Liberal Party of Canada Electoral history Liberal Party Federal Electoral Results

| Year_ | Seats_in_House | Liberal_candidates | Seats_won | Seat_Change | Popular_vote | _of_popular_vote | Result_ | Liberal_leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 282 | 282 | 114 | −27 | 4595319 | 40.1% | PC minority | Trudeau |
| 1980 | 282 | 282 | 147 | +33 | 4855425 | 44.4% | Majority gov`t | Trudeau |
| 1984 | 282 | 282 | 40 | −107 | 3516486 | 28.0% | PC majority | Turner |
| 1988 | 295 | 294 | 83 | +43 | 4205072 | 31.9% | PC majority | Turner |
| 1993 | 295 | 295 | 177 | +94 | 5598775 | 41.2% | Majority gov`t | Chrétien |
| 1997 | 301 | 301 | 155 | −22 | 4994377 | 38.5% | Majority gov`t | Chrétien |
| 2000 | 301 | 301 | 172 | +17 | 5251961 | 40.9% | Majority gov`t | Chrétien |
| 2004 | 308 | 308 | 135 | −37 | 4951107 | 36.7% | minority gov`t | Martin |
| 2006 | 308 | 308 | 103 | −32 | 4477217 | 30.1% | Cons. minority | Martin |
| 2008 | 308 | 307 | 77 | −26 | 3629990 | 26.2% | Cons. minority | Dion |
| 2011 | 308 | 308 | 34 | −43 | 2783175 | 18.9% | Cons. majority | Ignatieff |