New Democratic Party (Canada)
Federal election results 1962–present
Columns: Election | Leader | # of candidates | # of seats to be won | # of seats won | # of total votes | % of popular vote
1962 | Tommy Douglas | 218 | 265 | 19 | 1044754 | 13.57% | 1963 | Tommy Douglas | 232 | 265 | 17 | 1044701 | 13.24% | 1965 | Tommy Douglas | 255 | 265 | 21 | 1381658 | 17.91% | 1968 | Tommy Douglas | 263 | 264 | 22 | 1378263 | 16.96% | 1972 | David Lewis | 252 | 264 | 31 | 1725719 | 17.83% | 1974 | David Lewis | 262 | 264 | 16 | 1467748 | 15.44% | 1979 | Ed Broadbent | 282 | 282 | 26 | 2048988 | 17.88% | 1980 | Ed Broadbent | 280 | 282 | 32 | 2150368 | 19.67% | 1984 | Ed Broadbent | 282 | 282 | 30 | 2359915 | 18.81% | 1988 | Ed Broadbent | 295 | 295 | 43 | 2685263 | 20.38% | 1993 | Audrey McLaughlin | 294 | 295 | 9 | 933688 | 6.88% | 1997 | Alexa McDonough | 301 | 301 | 21 | 1434509 | 11.05% | 2000 | Alexa McDonough | 298 | 301 | 13 | 1093748 | 8.51% | 2004 | Jack Layton | 308 | 308 | 19 | 2116536 | 15.68% | 2006 | Jack Layton | 308 | 308 | 29 | 2589597 | 17.48% | 2008 | Jack Layton | 308 | 308 | 37 | 2517075 | 18.13%