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Longest Ballot Committee

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Longest Ballot Committee

The Longest Ballot Committee is a Canadian activist movement known for flooding ballots with a large number of independent candidates in protest of the first-past-the-post (FPTP) voting system in the country. The movement argues there is a conflict of interest when politicians are in charge of election rules, and calls for election law to be decided by a permanent, independent, and non-partisan body, such as a citizens' assembly. It is affiliated with the satirical Rhinoceros Party.

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Formation
2021 (2021)
Purpose
To protest against the first-past-the-post voting system and advocate electoral reform in Canada
Location
mw- Canada
Affiliations
Rhinoceros Party

Tables

· History › Elections in which the Longest Ballot Committee participated
2021 federal election
2021 federal election
Election
2021 federal election
Riding
Saint Boniface—Saint Vital
Candidates
21
Result
Liberal
Col 7
Liberal hold
2022 federal by-election
2022 federal by-election
Election
2022 federal by-election
Riding
Mississauga—Lakeshore
Candidates
40
Result
Liberal
Col 7
Liberal hold
2023 federal by-election
2023 federal by-election
Election
2023 federal by-election
Riding
Winnipeg South Centre
Candidates
48
Result
Liberal
Col 7
Liberal hold
2023 Ontario by-election
2023 Ontario by-election
Election
2023 Ontario by-election
Riding
Kitchener Centre
Candidates
18
Result
New Democratic
Col 7
Green gain
2024 federal by-election
2024 federal by-election
Election
2024 federal by-election
Riding
Toronto—St. Paul's
Candidates
84
Result
Liberal
Col 7
Conservative gain
2024 federal by-election
2024 federal by-election
Election
2024 federal by-election
Riding
LaSalle—Émard—Verdun
Candidates
91
Result
Liberal
Col 7
Bloc Québécois gain
2025 federal election
2025 federal election
Election
2025 federal election
Riding
Carleton
Candidates
91
Result
Conservative
Col 7
Liberal gain
2025 federal by-election
2025 federal by-election
Election
2025 federal by-election
Riding
Battle River—Crowfoot
Candidates
214
Result
Conservative
Col 7
Conservative hold
Election
Riding
Candidates
Incumbent
Result
2021 federal election
Saint Boniface—Saint Vital
21
Liberal
Liberal hold
2022 federal by-election
Mississauga—Lakeshore
40
Liberal
Liberal hold
2023 federal by-election
Winnipeg South Centre
48
Liberal
Liberal hold
2023 Ontario by-election
Kitchener Centre
18
New Democratic
Green gain
2024 federal by-election
Toronto—St. Paul's
84
Liberal
Conservative gain
2024 federal by-election
LaSalle—Émard—Verdun
91
Liberal
Bloc Québécois gain
2025 federal election
Carleton
91
Conservative
Liberal gain
2025 federal by-election
Battle River—Crowfoot
214
Conservative
Conservative hold

References

  1. Total number of candidates on the ballot, including candidates who are not affiliated with the Longest Ballot Committee.
  2. National Post
    https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/mitch-marner-electoral-reform-and-alberta-toronto-byelection
  3. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/longest-ballot-protest-candidates-carleton-riding-poilievre-1.7503993
  4. CityNews
    https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/longest-ballot-group-takes-aim-at-byelection-where-poilievre-plans-to-run/
  5. Maisonneuve
    http://maisonneuve.org/article/2023/04/19/horning-in/
  6. Rhinoceros Party
    https://www.partyrhino.ca/en/1565-2/
  7. Elections Canada
    https://elections.ca/res/rep/off/ovr2019app/51/11184e.html
  8. National Post
    https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/long-ballot-activists-toronto-byelection
  9. CBC News
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/byelection-polls-liberal-conservative-ballot-vote-1.7243748
  10. Elections Canada
    https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=loi/adap/ada/jun1923&document=adapt2&lang=e
  11. Winnipeg Free Press
    https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/2023/06/15/48-candidates-is-no-voting-panacea
  12. CBC News
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/longest-ballot-protest-candidates-carleton-riding-poilievre-1.7503993
  13. CTV News
    https://www.ctvnews.ca/federal-election-2025/article/longest-ballot-group-declares-victory-in-poilievres-former-riding-amid-criticism/
  14. Angus Reid Institute
    https://angusreid.org/long-ballot-poilievre-longest-ballot-committee-electoral-reform/
  15. CBC News
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/elections-canada-longest-ballot-1.7595763
  16. Elections Canada
    https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=loi/adap/ada/aug1825&document=adapt1&lang=e
  17. CBC News
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/saint-boniface-saint-vital-candidates-1.6164260
  18. iPolitics
    https://www.ipolitics.ca/news/mississauga-lakeshore-byelection-will-have-at-least-40-candidates-a-national-record
  19. CBC News
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/kitchener-centre-byelection-1.7032002
  20. elections.ca
    https://www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/candidates?L=e&ED=35090&EV=58&EV_TYPE=3&PROV=ON&PROVID=35&QID=-1&PAGEID=17
  21. Montreal Gazette
    https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/lasalle-emard-verdun-byelection-will-have-record-91-candidates-in-a-two-column-ballot
  22. "🚨Announcing TWO longest ballots for 2025! [...]"
    https://x.com/LongestBallot/status/1876289050103136336
  23. CBC News
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/longest-ballot-protest-candidates-carleton-riding-poilievre-1.7503993
  24. "One hundred million independent candidates"
    https://x.com/LongestBallot/status/1855751725518295232
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