult vote? CBC Kids News contributor Matthew Hines breaks it down. But first, check out how the Student Vote happens. We visited Central Technical School in Toronto, Ontario, on the day its students voted. One of the Nakasuk School students who voted was Brea Killulark. "I've always really wanted to do it because I saw my parents doing it," she said. "I really thought it looked fun." That response allows for students to hold their parents accountable, according to Cathy Welsh, the teacher who organized Nakasuk School's vote. She says parents have told her their children come home with questions about the process. "They often say, 'I asked my mom, did they vote?'" Welsh said of her students. "It increases the discussion and the awareness about the election and we get more people talking about it in great ways." Another goal of the program is to show that voting is not scary or complicated, says Welsh. She says this will create lifelong voters and students can learn that democracy is something they can participate in. "If we make it exciting and teach them about it [when they're] young, they will continue doing it forever," Welsh added. One of Civix's goals is to make voting a habit. "If you don't vote when you're young, if you don't vote when you turn 18, there are good chances that you're never going to vote," said Dana Cotnareanu, director of Civix-Quebec and French programming. "Right now, voter turnout for younger people [aged] 18 to 24 is pretty low, especially when we compare it to [elders]." The numbers from Elections Canada back this up. In the 2021 federal election, 46.7 per cent of eligible voters aged 18 to 24 cast a ballot, compared to 74.9 per cent of voters aged 65 to 74. The data shows that the higher the age group, the higher percentage of ballots were cast, with the exception of voters aged 75 and up, where only 65.9 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot. "This pattern has been seen in every general election since 2004," Elections Canada's website says. Civix's post-election results say Nakasuk School's students voted to re-elect Lori Idlout of the NDP, who gained 28 of the 48 votes cast. Kilikvak Kabloona of the Liberals and James T. Arreak of the Conservatives gained 10 votes each. Registered voters in Nunavut also re-elected Idlout in Monday's vote.
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Minority government: Why Carney's Liberals will need help to pass laws
Liberals didn't earn enough seats for a majority It took some time, but CBC has finally made a call. Mark Carney's Liberal Party won a minority government in the Canadian election on April 28, according to our projections. That means he will need help from other political parties to pass laws. While it was clear on election night that the Liberals had won, it took a while to determine the final seat count. The final seat count is what determines whether a political party has won the majority — or most of — the available 343 seats. In this case, the Liberals didn't quite get there. It took time for the CBC to make the final decision because people who work for Elections Canada were still counting ballots on Tuesday and some races were too close to call. Here are the projected results as of 4 p.m. ET on April 29, according to CBC: Why did it take so long? According to Elections Canada, there are several reasons it took so long to count all of the ballots. The high number of people who showed up to vote, combined with an increase in the number of people voting by mail (special ballot) and in advance polls, meant that officials needed more time to complete the count. At about 4:30 a.m. ET on April 29, elections staff stopped counting ballots. They started again later that day. WATCH — Here's how Canadian elections work What's a minority? There are two types of governments in Canada: majority or minority. A majority government happens when a political party wins the majority of seats in the House of Commons. For this election, a party needed at least 172 of the 343 seats available. The Liberals formed a minority because they won fewer than 172 seats. As of 4 p.m. ET on April 29, the Liberals had only won 169, according to CBC projections. Justin Trudeau wins minority government in 2021 In order for a government to stay in power, it needs the majority of members of Parliament (MPs) to support it. A minority government doesn't have enough of its own MPs to do this, so it has to make compromises and work with other parties. For example, if the ruling party wins 169 seats, it needs to convince at least three MPs from other political parties to support it in order to stay in power. On the flip side, in a majority government, the ruling party has enough seats to make decisions without having to gain favour from members of other parties. Student voters also choose minority Kids who participated in the CIVIX Student Vote also elected a minority government. The Conservative Party won the most seats making Pierre Poilievre prime minister in the student mock election. Watch this video to see the CIVIX Student Vote in action. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Check out the chart below to compare the results of the Student Vote to the adult vote. (Graphic design by Philip Street/CBC) Have more questions? Want to tell us how we're doing? Use the 'send us feedback' link below. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ With files from: Peter Zimonjic/CBC
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- CBC
Results of the Civix Student Vote and the 2025 federal election
Who won the Student Vote 2025? How do those results compare to the adult vote? CBC Kids News contributor Matthew Hines breaks it down. But first, check out how the Student Vote happens. We visited Central Technical School in Toronto, Ontario, on the day its students voted.
