Results of the 1997 Canadian federal election

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1997 Canadian federal election

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## Results by Province

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### Alberta

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Results in Alberta[1]

Party  | Seats  | Second  | Third  | Fourth  | Fifth  | Sixth  | Seventh  | Eighth  | Ninth  | Tenth  | Votes  | %  | +/-
| Reform | 22  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 629,402  | 52.28  |
| Liberals | 4  | 15  | 7  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 301,774  | 25.07  |
| Progressive Conservative |  | 7  | 17  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 175,556  | 14.58  |
| NDP |  |  | 1  | 21  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  | 49,097  | 4.08  |
| National |  |  | 1  | 2  | 15  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 28,637  | 2.38  |
| Natural Law |  |  |  |  | 3  | 12  | 9  | 1  |  |  | 6,748  | 0.56  |
| Independent  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 4  |  | 4  | 2  | 1  | 5,280  | 0.44  |
| Green |  |  |  |  | 2  | 4  | 4  | 2  |  |  | 3,316  | 0.28  |
| Christian Heritage |  |  |  |  | 1  | 3  |  | 1  |  |  | 2,071  | 0.17  |
| Canada Party |  |  |  |  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 2  |  | 1,298  | 0.11  |
| No affiliation to a recognised party  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 4  |  |  | 478  | 0.04  |
| Marxist–Leninist |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 1  |  | 172  | 0.01  |
Total  | 26  |  | 1,203,829  | 100.0  |

### British Columbia

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Results in British Columbia[1]

Party  | Seats  | Second  | Third  | Fourth  | Fifth  | Sixth  | Seventh  | Eighth  | Ninth  | Tenth  | Eleventh  | Twelfth  | Thirteenth  | Votes  | %  | +/-
| Reform | 24  | 5  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 593,599  | 36.37  |
| Liberals | 6  | 22  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 458,802  | 28.11  |
| NDP | 2  | 4  | 13  | 13  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 252,257  | 15.46  |
| Progressive Conservative |  | 1  | 12  | 18  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 219,838  | 13.47  |
| National |  |  |  | 1  | 28  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 66,773  | 4.09  |
| Green |  |  |  |  |  | 13  | 9  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,997  | 0.74  |
| Natural Law |  |  |  |  | 1  | 7  | 14  | 10  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,845  | 0.6  |
| Christian Heritage |  |  |  |  | 2  | 7  | 2  | 1  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7,282  | 0.45  |
| Libertarian |  |  |  |  |  | 3  | 3  | 4  | 4  |  | 1  |  |  | 4,251  | 0.26  |
| Independent  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  | 6  | 9  | 7  | 5  | 3  | 3  | 4,074  | 0.25  |
| Canada Party |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 6  | 5  | 2  | 1  |  |  | 1,676  | 0.1  |
| No affiliation to a recognised party  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 1  |  |  | 682  | 0.04  |
| Commonwealth of Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 2  | 4  |  | 3  | 1  | 601  | 0.04  |
| Marxist–Leninist |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 2  | 2  |  | 317  | 0.02  |
Total  | 32  |  | 1,631,994  | 100.0  |

### Manitoba

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Results in Manitoba[1]

Party  | Seats  | Second  | Third  | Fourth  | Fifth  | Sixth  | Seventh  | Eighth  | Ninth  | Votes  | %  | +/-
| Liberals | 12  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 243,214  | 44.95  |
| Reform | 1  | 8  | 4  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 120,934  | 22.35  |
| NDP | 1  | 4  | 1  | 7  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 90,091  | 16.65  |
| Progressive Conservative |  |  | 9  | 5  |  |  |  |  |  | 64,515  | 11.92  |
| National |  |  |  | 1  | 10  | 2  |  |  |  | 16,516  | 3.05  |
| Natural Law |  |  |  |  |  | 7  | 4  |  |  | 1,993  | 0.37  |
| Christian Heritage |  |  |  |  | 2  | 2  |  |  |  | 1,500  | 0.28  |
| Canada Party |  |  |  |  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 4  | 4  | 1,424  | 0.26  |
| Independent  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 288  | 0.05  |
| Marxist–Leninist |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4  |  | 214  | 0.04  |
| No affiliation to a recognised party  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 186  | 0.03  |
| Libertarian |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 181  | 0.03  |
Total  | 14  |  | 541,056  | 100.0  |

### New Brunswick

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Results in New Brunswick[1]

