Minority governments in Canada - Wikipedia Minority governments in Canada This is the current revision of this page, as edited by 50.64. 109.31 ( talk ) at 17 : 05, 13 July 2017 ( → ‎ Provincial and territorial level : BC present minority government ). The present address ( URL ) is a permanent link to this version. Revision as of 17 : 05, 13 July 2017 by 50.64. 109.31 ( talk ) ( → ‎ Provincial and territorial level : BC present minority government ) ( diff ) ← Previous revision Latest revision ( diff ) Newer revision → ( diff ) In Canada 's parliamentary system of responsible government, minority governments occur when no party has a majority of seats in the legislature. Typically, but not necessarily, the party with a plurality of seats forms the government. In a minority situation, governments must rely on the support of other parties to stay in power, providing less stability than a majority government. In Canada, political parties rarely form official coalition governments to form a majority. Canada 's plurality voting system means that minority governments are relatively rare in comparison with countries that have a proportional representation voting system. There have, however, been several minority governments at the federal level and in nine of Canada 's 10 provinces at various times. Federal level Main article : Federal minority governments in Canada Canada has had 13 minority governments, most recently experiencing its longest period of minority government with three successive minority governments between 2004 and 2011. Alexander Mackenzie ( 1873 -- 1874, Liberal ) William Lyon Mackenzie King ( 1921 -- 25, 1925 -- 26, Liberal ) Arthur Meighen ( 1926, Conservative ) John Diefenbaker ( 1957 -- 58, 1962 -- 63, Progressive Conservative ) Lester Pearson ( 1963 -- 65, 1965 -- 68, Liberal ) Pierre Trudeau ( 1972 -- 74, Liberal ) Joe Clark ( 1979 -- 80, Progressive Conservative ) Paul Martin ( 2004 -- 06, Liberal ) Stephen Harper ( 2006 -- 08, 2008 -- 11, Conservative ) Provincial and territorial level Of Canada 's 10 provinces, only Alberta has never had a minority government. The territories of Northwest Territories and Nunavut do not have political parties and are instead governed under the consensus government system. British Columbia ( 1924 -- 28, 1952 -- 53, 2017 - present ) Manitoba ( 1936 -- 41, 1958 -- 59, 1969 -- 73, 1988 -- 90 ) New Brunswick ( 1920 -- 25 ) Newfoundland and Labrador ( 1971 -- 72 ) Nova Scotia ( 1970 -- 74, 1998 -- 99, 2003 -- 06, 2006 -- 09 ) Ontario ( 1867 -- 71, 1943 -- 45, 1975 -- 77, 1977 -- 81, 1985 -- 87, 2011 -- 14 ) Quebec ( 1878 -- 79, 2007 -- 08, 2012 -- 14 ) Prince Edward Island ( 1873 -- 76, 1876 -- 79, 1890 -- 93 ) Saskatchewan ( 1929 -- 34, 1999 -- 2003 ) Yukon ( 1985 -- 89, 1992 -- 96 ) Bibliography Minority Government, by D. Kwavnick This Canadian government -- related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Minority_governments_in_Canada&oldid=790420175 '' Categories : Politics of Canada Minority governments Canada government stubs Hidden categories : All stub articles Talk Article Talk More Contents About Wikipedia Français Edit links This page was last edited on 13 July 2017, at 17 : 05. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: when was the last minority government in canada
Answer: 2011