2008 Canadian federal election

none June 2019 2008 Canadian federal election Canada parliamentary no no 2006 Canadian federal election 2006 List of House members of the 39th Parliament of Canada 2011 Canadian federal election 2011 List of House members of the 40th Parliament of Canada 23,677,639 308 seats in the House of Commons 155 seats needed for a majority 2008 10 14 Opinion polling in the Canadian federal election, 2008 58.8% ( 5.9 pp) x160px Stephen Harper at Baitan Nur Mosque Inauguration 2008 3x4 Crop.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 CA Conservative nohash Stephen Harper March 20, 2004 CA Conservative name Calgary Southwest 124 seats, 36.27% 127 143 16 5,209,069 37.65% 1.38 pp Stéphane Dion.jpg 160 120 160 0 13 CA Liberal nohash Stéphane Dion December 2, 2006 CA Liberal name Saint-Laurent—Cartierville 103 seats, 30.23% 95 77 18 3,633,185 26.26% 3.97 pp Gilles Duceppe.jpg 180 120 160 0 35 CA BQ nohash Gilles Duceppe March 15, 1997 CA BQ name Laurier—Sainte-Marie 51 seats, 10.48% 48 49 1 1,379,991 9.98%Only contested seats in Quebec. 0.50 pp John Gilbert Layton.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 CA NDP nohash Jack Layton January 24, 2003 CA NDP name Toronto—Danforth 29 seats, 17.48% 30 37 7 2,515,288 18.18% 0.70 pp Elizabeth May 2a.jpg 140 120 160 0 10 CA Green nohash Elizabeth May August 27, 2006 CA Green name Ran in Central Nova (lost) 0 seats, 4.48% 1 0 1 937,613 6.78% 2.30 pp 400px Results by electoral district, shaded by winners' vote share 400px Results by province and territory Prime Minister Prime Minister after election Stephen Harper CA Conservative name Stephen Harper CA Conservative name The 2008 Canadian federal election was held on October 14, 2008, to elect members to the House of Commons of Canada of the 40th Canadian Parliament after the previous parliament had been dissolved by Governor General Michaëlle Jean on September 7, 2008. Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper called the election due to his belief that there was a lack of cooperation between the minority government Conservatives and the opposition parties, which the former had to rely on to pass legislation; hence Harper argued that Parliament had reached the end of its productiveness. The election resulted in a second but stronger minority government for Harper's Conservatives. While they were a dozen seats away from a majority government, the Liberal Party led by Stéphane Dion lost 18 seats as the New Democratic Party and the Bloc Québécois made slight gains. The Green Party failed to win any seats and lost its only Member of Parliament. Following the election, the Liberals and New Democrats attempted to form a coalition government and topple the Conservatives from power, but were unsuccessful in doing so. With a turnout of 58.8% of eligible voters, this election had the lowest in Canadian federal election history, and to date is the only time it has ever dipped below the 60% threshold. This was the first election since 1988 in which a centre-right party won the most seats in Ontario. Background Fixed election dates in Canada In 2007, Parliament passed a law fixing federal election dates every four years and scheduling the next election date as October 19, 2009, but the law did not limit the powers of the Governor General to dissolve Parliament at any time, such as when opposition parties bring down the government on a vote of confidence. In this election there was no loss of a non-confidence vote, but the Prime Minister asked the Governor General to call an election. The Governor General granted the Prime Minister's request. 2006 election 64.7% of eligible voters cast ballots in the 2006 federal election. The Conservative Party received the most votes of any single party, with 36% of the vote, and won 124 seats (127 at dissolution). The Liberal Party won fewer seats than in 2004 – 103 seats (96 at dissolution), and 30% of the vote. The Bloc Québécois lost three seats, lowering its total to 51 seats (48 at dissolution), with 10.5% of the vote. The NDP retained its seats held at the dissolution of Parliament, and won 11 more, making its total 29 seats (30 at dissolution), with 17.5% of the vote. The Green Party received 4.5% of the vote, a minimal increase from the previous election, but did not win any seats (1 at dissolution). Independents and other parties constituted 1% of the total vote with one independent winning a seat. Events since the 2006 election 39th Canadian Parliament #6495ED Conservatives (143) #F08080 Liberals (77) #87CEFA Bloc Québécois (49) #F4A460 New Democrats (37) #DCDCDC Independent (2) Early Canadian federal election set for October 14 Since the 2006 election, seven Members of Parliament (MPs) had changed party: David Emerson, Wajid Khan, and Joe Comuzzi from Liberal to Conservative; Garth Turner from Conservative to Independent to Liberal; Blair Wilson from Liberal to Independent to Green; Louise Thibault from Bloc Québécois to Independent; and Bill Casey from Conservative to Independent. In by-elections, the NDP gained one seat from the Liberal Party, while the Conservative Party gained two seats, one from the Liberals and one from the Bloc Québécois. Four seats were vacant when the election was called: three previously held by the Liberal Party, one by the Bloc Québécois. The parliament preceding this election was led by the Conservatives, who governed with the smallest plurality ever in the Canadian House of Commons, just 40.6% of the seats. Although the average length of a minority parliament in Canada is 1 year, 5 months, and 22 days (measured from the return of the writs after an election to the dissolution of that parliament), minorities led by the former Progressive Conservative Party have been much shorter: the longest previous Conservative minority was just 6 months and 19 days.Key Dates for each Parliament https://web.archive.org/web/20060305141948/http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/info/parl-dates.asp?lang=E&srt=DESC&Hist=Y&param=MIN March 5, 2006 , Parliament of Canada The 39th Parliament became Canada's longest serving Conservative minority on October 24, 2006. On May 30, 2006, the Conservatives tabled An Act to Amend the Canada Elections Act, which would amend the Canada Elections Act to provide fixed election dates. The bill received royal assent on May 3, 2007. The bill stated that there would be an election in 2009, and it would be the first to have a fixed election date, the third Monday in October (October 19, 2009). Despite the bill, on September 7, 2008, the Prime Minister sought the dissolution of the 39th Parliament, and the Governor General agreed to hold a general election on October 14, 2008. On February 15, 2007, The Globe and Mail reported that the Conservatives were preparing for an election expected to be called shortly after the 2007 budget, due on March 19, 2007. Part of the reason for the timing of the election was given as strengthening Conservative poll numbers coupled with the desire to take advantage of the perception that Harper has "better leadership qualities than Liberal counterpart Stéphane Dion".Tories prepped for March campaign, The Globe and Mail, February 15, 2007 On March 17, 2007, an internal Conservative Party memo was leaked to The Canadian Press, telling members that they "need to be ready to campaign within the next week". The memo asked members to donate $75 to $150 to help to fund the early stages of the election campaign. None of these predictions for a federal election to occur in 2007 proved true, but the majority of pundits still believed a federal election would be triggered before the fixed election date of October 19, 2009, for sometime in 2008. Stephen Harper hinted at the possibility of dissolving parliament on August 14, 2008. Speaking in Newfoundland and Labrador, he cited Stéphane Dion as the main player in making Parliament become increasingly "dysfunctional". "I'm going to have to make a judgment in the next little while as to whether or not this Parliament can function productively," Harper said. This came after repeated confidence votes that resulted in the NDP and Bloc parties not voting in favour of the government, and the Liberal Party voting in favour or not attending the vote. Rumours of a possible fall election were further fuelled by Harper's announcement of a fourth federal by-election for September 22 in the Toronto riding of Don Valley West.Harper hints at triggering election https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/harper-hints-at-triggering-election-1.745252 CBC News August 14, 2008 August 18, 2008 Harper calls a 4th federal by-election, sets stage for possible fall general election https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/harper-calls-a-4th-federal-byelection-sets-stage-for-possible-fall-general-election-1.760533 CBC News August 17, 2008 August 18, 2008 On August 27, 2008, Harper asked Governor General Michaëlle Jean to cancel her trip to the Paralympic Games in Beijing, adding fuel to speculation that the Prime Minister would seek a dissolution. On September 7, 2008, after much speculation, Harper asked the Governor General to call a federal election on October 14, 2008. Timeline February 6, 2006: Harper Cabinet is sworn in. May 3, 2007: Bill C-16 receives Royal Assent. This bill states that the next election must be held on October 19, 2009, unless there is an earlier dissolution. August 26, 2008: Harper indicates he may call an election for the fall of 2008; Parliament could be dissolved as early as the week of September 1–6. August 29, 2008: Harper meets with Gilles Duceppe, the leader of the Bloc Québécois in an attempt to find common ground between the Bloc and the Conservatives. August 30, 2008: Former Liberal MP Blair Wilson joins the Green Party after being an independent for nearly a year in the riding of West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country in British Columbia. Wilson becomes the first Member of Parliament for the Green Party. Harper meets with Jack Layton, the leader of the New Democrats in an attempt to find common ground between the NDP and the Conservatives. September 1, 2008: Harper meets with Stéphane Dion, the leader of the Liberals, in an attempt to find common ground between the Liberals and the Conservatives, and avert the dissolution of Parliament, allowing the fall session to continue as planned. However, after a twenty-minute meeting at 24 Sussex Drive, the PM's official residence, Dion emerges stating there is no common ground between the two parties, and that an election is certain. September 5, 2008: The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) announces that Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit the Governor General at 9:00 am on September 7, 2008, to ask for the dissolution of the 39th Parliament and a general election on October 14, 2008.Public events for September 7, 2008 http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?category=4&id=2266 Office of the Prime Minister September 5, 2008 September 7, 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081210212651/http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?category=4&id=2266 December 10, 2008 mdy-all September 7, 2008: Prime Minister Harper asks Governor General Michaëlle Jean to call a general election on October 14, 2008. She accepts the request. PM talks the talk but doesn't walk to Rideau Hall https://www.ctvnews.ca/pm-talks-the-talk-but-doesn-t-walk-to-rideau-hall-1.322604 CTV News September 7, 2008 September 7, 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080916010404/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080907/election2008_green_efforts_080907/20080907?s_name=election2008 September 16, 2008 mdy-all October 14, 2008: Elections held for members of the House of Commons in the 40th Canadian Parliament.Three letters patent https://web.archive.org/web/20101226054421/http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2008/2008-09-08-x4/pdf/g2-142x4.pdf December 26, 2010 dissolving Parliament, setting calling election, and summoning a new Parliament. November 4, 2008: Writs to be returned to the Chief Election Officer. November 18, 2008: 40th Parliament summoned.Proclamation Summoning Parliament to Meet on November 18, 2008 http://gazetteducanada.gc.ca/partII/2008/20081110-x5/html/extra5-e.html Canada Gazette November 10, 2008 December 9, 2008 October 2010 H3llBot December 1, 2008: The Liberals and NDP sign agreementAn Accord on a Cooperative Government to Address the Present Economic Crisis http://www.liberal.ca/pdf/docs/081201_Accord_en_signed.pdf Liberal Party of Canada, New Democratic Party December 1, 2008 December 9, 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081209092933/http://www.liberal.ca/pdf/docs/081201_Accord_en_signed.pdf December 9, 2008 on proposed coalition government to replace the