2011 Canadian federal election

2011 Canadian Federal Election
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All 308 seats in the House of Commons
155 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Stephen Harper Jack Layton Michael Ignatieff
Party Conservative Party of Canada New Democratic Party of Canada Liberal
Leader's seat Calgary Heritage Toronto-Danforth Etobicoke-Lakeshore
Seats before 144 36 77
Seats won 166 103 34
Seat change Increase23 Increase67 Decrease43
Popular vote 5,832,401 4,508,474 2,783,175

The 2011 Canadian Federal Election was held on 2 May 2011,[1] in order to elect members to the House of Commons for the 41st Canadian Parliament.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper advised the Governor General David Johnston on 26 March to dissolve Parliament after a non-confidence vote of minority government’s propose budget.

In the end, the Conservatives were re-elected, with a majority government. Surprisingly, the New Democratic Party was boosted to the Official Opposition with 103 seats.[2]

Results

Seat distribution in the House of Commons

The Liberals lost 43 seats compared to their original 77 seats.[3] Meanwhile, the Green Party won 1 seat in the House of Commons.[4] The Bloc Québécois lost 6 seats bringing their total of seats down to 4 seats.[5] The Conservative Party won a majority government with 166 seats in the House of Commons.

References

  1. ↑ "General Election – May 2, 2011". www.elections.ca. 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  2. ↑ "Federal election 2011 results". www.blogto.com. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  3. ↑ "Exclusive: What really sunk Michael Ignatieff and the Liberals". thestar.com. 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  4. ↑ "Green light for the Greens". nationalpost. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  5. ↑ "Duceppe quits after BQ crushed in Quebec". CBC News. Retrieved 2023-02-15.