2015 Canadian federal election
Canada
19 October 2015
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
Liberal Justin Trudeau 39.5% 184 +148
Conservative Stephen Harper 31.9% 99 −60
New Democratic Tom Mulcair 19.7% 44 −51
Bloc Québécois Gilles Duceppe 4.7% 10 +8
Green Elizabeth May 3.5% 1 −1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Stephen Harper Stephen Harper
Conservative
Justin Trudeau
Liberal
Justin Trudeau

The 42nd Canadian federal election was held on October 19, 2015. The incumbent Conservative Party of Canada of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, in office since 2006, was defeated by the Liberal Party of Canada under the leadership of Justin Trudeau. The Liberals rebounded from third place in the House of Commons with 36 seats to a strong majority government with 184 of the 338 seats in the expanded Commons. The Liberals picked up 148 seats, easily the biggest numerical increase for a Canadian party since Confederation.

Summary

A polling station on election day

At 9:41pm EDT, October 19, 2015, CBC News projected that the Liberals had won at least a minority government, and that leader Justin Trudeau would become the next Prime Minister of Canada. Less than an hour later, at 10:36pm EDT, CBC News projected a Liberal majority. The New Democratic Party lost more than half the seats they had held, with Tom Mulcair becoming the first major party leader to concede defeat. The Conservatives dropped down to 99 seats to form the main opposition party, and Stephen Harper resigned as leader of the Conservative Party. The Bloc Québécois regained some ridings they had lost in the previous election, but party leader Giles Duceppe failed to regain the seat he lost back in 2011. Green Party leader Elizabeth May kept her seat.[1]

According to preliminary figures from Elections Canada, more than 68 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot, or about 17,546,697 registered electors—a seven percentage point increase from the 2011 federal election, when turnout was just more than 61 per cent.[2]

Synopsis of results

Results by riding - 2015 Canadian federal election[a 1][a 2][a 3]
Riding Prov/
Terr
2011
(Redist.)
Winning party Turnout
[a 4]
Votes[a 5]
Type[a 6] Party Party Votes Share Margin
#
Margin
%
Lib Con NDP BQ Green Ind Other Total[a 7]
 
