GATINEAU, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Feb. 29, 2016) -

• The official voting results for the 42nd general election of October 19, 2015, are now available.

• After a general election, the Chief Electoral Officer must publish, without delay, a report that sets out the voting results by polling division and any other information he considers relevant.

• The official voting results include the number of votes cast for each candidate, the number of rejected ballots and the number of names on the final lists of electors.

Elections Canada is an independent body set up by Parliament.