governing Conservatives under Prime Minister Harper.Liberals, NDP, Bloc sign deal on proposed coalition https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/liberals-ndp-bloc-sign-deal-on-proposed-coalition-1.700119 CBC News December 1, 2008 December 9, 2008 December 1, 2008: The Liberals, NDP, and Bloc Québécois sign "policy accord"A Policy Accord to Address the Present Economic Crisis http://www.liberal.ca/pdf/docs/081201_Policy_Frame_en_signed.pdf Liberal Party of Canada, New Democratic Party, Bloc Québécois December 1, 2008 December 9, 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081217110920/http://www.liberal.ca/pdf/docs/081201_Policy_Frame_en_signed.pdf December 17, 2008 whereby the Bloc would support a Liberal/NDP government for at least 18 months. December 4, 2008: Parliament prorogued by the Governor General during the parliamentary dispute on advice of the Prime Minister.Proclamation Proroguing Parliament to January 26, 2009 http://gazetteducanada.gc.ca/partII/2008/20081205-x6/html/si144-e.html Canada Gazette December 5, 2008 December 9, 2008 October 2010 H3llBot January 26, 2009: Parliament to reconvene for second session. Pre-election September 2008 In August 2008, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he was considering calling an election because of a lack of cooperation in Parliament, saying "all the signs indicate that this Parliament is at the end of its productiveness," while in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. The Conservative Party of Canada fueled rumours of an oncoming election when it released several campaign advertisements that focused on a range of issues, and attacked the Liberal Party of Canada for their proposed carbon tax. The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) confirmed that Harper would call an election for October 14 after meeting with New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton and Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe, which gave the Prime Minister little hope that a fall session of Parliament can be productive, PMO officials said.Layton predicts fall election call after meeting with Harper https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/layton-predicts-fall-election-call-after-meeting-with-harper-1.724021 CBC News August 30, 2008 Senior government officials announced on the first of September that Stephen Harper would ask the Governor General, Michaëlle Jean, to dissolve parliament and call an election for October 14, after he met with Liberal leader Stéphane Dion who called the meeting a "charade". Dion said the two were unable to agree on how to make the upcoming session of Parliament, slated to begin September 15, more productive. Liberal Party members gathered in Winnipeg on September 2, for a three-day caucus which changed from preparing for a new parliamentary session to a strategy session to formulate a plan to attack the Conservatives while healing internal party rifts that have surfaced in recent weeks. Conservatives began spending at least $60 million on pre-election funding projects to a wide variety of institutions and groups. A few announcements have been big, including Industry Minister Jim Prentice's pledge of $25 million for the expansion of the Northlands exhibition facility in Edmonton. But the Tories have also announced a number of smaller projects, including $40,000 for the 2008 55+ Games and $25,000 for the Peace Window of the Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Winnipeg. The announcements have also been spread out across the country. The Atlantic region is to get more than $500,000 for youth jobs and eight cultural organizations. The Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia will receive $81,000. Jack Layton attacked the Conservative Party as bribing the public and doing the same thing they used to complain about the Liberals doing before elections. A survey conducted by Environics found that 38 per cent of Canadians would vote for the Conservative party if an election were held immediately, 28 per cent would vote for the Liberal party, 19 for the NDP, eight for the Bloc Québécois and seven for the Green party. The poll shows Conservatives taking early leads in Ontario, British Columbia and the Prairies. In Atlantic Canada, Liberals still hold a strong majority, while in Quebec the Bloc Québécois leads while the Conservatives and Liberals are almost tied for second. When asked, most Canadians said the Conservatives would handle the economy better, while most said the Liberals would handle the environment better. On September 7, Harper officially asked for the dissolution of Parliament, and called for an election on October 14. Election campaign The 40th Canadian Federal Election campaign officially began at 8:20 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time when Governor General Michaëlle Jean accepted Stephen Harper's request to dissolve Parliament and call an election for October 14, 2008. The party leaders jumped right into the campaign, with Stéphane Dion attacking the Conservatives' record, presenting the Liberal plan, and rejected the accusation by Harper that the Liberal party is a risky choice. Jack Layton took a more forceful approach than previous elections, in which the New Democratic Party has just tried to maintain a high number of seats in Parliament to influence government. Layton has made it clear he will campaign for the position of prime minister itself this time, but also returned to a longstanding NDP theme: alleged abuses by big business. He promised to stop what he called "ripoffs" by big oil, cellphone and banks, and his attacks are expected to focus on the Conservatives and all but ignore the Liberals. Elizabeth May of the Green Party said Canadians would care enough about the environment to vote for her party, as long as she was able to get into the television debates. Stephen Harper has stated his objection to including the Green Party into television debates because of the similar policies of the Green and Liberal party, and how it would be unfair. Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles Duceppe said the Conservatives must be prevented from winning a majority, and the BQ is the only party that can do that. Duceppe compared Harper to US President George W. Bush, and said the government is incompetent. Leaders' debates Canadian leaders' debates#2008 debates The two Leaders' Debates of 2008, one each in French and English, included the leaders of five parties, Stephen Harper of the Conservatives, Stéphane Dion of the Liberals, Jack Layton of the NDP, Gilles Duceppe of the Bloc Québécois and Elizabeth May of the Green Party. The French-language debate aired on Wednesday, October 1 from 8 to 10 p.m. EDT, moderated by Stéphan Bureau, a journalist and host. The English-language debate aired Thursday, October 2 from 9 to 11 p.m. EDT, with Steve Paikin of TVOntario as moderator. Participation Canada's leadership debate: the Green Party will take part Three parties — the Conservatives, the Bloc Québécois and the NDP — opposed the inclusion of the Green Party, citing statements made by Green Party leader Elizabeth May to the effect that the best outcome of the election would be a Liberal-led government, and a deal struck between the Green Party and Liberals where the Liberals would not run in May's riding, Central Nova, and the Green party in Liberal leader Stéphane Dion's riding, Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, which they say make May a "second Liberal candidate".https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/green-leader-allowed-into-debates-networks-confirm-1.732026 Green leader allowed into debates, networks confirm September 10, 2008 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation September 10, 2008 CBC News Stephen Harper and Jack Layton are reported to have said that if the Green Party were included, they would not participate in the Leaders' Debates. Dion said that while he supports May's inclusion, he would not attend if Harper does not, and the Bloc Québécois has stated it will not boycott the debates if May is included.Green leader blames Harper, Layton for being barred from debates canada.com http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/story.html?id=ce3e7a10-554b-4aa7-ad89-5bef5927cd98 September 9, 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080916195727/http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/story.html?id=ce3e7a10-554b-4aa7-ad89-5bef5927cd98 September 16, 2008 mdy-all The media consortium in charge of the debate, made up of the CBC, CTV, Global Television and TVA, had decided that it would prefer to broadcast the debates with the four major party leaders, rather than risk not at all or with minimal participation. The Green Party indicated they had begun procedures to lodge a formal complaint with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission,News Release - 2008 Leaders' Debates CNW group http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2008/08/c2613.html September 9, 2008 September 12, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080912014948/http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2008/08/c2613.html dead https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/greens-can-t-participate-in-leaders-debates-networks-rule-1.757797 Greens can't participate in leaders debates, networks rule September 9, 2008 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation September 8, 2008 CBC News as they have in past federal elections. On September 10, Harper and Layton released statements that they would not oppose May's inclusion in the debate, citing public backlash and protests — with neither acknowledging making the threat of boycotting the debate — and that the media consortium would reconvene to discuss the matter. Layton stated that "debating about the debate" had become a "distraction", and that he had only one condition, that Stephen Harper be there. In response, spokespeople for Stephen Harper announced they would not stand alone in opposition to the Green Party's inclusion in the debates and also changed their position on the matter. Later that day the consortium announced that May would be allowed to participate in the debate. Format change On September 30, Harper announced that he would ask for the 12 minutes on the economy scheduled for the Leader's Debate to be extended to an hour, citing that the 2008 financial crisis "has deepened since the debate format was finalized", a change which would require agreement from the other parties in the debate to be approved. The NDP released a statement soon after that they supported the move, while public response has been concerned that other topics such as the environment would not end up with enough time to cover the issue.More time set aside for economy during leaders' debates https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/more-time-set-aside-for-economy-during-leaders-debates-1.704383 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation September 30, 2008 September 30, 2008 CBC News On October 1, the day of the first debate, it was announced that both debates would get extended time, from 12 to 30 minutes, for the economy, and leaders would not give opening and closing statements, to allow for longer discussions on the economy without removing time from other topics. It was also revealed that instead of leaders standing at individual podiums for the debate, as had been done in past years, the debate would be done in a round table format.Economy to dominate French-language debate https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/economy-to-dominate-french-language-debate-1.735821 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation October 1, 2008 October 1, 2008 CBC News Debates French debate Much of the French debate revolved around the economy and the environment, with the two topics repeatedly being brought up in discussions allotted for other topics. Stephen Harper came under criticism from every other leader in nearly every topic, especially the economy and environment, with the other party leaders stating that Harper's politics had led to Canada's current crises in those two areas. Their points included that Harper's environmental plan was considered the worst of all developed countries by organizations around the world, with Elizabeth May labeling it "a type of fraud",Harper targeted on economy, crime in French debate https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/harper-targeted-on-economy-crime-in-french-debate-1.754353 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation October 2, 2008 October 2, 2008 CBC News and that his attempts to remove regulations in the financial sectors, similar to those done by the Bush administration in the United States, have led Canada to being nearly as affected by the 2008 