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1997 Canadian federal election

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301 seats in the House of Commons
151 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout67.0% (Decrease3.9pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Jean Chrétien in 1996.jpg
Preston Manning in 2004 (cropped).jpg
Gilles Duceppe2.jpg
Leader Jean Chrétien Preston Manning Gilles Duceppe
Party Liberal Reform Bloc Québécois
Leader since June 23, 1990 November 1, 1987 March 15, 1997
Leader's seat Saint-Maurice Calgary Southwest Laurier—
Sainte-Marie
Last election 177 seats, 41.24% 52 seats, 18.69% 54 seats, 13.52%
Seats before 174 50 50
Seats won 155 60 44
Seat change Decrease19 Increase10 Decrease6
Popular vote 4,994,277 2,513,080 1,385,821
Percentage 38.46% 19.35% 10.67%[i]
Swing Decrease2.78pp Increase0.66pp Decrease2.85pp

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Alexa McDonough cropped.jpg
Quebec Premier Jean Charest visits US Consulate (cropped).jpg
Leader Alexa McDonough Jean Charest
Party New Democratic Progressive Conservative
Leader since October 14, 1995 April 29, 1995
Leader's seat Halifax Sherbrooke
Last election 9 seats, 6.88% 2 seats, 16.04%
Seats before 9 2
Seats won 21 20
Seat change Increase12 Increase18
Popular vote 1,434,509 2,446,705
Percentage 11.05% 18.84%
Swing Increase4.17pp Increase2.80pp


The Canadian parliament after the 1997 election

Prime Minister before election

Jean Chrétien
Liberal

Prime Minister after election

Jean Chrétien
Liberal

The 1997 Canadian federal election was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members to the House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party won a second majority government. The Reform Party replaced the Bloc Québécois as the Official Opposition.

The election results closely followed the pattern of the 1993 election. The Liberals swept Ontario, while the Bloc won a majority in Quebec. Reform made sufficient gains in the West to allow Preston Manning to become leader of the Official Opposition, but lost its only seat east of Manitoba. The most significant change was major gains in Atlantic Canada by the New Democratic Party (NDP) and the rump Progressive Conservative Party. The Liberal victory was not in doubt, though some commentators on election night were predicting that the party would be cut down to a minority government and that Chrétien might lose his seat. Chrétien narrowly won his riding, and the Liberals maintained a nine-seat majority thanks to gains in Quebec at the expense of the Bloc. Jean Charest's Tories and Alexa McDonough's NDP both regained official party status in the House of Commons.

This was the first time that five political parties held official party status in a single session of Canada's Parliament, and the only time to date that five different parties have won the popular vote in at least one of the provinces and territories of Canada.

Background

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Prime Minister Jean Chrétien announced his approved request by Governor General Roméo LeBlanc to dissolve Parliament on April 26, 1997, with an election to be held on June 2 of that year. Chrétien's election call came three years and five months into Parliament's life, short of both the maximum five year duration and the typical four years between elections. This represented the earliest election call in a majority Parliament since the 1911 election.[1] Opinion polls at the time predicted that the Liberal Party was expected to win a landslide victory capturing at least 180 to 220 of the 301 seats in the House of Commons, with the fragmentation of the opposition meaning that one party was not expected to be able to defeat the government.[1]

The election call was controversial both for being early and for occurring during Manitoba's recovery from the Red River Flood earlier in the year. Reg Alcock and several others inside the Liberal Party had opposed the timing of the vote, and the poor results prompted Paul Martin's supporters to organize against Chrétien.

The election was the first to be held with staggered polling hours across the country. Until 1993, polling hours were 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. in each time zone, with a 4.5-hour difference between closing of polls in Newfoundland and those in British Columbia and Yukon, or a three-hour difference between Quebec-Ontario and B.C.-Yukon. With the new staggered hours, it would be three hours between Newfoundland and B.C.-Yukon, but just 30 minutes between Quebec-Ontario and B.C.-Yukon.

Political Parties

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Liberal Party

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Liberal Party logo during the election.

The Liberal Party under Jean Chrétien campaigned on promising to continue to cut the federal deficit to allow for a budget surplus, and then to spend one half of the surplus on repaying Canada's national debt and cutting taxes while the other half of the surplus would be used to increase funding to health care, assistance for Canadian children in poverty, and job creation.[2] The platform was called Securing Our Future Together.[3] The Liberal Party was attacked by the opposition parties for failing to keep many of the promises that the party campaigned on in the 1993 federal election.[4] The Liberals attacked the Progressive Conservatives and the Reform Party for prematurely calling for tax cuts while a deficit still remained while attacking the New Democratic Party for proposing to increase government spending while Canada faced a deficit.[4]

The Liberals suffered from a number of gaffes in their campaign. In one incident, when Jean Chrétien was questioned by reporters over the cost of the Liberals' election proposal of a national pharmacare program, reporters claimed that Chrétien was unsure of what the cost would be.[4] Chrétien also turned down invitations for interviews by Canada's national media outlets, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and MuchMusic.[4] In the televised debates between the five major political parties, Chrétien apologized to Canadians for his government having cut funding for social programs to reduce the deficit.[4]

On election day, the Liberals won with a significantly reduced majority. While they lost much of their support in Atlantic Canada, they won all but two seats in Ontario and improved on their numbers in Quebec. They were only assured of a majority when the final numbers came in from Western Canada.

Reform Party

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Logo of the Reform Party during the election.

The Reform Party under Preston Manning campaigned on preserving national unity through decentralization of multiple federal government powers to all of the provinces, cutting taxes, reducing the size of government, reducing spending, and strongly opposing distinct society status for Quebec. Feeling that the general acceptance of deficit reduction at the federal and provincial level had been encouraged by their party, Reform saw a chance to finally make the party a national in scope by making political inroads outside of the west, particularly in Ontario.[5][6] Their platform was titled the Fresh Start for all Canadians.[7] The Reformers ran a full slate of candidates in Quebec, making this the first and last election in which it would run candidates in every region of Canada.

Reform's campaign ran into multiple problems. The party was repeatedly accused by other parties and the media of holding intolerant views due to comments made by a number of Reform MPs during the writ period.[5] Critics had accused the party's performance during the 1993–1997 parliament of being disorganized.[4] Tension between the party's democratic nature and the leader-centric model of modern campaigning led to Manning's leadership abilities being questioned by a number of former members, including Stephen Harper, who accused Manning of inappropriately using a Can$31,000 personal expense allowance as leader.[8] Some Reform supporters were frustrated by the party's decision to expand its political base into Quebec, as they continued to believe that the party should represent English-speaking Canada, and others from the right-wing and populist faction of the party were angry that Manning punished MPs Bob Ringma and David Chatters for outbursts.[9] During the campaign the Reform Party released a controversial television advertisement where the faces of four Quebecers, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe, Progressive Conservative leader Jean Charest, and Premier of Quebec Lucien Bouchard, were crossed out, followed by a message saying that Quebec politicians had dominated the federal government for too long and that the Reform Party would end this favoritism towards Quebec.[10] The advertisement was harshly criticized by the other party leaders including accusations that Manning was "intolerant" and a "bigot" for having permitted the advertisement to be aired.[10]

Reform began the campaign with Can$1.5 million in cash on hand, and had raised a total of Can$8 million. In contrast to the other parties, the vast majority of the money came from donations by individuals or small businesses.[11]

The results for Reform were a generally considered a minor tactical success. The party won 60 seats to displace the Bloc as Official Opposition, largely by building on its already heavy concentration of support in Western Canada. Strategically, Reform failed to make inroads into eastern Canada and lost its one seat in Ontario, leaving it effectively perceived as a Western regional party, despite making their first significant inroads into rural Ontario.

Bloc Québécois

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Logo of the Bloc Québécois during the election.

The Bloc Québécois, under the leadership of Gilles Duceppe, lost its position of Official Opposition, falling to third place. The party's founding leader, Lucien Bouchard, had resigned in the aftermath of the 1995 Quebec referendum in order to become Premier of Quebec. Bouchard had been replaced by Michel Gauthier, but a lack of direction and party infighting caused their poll numbers to plummet, leaving them in danger of being overhauled by both the Liberals and the resurgent Progressive Conservatives. Duceppe, who took over as leader after Gauthier resigned, nonetheless made progress by emphasizing the lack of possibility of constitutional reform. While the party only finished 1.2 percentage points ahead of the Liberals in the province's popular vote, a more efficiently-distributed vote (the Liberal vote was too concentrated in and around Montreal; elsewhere, they split the vote with the Progressive Conservatives) still allowed them capture a comfortable majority of 44 out of Quebec's 75 seats.

