The timeline of elections in Canada covers all the provincial, territorial and federal elections from when each province was joined Confederation through to the present day. The table below indicates which party won the election. Several provinces held elections before joining Canada, but only their post-Confederation elections are shown. These include: Lower Canada held 15 elections for its Legislative Assembly, from 1792 to 1835; Upper Canada held 13 elections to its Legislative Assembly, from 1792 to 1836; the Province of Canada held 8 elections for its Legislative Assembly from 1841 to 1863; New Brunswick's first 21 elections, beginning in 1785 (the 21st Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick was elected in 1866, one year before Confederation, and continued until 1870, three years after Confederation); Nova Scotia's first 22 elections, beginning in 1758; Prince Edward Island's first 25 elections, beginning in 1773; and Newfoundland's first 29 elections, beginning in 1832.
The most recent election is shown with a box limited to four years of government, as the federal government and all provinces and territories have fixed election dates every four years. However, elections can be called at any time by an incumbent government. Thus, the box is shown as running until the next scheduled election, but one could still be earlier if the government falls due to a motion of no confidence, or if the governing party calls an early election. The maximum length of office as set by the constitution is five years.
Legend Abbreviation Party PrePre-ConfederationBCLBritish Columbia Liberal PartyLIB Liberal PartyNDP New Democratic PartyCCF Co-operative Commonwealth FederationASC Alberta Social Credit PartyUF United FarmersSK Saskatchewan Party BSCBritish Columbia Social Credit PartyPQ Parti QuébécoisCON Progressive Conservative Party or historical ConservativesCPC Conservative Party of CanadaCAQCoalition Avenir Québec Union Nationale Yukon PartyUCPUnited Conservative PartyCo. CoalitionN/A Nonpartisan, and consensus government
1867–1897
Year BC MB ON QC NB NS PEI NT Federal 1867 1stCo. 1stCON 1st 1stLIB 1stCON 1868 1869 1870 1stN/A 2ndN/A 1871 1stN/A 2ndLIB 2ndCON 2ndLIB 1872 2ndCON 1873 26thCON 1874 2ndN/A 3rdN/A 3rdLIB 3rdLIB 1875 2ndN/A 3rdLIB 3rdCON 1876 27thCON ) 1877 1878 3rd 3rd 4th LIB 4thN/A 4thCON 4thCON 1879 4thCON 4thLIB 28thCON 1880 1881 5thCON 1882 4thN/A 5thN/A 5thLIB 29thCON 5thCON 1883 5thCON 5thLIB 1884 1885 1886 5thN/A 6thCON 6thLIB 6thLIB 6thN/A 6thLIB 30thCON 1887 6thCON 1888 7thLIB 1stN/A 1889 1890 6thN/A 7thLIB 7thLIB 7thN/A 7thLIB 31stCo. 1891 2ndN/A 7thCON 1892 8thLIB 8thCON 8thN/A 1893 32ndLIB 1894 7thN/A 8thLIB 8thLIB 3rdN/A 1895 9thN/A 1896 9thLIB 8thLIB 1897 9thLIB 9thLIB 33rdLIB Year BC MB ON QC NB NS PEI NT Federal