Banff—AirdrieABMODConCon42,22863.4%24,84837.3%71.8%17,38042,2284,5212,50966,638
Battle River—CrowfootABMODConCon47,55280.9%42,04771.5%72.1%5,50547,5523,8441,86858,769
Bow RiverABNEWConCon38,70177.4%31,86163.7%65.9%6,84038,7012,62291954336349,988
Calgary CentreABMODConLib28,49646.5%7501.2%70.1%28,49627,7463,4121,34724861,249
Calgary ConfederationABMODConCon30,66945.9%1,5862.4%73.6%29,08330,6694,7702,14614066,808
Calgary Forest LawnABMODConCon19,69448.0%4,93212.0%54.9%14,76219,6944,0061,2291,35641,047
Calgary HeritageABMODConCon37,26363.8%22,09137.8%72.6%15,17237,2634,2551,24624824658,430
Calgary MidnaporeABMODConCon42,41566.7%28,01944.1%72.6%14,39642,4154,9151,69114563,562
Calgary Nose HillABMODConCon32,76060.0%18,08933.2%66.7%14,67132,7604,8361,38491154,562
Calgary Rocky RidgeABNEWConCon38,22960.4%18,19128.7%72.1%20,03838,2293,6651,36063,292
Calgary ShepardABNEWConCon43,70665.9%27,32741.2%67.9%16,37943,7064,5321,73466,351
Calgary Signal HillABMODConCon37,85860.6%18,75030.0%73.3%19,10837,8583,1281,58683962,519
Calgary SkyviewABMODConLib20,64445.9%2,7596.1%60.7%20,64417,8853,6058461821,83144,993
Edmonton CentreABMODConLib19,90237.2%1,1992.2%67.0%19,90218,70313,0841,40316325753,512
Edmonton GriesbachABMODConCon19,15740.0%2,8485.9%59.1%10,39719,15716,3091,12995047,942
Edmonton ManningABNEWConCon22,16645.2%8,65717.7%60.5%13,50922,16611,5821,07954012549,001
Edmonton Mill WoodsABMODConLib20,42341.2%920.2%66.6%20,42320,3316,3301,09656077749,517
Edmonton RiverbendABMODConCon28,80549.9%11,37719.7%70.4%17,42828,8059,8461,27538657,740
Edmonton StrathconaABMODNDPNDP24,44644.0%7,05112.7%71.0%11,52417,39524,4461,27822373855,604
Edmonton WestABMODConCon26,37049.3%7,72114.4%66.2%18,64926,3706,9551,03744653,457
Edmonton—WetaskiwinABNEWConCon44,94965.8%30,28944.3%67.9%14,66044,9496,6451,59549568,344
FoothillsABMODConCon46,16675.7%38,01762.3%73.1%8,14946,1663,9191,98376960,986
Fort McMurray—Cold LakeABMODConCon28,62560.6%15,22232.2%60.8%13,40328,6253,66374383247,266
Grande Prairie-MackenzieABMODConCon38,89572.9%31,07658.3%64.7%7,81938,8954,3431,67361353,343
LakelandABMRGConCon39,88272.8%32,38259.1%68.9%7,50039,8827,5001,28360154,779
LethbridgeABMODConCon32,32156.8%20,64736.3%67.7%10,53232,32111,6741,46195556,943
Medicine Hat—Cardston—WarnerABMODConCon34,84968.8%25,76450.9%65.2%9,08534,8494,8971,31950050,650
Peace River—WestlockABNEWConCon34,34269.4%27,21555.0%64.1%6,36034,3427,1271,24744349,519
Red Deer—LacombeABMODConCon43,59970.7%34,36455.7%69.4%9,23543,5997,0551,77361,662
Red Deer—Mountain ViewABMODConCon46,24574.3%37,88960.9%70.6%8,35646,2455,2331,62175762,212
St. Albert—EdmontonABMODConCon26,78345.2%13,44022.7%69.7%13,34326,7836,60982111,65259,208
Sherwood Park—Fort SaskatchewanABMODConCon42,64263.9%29,02743.5%74.1%13,61542,6426,5401,6481,56367866,686
Sturgeon River—ParklandABNEWConCon43,22070.2%33,63454.7%70.9%9,58643,2206,1661,87569061,537
YellowheadABMODConCon37,95072.3%30,48358.0%69.3%7,46737,9504,7531,53881752,525
AbbotsfordBCMODConCon23,22948.3%7,45215.5%69.7%15,77723,2296,5932,41610948,124
Burnaby North—SeymourBCCHGConLib18,93836.1%3,4016.5%70.3%18,93814,61215,5372,76520742352,480
Burnaby SouthBCNEWNDPNDP16,09435.1%5471.2%60.8%15,54712,44116,0941,30649945,887
Cariboo—Prince GeorgeBCMODConCon19,68836.6%2,7675.1%67.8%16,92119,68813,8791,8601,05932753,734
Central Okanagan—Similkameen—NicolaBCMODConCon24,51739.6%1,4582.4%71.0%23,05924,51711,9612,43661,973
Chilliwack—HopeBCMODConCon21,44542.3%4,3318.5%69.7%17,11421,4459,2182,38649850,661
Cloverdale—Langley CityBCNEWConLib24,61745.5%5,81710.8%69.4%24,61718,8008,4632,19554,075
Coquitlam—Port CoquitlamBCMODConLib19,93835.3%1,8553.3%66.7%19,93818,08315,4002,0761,01456,511
Courtenay—AlberniBCMODConNDP26,58238.1%6,8689.8%75.9%15,21219,71426,5828,20114069,849
Cowichan—Malahat—LangfordBCMODNDPNDP22,20035.9%7,51512.2%75.7%14,68514,09122,20010,46234061,778
DeltaBCNEWConLib27,35549.1%9,10016.3%74.5%27,35518,2558,3111,76855,689
Esquimalt—Saanich—SookeBCMODNDPNDP23,83635.0%5,2147.7%75.0%18,62211,91223,83613,57513668,081
Fleetwood—Port KellsBCMODConLib22,87146.9%8,59617.6%65.2%22,87114,27510,4631,15448,763
Kamloops—Thompson—CaribooBCMODConCon24,59535.3%3,1294.5%73.4%21,21524,59521,4662,48969,765
Kelowna—Lake CountryBCMODConLib29,61446.2%4,1126.4%70.7%29,61425,5029,03964,155
Kootenay—ColumbiaBCMODConNDP23,52937.2%2820.4%73.0%12,31523,24723,5294,11563,206
Langley—AldergroveBCMODConCon27,33345.6%5,4399.1%72.4%21,89427,3337,4902,64453559,896
Mission—Matsqui—Fraser CanyonBCNEWConLib16,62537.2%1,0382.3%70.4%16,62515,5879,1742,2939145844,651
Nanaimo—LadysmithBCNEWNDPNDP23,65133.2%6,8989.7%75.0%16,75316,63723,65114,07412671,241
New Westminster—BurnabyBCMODNDPNDP22,87643.5%7,62314.5%65.9%15,25310,51222,8762,4871,51452,642
North Island—Powell RiverBCMODConNDP24,34040.2%8,50014.0%74.6%15,41615,84024,3404,94060,536
North Okanagan—ShuswapBCMODConCon27,49039.3%6,5419.4%71.9%20,94927,49017,9073,60869,954
North VancouverBCMODConLib36,45856.7%19,15729.8%75.8%36,45817,3015,0155,3509413664,354
Pitt Meadows—Maple RidgeBCMODConLib17,67333.9%1,3002.5%72.0%17,67316,37315,4502,20245252,150
Port Moody—CoquitlamBCCHGConNDP19,70636.0%2,8185.2%68.9%16,88816,11219,7061,8788354,667
Prince George—Peace River—Northern RockiesBCMODConCon27,23752.5%14,32427.6%66.5%12,91327,2378,0142,6721,02351,859
Richmond CentreBCMODConCon17,62244.2%1,1362.8%57.5%16,48617,6224,6021,15239,862
Saanich—Gulf IslandsBCMODGrnGrn37,07054.4%23,81034.9%78.7%11,38013,2606,18137,07024968,140
Skeena—Bulkley ValleyBCMODNDPNDP22,53151.1%11,59526.3%68.3%8,25710,93622,5311,60578044,109
South Okanagan—West KootenayBCCHGConNDP24,82337.3%4,9527.4%72.6%18,73219,87124,8232,79237666,594
South Surrey—White RockBCMODConCon24,93444.0%1,4392.5%74.0%23,49524,9345,8951,93836956,631
Steveston—Richmond EastBCMODConLib19,48645.1%2,8566.6%60.2%19,48616,6305,2481,58727443,225
Surrey CentreBCMODNDPLib19,47145.1%6,47915.0%60.5%19,4718,55612,9921,49368643,198
Surrey—NewtonBCMODNDPLib24,86956.0%13,26729.9%67.9%24,8696,97811,60297544,424
Vancouver CentreBCMODLibLib32,55456.1%20,93636.1%65.9%32,5549,81811,6183,37068858,048
Vancouver EastBCORGNDPNDP29,31649.9%12,78421.8%66.2%16,5326,32229,3165,39521692758,708
Vancouver GranvilleBCNEWConLib23,64343.9%9,18117.1%67.1%23,64314,02814,4621,69153,824
Vancouver KingswayBCMODNDPNDP20,76345.7%8,13817.9%63.3%12,6259,53820,7631,47699445,396
Vancouver QuadraBCMODLibLib31,10258.7%17,41932.9%69.9%31,10213,6835,7482,2295915152,972
Vancouver SouthBCMODConLib21,77348.8%6,65814.9%63.2%21,77315,1156,2301,14934444,611
VictoriaBCORGNDPNDP30,39742.3%6,7319.4%76.2%8,4898,48030,39723,66612473971,895
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky CountryBCMODConLib36,30054.6%18,88928.4%73.6%36,30017,4116,5545,90728666,458
Brandon—SourisMBMODConCon20,66650.3%5,32813.0%67.3%15,33820,6662,5762,52641,106
Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—HeadingleyMBORGConLib24,53152.0%6,12313.0%73.9%24,53118,4082,8421,37647,157
Churchill—Keewatinook AskiMBMODNDPNDP13,48745.0%9123.0%58.1%12,5753,09013,48753725529,944
Dauphin—Swan River—NeepawaMBMODConCon19,27646.3%7,00016.8%65.3%12,27619,2765,0971,5923,35741,598
Elmwood—TransconaMBMODConNDP14,70934.1%610.1%65.6%12,71314,64814,7091,01643,086
Kildonan—St. PaulMBMODConLib18,71742.7%1,2392.8%70.7%18,71717,4786,27078314248543,875
Portage—LisgarMBMODConCon25,06060.8%14,43935.1%65.4%10,62125,0602,5541,6371,31541,187
ProvencherMBMODConCon25,08656.1%9,57721.4%67.9%15,50925,0862,3711,77944,745
Saint Boniface—Saint VitalMBMODConLib28,53058.4%14,52529.8%74.0%28,53014,0055,1691,11948,823
Selkirk—Interlake—EastmanMBMODConCon25,61751.9%10,10920.5%68.6%15,50825,6175,6491,70788249,363
Winnipeg CentreMBORGNDPLib18,47154.5%8,98126.5%60.0%18,4714,1899,4901,37935633,885