New Democratic Party

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Logo of the New Democratic Party during the election.

The New Democratic Party under the leadership of Alexa McDonough regained official party status that the party lost in the 1993 Canadian federal election. The party won the fourth largest share of total votes and won 21 seats. Notably, the party made a substantial showing in Atlantic Canada, a region where it had only elected three MPs in its entire history prior to the election.

Progressive Conservative Party

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Logo of the Progressive Conservative Party during the election.

The Progressive Conservative Party under Jean Charest campaigned on securing national unity in Canada by recognizing Quebec as being a distinct society within Canada, along with the proposal of a "New Covenant" for Canadian confederation to be negotiated between the Federal and Provincial governments.[12] The party's platform included the novelty of being publicly distributed on CD-ROM. Charest and the PCs benefited from rapidly rising in popularity amongst all language groups in Quebec, where voters were found to have preferred Charest over Gilles Duceppe, the leader of the Bloc Québécois.[13]

The Progressive Conservatives faced multiple difficulties, as the party was not able to apply for federal financial assistance due to it not being an official party. The party's results in their previous bastion of Western Canada remained anemic, and the Reformers remained the dominant conservative political force in the west. Reform also made inroads into rural central and southern Ontario — traditionally the heartland of the Tories' provincial counterparts.

The Progressive Conservatives won the third largest number of the total votes and improved their situation in the House of Commons, regaining official party status after winning 20 seats. Despite finishing about half a point behind Reform in the nationwide popular vote, their only heavy concentrations of support were in Atlantic Canada and Quebec. Elsewhere, like in 1993, their support was too spread out to translate into victories in individual ridings. They only won one seat each in Ontario and Manitoba, and none west of Manitoba. The result, a disappointment for Charest, would lead to his resignation and eventual assumption of leadership of the Liberal Party of Quebec.

Green Party

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Support for the Green Party of Canada was 79% higher than at the previous election, with its greatest success in British Columbia, where it received 2% of the vote. The Green Party remained almost entirely off the national media's radar. At 0.43% of the vote, and 1.64% of the vote in the ridings it contested, the Green Party remained a small but growing movement.

Results

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Summary of the 1997 House of Commons of Canada election results
Party Party Leader Candidates Seats Popular vote
1993 Dissol. Elected % Change # % Change
Liberal Jean Chrétien 301 177 174 155 -12.4% 4,994,277 38.46% -2.78pp
Reform Preston Manning 227 52 50 60 +15.4% 2,513,080 19.35% +0.66pp
Bloc Québécois Gilles Duceppe 75 54 50 44 -18.5% 1,385,821 10.67% -2.85pp
New Democratic Alexa McDonough 301 9 9 21 +133.3% 1,434,509 11.05% +4.17pp
Progressive Conservative Jean Charest 301 2 2 20 +900% 2,446,705 18.84% +2.80pp
  Independent and No Affiliation 76 1 6 1   60,759 0.47% -0.09pp
Green Joan Russow 79 - - - - 55,583 0.43% +0.18pp
Natural Law Neil Paterson 136 - - - - 37,085 0.29% +x
Christian Heritage Ron Gray 53 - - - - 29,085 0.22% +x
Canadian Action Paul T. Hellyer 58 * - - * 17,502 0.13% *
Marxist–Leninist Hardial Bains 65 - - - - 11,468 0.09% +0.05pp
  Vacant 4  
Total 1,672 295 295 301 +2.0% 12,985,874 100%  
Sources: http://www.elections.ca History of Federal Ridings since 1867

Notes:

*: Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

x: Less than 0.005% of the popular vote

Vote and seat summaries

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Popular vote
Liberal
38.46%
Reform
19.35%
PC
18.84%
NDP
11.05%
Bloc Québécois
10.67%
Green
0.43%
Others
1.20%
Seat totals
Liberal
51.50%
Reform
19.93%
Bloc Québécois
14.62%
NDP
6.98%
PC
6.64%
Independents
0.33%

Synopsis of results

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Results by riding — 1997 Canadian federal election[14][15][a 1]
Riding Winning party Turnout
[a 2]
Votes[a 3]
1st place Votes Share Margin
#
Margin
%
2nd place Lib Ref PC NDP BQ Green NLP CHP Ind Other Total
 