financial crisis as the United States. Continuous comparisons of Harper to George W. Bush were made over the course of the debate, with Jack Layton stating at one point that with Bush ending his presidency at the end of the year, Harper would be "the last leader of a developed country to follow the Bush doctrine". English debate Following the same tone as the French debate, much of the discussion revolved around the economy and the environment. The other four leaders keep criticizing Harper, especially for his lack of an economic platform despite asking for the format change to focus more on the economy due to the Great Recession, and instead using the time to criticize the economic platforms of the other leaders. May lashed out at Harper for not understanding that Canadians were worried about their homes, jobs and finances, and comparing the current situation to Dutch disease, Dion stated that the only thing that keeps Canada from being hit as hard by the crisis as the US are laws created by the previous Liberal government that the Conservatives had been attempting to overturn, Duceppe repeatedly criticized Harper for financial practices and attitudes similar to the Bush administration, and Layton at one point stated that Harper's position showed he was either incompetent or uncaring to the situation, and asked which one he was, to which Harper did not respond. Harper also came under criticism for his laissez-faire attitude to the job sector, supporting primarily the oil companies and companies that outsource jobs in the manufacturing sector. When it turned to the environment, the Carbon Tax proposal came up repeatedly, with both Dion and May supporting it, although May to more ambitious figures than Dion, pointing out it was the most recommended and proven way to deal with carbon emissions by countries and organizations around the world, noting the growth that Sweden and Germany have had with this system. Harper criticized the plan, saying would increase taxpayers' burden and that Dion should be "honest with the people" that some environmental measures will cost the economy and said the plan includes $40 billion in carbon taxes and $26 billion in tax cuts. Dion defended the Liberals' Green Shift, saying that "[Harper's statements are] not true at all", and that "for every dollar that we will raise, you will have a tax cut, and these tax cuts will be on your income". Duceppe commented that he would like targets to be applied to individual provinces, thereby allowing Quebec to financially benefit due to already-implemented greenhouse gas reductions. Layton, who favours a cap-and-trade system, said that it is a "figment of Mr. Harper's imagination" that emissions will fall under his plan. When Harper sought to outline his government's record on other environmental fronts, giving examples of his minority government's support for the preservation of hundreds of thousands of hectares of environmentally sensitive land through the Nature Conservancy of Canada, and that the government declared a protected marine area by Lake Superior and created a whale sanctuary by Baffin Island; May responded by saying "The only word he said that's true is on national parks". Layton also criticized Dion for his lack of accomplishments as official opposition during the minority government, and his party's previous leader's broken promises in areas such as Child Care and Pharmacare. Duceppe painted the Conservative government's $45 million in national arts and culture funding cuts as an assault on the province's identity, saying "How can you recognize the Quebec nation and then cut culture [funding], which is the soul of a nation?" followed by citing the economic benefits of culture. Harper also said he had erred in calling for Canada's participation in the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, saying "It was absolutely an error, it's obviously clear", adding that the claim of weapons of mass destruction proved false.Show us the platform, party leaders dare Harper on economy https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/show-us-the-platform-party-leaders-dare-harper-on-economy-1.721101 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation October 3, 2008 October 3, 2008 CBC News Commenting on the debate, Layton said that he "thoroughly enjoyed" May's contributions to the debate.Barbs fly over economy as leaders return to campaign trail https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/barbs-fly-over-economy-as-leaders-return-to-campaign-trail-1.716130 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation October 3, 2008 October 3, 2008 CBC News Reporter Julie Van Dusen said that Harper managed to take the hits calmly, as "someone must have told him ... if you fight back or get too partisan, you're going to alienate voters, especially women". Duceppe said he was happy to have forced Harper to admit his support of joining the Iraq war in 2003 was a mistake, adding he will use the admission in the campaign as "Exhibit A" that the Conservative leader lacks solid judgment skills, and that Harper was weakened when he confirmed he does not support a refundable tax credit for the manufacturing industry to encourage companies to improve productivity. Issues Arts Stephen Harper had cut $45 million from arts funding while in office, a move that drew much criticism from the other leaders and Quebec citizens, with most leaders seeking to restore the funding. The Conservatives have stated that the money is being reallocated to other arts and cultural programs, including various official languages projects, the 400th anniversary of Quebec City and projects connected with the 2010 Vancouver-Whistler Winter Olympic Games, although the Conservatives' refusal to have a parliamentary review of their cuts and for a moratorium on the measures until the House of Commons Heritage Committee had a chance to hold hearings on culture and arts funding has most opposition members calling foul.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/layton-and-duceppe-protest-culture-cuts-in-montreal-1.750190 Layton vows to reverse Harper arts cuts, bolster culture funding CBC News September 23, 2008 September 23, 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080924045506/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/layton-and-duceppe-protest-culture-cuts-in-montreal-1.750190 September 24, 2008 Both Stéphane Dion and Jack Layton have promised to reverse the cut, with Dion also promising to increase funding to Canada Council for the Arts to $360 million, while Layton also promised to bring income averaging for artists to the national level and providing an annual tax exemption of $20,000 for income earned by copyright and residuals, stating that "one of the key things we must do, before we start giving $50-billion tax giveaways to banks and oil companies, is to protect and promote the arts" and "stable, sure and appropriate funding" for CBC/Radio-Canada while also protecting Telefilm Canada and the Canadian Television Fund. Harper has said that he believes that the issue is a "niche topic", and that "ordinary Canadians" are not particularly concerned with the issue.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/actors-condemn-harper-s-culture-cuts-1.735491 Actors condemn Harper's culture cuts CBC News September 24, 2008 September 24, 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080926112951/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/actors-condemn-harper-s-culture-cuts-1.735491 September 26, 2008 A group of Canadian performers, which included Art Hindle, Wendy Crewson and Gordon Pinsent, held a press conference on September 24, saying the cuts would cripple the Canadian arts industry. On September 29, Harper unveiled a new tax credit plan worth an estimated $150 million a year to encourage parents to enroll their kids in arts programs like music and drama. The credit will apply on up to $500 of eligible fees for children under 16 who participate in eligible arts activities. Harper said that "[the Conservatives] spend a lot more on culture and arts" but "in a way that we ensure is an effective use of taxpayers' money and ultimately, in this case, benefits families and all of society as well". Harper has come under criticism when the week before he expressed his opinion that "ordinary working people were unable to relate to taxpayer-subsidized cultural elites when they see them at a rich gala on television".http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jeUfgJm9yH22rTH5VaCrKj3HQQGg Harper offers tax breaks to parents with kids in arts programs The Canadian Press September 30, 2008 September 30, 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081002083442/http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jeUfgJm9yH22rTH5VaCrKj3HQQGg October 2, 2008 Alleged Cadman bribe attempt Chuck Cadman#Legal controversy In early 2008 it was alleged that Independent MP Chuck Cadman of Surrey North, who was terminally ill with cancer at the time, had been offered a million dollar life insurance policy in exchange for voting against the proposed Liberal budget in May 2005, which he turned down. Under section 119 of the Criminal Code, it is illegal to bribe an MP. Accordingly, Opposition Liberal party Intergovernmental Affairs critic Dominic LeBlanc asked the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in February 2008 to investigate this allegation. In May 2008, the RCMP announced that there was not enough evidence to support charges.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/no-charges-to-be-laid-in-cadman-affair-rcmp-1.710397 No charges to be laid in Cadman Affair: RCMP CBC News May 16, 2008 July 9, 2008 Cadman died in July. The following month, Harper stated in a court deposition that any such million-dollar offer would have to be authorized by him, and that he did not issue any such authorization.Cornell Catana Reporting Services Stephen Harper, Sworn: Cross-Examination by Mr. Paliare Macleans.ca September 4, 2008 September 4, 2008 http://www.macleans.ca/files/pdf/harperdepo.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080910215333/http://www.macleans.ca/files/pdf/harperdepo.pdf September 10, 2008 Tim Naumetz Harper testifies he authorized offer to Cadman Globe and Mail September 4, 2008 September 4, 2008 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080904.CADMAN04/TPStory/TPNational/Politics/ Toronto There is currently an ongoing legal battle between the Liberals and the Conservatives over the matter. On September 24, while campaigning in Surrey North, Stephen Harper's campaign team barred reporters from talking with the local Conservative candidate, Dona Cadman, who is Chuck Cadman's widow. The campaign team called in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), and ordered them to "Keep [the reporters] out" while Cadman was taken away by staff. Harper spokesman Kory Teneycke later stated that he had not seen the incident, but the local candidates did not need to be interviewed, that "Local candidates' priority is campaigning in their local ridings, and not talking to the national media", and that it should be enough that they hold daily news conferences with the party's most prominent members.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/tories-use-rcmp-to-block-media-from-talking-to-candidate-cadman-1.741937 Tories use RCMP to block media from talking to candidate Cadman CBC News September 24, 2008 September 24, 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080924121234/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/tories-use-rcmp-to-block-media-from-talking-to-candidate-cadman-1.741937 September 24, 2008 The incident has reminded people of Conservative tactics during the 2006 election, where attempts by the media to speak with local candidates were stopped by campaign personnel, especially the Harold Albrecht incident, where campaign officials forced Albrecht to stay in a restaurant kitchen when journalists attempted to interview him. The Conservatives chose former U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation agent Bruce Koenig to analyze a tape of reporter Tom Zytaruk interviewing Harper on the Cadman bribe attempt. The tape was a key piece of evidence in the ongoing legal battle. On October 10, Koenig announced that the tape had not been altered in any way, contrary to the claims by Stephen Harper that it had been altered.