Winnipeg NorthMBCHGNDPLib23,40268.9%18,20953.6%58.4%23,4025,1934,54382633,964
Winnipeg SouthMBMODConLib28,09658.3%11,38723.6%74.9%28,09616,7092,40499048,199
Winnipeg South CentreMBMODConLib31,99359.7%16,89131.5%76.3%31,99315,1024,7991,67753,571
Acadie—BathurstNBMODNDPLib25,84550.7%5,76611.3%76.8%25,8453,85220,0791,18750,963
BeauséjourNBMODLibLib36,53469.0%28,52553.9%79.6%36,5346,0178,0092,37652,936
FrederictonNBMODConLib23,01649.3%9,73620.8%75.7%23,01613,2804,6225,80446,722
Fundy RoyalNBMODConLib19,13640.9%1,7753.8%74.6%19,13617,3618,2041,82329646,820
Madawaska—RestigoucheNBMODConLib20,77855.7%11,10829.8%74.0%20,7786,1519,67070737,306
Miramichi—Grand LakeNBMODConLib17,20247.3%4,72613.0%75.8%17,20212,4765,5881,09836,364
Moncton—Riverview—DieppeNBMODConLib30,05457.8%18,88636.3%72.7%30,05411,1688,4202,39952,041
New Brunswick SouthwestNBMODConLib16,65643.9%2,0315.4%73.7%16,65614,6254,7681,87737,926
Saint John—RothesayNBMODConLib20,63448.8%7,71918.3%68.8%20,63412,9157,4111,32142,281
Tobique—MactaquacNBMODConLib17,90946.6%3,6849.6%71.4%17,90914,2254,3341,95938,427
AvalonNLCHGConLib23,52855.9%16,02738.1%61.7%23,5284,6706,0752287,5018442,086
Bonavista—Burin—TrinityNLMODLibLib28,70481.8%25,17071.7%56.5%28,7043,5342,55729735,092
Coast of Bays—Central—Notre DameNLMODLibLib26,52374.8%20,04456.5%55.4%26,5236,4792,17527135,448
LabradorNLORGConLib8,87871.8%7,09957.4%62.0%8,8781,7161,77912,373
Long Range MountainsNLMODLibLib30,88973.9%25,80461.7%58.3%30,8895,0854,7391,11141,824
St. John's EastNLMODNDPLib20,97446.7%6461.4%67.9%20,9742,93820,32850014044,880
St. John's South—Mount PearlNLMODNDPLib25,92257.9%9,45521.1%66.5%25,9222,04716,46736544,801
Cape Breton—CansoNSMODLibLib32,16374.4%25,91759.9%71.6%32,1636,2463,5471,28143,237
Central NovaNSMODConLib25,90958.5%14,49132.7%73.4%25,90911,4184,5321,83457044,263
Cumberland—ColchesterNSMODConLib29,52763.7%17,27037.3%71.0%29,52712,2572,6471,65025146,332
Dartmouth—Cole HarbourNSMODNDPLib30,40758.2%17,65033.8%71.2%30,4077,33112,7571,77552,270
HalifaxNSMODNDPLib27,43151.7%8,26915.6%72.6%27,4314,56419,1621,74513053,032
Halifax WestNSMODLibLib34,37768.6%26,54053.0%71.3%34,3777,8375,8941,97150,079
Kings—HantsNSORGLibLib33,02670.7%24,34952.2%69.8%33,0268,6772,9981,56923218446,686
Sackville—Preston—ChezzetcookNSMODNDPLib23,16148.0%6,54813.6%71.3%23,1617,18616,6131,34148,301
South Shore—St. MargaretsNSMODConLib30,04556.9%18,14034.4%69.6%30,04511,9058,8831,53425715152,775
Sydney—VictoriaNSORGLibLib29,99573.2%24,64460.1%68.7%29,9954,3605,3511,02624240,974
West NovaNSORGConLib28,77563.0%16,85936.9%68.5%28,77511,9163,0841,90445,679
AjaxONMODConLib31,45855.9%12,08421.5%66.3%31,45819,3744,6307885756,307
Algoma—Manitoulin—KapuskasingONMODNDPNDP16,51639.9%2,4055.8%65.7%14,1119,82016,51692741,374
Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond HillONNEWConLib24,13247.3%1,0932.1%64.7%24,13223,0392,91265424350,980
Barrie—InnisfilONMODConCon22,90146.4%4,5939.3%64.1%18,30822,9015,8121,99132949,341
Barrie—Springwater—Oro-MedonteONNEWConCon21,09141.7%860.2%66.7%21,00521,0915,2022,64818840150,535
Bay of QuinteONMODConLib29,28150.7%9,50016.5%68.1%29,28119,7817,0011,27837257,713
Beaches—East YorkONORGNDPLib27,45849.4%10,34518.6%72.0%27,4589,12417,1131,43329710555,530
Brampton CentreONNEWConLib19,27748.6%5,93215.0%60.9%19,27713,3455,99384417339,632
Brampton EastONCHGNDPLib23,65252.3%13,01028.8%65.7%23,65210,64210,40051245,206
Brampton NorthONMODConLib23,29748.4%7,40915.4%65.4%23,29715,8887,94691512048,166
Brampton SouthONNEWConLib23,68152.1%7,75217.1%62.6%23,68115,9294,8431,01145,464
Brampton WestONMODConLib24,25655.9%11,18825.8%60.6%24,25613,0685,40067443,398
Brantford—BrantONMODConCon25,87440.9%6,45210.2%65.2%19,42225,87415,7151,58216451563,272
Bruce—Grey—Owen SoundONORGConCon26,29746.7%4,4187.8%68.5%21,87926,2976,2701,88756,333
BurlingtonONMODConLib32,22946.0%2,4493.5%73.2%32,22929,7806,3811,71070,100
CambridgeONMODConLib23,02443.2%2,4114.5%64.1%23,02420,6137,3971,72347410853,339
CarletonONNEWConCon27,76246.9%1,8493.1%80.1%25,91327,7623,6321,93259,239
Chatham-Kent—LeamingtonONMODConCon21,67741.7%2,3264.5%65.5%19,35121,6779,5491,39451,971
DavenportONORGNDPLib21,94744.3%1,4412.9%67.0%21,9475,23320,5061,53010726149,584
Don Valley EastONCHGLibLib24,04857.8%11,89328.6%65.8%24,04812,1554,3071,07841,588
Don Valley NorthONNEWConLib23,49451.4%6,21513.6%63.1%23,49417,2793,8961,01845,687
Don Valley WestONMODConLib27,47253.8%8,26616.2%72.2%27,47219,2063,0768487540951,086
Dufferin—CaledonONORGConCon27,97746.3%4,3347.2%65.5%23,64327,9774,3984,43360,451
DurhamONMODConCon28,96745.1%6,0189.4%68.5%22,94928,96710,2891,61636464,185
Eglinton—LawrenceONORGConLib27,27848.9%3,4906.3%71.5%27,27823,7883,50579942255,792
Elgin—Middlesex—LondonONMODConCon28,02349.2%10,38118.2%68.5%17,64228,0238,7711,78371456,933
EssexONMODConNDP25,07241.4%3,4705.7%65.7%12,63921,60225,0721,1417760,531
Etobicoke CentreONMODConLib32,61252.8%9,54215.4%70.2%32,61223,0704,88685637861,802
Etobicoke NorthONMODLibLib26,25162.4%16,57839.4%60.5%26,2519,6735,22052416423242,064
Etobicoke—LakeshoreONMODConLib34,63853.7%13,70621.2%69.0%34,63820,9327,0301,50740164,508
Flamborough—GlanbrookONNEWConCon24,13743.5%2,4094.3%70.2%21,72824,1377,7791,86655,510
Glengarry—Prescott—RussellONMODConLib34,18953.3%10,82216.9%75.1%34,18923,3675,0871,15337764,173
GuelphONORGLibLib34,30349.1%15,89622.8%71.3%34,30318,4078,3927,90985769,868
Haldimand—NorfolkONMODConCon24,71444.1%4,2277.5%67.7%20,48724,7147,6251,85742388455,990
Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—BrockONMODConCon27,71844.8%8,08413.1%67.6%19,63427,71812,0122,47061,834
Hamilton CentreONMODNDPNDP18,71945.6%5,00112.2%59.4%13,7186,01818,7191,77818666441,083
Hamilton East—Stoney CreekONMODNDPLib19,62239.0%3,1576.3%62.8%19,62212,71516,4651,30522550,332
Hamilton MountainONMODNDPNDP18,14635.9%1,2132.4%65.6%16,93312,99118,1461,2831,20150,554
Hamilton West—Ancaster—DundasONMODConLib29,69447.7%9,87315.9%72.5%29,69419,82110,1312,63362,279
Hastings—Lennox and AddingtonONNEWConLib21,10442.4%2250.5%68.5%21,10420,8796,3481,46649,797
Humber River—Black CreekONORGLibLib23,99566.9%16,76746.8%57.5%23,9957,2283,85158420135,859
Huron—BruceONORGConCon26,17444.9%3,0455.2%72.4%23,12926,1747,5441,39858,245
Kanata—CarletonONMODConLib32,47751.3%7,64812.1%79.0%32,47724,8294,3131,70463,323
KenoraONMODConLib10,91835.5%4981.6%69.7%10,9188,75110,42050116230,752
King—VaughanONNEWConLib25,90847.4%1,7383.2%63.8%25,90824,1703,5711,03754,686
Kingston and the IslandsONMODLibLib36,42155.4%21,49332.7%70.3%36,42114,92811,1852,93330565,772
Kitchener CentreONMODConLib25,50448.8%9,63218.4%67.5%25,50415,8728,6801,59762752,280
Kitchener South—HespelerONNEWConLib20,21542.3%2,6715.6%65.9%20,21517,5447,4401,76786347,829
Kitchener—ConestogaONMODConCon20,64943.3%2510.5%69.3%20,39820,6494,6531,31468547,699
Lambton—Kent—MiddlesexONMODConCon28,30050.2%11,70820.8%69.7%16,59228,3009,5981,87356,363
Lanark—Frontenac—KingstonONMODConCon27,39947.9%8,07414.1%72.3%19,32527,3998,0732,02541857,240
Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau LakesONORGConCon26,73847.4%3,8506.8%71.1%22,88826,7384,7222,08856,436
London North CentreONMODConLib32,42750.5%12,43719.4%69.4%32,42719,9909,4232,28614564,271
London WestONMODConLib31,16745.8%7,13110.5%73.3%31,16724,03610,0871,91881968,027
London—FanshaweONMODNDPNDP20,68437.8%3,4706.3%63.0%17,21414,89120,6841,60435254,745
Markham—StouffvilleONMODConLib29,41649.2%3,8516.4%68.2%29,41625,5653,6471,14559,773
Markham—ThornhillONNEWLibLib23,87855.7%10,02923.4%60.8%23,87813,8494,59553542,857
Markham—UnionvilleONMODConCon24,60549.4%3,0096.0%60.4%21,59624,6052,5281,11049,839
