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by Maurice Y. Michaud (he/him)

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Jurisdiction						Elections											Referendums
Juri.		Year		Assem.		General					By-Elections
		Year		Assem.		Elec	Races				Elec	Races
		Min	Max	Min	Max	Elec	N	Accl.	n	Acc?	Elec	N	Accl.	n	Acc?	Minis.	Q	Races
1	CA	1867	2025	1	45	45	11,727	263	11,464	0	648	1,015	366	649	0	145	3	31
The MMP simulator can be run on all the general elections in this jurisdiction. “Acc?” stands for missing data (namely races entered as having been won by acclamation when in fact the results are unknown), while “Minis.” shows the number of ministerial by-elections. A small handful of by-elections that did not really occur was added to this database to record when someone’s election was overturned and the seat was handed over to the challenger who had lost. The results for a few by-elections are missing for this jurisdiction. Up until the middle of the 20th century, unseating a member was commonplace and the mechanism to challenge someone’s election seems to have been very lax when viewed through presentist lens, as many by-elections were held merely because the challenger — often the government or the defeated incumbent — did not like the result. What’s more, newly appointed ministers had to resign and run in a ministerial by-election. Therefore, by-elections were far more frequent than they are today.
Capital city						Ottawa				Largest city				Toronto
Confederation						1 Jul 1867				Population (2025 est.)				41,548,787
Territorial integrity						31 Mar 1949				Area				9,984,670 km² (3,855,100 mi²)
General Elections (45) 1867, 1872, 1874, 1878, 1882, 1887, 1891, 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1911, 1917, 1921, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1935, 1940, 1945, 1949, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2025						7 Aug 1867 (First) 28 Apr 2025 (Last) 15 Oct 2029 (Next)				Electoral systems				1867–1968: FPTP, PAL 1968–2025: FPTP
						7 Aug 1867 (First) 28 Apr 2025 (Last) 15 Oct 2029 (Next)				Partisan assembly				Yes
Fixed election date						The third Monday in October in the fourth calendar year after the previous poll.
Last by-election						18 Aug 2025				Current government				LPC Min.

So far, there have been 45 general elections in Canada from 1867 to 2025.

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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.”

Chronology
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Canada

45 → 2025 :: 28 Apr 2025 — Present     —  Minority  LPC 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 45 Minority Majority=172 Ab.Maj.: -3 G.Maj.: -5 *Population [2025]:* 41,548,787 (est.) Eligible: 28,524,813 Particip.: 69.45% Votes: 19,811,387 Lost: 392,501 Seats: 343 1 seat = 0.29% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 343 ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes LPC Seats LPC Plurality: ↳ +481,937 (+2.45%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +25 (+7.29%) Position2: Votes CPC Seats CPC	Candidacies: 1,959 (✓ 343) m: 1,325 (✓ 239) f: 632 (✓ 104) x: 2 (✓ 0) LPC 342 CPC 342 BQ 78 NDP 342 GPC 232 PPC 247 IND 176 OTH 200
	LPC	8,595,488	43.76	49.27	169	CPC BQ NDP GPC	8,113,551 1,236,349 1,234,606 238,892	41.31 6.29 6.29 1.22	41.98 6.41 2.04 0.29	144 22 7 1	PPC OTH IND REJ ABS	136,977 46,311 39,489 169,724 8,713,426	0.70 0.24 0.20 0.86 ——
Difference since the previous general election: +5 seats OTH → CHP 32 RHIN 29 CENT 16 LBT 16 COMM 25 OTH → ML 35 CENT 19 CFP 19 APPC 7 MP 2 !!! 114 (33.24%)

44 → 2021 :: 20 Sep 2021 — 27 Apr 2025 —  Minority  LPC  →  Majority  LPC   NDP  →  Minority  LPC 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 44 Minority Majority=170 Ab.Maj.: -11 G.Maj.: -20 *Population [2021]:* 38,246,108 Eligible: 27,509,496 Particip.: 62.56% Votes: 17,209,811 Lost: 1,192,177 Seats: 338 1 seat = 0.30% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 338 ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes CPC Seats LPC Plurality: ↳ +202,436 (+1.19%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: -40 (-11.83%) Position2: Votes LPC Seats CPC	Candidacies: 2,010 (✓ 338) m: 1,247 (✓ 235) f: 760 (✓ 103) x: 3 (✓ 0) LPC 337 CPC 336 BQ 78 NDP 336 GPC 252 IND 95 PPC 312 OTH 264
	LPC NDP	5,537,638 3,022,328	32.51 17.74	47.04 7.40	159 25	CPC BQ GPC IND	5,740,074 1,301,615 396,988 18,991	33.70 7.64 2.33 0.11	35.21 9.47 0.59 0.30	119 32 2 1	IND PPC OTH REJ ABS	53,837 840,993 121,779 175,568 10,299,685	0.32 4.94 1.18 1.02 ——
The electoral system brought the “wrong winner” at the head of the seat count. LPC Rajinder (Raj) Saini withdrew his candidacy but after closure of nominations, so remained listed as the candidate in Kitchener Centre (ON). LPC → IND Kevin Vuong was elected in Spadina—Fort York (ON) but had been dropped from the ticket and sat as an independent MP (votes received recorded as such). CPC → IND The candidate in Beaches—East York (ON) had been dropped from the ticket. Votes received recorded as independent. NDP → IND The candidates in Cumberland—Colchester (NS) and Toronto—St. Paul's (ON) had been dropped from the ticket. Votes received recorded as independents. OTH → FREE 59 MAV 29 CHP 25 RHIN 27 LBT 13 COMM 26 ML 36 PPIQ 10 OTH → APPC 10 MP 9 VCP 7 CENT 4 NCAC 4 PAT 2 CFF 2 CNP 1 !!! 268 (79.29%)

43 → 2019 :: 21 Oct 2019 — 19 Sep 2021 —  Minority  LPC 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 43 Minority Majority=170 Ab.Maj.: -13 G.Maj.: -24 *Population [2019]:* 37,422,946 (est.) Eligible: 27,373,058 Particip.: 67.04% Votes: 18,350,359 Lost: 606,627 Seats: 338 1 seat = 0.30% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 338 ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes CPC Seats LPC Plurality: ↳ +210,765 (+1.16%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: -36 (-10.65%) Position2: Votes LPC Seats CPC	Candidacies: 2,146 (✓ 338) m: 1,397 (✓ 240) f: 748 (✓ 98) x: 1 (✓ 0) LPC 338 CPC 337 BQ 78 NDP 338 GPC 337 IND 127 PPC 315 OTH 276
	LPC	6,018,728	33.12	46.45	157	CPC BQ NDP GPC IND	6,229,493 1,387,030 2,903,722 1,187,494 17,265	34.28 7.63 15.98 6.54 0.10	35.80 9.47 7.10 0.89 0.30	121 32 24 3 1	IND PPC OTH REJ ABS	68,873 294,092 64,183 179,479 9,022,699	0.37 1.62 0.35 0.98 ——
The electoral system brought the “wrong winner” at the head of the seat count. OTH → CHP 51 RHIN 39 LBT 24 VCP 25 APPC 17 ML 51 PPIQ 13 COMM 29 OTH → PCP 3 MP 4 CFF 7 UPC 4 NCA 4 SCC 2 CNP 3 !!! 194 (57.40%)

42 → 2015 :: 19 Oct 2015 — 20 Oct 2019 —  Majority  LPC 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 42 Majority Majority=170 Ab.Maj.: +15 G.Maj.: +30 *Population [2015]:* 35,611,271 (est.) Eligible: 25,939,742 Particip.: 68.28% Votes: 17,711,983 Lost: 261,968 Seats: 338 1 seat = 0.30% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 338 ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes LPC Seats LPC Plurality: ↳ +1,329,304 (+7.56%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +85 (+25.15%) Position2: Votes CPC Seats CPC	Candidacies: 1,792 (✓ 338) m: 1,259 (✓ 250) f: 533 (✓ 88) LPC 338 CPC 338 BQ 78 NDP 338 GPC 336 OTH 284 IND 80
	LPC	6,942,937	39.47	54.44	184	CPC NDP BQ GPC	5,613,633 3,464,563 821,144 607,738	31.91 19.69 4.67 3.45	29.29 13.02 2.96 0.30	99 44 10 1	OTH IND REJ ABS	91,837 49,616 120,515 8,227,759	0.53 0.28 0.68 ——
Difference since the previous general election: +30 seats OTH → LBT 72 CHP 30 ML 70 SD 17 RHIN 27 PCP 8 COMM 26 AAEV 8 MP 8 OTH → DAPC 4 PPC 5 ACT 3 CAN 1 SPC 1 ATN 1 BRI 1 PACT 1 UPC 1 !!! 164 (48.52%)

