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.


PartyParty leader# ofcandidatesSeatsPopular vote1988Elected% Change#%Change Liberal Jean Chrétien2958379177+113.3%5,647,95241.24%+9.32% Bloc Québécois Lucien Bouchard75*1054*1,846,02413.52%* Reform Preston Manning207-152 2,559,24518.69%+16.59% New Democratic Party Audrey McLaughlin29443449−79.1%939,5756.88%−13.50% Progressive Conservative Kim Campbell2951691542−98.8%2,186,42216.04%−26.97%Independent129-31  60,4340.73% +0.56% National Mel Hurtig170*-- *187,2511.38%* Natural Law Neil Paterson231*-- *84,7430.63%*No affiliation23--- -48,9590.09% −0.10% Chris Lea79--- -32,9790.24%−0.12% Christian Heritage Heather Stilwell59--- - 30,3580.22%−0.55% Libertarian Hilliard Cox52--- -14,6300.11%−0.14% Abolitionist John Turmel80*-- *9,1410.07%* Joseph Thauberger56*-- *7,5060.06%* Commonwealth Gilles Gervais59--- -7,3160.06%- Marxist–Leninist Hardial Bains51--- -5,1360.04%+0.04%    Vacant4 Total2,155295295295±0.0%13,667,671100%  Notes: *Party did not nominate candidates in the previous; "% change" refers to change from previous election.Sources: http://www.elections.ca History of Federal Ridings since 1867 

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