History of the Liberal Party of Canada
Election results
Columns: Election | # of candidates nominated | # of seats won | # of total votes | % of popular vote | result
1867 | 65 | 62 | 60818 | 22.67% | Cons. majority | 1872 | 111 | 95 | 110556 | 34.72% | Cons. majority | 1874 | 140 | 129 | 128059 | 39.49% | majority government | 1878 | 121 | 63 | 180074 | 33.05% | Cons. majority | 1882 | 112 | 72 | 160547 | 31.10% | Cons. majority | 1887 | 184 | 79 | 312736 | 43.13% | Cons. majority | 1891 | 194 | 90 | 350512 | 45.22% | Cons. majority | 1896 | 190 | 117 | 401425 | 41.37% | majority government | 1900 | 209 | 128 | 477758 | 50.25% | majority government | 1904 | 208 | 137 | 521041 | 50.88% | majority government | 1908 | 213 | 133 | 570311 | 48.87% | majority government | 1911 | 214 | 85 | 596871 | 45.82% | Cons. majority | 1917 * | 213 | 82 | 729756 | 38.80% | coalition government | 1921 | 204 | 118 | 1285998 | 41.15% | majority government | 1925 | 216 | 100 | 1252684 | 39.74% | minority government | 1926 | 189 | 114 | 1294072 | 42.74% | majority government | 1930 | 226 | 90 | 1716798 | 44.03% | Cons. majority | 1935 | 245 | 173 | 1967839 | 44.68% | majority government | 1940 | 242 | 179 | 2365979 | 51.32% | majority government | 1945 | 236 | 117 | 2086545 | 39.78% | majority government | 1949 | 259 | 190 | 2878097 | 49.15% | majority government | 1953 | 263 | 169 | 2743013 | 48.62% | majority government | 1957 | 265 | 105 | 2703687 | 40.91% | PC minority | 1958 | 265 | 49 | 2444909 | 33.50% | PC majority | 1962 | 264 | 100 | 2862001 | 37.17% | PC minority | 1963 | 265 | 128 | 3276995 | 41.52% | minority government | 1965 | 265 | 131 | 3099521 | 40.18% | minority government | 1968 | 263 | 155 | 3686801 | 47.53% | majority government | 1972 | 263 | 109 | 3717804 | 38.42% | minority government | 1974 | 264 | 141 | 4102853 | 43.15% | majority government | 1979 | 282 | 114 | 4595319 | 40.11% | PC minority | 1980 | 282 | 147 | 4855425 | 44.40% | majority government | 1984 | 282 | 40 | 3516486 | 28.02% | PC majority | 1988 | 294 | 83 | 4205072 | 31.92% | PC majority | 1993 | 295 | 177 | 5598775 | 41.24% | majority government | 1997 | 301 | 155 | 4994377 | 38.46% | majority government | 2000 | 301 | 172 | 5251961 | 40.85% | majority government | 2004 | 308 | 135 | 4951107 | 36.7% | minority government | 2006 | 308 | 103 | 4477217 | 30.09% | Cons. minority | 2008 | 308 | 76 | 3629990 | 26.24% | Cons. minority