While People across Ontario Headed to the Polls Thursday to cast their Ballot in the provincial election, More than 240,000 Elementary and High School Students Took Part in A Paralel Election Through Student Ontario.
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“After Learning about Government and Democracy, Researching the Parties and Candidates, and discuss the Future of the Province, Students Cast Ballots in a Parallel Election,” Said Dan Allan, Chief Program Officer at Civix that offerers the Student Voting Program.
Province-Wide The Parallel Election Results Were A Far Cry from the Actual One, Resulting in the Pc Party Getting A Minority Government with 51 Seats or 24.1 per cent of the Popular Voting, While the NDP SAW 41 Candidates ELECTED with 23.4 per cent of the vote, and the Liberals GOT 28 Seats but of the Popular votes.
In the Brantford-Brant RIDING, The Student Voting Outcome was also Mach Different with Liberal Candida Ron Fox Winning the Riding With 575 Votes OR 23 Per Cent of the vote, Followed by PC Incumbent Will Bouma with 10 Fewer Votes at 565 and 22.6 Per cent, and Harvey Bischof of the NDP With 491 Gold Votes 19.64 per cent.
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While the Green Party Saw Three Candidates Earning Seats Across the Province in the Student Election-One More Than Eligible Adults Voted-Brantford-Brant candidate Karleigh Csordas Fared Better by Student Voting with 441 votes, Just 50 Shy of Those who voted ndp.
A Total of 29 Schools in Brantford-Brant Requested Ballots, With Désmpion College Leading the Way with 2,000 Ballots. However, not unlike the low voter turnout seen locally and surround the province, only 1,101 Ballots were cast by acs studs.
In Haldimand Norfolk, The Student PARLLED The Actual Election Result With Independent Bobbi Ann Brady Winning Her Seat with 740 Votes OR 48.02 PER CENT, FOLLOOWED BY PC Candidate AMY MARTIN AT 267 VOTES OR 17.3 PER CHUT.
Schools in Haldimand Norfolk Requesting Ballots Numbred 21, With Cayuga Secondary, Hagersville Elementary, Jarvis Public, and St. Joseph’s Catholic Elementary Schools Showing More than 75 per cent Turnout.
Student Voting Ontario is a Program Offered by Civix, a non-partisan registered canadian charity dedicated to strengthening democracy through civic education. Funded by Elections Ontario, Civix Programs Focus on Elections, Elected Representatives, Government Budgets, and Digital Media Literacy.
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