2004 Canadian Federal Election

June 28, 2004 · The modern battleground · 308 seats, 155 for a majority

Paul Martin, freshly installed as Prime Minister, was reduced to a minority as the sponsorship scandal broke and the newly merged Conservative Party under Harper fought its first campaign, ending the era of the divided right.

Prime Minister before

Paul Martin

Liberal

Prime Minister (continued)

Paul Martin

Liberal

Government formed

Liberal

minority government

Turnout

60.9%

The result

Share of House
LiberalPaul Martin135-33
4,982,22036.7%-4.1
ConservativeStephen Harper99+27
4,019,49829.6%-8.1
Bloc QuébécoisGilles Duceppe54+21
1,680,10912.4%+1.7
New DemocraticJack Layton19+5
2,127,40315.7%+7.2

1 further seat went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.

The result by province & territory

Seats won and vote share in each province and territory. Blank cells mean the party did not contest the province; the results table splits allied labels (Liberal-Conservatives, farmers' candidates, independents) that the headline figures group together.

Liberal828.6%222.0%127.2%333.2%7544.7%2133.9%744.6%639.7%452.5%548.0%151.3%139.4%145.7%13536.7%
Conservative2236.3%2661.7%1341.8%739.1%2431.5%08.8%231.1%328.0%030.7%232.3%014.4%017.2%020.9%9929.6%
Bloc Québécois5448.9%5412.4%
New Democratic526.6%09.5%023.4%423.5%718.1%04.6%120.6%228.4%012.5%017.5%015.2%039.1%025.7%1915.7%
No Affiliation11.0%0010.1%
Total seats3628141410675101147111308