page_title: Results of the 2006 Canadian federal election
hierarchical_section_title: Results of the 2006 Canadian federal election
caption_attribution_description: Ontario/Quebec subset of Image:Canada election 2006 v2.png - Map of the 2006 Canadian federal election results (January 23, 2006) The Conservative party won a minority government, with Stephen Harper (of Calgary, Alberta) becoming Prime Minister. Map created by Kmf164 (January 24, 2006). Map compiled using ArcGIS, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop, and is derived from data sources including: Geogratis - Natural Resources Canada / Elections Canada - Electoral district boundaries. The source data is copyright by the Government of Canada, however is free to use for any purpose, as long as acknowledgement is provided. Elections Canada - Elections results data.
context_page_description: The 39th Canadian federal election was held on January 23, 2006.
  The Conservative Party of Canada, led by Stephen Harper, won a minority government. The Conservatives won 124 seats. The former governing party, the Liberal Party of Canada, won 103 seats. The separatist Bloc Québécois won 51 seats and the social-democratic New Democratic Party 29. An independent candidate won a seat in Quebec. The Conservatives won only 40.3% of the seats, the smallest share of house seats ever won by a government in an election. The Conservative's 36.3% of the vote is also the smallest vote share, of a first-placed party. Joe Clark won only 35.9% of the vote in 1979, but in that election the Liberals won 40.1%.
context_section_description: The 39th Canadian federal election was held on January 23, 2006. 
  The Conservative Party of Canada, led by Stephen Harper, won a minority government. The Conservatives won 124 seats. The former governing party, the Liberal Party of Canada, won 103 seats. The separatist Bloc Québécois won 51 seats and the social-democratic New Democratic Party 29. An independent candidate won a seat in Quebec. The Conservatives won only 40.3% of the seats, the smallest share of house seats ever won by a government in an election. The Conservative's 36.3% of the vote is also the smallest vote share, of a first-placed party. Joe Clark won only 35.9% of the vote in 1979, but in that election the Liberals won 40.1%.
caption: Election results in southern Ontario and Quebec.
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