308 seats in the House of Commons 155 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout
64.7% (3.8pp)
First party
Second party
Leader
Stephen Harper
Paul Martin
Party
Conservative
Liberal
Leader since
March 20, 2004
November 14, 2003
Leader's seat
Calgary Southwest
LaSalle—Émard
Last election
99 seats, 29.63%
135 seats, 36.73%
Seats before
98
133
Seats won
124
103
Seat change
26
30
Popular vote
5,374,071
4,479,415
Percentage
36.27%
30.23%
Swing
6.64pp
6.50pp
Third party
Fourth party
Leader
Gilles Duceppe
Jack Layton
Party
Bloc Québécois
New Democratic
Leader since
March 15, 1997
January 24, 2003
Leader's seat
Laurier— Sainte-Marie
Toronto—Danforth
Last election
54 seats, 12.39%
19 seats, 15.68%
Seats before
53
18
Seats won
51
29
Seat change
2
11
Popular vote
1,553,201
2,589,597
Percentage
10.48%[i]
17.48%
Swing
1.91pp
1.80pp
Results by electoral district, shaded by winners' vote share
Results by province and territory
The Canadian parliament after the 2006 election
Prime Minister before election
Paul Martin
Liberal
Prime Minister after election
Stephen Harper
Conservative
The 2006 Canadian federal election was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members to the House of Commons of Canada of the 39th Parliament of Canada.
New details of the sponsorship scandal were released through the Gomery Commission, and the three opposition parties aimed to bring down Liberal Prime Minister Paul Martin's minority government, contending that it was corrupt. On November 28, 2005, Martin's government was defeated on a motion of non-confidence. The day later, Martin met with Governor General Michaëlle Jean to dissolve parliament, triggering an unusual winter election.
The Conservative Party, that was formed in 2003 from the merger of the Progressive Conservative Party and the Canadian Alliance, scored its first-ever victory as they won the greatest number of seats in the House of Commons, winning 124 out of 308, up from 99 seats in 2004. Due to the emerging details of the sponsorship scandal, as well as a unified right-of-centre party, the Tories led by Stephen Harper went on to end over 12 years of Liberal rule. Harper formed the smallest minority government in Canadian history (in terms of proportion of seats), becoming prime minister. The New Democratic Party experienced a modest boost in support whereas the Bloc Québécois' seat count nearly stayed the same.
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