Timeline of Canadian elections

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The timeline of elections in Canada covers all the provincial, territorial and federal elections from when each province was joined Confederation through to the present day. The table below indicates which party won the election. Several provinces held elections before joining Canada, but only their post-Confederation elections are shown. These include:

The most recent election is shown with a box limited to five years of government, as this is the maximum length of office, as set by the constitution. However, elections can be called at any time by an incumbent government. The federal government, nine provinces, and one territory have changed to fixed election dates every four years. For these legislatures, the box is shown as running until the next scheduled election, but one could still be earlier if the government falls due to a motion of no confidence. Nova Scotia and Yukon do not have fixed election dates in this matter.

Legend

Abbreviation Party
Pre Pre-Confederation
BCL British Columbia Liberal
LIB Liberal Party
NDP NDP
CCF CCF
ASC Alberta Social Credit
UF United Farmers
SK Saskatchewan Party
BSC British Columbia Social Credit
PQ Parti Québécois
CON Progressive Conservatives or historical Conservatives
YU Yukon Party
CPC Conservative Party
UN Union Nationale
APC Alberta Progressive Conservative
CAQ Coalition Avenir Québec
Co. Coalition
N/A Nonpartisan, and consensus government

1867–1897

Year BC MB ON QC NB NS PEI NT   Federal
1867 1st
Co.
1st
PC
1st
1st
LIB
1st
PC
1868
1869
1870 1st
N/A
2nd
N/A
(Temp.
Council
)
1871 1st
N/A
2nd
LIB
2nd
PC
2nd
LIB
1872 2nd
PC
1873 26th
PC
1874 2nd
N/A
3rd
N/A
3rd
LIB
3rd
LIB
1875 2nd
N/A
3rd
LIB
3rd
PC
1876 27th
PC
(First
Council
)
1877
1878 3rd 3rd 4th
LIB
4th
N/A
4th
PC
4th
PC
1879 4th
PC
4th
LIB
28th
PC
1880
1881 5th
PC
1882 4th
N/A
5th
N/A
5th
LIB
29th
PC
5th
PC
1883 5th
PC
5th
LIB
1884
1885
1886 5th
N/A
6th
PC
6th
LIB
6th
LIB
6th
N/A
6th
LIB
30th
PC
1887 6th
PC
1888 7th
LIB
1st
N/A
1889
1890 6th
N/A
7th
LIB
7th
LIB
7th
N/A
7th
LIB
31st
Co.
1891 2nd
N/A
7th
PC
1892 8th
LIB
8th
PC
8th
N/A
1893 32nd
LIB
1894 7th
N/A
8th
LIB
8th
LIB
3rd
N/A
1895 9th
N/A
1896 9th
LIB
8th
LIB
1897 9th
LIB
9th
LIB
33rd
LIB
Year BC MB ON QC NB NS PEI NT   Federal

1898–1948

Year BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PEI YU NT   Federal
N/A LIB LIB LIB N/A LIB LIB N/A LIB
1898 8th
N/A
9th
LIB
N/A
4th
N/A
1899 10th
CON
10th
N/A
1900 9th
N/A
10th
LIB
34th
LIB
1st
N/A
9th
LIB
1901 10th
LIB
1902 10th
LIB
5th
CON
1903 10th
CON
11th
CON
11th
N/A
2nd
1904 11th
LIB
35th
LIB
10th
LIB
1905 1st
ABL
1st
LIB
11th
CON
3rd
N/A
(Second
Council
)
1906 11th
LIB
1907 11th
CON
12th
CON
4th
N/A
1908 2nd
LIB
12th
CON
12th
LIB
12th
N/A
36th
LIB
11th
LIB
1909 12th
CON
2nd
ABL
5th
N/A
1910 13th
CON
1911 13th
CON
12th
LIB
12th
CON
1912 13th
CON
3rd
LIB
13th
LIB
13th
N/A
37th
CON
6th
N/A
1913 3rd
ABL
1914 14th
CON
14th
CON
1915 15th
LIB
38th
CON
7th
N/A
1916 14th
BCL
14th
LIB
13th
LIB
1917 4th
ABL
4th
LIB
14th
N/A
8th
N/A
13th
Co.
1918
1919 15th
UF
15th
LIB
39th
LIB
1920 15th
BCL
16th
LIB
15th
N/A
14th
LIB
9th
N/A
1921 5th
UF
5th
LIB
14th
LIB
1922 17th
UF
10th
N/A
1923 16th
CON
16th
LIB
40th
CON
1924 16th
BCL
1925 6th
LIB
16th
N/A
15th
CON
11th
N/A
15th
1926 6th
UF
17th
CON
16th
LIB
1927 18th
UF
17th
LIB
41st
LIB
1928 17th
CON
16th
CON
12th
N/A
1929 7th
Co.
18th
CON
1930 7th
UF
17th
N/A
17th
CON
1931 18th
LIB
42nd
CON
13th
N/A
1932 19th
LIB
1933 18th
BCL
17th
LIB
1934 8th
LIB
19th
LIB
14th
N/A
1935 8th
SC
19th
LIB
18th
LIB
43rd
LIB
18th
LIB
1936 20th
LIB
20th
UN
1937 19th
BCL
20th
LIB
18th
LIB
15th
N/A
1938 9th
LIB
1939 21st
LIB
19th
LIB
44th
LIB
1940 9th
SC
16th
N/A
19th
LIB
1941 20th
Co.
21st
LIB
19th
LIB
1942
1943 21st
CON
45th
LIB
1944 10th
SC
10th
CCF
22nd
UN
20th
LIB
17th
N/A
1945 21st
Co.
22nd
LIB
22nd
CON
20th
LIB
20th
LIB
1946
1947 46th
LIB
18th
N/A
1948 11th
SC
11th
CCF
23rd
CON
23rd
UN
21st
LIB
Year BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PEI YU NT   Federal