MiltonONNEWConCon22,37845.4%2,4384.9%68.5%19,94022,3785,3661,13149349,308
Mississauga CentreONNEWConLib28,37254.7%10,94121.1%62.3%28,37217,4314,9201,12951,852
Mississauga East—CooksvilleONMODConLib28,15454.2%9,80118.9%63.1%28,15418,3534,48176616351,917
Mississauga—Erin MillsONMODConLib27,52049.7%5,80410.5%66.9%27,52021,7165,20690555,347
Mississauga—LakeshoreONMODConLib28,27947.7%3,8446.5%68.7%28,27924,4354,7351,39742759,273
Mississauga—MaltonONMODConLib26,16559.1%14,46432.7%59.1%26,16511,7015,45073720344,256
Mississauga—StreetsvilleONMODConLib26,79247.8%4,1717.4%67.4%26,79222,6215,0401,29325355,999
NepeanONMODConLib34,01752.4%10,57516.3%77.5%34,01723,4425,3241,5135514164,888
Newmarket—AuroraONMODConLib25,50845.2%1,4512.6%68.1%25,50824,0574,8061,33176256,464
Niagara CentreONMODNDPLib19,51335.7%2,2954.2%65.6%19,51316,24817,2181,31638754,682
Niagara FallsONORGConCon27,23542.1%4,9177.6%63.0%22,31827,23513,5251,63364,711
Niagara WestONMODConCon24,73248.8%8,15116.1%73.3%16,58124,7325,8021,5112,03150,657
Nickel BeltONMODNDPLib21,02142.8%2,4655.0%67.1%21,0218,22118,5561,2179849,113
Nipissing—TimiskamingONMODLibLib25,35751.9%11,03222.6%68.3%25,35714,3257,9361,25748,875
Northumberland—Peterborough SouthONMODConLib27,04342.5%1,8783.0%71.3%27,04325,1659,4111,99063,609
OakvilleONORGConLib31,95649.4%4,4596.9%73.4%31,95627,4973,8301,42064,703
Oakville North—BurlingtonONMODConLib28,41546.7%2,0733.4%71.2%28,41526,3424,40596866660,796
OrléansONMODConLib46,54259.7%22,72129.1%80.6%46,54223,8216,2151,41077,988
OshawaONMODConCon23,16238.2%3,8236.3%63.2%16,58823,16219,3391,5227560,686
Ottawa CentreONMODNDPLib32,21142.7%3,1134.1%80.0%32,21110,94329,0982,2461,00275,500
Ottawa SouthONMODLibLib38,83160.1%23,12035.8%73.6%38,83115,7117,4801,88873964,649
Ottawa West—NepeanONMODConLib35,19955.9%16,30625.9%74.8%35,19918,8936,1951,77285462,913
Ottawa—VanierONMODLibLib36,47457.6%24,28038.3%73.6%36,47412,10912,1941,94763163,355
OxfordONMODConCon25,96645.7%7,66713.5%67.9%18,29925,9669,4062,0041,17556,850
Parkdale—High ParkONORGNDPLib24,62342.0%1,0571.8%73.3%24,6237,64123,5661,7439390158,567
Parry Sound-MuskokaONORGConCon22,20643.3%2,2694.4%67.6%19,93722,2065,1833,70424951,279
Perth WellingtonONORGConCon22,25542.9%2,7755.4%68.0%19,48022,2557,7561,34721979451,851
Peterborough—KawarthaONMODConLib29,15943.8%5,8248.8%71.6%29,15923,33512,4371,48013166,542
Pickering—UxbridgeONMODConLib29,75750.3%7,16612.1%69.0%29,75722,5915,4461,36559,159
Renfrew—Nipissing—PembrokeONORGConCon26,19545.8%7,52913.2%72.7%18,66626,1954,8931,1056,30057,159
Richmond HillONMODConLib23,03246.9%1,7573.6%61.1%23,03221,2753,95085649,113
St. CatharinesONMODConLib24,87043.2%3,2335.6%67.7%24,87021,6379,5111,4888557,591
Sarnia—LambtonONORGConCon22,56538.8%4,4637.7%71.8%15,85322,56518,1021,60558,125
Sault Ste. MarieONMODConLib19,58244.8%5,96713.6%68.3%19,58213,6159,5439348343,757
Scarborough CentreONMODConLib22,75350.5%8,04817.9%63.2%22,75314,7055,2279601,38445,029
Scarborough NorthONMODNDPLib18,90448.2%8,16720.8%60.0%18,90410,7378,64857932039,188
Scarborough SouthwestONMODNDPLib25,58652.5%14,01228.7%66.7%25,58610,34711,5741,25948,766
Scarborough—AgincourtONMODLibLib21,58751.9%5,78513.9%59.4%21,58715,8023,26357033441,556
Scarborough-GuildwoodONMODLibLib25,16760.0%14,05933.5%64.6%25,16711,1084,72060617514141,917
Scarborough—Rouge ParkONNEWLibLib29,91360.2%16,32632.9%68.0%29,91313,5875,1451,01049,655
Simcoe NorthONMODConCon24,83643.5%2,1183.7%65.9%22,71824,8366,0372,54361831957,071
Simcoe—GreyONMODConCon30,61246.6%5,2608.0%67.3%25,35230,6126,3322,92352865,747
Spadina—Fort YorkONMODNDPLib30,14154.7%15,09427.4%69.3%30,1418,67315,0471,13715055,148
Stormont—Dundas—South GlengarryONORGConCon27,09151.1%6,63912.5%67.2%20,45227,0914,3321,19153,066
SudburyONMODNDPLib23,53447.4%9,74119.6%68.2%23,53410,47313,7931,50921810249,629
ThornhillONMODConCon31,91158.6%13,51624.8%67.1%18,39531,9112,81462774454,491
Thunder Bay—Rainy RiverONMODNDPLib18,52344.0%6,04014.4%66.3%18,5238,87612,4832,20142,083
Thunder Bay—Superior NorthONMODNDPLib20,06945.0%9,73021.8%68.7%20,0697,77510,3396,15527044,608
Timmins-James BayONMODNDPNDP15,97442.9%3,0348.1%61.1%12,9407,60515,97475237,271
Toronto CentreONMODLibLib29,29757.9%15,83031.3%69.3%29,2976,16713,4671,31514720950,602
Toronto—DanforthONORGNDPLib23,53142.3%1,2062.2%71.1%23,5315,47822,3252,6181,62955,581
Toronto—St. Paul'sONMODLibLib31,48155.3%16,10528.3%72.5%31,48115,3768,3861,72956,972
University—RosedaleONNEWNDPLib27,84949.8%11,86121.2%72.8%27,8499,79015,9881,64165755,925
Vaughan—WoodbridgeONMODConLib23,04148.7%2,2954.9%63.9%23,04120,7462,19859771647,298
WaterlooONMODConLib29,75249.7%10,43417.4%73.2%29,75219,3188,9281,71313859,849
Wellington—Halton HillsONORGConCon32,48250.9%9,20314.4%71.0%23,27932,4825,3212,54718363,812
WhitbyONMODConLib29,00345.0%1,8492.9%70.0%29,00327,1546,6771,40327964,516
WillowdaleONMODConLib24,51953.4%7,52916.4%60.6%24,51916,9903,2031,02521645,953
Windsor WestONMODNDPNDP24,08551.3%12,24326.1%54.8%11,8429,73424,0851,08316146,905
Windsor—TecumsehONMODNDPNDP23,21543.5%8,55916.0%61.1%14,17714,65623,2151,04724953,344
York CentreONMODConLib20,13146.9%1,2382.9%65.7%20,13118,8933,14877242,944
York South—WestonONORGNDPLib20,09346.0%6,81215.6%61.1%20,0938,39913,2818921,04143,706
York—SimcoeONMODConCon24,05850.2%5,97512.5%63.3%18,08324,0584,2551,48347,879
CardiganPEORGLibLib14,62165.0%10,98948.9%78.2%14,6213,6322,5031,43429522,485
CharlottetownPEORGLibLib11,91056.3%7,01333.1%75.6%11,9103,1364,8971,22221,165
EgmontPEORGConLib10,52149.3%4,33620.3%77.0%10,5216,1854,09755921,362
MalpequePEORGLibLib13,95062.1%10,00344.5%78.9%13,9503,9472,5092,06622,472
Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—EeyouQCMODNDPNDP12,77837.0%1,6844.9%55.2%11,0943,21112,7786,39877925834,518
Abitibi—TémiscamingueQCMODNDPNDP20,63641.5%5,90311.9%60.8%14,7333,42520,6369,65185942549,729
Ahuntsic-CartiervilleQCCHGLibLib26,02646.8%9,34216.8%67.5%26,0264,05116,6847,3461,17528555,567
Alfred-PellanQCMODNDPLib24,55744.5%11,33220.5%71.1%24,5576,25913,2259,8361,08920355,169
Argenteuil—La Petite-NationQCMODNDPLib22,09343.3%9,44318.5%65.5%22,0935,68012,6509,5251,11851,066
Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—MatapédiaQCMODBQLib14,37839.5%6,73718.5%60.4%14,3782,2287,3407,6413654,40436,356
BeauceQCMODConCon32,91058.9%20,46836.6%66.0%12,44232,9105,4434,14494355,882
Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d’Orléans—CharlevoixQCMODNDPCon16,90333.5%3,3476.6%67.0%13,55616,9039,3069,65085918250,456
Beauport—LimoilouQCMODNDPCon15,46130.6%2,5805.1%65.4%12,85415,46112,8817,4671,22067550,558
Bécancour—Nicolet—SaurelQCORGBQBQ20,87140.0%8,20515.7%67.5%12,6665,95511,53120,8711,18252,205
Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—LévisQCMODConCon31,87250.9%18,91130.2%68.4%12,96131,8728,5167,2172,03262,598
Beloeil—ChamblyQCMODNDPNDP20,64131.1%1,1471.7%73.9%19,4946,17320,64118,3871,49824566,438
Berthier—MaskinongéQCMODNDPNDP22,94242.2%8,90516.4%66.6%11,0325,54822,94214,03784754,406
BourassaQCMODLibLib22,23454.1%15,18536.9%59.1%22,2343,8196,1447,04988666932841,129
Brome—MissisquoiQCMODNDPLib25,74443.9%11,36119.4%69.8%25,7446,72414,38310,2521,37719558,675
Brossard—Saint-LambertQCMODNDPLib28,81850.3%14,74325.7%69.0%28,8187,21514,0756,0711,08157,260
Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-CharlesQCMODNDPCon24,60842.2%11,08319.0%69.7%13,52524,60811,6907,1771,25658,256
Châteauguay—LacolleQCMODNDPLib20,24539.1%7,63014.7%69.2%20,2455,80511,98612,61598214951,782
Chicoutimi—Le FjordQCMODNDPLib13,61931.1%6001.4%66.7%13,6197,27013,0198,99090743,805
Compton—StansteadQCMODNDPLib20,58236.9%5,2829.5%68.8%20,5826,97815,30011,5511,08531555,811
Dorval—Lachine—LaSalleQCMODNDPLib29,97454.9%18,20533.3%64.4%29,9746,04911,7695,3381,24523054,605