Athabasca AB   Ref 14,673 54.62% 6,607 24.59%   Lib 49.4% 8,066 14,673 2,459 1,262 405 26,865
Calgary Centre AB   Ref 19,936 40.08% 3,705 7.45%   Lib 57.9% 16,231 19,936 9,230 3,011 893 273 167 49,741
Calgary East AB   Ref 13,348 44.98% 6,042 20.36%   PC 47.9% 6,766 13,348 7,306 1,926 329 29,675
Calgary Northeast AB   Ref 18,719 52.11% 10,073 28.04%   Lib 50.9% 8,646 18,719 5,815 1,209 231 1,300 35,920
Calgary Southeast AB   Ref 24,602 55.02% 14,035 31.39%   PC 63.7% 8,131 24,602 10,567 1,176 235 44,711
Calgary Southwest AB   Ref 27,912 57.99% 18,206 37.83%   Lib 66.8% 9,706 27,912 8,617[a 4] 1,322 310 175 89 48,131
Calgary West AB   Ref 24,878 47.20% 9,601 18.22%   Lib 64.7% 15,277 24,878 9,594 2,105 557 293 52,704
Calgary—Nose Hill AB   Ref 25,788 51.80% 13,223 26.56%   Lib 64.9% 12,565 25,788 8,678 1,883 637 237 49,788
Crowfoot AB   Ref 30,589 70.99% 23,910 55.49%   PC 64.1% 4,185 30,589 6,679 1,635 43,088
Edmonton East AB   Ref 15,475 44.58% 3,470 10.00%   Lib 51.7% 12,005 15,475 2,535 4,096 211 107 287 34,716
Edmonton North AB   Ref 16,124 44.30% 4,304 11.83%   Lib 55.6% 11,820 16,124 2,811 5,413 226 36,394
Edmonton Southeast AB   Lib 14,745 45.98% 1,450 4.52%   Ref 56.0% 14,745 13,295 1,994 1,882 152 32,068
Edmonton Southwest AB   Ref 22,697 51.34% 7,864 17.79%   Lib 62.6% 14,833 22,697 4,403 2,070 205 44,208
Edmonton West AB   Lib 17,802 43.45% 1,410 3.44%   Ref 54.4% 17,802 16,392 2,919 3,386 210 143 122 40,974
Edmonton—Strathcona AB   Ref 20,605 41.30% 2,951 5.92%   Lib 62.7% 17,654 20,605 3,614 7,251 406 153 115 92 49,890
Elk Island AB   Ref 26,276 60.64% 17,740 40.94%   Lib 62.9% 8,536 26,276 5,416 2,544 559 43,331
Lakeland AB   Ref 23,214 59.28% 16,238 41.47%   PC 56.6% 6,911 23,214 6,976 1,737 321 39,159
Lethbridge AB   Ref 22,828 55.53% 14,941 36.35%   Lib 59.7% 7,887 22,828 7,436 2,211 418 326 41,106
Macleod AB   Ref 24,225 68.02% 18,670 52.42%   PC 56.6% 4,137 24,225 5,555 1,444 253 35,614
Medicine Hat AB   Ref 22,761 65.45% 16,682 47.97%   Lib 53.6% 6,079 22,761 4,219 1,719 34,778
Peace River AB   Ref 22,351 58.94% 15,110 39.84%   Lib 53.6% 7,241 22,351 6,104 2,226 37,922
Red Deer AB   Ref 28,622 68.38% 22,056 52.69%   PC 57.4% 4,785 28,622 6,566 1,660 227 41,860
St. Albert AB   Ref 24,269 55.19% 11,732 26.68%   Lib 61.9% 12,537 24,269 4,645 2,172 354 43,977
Wetaskiwin AB   Ref 26,443 65.96% 20,751 51.76%   Lib 61.0% 5,692 26,443 5,282 1,940 734 40,091
Wild Rose AB   Ref 28,569 63.79% 20,063 44.79%   PC 60.5% 5,428 28,569 8,506 1,594 692 44,789
Yellowhead AB   Ref 22,960 64.82% 16,642 46.98%   Lib 56.9% 6,318 22,960 4,383 1,759 35,420
Burnaby—Douglas BC   NDP 19,058 43.08% 7,315 16.54%   Ref 68.1% 11,536 11,743 1,498 19,058 300 103 44,238
Cariboo—Chilcotin BC   Ref 16,008 51.11% 9,515 30.38%   Lib 61.0% 6,493 16,008 3,707 4,406 707 31,321
Delta—South Richmond BC   Ref 23,891 46.50% 4,820 9.38%   Lib 68.8% 19,071 23,891 2,829 4,715 245 325 308 51,384
Dewdney—Alouette BC   Ref 20,446 47.26% 9,585 22.15%   Lib 63.0% 10,861 20,446 2,619 8,296 634 195 215 43,266
Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca BC   Ref 20,370 43.43% 8,092 17.25%   Lib 65.0% 12,278 20,370 2,104 10,400 1,181 311 261 46,905
Fraser Valley BC   Ref 33,101 62.85% 21,532 40.88%   Lib 67.0% 11,569 33,101 1,714 4,680 342 118 1,047 95 52,666
Kamloops BC   NDP 16,138 36.07% 1,894 4.23%   Lib 67.3% 14,244 12,928 999 16,138 437 44,746
Kelowna BC   Ref 25,246 50.01% 13,940 27.62%   Lib 62.8% 11,306 25,246 8,477 3,838 1,612 50,479
Kootenay—Columbia BC   Ref 22,387 61.91% 16,014 44.29%   Lib 64.9% 6,373 22,387 1,479 5,133 786 36,158
Langley—Abbotsford BC   Ref 31,664 62.02% 18,931 37.08%   Lib 67.3% 12,733 31,664 1,800 3,418 790 151 495 51,051
Nanaimo—Alberni BC   Ref 25,069 49.86% 13,907 27.66%   NDP 67.1% 10,513 25,069 2,602 11,162 650 282 50,278
Nanaimo—Cowichan BC   Ref 22,685 44.95% 9,573 18.97%   NDP 65.2% 10,663 22,685 2,131 13,112 928 224 720 50,463
New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby BC   Ref 15,915 34.47% 1,848 4.00%   NDP 65.4% 13,437 15,915 1,803 14,067 691 160 93 46,166
North Vancouver BC   Ref 27,075 48.86% 8,269 14.92%   Lib 71.8% 18,806 27,075 2,740 5,075 982 162 365 203 55,408
Okanagan—Coquihalla BC   Ref 24,570 53.06% 12,329 26.63%   Lib 65.1% 12,241 24,570 2,523 5,441 1,008 318 202 46,303
Okanagan—Shuswap BC   Ref 24,952 53.13% 13,367 28.46%   Lib 67.1% 11,585 24,952 3,160 5,839 627 802 46,965
Port Moody—Coquitlam BC   Ref 23,113 43.61% 7,477 14.11%   Lib 66.5% 15,636 23,113 2,927 10,444 695 190 53,005
Prince George–Bulkley Valley BC   Ref 17,505 54.28% 10,435 32.36%   Lib 58.0% 7,070 17,505 2,615 3,935 507 300 315 32,247
Prince George—Peace River BC   Ref 22,270 66.91% 16,587 49.84%   Lib 57.5% 5,683 22,270 1,911 2,989 429 33,282
Richmond BC   Lib 18,165 43.81% 3,253 7.85%   Ref 64.9% 18,165 14,912 3,435 3,964 565 164 167 90 41,462
Saanich—Gulf Islands BC   Ref 24,275 43.07% 6,533 11.59%   Lib 74.3% 17,742 24,275 4,243 8,080 1,546 248 234 56,368
Skeena BC   Ref 13,402 42.35% 3,539 11.18%   NDP 63.7% 6,408 13,402 1,106 9,863 864 31,643
South Surrey—White Rock—Langley BC   Ref 25,141 54.87% 11,331 24.73%   Lib 71.4% 13,810 25,141 2,068 3,616 756 129 169 130 45,819
Surrey Central BC   Ref 17,461 34.67% 2,866 5.69%   Lib 61.6% 14,595 17,461 4,327 7,064 417 147 978 4,736 634 50,359
Surrey North[a 5] BC   Ref 16,158 46.80% 6,435 18.64%   Lib 61.0% 9,723 16,158 1,093 6,579 280 70 291 200 129 34,523
Vancouver Centre BC   Lib 20,878 40.76% 9,311 18.18%   Ref 64.7% 20,878 11,567 4,736 10,690 1,541 217 945 644 51,218
Vancouver East BC   NDP 14,961 42.25% 1,838 5.19%   Lib 59.9% 13,123 4,287 964 14,961 1,221 185 226 282 158 35,407
Vancouver Island North BC   Ref 22,769 47.54% 11,617 24.26%   NDP 64.4% 10,024 22,769 1,650 11,152 1,559 218 522 47,894
Vancouver Kingsway BC   Lib 14,182 40.62% 3,520 10.08%   NDP 63.4% 14,182 6,412 1,385 10,662 811 210 1,088 161 34,911
Vancouver Quadra BC   Lib 18,847 42.14% 6,507 14.55%   Ref 67.8% 18,847 12,340 7,546 4,486 1,155 211 135 44,720
Vancouver South—Burnaby BC   Lib 16,648 42.66% 5,050 12.94%   Ref 64.2% 16,648 11,598 2,321 7,467 633 224 138 39,029
Victoria BC   Lib 18,130 34.76% 2,737 5.25%   Ref 68.5% 18,130 15,393 3,589 11,419 2,806 340 131 353 52,161
West Kootenay—Okanagan BC   Ref 18,954 46.78% 10,085 24.89%   NDP 66.7% 7,078 18,954 2,255 8,869 2,455 187 340 377 40,515
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast BC   Ref 20,092 40.05% 2,774 5.53%   Lib 66.8% 17,318 20,092 4,194 5,988 2,318 254 50,164
Brandon—Souris MB   PC 13,216 35.59% 1,333 3.59%   Ref 66.9% 6,583 11,883 13,216 4,983 229 244 37,138