41 → 2011 ::  2 May 2011 — 18 Oct 2015 —  Majority  CPC 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 41 Majority Majority=155 Ab.Maj.: +12 G.Maj.: +24 *Population [2011]:* 34,485,467 Eligible: 24,257,592 Particip.: 61.11% Votes: 14,823,408 Lost: 229,131 Seats: 308 1 seat = 0.32% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 308 ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes CPC Seats CPC Plurality: ↳ +1,322,859 (+8.98%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +63 (+20.46%) Position2: Votes NDP Seats NDP	Candidacies: 1,587 (✓ 308) m: 1,133 (✓ 232) f: 454 (✓ 76) CPC 307 NDP 308 LPC 308 BQ 75 GPC 304 OTH 225 IND 60
	CPC	5,835,270	39.63	53.90	166	NDP LPC BQ GPC	4,512,411 2,783,076 891,425 572,095	30.65 18.90 6.05 3.89	33.44 11.04 1.30 0.32	103 34 4 1	OTH IND REJ ABS	57,145 72,558 99,428 9,434,184	0.39 0.49 0.67 ——
OTH → CHP 47 ML 70 LBT 23 PCP 9 RHIN 14 PPC 10 OTH → COMM 20 ACT 12 MP 5 AAEV 7 WBP 4 UPC 3 FPNP 1 !!! 245 (79.55%)

40 → 2008 :: 14 Oct 2008 —  1 May 2011 —  Minority  CPC 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 40 Minority Majority=155 Ab.Maj.: -12 G.Maj.: -22 *Population [2008]:* 33,127,520 (est.) Eligible: 23,617,343 Particip.: 58.98% Votes: 13,929,093 Lost: 1,149,194 Seats: 308 1 seat = 0.32% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 308 ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes CPC Seats CPC Plurality: ↳ +1,575,884 (+11.39%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +66 (+21.43%) Position2: Votes LPC Seats LPC	Candidacies: 1,601 (✓ 308) m: 1,155 (✓ 239) f: 446 (✓ 69) CPC 307 LPC 307 BQ 75 NDP 308 IND 71 GPC 303 OTH 230
	CPC	5,209,069	37.65	46.43	143	LPC BQ NDP IND	3,633,185 1,379,991 2,515,288 42,366	26.26 9.98 18.18 0.31	25.00 15.91 12.01 0.65	77 49 37 2	IND GPC OTH REJ ABS	52,478 937,613 64,304 94,799 9,688,250	0.38 6.78 0.45 0.68 ——
OTH → CHP 59 ML 59 LBT 26 PCP 10 COMM 24 ACT 20 MP 8 OTH → NRHI 7 NLF 3 FPNP 6 AAEV 4 WLP 1 WBP 1 PPP 2 !!! 291 (94.48%)

39 → 2006 :: 23 Jan 2006 — 13 Oct 2008 —  Minority  CPC 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 39 Minority Majority=155 Ab.Maj.: -31 G.Maj.: -60 *Population [2006]:* 31,612,897 Eligible: 22,999,823 Particip.: 64.82% Votes: 14,908,099 Lost: 891,657 Seats: 308 1 seat = 0.32% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 308 ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes CPC Seats CPC Plurality: ↳ +894,586 (+6.04%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +21 (+6.82%) Position2: Votes LPC Seats LPC	Candidacies: 1,634 (✓ 308) m: 1,254 (✓ 244) f: 380 (✓ 64) CPC 308 LPC 308 BQ 75 NDP 308 IND 90 GPC 308 OTH 237
	CPC	5,374,071	36.27	40.26	124	LPC BQ NDP IND	4,479,485 1,553,201 2,589,527 20,158	30.23 10.48 36.27 0.14	33.44 16.56 40.26 0.32	103 51 29 1	IND GPC OTH REJ ABS	61,702 664,068 74,947 90,940 8,091,724	0.41 4.48 0.51 0.61 ——
OTH → CHP 45 PCP 25 MP 23 ML 69 ACT 34 COMM 21 LBT 10 FPNP 5 WBP 4 AAEV 1 !!! 212 (68.83%)

38 → 2004 :: 28 Jun 2004 — 22 Jan 2006 —  Minority  LPC 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 38 Minority Majority=155 Ab.Maj.: -20 G.Maj.: -38 *Population [2004]:* 31,550,768 (est.) Eligible: 22,466,621 Particip.: 60.91% Votes: 13,683,591 Lost: 859,272 Seats: 308 1 seat = 0.32% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 308 ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes LPC Seats LPC Plurality: ↳ +962,722 (+7.10%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +36 (+11.69%) Position2: Votes CPC Seats CPC	Candidacies: 1,685 (✓ 308) m: 1,291 (✓ 243) f: 394 (✓ 65) LPC 308 CPC 308 BQ 75 NDP 308 IND 65 GPC 308 OTH 313
	LPC	4,982,220	36.73	43.83	135	CPC BQ NDP IND	4,019,498 1,680,109 2,127,403 15,089	29.63 12.39 15.68 0.11	32.14 17.53 6.17 0.32	99 54 19 1	IND GPC OTH REJ ABS	49,775 582,247 108,361 118,889 8,783,030	0.37 4.29 0.79 0.87 ——
Difference since the previous general election: +7 seats CPC First general election for the modern Conservative Party of Canada (merger of the Conservative Reform Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party). OTH → CHP 62 MP 71 PCP 16 ACT 45 ML 76 COMM 35 LBT 8 !!! 260 (84.42%)

37 → 2000 :: 27 Nov 2000 — 27 Jun 2004 —  Majority  LPC 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 37 Majority Majority=151 Ab.Maj.: +22 G.Maj.: +43 *Population [2000]:* 30,594,030 (est.) Eligible: 21,211,657 Particip.: 61.27% Votes: 12,997,149 Lost: 429,654 Seats: 301 1 seat = 0.33% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 301 ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes LPC Seats LPC Plurality: ↳ +1,975,063 (+15.36%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +106 (+35.21%) Position2: Votes CA Seats CA	Candidacies: 1,808 (✓ 301) m: 1,436 (✓ 239) f: 372 (✓ 62) LPC 301 CA 298 BQ 75 NDP 298 PCC 291 GPC 111 OTH 348 IND 86
	LPC	5,251,978	40.85	57.14	172	CA BQ NDP PCC	3,276,915 1,377,727 1,093,853 1,567,022	25.49 10.72 8.51 12.19	21.93 12.62 4.32 3.99	66 38 13 12	GPC OTH IND REJ ABS	104,422 130,789 55,031 139,412 8,214,508	0.81 1.02 0.43 1.07 ——
First general election that included the new territory of Nunavut. PCC Last general election for the original Conservative Party of Canada. CA Only general election for this party (former Reform Party and future Conservative Party of Canada). OTH → MP 73 ACT 70 NLP 69 ML 84 COMM 52 !!! 239 (79.40%)

36 → 1997 ::  2 Jun 1997 — 26 Nov 2000 —  Majority  LPC 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 36 Majority Majority=151 Ab.Maj.: +5 G.Maj.: +9 *Population [1997]:* 29,818,012 (est.) Eligible: 19,672,879 Particip.: 66.96% Votes: 13,172,106 Lost: 380,551 Seats: 301 1 seat = 0.33% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 301 ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes LPC Seats LPC Plurality: ↳ +2,481,197 (+19.11%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +95 (+31.57%) Position2: Votes REF Seats REF	Candidacies: 1,672 (✓ 301) m: 1,262 (✓ 239) f: 410 (✓ 62) LPC 301 REF 227 BQ 75 NDP 301 PCC 301 IND 76 GPC 79 OTH 312
	LPC	4,994,277	38.46	51.50	155	REF BQ NDP PCC IND	2,513,080 1,385,821 1,434,509 2,446,705 17,163	19.35 10.67 11.05 18.84 0.13	19.93 14.62 6.98 6.64 0.33	60 44 21 20 1	IND GPC OTH REJ ABS	43,596 55,583 95,140 186,232 6,500,773	0.34 0.43 0.73 1.41 ——
Difference since the previous general election: +6 seats OTH → NLP 136 CHP 53 ACT 58 ML 65 !!! 177 (58.80%)