Party  | Seats  | Second  | Third  | Fourth  | Fifth  | Sixth  | Seventh  | Eighth  | Votes  | %  | +/-
| Liberals | 9  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 215,769  | 56.03  |
| Progressive Conservative | 1  | 9  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 107,583  | 27.94  |
| Reform |  |  | 6  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 32,628  | 8.47  |
| NDP |  |  | 3  | 6  | 1  |  |  |  | 18,694  | 4.85  |
| Independent  |  |  | 1  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 4,943  | 1.28  |
| Natural Law |  |  |  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  |  | 1,904  | 0.49  |
| National |  |  |  | 1  | 1  |  |  | 1  | 1,317  | 0.34  |
| Canada Party |  |  |  |  | 1  | 2  |  |  | 1,039  | 0.27  |
| Christian Heritage |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 996  | 0.26  |
| No affiliation to a recognised party  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 226  | 0.06  |
Total  | 10  |  | 385,099  | 100.0  |

### Newfoundland and Labrador

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Results in Newfoundland and Labrador[1]

Party  | Seats  | Second  | Third  | Fourth  | Fifth  | Sixth  | Seventh  | Votes  | %  | +/-
| Liberals | 7  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 155,237  | 67.32  |
| Progressive Conservative |  | 7  |  |  |  |  |  | 61,488  | 26.67  |
| NDP |  |  | 7  |  |  |  |  | 8,080  | 3.5  |
| Reform |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2,392  | 1.04  |
| Natural Law |  |  |  | 3  | 1  | 1  |  | 1,809  | 0.78  |
| National |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 1,235  | 0.54  |
| Christian Heritage |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 349  | 0.15  |
Total  | 7  |  | 230,590  | 100.0  |

### Northwest Territories

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Results in Northwest Territories[1]

Party  | Seats  | Second  | Third  | Fourth  | Fifth  | Sixth  | Votes  | %  | +/-
| Liberals | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,552  | 65.42  |
| Progressive Conservative |  | 1  | 1  |  |  |  | 3,863  | 16.25  |
| Reform |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 2,000  | 8.41  |
| NDP |  |  | 1  | 1  |  |  | 1,820  | 7.66  |
| Green |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 325  | 1.37  |
| Natural Law |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 213  | 0.9  |
Total  | 2  |  | 23,773  | 100.0  |

### Nova Scotia

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Results in Nova Scotia[1]

Party  | Seats  | Second  | Third  | Fourth  | Fifth  | Sixth  | Seventh  | Eighth  | Ninth  | Tenth  | Votes  | %  | +/-
| Liberals | 11  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 235,684  | 51.98  |
| Progressive Conservative |  | 11  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 106,411  | 23.47  |
| Reform |  |  | 8  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60,377  | 13.32  |
| NDP |  |  | 2  | 8  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 30,907  | 6.82  |
| Independent  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 1  |  | 9,334  | 2.06  |
| National |  |  |  |  | 6  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 5,127  | 1.13  |
| Natural Law |  |  |  |  | 3  | 7  |  | 1  |  |  | 3,947  | 0.87  |
| Christian Heritage |  |  |  |  | 1  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 1,216  | 0.27  |
| Green |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 307  | 0.07  |
| Marxist–Leninist |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 84  | 0.02  |
Total  | 11  |  | 453,394  | 100.0  |

### Ontario

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Results in Ontario[1]

Party  | Seats  | Second  | Third  | Fourth  | Fifth  | Sixth  | Seventh  | Eighth  | Ninth  | Tenth  | Eleventh  | Twelfth  | Votes  | %  | +/-
| Liberals | 98  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,583,065  | 52.93  |
| Reform | 1  | 57  | 35  | 5  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 982,691  | 20.14  |
| Progressive Conservative |  | 28  | 62  | 8  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 859,596  | 17.61  |
| NDP |  | 11  | 2  | 81  | 5  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 291,658  | 5.98  |
| National |  |  |  | 1  | 59  | 12  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 56,977  | 1.17  |
| Independent  |  | 2  |  | 3  | 3  | 9  | 12  | 7  | 6  | 2  | 1  |  | 36,275  | 0.74  |
| Natural Law |  |  |  |  | 12  | 26  | 37  | 11  | 2  |  |  |  | 25,939  | 0.53  |
| Christian Heritage |  |  |  | 1  | 11  | 7  | 3  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 15,010  | 0.31  |
| Green |  |  |  |  | 6  | 17  | 8  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 13,213  | 0.27  |
| Libertarian |  |  |  |  |  | 11  | 4  | 11  | 3  |  |  |  | 7,890  | 0.16  |
| Abolitionist |  |  |  |  |  | 4  | 8  | 9  | 12  | 9  | 7  | 1  | 2,931  | 0.06  |
| Marxist–Leninist |  |  |  |  |  | 4  | 1  | 10  | 9  | 4  | 1  |  | 2,559  | 0.05  |
| No affiliation to a recognised party  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 2  | 2  |  |  | 1  |  | 1,100  | 0.02  |
| Commonwealth of Canada |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 5  | 2  |  | 1  | 681  | 0.01  |
| Canada Party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 3  | 1  |  |  | 631  | 0.01  |
Total  | 99  |  | 4,880,216  | 100.0  |