Charleswood—Assiniboine MB   Lib 15,925 42.97% 7,261 19.59%   PC 67.6% 15,925 8,398 8,664 3,923 154 37,064
Churchill MB   NDP 9,616 41.17% 2,764 11.83%   Lib 50.2% 6,852 4,438 2,452 9,616 23,358
Dauphin—Swan River MB   Ref 12,668 35.49% 4,952 13.87%   PC 65.4% 7,408 12,668 7,716 7,575 326 35,693
Portage—Lisgar MB   Ref 13,532 40.25% 1,449 4.31%   PC 60.6% 4,913 13,532 12,083 2,420 517 159 33,624
Provencher MB   Lib 14,595 40.00% 1,797 4.93%   Ref 64.9% 14,595 12,798 5,955 3,137 36,485
Saint Boniface MB   Lib 18,948 51.22% 12,285 33.21%   NDP 65.9% 18,948 6,658 4,555 6,663 171 36,995
Selkirk—Interlake MB   Ref 10,937 28.30% 66 0.17%   Lib 65.5% 10,871 10,937 5,730 10,749 363 38,650
Winnipeg Centre MB   NDP 10,979 40.89% 1,084 4.04%   Lib 57.0% 9,895 3,095 2,442 10,979 300 136 26,847
Winnipeg North Centre MB   NDP 13,663 50.27% 5,862 21.57%   Lib 57.6% 7,801 3,678 1,742 13,663 169 128 27,181
Winnipeg North—St. Paul MB   Lib 13,524 37.48% 4,037 11.19%   NDP 66.0% 13,524 7,108 5,430 9,487 442 92 36,083
Winnipeg South MB   Lib 18,800 49.57% 11,290 29.77%   Ref 67.4% 18,800 7,510 6,547 4,629 153 191 94 37,924
Winnipeg South Centre MB   Lib 20,006 55.89% 14,289 39.92%   NDP 64.9% 20,006 4,457 5,011 5,717 224 202 180 35,797
Winnipeg—Transcona MB   NDP 16,640 50.27% 9,535 28.80%   Lib 60.4% 7,105 5,703 2,968 16,640 423 161 104 33,104
Acadie—Bathurst NB   NDP 21,113 40.53% 2,692 5.17%   Lib 78.6% 18,421 12,560 21,113 52,094
Beauséjour—Petitcodiac NB   NDP 18,504 38.99% 1,975 4.16%   Lib 75.9% 16,529 4,833 7,592 18,504 47,458
Charlotte NB   PC 14,533 44.95% 6,224 19.25%   Lib 73.2% 8,309 6,814 14,533 2,397 280 32,333
Fredericton NB   Lib 12,252 34.12% 1,417 3.95%   PC 67.2% 12,252 7,815 10,835 4,689 321 35,912
Fundy—Royal NB   PC 16,715 41.52% 6,523 16.20%   Lib 76.2% 10,192 9,229 16,715 3,790 329 40,255
Madawaska—Restigouche NB   PC 20,343 50.30% 5,386 13.32%   Lib 75.6% 14,957 20,343 4,211 933 40,444
Miramichi NB   Lib 13,924 40.45% 3,354 9.74%   PC 77.2% 13,924 4,668 10,570 5,263 34,425
Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe NB   Lib 20,860 44.57% 8,929 19.08%   PC 70.4% 20,860 6,073 11,931 7,510 424 46,798
Saint John NB   PC 22,227 63.11% 16,615 47.18%   Lib 67.0% 5,612 3,467 22,227 3,679 232 35,217
Tobique—Mactaquac NB   PC 12,125 35.90% 1,935 5.73%   Lib 72.0% 10,190 9,371 12,125 2,093 33,779
Bonavista—Trinity—Conception NL   Lib 12,929 35.25% 570 1.55%   NDP 54.2% 12,929 10,332 12,359 1,054 36,674
Burin—St. George's NL   PC 13,884 45.70% 2,169 7.14%   Lib 54.7% 11,715 13,884 4,784 30,383
Gander—Grand Falls NL   Lib 13,409 52.21% 4,757 18.52%   PC 44.1% 13,409 8,652 3,620 25,681
Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte NL   Lib 12,057 39.83% 232 0.77%   PC 54.9% 12,057 1,969 11,825 4,421 30,272
Labrador NL   Lib 6,182 50.62% 1,567 12.83%   NDP 60.7% 6,182 573 842 4,615 12,212
St. John's East NL   PC 17,286 38.98% 4,826 10.88%   NDP 58.8% 12,048 1,977 17,286 12,460 388 191 44,350
St. John's West NL   PC 19,393 44.07% 3,076 6.99%   Lib 60.4% 16,317 1,113 19,393 6,866 319 44,008
Bras d'Or NS   NDP 17,575 41.30% 1,217 2.86%   Lib 75.2% 16,358 8,620 17,575 42,553
Cumberland—Colchester NS   PC 18,610 43.63% 7,608 17.83%   Lib 69.8% 11,002 5,970 18,610 6,058 193 826 42,659
Dartmouth NS   NDP 12,326 32.57% 2,028 5.36%   Lib 65.0% 10,298 4,446 10,183 12,326 156 438 37,847
Halifax NS   NDP 21,837 49.02% 11,476 25.76%   PC 68.9% 9,638 2,422 10,361 21,837 197 89 44,544
Halifax West NS   NDP 16,013 34.63% 1,729 3.74%   Lib 67.3% 14,284 4,843 10,848 16,013 179 70 46,237
Kings—Hants NS   PC 17,401 36.27% 2,886 6.02%   Lib 65.7% 14,515 6,424 17,401 9,101 278 251 47,970
Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough NS   PC 18,196 42.34% 5,345 12.44%   Lib 72.0% 12,851 3,416 18,196 8,284 228 42,975
Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore NS   NDP 12,433 30.37% 41 0.10%   PC 66.6% 10,750 5,155 12,392 12,433 211 40,941
South Shore NS   PC 14,136 36.00% 2,739 6.97%   Lib 67.3% 11,397 5,302 14,136 8,137 298 39,270
Sydney—Victoria NS   NDP 22,455 51.10% 10,886 24.77%   Lib 74.3% 11,569 9,920 22,455 43,944
West Nova NS   PC 13,187 34.31% 3,310 8.61%   Lib 73.9% 9,877 7,229 13,187 7,862 275 38,430
Algoma—Manitoulin ON   Lib 13,810 41.31% 5,457 16.33%   Ref 61.5% 13,810 8,353 3,367 7,897 33,427
Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford ON   Lib 23,549 43.48% 7,507 13.86%   Ref 64.0% 23,549 16,042 10,735 2,580 506 421 327 54,160
Beaches—East York ON   Lib 21,844 47.93% 11,114 24.39%   NDP 67.3% 21,844 6,534 5,611 10,730 589 264 45,572
Bramalea—Gore—Malton ON   Lib 18,933 46.37% 8,278 20.27%   PC 61.0% 18,933 8,685 10,655 2,281 279 40,833
Brampton Centre ON   Lib 18,615 48.85% 7,798 20.47%   Ref 60.3% 18,615 10,817 5,621 2,923 127 38,103
Brampton West—Mississauga ON   Lib 27,297 59.99% 18,850 41.42%   PC 61.1% 27,297 7,569 8,447 2,192 45,505
Brant ON   Lib 24,125 52.97% 13,689 30.06%   Ref 63.1% 24,125 10,436 5,781 5,201 45,543
Broadview—Greenwood ON   Lib 21,108 49.76% 7,205 16.98%   NDP 68.1% 21,108 3,247 3,238 13,903 426 205 211 85 42,423
Bruce—Grey ON   Lib 17,896 36.79% 1,735 3.57%   Ref 68.8% 17,896 16,161 11,139 3,446 48,642
Burlington ON   Lib 22,042 44.12% 5,698 11.40%   PC 70.0% 22,042 8,662 16,344 2,561 352 49,961
Cambridge ON   Lib 17,673 36.74% 6,906 14.36%   Ref 64.8% 17,673 10,767 9,299 9,813 548 48,100
Carleton—Gloucester ON   Lib 29,862 58.96% 19,902 39.29%   PC 74.3% 29,862 7,404 9,960 2,831 349 244 50,650
Davenport ON   Lib 17,195 65.86% 12,388 47.45%   NDP 62.4% 17,195 2,628 4,807 551 384 543 26,108
Don Valley East ON   Lib 25,394 59.20% 16,784 39.13%   PC 66.0% 25,394 5,167 8,610 2,981 192 170 384 42,898
Don Valley West ON   Lib 26,209 52.95% 11,163 22.55%   PC 72.3% 26,209 4,669 15,046 2,922 378 173 104 49,501
Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey ON   Lib 20,957 42.63% 6,197 12.61%   Ref 66.9% 20,957 14,760 11,089 2,355 49,161
Durham ON   Lib 19,878 43.34% 6,819 14.87%   Ref 64.1% 19,878 13,059 8,995 3,250 682 45,864
Eglinton—Lawrence ON   Lib 25,985 59.24% 16,008 36.50%   PC 67.0% 25,985 3,547 9,977 3,955 397 43,861
Elgin—Middlesex—London ON   Lib 17,890 39.99% 6,391 14.29%   PC 64.3% 17,890 10,307 11,499 3,260 508 1,275 44,739
Erie—Lincoln ON   Lib 17,542 42.84% 4,754 11.61%   Ref 63.4% 17,542 12,788 6,317 2,509 228 1,301 267 40,952
Essex ON   Lib 22,052 46.07% 7,872 16.45%   NDP 62.8% 22,052 8,545 3,086 14,180 47,863
Etobicoke Centre ON   Lib 27,345 54.56% 16,322 32.56%   PC 71.8% 27,345 8,638 11,023 2,661 267 189 50,123
Etobicoke North ON   Lib 22,236 61.84% 16,639 46.27%   Ref 61.1% 22,236 5,597 4,276 3,350 174 324 35,957