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/audio-expert-says-cadman-tape-not-altered-1.700925 Audio expert says Cadman tape not altered CBC News October 10, 2008 October 10, 2008 Canadian involvement in Afghanistan Canada's role in the invasion of Afghanistan The ongoing involvement of the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan may also influence voters. Desmond Morton, a political science professor at McGill University suggested that the Conservatives could be blamed for the war because they have extended the mission twice, despite the fact that it was then Liberal Leader Jean Chrétien who was Canada's prime minister when Canada's current military involvement in Afghanistan first started in 2001. Both the Conservatives and Liberals have at various times agreed to extend the mission(s) to at least 2011, so this may result in some Canadians who are strongly against Canada's ongoing involvement, who might have otherwise typically voted either Liberal or Conservative in the past, to take their votes elsewhere in 2008.https://www.ctvnews.ca/deaths-in-afghanistan-could-hurt-tory-campaign-1.322721 Deaths in Afghanistan could hurt Tory campaign September 8, 2008 CTV News dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080916010359/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080907/election2008_afghanistan_080907/20080907?s_name=election2008&no_ads= September 16, 2008 Cities and infrastructure Toronto Mayor David Miller has spoken out that the parties need to focus more on cities and their infrastructure, stating that 8 out of 10 Canadians live in cities, and that so far only the Green party has revealed a platform on the issue, with a national transit strategy and plans to give cities a permanent revenue source to help fix a growing infrastructure backlog. Miller stated he will not endorse a specific party, but urges people to choose a party that will "help cities thrive". He disagrees with Stephen Harper's opinion that "cities are not of national importance".https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto-mayor-suggests-greens-best-bet-for-cities-1.770940 Toronto mayor suggests Greens best bet for cities CBC News September 17, 2008 September 17, 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080919015841/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto-mayor-suggests-greens-best-bet-for-cities-1.770940 September 19, 2008 On September 18, Stéphane Dion pledged to spend more than $70 billion over the next 10 years to improve Canada's infrastructure if elected, and budget surpluses that exceed a $3-billion contingency fund to infrastructure projects, particularly those with a green focus, calling Canada's cities and towns "the engines of our economy". Stephen Harper immediately lashed out at the spending proposal, saying Dion was "promising money no government could afford" and that the Conservatives' infrastructure plans "are modest and affordable within the four-year budget we've published".https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/dion-promises-70b-infrastructure-boost-1.719785 Dion promises $70B infrastructure boost CBC News September 18, 2008 September 18, 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080919111331/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/dion-promises-70b-infrastructure-boost-1.719785 September 19, 2008 On September 23, Montreal and Toronto mayors Gérald Tremblay and David Miller laid out their demands for urban municipalities, describing cities' current financial problems as a national issue, saying that cities have become the country's economic, social and cultural development engines and need appropriate support, and that they need better "fiscal tools" to continue their role as Canada's economic engines or the country will suffer. They listed Homelessness, traffic gridlock, crowded buses and overstretched police departments as just a few of the symptoms, that "These problems are too big and too important to be solved on the backs of property taxpayers" and that "in order to remain competitive, transport goods efficiently and attract new talent, our cities require quality infrastructure, affordable housing and first-rate recreational and cultural facilities". Jean Perrault, president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and mayor of Sherbrooke, Quebec, has stated that things like the Federal Gas Tax Fund were an important federal commitment, but that more is needed to tackle cities' overwhelming infrastructure needs.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/cities-need-more-power-to-thrive-mayors-1.694120 Cities need more power to thrive: mayors CBC News September 23, 2008 September 23, 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081208133806/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/cities-need-more-power-to-thrive-mayors-1.694120 December 8, 2008 On September 29, Layton announced plans to direct one cent per litre of the gas tax, approximately $400 million a year, into transit projects across the country, and direct $350 million from the sale of carbon permits to big polluters, saying that "the major polluters would be the ones paying to make transit greener, not you and your families", and that "fighting climate change requires investing in transit, and that's what our plan does".https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/use-gas-tax-to-pay-for-public-transit-layton-1.706899 Use gas tax to pay for public transit: Layton CBC News September 29, 2008 September 30, 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081202045820/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/use-gas-tax-to-pay-for-public-transit-layton-1.706899 December 2, 2008 Economy Polls have suggested that the economy is the major issue going into this election, especially with the resulting high price of gas, along with rising prices of other goods and services, such as food, and the possible impact the 2008 financial crisis may have on Canada. Some experts say that Canada has just narrowly dodged a recession, although the economy is in its worst shape since 1991.http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story//20080906/economy_elxn_080906/20080906?&s_name=election2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080913130222/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/20080906/economy_elxn_080906/20080906?&s_name=election2008 dead September 13, 2008 CTV CTV News Election 2008 September 12, 2008 Both Dion and Harper have said that the others' plans will lead Canada into a recession, while Dion also stated that Harper has "mismanaged a once-booming economy into one with growth dropping to among the lowest of the G8 nations". The Conservatives have stated possible negative consequences that could happen to the economy based on Liberal election promises if they were to be elected. As of September 20, 2008, Liberal election promises have totaled in excess of $80 billion spending over the next decade.Farming aid pushes Liberal pledges past $80B mark https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=808864 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation September 20, 2008 September 20, 2008 October 2025 medicmedic In contrast, the cost of programs promised by the Conservatives to date is less than $2 billion annually. Stephen Harper, the Prime Minister, has criticized the Liberals' spending promises, saying they are making "mind-boggling" spending plans that he predicts would send Canada into deficit. After the rejection of the proposed bailout of the United States financial system and resulting market fluctuation all over the world, including the Toronto Stock Exchange, Jack Layton called for Harper to call a special meeting for federal party leaders to discuss the potential effects of the 2008 financial crisis on Canadians, suggestion the afternoon of October 1, since all leaders would be in Ottawa for the first Leaders' Debate that night. A spokesman for Harper later reported that Harper would not call such a meeting, and to save discussion for the Leader's Debate, as "[they] will have an opportunity later this week to debate—not behind closed doors but in front of all Canadians—the issues at stake not [just] for our economy but for our country".PM rebuffs NDP call for federal leaders' meeting on U.S. crisis https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/pm-rebuffs-ndp-call-for-federal-leaders-meeting-on-u-s-crisis-1.698072 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation September 30, 2008 September 30, 2008 CBC News Harper later announced that he would ask for the 12 minutes on the economy scheduled for the Leader's Debate to be extended to an hour, citing that the 2008 financial crisis "has deepened since the debate format was finalized", a change which would require agreement from the other parties in the debate to be approved. The NDP released a statement soon after that they supported the move, while public response has been concerned that other topics such as the environment would not end up with enough time to cover the issue. All the leaders supported the idea, and the opening and closing statements were dropped and the allotted time for the economy extended to 30 minutes without affecting the other topics. During the Leaders' Debates Harper repeatedly came under fire for lack of an economic plan in the current time of crisis and while campaigning, and for his lack of ability to explain how he would deal with the current crisis, merely repeating that Canada was unlikely to face such a crisis as he had made "different choices" than the US while in power without being able to explain what those different choices were, as all of his examples were immediately compared to practices done by the Bush administration, and insisted that Canadians "don't panic". In response to mounting pressure from the public, Harper announced on October 3 that he would reveal his party's platform, including economic matters, on October 7, one week before the election. Environment Canadian scientists protest Harper's attacks on science Shortly after the election was called, Harper was criticized for using a four-vehicle motorcade that included a van and SUV to travel the 395 m on across the street from the door of 24 Sussex Drive to the door of Rideau Hall to dissolve parliament. In return, the Conservatives criticized the Liberal party's decision to use a 29-year-old Boeing 737-200 for campaigning, saying that the older airplane's poor fuel efficiency demonstrates hypocrisy on environmental matters. Daniel Lauzon, a spokesperson for the Liberals, denied their airplane was substantially less efficient than the Conservatives' Airbus A319.https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=776106 Fuel use of Liberal campaign jet under attack September 12, 2008 September 8, 2008 Peter Kuitenbrouwer The National Post October 2025 medicmedic The Tories have been previously criticized for backing out of Canada's commitments under the Kyoto Protocol.http://www.slate.com/id/2199929/ What's the Matter With Canada? Christopher Flavelle September 12, 2008 Slate September 12, 2008 Their new plan requires industries to reduce the rate at which they generate greenhouse gases, with a goal of reducing overall emissions by 45 to 65 percent by 2050.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/tory-bill-aimed-at-cutting-greenhouse-gases-in-half-by-2050-1.588711 Tory bill aimed at cutting greenhouse gases in half by 2050 CBC News October 9, 2006 September 13, 2008 The plan has been criticized by groups such as the Sierra Club, who called it "completely inadequate".Greens tops, Tories flops in Sierra Club climate-change report card https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/greens-tops-tories-flops-in-sierra-club-climate-change-report-card-1.771299 CBC News September 5, 2008 September 7, 2008 Criticism has focused on the use of "intensity-based" targets, for which emission reductions are relative to overall production, so overall emissions could potentially increase if production also increases. This is in contrast to a "hard cap" on emissions, for which the overall amount cannot increase. The Conservatives' plan includes a hard cap to begin in 2020 or 2025, while environmental groups have advocated for an immediate hard cap. The Liberals have developed a "Green Shift" plan, creating a carbon tax that will be coupled with reductions to income tax rates. The proposal was to tax greenhouse gas emissions, starting at $10 (Canadian) per ton of CO2 and reaching $40 (Canadian) per ton within four years. The plan would engage in revenue recycling by matching the tax with reductions in the income tax.Jones, Nicola. "Green issues dominate election: Climate change is high on Canadian agenda." Nature, September 17, 2008 Criticism of the Green Shift plan has focused on its economic effects, with the Conservatives predicting it would cause a "big recession".http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5guTSMQRJqWWNB97ASPKDGOMEpQvA Liberal carbon tax threatens national unity, economy: Harper Canadian Press September 12, 2008 September 12, 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080914030144/http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5guTSMQRJqWWNB97ASPKDGOMEpQvA September 14, 2008 When pressed by reporters to provide evidence of this impact, Harper "wasn't able to cite a study that specifically modelled the impact of the Liberal Green Shift plan",https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080911.welxnharper0911/BNStory Tory's 'recession' threat based on old numbers The Globe and Mail September 11, 2008 October 2, 2008 Toronto dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090116084907/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080911.welxnharper0911/BNStory January 16, 2009 instead citing an older economic model about the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol. One trucking association claimed the Liberal carbon tax plan could put up to 10,000 jobs in jeopardy in Moncton alone.http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/news/article/408284 Atlantic director says Liberal proposal jeopardizes 10,000 Hub City jobs, will cost industry another $500M a year Canadaeast News Service David Shipley September 8, 2008 September 12, 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080913142914/http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/news/article/408284 September 13, 2008 Environmental activist David Suzuki has come out in support of Dion's plan, saying "To oppose [the carbon tax plan], it's just nonsense. It's certainly the way we got to go"https://www.ctvnews.ca/suzuki-slams-ndp-tories-backs-dion-s-carbon-tax-1.296690 Suzuki slams NDP, Tories, backs Dion's carbon tax Canadian Press May 18, 2008 September 12, 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080529141851/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080518/carbontax_liberals_080518?s_name=&no_ads= May 29, 2008 and giving an interview explaining why it is the most effective way to solve the environmental crisis.