DrummondQCORGNDPNDP15,83330.5%2,0403.9%65.2%13,7939,22115,83311,8621,27051,979
Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-MadeleineQCCHGBQLib15,34538.7%2,4606.2%60.8%15,3452,39812,8858,28940030039,617
GatineauQCMODNDPLib31,07653.8%15,72427.2%69.1%31,0764,73315,3525,4559421489457,800
HochelagaQCMODNDPNDP16,03430.9%5001.0%63.5%15,5343,55516,03414,3891,65473851,904
Honoré-MercierQCMODNDPLib29,21156.5%20,73340.1%66.2%29,2116,2268,4786,68081424951,658
Hull—AylmerQCMODNDPLib28,47851.4%11,00619.9%70.4%28,4784,27817,4723,6251,03516039255,440
JolietteQCMODNDPBQ18,87533.3%2,8805.1%67.0%15,9955,70514,56618,8751,33521356,689
JonquièreQCMODNDPNDP14,03929.2%3390.7%67.0%13,7008,12414,03911,20265638248,103
La Pointe-de-l'ÎleQCMODNDPBQ18,54533.6%2,7685.0%66.2%15,7774,40814,77718,5451,13049355,226
La PrairieQCNEWNDPLib20,99336.5%5,88610.2%71.0%20,9936,85913,17415,1071,23520457,572
Lac-Saint-JeanQCMODConCon18,39333.3%2,6584.8%65.8%10,19318,39315,73510,15280655,279
Lac-Saint-LouisQCMODLibLib39,96564.1%29,10846.7%72.9%39,96510,8577,9971,6811,81262,312
LaSalle—Émard—VerdunQCMODNDPLib23,60343.9%8,03714.9%64.8%23,6033,71315,5669,1641,71753,763
Laurentides—LabelleQCORGNDPLib20,27732.1%1,4852.4%66.3%20,2776,20916,64418,7921,25163,173
Laurier—Sainte-MarieQCMODNDPNDP20,92938.3%5,2309.6%65.0%12,9382,24220,92915,6991,90416080954,681
Laval—Les ÎlesQCMODNDPLib25,85747.7%15,14727.9%66.6%25,8579,81110,7106,73192117554,205
Lévis—LotbinièreQCMODConCon31,35750.1%17,79528.4%72.8%13,56231,3579,2467,1631,12413662,588
Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyneQCMODNDPLib18,30135.4%4,3278.4%62.8%18,3014,96112,46813,9741,51049351,707
Longueuil—Saint-HubertQCMODNDPNDP18,17131.2%7031.2%68.8%17,4685,08718,17115,8731,44715358,199
Louis-HébertQCMODNDPLib21,51634.8%4,7277.7%76.6%21,51616,78912,8508,9001,56112861,744
Louis-Saint-LaurentQCMODNDPCon32,63750.5%18,78529.0%70.9%13,85232,63710,2966,6881,21064,683
ManicouaganQCMODNDPBQ17,33841.3%4,99511.9%56.7%12,3434,3177,35917,33867342,030
Marc-Aurèle-FortinQCMODNDPLib22,32340.9%9,49617.4%72.4%22,3236,49812,82711,8201,05754,525
Mégantic—L'ÉrableQCMODConCon16,74935.4%3,4417.3%67.3%13,30816,74910,3865,8381,00647,287
MirabelQCNEWNDPBQ18,71031.5%8371.4%68.9%15,5146,02017,87318,7101,30159,418
MontarvilleQCMODNDPLib18,84832.5%2,3884.1%77.7%18,8486,28414,29616,4601,38864157,917
MontcalmQCMODNDPBQ19,40536.6%4,9219.3%64.7%14,4845,09312,43119,40597662053,009
Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-LoupQCORGNDPCon14,27429.0%2720.6%63.6%14,00214,27411,9187,93982328749,243
Mount RoyalQCMODLibLib24,18750.3%5,98612.%65.1%24,18718,2013,88490874712448,051
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—WestmountQCMODLibLib29,75557.7%18,52635.9%65.0%29,7557,41411,2291,2821,58115118151,593
OutremontQCMODNDPNDP19,24244.1%4,64510.6%61.9%14,5974,15919,2423,6681,57537843,619
PapineauQCMODLibLib26,39152.0%13,25926.1%65.0%26,3912,39013,1326,1821,44376846550,770
Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—VerchèresQCMODNDPBQ17,00728.6%2130.4%76.3%16,7946,07914,45417,0075,05659,390
Pierrefonds—DollardQCORGNDPLib34,31958.7%22,62538.7%69.0%34,31911,6949,5842,04358,505
PontiacQCMODNDPLib34,15454.5%20,06432.0%71.8%34,1548,71614,0904,3371,08923962,625
Portneuf—Jacques-CartierQCORGNDPCon27,29044.0%13,60421.9%71.1%13,32227,29013,6866,6651,09662,059
QuébecQCMODNDPLib15,56628.9%1,0001.9%68.7%15,56611,73714,56610,1531,57027553,867
RepentignyQCMODNDPBQ22,61834.7%4,8207.4%72.1%17,7987,05315,16722,6181,2421,33365,211
Richmond—ArthabaskaQCMODBQCon18,50531.6%4,0426.9%69.3%14,46318,50514,21310,06898438458,617
Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les BasquesQCORGNDPNDP19,37443.1%6,78015.1%64.7%12,5943,36319,3748,67366927344,946
Rivière-des-Mille-ÎlesQCMODNDPLib18,78732.4%1,6762.9%72.3%18,7876,09917,11114,7551,13615858,046
Rivière-du-NordQCMODNDPBQ18,15732.0%1,0801.9%64.4%14,9334,79317,07718,1571,43626156,657
Rosemont—La Petite-PatrieQCMODNDPNDP28,67249.2%16,38928.1%69.7%12,0682,51028,67212,2831,7831,01958,335
Saint-Hyacinthe—BagotQCORGNDPNDP15,57828.7%5981.1%68.6%14,9809,09815,57813,2001,24327054,369
Saint-JeanQCORGNDPLib20,02233.2%2,4674.1%69.6%20,0226,54917,55514,9791,28160,386
Saint-LaurentQCMODLibLib24,83261.6%16,96542.1%58.9%24,8327,8674,6461,87997712940,330
Saint-Léonard—Saint-MichelQCMODLibLib28,82664.7%22,21549.9%58.9%28,8264,9576,6113,20480512844,531
Saint-Maurice—ChamplainQCMODNDPLib24,47541.5%12,23020.7%65.1%24,4759,59212,24511,2951,14419658,947
Salaberry—SuroîtQCMODNDPNDP18,72630.4 %7711.3%67.5%17,9556,13218,72617,45286721918461,535
SheffordQCMODNDPLib22,95739.0%9,01215.3%68.0%22,9577,52913,94513,0921,39758,920
SherbrookeQCMODNDPNDP21,41037.4%4,3397.6%66.3%17,0715,39121,41011,7171,14330326557,300
TerrebonneQCMODNDPBQ19,23833.0%2,9225.0%70.5%16,3166,61514,92819,2381,01617158,284
Thérèse-De BlainvilleQCNEWNDPLib18,28132.5%3,0435.4%72.1%18,2817,00014,02215,2381,35235556,248
Trois-RivièresQCMODNDPNDP19,19331.8%9691.6%67.2%18,22411,23119,19310,2491,03236060,289
Vaudreuil—SoulangesQCMODNDPLib30,55046.6%15,92324.3%73.0%30,5509,85814,6279,8581,44565,528
Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-SœursQCMODNDPLib25,49150.8%13,73427.4%59.0%25,4915,94811,7574,3072,39826350,164
VimyQCMODNDPLib25,08246.2%13,69125.2%64.1%25,0827,26211,3919,0681,28026054,343
Battlefords—LloydminsterSKMODConCon20,54761.0%14,61743.4%66.5%5,55020,5475,9305751,07633,678
Carlton Trail—Eagle CreekSKMODConCon26,00464.7%18,50546.1%71.8%5,77426,0047,49990240,179
Cypress Hills—GrasslandsSKMODConCon25,05069.2%19,66954.3%71.4%5,38125,0504,78399336,207
Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill RiverSKMODConNDP10,31934.2%820.3%64.7%10,2379,10510,31955230,213
Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—LaniganSKMODConCon23,27355.5%13,29531.7%72.2%7,54523,2739,97896120841,965
Prince AlbertSKMODConCon19,67349.8%8,42921.3%68.5%7,83219,67311,24476139,510
Regina—LewvanSKCHGNDPNDP16,84335.2%1320.3%74.6%13,14316,71116,84383929847,834
Regina—Qu'AppelleSKMODConCon16,48644.7%5,34214.5%68.3%8,40116,48611,14485236,883
Regina—WascanaSKMODLibLib23,55255.1%10,62124.9%74.6%23,55212,9315,36287842,723
Saskatoon WestSKCHGNDPNDP14,92139.6%2,5206.7%66.4%9,23412,40114,92165850137,715
Saskatoon—GrasswoodSKMODConCon19,16641.6%5,25711.4%77.5%12,16519,16613,90984646,086
Saskatoon—UniversitySKMODConCon18,59241.5%4,47710.0%76.9%11,28718,59214,1156869344,773
Souris—Moose MountainSKMODConCon26,31570.1%21,18456.5%71.1%5,07626,3155,13199437,516
Yorkton—MelvilleSKMODConCon21,68359.2%14,28739.0%67.4%6,50421,6837,3961,03036,613
Northwest TerritoriesTerrORGNDPLib9,17248.3%3,38917.9%63.4%9,1723,4815,78353718,973
NunavutTerrORGConLib5,61947.1%2,44820.5%59.4%5,6192,9563,17118211,928
YukonTerrORGConLib10,88753.7%5,95929.4%75.8%10,8874,9283,94353320,291
  = application for judicial recount dismissed
  = judicial recount terminated
  = results as certified by a judge
  1. "Voting results by electoral district". elections.ca. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  2. "List of candidates by electoral district and individual results". elections.ca. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  3. "Report on the 42nd general election of October 19, 2015: 2.4 Concluding the Election". elections.ca. February 3, 2016.
  4. including spoilt ballots
  5. minor political parties receiving less than 1% of the national popular vote are aggregated under "Other"; independent candidates are aggregated separately
  6. Effect of redistribution: NEW - new riding; MRG - merger of ridings; ORG - boundaries unchanged; CHG - boundaries and 1st place results changed; MOD - only boundaries changed
  7. valid ballots