Etobicoke—Lakeshore ON   Lib 21,180 46.22% 10,671 23.28%   PC 67.6% 21,180 8,697 10,509 4,085 315 139 903[a 6] 45,828
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell ON   Lib 34,986 71.98% 28,877 59.41%   PC 68.7% 34,986 4,599 6,109 2,289 417 207 48,607
Guelph—Wellington ON   Lib 25,004 47.73% 13,844 26.43%   PC 66.6% 25,004 9,054 11,160 5,456 589 972 146 52,381
Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant ON   Lib 21,043 45.50% 8,495 18.37%   Ref 65.8% 21,043 12,548 9,704 2,516 437 46,248
Halton ON   Lib 26,017 47.25% 12,239 22.23%   PC 67.8% 26,017 12,221 13,778 2,452 600 55,068
Hamilton East ON   Lib 16,991 49.48% 10,121 29.47%   NDP 56.3% 16,991 5,716 3,913 6,870 376 312 160 34,338
Hamilton Mountain ON   Lib 21,128 45.81% 12,251 26.56%   PC 63.6% 21,128 8,154 8,877 7,440 520 46,119
Hamilton West ON   Lib 20,951 50.02% 13,303 31.76%   NDP 61.9% 20,951 6,285 6,510 7,648 323 170 41,887
Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington ON   Lib 18,399 39.47% 6,172 13.24%   PC 67.8% 18,399 12,045 12,227 3,255 189 505 46,620
Huron—Bruce ON   Lib 24,240 51.35% 14,315 30.32%   Ref 70.4% 24,240 9,925 9,223 3,037 781 47,206
Kenora—Rainy River ON   Lib 14,084 41.93% 4,302 12.81%   Ref 60.6% 14,084 9,782 2,799 6,922 33,587
Kent—Essex ON   Lib 21,451 50.20% 12,510 29.28%   Ref 59.3% 21,451 8,941 6,634 4,323 291 621 470 42,731
Kingston and the Islands ON   Lib 25,632 49.51% 14,336 27.69%   PC 62.8% 25,632 6,761 11,296 6,433 902 751 51,775
Kitchener Centre ON   Lib 23,089 48.00% 12,129 25.22%   PC 64.3% 23,089 9,550 10,960 4,503 48,102
Kitchener—Waterloo ON   Lib 25,111 47.71% 13,498 25.65%   PC 62.6% 25,111 10,502 11,613 4,725 265 413 52,629
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex ON   Lib 21,155 46.24% 8,553 18.69%   Ref 65.6% 21,155 12,602 7,256 2,440 256 1,785 257 45,751
Lanark—Carleton ON   Lib 28,151 45.32% 11,386 18.33%   Ref 71.7% 28,151 16,765 13,213 3,022 463 181 318 62,113
Leeds—Grenville ON   Lib 19,123 39.47% 3,487 7.20%   PC 69.9% 19,123[a 7] 10,476 15,636 1,757 1,102 119 241 48,454
London North Centre ON   Lib 23,891 51.72% 15,819 34.25%   PC 60.2% 23,891 7,016 8,072 5,679 685 375 336 138 46,192
London West ON   Lib 24,710 48.55% 13,752 27.02%   PC 68.2% 24,710 8,839 10,958 5,291 497 515 83 50,893
London—Fanshawe ON   Lib 20,497 51.20% 13,659 34.12%   Ref 58.7% 20,497 6,838 5,499 6,754 442 40,030
Markham ON   PC 20,449 44.70% 3,639 7.95%   Lib 67.5% 16,810 4,947 20,449 1,482 258 1,584 218 45,748
Mississauga Centre ON   Lib 25,881 65.04% 19,832 49.84%   PC 61.3% 25,881 5,770 6,049 1,900 192 39,792
Mississauga East ON   Lib 23,780 59.95% 15,928 40.15%   PC 64.5% 23,780 5,617 7,852 2,156 262 39,667
Mississauga South ON   Lib 21,207 49.94% 11,130 26.21%   PC 65.9% 21,207 8,307 10,077 2,302 199 141 229 42,462
Mississauga West ON   Lib 30,598 61.21% 21,438 42.89%   Ref 64.8% 30,598 9,160 8,102 2,128 49,988
Nepean—Carleton ON   Lib 28,366 48.80% 13,033 22.42%   Ref 75.4% 28,366 15,333 11,072 2,788 238 331 58,128
Niagara Centre ON   Lib 24,115 49.70% 12,062 24.86%   Ref 65.1% 24,115 12,053 5,827 5,510 363 515 143 48,526
Niagara Falls ON   Lib 15,868 38.36% 4,882 11.80%   Ref 63.6% 15,868 10,986 9,935 4,052 374 154 41,369
Nickel Belt ON   Lib 19,489 48.85% 6,134 15.38%   NDP 68.1% 19,489 4,771 1,763 13,355 145 369 39,892
Nipissing ON   Lib 19,786 56.34% 12,396 35.29%   Ref 63.8% 19,786 7,390 5,666 2,280 35,122
Northumberland ON   Lib 21,182 45.77% 9,724 21.01%   PC 65.1% 21,182 10,602 11,458 2,678 355 46,275
Oak Ridges ON   Lib 27,394 54.73% 15,162 30.29%   PC 64.2% 27,394 7,568 12,232 2,411 281 167 50,053
Oakville ON   Lib 24,487 47.68% 9,014 17.55%   PC 72.9% 24,487 9,050 15,473 2,343 51,353
Oshawa ON   Lib 15,925 37.72% 3,951 9.36%   Ref 58.6% 15,925 11,974 6,972 7,350 42,221
Ottawa Centre ON   Lib 25,987 45.19% 12,341 21.46%   NDP 70.2% 25,987 6,651 9,391 13,646 855 211 373 386 57,500
Ottawa South ON   Lib 31,725 59.01% 23,203 43.16%   Ref 72.3% 31,725 8,522 8,115 4,374 440 167 421 53,764
Ottawa West—Nepean ON   Lib 29,511 54.02% 17,910 32.78%   Ref 72.7% 29,511 11,601 8,489 4,163 416 153 211 90 54,634
Ottawa—Vanier ON   Lib 30,728 61.87% 23,974 48.27%   PC 66.8% 30,728 4,868 6,754 5,952 651 330 241 138 49,662
Oxford ON   Lib 16,281 35.98% 1,575 3.48%   PC 66.9% 16,281 9,533 14,706 3,406 181 956 192 45,255
Parkdale—High Park ON   Lib 20,692 48.27% 11,930 27.83%   NDP 68.7% 20,692 5,891 5,926 8,762 696 267 635 42,869
Parry Sound—Muskoka ON   Lib 17,752 41.60% 6,317 14.80%   PC 69.1% 17,752 10,909 11,435 1,700 513 133 236 42,678
Perth—Middlesex ON   Lib 19,583 44.01% 8,510 19.12%   PC 67.6% 19,583 9,180 11,073 3,806 858 44,500
Peterborough ON   Lib 25,594 46.55% 9,835 17.89%   Ref 66.8% 25,594 15,759 8,757 4,874 54,984
Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge ON   Lib 26,003 52.09% 15,201 30.45%   PC 66.8% 26,003 10,537 10,802 2,576 49,918
Prince Edward—Hastings ON   Lib 22,415 51.59% 13,110 30.17%   PC 63.6% 22,415 9,219 9,305 2,512 43,451
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke ON   Lib 19,569 40.25% 6,534 13.44%   Ref 68.3% 19,569 13,035 12,352 3,242 183 236 48,617
Sarnia—Lambton ON   Lib 19,494 47.35% 9,322 22.64%   Ref 65.2% 19,494 10,172 6,008 3,320 125 1,472 402 175 41,168
Sault Ste. Marie ON   Lib 16,871 44.49% 6,588 17.37%   NDP 66.6% 16,871 7,536 3,010 10,283 219 37,919
Scarborough Centre ON   Lib 25,185 57.39% 17,079 38.92%   Ref 64.7% 25,185 8,106 6,976 3,619 43,886
Scarborough East ON   Lib 23,065 54.33% 14,768 34.79%   PC 64.8% 23,065 7,011 8,297 3,330 278 135 171 164 42,451
Scarborough Southwest ON   Lib 20,675 53.40% 12,757 32.95%   Ref 63.0% 20,675 7,918 5,294 4,345 482 38,714
Scarborough—Agincourt ON   Lib 25,995 65.13% 18,880 47.30%   PC 66.5% 25,995 4,291 7,115 2,512 39,913
Scarborough—Rouge River ON   Lib 28,636 74.80% 24,272 63.40%   PC 62.1% 28,636 3,102 4,364 1,874 170 139 38,285
Simcoe North ON   Lib 22,775 44.39% 8,412 16.40%   Ref 66.9% 22,775 14,363 10,849 2,488 388 230 213 51,306
Simcoe—Grey ON   Lib 17,895 35.21% 481 0.95%   Ref 65.4% 17,895 17,414 11,761 3,090 664 50,824
St. Catharines ON   Lib 21,081 43.46% 6,052 12.48%   Ref 65.5% 21,081 15,029 6,503 4,657 245 688 308 48,511
St. Paul's ON   Lib 26,389 54.26% 14,869 30.57%   PC 69.1% 26,389 3,564 11,520 6,028 597 221 317 48,636
Stoney Creek ON   Lib 23,750 49.97% 13,540 28.49%   Ref 65.7% 23,750 10,210 9,440 3,392 261 472 47,525
Stormont—Dundas ON   Lib 22,857 52.53% 13,912 31.97%   Ref 64.9% 22,857 8,945 8,741 2,671 295 43,509