1949–1998

Newfoundland (now Newfoundland and Labrador) joined Canada as a new province in 1949.

Year BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PEI NF YU NT   Federal
Co. ASC CCF LIB PC UN LIB LIB LIB N/A N/A LIB
1949 22nd
Co.
23rd
LIB
21st
LIB
30th
LIB
19th
N/A
21st
LIB
1950
1951 24th
CON
47th
LIB
31st
LIB
6th
N/A
1952 23rd
BSC
12th
ASC
12th
CCF
24th
UN
22nd
CON
20th
N/A
1953 24th
BSC
24th
LIB
22nd
LIB
22nd
LIB
1954 7th
N/A
1955 13th
ASC
25th
CON
48th
LIB
21st
N/A
1956 25th
BSC
13th
CCF
25th
UN
23rd
CON
23rd
CON
32nd
LIB
1957 8th
N/A
23rd
CON
1958 25th
CON
22nd
N/A
24th
CON
1959 14th
ASC
26th
CON
26th
CON
49th
CON
33rd
LIB
1960 26th
BSC
14th
CCF
26th
LIB
24th
LIB
24th
CON
9th
N/A
1961 23rd
N/A
1962 27th
CON
27th
LIB
50th
CON
34th
LIB
25th
CON
1963 27th
BSC
15th
ASC
27th
CON
25th
LIB
25th
CON
26th
LIB
1964 15th
LIB
24th
N/A
10th
1965 27th
LIB
1966 28th
BSC
28th
CON
28th
UN
51st
LIB
35th
LIB
1967 16th
ASC
16th
LIB
28th
CON
26th
LIB
26th
CON
25th
N/A
11th
N/A
1968 28th
LIB
1969 29th
BSC
29th
NDP
1970 29th
LIB
27th
CON
27th
LIB
52nd
LIB
26th
N/A
12th
N/A
1971 17th
APC
17th
NDP
29th
CON
36th
CON
1972 30th
NDP
37th
CON
29th
LIB
1973 30th
NDP
30th
LIB
1974 28th
CON
28th
LIB
53rd
LIB
27th
N/A
30th
LIB
1975 31st
BSC
18th
APC
18th
NDP
30th
CON
38th
CON
13th
N/A
1976 31st
PQ
1977 31st
CON
31st
CON
1978 19th
NDP
29th
CON
29th
CON
54th
LIB
28th
CON
1979 32nd
BSC
19th
APC
55th
CON
39th
CON
14th
N/A
31st
CON
1980 32nd
LIB
1981 32nd
NDP
32nd
CON
32nd
PQ
30th
CON
1982 20th
APC
20th
CON
30th
CON
56th
CON
40th
CON
29th
CON
1983 33rd
BSC
15th
N/A
1984 31st
CON
33rd
CON
1985 33rd
LIB
33rd
LIB
41st
CON
30th
NDP
1986 34th
BSC
21st
APC
21st
CON
33rd
NDP
57th
LIB
1987 34th
LIB
31st
LIB
16th
N/A
1988 34th
CON
32nd
CON
34th
CON
1989 22nd
APC
34th
LIB
58th
LIB
42nd 31st
NDP
1990 35th
CON
35th
NDP
1991 35th
NDP
22nd
NDP
32nd
LIB
17th
N/A
1992 32nd
YU
1993 23rd
APC
33rd
LIB
59th
LIB
43rd
LIB
35th
LIB
1994 35th
PQ
1995 23rd
NDP
36th 36th 33rd
LIB
18th
N/A
1996 36th
NDP
60th
CON
44th 33rd
NDP
1997 24th
APC
36th
LIB
1998 36th
PQ
34th
LIB
Year BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PEI NF YU NT   Federal

1999–present

The territory of Nunavut was created on 1 April 1999, from land previously part of the Northwest Territories.