35 → 1993 :: 25 Oct 1993 —  1 Jun 1997 —  Majority  LPC 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 35 Majority Majority=148 Ab.Maj.: +30 G.Maj.: +59 *Population [1993]:* 28,600,864 (est.) Eligible: 19,814,718 Particip.: 69.96% Votes: 13,862,010 Lost: 662,449 Seats: 295 1 seat = 0.34% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 295 ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes LPC Seats LPC Plurality: ↳ +3,088,707 (+22.60%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +123 (+41.69%) Position2: Votes REF Seats BQ	Candidacies: 2,156 (✓ 295) m: 1,678 (✓ 242) f: 478 (✓ 53) LPC 295 BQ 75 REF 207 NDP 294 PCC 295 IND 152 GPC 79 OTH 759
	LPC	5,647,952	41.32	60.00	177	BQ REF NDP PCC IND	1,846,024 2,559,245 939,575 2,186,422 20,343	13.51 18.72 6.87 16.00 0.15	18.31 17.63 3.05 0.68 0.34	54 52 9 2 1	IND GPC OTH REJ ABS	89,050 32,979 346,081 194,339 5,952,708	0.65 0.24 2.53 1.40 ——
OTH → NP 171 NLP 231 CHP 59 LBT 52 ABOL 80 CAN 56 CWC 59 ML 51 !!! 99 (33.56%)

34 → 1988 :: 21 Nov 1988 — 24 Oct 1993 —  Majority  PCC 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 34 Majority Majority=148 Ab.Maj.: +22 G.Maj.: +43 *Population [1988]:* 26,675,570 (est.) Eligible: n/a Particip.: 75.30% Votes: 13,175,524 Lost: 617,646 Seats: 295 1 seat = 0.34% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 295 ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes PCC Seats PCC Plurality: ↳ +1,462,471 (+11.10%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +86 (+29.15%) Position2: Votes LPC Seats LPC	Candidacies: 1,574 (✓ 295) m: 1,270 (✓ 256) f: 304 (✓ 39) PCC 295 LPC 294 NDP 295 REF 72 GPC 68 SC 9 OTH 385 IND 156
	PCC	5,667,543	43.02	57.29	169	LPC NDP	4,205,072 2,685,263	31.92 20.38	28.14 14.58	83 43	REF GPC SC OTH IND REJ ABS	275,767 47,228 3,407 243,716 47,528 —— ——	2.09 0.36 0.03 1.85 0.36 —— ——
Difference since the previous general election: +13 seats OTH → CHP 63 RHIN 74 CORW 51 LBT 88 CWC 58 COMM 51

33 → 1984 ::  4 Sep 1984 — 20 Nov 1988 —  Majority  PCC 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 33 Majority Majority=142 Ab.Maj.: +70 G.Maj.: +140 *Population [1984]:* 25,533,398 (est.) Eligible: 16,808,826 Particip.: 75.19% Votes: 12,637,815 Lost: 450,396 Seats: 282 1 seat = 0.35% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 282 ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes PCC Seats PCC Plurality: ↳ +2,762,332 (+22.01%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +171 (+60.64%) Position2: Votes LPC Seats LPC	Candidacies: 1,449 (✓ 282) m: 1,232 (✓ 255) f: 217 (✓ 27) PCC 282 LPC 282 NDP 282 IND 85 QNP 74 GPC 60 SC 51 OTH 333
	PCC	6,278,818	50.03	74.82	211	LPC NDP IND	3,516,486 2,359,915 32,200	28.02 18.81 0.26	14.18 10.64 0.35	40 30 1	IND QNP GPC SC OTH REJ ABS	29,165 85,865 26,751 16,659 203,003 88,953 4,171,011	0.23 0.68 0.21 0.13 1.62 0.70 ——
OTH → RHIN 89 CORW 55 LBT 72 COMM 52 CWC 65 !!! 22 (7.80%)

32 → 1980 :: 18 Feb 1980 —  3 Sep 1984 —  Majority  LPC 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 32 Majority Majority=142 Ab.Maj.: +6 G.Maj.: +12 *Population [1980]:* 24,341,963 (est.) Eligible: 15,846,068 Particip.: 69.54% Votes: 11,018,982 Lost: 445,476 Seats: 282 1 seat = 0.35% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 282 ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes LPC Seats LPC Plurality: ↳ +1,302,431 (+11.90%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +44 (+15.61%) Position2: Votes PCC Seats PCC	Candidacies: 1,497 (✓ 282) m: 1,274 (✓ 268) f: 223 (✓ 14) LPC 282 PCC 282 NDP 280 SC 81 UP 54 OTH 401 IND 117
	LPC	4,855,425	44.34	52.13	147	PCC NDP	3,552,994 2,165,087	32.44 19.77	36.52 11.35	103 32	SC UP OTH IND REJ ABS	185,486 14,474 142,986 34,848 67,682 4,827,086	1.69 0.13 1.30 0.32 0.61 ——
SC This shut out of the Socreds marked the end of this political movement in the Parliament of Canada. OTH → RHIN 114 ML 176 LBT 58 COMM 53 !!! 72 (25.53%)

31 → 1979 :: 22 May 1979 — 17 Feb 1980 —  Minority  PCC 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 31 Minority Majority=142 Ab.Maj.: -6 G.Maj.: -10 *Population [1979]:* 24,125,242 (est.) Eligible: 15,827,068 Particip.: 72.41% Votes: 11,459,836 Lost: 176,319 Seats: 282 1 seat = 0.35% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 282 ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes LPC Seats PCC Plurality: ↳ +483,713 (+4.22%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: -22 (-7.80%) Position2: Votes PCC Seats LPC	Candidacies: 1,424 (✓ 282) m: 1,225 (✓ 272) f: 199 (✓ 10) PCC 282 LPC 282 NDP 282 SC 103 UP 69 OTH 336 IND 70
	PCC	4,111,606	35.89	48.23	136	LPC NDP SC	4,595,319 2,048,988 527,604	40.11 17.88 4.61	40.43 9.22 2.13	114 26 6	UP OTH IND REJ ABS	19,514 101,463 52,514 2,828 4,367,232	0.17 0.89 0.46 0.02 ——
The electoral system brought the “wrong winner” at the head of the seat count. Difference since the previous general election: +18 seats OTH → RHIN 62 LBT 59 ML 144 COMM 71 !!! 49 (17.38%)

30 → 1974 ::  8 Jul 1974 — 21 May 1979 —  Majority  LPC 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 30 Majority Majority=133 Ab.Maj.: +9 G.Maj.: +18 *Population [1974]:* 22,717,290 (est.) Eligible: 13,357,669 Particip.: 72.31% Votes: 9,658,288 Lost: 214,466 Seats: 264 1 seat = 0.38% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 264 ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes LPC Seats LPC Plurality: ↳ +731,534 (+7.69%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +46 (+17.43%) Position2: Votes PCC Seats PCC	Candidacies: 1,209 (✓ 264) m: 1,072 (✓ 255) f: 137 (✓ 9) LPC 264 PCC 264 NDP 262 SC 152 IND 80 OTH 187
	LPC	4,102,853	43.15	53.41	141	PCC NDP SC IND	3,371,319 1,467,748 481,231 20,671	35.46 15.44 5.06 0.21	35.98 6.06 4.17 0.38	95 16 11 1	IND OTH REJ ABS	28,300 35,810 150,356 3,699,381	0.30 0.38 1.56 ——
OTH → ML 104 COMM 69 RHIN 14 RHIN Ran as independents because the party was not recognized by Elections Canada. !!! 48 (18.18%)

29 → 1972 :: 30 Oct 1972 —  7 Jul 1974 —  Minority  LPC  →  Majority  LPC  NDP 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 29 Minority Majority=133 Ab.Maj.: -23 G.Maj.: -45 *Population [1972]:* 22,145,471 (est.) Eligible: 12,997,491 Particip.: 74.53% Votes: 9,687,389 Lost: 104,040 Seats: 264 1 seat = 0.38% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 264 ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes LPC Seats LPC Plurality: ↳ +351,621 (+3.64%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +3 (+1.14%) Position2: Votes PCC Seats PCC	Candidacies: 1,117 (✓ 264) m: 1,044 (✓ 259) f: 73 (✓ 5) LPC 263 PCC 264 NDP 252 SC 164 IND 162 OTH 12
	LPC IND	3,717,804 17,347	38.46 0.18	41.29 0.38	109 1	PCC NDP SC IND	3,383,530 1,715,835 730,759 18,074	35.00 17.75 7.56 0.19	40.53 11.74 5.68 0.38	107 31 15 2	IND OTH REJ ABS	73,893 10,337 19,810 3,310,102	0.76 0.11 0.20 ——
SC Reunited with Ralliement des créditistes in 1971. IND Speaker of the House Lucien Lamoureux, a Liberal, ran as independent. OTH → RHIN 12 (Ran as independents because the party was not recognized by Elections Canada.) !!! 35 (13.26%)

