308 seats in the House of Commons 155 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout
58.8% (5.9pp)
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Stephen Harper
Stéphane Dion
Gilles Duceppe
Party
Conservative
Liberal
Bloc Québécois
Leader since
March 20, 2004
December 2, 2006
March 15, 1997
Leader's seat
Calgary Southwest
Saint-Laurent—Cartierville
Laurier—Sainte-Marie
Last election
124 seats, 36.27%
103 seats, 30.23%
51 seats, 10.48%
Seats before
127
95
48
Seats won
143
77
49
Seat change
16
18
1
Popular vote
5,209,069
3,633,185
1,379,991
Percentage
37.65%
26.26%
9.98%[i]
Swing
1.38pp
3.97pp
0.50pp
Fourth party
Fifth party
Leader
Jack Layton
Elizabeth May
Party
New Democratic
Green
Leader since
January 24, 2003
August 27, 2006
Leader's seat
Toronto—Danforth
Ran in Central Nova (lost)
Last election
29 seats, 17.48%
0 seats, 4.48%
Seats before
30
1
Seats won
37
0
Seat change
7
1
Popular vote
2,515,288
937,613
Percentage
18.18%
6.78%
Swing
0.70pp
2.30pp
Results by electoral district, shaded by winners' vote share
Results by province and territory
Prime Minister before election
Stephen Harper
Conservative
Prime Minister after election
Stephen Harper
Conservative
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.
The election resulted in a second but stronger minority government for the Conservative Party, led by the incumbent Prime Minister, Stephen Harper. While the Tories were a dozen seats away from a majority government, the Liberal Party led by Stéphane Dion lost 18 seats as the New Democratic Party and the Bloc Québécois made slight gains. The Green Party failed to win any seats and lost its only Member of Parliament. Following the election, the Liberal Party and New Democratic Party attempted to form a coalition but were unsuccessful in making it happen.
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