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Every federal general election

All 45 general elections since Confederation.

#YearWinning partyPrime ministerSeatsHouseResultTurnout
452025LiberalMark Carney169343Minority69.5 %
442021LiberalJustin Trudeau160338Minority62.3 %
432019LiberalJustin Trudeau157338Minority67.0 %
422015LiberalJustin Trudeau184338Majority68.3 %
412011ConservativeStephen Harper166308Majority61.1 %
402008ConservativeStephen Harper143308Minority58.8 %
392006ConservativeStephen Harper124308Minority64.7 %
382004LiberalPaul Martin135308Minority60.9 %
372000LiberalJean Chrétien172301Majority64.1 %
361997LiberalJean Chrétien155301Majority67.0 %
351993LiberalJean Chrétien177295Majority69.6 %
341988Progressive ConservativeBrian Mulroney169295Majority75.3 %
331984Progressive ConservativeBrian Mulroney211282Majority75.3 %
321980LiberalPierre Trudeau147282Majority69.3 %
311979Progressive ConservativeJoe Clark136282Minority75.7 %
301974LiberalPierre Trudeau141264Majority71.0 %
291972LiberalPierre Trudeau109264Minority76.7 %
281968LiberalPierre Trudeau155264Majority75.7 %
271965LiberalLester Pearson131265Minority74.8 %
261963LiberalLester Pearson128265Minority79.2 %
251962Progressive ConservativeJohn Diefenbaker116265Minority79.0 %
241958Progressive ConservativeJohn Diefenbaker208265Majority79.4 %
231957Progressive ConservativeJohn Diefenbaker112265Minority74.1 %
221953LiberalLouis St. Laurent169265Majority67.5 %
211949LiberalLouis St. Laurent191262Majority73.8 %
201945LiberalWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King126245Majority75.3 %
191940LiberalWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King179245Majority69.9 %
181935LiberalWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King173245Majority74.2 %
171930ConservativeR. B. Bennett134245Majority73.5 %
161926LiberalWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King124245Majority67.7 %
151925LiberalWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King100245Minority66.4 %
141921LiberalWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King118235Majority67.7 %
131917Unionist (coalition)Robert Borden153235Majority75.0 %
121911ConservativeRobert Borden132221Majority70.2 %
111908LiberalWilfrid Laurier133221Majority70.0 %
101904LiberalWilfrid Laurier137214Majority71.6 %
91900LiberalWilfrid Laurier128213Majority77.4 %
81896LiberalWilfrid Laurier117213Majority62.9 %
71891ConservativeJohn A. Macdonald118215Majority64.4 %
61887ConservativeJohn A. Macdonald124215Majority70.1 %
51882ConservativeJohn A. Macdonald134211Majority70.3 %
41878ConservativeJohn A. Macdonald134206Majority69.1 %
31874LiberalAlexander Mackenzie129206Majority69.6 %
21872ConservativeJohn A. Macdonald100200Exactly half70.3 %
11867ConservativeJohn A. Macdonald100180Majority74.3 %

Seats as reported by Elections Canada. In 1993, 1997 and 2000 the Conservative figure is the Progressive Conservative Party alone; Reform and the Canadian Alliance won more seats.