28 → 1968 :: 25 Jun 1968 — 29 Oct 1972 —  Majority  LPC  IND 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 28 Majority Majority=133 Ab.Maj.: +24 G.Maj.: +48 *Population [1968]:* 20,642,738 (est.) Eligible: n/a Particip.: 75.70% Votes: 8,126,768 Lost: 119,745 Seats: 264 1 seat = 0.38% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 264 ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes LPC IND Seats LPC IND Plurality: ↳ +1,159,562 (+14.27%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +84 (+31.82%) Position2: Votes PCC Seats PCC	Candidacies: 967 (✓ 264) m: 931 (✓ 263) f: 36 (✓ 1) LPC 263 PCC 263 NDP 263 SCR 72 IND 29 SC 32 OTH 45
	LPC IND	3,696,945 17,014	45.49 0.21	58.71 0.38	155 1	PCC NDP SCR	2,554,397 1,378,263 360,404	31.43 16.96 4.43	27.27 8.33 5.30	72 22 14	IND SC OTH REJ ABS	19,529 68,742 31,474 —— ——	0.24 0.85 0.39 —— ——
Difference since the previous general election: -1 seat LPC → LPC 262 (✓ 154) LLAB 1 (✓ 1) IND Speaker of the House Lucien Lamoureux, a Liberal, ran as independent. OTH → ILIB 11 COMM 14 IPC 5 DE 5 FL 1 ICON 1 REF 1 OTH → RHIN 1 CON 1 ES 1 SLP 1 REP 1 NCP 1 NAZI 1

27 → 1965 ::  8 Nov 1965 — 24 Jun 1968 —  Minority  LPC 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 27 Minority Majority=133 Ab.Maj.: -2 G.Maj.: -3 *Population [1965]:* 19,673,998 (est.) Eligible: n/a Particip.: 74.02% Votes: 7,762,665 Lost: 127,378 Seats: 265 1 seat = 0.38% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 261 PAL: 4 ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes LPC Seats LPC Plurality: ↳ +594,419 (+7.72%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +34 (+12.83%) Position2: Votes PCC Seats PCC	Candidacies: 1,008 (✓ 265) m: 971 (✓ 261) f: 37 (✓ 4) LPC 264 PCC 265 NDP 254 SCR 77 SC 86 OTH 38 IND 24
	LPC	3,097,440	40.22	49.43	131	PCC NDP SCR SC OTH IND	2,503,021 1,371,287 359,258 279,546 11,808 12,927	32.50 17.81 4.67 3.63 0.15 0.17	36.60 7.92 3.40 1.89 0.38 0.38	97 21 9 5 1 1	OTH IND REJ ABS	39,228 26,019 62,131 ——	0.34 0.51 0.80 ——
OTH → IPC 4 (✓ 1) ILIB 10 COMM 12 NCAP 3 RHIN 2 PVR 1 ISC 2 ICON 1 ILAB 1 ML 1 SLP 1 ML = Progressive Workers' Movement !!! 22 (8.30%)

26 → 1963 ::  8 Apr 1963 —  7 Nov 1965 —  Minority  LPC 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 26 Minority Majority=133 Ab.Maj.: -4 G.Maj.: -7 *Population [1963]:* 18,861,998 (est.) Eligible: Particip.: 79.20% Votes: 7,902,124 Lost: 30,112 Seats: 265 1 seat = 0.38% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 261 PAL: 4 ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes LPC Seats LPC Plurality: ↳ +703,380 (+8.90%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +34 (+12.83%) Position2: Votes PCC Seats PCC	Candidacies: 1,023 (✓ 265) m: 981 (✓ 261) f: 42 (✓ 4) LPC 265 PCC 265 SC 224 NDP 232 OTH 28 IND 9
	LPC	3,294,994	41.70	48.68	129	PCC SC NDP	2,591,614 940,703 1,044,701	32.80 11.90 13.22	35.85 9.06 6.42	95 24 17	OTH IND REJ ABS	24,876 5,236 —— ——	0.31 0.07 —— ——
LPC → LPC 264 (✓ 128) LLAB 1 (✓ 1) OTH → ILIB 6 COMM 12 IPC 2 ICON 2 ILAB 1 ISC 2 NATQ 1 1 SLP 1

25 → 1962 :: 18 Jun 1962 —  7 Apr 1963 —  Minority  PCC 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 25 Minority Majority=133 Ab.Maj.: -17 G.Maj.: -33 *Population [1962]:* 18,611,998 (est.) Eligible: Particip.: 79.00% Votes: 7,699,901 Lost: 32,389 Seats: 265 1 seat = 0.38% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 261 PAL: 4 ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes PCC Seats PCC Plurality: ↳ +3,541 (+0.05%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +16 (+6.03%) Position2: Votes LPC Seats LPC	Candidacies: 1,016 (✓ 265) m: 989 (✓ 260) f: 27 (✓ 5) PCC 265 LPC 264 SC 228 NDP 217 OTH 28 IND 14
	PCC	2,865,542	37.22	43.77	116	LPC SC NDP	2,862,001 895,215 1,044,754	37.17 11.63 13.57	37.74 11.32 7.17	100 30 19	OTH IND REJ ABS	22,310 10,079 —— ——	0.29 0.13 —— ——
First general election in which the ridings covered the entire land mass of Canada. Also the first in which all adult citizens aged 21 years or over were allowed to vote. LPC → LPC 263 (✓ 99) LLAB 1 (✓ 1) NDP Successor of the CCF. OTH → ILIB 7 COMM 12 IPC 4 1 FC 1 COB 1 ALLC 1 ALLC 1

24 → 1958 :: 31 Mar 1958 — 17 Jun 1962 —  Majority  PCC 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 24 Majority Majority=133 Ab.Maj.: +76 G.Maj.: +151 *Population [1958]:* 16,996,313 (est.) Eligible: 8,907,953 Particip.: 81.77% Votes: 7,284,467 Lost: 238,257 Seats: 265 1 seat = 0.38% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 261 PAL: 4 ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes PCC Seats PCC Plurality: ↳ +1,463,724 (+20.10%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +159 (+60.00%) Position2: Votes LPC Seats LPC	Candidacies: 831 (✓ 265) m: 809 (✓ 263) f: 22 (✓ 2) PCC 265 LPC 265 CCF 169 SC 82 OTH 41 IND 9
	PCC	3,908,633	53.66	78.49	208	LPC CCF	2,444,909 692,668	33.56 9.51	18.49 3.02	49 8	SC OTH IND REJ ABS	188,356 35,690 14,211 —— 1,623,486	2.59 0.49 0.20 —— ——
LPC → LPC 264 (✓ 48) LLAB 1 (✓ 1) OTH → ILIB 10 LPP 18 1 IPC 5 SOC 2 FC 1 RADC 1 ISC 1 PAC 1 ICON 1 !!! 4 (1.51%)

23 → 1957 :: 10 Jun 1957 — 30 Mar 1958 —  Minority  PCC 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 23 Minority Majority=133 Ab.Maj.: -22 G.Maj.: -43 *Population [1957]:* 16,479,313 (est.) Eligible: 8,886,541 Particip.: 75.21% Votes: 6,683,157 Lost: 225,086 Seats: 265 1 seat = 0.38% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 261 PAL: 4 ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes LPC Seats PCC Plurality: ↳ +138,955 (+2.10%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: -6 (-2.27%) Position2: Votes PCC Seats LPC	Candidacies: 862 (✓ 265) m: 832 (✓ 263) f: 30 (✓ 2) PCC 256 LPC 265 CCF 162 SC 114 OTH 50 IND 15
	PCC	2,564,732	38.81	41.89	111	LPC CCF SC OTH IND	2,703,687 707,828 434,312 28,639 18,873	40.91 10.71 6.57 0.43 0.29	39.62 9.43 7.17 1.13 0.75	105 25 19 3 2	OTH IND REJ ABS	99,217 51,187 74,682 2,203,384	1.50 0.77 1.12 ——
The electoral system brought the “wrong winner” at the head of the seat count. LPC → LPC 264 (✓ 104) LLAB 1 (✓ 1) OTH → ILIB 27 (✓ 2) IPC 6 (✓ 1) 1 LPP 10 ISC 2 D 1 LCC 1 FC 1 NCC 1 !!! 41 (15.47%)

22 → 1953 :: 10 Aug 1953 —  9 Jun 1957 —  Majority  LPC 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 22 Majority Majority=133 Ab.Maj.: +39 G.Maj.: +77 *Population [1953]:* 15,045,004 (est.) Eligible: 8,330,013 Particip.: 68.46% Votes: 5,702,627 Lost: 203,766 Seats: 265 1 seat = 0.38% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 261 PAL: 4 ↳ By acclamation: 2 (0.75%) Plurality: Votes LPC Seats LPC Plurality: ↳ +1,004,310 (+17.80%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +120 (+45.28%) Position2: Votes PCC Seats PCC	Candidacies: 897 (✓ 265) m: 849 (✓ 261) f: 48 (✓ 4) LPC 264 PCC 247 CCF 170 SC 72 IND 14 OTH 130
	LPC	2,751,971	48.78	64.53	171	PCC CCF SC IND OTH	1,747,661 636,310 305,551 40,916 16,452	30.98 11.28 5.42 0.73 0.29	19.25 8.68 5.66 1.13 0.75	51 23 15 3 2	IND OTH REJ ABS	17,542 125,533 60,691 2,627,386	0.31 2.22 1.06 ——
Difference since the previous general election: +3 seats LPC → LPC 262 (✓ 169) LLAB 1 (✓ 1) LIBP 1 (✓ 1) —— By acclamation: 2 (Last in a general election) OTH → ILIB 20 (✓ 2) LPP 101 NAT 2 IPC 3 CLIB 1 ISC 1 TEN 1 SLP 1 !!! 100 (37.74%)