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/david-suzuki-explains-why-he-thinks-a-carbon-tax-is-the-way-to-go-1.722737 David Suzuki explains why he thinks a carbon tax is the way to go Canadian Broadcasting Corporation October 1, 2008 October 2, 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081006132344/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/david-suzuki-explains-why-he-thinks-a-carbon-tax-is-the-way-to-go-1.722737 October 6, 2008 The NDP's plan for the environment has focused on emissions trading, claiming their system will decrease greenhouse emissions by 80% by 2050.https://www.thestar.com/FederalElection/article/497925 Layton hypes green strategy Richard Brennan The Toronto Star September 12, 2008 September 13, 2008 The plan includes a series of financial incentives to retrofit public transit systems and transition the economy to be "green-collar". The plan would also halt new oil sands development until emissions have been capped.http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/posted/archive/2008/09/11/ndp-calls-for-80-greenhouse-gas-emission-reduction-by-2050.aspx Layton lays out NDP's environment platform The National Post Chris Boutet September 11, 2008 September 13, 2008 October 2025 medicmedic Layton has also criticized the Liberal carbon tax plan, stating it taxes families instead of polluters.https://www.ctvnews.ca/layton-calls-liberal-carbon-tax-wrong-1.322791 https://web.archive.org/web/20140302111956/https://www.ctvnews.ca/layton-calls-liberal-carbon-tax-wrong-1.322791 dead March 2, 2014 Layton calls Liberal carbon tax 'wrong' Canadian Press September 11, 2008 September 13, 2008 Equalization Anything But Conservative Danny Williams, the Progressive Conservative premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, launched a campaign called Anything But Conservative, primarily targeted at Harper and the federal Conservatives. He opposes a Conservative majority, due in part to Harper's promise during the 2006 election to modify the equalization formula to fully share offshore oil revenues with the province, which Williams says Harper has broken, and what Harper has stated he will do with a majority government.Harper: Canada a more conservative country https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080913.wconservative0913/BNStory/politics/home The Globe and Mail September 13, 2008 October 3, 2008 Toronto The Globe and Mail Accordingly, all but one member of the provincial PC caucus supported not voting Conservative in this election.October 2008 Leo Power, a veteran of federal politics and the Conservative Party of Canada's campaign co-chair for Newfoundland and Labrador, said raising money and recruiting volunteers has proved difficult, and blames Williams's ABC campaign, saying it has cut deep into the federal election machine that is struggling to compete. Power has also said his party's best hope of winning a seat in the province is in the riding of Avalon with incumbent candidate Fabian Manning.Tory organizer blames ABC campaign for party's woes https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/tory-organizer-blames-abc-campaign-for-party-s-woes-1.706869l Canadian Broadcasting Corporation October 3, 2008 October 3, 2008 CBC News Manning was defeated by Liberal Scott Andrews, while St. John's East and St. John's South—Mount Pearl, which were represented by Conservatives not running for re-election, were won by the NDP and Liberals, respectively, leaving the Conservatives with no representatives in Newfoundland and Labrador. Leadership Since before the election was announced, the Conservative party ran attack ads about Dion, saying he was not a capable leader. Dion criticized the Conservatives for running the ads.Tories launch attack ads aimed at Dion https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/tories-launch-attack-ads-aimed-at-dion-1.642528 CBC News January 29, 2007 On October 9, Stephen Harper called into question the abilities of Liberal leader Dion after footage from the false starts of an interview on CTV Atlantic, and later rebroadcast on Mike Duffy Live, were aired to the public, and criticized Dion's grasp of the English language and the strength of the Liberals' plan for the Canadian economy. In the footage Dion repeatedly failed to understand the conditional perfect construction used by the interviewer in a single repeatedly asked question. The footage shows interviewer Steve Murphy asking Dion the question: "If you were the Prime Minister now, what would you have done about the economy, and this crisis, that Mr. Harper has not done?". Dion had difficulty in understanding the question, repeatedly asking Murphy to clarify if he meant if Dion was Prime Minister now, next Tuesday on election day, last week, last month, 60 weeks ago, or two and a half years ago. Eventually, after three start overs to the interview, Dion responded with what he would do if elected Prime Minister in the future. CTV initially agreed to restart the interviews and not air the false starts but changed their minds and announced that they felt it was their responsibility to show it.http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/posted/archive/2008/10/10/stephane-dion-responds-to-interview-gaffe-it-was-difficult-to-understand-and-harper-has-no-class.aspx Stéphane Dion responds to interview gaffe: It was 'difficult to understand' and Harper has 'no class' Yum Kenny October 10, 2008 National Post October 12, 2008October 2025 medicmedic Harper responded to the clips by saying that "When you're running a trillion-and-a-half-dollar economy you don't get a chance to have do-overs, over and over again" and "What this incident actually indicates very clearly is Mr. Dion and the Liberal Party really don't know what they would do on the economy", and when told that the difficulties were in part due to English being Dion's second language, Harper said: "I don't think this is a question of language at all. The question was very clear. It was asked repeatedly".http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2008/10/09/not-st-233-phane-dion-s-finest-hour.aspx Not Stéphane Dion's finest hour - Full Comment Network.nationalpost.com October 16, 2008 October 2025 medicmedichttps://www.thestar.com/article/515212 TheStar.com - Federal Election - Tories show video to play up Dion's language difficulties Thestar.com ATV October 9, 2008 October 16, 2008 Torontohttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/conservatives-jump-on-dion-interview-1.765901 CBC.ca - Canada Votes - Conservatives jump on Dion interview Cbc.ca CBC News October 9, 2008 October 16, 2008https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081009.welxndionatv1009/BNStory/politics/home?cid=al_gam_mostview Liberals slam Tories for 'shamelessly' attacking Dion Theglobeandmail.com Tu Thanh Ha And Jane Taber And Steven Chase October 16, 2008 Toronto Mark Dunn, a spokesman for Dion, accused the Tories of making fun of the Liberal leader's hearing issues. Dion responded to Harper's comments, saying Harper had "no class", saying "I did not understand the question", and "Maybe it's because I have a hearing problem, maybe because [English is] my second language, but I did not understand the question".https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/dion-strikes-back-at-harper-s-criticisms-of-his-leadership-1.743230 Dion strikes back at Harper's criticisms of his leadership October 10, 2008 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation October 2008 CBC News dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081013162714/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/dion-strikes-back-at-harper-s-criticisms-of-his-leadership-1.743230 October 13, 2008 Both the Conservatives and the CTV have come under criticism for their handling of the footage, but they have stated they stand by their actions. Duceppe has called Harper's comments a "double standard", saying that many English-speaking politicians have little or no ability to speak French, yet francophones are somehow always expected to be perfect, and that the attack was an attempted "low blow". But Duceppe also took the opportunity to criticise Dion, suggesting he understood the question. "The real question is that I think Dion understood the question. The real problem wasn't the language, it was the substance," Duceppe said, "He had nothing to say".https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/harper-s-criticism-of-dion-interview-double-standard-duceppe-1.757601 Harper's criticism of Dion interview 'double standard': Duceppe October 10, 2008 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation October 2008 CBC News dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081014215530/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/harper-s-criticism-of-dion-interview-double-standard-duceppe-1.757601 October 14, 2008 Layton also defended Dion, saying he has "struggled with questions, too". Former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien has come out criticizing Harper's leadership abilities, noting especially Harper's controlling ways with his cabinet ministers, saying he would have quit if former prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau had treated him that way, that "Mr. Dion was a minister for nine years. And Mr. Harper arrived there with no experience and it shows", that the phrase 'Tory times are bad times', in use since the 1930s, was still true and that "Harper destroyed 50 years of relationships with China", Canada's second biggest trading partner after the US, noting both past Liberal and Progressive Conservative governments sought to maintain its dealings with the key trading partner. Former Prime Minister Paul Martin has also supported Dion's plans and abilities, and many have noted Dion's ability to get both Chrétien and Martin to support him, despite Chrétien and Martin's ongoing feud.