Sudbury ON   Lib 22,223 55.42% 13,752 34.29%   NDP 62.5% 22,223 5,198 3,459 8,471 247 502 40,100
Thornhill ON   Lib 25,747 59.00% 14,230 32.61%   PC 67.2% 25,747 3,441 11,517 2,008 261 665 43,639
Thunder Bay—Atikokan ON   Lib 14,287 42.66% 6,170 18.42%   NDP 60.2% 14,287 5,642 5,443 8,117 33,489
Thunder Bay—Superior North ON   Lib 16,745 51.83% 10,040 31.08%   NDP 58.6% 16,745 5,286 3,569 6,705 32,305
Timiskaming—Cochrane ON   Lib 20,580 59.43% 15,694 45.32%   PC 63.0% 20,580 4,541 4,886 4,623 34,630
Timmins—James Bay ON   Lib 16,829 50.25% 4,884 14.58%   NDP 61.7% 16,829 2,464 2,251 11,945 33,489
Toronto Centre—Rosedale ON   Lib 22,945 49.19% 13,348 28.62%   NDP 67.0% 22,945 3,646 8,993 9,597 577 270 145 469 46,642
Trinity—Spadina ON   Lib 18,215 45.30% 1,802 4.48%   NDP 67.1% 18,215 1,649 2,793 16,413 392 194 288 270 40,214
Vaughan—King—Aurora ON   Lib 33,502 64.25% 24,911 47.78%   PC 65.6% 33,502 7,273 8,591 2,250 524 52,140
Victoria—Haliburton ON   Lib 18,205 34.05% 1,181 2.21%   Ref 68.1% 18,205 17,024 14,283 3,456 504 53,472
Waterloo—Wellington ON   Lib 20,038 44.01% 5,896 12.95%   Ref 63.1% 20,038 14,142 8,175 3,180 45,535
Wentworth—Burlington ON   Lib 19,584 41.65% 6,103 12.98%   PC 69.1% 19,584 10,267 13,481 3,694 47,026
Whitby—Ajax ON   Lib 23,551 47.69% 11,574 23.44%   Ref 66.8% 23,551 11,977 10,107 3,354 394 49,383
Willowdale ON   Lib 27,311 58.45% 17,268 36.95%   PC 68.1% 27,311 6,007 10,043 2,833 268 266 46,728
Windsor West ON   Lib 21,877 55.20% 12,466 31.45%   NDP 55.1% 21,877 5,295 2,452 9,411 398 199 39,632
Windsor—St. Clair ON   Lib 16,496 39.89% 2,259 5.46%   NDP 59.6% 16,496 5,899 4,253 14,237 357 115 41,357
York Centre ON   Lib 27,864 72.06% 24,246 62.71%   NDP 64.0% 27,864 2,876 3,323 3,618 389 242 354 38,666
York North ON   Lib 22,942 45.25% 9,697 19.13%   Ref 65.9% 22,942 13,245 11,308 1,996 187 799 220 50,697
York South—Weston ON   Ind 17,163 45.03% 4,431 11.63%   Lib 68.1% 12,732 2,363 1,925 3,552 171 17,261[a 8] 112 38,116
York West ON   Lib 21,254 73.62% 18,401 63.74%   NDP 61.0% 21,254 2,598 2,165 2,853 28,870
Cardigan PE   Lib 7,555 45.05% 99 0.59%   PC 77.4% 7,555 7,456 1,761 16,772
Egmont PE   Lib 8,498 48.42% 744 4.24%   PC 70.9% 8,498 7,754 1,300 17,552
Hillsborough PE   Lib 7,630 40.87% 1,879 10.06%   NDP 71.2% 7,630 476 4,594 5,751 74 145 18,670
Malpeque PE   Lib 7,912 45.09% 718 4.09%   PC 72.2% 7,912 580 7,194 1,863 17,549
Abitibi QC   Lib 16,803 43.75% 2,635 6.86%   BQ 60.7% 16,803 6,531 909 14,168 38,411
Ahuntsic QC   Lib 28,971 49.25% 10,282 17.48%   BQ 79.7% 28,971 9,520 1,051 18,689 589 58,820
Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies QC   Lib 24,189 47.31% 7,631 14.92%   BQ 77.7% 24,189 9,405 752 16,558 227 51,131
Argenteuil—Papineau QC   BQ 21,202 40.87% 3,554 6.85%   Lib 71.4% 17,648 11,171 836 21,202 509 505 51,871
Beauce QC   Lib 22,156 49.10% 10,154 22.50%   BQ 63.9% 22,156 9,385 735 12,002 843 45,121
Beauharnois—Salaberry QC   BQ 20,449 39.72% 3,223 6.26%   Lib 77.3% 17,226 13,160 652 20,449 51,487
Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans QC   BQ 21,994 42.99% 8,131 15.89%   Lib 70.3% 13,863 1,255 12,748 885 21,994 419 51,164
Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet QC   Lib 14,100 33.47% 47 0.11%   BQ 68.0% 14,100 611 12,840 520 14,053 42,124
Berthier—Montcalm QC   BQ 32,707 52.65% 17,634 28.38%   Lib 70.7% 15,073 13,338 1,009 32,707 62,127
Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok QC   BQ 15,983 41.26% 179 0.46%   Lib 68.9% 15,804 6,297 649 15,983 38,733
Bourassa QC   Lib 23,765 52.21% 8,952 19.67%   BQ 74.7% 23,765 5,937 999 14,813 45,514
Brome—Missisquoi QC   Lib 19,261 42.37% 6,491 14.28%   PC 76.0% 19,261 12,770 781 12,652 45,464
Brossard—La Prairie QC   Lib 24,676 46.64% 7,334 13.86%   BQ 78.9% 24,676 9,982 906 17,342 52,906
Chambly QC   BQ 26,109 49.29% 12,048 22.74%   Lib 75.6% 14,061 11,802 998 26,109 52,970
Champlain QC   BQ 20,687 44.00% 7,772 16.53%   Lib 73.7% 12,915 12,784 632 20,687 47,018
Charlesbourg QC   BQ 21,556 38.45% 3,928 7.01%   Lib 73.9% 17,628 1,135 13,811 963 21,556 709 266 56,068
Charlevoix QC   BQ 19,792 54.18% 9,954 27.25%   Lib 64.1% 9,838 6,443 454 19,792 36,527
Châteauguay QC   BQ 25,909 45.47% 6,742 11.83%   Lib 75.9% 19,167 11,112 794 25,909 56,982
Chicoutimi QC   PC 18,598 43.69% 317 0.74%   BQ 68.5% 4,839 18,598 853 18,281 42,571
Compton—Stanstead QC   PC 18,125 44.60% 4,758 11.71%   BQ 74.9% 8,119 18,125 587 13,367 439 40,637
Drummond QC   BQ 18,577 42.26% 3,800 8.64%   PC 73.3% 10,165 14,777 441 18,577 43,960
Frontenac—Mégantic QC   BQ 14,433 37.10% 465 1.20%   Lib 75.8% 13,968 9,885 252 14,433 365 38,903
Gatineau QC   Lib 25,298 46.42% 9,512 17.45%   PC 66.6% 25,298 15,786 982 11,391 448 445 150 54,500
Hochelaga—Maisonneuve QC   BQ 21,938 46.02% 5,630 11.81%   Lib 72.6% 16,308 7,583 825 21,938 577 444 47,675
Hull—Aylmer QC   Lib 25,835 54.11% 15,913 33.33%   BQ 70.4% 25,835 935 8,461 1,317 9,922 586 266 275 151 47,748
Joliette QC   BQ 22,605 46.54% 5,188 10.68%   PC 73.6% 7,452 17,417 502 22,605 594 48,570
Jonquière QC   BQ 16,415 48.57% 4,607 13.63%   PC 67.2% 4,874 11,808 353 16,415 348 33,798
Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Temiscouata—Les-Basques QC   BQ 16,518 38.27% 2,399 5.56%   Lib 66.6% 14,119 11,623 420 16,518 480 43,160
Lac-Saint-Jean QC   BQ 21,506 63.53% 14,397 42.53%   Lib 68.0% 7,109 4,845 391 21,506 33,851
Lac-Saint-Louis QC   Lib 42,613 69.02% 31,320 50.73%   PC 83.6% 42,613 1,556 11,293 1,548 4,347 386 61,743
LaSalle—Émard QC   Lib 32,317 60.87% 19,364 36.48%   BQ 78.0% 32,317 6,445 920 12,953 453 53,088
Laurentides QC   BQ 28,647 45.73% 9,594 15.32%   Lib 70.4% 19,053 14,096 844 28,647 62,640
Laurier—Sainte-Marie QC   BQ 26,546 54.65% 15,392 31.69%   Lib 70.0% 11,154 5,808 2,180 26,546 1,167 1,378 338 48,571
Laval Centre QC   BQ 22,668 39.62% 2,446 4.28%   Lib 76.4% 20,222 13,132 1,188 22,668 57,210
Laval East QC   BQ 23,093 38.46% 3,814 6.35%   Lib 79.5% 19,279 16,912 765 23,093 60,049
Laval West QC   Lib 31,566 48.90% 12,019 18.62%   BQ 79.1% 31,566 12,365 1,072 19,547 64,550
Lévis QC   BQ 27,870 45.22% 10,614 17.22%   Lib 71.7% 17,256 14,630 1,881 27,870 61,637
Longueuil QC   BQ 20,977 50.24% 8,830 21.15%   Lib 71.5% 12,147 7,773 857 20,977 41,754
Lotbinière QC   BQ 13,069 37.07% 3,007 8.53%   Lib 72.3% 10,062 9,690 445 13,069 1,988 35,254
Louis-Hébert QC   BQ 23,653 39.85% 3,698 6.23%   Lib 77.2% 19,955 1,024 13,002 1,161 23,653 558 59,353
Manicouagan QC   BQ 12,203 47.07% 1,532 5.91%   Lib 67.6% 10,671 2,009 1,041 12,203 25,924
Matapédia—Matane QC   BQ 15,694 44.79% 5,136 14.66%   Lib 65.2% 10,558 7,991 417 15,694 377 35,037