21 → 1949 :: 27 Jun 1949 —  9 Aug 1953 —  Majority  LPC 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 21 Majority Majority=132 Ab.Maj.: +62 G.Maj.: +124 *Population [1941]:* 11,822,949 Eligible: 7,893,629 Particip.: 74.79% Votes: 5,903,642 Lost: 301,607 Seats: 262 1 seat = 0.38% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 258 PAL: 4 ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes LPC Seats LPC Plurality: ↳ +1,159,329 (+19.82%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +152 (+58.01%) Position2: Votes PCC Seats PCC	Candidacies: 848 (✓ 262) m: 833 (✓ 262) f: 15 (✓ 0) LPC 261 PCC 250 CCF 180 SC 28 IND 28 OTH 100 PROG 1
	LPC	2,895,735	49.51	73.66	193	PCC CCF SC IND OTH	1,736,406 784,770 135,217 44,527 5,380	29.69 13.42 2.31 0.76 0.09	15.65 4.96 3.82 1.53 0.38	41 13 10 4 1	IND OTH PROG REJ ABS	75,300 165,655 6,161 54,491 1,989,987	1.29 2.83 0.11 0.92 ——
Difference since the previous general election: +17 seats First general election since the entry of Newfoundland into Confederation. Also, a part of the post-1905 Northwest Territories was included for the first time (in the riding of Yukon). LPC → LPC 258 (✓ 191) LLAB 2 (✓ 1) LIBP 1 (✓ 1) PROG → FUL 1 OTH → ILIB 15 (✓ 1) 56 LPP 17 IPC 5 NUPC 1 NATQ 1 ISC 2 LAB 2 SLP 1 !!! 33 (12.60%)

20 → 1945 :: 11 Jun 1945 — 26 Jun 1949 —  Minority  LPC  →  Majority  LPC  ILIB 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 20 Minority Majority=123 Ab.Maj.: -4 G.Maj.: -7 *Population [1941]:* 11,494,627 Eligible: 6,907,385 Particip.: 75.93% Votes: 5,244,859 Lost: 241,513 Seats: 245 1 seat = 0.41% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 241 PAL: 4 ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes LPC Seats LPC Plurality: ↳ +626,880 (+11.95%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +53 (+21.63%) Position2: Votes PCC Seats PCC	Candidacies: 951 (✓ 245) m: 932 (✓ 244) f: 19 (✓ 1) LPC 237 ILIB 21 PCC 205 CCF 205 SC 93 IND 64 OTH 124 PROG 2
	LPC ILIB	2,086,919 76,090	39.79 1.45	48.57 3.27	119 8	PCC CCF SC IND OTH	1,460,039 815,707 212,506 57,470 294,615	27.84 15.55 4.05 1.10 5.62	26.94 11.43 5.31 2.45 2.04	66 28 13 6 5	ILIB IND OTH PROG REJ ABS	23,985 192,558 21,125 3,620 225 1,662,526	0.46 3.67 0.40 0.07 0.00 ——
LPC → LPC 235 (✓ 119) LLAB 1 (✓ 0) LIBP 1 (✓ 1) PROG → FUL 2 PCC First general election for this party under its new name. BPC Party opposed to conscription during World War II. OTH → BPC 35 (✓ 2) LPP 67 (✓ 1) IPC 8 (✓ 1) ICCF 2 (✓ 1) OTH → TRAD 1 ICON 1 D 5 1 SLP 2 LAB 1 ILAB 1 !!! 35 (14.29%)

19 → 1940 :: 26 Mar 1940 — 10 Jun 1945 —  Majority  LPC 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 19 Majority Majority=123 Ab.Maj.: +60 G.Maj.: +119 *Population [1931]:* 10,367,470 Eligible: 6,603,503 Particip.: 69.99% Votes: 4,621,681 Lost: 232,740 Seats: 245 1 seat = 0.41% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 241 PAL: 4 ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes LPC Seats LPC Plurality: ↳ +989,663 (+21.40%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +143 (+58.37%) Position2: Votes NCP Seats NCP	Candidacies: 668 (✓ 245) m: 659 (✓ 244) f: 9 (✓ 1) LPC 246 NCP 213 ND 29 CCF 95 OTH 58 IND 24 PROG 3
	LPC	2,393,794	51.80	74.29	182	NCP ND CCF OTH IND	1,404,131 128,222 388,889 65,803 10,156	30.40 2.78 8.42 1.42 0.22	15.92 4.08 3.27 2.04 0.41	39 10 8 5 1	OTH IND PROG REJ ABS	160,500 56,608 12,887 691 1,981,822	3.47 1.23 0.28 0.01 ——
NCP Candidates ran under the banner of "National Government," although a few kept the official name and were elected as "National Conservative Party." This is the last general election for this incarnation of the Conservative Party of Canada, as it became the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada on 10 December 1942. ↳ NCP 7 (✓ 3) NATG 204 (✓ 36) NLP 1 (✓ 0) NLAB 1 (✓ 0) ND "New Democracy" and "Social Credit" ran jointly under the New Democracy banner, but several candidates continued to run under the old Social Credit name. All would revert to the Social Credit name in 1944. ↳ ND 20 (✓ 3) SC 9 (✓ 7) COMM "Unity," "Unity Reform," "United Progressive" and "Unity Reform Movement" (URM) were one in the same and are all recorded as URM. All have a close relation to the Communist Party of Canada. ↳ COMM 9 (✓ 0) URM 2 (✓ 1) UP 1 (✓ 0) UNIT 2 (✓ 1) PROG → UFOL 1 FUL 2 OTH → ILIB 32 (✓ 2) COMM 14 (✓ 2) ICON 5 (✓ 1) INAT 2 NUPC 2 LAB 2 ACNS 1 !!! 56 (22.86%)

18 → 1935 :: 14 Oct 1935 — 25 Mar 1940 —  Majority  LPC 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 18 Majority Majority=123 Ab.Maj.: +55 G.Maj.: +109 *Population [1931]:* 10,367,470 Eligible: 5,897,376 Particip.: 74.63% Votes: 4,400,960 Lost: 138,554 Seats: 245 1 seat = 0.41% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 241 PAL: 4 ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes LPC Seats LPC Plurality: ↳ +712,995 (+15.85%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +138 (+56.32%) Position2: Votes LC Seats LC	Candidacies: 889 (✓ 245) m: 873 (✓ 243) f: 16 (✓ 2) LPC 254 LC 228 SC 46 CCF 116 OTH 228 IND 16 PROG 1
	LPC	2,005,791	45.58	72.24	177	LC SC CCF OTH PROG IND	1,292,796 180,679 382,687 388,746 7,210 4,497	29.38 4.11 8.70 8.83 0.16 0.10	15.92 6.94 2.86 1.22 0.41 0.41	39 17 7 3 1 1	OTH IND REJ ABS	122,437 16,117 —— 1,496,416	2.78 0.37 —— ——
LPC → LPC 246 (✓ 173) LLAB 3 (✓ 0) LIBP 5 (✓ 4) PROG → UFOL 1 (✓ 1) REC Ephemeral party of dissident Conservatives led by Henry H. Stevens and dissolved by 1938. OTH → REC 171 (✓ 1) ILIB 24 (✓ 1) ICON 4 (✓ 1) COMM 15 LAB 5 OTH → PRCO 2 VERD 1 NUPC 1 IREC 1 TECH 1 SOC 1 ILAB 1 ILAB 1 !!! 44 (17.96%)