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/tory-times-are-bad-times-chr%C3%A9tien-1.722970 'Tory times are bad times': Chrétien October 10, 2008 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation October 10, 2008 CBC News Listeriosis outbreak 2008 Canadian listeriosis outbreak The Minister of Agriculture Gerry Ritz, who has already been criticized by Canada's food scientists for his handling of the 2008 listeriosis outbreak,Food scientists' union joins opposition calls for Ritz's firing https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/food-scientists-union-joins-opposition-calls-for-ritz-s-firing-1.740608 CBC News September 20, 2008 September 20, 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080923054217/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/food-scientists-union-joins-opposition-calls-for-ritz-s-firing-1.740608 September 23, 2008 has also been criticized for making inappropriate comments, further angering the families of those affected.October 2008 Ritz had joked about the outbreak while he was on a conference call with scientists and political staffers on August 30, saying the political fallout from the outbreak was "like a death by a thousand cuts, or should I say cold cuts". In addition, when he was informed of a listeriosis-related death in Prince Edward Island, he quipped: "Please tell me it's [Liberal agriculture critic] Wayne Easter". Despite calls for Ritz's resignation from the other parties and the public, Stephen Harper has supported Ritz and rebuffed calls for his resignation.Families angry about Ritz's listeriosis jokes https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/families-angry-about-ritz-s-listeriosis-jokes-1.725535 CBC News September 18, 2008 September 19, 2008 The Public Service Alliance of Canada revealed to the media that the Conservative party plans to cut federal funding to meat inspection programs by $3 million, effectively ending their operation in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia.Conservatives to pull out of provincial meat inspection programs if elected: union https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/conservatives-to-pull-out-of-provincial-meat-inspection-programs-if-elected-union-1.772620 CBC News September 19, 2008 September 19, 2008 Speech plagiarism On September 30, it was revealed by Bob Rae of the Liberal Party that on March 20, 2003, Stephen Harper had plagiarized a speech that called for troops to be deployed to Iraq to assist the US invasion from Australian Prime Minister John Howard, which Howard had delivered two days before, on March 18.Liberals accuse Harper of plagiarizing speech on Iraq https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/harper-staffer-quits-over-plagiarized-2003-speech-on-iraq-1.756590 CBC News September 30, 2008 September 30, 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081006132253/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/harper-staffer-quits-over-plagiarized-2003-speech-on-iraq-1.756590 October 6, 2008 Following Rae's statement, Harper's spokesman Kory Teneycke dismissed the issue as irrelevant, saying "I'm not going to get into a debate about a five-year-old speech that was delivered three Parliaments ago, two elections ago, when the prime minister was the leader of a party that no longer exists". The Canadian Alliance staff member and former Fraser Institute policy analyst, Owen Lippert, who wrote that speech was working on the current election campaign at Conservative campaign headquarters. On September 30, 2008, he issued a statement and resigned as a result of the incident.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/harper-staffer-quits-over-plagiarized-2003-speech-on-iraq-1.756590 Harper staffer quits over plagiarized 2003 speech on Iraq October 2, 2008 CBC September 2008 CBC News dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081006132253/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/harper-staffer-quits-over-plagiarized-2003-speech-on-iraq-1.756590 October 6, 2008 He stated: Pressed for time, I was overzealous in copying segments of another world leader's speech. Neither my superiors in the Office of the Leader of the Opposition nor the leader of the Opposition was aware that I had done so. On October 3, there was a second plagiarism allegation from the Liberals, who said that Harper had copied several sentences from a speech by former Ontario premier Mike Harris. Harper denied the allegation, saying "we're talking about a couple of sentences of fairly standard political rhetoric".Harper denies latest allegations of speech plagiarism. CBC News. October 4, 2008. On October 6, the Conservatives contended that Dion had also committed plagiarism when, as Minister of the Environment in 2005, he went to a United Nations conference on climate change to deliver a speech which had substantial similarities to the executive summary of a year old UN report. The Liberal party did not respond to the plagiarism allegation.https://www.thestar.com/FederalElection/article/513799 TheStar.com - Tories accuse Dion of plagiarism Thestar.com October 8, 2008 October 16, 2008 Toronto Les Whittingtonhttps://toronto.citynews.ca/2008/10/07/turnaround-tories-claim-stephane-dion-plagiarized-someone-elses-speech/ CityNews: Turnaround: Tories Claim Stéphane Dion Plagiarized Someone Else's Speech Citynews.ca CityNews.ca Staff October 7, 2008 October 16, 2008 live https://web.archive.org/web/20081011053121/http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_27724.aspx October 11, 2008 Controversies Missing ballot boxes thumb|right|250px|Graphic display of results of 2008 Canadian federal election across the provinces. In Quebec City, several ballot boxes containing votes from advance polls disappeared after the close of advance polling on October 7. The boxes were stored in a closet at the home of a deputy returning officer.https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081013.ELECTIONBALLOTS13SB/TPStory/National Missing ballot boxes recovered in Quebec Séguin Rhéal October 13, 2008 October 14, 2008 Toronto The Globe and Mail Although there was no tampering of the boxes or the votes, three deputy returning officers were fired.https://www.thestar.com/FederalElection/article/516760 Elections Canada fires 3 officials over missing ballot boxes Toronto Star October 14, 2008 October 14, 2008 Deputy returning officers are the only polling officials allowed to handle ballots during the vote count and the law did allow for them to store the sealed boxes as may be necessary in large remote rural ridings. However the boxes were returned a day late after the riding returning officer ordered their return. https://www.ctvnews.ca/workers-dismissed-after-missing-ballot-boxes-found-1.332610 Workers dismissed after missing ballot boxes found CTV News October 13, 2008 December 5, 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110505084835/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081010/scrutineers_election2008_081013?s_name=election2008&no_ads= May 5, 2011 mdy-all Strategic voting A number of political leaders and popular websites supported strategic voting in the election, mostly against the Conservative Party. The reasons varied from regional, such as Newfoundland and Labrador premier Danny Williams and his "Anything But Conservative" campaign, to ideological. The popular website VoteForEnvironment.ca, which received over one million page views in the first 12 days of its existenceAnti-Harper/Tory, pro-environment website slammed with pageviews https://web.archive.org/web/20110706184508/http://www.londontopic.ca/article.php?artid=11132 July 6, 2011 LondonTopic.ca. October 6, 2008. and whose founders were interviewed on CBC and other mainstream media, showed regional breakdowns per riding and offered recommendations based on which candidate was most likely to beat the Conservative candidate. If the Conservative candidate had little chance of winning the riding or was strongly entrenched, the site recommended "vote with your heart". Similarly, a vote swapping organization on Facebook entitled "Anti-Harper Vote Swap Canada" also gained press.https://thetyee.ca/Mediacheck/2008/10/09/StratVote/ Strategic Voting 2.0 Thompson David The Tyee October 9, 2008 October 14, 2008 The premise of that organization is that eligible voters in different electoral districts may exchange their votes, so that an opponent of a Conservative candidate in each district might have a better chance of being elected in that district. Elections Canada deemed the practice legal.https://www.thestar.com/FederalElection/article/516769 7,000 ready to swap votes Toronto Star October 14, 2008 October 14, 2008 Green Party leader Elizabeth May sent out mixed signals about strategic voting. On October 12, she recommended that in close ridings, supporters of green policies should consider voting for the NDP or Liberals to defeat the Conservatives,Tutton, Michael. May says to vote NDP or Liberal in close ridings. The Toronto Star. October 12, 2008. but on the same day she said: "I do not support strategic voting and I have not advised voters to choose any candidate other than Green".Green party says leader not calling for strategic voting to block Tories https://web.archive.org/web/20081014120430/http://news.aol.ca/article/may-strategic/377529/ October 14, 2008 . CBC News. October 12, 2008. In addition, during the final days of the campaign the Liberals attempted to attract strategic NDP and Green votes to stop the Conservatives, and the Conservatives attempted to attract Bloc votes to stop the Liberals.Dion urges Greens to go red, May muddies waters. The Canadian Press. October 12, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081017005354/http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jqbY2PX4an9d4mAwcAheUmCmasxA October 17, 2008 Voter identification Some students, homeless, and transient voters were turned away at the polls when they were unable to provide identification showing or otherwise confirming a place of residence. Legislation introduced in 2007 requires all voters to show one or two pieces of identification which confirm the voter's name and address, or to be vouched for by another voter who is able to show such identification.New ID rules cause confusion at polls https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-id-rules-cause-confusion-at-polls-1.713032 CBC News October 14, 2008 October 15, 2008 Region Turnout (%)Alberta52.9British Columbia61.0Manitoba56.8New Brunswick62.8Newfoundland and Labrador48.1Northwest Territories48.6Nova Scotia60.7Nunavut49.4Ontario59.1Prince Edward Island69.5Saskatchewan59.4Quebec61.1Yukon63.7 Voter turnout Voter turnout in Canada Voter turnout at 58.8% was the lowest in Canadian federal election history, and the only time it has ever dipped below the 60% threshold.Pomfret R Voter Turnout at Federal Elections and Referendums http://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=ele&dir=turn&document=index&lang=e Elections Canada Online Elections Canada February 10, 2012 All federally funded parties except for the Greens attracted fewer total votes than in 2006; the Greens received nearly 280,000 more votes. The Conservatives lost about 170,000 votes, the Liberals 850,000, the Bloc 170,000 and the NDP 70,000. Some voters were at first turned away because of failure to meet new and stricter proof of address requirements, including 2/3 of those attempting to vote at Dalhousie University, for example. The effect this may have had on voter turnout is unknown.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/polls-close-in-nova-scotia-1.751794 CBC News Polls close in Nova Scotia October 14, 2008 Judicial recounts In a federal election, a judicial recount is automatically ordered in a riding where the margin of victory is less than 0.1% (one one-thousandth) of the votes cast. In cases where there is a larger but still narrow margin of victory, an elector can request a judicial recount. Judicial recounts were ordered in six ridings. In one case, Brossard—La Prairie, the judicial recount overturned the reported victor, giving the seat to the Liberals' Alexandra Mendès instead of the Bloc incumbent Marcel Lussier. In four other ridings, the recount confirmed the election results, although Liberal Ujjal Dosanjh's margin in Vancouver South was reduced from 33 votes to just 20.Elections Canada Announces Results of Judicial Recount in the Electoral District of Vancouver South Market Watch 4 November 2008 447703809Elections Canada – Election Night Results https://web.archive.org/web/20081108130621/http://www.elections.ca/enr/recounts/59034_e.htm November 8, 2008 This was the slimmest victory of any riding in the entire election, until the results of the Kitchener-Waterloo recount reduced Peter Braid's margin of victory to a mere 17 votes. Dosanjh's Conservative opponent, Wai Young, appealed the recount to the Supreme Court of British Columbia, citing that not all of the ballot boxes were fully recounted."Tory candidate to appeal recount", The Globe and Mail, October 28, 2008. All ballots were eventually counted by November 4, confirming Dosanjh's victory by 20 votes, after the initial partial recount indicated a margin of 22 votes. In a sixth riding, the recount was cancelled when the elector who had requested it withdrew the request. Riding Initial validated results - First and second place Recount type Recount date Judicially certified results - First and second place Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Egmont, PEI   Gail Shea, Con. 8,122 44.0% Requested October 23, 2008   Gail Shea, Con. 8,110 43.9%   Keith Milligan, Lib. 8,060 43.6%   Keith Milligan, Lib. 8,055 43.6% Brossard—La Prairie, QC   Marcel Lussier, BQ 19,202 32.6% Requested October 24, 2008   Alexandra Mendès, Lib. 19,103 32.6%   Alexandra Mendès, Lib. 19,110 32.4%   Marcel Lussier, BQ 19,034 32.5% Brampton West, ON   Andrew Kania, Lib. 21,739 40.3% Requested November 6, 2008   Andrew Kania, Lib. 21,746 40.3%   Kyle Seeback, Con. 21,516 39.9%   Kyle Seeback, Con. 21,515 