The votes are in, and students across Aspen View Public Schools (AVPS) used the 2025 federal election as an opportunity to have their own voices and political opinions heard.
Six Aspen View schools participated in the student vote: Edwin Parr Composite, , H.A. Kostash, Rochester, Vilna, and Landing Trail Intermediate, with Boyle and Grassland requesting ballots but not casting any votes.
In total, 365 students voted in the division, with 194 of those votes going to Conservative Party of Canada incumbent Shannon Stubbs. Stubbs received 53 per cent of the Aspen View student vote and 58 per cent of the Lakeland student vote across her riding, compared to the 81 per cent she has received in the actual election.
In second place was Barry Milaney and the Liberal Party of Canada, who received 18 per cent of the student vote, a small rise form the 12 per cent he received in the actual election. Milaney did well at Vilna school, where he received 17 of the 44 votes, the most of any one candidate.
The New Democratic Party’s Des Bissonette came in third, narrowly beating out the Green Party’s Bridget Burns. Bissonette received nine per cent of the vote, up from the almost-four per cent she received Monday night, and Burns brought in seven per cent of the student vote compared to 0.7 in the real thing.
The People’s Party of Canada also overperformed in the student vote, with six per cent of students voting for Michael Manchen, and the Christian Heritage Party finished last with 19 votes, good for five per cent. Neither party received more than two per cent of the actual vote.
National Results
Across the country, students voted for a Conservative minority. If it were up to young Canadians, Pierre Poilievre’s party would have sent 165 MPs to Ottawa, followed by the Liberals with 145. The New Democratic Party would have retained official party status with 13 ridings, and the Bloc Québecois would have done slightly worse, bringing in 18 seats.
Students were more likely to vote for non-major parties, with the Green and People’s Party both receiving multiple percentage points more than they did during the real deal.
Overall, more than 900,000 Grade 4-12 students took part nationwide.