### Prince Edward Island

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Results in Prince Edward Island[1]

Party  | Seats  | Second  | Third  | Fourth  | Fifth  | Sixth  | Seventh  | Votes  | %  | +/-
| Liberals | 4  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43,412  | 60.11  |
| Progressive Conservative |  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  | 23,126  | 32.02  |
| NDP |  |  | 4  |  |  |  |  | 3,731  | 5.17  |
| Reform |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 744  | 1.03  |
| Christian Heritage |  |  |  | 1  |  | 1  |  | 487  | 0.67  |
| National |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 350  | 0.48  |
| Green |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 249  | 0.34  |
| Natural Law |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 123  | 0.17  |
Total  | 4  |  | 72,222  | 100.0  |

### Quebec

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Results in Quebec[1]

Party  | Seats  | Second  | Third  | Fourth  | Fifth  | Sixth  | Seventh  | Eighth  | Ninth  | Tenth  | Eleventh  | Twelfth  | Votes  | %  | +/-
| Bloc Québécois  | 54  | 21  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,846,024  | 49.3  |
| Liberals | 19  | 44  | 12  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,235,868  | 33.01  |
| Progressive Conservative | 1  | 10  | 61  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 506,683  | 13.53  |
| NDP |  |  |  | 48  | 23  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 57,339  | 1.53  |
| Independent  | 1  |  | 1  | 3  | 4  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 1  |  |  | 32,937  | 0.88  |
| Natural Law |  |  |  | 17  | 20  | 8  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 30,972  | 0.83  |
| No affiliation to a recognised party  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,930  | 0.24  |
| Abolitionist |  |  |  | 1  | 2  | 11  | 7  | 3  | 4  | 1  |  | 1  | 6,210  | 0.17  |
| Commonwealth of Canada |  |  |  |  | 6  | 5  | 12  | 7  | 3  | 1  | 1  |  | 6,034  | 0.16  |
| National |  |  |  | 1  | 2  | 5  | 4  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 4,939  | 0.13  |
| Green |  |  |  | 2  | 2  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,572  | 0.1  |
| Libertarian |  |  |  |  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 2,308  | 0.06  |
| Marxist–Leninist |  |  |  |  |  | 6  | 1  | 2  |  |  | 1  |  | 1,790  | 0.05  |
| Christian Heritage |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 595  | 0.02  |
Total  | 75  |  | 3,744,201  | 100.0  |

### Saskatchewan

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Results in Saskatchewan[1]

Party  | Seats  | Second  | Third  | Fourth  | Fifth  | Sixth  | Seventh  | Eighth  | Ninth  | Votes  | %  | +/-
| Liberals | 5  | 6  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 156,216  | 32.09  |
| Reform | 4  | 4  | 5  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 132,587  | 27.23  |
| NDP | 5  | 4  | 5  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 129,649  | 26.63  |
| Progressive Conservative |  |  | 1  | 12  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 55,197  | 11.34  |
| National |  |  |  |  | 7  | 1  |  |  |  | 5,084  | 1.04  |
| Independent  |  |  |  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  |  | 4,600  | 0.94  |
| Canada Party |  |  |  |  |  | 6  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 1,438  | 0.3  |
| Natural Law |  |  |  |  | 2  | 3  | 1  |  |  | 1,250  | 0.26  |
| Christian Heritage |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 1  |  |  | 791  | 0.16  |
| No affiliation to a recognised party  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 60  | 0.01  |
Total  | 14  |  | 486,872  | 100.0  |

### Yukon

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Results in Yukon[1]

Party  | Seats  | Second  | Third  | Fourth  | Fifth  | Sixth  | Votes  | %  | +/-
| NDP | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,252  | 43.34  |
| Liberals |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 3,359  | 23.29  |
| Progressive Conservative |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 2,566  | 17.79  |
| Reform |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 1,891  | 13.11  |
| National |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 296  | 2.05  |
| Christian Heritage |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 61  | 0.42  |
Total  | 1  |  | 14,425  | 100.0  |

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "General Election (1997-06-02)". Library of Parliament. Retrieved January 25, 2024.