39.9% Kitchener—Waterloo, ON   Peter Braid, Cons. 21,851 36.1% Automatic October 31, 2008   Peter Braid, Cons. 21,830 36.1%   Andrew Telegdi, Lib. 21,803 36.0%   Andrew Telegdi, Lib. 21,813 36.0% Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca, BC   Keith Martin, Lib. 20,042 34.2% Requested Judicial recount terminated at the request of the elector who had requested it   Troy DeSouza, Con. 19,974 34.1% Vancouver South, BC   Ujjal Dosanjh, Lib. 16,101 38.5% Automatic November 4, 2008   Ujjal Dosanjh, Lib. 16,110 38.5%   Wai Young, Con. 16,068 38.4%   Wai Young, Con. 16,090 38.4% Candidates Conservative Chris Reid, the Conservative candidate from Toronto Centre, resigned over controversial statements on his blog, which advocated revising Canadian gun control legislation to legalize concealed carriage of handguns.https://www.thestar.com/FederalElection/article/504069 TheStar.com September 23, 2008 February 2, 2012 Toronto Petti Fong He was replaced by David Gentili. The Conservatives apologized after an aide to Pontiac candidate Lawrence Cannon told Aboriginal protesters that they were free to meet with Cannon "if you behave and you're sober and there's no problems and if you don't do a sit down and whatever". Curry Bill Tories apologize for 'sober' remark to aboriginal protester The Globe and Mail September 18, 2008 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080918.welxncanapolgy0918/BNStory/Front November 28, 2008 Toronto Liberal Liberal candidate Simon Bédard was also asked to resign after he reiterated his 1990 comments, suggesting that lethal force should have been used in the Oka Crisis.Ottawa The http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=e8e54944-b517-4728-b263-219b3787d619 Ottawa Citizen Canada.com September 12, 2008 February 2, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121108105335/http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=e8e54944-b517-4728-b263-219b3787d619 November 8, 2012 Gazette Montreal http://www.canada.com/topics/news/features/decisioncanada/story.html?id=cdbe8c09-5c11-402f-9817-c321c4ff75a8 Canada.com Canada.com September 11, 2008 February 2, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121108105403/http://www.canada.com/topics/news/features/decisioncanada/story.html?id=cdbe8c09-5c11-402f-9817-c321c4ff75a8 November 8, 2012 Liberal candidate Lesley Hughes was dropped by the Liberal Party after making controversial comments about the September 11, 2001 attacks. She continued to campaign as an independent, though she appeared as a Liberal on the ballot.Akin David O'Neill Juliet Mayeda Andrew Tibbetts Janice Johnson Glenn Candidate dropped by Liberals https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-windsor-star-candidate-dropped/164015776/ The Windsor Star Canwest News Service 27 September 2008 A5 NDP Andrew McKeever, an NDP candidate in Durham, announced on October 3 that he would resign from the election campaign after it was revealed that he had posted comments on Facebook in which he called one war activist a "fascist bitch" and threatened to beat up another person. Mr. McKeever wrote comments peppered with expletives and calling the operators of a war resister website "Nazis". McKeever was also quoted as saying "I like the part in Schindler's List when the guard starts waxing the prisoners." McKeever's decision to drop out of the race came with just over a week left in the campaign, meaning his name would remain on the ballot. One week before the publication of McKeever's resignation, NDP leader Jack Layton defended McKeever and refused to make him step down. Julian West, the candidate for the riding of Saanich—Gulf Islands, dropped out of the race after details surfaced about an environmental event he attended 12 years ago when he went skinny-dipping and asked two teenagers to body-paint him. Two other candidates in British Columbia who were proponents of marijuana decriminalization — Dana Larsen and Kirk Tousaw — resigned earlier after videos they had produced for Internet site Pot-TV were released to the media. One of the videos, filmed in 2000, showed Mr. Larsen, former leader of the BC Marijuana Party, preparing to light up a joint before driving a car, after having taken the short-acting hallucinogenic drug DMT earlier in the evening.Rook Katie Candidates' past caught in Web https://www.newspapers.com/article/national-post-candidates-past/164016386/ National Post 15 October 2008 E2http://pot-tv.net/archive/shows/pottvshowse-403.html POT-TV: Weedy Wednesday Smokefest - DMT and Mushrooms October 19, 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080921050702/http://www.pot-tv.net/archive/shows/pottvshowse-403.html September 21, 2008 Green John Shavluk, the Green candidate in Newton—North Delta, was removed from the party's slate of candidates on September 4, just before the election call, after it was revealed that he had previously published comments in his blog about the September 11 attacks in 2001, in which he referred to the World Trade Center as "the shoddily built Jewish world bank headquarters".McNair Adrian Elizabeth May and the John Shavluk Story Unambiguously Ambidextrous http://unambig.com/elizabeth-may-and-the-john-shavluk-story/ April 25, 2013 He was replaced by Liz Walker as the Green Party candidate, but remained on the ballot as an independent. Independent At an all-candidates debate staged for a high school student audience in Sudbury on September 29, independent candidate David Popescu responded to a question about same-sex marriage by stating that "homosexuals should be executed". His remarks were widely criticized across Canada, and the Greater Sudbury Police Service announced an investigation into whether the comments constituted a crime under Canadian hate speech legislation.Sudbury police investigate independent candidate over gay comments https://web.archive.org/web/20081210195118/http://www.canada.com/topics/news/features/decisioncanada/story.html?id=015205ac-a93c-4239-8e4f-abbc1d6bb836 December 10, 2008 , Canwest News Service, October 1, 2008. He was subsequently investigated by the Toronto Police as well, after a radio interview on October 2 in which he specifically advocated the execution of Egale Canada executive director Helen Kennedy."Sudbury candidate probed after second anti-gay remark", ctv.ca, October 8, 2008. Vandalism Supporters of Ontario Liberal MPs Carolyn Bennett (St. Paul's) and Gerard Kennedy (Parkdale—High Park) who had Liberal signs outside their houses were subject to vandalism during the later hours of October 3, including graffiti, phone and cable lines being cut, and damage to vehicles that included brake cutting. Toronto police reported over 30 incidents of vandalism as of October 6.More cars damaged as election vandalism spreads in Toronto, CBCnews.ca, October 6, 2008 Some of the victims did not realize their brakes had been cut until they were in traffic, and there was at least one near-accident.Vandals target Toronto Liberals, The Globe and Mail, October 6, 2008 Liberal Senator Jerry Grafstein was one of the residents who reported vandalism to his car."Liberal senator's Cadillac damaged", Toronto Star, October 11, 2008. Vandalism was also reported at the campaign offices of Trinity—Spadina Liberal candidate Christine Innes and Beaches—East York New Democratic Party candidate Marilyn Churley, as well as in Niagara Falls.Police confirm three reports of brakes damage https://web.archive.org/web/20081020101609/http://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1237572 October 20, 2008 , Niagara Falls Review, October 8, 2008. Legality of the election After the election was called, Democracy Watch, an Ottawa-based advocacy group, filed a legal suit claiming that the election call was illegalhttps://www.thestar.com/article/692575 Judge to rule if 2008 Harper election call legal The Star Toronto Sue Bailey September 8, 2009 April 28, 2010 because it violated the 2007 amendments to the Canada Elections Act. These amendments, introduced by the Harper government, set fixed dates for elections, and fulfilled a 2006 promise made by Harper to end the Prime Minister's ability to call snap elections. On September 17, 2009, the Federal Court of Canada ruled that the election was not unfair, and therefore not illegal. Democracy Watch's appeal to the Federal Court of Appeal was also dismissed, and the Supreme Court denied leave to hear a further appeal.Sue Bailey Supreme Court will not weigh in on Harper fixed-election case https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/925158--supreme-court-will-not-weigh-in-on-harper-fixed-election-case The Canadian Press The Toronto Star January 20, 2011 April 12, 2011 Target seats The following is a list of ridings which had narrowly been lost by the indicated party in the 2006 election. For instance, under the Liberal column are the 15 seats in which they came closest to winning but did not. Listed is the name of the riding, followed by the party which was victorious (in parentheses) and the margin, in terms of percentage of the vote, by which the party lost. These ridings were targeted by the specified party because the party had lost them by a very slim margin in the 2006 election. Up to 15 are shown, with a maximum margin of victory of 15%. * Indicates incumbent not running again. To clarify further; this is a list of federal election winners with their party in parentheses, and their margin as a percentage of the vote over the party whose list the seat is on (not the same as the margin of victory if the party potentially "targeting" the seat in that list did not finish second in the previous election). "Won" means that the targeting party won the seat from the incumbent party. "Held" means the incumbent party held the seat. Conservative LiberalDesnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, SK (Lib) 0.3%* (won)† Brant, ON (Lib) 0.9% (won) West Nova, NS (Lib) 1.1% (won) Vancouver Island North, BC (NDP) 1.1% (won) Oakville, ON (Lib) 1.3% (won) West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, BC (Lib) 1.5% (won)‡ Huron—Bruce, ON (Lib) 1.8%* (won) London West, ON (Lib) 2.2% (won) Madawaska—Restigouche, NB (Lib) 2.4% (held) Newton—North Delta, BC (Lib) 3.6% (held) Saint Boniface, MB (Lib) 3.6% (won) Saint John, NB (Lib) 3.6% (won) Mississauga South, ON (Lib) 4.1% (held) Richmond, BC (Lib) 4.1% (won) Random—Burin—St. George's, NL (Lib) 4.7% (held)Parry Sound-Muskoka, ON (Con) <0.1% (held) Winnipeg South, MB (Con) 0.3% (held) Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON (Con) 0.4% (held) Tobique—Mactaquac, NB (Con) 0.9% (held) St. Catharines, ON (Con) 1.1% (held) Ahuntsic, QC (BQ) 1.7% (held) Fleetwood—Port Kells, BC (Con) 1.9% (held) London—Fanshawe, ON (NDP) 1.9% (held) Ottawa—Orléans, ON (Con) 2.0% (held) Simcoe North, ON (Con) 2.0% (held) Brossard—La Prairie, QC (BQ) 2.2% (won) Papineau, QC (BQ) 2.2% (won) Burnaby—Douglas, BC (NDP) 2.6% (held) Barrie, ON (Con) 2.7% (held) Kitchener—Conestoga, ON (Con) 2.7% (held) Bloc Québécois New DemocraticLouis-Hébert, QC (Con) 0.4% (won) Beauport—Limoilou, QC (Con) 1.6% (held) Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, QC (Con) 2.7% (held) Hull—Aylmer, QC (Lib) 3.3% (held) Honoré-Mercier, QC (Lib) 3.8% (held) Pontiac, QC (Con) 5.0% (held) Laval—Les Îles, QC (Lib) 6.1% (held) Outremont, QC (Lib) 6.3%¹ (held by NDP) Bourassa, QC (Lib) 11.4% (held) Jonquière—Alma, QC (Con) 12.8% (held) Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC (Ind) 13.9% (held)Thunder Bay—Superior North, ON (Lib) 1.0%* (won) Newton—North Delta, BC (Lib) 1.6% (held) Thunder Bay—Rainy River, ON (Lib) 1.7% (won) Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing, ON (Lib) 3.7% (won) Nickel Belt, ON (Lib) 4.6%* * (won) Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca, BC (Lib) 4.6% (held) Welland, ON (Lib) 4.8% (won) Oshawa, ON (Con) 5.2% (held) Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission, BC (Con) 5.2% (held) Beaches—East York, ON (Lib) 5.4% (held) Kenora, ON (Lib) 5.7% (won by Conservatives) Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar, SK (Con) 6.5%* (held) Central Nova, NS (Con) 7.8% (held) South Shore—St. Margaret's, NS (Con) 8.3% (held) Fleetwood—Port Kells, BC (Con) 8.3% (held) † Won by the ConservativesDesnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River in an intervening by-election with more than a 15% margin over the Liberals. ‡ The incumbent had become an independent and was sitting as a Green at the time of dissolution. ¹ Won by the NDP in an intervening by-election with more than a 19% margin over the Liberals. thumb|right|250px|Lawn signs for all the major candidates decorate an intersection during the London North Centre by-election The Green Party of Canada did not come within 15% of winning any riding in the 2006 election, but came 9.0% short of winning London North Centre, ON (Lib) in a November 