17 → 1930 :: 28 Jul 1930 — 13 Oct 1935 —  Majority  LC 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 17 Majority Majority=123 Ab.Maj.: +13 G.Maj.: +25 *Population [1921]:* 8,779,321 Eligible: 5,164,407 Particip.: 72.93% Votes: 3,898,392 Lost: 64,072 Seats: 245 1 seat = 0.41% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 237 PAL: 8 ↳ By acclamation: 2 (0.82%) Plurality: Votes LC Seats LC Plurality: ↳ +113,901 (+2.92%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +43 (+17.55%) Position2: Votes LPC Seats LPC	Candidacies: 545 (✓ 245) m: 535 (✓ 243) f: 10 (✓ 2) LC 232 LPC 235 PROG 33 OTH 35 IND 10
	LC	1,880,129	48.23	55.10	135	LPC PROG OTH IND	1,766,228 145,156 37,156 5,651	45.31 3.72 0.95 0.14	37.55 4.90 1.63 0.82	92 12 4 2	OTH IND REJ ABS	52,708 11,364 —— 1,266,015	1.35 0.29 —— ——
LPC → LPC 225 (✓ 89) LLAB 1 (✓ 0) LIBP 8 (✓ 3) LIPR 1 (✓ 0) PROG → PROG 15 (✓ 3) UFA 10 (✓ 9) LAFA 3 (✓ 0) FARM 5 (✓ 0) —— By acclamation: 1 IND By acclamation: 1 OTH → LAB 8 (✓ 2) PRCO 2 (✓ 1) ILAB 2 (✓ 1) ILIB 8 ICON 6 COMM 6 IPRO 1 FL 1 PROH 1 !!! 32 (13.06%)

16 → 1926 :: 14 Sep 1926 — 27 Jul 1930 —  Majority  LPC 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 16 Majority Majority=123 Ab.Maj.: +2 G.Maj.: +3 *Population [1921]:* 8,779,321 Eligible: 4,585,555 Particip.: 68.36% Votes: 3,256,508 Lost: 69,104 Seats: 245 1 seat = 0.41% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 237 PAL: 8 ↳ By acclamation: 1 (0.41%) Plurality: Votes LC Seats LPC Plurality: ↳ +7,328 (+0.22%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: -33 (-13.47%) Position2: Votes LPC Seats LC	Candidacies: 530 (✓ 245) m: 528 (✓ 244) f: 2 (✓ 1) LPC 217 LC 232 PROG 41 OTH 31 IND 9
	LPC	1,469,506	45.13	50.61	124	LC PROG OTH IND	1,476,834 193,122 36,066 11,876	45.35 193,122 1.11 0.36	37.14 9.39 2.04 0.82	91 23 5 2	OTH IND REJ ABS	60,462 8,642 —— 1,329,047	1.86 0.27 —— ——
The electoral system brought the “wrong winner” at the head of the seat count. LPC → LPC 205 (✓ 116) LLAB 1 (✓ 0) LIBP 11 (✓ 8) —— By acclamation: 1 PROG → PROG 27 (✓ 11) UFA 12 (✓ 11) UFO 1 (✓ 1) LAFA 1 (✓ 0) OTH → LAB 18 (✓ 4) ILIB 6 (✓ 1) ICON 3 PRCO 2 SOC 1 PROT 1 !!! 54 (22.04%)

15 → 1925 :: 29 Oct 1925 — 13 Sep 1926 —  Majority  LPC  PROG  →  Minority  LC 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 15 Majority Majority=123 Ab.Maj.: +3 G.Maj.: +5 *Population [1921]:* 8,779,321 Eligible: 4,596,711 Particip.: 66.10% Votes: 3,152,593 Lost: 105,225 Seats: 245 1 seat = 0.41% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 237 PAL: 8 ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes LPC PROG Seats LPC PROG Plurality: ↳ +93,316 (+2.96%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +10 (+4.09%) Position2: Votes LC Seats LC	Candidacies: 579 (✓ 245) m: 575 (✓ 244) f: 4 (✓ 1) LPC 218 PROG 75 LC 234 OTH 41 IND 11
	LPC PROG ILIB	1,265,289 283,868 7,198	40.14 9.00 0.23	40.82 9.80 0.41	100 24 1	LC OTH IND	1,463,039 17,337 10,637	46.41 0.55 0.34	46.94 1.22 0.82	115 3 2	OTH IND REJ ABS	92,986 12,171 68 1,444,118	2.95 0.39 0.00 ——
Difference since the previous general election: +10 seats Although the Conservatives won a plurality of seats and the popular vote, the incumbent Liberal Party formed government with the help of the Progressive Party. When that alliance disintegrated in June 1926, Prime Minister King asked the governor general, Lord Byng, to dissolve parliament and call an election. Byng refused, triggering what became known as the Byng-King Affair. Power was given to the Conservative Party, which formed the shortest-lived government in Canadian history. LPC → LPC 215 (✓ 100) LIBP 1 (✓ 0) LIPR 2 (✓ 0) PROG → PROG 69 (✓ 22) UFA 2 (✓ 2) LAFA 3 (✓ 0) FARM 1 (✓ 0) OTH → LAB 20 (✓ 2) ILIB 10 (✓ 1) ICON 6 (✓ 1) ILPR 1 ILAB 1 SP 1 IPRO 1 PRCO 1 !!! 81 (33.06%)

14 → 1921 ::  6 Dec 1921 — 28 Oct 1925 —  Minority  LPC 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 14 Minority Majority=118 Ab.Maj.: -1 G.Maj.: -1 *Population [1921]:* 8,779,321 Eligible: n/a Particip.: 66.10% Votes: 3,123,904 Lost: 161,694 Seats: 235 1 seat = 0.43% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 225 PAL: 10 ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes LPC Seats LPC Plurality: ↳ +345,654 (+11.06%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +55 (+23.41%) Position2: Votes LC Seats PROG	Candidacies: 636 (✓ 235) m: 631 (✓ 234) f: 5 (✓ 1) LPC 204 PROG 139 LC 207 OTH 34 IND 52
	LPC	1,291,176	41.33	49.79	117	PROG LC OTH IND	676,741 945,522 34,955 13,816	21.66 30.27 1.12 0.44	26.38 20.85 2.13 0.85	62 49 5 2	OTH IND REJ ABS	73,183 88,511 —— ——	2.34 2.83 —— ——
PROG → PROG 136 (✓ 59) UFA 2 (✓ 2) UFO 1 (✓ 1) OTH → LAB 29 (✓ 3) ICON 2 (✓ 1) IPRO 1 (✓ 1) SP 1 ILIB 1

13 → 1917 :: 17 Dec 1917 —  5 Dec 1921 —  Majority  UNIO 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 13 Majority Majority=118 Ab.Maj.: +36 G.Maj.: +71 *Population [1911]:* 7,200,136 Eligible: n/a Particip.: 75.00% Votes: 1,885,329 Lost: 78,372 Seats: 235 1 seat = 0.43% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 225 PAL: 10 ↳ By acclamation: 32 (13.62%) Plurality: Votes UNIO Seats UNIO Plurality: ↳ +347,467 (+18.43%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +71 (+30.22%) Position2: Votes LL Seats LL	Candidacies: 477 (✓ 235) UNIO 214 LL 213 OTH 35 IND 15
	UNIO	1,077,212	57.14	65.11	153	LL	729,745	38.71	34.89	82	OTH IND REJ ABS	63,333 15,039 —— ——	3.36 0.80 —— ——
Difference since the previous general election: +14 seats For this wartime election, the Conservative ran under the banner of "Government (Unionist)" while the Liberals ran as "Opposition (Laurier Liberals)." By the time Robert L. Borden resigned as prime minister on 9 July 1920, these parties had reverted to their usual names. One Québec Liberal member, Rodolphe Lemieux, occupied two seats (Gaspé and Maisonneuve). UNIO → UNIO 185 (✓ 124) UNIL 29 (✓ 29) —— By acclamation: 14 LL By acclamation: 18 OTH → LAB 22 OLAB 8 NPL 4 ILIB 1

12 → 1911 :: 21 Sep 1911 — 16 Dec 1917 —  Majority  CONS 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 12 Majority Majority=111 Ab.Maj.: +21 G.Maj.: +41 *Population [1911]:* 7,200,136 Eligible: n/a Particip.: 70.20% Votes: 1,307,451 Lost: 24,448 Seats: 221 1 seat = 0.45% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 215 PAL: 6 ↳ By acclamation: 4 (1.81%) Plurality: Votes CONS Seats CONS Plurality: ↳ +47,966 (+3.67%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +45 (+20.37%) Position2: Votes LIB Seats LIB	Candidacies: 461 (✓ 221) CONS 215 LIB 217 OTH 12 IND 17
	CONS	653,466	49.98	59.28	131	LIB OTH	605,500 24,037	46.31 1.84	38.91 1.81	86 4	OTH IND REJ ABS	5,137 19,311 —— ——	0.39 1.48 —— ——
CONS → CONS 210 (✓ 130) LC 2 (✓ 1) NACO 2 (✓ 0) NATQ 1 (✓ 0) —— By acclamation: 1 LIB By acclamation: 3 OTH → ICON 3 (✓ 3) LAB 3 (✓ 1) SP 6

