Minority Governments By Term of Office
Rank | Prime Minister | Party | Parliament | Seats (Minority size) | Year(s) | Duration from return of writs to dissolution |
Notes |
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1 | William Lyon Mackenzie King | Liberal | 14th | 116 of 235 (2 short) |
1921–1925 | 70003000000000000003 years, 7002233000000000000233 days | |
2 | Stephen Harper | Conservative | 39th | 124 of 308 (30 short) |
2006–2008 | 2 years, 207 days | |
3 | Stephen Harper | Conservative | 40th | 143 of 308 (12 short) |
2008–2011 | 2 years, 142 days | |
4 | Lester B. Pearson | Liberal | 27th | 131 of 265 (2 short) |
1965–1968 | 2 years, 135 days | |
5 | Lester B. Pearson | Liberal | 26th | 129 of 265 (4 short) |
1963–1965 | 2 years, 123 days | |
6 | Pierre Trudeau | Liberal | 29th | 109 of 264 (23 short) |
1972–1974 | 1 year, 170 days | |
7 | Paul Martin | Liberal | 38th | 135 of 308 (19 short) |
2004–2006 | 1 year, 133 days | |
8 | William Lyon Mackenzie King | Liberal | 15th | 99 of 245 (24 short) |
1925–1926 | 204 days | |
9 | John Diefenbaker | Progressive Conservative | 25th | 116 of 265 (17 short) |
1962–1963 | 203 days | |
10 | Joe Clark | Progressive Conservative | 31st | 136 of 282 (5 short) |
1979–1980 | 186 days | |
11 | John Diefenbaker | Progressive Conservative | 23rd | 112 of 265 (21 short) |
1957–1958 | 177 days | |
12 | Alexander Mackenzie | Liberal | 2nd | 95 of 200 (5 short) |
1873–1874 | 56 days | |
13 | Arthur Meighen | Conservative (1867) | 15th | 115 of 245 (8 short) |
1926 | 3 days |
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