Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today
How did we vote in Canada?
(Compiled results by regions)
by Maurice Y. Michaud (he/him)
So far, there have been 44 general elections in Canada from 1867 to 2021. The regions are organized as follows:
- Maritimes becomes Atlantic in 1949 to include Newfoundland (officially renamed Newfoundland and Labrador in 2001).
- Ontario and Québec each constitute their own region.
- West is the region for all that is west of Ontario (including the Yukon from 1904 to 1949).
- North encompasses the territories north of the 60th parallel (starting from 1949).
There are two ways of displaying these summaries:
- One election year at a time, which shows each region's summary (from east to west) below the national summary, or
- By one of the contemporary regions, to get all the election years, with the heading for each year showing the government that was formed nationally, thus revealing the region's harmony or discordance with the rest of the country.
IND . Note on Independents.
"Independent" is not a political party, nor is "Independent Liberal" or "Independent Conservative." Therefore, results for such candidates are treated individually. Furthermore, throughout this website, "Independent" includes candidates whose political allegiance was "No affiliation" or unspecified.
OTH . Note on Others.
Minor or ephemeral political parties or families, as well as unofficial political banners (e.g., "Independent Liberal"), have been collapsed under "Other."
LAB . Note on Labour.
Aside from the loosely structured Independent Labour Party, there has never been a formal "Labour Party" in any jurisdiction in Canada. Therefore, the results of candidates who ran as Labour are treated as independents and classified under "Other."
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Pub.: 14 Feb 2023 12:35
Rev.: 12 May 2023 21:18