11 → 1908 :: 26 Oct 1908 — 20 Sep 1911 —  Majority  LIB 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 11 Majority Majority=111 Ab.Maj.: +23 G.Maj.: +45 *Population [1901]:* 5,351,186 Eligible: 1,386,057 Particip.: 70.44% Votes: 1,187,282 Lost: 57,793 Seats: 221 1 seat = 0.45% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 215 PAL: 6 ↳ By acclamation: 3 (1.36%) Plurality: Votes LIB Seats LIB Plurality: ↳ +25,726 (+2.19%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +48 (+21.72%) Position2: Votes CONS Seats CONS	Candidacies: 462 (✓ 221) LIB 213 CONS 212 OTH 16 IND 21
	LIB	571,909	48.68	60.18	133	CONS OTH IND	546,183 7,358 4,039	46.49 0.63 0.34	38.46 0.90 0.45	85 2 1	OTH IND REJ ABS	19,618 25,616 12,559 198,775	1.67 2.18 1.06 ——
Difference since the previous general election: +7 seats LIB By acclamation: 2 CONS → CONS 208 (✓ 82) LC 4 (✓ 3) OTH → LAB 3 (✓ 1) ICON 3 (✓ 1 [By acclamation]) SP 5 ILIB 5 !!! 32 (14.48%)

10 → 1904 ::  3 Nov 1904 — 25 Oct 1908 —  Majority  LIB 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 10 Majority Majority=108 Ab.Maj.: +30 G.Maj.: +60 *Population [1901]:* 5,371,315 Eligible: n/a Particip.: 74.32% Votes: 1,058,040 Lost: 28,483 Seats: 214 1 seat = 0.47% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 208 PAL: 6 ↳ By acclamation: 4 (1.87%) Plurality: Votes LIB Seats LIB Plurality: ↳ +71,067 (+6.77%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +62 (+28.97%) Position2: Votes CONS Seats CONS	Candidacies: 444 (✓ 214) LIB 210 CONS 207 IND 17 OTH 10
	LIB	547,860	52.21	64.02	137	CONS IND OTH	476,793 2,486 2,418	45.44 0.24 0.23	35.05 0.47 0.47	75 1 1	IND OTH REJ ABS	12,869 6,883 8,731 ——	1.23 0.66 0.83 ——
Difference since the previous general election: +1 seat First general election since a seat was awarded to the Yukon. The seats for the former North-West Territories remained through this parliament but where technically assigned to their respective provinces (Alberta or Saskatchewan) from September 1905. LIB By acclamation: 4 CONS → CONS 200 (✓ 70) LC 6 (✓ 5) NATQ 1 (✓ 0) OTH → ICON 2 (✓ 1) LAB 2 SP 3 ILIB 3 !!! 23 (10.75%)

 9 → 1900 ::  7 Nov 1900 —  2 Nov 1904 —  Majority  LIB 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 9 Majority Majority=107 Ab.Maj.: +21 G.Maj.: +41 *Population [1891]:* 4,760,385 Eligible: n/a Particip.: 77.40% Votes: 950,007 Lost: 14,645 Seats: 213 1 seat = 0.47% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 199 PAL: 14 ↳ By acclamation: 5 (2.35%) Plurality: Votes LIB Seats LIB Plurality: ↳ +32,419 (+3.41%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +47 (+22.06%) Position2: Votes CONS Seats CONS	Candidacies: 437 (✓ 213) LIB 208 CONS 206 OTH 10 IND 13
	LIB	475,306	50.03	59.62	127	CONS OTH IND	442,887 9,448 7,721	46.62 0.99 0.81	37.56 1.41 1.41	80 3 3	OTH IND REJ ABS	9,032 5,613 —— ——	0.95 0.59 —— ——
LIB → LIB 207 (✓ 126) LLAB 1 (✓ 1) —— By acclamation: 4 CONS → CONS 195 (✓ 70) LC 11 (✓ 10) —— By acclamation: 1 OTH → ICON 3 (✓ 1) ILIB 3 (✓ 1) ILAB 1 (✓ 1) LAB 3

 8 → 1896 :: 23 Jun 1896 —  6 Nov 1900 —  Majority  LIB 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 8 Majority Majority=107 Ab.Maj.: +11 G.Maj.: +21 *Population [1891]:* 4,760,385 Eligible: n/a Particip.: 62.90% Votes: 899,077 Lost: 20,555 Seats: 213 1 seat = 0.47% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 199 PAL: 14 ↳ By acclamation: 4 (1.88%) Plurality: Votes CONS Seats LIB Plurality: ↳ +5,086 (+0.56%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: -31 (-14.55%) Position2: Votes LIB Seats CONS	Candidacies: 469 (✓ 213) LIB 193 CONS 208 OTH 49 IND 19
	LIB	405,894	45.15	54.93	117	CONS OTH IND	410,980 60,478 1,170	45.71 6.73 0.13	40.38 4.23 0.47	86 9 1	OTH IND REJ ABS	6,233 14,322 —— ——	0.69 1.59 —— ——
The electoral system brought the “wrong winner” at the head of the seat count. Difference since the previous general election: -2 seats LIB By acclamation: 2 CONS → CONS 190 (✓ 71) LC 17 (✓ 15) NATQ 1 (✓ 0) —— By acclamation: 1 OTH → ICON 4 (✓ 4) PATI 28 (✓ 2 —— By acclamation: 1) MCC 11 (✓ 2) ILIB 1 (✓ 1) PRPR 5

 7 → 1891 ::  5 Mar 1891 — 22 Jun 1896 —  Majority  CONS 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 7 Majority Majority=108 Ab.Maj.: +12 G.Maj.: +23 *Population [1891]:* 4,760,385 Eligible: n/a Particip.: 64.40% Votes: 778,252 Lost: 17,346 Seats: 215 1 seat = 0.47% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 195 PAL: 20 ↳ By acclamation: 8 (3.72%) Plurality: Votes CONS Seats CONS Plurality: ↳ +20,959 (+2.69%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +29 (+13.49%) Position2: Votes LIB Seats LIB	Candidacies: 436 (✓ 215) CONS 216 LIB 200 OTH 9 IND 11
	CONS	381,296	48.99	55.35	119	LIB OTH IND	360,337 15,922 3,351	46.30 2.04 0.43	41.86 1.86 0.93	90 4 2	OTH IND REJ ABS	7,900 9,446 —— ——	1.02 1.21 —— ——
CONS → CONS 188 (✓ 97) LC 26 (✓ 20) NACO 1 (✓ 1) NATQ 1 (✓ 1) —— By acclamation: 6 LIB By acclamation: 2 OTH → ICON 5 (✓ 3) ILIB 2 (✓ 1) EQR 2

 6 → 1887 :: 22 Feb 1887 —  4 Mar 1891 —  Majority  CONS 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 6 Majority Majority=108 Ab.Maj.: +19 G.Maj.: +37 *Population [1881]:* 4,324,810 Eligible: n/a Particip.: 70.10% Votes: 725,056 Lost: 27,577 Seats: 215 1 seat = 0.47% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 195 PAL: 20 ↳ By acclamation: 8 (3.72%) Plurality: Votes CONS Seats CONS Plurality: ↳ +41,570 (+5.74%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +47 (+21.86%) Position2: Votes LIB Seats LIB	Candidacies: 440 (✓ 215) CONS 216 LIB 188 OTH 19 IND 17
	CONS	358,724	49.48	58.60	126	LIB OTH IND	317,154 20,392 1,209	43.74 2.81 0.17	36.74 4.19 0.47	79 9 1	OTH IND REJ ABS	7,669 19,908 —— ——	1.06 2.75 —— ——
Difference since the previous general election: +4 seats First-time representation of the North-West Territories (future Alberta and Saskatchewan). CONS → CONS 175 (✓ 95) LC 33 (✓ 28) NACO 2 (✓ 2) NATQ 6 (✓ 1) —— By acclamation: 5 LIB By acclamation: 3 OTH → ILIB 10 (✓ 6) ICON 9 (✓ 3)

 5 → 1882 :: 20 Jun 1882 — 21 Feb 1887 —  Majority  CONS 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 5 Majority Majority=106 Ab.Maj.: +30 G.Maj.: +59 *Population [1881]:* 4,268,364 Eligible: n/a Particip.: 70.30% Votes: 513,928 Lost: 82,259 Seats: 211 1 seat = 0.47% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 191 PAL: 20 ↳ By acclamation: 25 (11.85%) Plurality: Votes CONS Seats CONS Plurality: ↳ +37,301 (+7.26%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +63 (+29.86%) Position2: Votes LIB Seats LIB	Candidacies: 411 (✓ 211) CONS 188 LIB 139 OTH 6 IND 78
	CONS	232,515	45.24	63.98	135	LIB OTH IND	195,214 3,940 0	37.98 0.76 0.00	34.12 1.42 0.47	72 3 1	OTH IND REJ ABS	4,169 78,090 —— ——	0.81 15.19 —— ——
Difference since the previous general election: +5 seats CONS → CONS 140 (✓ 93) LC 47 (✓ 41) NACO 1 (✓ 1) —— By acclamation: 22 LIB → LIB 138 (✓ 72) LREF 1 (✓ 0) —— By acclamation: 1 OTH → ILIB 3 (✓ 2) ICON 3 (✓ 1 [By acclamation]) IND By acclamation: 1