Mercier QC   BQ 24,649 51.06% 10,588 21.93%   Lib 71.8% 14,061 8,500 772 24,649 297 48,279
Mount Royal QC   Lib 30,115 62.26% 20,025 41.40%   Ind 78.7% 30,115 5,006 966 1,981 211 10,090 48,369
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine QC   Lib 29,582 56.56% 19,232 36.77%   PC 77.7% 29,582 10,350 2,315 8,797 569 692 52,305
Outremont QC   Lib 22,271 50.15% 9,663 21.76%   BQ 74.0% 22,271 5,424 2,862 12,608 868 378 44,411
Papineau—Saint-Denis QC   Lib 26,260 53.90% 12,177 24.99%   BQ 75.5% 26,260 6,227 1,196 14,083 471 481 48,718
Pierrefonds—Dollard QC   Lib 38,476 66.43% 27,930 48.22%   PC 79.9% 38,476 1,134 10,546 1,060 6,239 465 57,920
Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle QC   Lib 22,736 45.78% 6,839 13.77%   BQ 66.7% 22,736 9,187 1,097 15,897 479 269 49,665
Portneuf QC   BQ 18,615 43.30% 5,941 13.82%   Lib 69.1% 12,674 10,587 1,112 18,615 42,988
Québec QC   BQ 24,817 44.52% 6,755 12.12%   Lib 73.0% 18,062 10,309 2,556 24,817 55,744
Quebec East QC   BQ 23,245 39.37% 4,706 7.97%   Lib 72.8% 18,539 1,483 14,533 1,240 23,245 59,040
Repentigny QC   BQ 33,283 56.29% 20,788 35.16%   Lib 73.7% 12,495 12,436 916 33,283 59,130
Richelieu QC   BQ 26,421 54.80% 12,480 25.88%   Lib 76.1% 13,941 6,827 1,028 26,421 48,217
Richmond—Arthabaska QC   PC 21,687 41.50% 2,368 4.53%   BQ 74.0% 10,613 21,687 641 19,319 52,260
Rimouski—Mitis QC   BQ 17,282 47.00% 6,170 16.78%   Lib 68.2% 11,112 7,901 479 17,282 36,774
Roberval QC   BQ 16,207 52.10% 8,031 25.82%   Lib 62.0% 8,176 6,312 412 16,207 31,107
Rosemont QC   BQ 23,313 47.03% 7,361 14.85%   Lib 70.9% 15,952 7,727 1,637 23,313 494 447 49,570
Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert QC   BQ 23,759 45.13% 6,480 12.31%   Lib 76.6% 17,279 10,579 1,032 23,759 52,649
Saint-Eustache—Sainte-Thérèse QC   BQ 25,807 46.45% 9,527 17.15%   Lib 73.1% 16,280 12,522 947 25,807 55,556
Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot QC   BQ 21,116 42.91% 4,803 9.76%   PC 74.3% 10,970 16,313 809 21,116 49,208
Saint-Jean QC   BQ 22,441 46.06% 9,202 18.89%   Lib 77.0% 13,239 11,938 755 22,441 347 48,720
Saint-Lambert QC   Lib 19,436 41.18% 978 2.07%   BQ 75.8% 19,436 8,084 921 18,458 304 47,203
Saint-Laurent—Cartierville QC   Lib 34,598 70.14% 27,737 56.23%   PC 77.0% 34,598 681 6,861 910 6,276 49,326
Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel QC   Lib 36,088 69.76% 27,631 53.41%   BQ 76.6% 36,088 5,990 1,198 8,457 51,733
Saint-Maurice QC   Lib 22,266 47.30% 1,602 3.40%   BQ 80.3% 22,266 3,657 489 20,664 47,076
Shefford QC   PC 17,897 36.90% 521 1.07%   BQ 75.4% 12,699 17,897 531 17,376 48,503
Sherbrooke QC   PC 32,228 59.53% 16,142 29.82%   BQ 73.5% 4,720 32,228 628 16,086 477 54,139
Témiscamingue QC   BQ 18,528 46.62% 5,850 14.72%   Lib 67.3% 12,678 7,879 654 18,528 39,739
Terrebonne—Blainville QC   BQ 28,066 50.36% 13,379 24.01%   Lib 75.0% 14,687 11,883 1,090 28,066 55,726
Trois-Rivières QC   BQ 21,267 42.46% 5,575 11.13%   Lib 73.7% 15,692 12,102 528 21,267 503 50,092
Vaudreuil—Soulanges QC   Lib 23,676 45.00% 6,102 11.60%   BQ 79.6% 23,676 573 9,760 538 17,574 490 52,611
Verchères QC   BQ 30,074 53.74% 17,359 31.02%   Lib 77.7% 12,715 12,428 750 30,074 55,967
Verdun—Saint-Henri QC   Lib 21,424 46.93% 6,271 13.74%   BQ 72.5% 21,424 380 6,838 1,156 15,153 498 205 45,654
Westmount—Ville-Marie QC   Lib 26,972 60.10% 19,170 42.72%   PC 70.7% 26,972 7,802 2,566 5,078 751 212 1,328 166 44,875
Battlefords—Lloydminster SK   Ref 13,125 42.75% 4,590 14.95%   NDP 63.2% 6,155 13,125 2,888 8,535 30,703
Blackstrap SK   Ref 13,502 36.88% 3,137 8.57%   Lib 70.1% 10,365 13,502 2,414 10,117 208 36,606
Churchill River SK   NDP 7,288 34.53% 538 2.55%   Ref 57.2% 5,994 6,750 1,077 7,288 21,109
Cypress Hills—Grasslands SK   Ref 16,439 49.10% 9,309 27.80%   Lib 71.6% 7,130 16,439 3,421 6,490 33,480
Palliser SK   NDP 12,553 38.21% 2,963 9.02%   Ref 67.3% 7,579 9,590 2,777 12,553 350 32,849
Prince Albert SK   Ref 12,508 38.06% 2,090 6.36%   NDP 64.5% 6,965 12,508 2,702 10,418 275 32,868
Qu'Appelle SK   NDP 12,269 42.40% 4,485 15.50%   Ref 62.8% 6,868 7,784 1,633 12,269 382 28,936
Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre SK   NDP 12,677 42.28% 4,335 14.46%   Ref 66.4% 7,079 8,342 1,605 12,677 277 29,980
Saskatoon—Humboldt SK   Ref 11,218 33.07% 220 0.65%   NDP 64.8% 8,972 11,218 2,499 10,998 234 33,921
Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar SK   NDP 12,095 43.72% 3,084 11.15%   Ref 59.9% 4,438 9,011 1,931 12,095 191 27,666
Souris—Moose Mountain SK   Ref 13,732 41.17% 4,655 13.96%   Lib 67.0% 9,077 13,732 4,333 6,209 33,351
Wanuskewin SK   Ref 12,854 39.16% 4,061 12.37%   NDP 63.8% 8,020 12,854 2,602 8,793 138 420 32,827
Wascana SK   Lib 14,077 41.88% 4,547 13.53%   NDP 66.2% 14,077 7,261 2,477 9,530 264 33,609
Yorkton—Melville SK   Ref 17,216 50.07% 8,633 25.11%   NDP 66.9% 6,481 17,216 2,101 8,583 34,381
Nunavut Terr   Lib 3,302 45.89% 1,565 21.75%   PC 59.8% 3,302 447 1,737 1,710 7,196
Western Arctic Terr   Lib 5,564 41.64% 2,985 22.34%   NDP 58.4% 5,564 1,966 1,687 2,579 1,567 13,363
Yukon Terr   NDP 4,002 28.94% 509 3.68%   Ref 69.8% 3,036 3,493 1,928[a 9] 4,002 136 1,234 13,829
  1. ^ No data available for transposition of votes from 1993 arising from the 1996 redistribution of seats.
  2. ^ Including spoiled ballots
  3. ^ Minor political parties receiving less than 1% of the popular vote (other than ones which fielded a significant number of candidates, or candidates receiving more than 1,000 votes) are aggregated under Other
  4. ^ Jan Brown was previously elected in 1993 under the Reform banner in Calgary Southeast.
  5. ^ Reform incumbent Margaret Bridgman was ousted from nomination by Chuck Cadman.
  6. ^ Former Liberal Cabinet minister Paul Hellyer stood for the Canadian Action Party, receiving 770 votes.
  7. ^ Joe Jordan was the son of the previous incumbent Jim Jordan.
  8. ^ John Nunziata, the winning candidate, had previously served as the Liberal MP for the constituency since 1984.
  9. ^ Ken McKinnon was previously Commissioner of Yukon (1986-1995) and a member of the Yukon Territorial Council (1961-1964, 1967-1974).
  = Newly created constituency
  = Open seat
  = Turnout is above provincial average
  = Winning candidate held seat in previous House
  = Incumbent had switched allegiance
  = Previously incumbent in another riding
  = Not incumbent; was previously elected to the House
  = Incumbency arose from byelection gain
  = Other incumbents renominated
  = Previously a member of one of the provincial legislatures
  = Multiple candidates

