Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Election results 1945–2000
† Unofficial party status in Parliament.

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

Section Title: Election results 1945–2000
Table Section Text: † Unofficial party status in Parliament.

Election	Leader	# of candidates nominated	# of seats won	+/–	Election Outcome	# of total votes	% of popular vote	Legislative role	Government

1945	John Bracken	203	64 / 245	27	2nd	1,448,744	27.62%	Opposition	Liberal minority

1949	George A. Drew	249	41 / 262	23	2nd	1,734,261	29.62%	Opposition	Liberal majority

1953	George A. Drew	248	50 / 265	9	2nd	1,749,579	31.01%	Opposition	Liberal majority

1957	John Diefenbaker	256	109 / 265	59	1st	2,564,732	38.81%	Minority	Progressive Conservative minority

1958	John Diefenbaker	265	208 / 265	99	1st	3,908,633	53.56%	Majority	Progressive Conservative majority

1962	John Diefenbaker	265	114 / 265	94	1st	2,865,542	37.22%	Minority	Progressive Conservative minority

1963	John Diefenbaker	265	93 / 265	21	2nd	2,591,613	32.80%	Opposition	Liberal minority

1965	John Diefenbaker	265	95 / 265	2	2nd	2,500,113	32.41%	Opposition	Liberal minority

1968	Robert Stanfield	263	72 / 264	23	2nd	2,554,397	31.43%	Opposition	Liberal majority

1972	Robert Stanfield	265	107 / 264	35	2nd	3,388,980	35.02%	Opposition	Liberal minority

1974	Robert Stanfield	264	95 / 264	22	2nd	3,371,319	35.46%	Opposition	Liberal majority

1979	Joe Clark	282	136 / 282	51	1st	4,111,606	35.89%	Minority	Progressive Conservative minority

1980	Joe Clark	282	103 / 282	33	2nd	3,552,994	32.49%	Opposition	Liberal majority

1984	Brian Mulroney	282	211 / 282	108	1st	6,278,818	50.03%	Majority	Progressive Conservative majority

1988	Brian Mulroney	295	169 / 295	42	1st	5,667,543	43.02%	Majority	Progressive Conservative majority

1993	Kim Campbell	295	2 / 295 †	167	5th	2,178,303	16.04%	No status	Liberal majority

1997	Jean Charest	301	20 / 301	18	5th	2,446,705	18.84%	Fifth party	Liberal majority

2000	Joe Clark	291	12 / 301	8	5th	1,566,994	12.19%	Fifth party	Liberal majority

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Brian Mulroney led to a record of 211 seats.

final_sentence: Brian Mulroney led to a record of 211 seats.