1993 Canadian federal election

The **1993 Canadian federal election** was held on October 25, 1993, to elect members to the House of Commons of the 35th Parliament of Canada. Considered to be a major political realignment, it was one of the most eventful elections in Canada's history.

The election was the worst defeat for a governing party at the federal level and one of the worst ever suffered by a governing party in the Western democratic world. The Liberal Party, led by Jean Chrétien, won a majority government, defeating the governing Progressive Conservative Party in a landslide.

## Results

For a complete list of MPs elected in the 1993 election, see 35th Canadian parliament.

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|Liberal|Jean Chrétien|align=right|295|align=right|83|align=right|79|align=right|**177**|align=right|+113.3%|align=right|5,647,952|align=right|41.24%|align=right|+9.32%|Bloc Québécois|Lucien Bouchard|align=right|75|align=right|*|align=right|10|align=right|**54**|align=right|*|align=right|1,846,024|align=right|13.52%|align=right|*|Reform|Preston Manning|align=right|207|align=right|-|align=right|1|align=right|**52**|align=right||align=right|2,559,245|align=right|18.69%|align=right|+16.59%|New Democratic Party|Audrey McLaughlin|align=right|294|align=right|43|align=right|44|align=right|**9**|align=right|−79.1%|align=right|939,575|align=right|6.88%|align=right|−13.50%|Progressive Conservative|Kim Campbell|align=right|295|align=right|169|align=right|154|align=right|**2**|align=right|−98.8%|align=right|2,186,422|align=right|16.04%|align=right|−26.97%|colspan=2|Independent|align=right|129|align=right|-|align=right|3|align=right|**1**|align=right||align=right|60,434|align=right|0.73%|align=right|+0.56%|National|Mel Hurtig|align=right|170|align=right|*|align=right|-|align=right|-|align=right|*|align=right|187,251|align=right|1.38%|align=right|*|Natural Law|Neil Paterson|align=right|231|align=right|*|align=right|-|align=right|-|align=right|*|align=right|84,743|align=right|0.63%|align=right|*|colspan=2|No affiliation|align=right|23|align=right|-|align=right|-|align=right|-|align=right|-|align=right|48,959|align=right|0.09%|align=right|−0.10%|Chris Lea|align=right|79|align=right|-|align=right|-|align=right|-|align=right|-|align=right|32,979|align=right|0.24%|align=right|−0.12%|Christian Heritage|Heather Stilwell|align=right|59|align=right|-|align=right|-|align=right|-|align=right|-|align=right|30,358|align=right|0.22%|align=right|−0.55%|Libertarian|Hilliard Cox|align=right|52|align=right|-|align=right|-|align=right|-|align=right|-|align=right|14,630|align=right|0.11%|align=right|−0.14%|Abolitionist|John Turmel|align=right|80|align=right|*|align=right|-|align=right|-|align=right|*|align=right|9,141|align=right|0.07%|align=right|*|Joseph Thauberger|align=right|56|align=right|*|align=right|-|align=right|-|align=right|*|align=right|7,506|align=right|0.06%|align=right|*|Commonwealth|Gilles Gervais|align=right|59|align=right|-|align=right|-|align=right|-|align=right|-|align=right|7,316|align=right|0.06%|align=right|-|Marxist–Leninist|Hardial Bains|align=right|51|align=right|-|align=right|-|align=right|-|align=right|-|align=right|5,136|align=right|0.04%|align=right|+0.04%|
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|colspan=2|**Total**|align=right|**2,155**|align=right|**295**|align=right|**295**|align=right|**295**|align=right|**±0.0%**|align=right|**13,667,671**|align=right|**100%**|align=right||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|style="text-align:center;" colspan=11|**Notes:** *Party did not nominate candidates in the previous; "% change" refers to change from previous election.|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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## Infobox (election)

- **election name**: 1993 Canadian federal election
- **country**: Canada
- **type**: parliamentary
- **ongoing**: no
- **party colour**: no
- **party name**: no
- **previous election**: 1988 Canadian federal election
- **previous year**: 1988
- **next election**: 1997 Canadian federal election
- **next year**: 1997
- **seats for election**: 295 seats in the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons
- **majority seats**: 148
- **turnout**: 70.9% (4.4Percentage Point, pp)
- **opinion polls**: Opinion polling for the 1993 Canadian federal election
- **leader1**: Jean Chrétien
- **leader since1**: 1990 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, June 23, 1990
- **leaders seat1**: Saint-Maurice (federal electoral district), Saint-Maurice
- **last election1**: 83 seats, 31.92%
- **seats before1**: 81
- **seats1**: **177**
- **seat change1**: **96**
- **popular vote1**: **5,647,952**
- **percentage1**: **41.24%**
- **swing1**: 9.32Percentage Point, pp
- **map2 image**: Canada 1993 Federal Election seats.svg
- **map2 size**: 380px
- **map2 caption**: The Canadian parliament after the 1993 election
- **title**: Prime Minister
- **before election**: Kim Campbell
- **posttitle**: Prime Minister after election
- **after election**: Jean Chrétien
- **previous mps**: 34th Canadian Parliament
- **elected mps**: 35th Canadian Parliament
- **image2**:
- **leader2**: Lucien Bouchard
- **leader since2**: Bloc Québécois#Party leaders, July 25, 1990
- **leaders seat2**: Lac-Saint-Jean
- **last election2**: _pre-creation_
- **seats before2**: 10
- **seats2**: 54
- **seat change2**: 44
- **popular vote2**: 1,846,024
- **percentage2**: 13.52%
- **swing2**: _pre-creation_
- **image3**:
- **leader3**: Preston Manning
- **leaders seat3**: Calgary Southwest
- **last election3**: 0 seats, 2.09%
- **seats before3**: 1
- **seats3**: 52
- **seat change3**: 51
- **popular vote3**: 2,559,245
- **percentage3**: 18.69%
- **swing3**: 16.60Percentage Point, pp
- **image4**:
- **leader4**: Audrey McLaughlin
- **leader since4**: 1989 New Democratic Party leadership election, December 5, 1989
- **leaders seat4**: Yukon (electoral district), Yukon
- **last election4**: 43 seats, 20.38%
- **seats before4**: 44
- **seats4**: 9
- **seat change4**: 35
- **popular vote4**: 939,575
- **percentage4**: 6.88%
- **swing4**: 13.50Percentage Point, pp
- **image5**:
- **leader5**: Kim Campbell
- **leader since5**: 1993 Progressive Conservative leadership election, June 13, 1993
- **leaders seat5**: Vancouver Centre
_(defeated)_
- **last election5**: 169 seats, 43.02%
- **seats before5**: 156
- **seats5**: 2
- **seat change5**: 154
- **popular vote5**: 2,186,422
- **percentage5**: 16.04%
- **swing5**: 26.98Percentage Point, pp