Results Of The Canadian Federal Election, 2008
The 40th Canadian federal election was held on October 14, 2008.
The Conservative Party of Canada, led by Stephen Harper, won a minority government. The Conservatives won 143 seats. The Liberal Party of Canada, won 77 seats. The separatist Bloc Québécois won 49 seats and the social-democratic New Democratic Party won 37. Two independent candidates won a seat, one each in Nova Scotia and Quebec.
| National Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Votes | % | +/- | |
| Conservative | 143 | 5,209,069 | 37.65 | ||
| Liberal | 77 | 3,633,185 | 26.26 | ||
| Bloc Québécois | 49 | 1,379,991 | 9.98 | ||
| New Democrats | 37 | 2,515,288 | 18.18 | ||
| Independent | 2 | 89,387 | 0.65 | ||
| Green | 0 | 937,613 | 6.78 | ||
| Christian Heritage | 0 | 26,475 | 0.191 | ||
| Marxist-Leninist | 0 | 8,565 | 0.062 | ||
| Libertarian | 0 | 7,300 | 0.053 | ||
| Progressive Canadian | 0 | 5,860 | 0.042 | ||
| No Affiliation | 0 | 5,457 | 0.039 | ||
| Communist | 0 | 3,572 | 0.026 | ||
| Canadian Action | 0 | 3,455 | 0.025 | ||
| Marijuana | 0 | 2,298 | 0.0166 | ||
| neorhino.ca | 0 | 2,122 | 0.0153 | – | |
| NL First | 0 | 1,713 | 0.0124 | ||
| First Peoples National | 0 | 1,611 | 0.0116 | ||
| Animal Alliance | 0 | 527 | 0.0038 | ||
| Work Less | 0 | 425 | 0.0031 | ||
| Western Block | 0 | 195 | 0.00141 | ||
| People's Political Power | 0 | 186 | 0.00134 | ||
| Total | 13,834,294 | 100.00% | |||
Read more about Results Of The Canadian Federal Election, 2008: Vote and Seat Summaries, Gains, Holds and Losses, Results By Electoral District, Atlantic Provinces, Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia, Territories, Defeated Cabinet Ministers and Party Leaders, Popular Vote By Province, See Also
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