 4 → 1878 :: 17 Sep 1878 — 19 Jun 1882 —  Majority  CONS 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 4 Majority Majority=104 Ab.Maj.: +33 G.Maj.: +66 *Population [1871]:* 3,641,257 Eligible: 722,201 Particip.: 69.21% Votes: 544,747 Lost: 96,578 Seats: 206 1 seat = 0.49% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 186 PAL: 20 ↳ By acclamation: 11 (5.34%) Plurality: Votes CONS Seats CONS Plurality: ↳ +64,003 (+11.99%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +74 (+35.92%) Position2: Votes LIB Seats LIB	Candidacies: 419 (✓ 206) CONS 179 LIB 145 IND 87 OTH 8
	CONS	251,735	47.15	66.02	136	LIB IND OTH	187,732 4,898 3,804	35.16 0.92 0.71	30.10 2.43 0.97	62 5 3	IND OTH REJ ABS	78,820 6,961 10,797 ——	14.76 1.30 1.98 ——
CONS → CONS 116 (✓ 85) LC 62 (✓ 50) NACO 1 (✓ 1) —— By acclamation: 8 LIB → LIB 144 (✓ 62) LREF 1 (✓ 0) —— By acclamation: 2 OTH → ICON 3 (✓ 2) ILIB 5 (✓ 1) IND By acclamation: 1 !!! 45 (21.84%)

 3 → 1874 :: 22 Jan 1874 — 16 Sep 1878 —  Majority  LIB 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 3 Majority Majority=104 Ab.Maj.: +28 G.Maj.: +56 *Population [1871]:* 3,641,257 Eligible: 436,809 Particip.: 67.73% Votes: 322,609 Lost: 57,396 Seats: 206 1 seat = 0.49% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 186 PAL: 20 ↳ By acclamation: 55 (26.70%) Plurality: Votes LIB Seats LIB Plurality: ↳ +22,700 (+7.03%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +68 (+33.01%) Position2: Votes CONS Seats CONS	Candidacies: 363 (✓ 206) LIB 149 CONS 120 OTH 8 IND 86
	LIB	136,478	42.30	63.59	131	CONS OTH IND	113,778 8,901 6,056	35.27 2.76 1.88	30.58 3.88 1.94	63 8 4	IND REJ ABS	57,396 —— ——	17.79 —— ——
Difference since the previous general election: +6 seats First general election that included Prince Edward Island. LIB → LIB 148 (✓ 130) LREF 1 (✓ 1) —— By acclamation: 39 CONS → CONS 81 (✓ 38) LC 38 (✓ 25) CLAB 1 (✓ 0) —— By acclamation: 15 OTH → ILIB 5 (✓ 5 —— By acclamation: 1) ICON 3 (✓ 3) !!! 37 (17.96%)

 2 → 1872 :: 20 Jul 1872 — 21 Jan 1874 —  Minority  CONS  →  Majority  LIB 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 2 Minority Majority=101 Ab.Maj.: -1 G.Maj.: 0 *Population [1871]:* 3,547,236 Eligible: n/a Particip.: 70.30% Votes: 318,329 Lost: 58,211 Seats: 200 1 seat = 0.50% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 186 PAL: 14 ↳ By acclamation: 52 (26.00%) Plurality: Votes CONS Seats CONS Plurality: ↳ +10,434 (+3.28%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +6 (+3.00%) Position2: Votes LIB Seats LIB	Candidacies: 362 (✓ 200) CONS 153 LIB 124 OTH 7 IND 78
	CONS	133,563	41.96	50.00	100	LIB OTH IND	123,129 2,462 964	38.68 0.77 0.30	47.00 2.00 1.00	94 4 2	OTH IND REJ ABS	4,990 53,221 —— ——	1.57 16.72 —— ——
Difference since the previous general election: +19 seats First general election that included Manitoba and British Columbia. CONS → CONS 102 (✓ 62) LC 50 (✓ 37) CLAB 1 (✓ 1) —— By acclamation: 29 LIB → LIB 123 (✓ 93) LREF 1 (✓ 1) —— By acclamation: 21 IND By acclamation: 1 OTH → ILIB 4 (✓ 2 —— By acclamation: 1) ICON 3 (✓ 2)

 1 → 1867 ::  7 Aug 1867 — 19 Jul 1872 —  Majority  CONS 

Summary	Government					Opposition					Lost votes
	Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes		Seats		Party	Votes
	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%	%	#	Party	#	%
Parliament: 1 Majority Majority=91 Ab.Maj.: +9 G.Maj.: +17 *Population [1861]:* 3,090,561 Eligible: 356,909 Particip.: 72.94% Votes: 270,544 Lost: 66,537 Seats: 181 1 seat = 0.55% ↳ Elec.Sys.: FPTP: 179 PAL: 2 ↳ By acclamation: 46 (25.41%) Plurality: Votes CONS Seats CONS Plurality: ↳ +25,480 (+9.42%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +35 (+19.34%) Position2: Votes LIB Seats LIB	Candidacies: 330 (✓ 181) CONS 130 LIB 89 ANTI 19 IND 90 OTH 2
	CONS	104,124	38.49	54.70	99	LIB ANTI	78,644 21,239	29.07 7.85	35.36 9.94	64 18	IND OTH REJ ABS	65,449 1,088 —— ——	24.19 0.40 —— ——
Only 180 seats nationwide were filled because the election in Kamouraska [QC] was cancelled due to irregularities by the returning officer and that seat remained vacant until a by-election held on 17 February 1869; however, the result of that by-election is counted as if the initial election had not been cancelled. By the end of 1871, with the entry of Manitoba and British Columbia into Confederation, there were 192 seats (it should have been 191 but a tie in Marquette [MB] led to both winners getting a seat). CONS → CONS 98 (✓ 70) LC 32 (✓ 29) —— By acclamation: 26 LIB By acclamation: 16 ANTI By acclamation: 4. Although it was the equivalent of the Liberal Party in Nova Scotia for this election, it is presented separately here because not all members joined the Liberals after its dissolution. OTH → ILIB 2 !!! 15 (8.29%)

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Evolution:
Canada

Yr.	FPTP		PAL		IR-AV		STV		S
Yr.	R	S	R	S	R	S	R	S	S
1867	179	179	1	2	—	—	—	—	181
1871	187	187	2	4	—	—	—	—	191
1872	186	186	7	14	—	—	—	—	200
1873	186	186	10	20	—	—	—	—	206
1882	191	191	10	20	—	—	—	—	211
1887	195	195	10	20	—	—	—	—	215
1896	199	199	7	14	—	—	—	—	213
1904	208	208	3	6	—	—	—	—	214
1908	215	215	3	6	—	—	—	—	221
1917	225	225	5	10	—	—	—	—	235
1925	237	237	4	8	—	—	—	—	245
1935	241	241	2	4	—	—	—	—	245
1949	258	258	2	4	—	—	—	—	262
1953	261	261	2	4	—	—	—	—	265
1968	264	264	—	—	—	—	—	—	264
1979	282	282	—	—	—	—	—	—	282
1988	295	295	—	—	—	—	—	—	295
1997	301	301	—	—	—	—	—	—	301
2004	308	308	—	—	—	—	—	—	308
2015	338	338	—	—	—	—	—	—	338
2025	343	343	—	—	—	—	—	—	343

Governments:
Canada

Parl.	Year	Government
45	2025	LPC
44	2021	LPC
43	2019	LPC
42	2015	LPC
41	2011	CPC
40	2008	CPC
39	2006	CPC
38	2004	LPC
37	2000	LPC
36	1997	LPC
35	1993	LPC
34	1988	PCC
33	1984	PCC
32	1980	LPC
31	1979	PCC
30	1974	LPC
29	1972	LPC
28	1968	LPC
27	1965	LPC
26	1963	LPC
25	1962	PCC
24	1958	PCC
23	1957	PCC
22	1953	LPC
21	1949	LPC
20	1945	LPC
19	1940	LPC
18	1935	LPC
17	1930	LC
16	1926	LPC
15	1925	LPC
14	1921	LPC
13	1917	UNIO
12	1911	CONS
11	1908	LIB
10	1904	LIB
9	1900	LIB
8	1896	LIB
7	1891	CONS
6	1887	CONS
5	1882	CONS
4	1878	CONS
3	1874	LIB
2	1872	CONS
1	1867	CONS

How did we vote in Canada?(Compiled results)

How did we vote in Canada?
(Compiled results)