Result overview

184 99 44 10 1
Liberal Conservative New Democratic BQ G

Summary analysis

Party Votes Seats
Liberal 6,930,136
39.5%
Increase 20.6%
184 / 338(54%)
Conservative 5,600,496
31.9%
Decrease 7.7%
99 / 338(29%)
New Democratic 3,461,262
19.7%
Decrease 10.9%
44 / 338(13%)
Bloc Québécois 818,652
4.7%
Decrease 1.2%
10 / 338(3%)
Green 605,864
3.4%
Decrease 0.5%
1 / 338(0.3%)
The disproportionality of parliament in the 2015 election was 12.02 according to the Gallagher Index, mainly in the Liberals' favour.
Elections to the 42nd Parliament of Canada – seats won/lost by party, 2011–2015
Party 2011 (redistributed) Gain from (loss to) 2015
Lib Con NDP BQ Grn
Liberal 3688582184
Conservative 188(88)6(8)199
New Democratic 109(58)8(6)(9)44
Bloc Québécois 4(2)(1)910
Green 11
Total338(148)96(7)73(8)3(9)338
Party candidates in 2nd place[3]
Party in 1st placeParty in 2nd placeTotal
LibConNDPBQGrnInd
Liberal 111 64 8 1 184
Conservative 81 18 99
New Democratic 29 11 3 1 44
Bloc Québécois 8 2 10
Green 1 1
Total 118 123 84 11 1 1 338
Principal races, according to 1st and 2nd-place results[3]
PartiesSeats
 Liberal  Conservative 192
 Liberal  New Democratic 93
 Conservative  New Democratic 29
 Liberal  Bloc Québécois 16
 New Democratic  Bloc Québécois 5
 Liberal  Independent 1
 Conservative  Green 1
 New Democratic  Green 1
Total 338
Seats won, by share of vote going to winning candidate[4]
Party in 1st place>50%45-49.9%40-44.9%35-39.9%<35%Total
Liberal 8748261310184
Conservative 4224208599
New Democratic 3412141144
Bloc Québécois 21710
Green 11
Total13376603633338

Detailed analysis

Turnout

The election was notable for seeing voter turnout rise across all ages and sexes, and especially significant for the rise in younger voters. In particular, there was an increase of 1.2 million voters among those under the age of 35.[5]

Voter turnout by age and sex, %, 2015 vs 2011[6][7]
Age 2015 2011 ∆%
TotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemale
Canada66.164.168.058.557.359.6Increase7.6Increase4.5Increase8.4
18 to 24 years57.153.860.538.836.940.9Increase18.3Increase16.9Increase19.6
1st time voters58.354.961.940.538.442.8Increase17.7Increase16.4Increase19.1
Not 1st time55.152.058.337.836.039.8Increase17.3Increase16.0Increase18.5
25 to 34 years57.454.360.545.142.547.7Increase12.3Increase11.8Increase12.8
35 to 44 years61.958.765.154.551.547.5Increase7.4Increase4.2Increase17.6
45 to 54 years66.663.669.664.562.166.9Increase2.1Increase1.5Increase2.7
55 to 64 years73.771.476.071.570.772.2Increase2.3Increase0.7Increase3.8
65 to 74 years78.879.078.675.177.473.1Increase3.7Increase1.6Increase5.5
75 years and over67.474.162.860.369.554.2Increase7.1Increase4.6Increase8.6

Geographic voting distributions

Party summaries

Liberals

In the previous election, the Liberals were cut down to 34 seats, the fewest they had ever won in their history. It was the first time since the nation's founding that the Liberals had not been either in government or the Official Opposition. They picked up one additional seat in a by-election and one via a floor-crossing.

