General Election
40th Parliament – October 14, 2008
Wikipedia: The 2008 Canadian federal election was held on October 14, 2008, to elect members to the House of Commons of Canada of the 40th Canadian Parliament after the previous parliament had been dissolved by Governor General Michaëlle Jean on September 7, 2008.
Results
Seats by party
Conservative Party of Canada | 143 | |
Liberal Party of Canada | 77 | |
Bloc Québécois | 49 | |
New Democratic Party | 37 | |
Independent | 2 | |
| 308 | ||
Montréal
Southern Québec
Toronto
Golden Horseshoe
Ottawa
Calgary
Edmonton
Vancouver
St. John's
P.E.I.
Moncton
Halifax
Québec
London
Trois-Rivières
Regina
Winnipeg
Essex
Saskatoon
Victoria
Click on a riding to view regional statistics
Statistics
Valid ballots
13,834,294
Candidates
1,601
Ridings
308
Popular Vote
Conservative Party of Canada | 5,209,069 | |
Liberal Party of Canada | 3,633,185 | |
New Democratic Party | 2,515,288 | |
Bloc Québécois | 1,379,991 | |
Green Party of Canada | 937,613 | |
Independent | 89,387 | |
Christian Heritage Party of Canada | 26,475 | |
Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada | 8,565 | |
Libertarian Party of Canada | 7,300 | |
Progressive Canadian Party | 5,860 | |
No affiliation | 5,457 | |
Communist Party of Canada | 3,572 | |
Canadian Action Party | 3,455 | |
Marijuana Party | 2,298 | |
neorhino.ca | 2,122 | |
Newfoundland and Labrador First Party | 1,713 | |
First Peoples National Party of Canada | 1,611 | |
Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada | 527 | |
Work Less Party | 425 | |
Western Block Party | 195 | |
People's Political Power Party of Canada | 186 | |
| 13,834,294 | ||
Candidates by Party
Popular Vote Swings from 2006
Green Party of Canada | 273,545 | |
New Democratic Party | -74,309 | |
Conservative Party of Canada | -165,002 | |
Bloc Québécois | -173,210 | |
Liberal Party of Canada | -846,230 | |
Closest Race
Kitchener–Waterloo, Ontario
Biggest Blowout
Crowfoot, Alberta
Candidates by Gender
Male | 1,156 | |
Female | 445 | |
Other | 0 | |
Unknown | 0 | |
Seats by Gender
Male | 239 | |
Female | 69 | |
Other | 0 | |
Unknown | 0 | |