1898–1948 Year BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PEI YU NT FederalN/ALIBLIBLIBN/ALIBLIBN/ALIB 1898 8thN/A 9thLIB N/A 4thN/A 1899 10thCON 10thN/A 1900 9thN/A 10thLIB 34thLIB 1stN/A 9thLIB 1901 10thLIB 1902 10thLIB 5thCON 1903 10thCON 11thCON 11thN/A 2nd 1904 11thLIB 35thLIB 10thLIB 1905 1stLIB 1stLIB 11thCON 3rdN/A 1906 11thLIB 1907 11thCON 12thCON 4thN/A 1908 2ndLIB 12thCON 12thLIB 12thN/A 36thLIB 11thLIB 1909 12thCON 2ndLIB 5thN/A 1910 13thCON 1911 13thCON 12thLIB 12thCON 1912 13thCON 3rdLIB 13thLIB 13thN/A 37thCON 6thN/A 1913 3rdLIB 1914 14thCON 14thCON 1915 15thLIB 38thCON 7thN/A 1916 14thLIB 13thLIB 1917 4thLIB 4thLIB 14thN/A 8thN/A 13thCo. 1918 1919 15thUF 15thLIB 39thLIB 1920 16thLIB 15thN/A 14thLIB 9thN/A 1921 5thUF 5thLIB 14thLIB 1922 17thUF 10thN/A 1923 16thCON 16thLIB 40thCON 1924 1925 6thLIB 16thN/A 15thCON 11thN/A 15th 1926 6thUF 17thCON 16thLIB 1927 18thUF 17thLIB 41stLIB 1928 17thCON 16thCON 12thN/A 1929 7thCo. 18thCON 1930 7thUF 17thN/A 17thCON 1931 18thLIB 42ndCON 13thN/A 1932 19thLIB 1933 17thLIB 1934 8thLIB 19thLIB 14thN/A 1935 8thASC 19thLIB 18thLIB 43rdLIB 18thLIB 1936 20thLIB 1937 20thLIB 18thLIB 15thN/A 1938 9thLIB 1939 21stLIB 19thLIB 44thLIB 1940 9thASC 16thN/A 19thLIB 1941 20thCo. 21stLIB 19thLIB 1942 1943 21stCON 45thLIB 1944 10thASC 10thCCF 20thLIB 17thN/A 1945 21stCo. 22ndLIB 22ndCON 20thLIB 20thLIB 1946 1947 46thLIB 18thN/A 1948 11thASC 11thCCF 23rdCON 21stLIB Year BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PEI YU NT Federal
1949–1998 Newfoundland (now Newfoundland and Labrador) joined Canada as a new province in 1949.
Year BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PEI NF YU NT FederalCo.ASCCCFLIBCONLIBLIBLIBN/AN/ALIB 1949 22ndCo. 23rdLIB 21stLIB 30thLIB 19thN/A 21stLIB 1950 1951 24thCON 47thLIB 31stLIB 6thN/A 1952 23rdBSC 12thASC 12thCCF 22ndCON 20thN/A 1953 24thBSC 24thLIB 22ndLIB 22ndLIB 1954 7thN/A 1955 13thASC 25thCON 48thLIB 21stN/A 1956 25thBSC 13thCCF 23rdCON 23rdCON 32ndLIB 1957 8thN/A 23rdCON 1958 25thCON 22ndN/A 24thCON 1959 14thASC 26thCON 26thCON 49thCON 33rdLIB 1960 26thBSC 14thCCF 26thLIB 24thLIB 24thCON 9thN/A 1961 23rdN/A 1962 27thCON 27thLIB 50thCON 34thLIB 25thCON 1963 27thBSC 15thASC 27thCON 25thLIB 25thCON 26thLIB 1964 15thLIB 24thN/A 10th 1965 27thLIB 1966 28thBSC 28thCON 51stLIB 35thLIB 1967 16thASC 16thLIB 28thCON 26thLIB 26thCON 25thN/A 11thN/A 1968 28thLIB 1969 29thBSC 29thNDP 1970 29thLIB 27thCON 27thLIB 52ndLIB 26thN/A 12thN/A 1971 17thCON 17thNDP 29thCON 36thCON 1972 30thNDP 37thCON 29thLIB 1973 30thNDP 30thLIB 1974 28thCON 28thLIB 53rdLIB 27thN/A 30thLIB 1975 31stBSC 18thCON 18thNDP 30thCON 38thCON 13thN/A 1976 31stPQ 1977 31stCON 31stCON 1978 19thNDP 29thCON 29thCON 54thLIB 28thCON 1979 32ndBSC 19thCON 55thCON 39thCON 14thN/A 31stCON 1980 32ndLIB 1981 32ndNDP 32ndCON 32ndPQ 30thCON 1982 20thCON 20thCON 30thCON 56thCON 40thCON 29thCON 1983 33rdBSC 15thN/A 1984 31stCON 33rdCON 1985 33rdLIB 33rdLIB 41stCON 30thNDP 1986 34thBSC 21stCON 21stCON 33rdNDP 57thLIB 1987 34thLIB 31stLIB 16thN/A 1988 34thCON 32ndCON 34thCON 1989 22ndCON 34thLIB 58thLIB 42ndLIB 31stNDP 1990 35thCON 35thNDP 1991 35thNDP 22ndNDP 32ndLIB 17thN/A 1992 1993 23rdCON 33rdLIB 59thLIB 43rdLIB 35thLIB 1994 35thPQ 1995 23rdNDP 36thCON 36thCON 33rdLIB 18thN/A 1996 36thNDP 60thCON 44thLIB 33rdNDP 1997 24thCON 36thLIB 1998 36thPQ 34thLIB Year BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PEI NF YU NT Federal
1999–present The territory of Nunavut was created on 1 April 1999, from land previously part of the Northwest Territories.