While the Liberals had been expected to regain much of what they had lost in 2011, they tallied the second-best performance in their history; the 184 seats was bettered only by the 191 they won in 1949. It was also the most seats that a party had won since the Progressive Conservatives won a record 211 in 1984.

The Liberal victory came mainly on the strength of a solid performance in the eastern part of the country. They took every seat in Atlantic Canada and Toronto, and won all but one seat in Ottawa. Most notably, they won 40 of Quebec's 78 seats, mostly on the strength of taking all but five seats in Montreal. It was the first time since 1980 that the Liberals had won the most seats in Quebec.

After going into the election with only four seats west of Ontario, the Liberals had their best showing in Western Canada in more than two decades. They not only took all but one seat in Winnipeg and all but two seats in Vancouver, but won seats in Alberta for the first time since 2004. Notably, they won two seats in Calgary; they had won only three seats there in their entire history prior to 2015, with their last win dating back to 1968. They were the only party to win seats in every province.

Conservatives

The Conservatives lost 60 seats to become the Official Opposition. They held their own in their heartlands of rural western Canada and central Ontario, and managed a respectable showing in southwestern Ontario and the more rural areas of eastern Ontario. However, they suffered heavy losses in urban southern Ontario, a region which had swung heavily to them in 2011. They lost all of their seats in Toronto itself and all but three in the 905 region. They also lost all of their seats in Winnipeg and Vancouver, as well as Atlantic Canada. It is the first time in decades that there are no centre-right MPs east of Quebec. They did, however, manage to make some gains in francophone areas of Quebec, mostly at the expense of the NDP.

Several members of Harper's cabinet were defeated, including Bernard Valcourt, Leona Aglukkaq, Gail Shea, Chris Alexander, Joe Oliver and Julian Fantino among others.

New Democrats

The NDP, the Official Opposition in the previous parliament, fell to third place with 44 seats, losing more than half of their caucus. For the most part, their support bled over to the Liberals, though they lost a few areas of francophone Quebec to the Conservatives and Bloc.

Bloc Québecois

The Bloc made a modest recovery after being nearly decimated in 2011, rebounding to 10 seats. However, Gilles Duceppe, who had been the longest-serving party leader in Canada at the time of his defeat in 2011, failed to win back his old seat of Laurier—Sainte-Marie. The party also received a smaller share of the popular vote than in the last election. As such, their gains could be attributable to NDP-Liberal vote splitting in francophone ridings more than a surge in popular support.

Contributing factors to party success

The parties had varying degrees of success by region and by socioeconomic factors. An analysis by The Globe and Mail shortly after the election was held revealed significant differences:[8]

Party support arising from certain key factors by region in the Canadian general election (2015), as a proportion of the ridings won
Region Income (Median household) Unemployment rate Visible minority population
<$35,810$35,810$141,720>$141,720Low (4%6%)High (9%22%)Low (<2.41%)High (>26.8%)
Atlantic
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
Quebec
50%
27%
14%
9%
46%
14%
21%
18%
83%
17%
44%
16%
24%
16%
71%
21%
4%
4%
28%
25%
31%
17%
92%
8%
Ontario
67%
33%
64%
6%
30%
69%
2%
29%
56%
3%
42%
72%
13%
15%
37%
11%
53%
91%
2%
7%
Prairies
33%
33%
33%
23%
10%
68%
12%
4%
84%
18%
7%
75%
67%
33%
22%
78%
40%
60%
British Columbia
25%
50%
25%
41%
33%
22%
4%
57%
14%
29%
53%
26%
16%
5%
27%
47%
27%
N/A
65%
29%
6%
The North
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%

Results by province

Party name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL YT NT NU Total
     Liberal Seats: 17 4 1 7 80 40 10 11 4 7 1 1 1 184
Vote: 35.2 24.6 23.9 44.6 44.8 35.7 51.6 61.9 58.3 64.5 53.6 48.3 47.2 39.5
     Conservative Seats: 10 29 10 5 33 12 99
Vote: 30.0 59.5 48.5 37.3 35.0 16.7 25.3 17.9 19.3 10.3 24.0 18.0 24.8 31.9
     New Democratic Party Seats: 14 1 3 2 8 16 44
Vote: 25.9 11.6 25.1 13.8 16.6 25.4 18.3 16.4 16.0 21.0 19.5 30.8 26.5 19.7
     Bloc Québécois Seats: 10 10
Vote: 19.3 4.7
     Green Seats: 1 1
Vote: 8.2 2.5 2.1 3.2 2.9 2.3 4.6 3.4 6.0 1.1 2.9 2.8 1.5 3.4
     Independent and no affiliation Vote: 0.1 0.8 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 2.9 0.2
Total seats 42 34 14 14 121 78 10 11 4 7 1 1 1 338

10 closest ridings

Electoral district 1st-place candidate 2nd-place candidate Won by Confirmed on recount[9]
Elmwood—Transcona MB Daniel Blaikie Lawrence Toet 61 votes
Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River SK Georgina Jolibois Lawrence Joseph 71 votes Green tick
Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte ON Alex Nuttall Brian Tamblyn 86 votes Green tick
Edmonton Mill Woods AB Amarjeet Sohi Tim Uppal 92 votes Green tick
Regina—Lewvan SK Erin Weir Trent Fraser 132 votes
Hastings—Lennox and Addington ON Mike Bossio Daryl Kramp 225 votes
Kitchener—Conestoga ON Harold Albrecht Tim Louis 251 votes
Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup QC Bernard Généreux Marie-Josée Normand 272 votes Green tick
Kootenay—Columbia BC Wayne Stetski David Wilks 282 votes
Jonquière QC Karine Trudel Marc Pettersen 339 votes

Significant results among independent and minor party candidates

Those candidates not belonging to a major party, receiving more than 1,000 votes in the election, are listed below:

Significant vote tallies for independent and minor party candidates
RidingCandidateVotesPlaced
AvalonNL No AffiliationScott Andrews7,5012nd
Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—MatapédiaQC Strength in DemocracyJean-François Fortin4,2294th
Battlefords—LloydminsterSK IndependentDoug Anguish1,0764th
Coquitlam—Port CoquitlamBC LibertarianLewis Clarke Dahlby1,0145th
Dauphin—Swan River—NeepawaMB IndependentInky Mark3,3574th
New Westminster—BurnabyBC LibertarianRex Brocki1,3685th
Niagara WestON Christian HeritageHarold Jonker1,2345th
OxfordON Christian HeritageMelody Ann Aldred1,1755th
Portage—LisgarMB Christian HeritageJerome Dondo[a 1]1,3155th
(federal electoral district)|Renfrew—Nipissing—PembrokeON IndependentHector Clouthier6,3003rd
RepentignyQC Strength in DemocracyJohnathan Cloutier1,3335th
St. Albert—EdmontonAB IndependentBrent Rathgeber11,6523rd
Scarborough CentreON LibertarianKaterina Androutsos1,3844th
Sherwood Park—Fort SaskatchewanAB IndependentJames Ford[a 2]1,5635th
Toronto—DanforthON Progressive CanadianJohn Richardson1,2755th
York South—WestonON LibertarianStephen Lepone1,0414th
  1. President of the CHP
  2. Had placed 2nd in the previous two elections in the former riding of Edmonton—Sherwood Park

Retiring & defeated incumbents

Notional gains

As a result of the 2012 federal electoral redistribution, thirty new ridings were added and many riding boundaries were changed, so several incumbent MPs who ran chose to do so in new ridings. The following table identifies the subsequent nominees in their old ridings and who they lost to.