Results by province

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Party Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NT YK Total
     Liberal Seats: 6 2 1 6 101 26 3   4 4 2   155
Popular vote: 28.8 24.0 24.7 34.3 49.5 36.7 32.9 28.4 44.8 37.9 43.1 22.0 38.5
     Reform Seats: 25 24 8 3                 60
Vote: 43.1 54.6 36.0 23.7 19.1 0.3 13.1 9.7 1.5 2.5 11.7 25.3 19.4
     Bloc Québécois Seats:           44             44
Vote:           37.9             10.7
     New Democrats Seats: 3   5 4     2 6       1 21
Vote: 18.2 5.7 30.9 23.2 10.7 2.0 18.4 30.4 15.1 22.0 20.9 28.9 11.0
     Progressive Conservative Seats:       1 1 5 5 5   3     20
Vote: 6.2 14.4 7.8 17.8 18.8 22.2 35.0 30.8 38.3 36.8 16.7 13.9 18.8
     Other Seats:         1               1
Vote: 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.4   0.4   0.5 7.6 8.9 0.5
Total seats: 34 26 14 14 103 75 10 11 4 7 2 1 301
Parties that won no seats:
Green Vote: 2.0 0.4     0.4 0.1       0.2     0.4
  Natural Law Vote: 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.2     0.3
Christian Heritage Vote: 0.4 0.1   0.4 0.4       0.2     1.0 0.2
Canadian Action Vote:     0.3   0.2               0.1
Marxist–Leninist Vote: 0.1     0.2 0.1 0.1             0.1

Source: Elections Canada

Notes

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  • Number of parties: 10
  • 1997 was one of only three elections in Canadian history (the others were 1993 and 2008) where the official Opposition did not have the majority of the opposition's seats. 60 seats were held by the Reform Party, yet 86 seats for the other opposition parties and independents combined.
  • 1997 was the only election to date in which five different parties won the popular vote in a province or territory (the Liberals won in Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, the Northwest Territories, Ontario and Prince Edward Island; Reform in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan; the BQ in Quebec; the NDP in the Yukon Territory; and the PCs in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia). Consequently, it was also the last time the PCs won a province or territory.

10 closest ridings

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  1. Sackville—Eastern Shore, NS: Peter Stoffer, NDP def. Ken Streatch, PC by 41 votes
  2. Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet, QC: Gilbert Normand, Lib def. François Langlois, BQ by 47 votes
  3. Selkirk—Interlake, MB: Howard Hilstrom, Ref def. Jon Gerrard, Lib by 66 votes
  4. Cardigan, PE: Lawrence MacAulay, Lib def. Dan Hughes, PC by 99 votes
  5. Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok, QC: Yvan Bernier, BQ def. Patrick Gagnon, Lib by 179 votes
  6. Saskatoon—Humboldt, SK: Jim Pankiw, Ref def. Dennis Gruending, NDP by 220 votes
  7. Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte, NF: Gerry Byrne, Lib def. Art Bull, PC by 232 votes
  8. Chicoutimi, QC: André Harvey, PC def. Gilbert Fillion, BQ by 317 votes
  9. Frontenac—Mégantic, QC: Jean-Guy Chrétien, BQ def. Manon Lecours, Lib by 465 votes
  10. Simcoe—Grey, ON: Paul Bonwick, Lib def. Paul Shaw, Ref by 481 votes

See also

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Articles on parties' candidates in this election:

References

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  1. ^ a b "Chrétien sets Canadian election for June 2". CNN. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  2. ^ Frizzell, Alan (ed.); Pammett, Jon H (ed.). The Canadian General Election of 1997. Dundurn Press Ltd, 1998. Pp. 45.
  3. ^ Frizzell, Alan (ed.); Pammett, Jon H (ed.). 1998. Pp. 45.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Frizzell, Alan (ed.); Pammett, Jon H (ed.). 1998. Pp. 46.
  5. ^ a b Frizzell, Alan (ed.); Pammett, Jon H (ed.). 1998. Pp. 112.
  6. ^ Frizzell, Alan (ed.); Pammett, Jon H (ed.). 1998. Pp. 46 and 118
  7. ^ Frizzell, Alan (ed.); Pammett, Jon H (ed.). 1998. Pp. 118.
  8. ^ Frizzell, Alan (ed.); Pammett, Jon H (ed.). 1998. Pp. 112
  9. ^ Canadian Press. "Mr. George Hickes (Point Douglas), Member Statements". Government of Manitoba. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
  10. ^ a b "Canada poised for vote that may deadlock parliament". CNN. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  11. ^ Frizzell, Alan (ed.); Pammett, Jon H (ed.). 1998. Pp. 120.
  12. ^ Frizzell, Alan (ed.); Pammett, Jon H (ed.). 1998. Pp. 49.
  13. ^ Clarke, Harold D.; Kornberg, Allan;Wearing, Peter. A Polity on the Edge: Canada. Pp. 246.
  14. ^ "Thirty-sixth General Election 1997: Official Voting Results: Synopsis". Elections Canada. 1997., Tables 11-12
  15. ^ "Poll-by-poll Result Files, 1997 and 2000 General Elections". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  1. ^ Only contested seats in Quebec.

Further reading

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