Year BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PEI NL YU NT NU   Federal
NDP APC NDP CON CON PQ LIB LIB CON LIB NDP N/A LIB
1999 24th
Co.
37th
NDP
37th
CON
34th
CON
35th
CON
45th
LIB
19th
N/A
1st
N/A
2000 61st
CON
34th
LIB
37th
LIB
2001 37th
BCL
25th
APC
2002 35th
YU
2003 25th
NDP
38th
NDP
38th
LIB
37th
LIB
35th
CON
36th
CON
62nd
CON
46th
CON
20th
N/A
2004 26th
APC
2nd
N/A
38th
LIB
2005 38th
BCL
2006 36th
LIB
37th
CON
36th
YU
39th
CPC
2007 26th
SK
39th
NDP
39th
LIB
38th
LIB
63rd
LIB
47th
CON
21st
N/A
2008 27th
APC
39th
LIB
3rd
N/A
40th
CPC
2009 39th
BCL
38th
NDP
2010 37th
CON
2011 27th
SK
40th
NDP
40th
LIB
64th
LIB
48th
CON
37th
YU
22nd
N/A
41st
CPC
2012 28th
APC
40th
PQ
2013 40th
BCL
39th
LIB
4th
N/A
2014 41st
LIB
41st
LIB
38th
LIB
2015 29th
NDP
65th
LIB
49th
LIB
23rd
N/A
42nd
LIB
2016 28th
SK
41st
CON
38th
LIB
2017 41st
NDP
40th
LIB
5th
N/A
2018 42nd
CON
42nd
CAQ
39th
CON
2019 30th
UCP
42nd
CON
66th
CON
50th
LIB
24th
N/A
43rd
LIB
2020 42nd
NDP
29th
SK
40th
CON
2021 41st
CON
51st
LIB
39th
LIB
6th
N/A
44th
LIB
2022 43rd
CON
43nd
CAQ
2023 31st
UCP
43rd
NDP
67th
CON
25th
N/A
2024 next next next
2025 next next next next next
2026 next next
2027 next next next next
Year BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PEI NL YU NT NU   Federal

Notes

  1. ^ Coalition between Conservative and Liberal parties (who won 41 out of 82 seats each).
  2. ^ The first New Brunswick general election was held pre-confederation and is not technically a Canadian election.
  3. ^ Power went back and forth a few times surrounding the 1878 election. For most of that legislature, the Liberals controlled a minority parliament with the support of some Conservative members.
  4. ^ Conservative and Liberal parties won 15 seats each (out of 30).
  5. ^ Although Yukon was created in 1898, the Territorial Council was wholly appointed from 1898 to 1900.
  6. ^ The Conservative party won the most seats, but the Liberal party maintained power with support from the Progressive party without forming an official coalition. Partway through the 15th Parliament the Conservative Party took control of government, but was not able to obtain the confidence of the House. See King–Byng Affair.
  7. ^ The Liberal party won the most seats, but lost a motion of no-confidence shortly after the election resulting in a coalition between the Conservative and Progressive parties.
  8. ^ a b c Coalition between Liberal and Conservative parties.
  9. ^ Coalition between NDP and Liberal Party.

Summary

The table below shows how many elections each party has won in each province and territory. The Northwest Territories and Nunavut use consensus government, which means there are no political parties. Of forty-two federal elections, twenty-three have been won by the Liberals, and eighteen by the Conservatives.

Party BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PEI NL YU NT NU Total
Liberal 9 4 10 11 17 25 12 25 23 13 3 0 0 152
(Progressive) Conservative 5 14 2 18 23 5 11 15 18 9 2 1 0 123
Non-partisan 9 0 0 3 0 0 16 0 0 0 27 23 6 84
New Democratic 5 1 6 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 26
Social Credit 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
Coalition 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7
United Farmers 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Union Nationale - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - 6
Parti Québécois - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - 5
Co. Commonwealth Fed. - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - 5
Yukon Party - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - 4
Saskatchewan Party - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - 4
Coalition Avenir Québec - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - 2
Total 42 31 29 43 43 43 39 41 42 22 39 24 6 444
  1. ^ Although the 1st NB election is shown in the main table, it took place a year before NB joined Confederation. As such it was not a Canadian election, and is thus excluded from this table.

See also

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Yukon

Northwest Territories

Nunavut

Federal

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