Electoral District, with 2011 redistributed result Incumbent at dissolution and subsequent nominee New MP
Alberta   Edmonton Mill Woods   Mike Lake Tim Uppal   Amarjeet Sohi
British Columbia   Burnaby North—Seymour   Kennedy Stewart Carol Baird Ellan   Terry Beech
  North Island—Powell River   John Duncan Laura Smith   Rachel Blaney
  Steveston—Richmond East   Kerry-Lynne Findlay Kenny Chiu   Joe Peschisolido
Ontario   Bay of Quinte   Daryl Kramp Jodie Jenkins   Neil Ellis
  Brampton East   Bal Gosal Naval Bajaj   Raj Grewal
  Brampton West   Kyle Seeback Ninder Thind   Kamal Khera
  Don Valley East   Joe Daniel Maureen Harquail   Yasmin Ratansi
  Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas   David Sweet Vincent Samuel   Filomena Tassi
  Nepean   Pierre Poilievre Andy Wang   Chandra Arya
  Oakville North—Burlington   Lisa Raitt Effie Triantafilopoulos   Pam Damoff
  Richmond Hill   Costas Menegakis Michael Parsa   Majid Jowhari
Quebec   Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation   Mylène Freeman Chantal Crête   Stéphane Lauzon
  Marc-Aurèle-Fortin   Alain Giguère Marie-Josée Lemieux   Yves Robillard
  Repentigny   Jean-François Larose Johnathan Cloutier   Monique Pauzé
Saskatchewan   Regina—Lewvan   Tom Lukiwski Trent Fraser   Erin Weir
  Saskatoon West   Kelly Block Randy Donauer   Sheri Benson

Effects of redistribution

As a result of the 2012 federal electoral redistribution, 31 new ridings were added and two ridings were merged. Boundary changes in eleven other ridings had the effect of revising the first-place ranking from what had occurred in 2011.

Net effect of 2012 redistribution
Effect #
New ridings 31
Merged riding 1
No change in boundaries 44
Modified boundaries - change in 1st place 11
Modified boundaries - no change in standing 251
Total 338

New and merged seats

The following table identifies what party would have held the redistributed ridings based on 2011 results for the new ridings, and the subsequent MPs who were elected.

Party Electoral District New MP
Conservative
Alberta Bow River   Martin Shields
Calgary Rocky Ridge   Pat Kelly
Calgary Shepard   Tom Kmiec
Edmonton Manning   Ziad Aboultaif
Edmonton—Wetaskiwin   Mike Lake
Peace River—Westlock   Arnold Viersen
Sturgeon River—Parkland   Rona Ambrose
British Columbia Cloverdale—Langley City   John Aldag
Delta   Carla Qualtrough
Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon   Jati Sidhu
Vancouver Granville   Jody Wilson-Raybould
Ontario Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill   Leona Alleslev
Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte   Alex Nuttall
Brampton Centre   Ramesh Sangha
Brampton South   Sonia Sidhu
Carleton   Pierre Poilievre
Don Valley North   Geng Tan
Flamborough—Glanbrook   David Sweet
Hastings—Lennox and Addington   Mike Bossio
King—Vaughan   Deb Schulte
Kitchener South—Hespeler   Marwan Tabbara
Milton   Lisa Raitt
Mississauga Centre   Omar Alghabra
NDP
British Columbia Burnaby South   Kennedy Stewart
Nanaimo—Ladysmith   Sheila Malcolmson
Ontario University—Rosedale   Chrystia Freeland
Quebec La Prairie   Jean-Claude Poissant
Mirabel   Simon Marcil
Thérèse-De Blainville   Ramez Ayoub
Liberal Ontario Scarborough—Rouge Park   Gary Anandasangaree
Markham—Thornhill   John McCallum

In Alberta, Vegreville—Wainwright and Westlock—St. Paul were merged to form Lakeland.

Party Electoral District New MP
Conservative Alberta Lakeland   Shannon Stubbs
Seats won/lost by party (new and merged seats)
Party 2011 (redistributed) Gain from (loss to) 2015
Lib Con NDP BQ Grn
Liberal 212317
Conservative 24(12)12
New Democratic 6(3)(1)2
Bloc Québécois 11
Green
Total32(15)124(1)32

Reclassified seats

Reclassified ridings (where redistribution adjusted 1st place ranking)
Province 2011 Redist. Riding New MP
British Columbia  New Democratic  Conservative Burnaby North—Seymour   Terry Beech
 New Democratic  Conservative Port Moody—Coquitlam   Fin Donnelly*
 New Democratic  Conservative South Okanagan—West Kootenay   Richard Cannings
Saskatchewan  Conservative  New Democratic Regina—Lewvan   Erin Weir
 Conservative  New Democratic Saskatoon West   Sheri Benson
Manitoba  Liberal  New Democratic Winnipeg North   Kevin Lamoureux*
Ontario  Conservative  New Democratic Brampton East   Raj Grewal
 Conservative  Liberal Don Valley East   Yasmin Ratansi
Quebec  Bloc Québécois  Liberal Ahuntsic-Cartierville   Mélanie Joly
 New Democratic  Bloc Québécois Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine   Diane Lebouthillier
Newfoundland and Labrador  Liberal  Conservative Avalon   Ken McDonald

* - Incumbent

Seats won/lost by party (reclassified seats)
Party 2011 (redistributed) Gain from (loss to) 2015
Lib Con NDP BQ Grn
Liberal 22217
Conservative 4(2)(2)
New Democratic 4(2)24
Bloc Québécois 1(1)
Green
Total11(5)42(2)111

Ridings with unchanged boundaries

There were 44 ridings whose boundaries were not changed as a result of the redistribution.[10] Their election results were as follows:

Party Electoral District New MP
  Conservative Manitoba Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley   Doug Eyolfson
Newfoundland and Labrador Labrador   Yvonne Jones*
Nova Scotia West Nova   Colin Fraser
Ontario Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound   Larry Miller*
Dufferin—Caledon   David Tilson*
Eglinton—Lawrence   Marco Mendicino
Huron—Bruce   Ben Lobb*
Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes   Gord Brown*
Niagara Falls   Rob Nicholson*
Oakville   John Oliver
Parry Sound-Muskoka   Tony Clement*
Perth Wellington   John Nater
(federal electoral district)|Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke   Cheryl Gallant*
Sarnia—Lambton   Marilyn Gladu
Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry   Guy Lauzon*
Wellington—Halton Hills   Michael Chong*
Prince Edward Island Egmont   Bobby Morrissey
Territories Nunavut   Hunter Tootoo
Yukon   Larry Bagnell
  NDP British Columbia Vancouver East   Jenny Kwan
Victoria   Murray Rankin*
Manitoba Winnipeg Centre   Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Ontario Beaches—East York   Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Davenport   Julie Dzerowicz
Parkdale—High Park   Arif Virani
Toronto—Danforth   Julie Dabrusin
York South—Weston   Ahmed Hussen
Quebec Drummond   François Choquette*
Laurentides—Labelle   David Graham
Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup   Bernard Généreux
Pierrefonds—Dollard   Frank Baylis
Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier   Joël Godin
Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques   Guy Caron*
Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot   Brigitte Sansoucy
Saint-Jean   Saint-Jean
Territories Northwest Territories   Michael McLeod
  Liberal Nova Scotia Kings—Hants   Scott Brison*
Sydney—Victoria   Mark Eyking*
Ontario Guelph   Lloyd Longfield
Humber River—Black Creek   Judy Sgro*
Prince Edward Island Cardigan   Lawrence MacAulay*
Charlottetown   Sean Casey*
Malpeque   Wayne Easter*
  Bloc Québécois Quebec Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel   Louis Plamondon*

* - Incumbent

Seats won/lost by party (ridings with unchanged boundaries)
Party 2011 (redistributed) Gain from (loss to) 2015
Lib Con NDP BQ Grn
Liberal 781025
Conservative 19(8)213
New Democratic 17(10)(2)5
Bloc Québécois 11
Green
Total44(18)8(2)1244

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