Year BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PEI NL YU NT NU FederalNDPCONNDPCONCONPQLIBLIBCONLIBNDPN/A LIB 1999 24thCo. 37thNDP 37thCON 34thCON 35thCON 45thLIB 19thN/A 1stN/A 2000 61stCON 34thLIB 37thLIB 2001 25thCON 2002 2003 25thNDP 38thNDP 38thLIB 37thLIB 35thCON 36thCON 62ndCON 46thCON 20thN/A 2004 26thCON 2ndN/A 38thLIB 2005 2006 36thLIB 37thCON 39thCPC 2007 26thSK 39thNDP 39thLIB 38thLIB 63rdLIB 47thCON 21stN/A 2008 27thCON 39thLIB 3rdN/A 40thCPC 2009 38thNDP 2010 37thCON 2011 27thSK 40thNDP 40thLIB 64thLIB 48thCON 22ndN/A 41stCPC 2012 28thCON 40thPQ 2013 39thLIB 4thN/A 2014 41stLIB 41stLIB 38thLIB 2015 29thNDP 65thLIB 49thLIB 23rdN/A 42ndLIB 2016 28thSK 41stCON 38thLIB 2017 41stNDP 40thLIB 5thN/A 2018 42ndCON 42ndCAQ 39thCON 201942ndCON66thCON50thLIB 24thN/A 43rdLIB 2020 42ndNDP 29thSK 40thCON 2021 41stCON 51stLIB 39thLIB 6thN/A 44thLIB 2022 43rdCON 43rdCAQ 202343rdNDP67thCON25thN/A 2024 43rdNDP 30thSK 41stLIB 42ndCON 2025 44thCON 52ndCON 7thN/A45thLIB 2026 next 44thPQ2027 next next next next 2028 next next 2029 next next next next next2030 next next Year BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PEI NL YU NT NU Federal
Notes
Summary The table below shows how many elections each party has won in each province and territory. The Northwest Territories and Nunavut use consensus government, which means there are no political parties. Of forty-five federal elections, twenty-six have been won by the Liberals, eighteen by the Conservatives, and one by a now defunct Unionist party. Party BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PEI NL YU NT NU Total Liberal 9 4 10 11 17 25 13 25 23 13 3 0 0 153 (Progressive) Conservative 5 14 2 18 24 5 11 16 18 10 2 1 0 126 Non-partisan 9 0 0 3 0 0 16 0 0 0 27 23 7 85 New Democratic 6 1 6 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 27 Social Credit 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Coalition 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 United Farmers 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Union Nationale - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - 6 Parti Québécois - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - 6 Co. Commonwealth Fed. - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - 5 Saskatchewan Party - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - 5 Yukon Party - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - 5 Coalition Avenir Québec - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - 2 Total 43 31 30 43 44 44 40 42 42 23 40 24 7 453
See also List of Canadian federal general elections Canadian electoral calendar List of elections in the Province of Canada (pre-Confederation) List of federal by-elections in Canada
References
New Brunswick (results back to 1956)
Newfoundland and Labrador
Yukon (Results back to 1974) (Dates of all elections) (Non-partisan nature of Legislative Assembly before 1974) Northwest Territories
(1951 to date) Nunavut
Federal
External links Elections Canada CBC Digital Archives — Campaigning for Canada