General Election
32nd Parliament – February 18, 1980
Wikipedia: The 1980 Canadian federal election was held on February 18, 1980, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 32nd Parliament of Canada. It was called when the minority Progressive Conservative government led by Prime Minister Joe Clark was defeated in the Commons.
Results
Seats by party
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
10,951,300
Candidates
1,497
Ridings
282
Popular Vote
Liberal Party of Canada | 4,855,425 | |
Progressive Conservative Party | 3,552,994 | |
New Democratic Party | 2,165,087 | |
Social Credit Party of Canada | 185,486 | |
Rhinoceros Party of Canada | 110,597 | |
Independent | 16,236 | |
No affiliation | 15,595 | |
Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada | 14,728 | |
Libertarian Party of Canada | 14,656 | |
Union Populaire | 14,474 | |
Communist Party of Canada | 6,022 | |
| 10,951,300 | ||
Candidates by Party
Progressive Conservative Party | 282 | |
Liberal Party of Canada | 282 | |
New Democratic Party | 280 | |
Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada | 177 | |
Rhinoceros Party of Canada | 121 | |
Social Credit Party of Canada | 81 | |
Libertarian Party of Canada | 58 | |
Independent | 55 | |
No affiliation | 55 | |
Union Populaire | 54 | |
Communist Party of Canada | 52 | |
| 1,497 | ||
Popular Vote Swings from 1979
Liberal Party of Canada | 267,949 | |
New Democratic Party | 118,869 | |
Rhinoceros Party of Canada | 47,996 | |
Social Credit Party of Canada | -341,473 | |
Progressive Conservative Party | -553,095 | |
Closest Race
Simcoe North, Ontario
Biggest Blowout
Saint-Léonard–Anjou, Quebec
Candidates by Gender
Male | 1,278 | |
Female | 219 | |
Other | 0 | |
Unknown | 0 | |
Seats by Gender
Male | 268 | |
Female | 14 | |
Other | 0 | |
Unknown | 0 | |