ACTIVITY SHEET 9.1: Results Comparison
Section A: The Election Results
1. Which candidate won the Student Vote in your electoral district? What percentage of the vote did they receive?
2. Which candidate won the general election in your electoral district? What percentage of the vote did they receive?
3. Which party won the province-wide Student Vote? How many seats did the party win? What percentage of the
popular vote did they receive?
4. Which party won the general election? How many seats did the party win? What percentage of the popular vote did
they receive?
Section B: The New Government
1. Is the new government a minority or majority government? How do you know? Explain your answer.
2. Who will become the premier? How do you know? Explain your answer.
3. Who will become the leader of the opposition? How do you know? Explain your answer.
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ACTIVITY SHEET 9.1: Results Comparison
4. Create a graph that shows the results of the Student Vote for your electoral district. Using the chart below,
display the candidates or parties in order of the popular vote percentage they received.
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Candidate/Party
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5. Create a graph that shows the results of the general election for your electoral district. Using the chart below,
display the candidates or parties in order of the popular vote percentage they received.
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90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
Candidate/Party
Name: ___________
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STUDENT VOTE ACTIVITY RESOURCE
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