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1997 Canadian federal election
1997 Canadian federal election|
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| Turnout | 67.0% ( 3.9pp) |
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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| Leader
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Jean Chrétien
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Preston Manning
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Gilles Duceppe
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| Party
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Liberal
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Reform
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Bloc Québécois
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| Leader's seat
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Saint-Maurice
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Calgary Southwest
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Laurier—
Sainte-Marie
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| Last election
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177 seats, 41.24%
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52 seats, 18.69%
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54 seats, 13.52%
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| Seats before
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174
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50
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50
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| Seats won
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155
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60
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44
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| Seat change
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19
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 10
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6
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| Popular vote
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4,994,277
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2,513,080
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1,385,821
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| Percentage
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38.46%
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19.35%
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10.67%
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| Swing
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2.78pp
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0.66pp
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2.85pp
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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| Leader
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Alexa McDonough
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Jean Charest
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| Party
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New Democratic
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Progressive Conservative
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| Leader's seat
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Halifax
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Sherbrooke
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| Last election
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9 seats, 6.88%
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2 seats, 16.04%
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| Seats before
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9
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2
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| Seats won
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21
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20
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| Seat change
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12
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18
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| Popular vote
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1,434,509
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2,446,705
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| Percentage
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11.05%
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18.84%
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| Swing
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4.17pp
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2.80pp
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|
 Popular vote by province, with graphs indicating the number of seats won. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote by province but instead via results by each riding. |
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The 1997 Canadian federal election was held on June 2 to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 36th Parliament of Canada.
Results
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| 155
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60
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44
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21
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20
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1
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| Liberal
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Reform
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BQ
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NDP
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PC
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I
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e • d
| Party
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Party Leader
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Candidates
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Seats
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Popular vote
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| 1993
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Dissol.
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Elected
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% Change
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#
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%
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Change
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Liberal
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Jean Chrétien
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301
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177
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174
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155
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-12.4%
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4,994,277
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38.46%
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-2.78pp
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Reform
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Preston Manning
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227
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52
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50
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60
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+15.4%
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2,513,080
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19.35%
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+0.66pp
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Bloc Québécois
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Gilles Duceppe
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75
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54
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50
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44
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-18.5%
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1,385,821
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10.67%
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-2.85pp
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New Democratic
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Alexa McDonough
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301
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9
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9
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21
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+133.3%
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1,434,509
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11.05%
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+4.17pp
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Progressive Conservative
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Jean Charest
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301
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2
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2
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20
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+900%
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2,446,705
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18.84%
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+2.80pp
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Independent and No Affiliation
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76
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1
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6
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1
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60,759
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0.47%
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-0.09pp
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Green
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Joan Russow
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79
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-
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-
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-
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-
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55,583
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0.43%
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+0.18pp
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Natural Law
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Neil Paterson
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136
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-
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-
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-
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-
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37,085
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0.29%
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+x
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Christian Heritage
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Ron Gray
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53
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-
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-
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-
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-
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29,085
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0.22%
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+x
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Canadian Action
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Paul T. Hellyer
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58
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*
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-
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-
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*
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17,502
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0.13%
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*
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Marxist–Leninist
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Hardial Bains
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65
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-
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-
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-
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-
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11,468
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0.09%
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+0.05pp
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Vacant
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4
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| Total
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1,672
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295
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295
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301
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+2.0%
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12,985,974
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100%
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| Sources: http://www.elections.ca History of Federal Ridings since 1867 Archived 2008-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
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Notes:
*: Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.
x: Less than 0.005% of the popular vote
Vote and seat summaries
| Popular vote |
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| Liberal |
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38.46% |
| Reform |
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19.35% |
| PC |
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18.84% |
| NDP |
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11.05% |
| Bloc Québécois |
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10.67% |
| Green |
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0.43% |
| Others |
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1.20% |
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| Seat totals |
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| Liberal |
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51.50% |
| Reform |
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19.93% |
| Bloc Québécois |
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14.62% |
| NDP |
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6.98% |
| PC |
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6.64% |
| Independents |
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0.33% |
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Results by province
| Party Name
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BC
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AB
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SK
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MB
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ON
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QC
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NB
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NS
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PE
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NL
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NT
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YK
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Total
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Liberal
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Seats:
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6
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2
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1
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6
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101
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26
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3
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4
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4
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2
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155
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Popular vote:
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28.8
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24.0
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24.7
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34.3
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49.5
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36.7
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32.9
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28.4
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44.8
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37.9
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43.1
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22.0
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38.5
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Reform
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Seats:
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25
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24
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8
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3
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60
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Vote:
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43.1
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54.6
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36.0
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23.7
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19.1
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0.3
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13.1
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9.7
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1.5
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2.5
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11.7
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25.3
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19.4
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Bloc Québécois
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Seats:
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44
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44
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Vote:
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37.9
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10.7
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New Democrats
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Seats:
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3
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5
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4
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2
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6
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1
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21
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Vote:
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18.2
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5.7
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30.9
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23.2
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10.7
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2.0
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18.4
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30.4
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15.1
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22.0
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20.9
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28.9
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11.0
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Progressive Conservative
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Seats:
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1
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1
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5
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5
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5
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3
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20
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Vote:
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6.2
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14.4
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7.8
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17.8
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18.8
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22.2
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35.0
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30.8
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38.3
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36.8
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16.7
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13.9
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18.8
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Other
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Seats:
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1
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1
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Vote:
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0.6
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0.2
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0.1
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0.3
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0.6
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0.4
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0.4
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0.5
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7.6
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8.9
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0.5
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| Total seats:
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34
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26
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14
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14
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103
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75
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10
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11
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4
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7
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2
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1
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301
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| Parties that won no seats:
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Green
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Vote:
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2.0
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0.4
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0.4
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0.1
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0.2
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0.4
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Natural Law
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Vote:
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0.3
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0.3
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0.2
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0.1
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0.2
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0.3
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0.6
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0.4
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0.1
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0.2
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0.3
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Christian Heritage
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Vote:
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0.4
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0.1
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0.4
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0.4
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0.2
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1.0
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0.2
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Canadian Action
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Vote:
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0.3
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0.2
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0.1
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Marxist–Leninist
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Vote:
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0.1
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0.2
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0.1
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0.1
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0.1
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Source: Elections Canada
Notes
- 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 for the Reform Party, yet 86 seats for the other opposition parties and independents combined.
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