2006 by-election. Targeted Cabinet ministers The following Cabinet ministers were elected by a margin of less than 10% in 2006: Tony Clement, Health and Federal Economic Initiative for Northern Ontario: 0.1% over Lib in Parry Sound-Muskoka, ON Lawrence Cannon, Transport, Infrastructure and Communities: 5.0% over BQ in Pontiac, QC Jim Flaherty, Finance: 5.7% over Lib in Whitby—Oshawa, ON Rob Nicholson, Justice: 5.9% over Lib in Niagara Falls, ON Peter MacKay, Defence and Atlantic Opportunities: 7.8% over NDP in Central Nova, NS John Baird, Environment: 9.0% over Lib in Ottawa West—Nepean, ON Potential fall of government 2008–2009 Canadian parliamentary dispute thumb|Pie chart detailing the percentage of seats won in the House of Commons On December 1, 2008, as the result of opposition dissatisfaction with the government's economic update (which failed to include stimulus measures to help the Canadian economy contend with the 2008 financial crisis and included a 'poison pill' regarding the cessation of public party financing), the leaders of the Liberal Party, New Democratic Party, and Bloc Québécois announced they had reached an agreement to approach the Governor General for the purpose of forming a coalition government. Combined, the three opposition parties constitute a majority of seats in the House of Commons. Parliament was due to vote on a no-confidence motion on December 8; if successful, the Liberals and NDP would have formally asked the Governor General to form a coalition minority government for 30 months, while the BQ pledged to support for at least 18 months. Liberal leader Stéphane Dion would have become prime minister until the selection of his successor at the Liberal leadership convention in May 2009, and a coalition cabinet would have comprised 18 Liberal (including a finance minister) and 6 NDP ministers. Governor General Michaëlle Jean had cut short a state visit to Europe "in light of the current political situation in Canada". On December 4, 2008, Jean granted Harper's request to prorogue Parliament until January 26, 2009, thereby staving off the prospect of an imminent change in government.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/gg-agrees-to-suspend-parliament-until-january-1.705593 GG agrees to suspend Parliament: Harper CBC December 4, 2008 December 4, 2008 Dion stood down as Liberal leader on December 10 and was replaced by interim leader Michael Ignatieff, who would later be elected unopposed as permanent leader.http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/dion-will-bow-out-early-to-clear-way-for-successor-1.713813 Dion will bow out early to clear way for successor CBC News 8 December 2008 2 April 2014 31 March 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170331115430/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/dion-will-bow-out-early-to-clear-way-for-successor-1.713813 live Ignatieff soon ended the coalition agreement with the other two parties, motivated largely in part by Harper's publicly indicating that he would advise Jean to hold a new election (which, under the precedent set by the King–Byng affair, she would have been obligated to do) rather than recommending that Ignatieff be allowed to form a minority government should the government lose a confidence vote,http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2009/01/26/8145701-sun.html Clock ticking on coalition's chances Harris Kathleen 26 January 2009 Toronto Sun 23 April 2010 and polling indicating that any such election would almost certainly result in the Conservatives winning a strong majority.http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE4B42X520081205/ Harper Has Crushing Poll Lead On Crisis 2008-12-05 Ipsos Reid December 2008 Reuters https://web.archive.org/web/20081208015902/http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE4B42X520081205/ 8 December 2008 dead Opinion polls Opinion polling for the 2008 Canadian federal election 2004 2006 2008 2011 2015 yes yes thumb|center|600px|Plot of Opinion Polls during the election period Endorsements Newspaper endorsements in the Canadian federal election, 2008 Candidates by party Bloc Québécois candidates, 2008 Canadian federal election Christian Heritage Party candidates, 2008 Canadian federal election Conservative Party candidates, 2008 Canadian federal election Green Party candidates, 2008 Canadian federal election Liberal Party candidates, 2008 Canadian federal election New Democratic Party candidates, 2008 Canadian federal election Results Results of the 2008 Canadian federal election Results of the 2008 Canadian federal election by riding center|300px +Elections to the 40th Canadian Parliament (2008) 2009 Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada on the 40th general election of October 14, 2008 https://www.elections.ca/res/rep/off/sta_2008/stat_report_e.pdf Ottawa Elections Canada 0846-6351 978-0-662-06476-3 https://www.elections.ca/scripts/OVR2008/31/data/table_tableau11.csv Table 11: Voting results by electoral district Elections Canada April 21, 2024 https://www.elections.ca/scripts/OVR2008/31/data/table_tableau12.csv Table 12: List of candidates by electoral district and individual results Elections Canada April 21, 2024PartyLeaderCandidatesVotesSeats # ± % Change (pp) 2006 2008 ± G L CA Conservative row-nameStephen Harper 307The Conservatives chose not to field a candidate in Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, as the incumbent Independent MP André Arthur consistently sided with them in votes in the House. 5,209,069 165,002 37.65 1.38 -5 1em background:green124143 308 CA Conservative19256 CA Liberal row-nameStéphane Dion 307The Liberals opted not to field a candidate in Central Nova, so as not to oppose Elizabeth May in her campaign for a Green seat.Lesley Hughes of Kildonan—St. Paul was nominated as a Liberal, but lost party support after the nomination deadline and continued to run as an independent; she was listed as a Liberal on the ballot.https://www.thestar.com/FederalElection/article/506806 Dion drops candidate over 9/11 remarks The Toronto Star September 26, 2008 Both Conservatives, NDP gain in Manitoba https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/both-conservatives-ndp-gain-in-manitoba-1.764907 March 15, 2020 CBC News October 15, 2008 3,633,185 846,230 26.26 -3.97 -5 1em background:red10377 308 CA Liberal26531 CA NDP row-nameJack Layton 308Includes Julian West (Saanich—Gulf Islands) and Andrew McKeever (Durham), who withdrew their candidacies but still appeared on the ballot. 2,515,288 74,309 18.18 0.70 -5 1em background:green2937 308 CA NDP8113 CA BQ row-nameGilles Duceppe 75 1,379,991 173,210 9.98 -0.51 -5 1em background:red5149 308 CA BQ213 CA Green row-nameElizabeth May 303 937,613 273,545 6.78 2.30 -5 1em background:green CA Independent row-name 71 94,844 12,984 0.69 0.13 -5 1em background:green12 308 CA Independent11 – CA Christian Heritage row-nameRon Gray 59 26,475 1,677 0.19 – CA Marxist-Leninist row-nameAnna Di Carlo 59 8,565 415 0.06 – CA Libertarian row-nameDennis Young 26 7,300 4,298 0.05 0.03 CA Progressive Canadian row-nameSinclair Stevens 10 5,860 8,291 0.04 -0.05 CA Communist row-nameMiguel Figueroa 24 3,572 550 0.03 0.01 CA Canadian Action row-nameConnie Fogal 20 3,455 2,647 0.02 -0.02 CA Marijuana row-nameBlair Longley 8 2,298 6,873 0.02 -0.05 CA neorhino.ca row-nameFrançois Gourd 7 2,122 2,122 0.02 New CA NLFirst row-nameTom Hickey 3 1,713 1,713 0.01 New CA FPNP row-nameBarbara Wardlaw 6 1,611 410 0.01 – CA AAEVPC row-nameLiz White 4 527 455 – – CA WLP row-nameConrad Schmidt 1 425 425 – New CA Western Canada Concept rowWestern BlockDoug Christie 1 195 899 – -0.01 CA People's Political Power row-nameRoger Poisson 2 186 186 – NewTotal 1,60113,834,294 100.00% Rejected ballots 94,799 3,255 Turnout13,929,093 979,61058.83% 5.84 Registered voters23,677,639 623,024 Synopsis of results + Results by riding — 2008 Canadian federal election Riding 2006 Winning party Turnoutincluding spoilt ballots Votesminor political parties receiving less than 1% of the national popular vote are aggregated under "Other"; independent candidates are aggregated separately Party Votes Share Margin# Margin% Con Lib NDP BQ Green Ind Independent or No Affiliation Other Total   AB Calgary Centre Con Con 26,085 55.60% 17,683 37.69% 53.16% 26,085 8,402 4,229 – 7,778 420 – 46,914 AB Calgary Centre-North Con Con 27,361 56.54% 19,948 41.22% 56.29% 27,361 5,699 7,413 – 7,392 – 529 48,394 AB Calgary East Con Con 21,311 66.47% 17,543 54.72% 41.79% 21,311 3,255 3,768 – 3,403 – 323 32,060 AB Calgary Northeast Con Con 18,917 51.52% 11,484 31.27% 44.39% 18,917 7,433 3,279 – 2,045 4,836 211 36,721 AB Calgary—Nose Hill Con Con 35,029 69.62% 28,372 56.39% 53.86% 35,029 6,657 3,941 – 4,685 – – 50,312 AB Calgary Southeast Con Con 41,425 73.89% 35,689 63.66% 57.15% 41,425 4,878 4,024 – 5,736 – – 56,063 AB Calgary Southwest Con Con 38,548 72.96% 33,630 63.65% 58.39% 38,548 4,918 4,102 – 4,743 – 521 52,832 AB Calgary West Con Con 34,579 57.36% 21,375 35.46% 60.96% 34,579 13,204 3,832 – 6,722 1,790 155 60,282 AB Crowfoot Con Con 39,342 82.03% 35,559 74.15% 54.86% 39,342 1,958 3,783 – 2,875 – – 47,958 AB Edmonton Centre Con Con 22,634 49.04% 9,973 21.61% 51.57% 22,634 12,661 6,912 – 3,746 – 203 46,156 AB Edmonton East Con Con 21,487 51.32% 8,169 19.51% 45.43% 21,487 4,578 13,318 – 2,488 – – 41,871 AB Edmonton—Leduc Con Con 33,174 63.21% 23,940 45.61% 56.64% 33,174 9,234 5,994 – 4,081 – – 52,483 AB Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont Con Con 25,130 60.32% 17,421 41.82% 52.09% 25,130 7,709 6,297 – 2,366 – 157 41,659 AB Edmonton—St. Albert Con Con 31,436 61.65% 23,391 45.87% 53.67% 31,436 7,441 8,045 – 4,072 – – 50,994 AB Edmonton—Sherwood Park Con Con 17,628 35.84% 1,668 3.39% 55.09% 17,628 5,575 6,339 – 3,678 15,960 – 49,180 AB Edmonton—Spruce Grove Con Con 36,402 68.55% 29,775 56.07% 53.52% 36,402 6,099 6,627 – 3,975 – – 53,103 AB Edmonton—Strathcona Con NDP 20,103 42.58% 463 0.98% 62.86% 19,640 4,279 20,103 – 3,040 – 147 47,209 AB Fort McMurray—Athabasca Con Con 17,160 67.12% 13,860 54.21% 35.82% 17,160 2,710 3,300 – 1,628 350 419 25,567 AB Lethbridge Con Con 31,714 66.96% 24,981 52.74% 53.29% 31,714 4,404 6,733 – 3,420 – 1,094 47,365 AB Macleod Con Con 35,328 77.36% 31,167 68.25% 56.39% 35,328 2,703 3,053 – 4,161 – 422 45,667 AB Medicine Hat Con Con 26,950 70.87% 22,763 59.86% 46.20% 26,950 2,639 4,187 – 2,338 1,551 363 38,028 AB Peace River Con Con 29,550 69.51% 23,426 55.11% 44.24% 29,550 2,843 6,124 – 3,303 – 689 42,509 AB Red Deer Con Con 33,226 73.24% 28,186 62.13% 49.87% 33,226 2,863 5,040 – 4,239 – – 45,368 AB Vegreville—Wainwright Con Con 34,493 77.09% 30,263 67.64% 54.03% 34,493 2,345 4,230 – 3,676 – – 44,744 AB Westlock—St. Paul Con Con 27,338 72.71% 23,529 62.58% 51.13% 27,338 3,418 3,809 – 2,522 – 510 37,597 AB Wetaskiwin Con Con 32,528 77.14% 28,892 68.51% 52.94% 32,528 2,362 3,636 – 3,395 – 249 42,170 AB Wild Rose Con Con 36,869 72.92% 30,479 60.28% 56.18% 36,869 2,890 4,169 – 6,390 – 246 50,564 AB Yellowhead Con Con 26,863 71.85% 22,276 59.58% 49.97% 26,863 1,489 4,587 – 3,437 – 1,014 37,390 BC Abbotsford Con Con 30,853 63.32% 22,920 47.04% 59.50% 30,853 7,933 6,444 – 3,141 – 358 48,729 BC British Columbia Southern Interior NDP NDP 22,693 47.51% 5,571 11.66% 63.89% 17,122 3,292 22,693 – 4,573 – 80 47,760 BC Burnaby—Douglas NDP NDP 17,937 37.94% 798 1.69% 57.70% 17,139 9,177 17,937 – 2,822 – 203 47,278 BC Burnaby—New Westminster NDP NDP 20,145 46.50% 6,995 16.15% 54.35% 13,150 6,681 20,145 – 3,067 – 282 43,325 BC Cariboo—Prince George Con Con 22,637 55.39% 12,056 29.50% 54.32% 22,637 4,309 10,581 – 2,614 729 – 40,870 BC Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon Con Con 29,198 62.32% 20,407 43.56% 57.52% 29,198 3,990 8,791 – 4,107 – 766 46,852 BC Delta—Richmond East Con Con 26,252 55.75% 15,881 33.73% 60.06% 26,252 10,371 6,803 – 3,663 – – 47,089 BC Esquimalt—Juan de Fucarecount terminated at request of applicant Lib Lib 20,042 34.18% 68 0.12% 64.57% 19,974 20,042 13,322 – 4,854 309 130 58,631 BC Fleetwood—Port Kells Con Con 21,389 44.70% 8,887 18.57% 55.57% 21,389 12,502 10,916 – 3,045 – – 47,852 BC Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo Con Con 25,209 46.16% 5,608 10.27% 62.02% 25,209 5,375 19,601 – 4,430 – – 54,615 BC Kelowna—Lake Country Con Con 31,907 55.94% 23,283 40.82% 58.76% 31,907 8,469 8,624 – 7,821 – 218 57,039 BC Kootenay—Columbia Con Con 23,402 59.59% 14,510 36.95% 59.76% 23,402 3,044 8,892 – 3,933 – – 39,271 BC Langley Con Con 32,594 61.46% 23,696 44.68% 61.94% 32,594 5,888 8,898 – 5,059 – 594 53,033 BC Nanaimo—Alberni Con Con 28,930 46.68% 9,250 14.93% 64.77% 28,930 5,578 19,680 – 7,457 – 331 61,976 BC Nanaimo—Cowichan NDP NDP 27,454 45.17% 4,610 7.58% 63.45% 22,844 4,483 27,454 – 5,816 – 182 60,779 BC New Westminster—Coquitlam NDP NDP 20,787 41.83% 1,488 2.99% 61.74% 19,299 5,615 20,787 – 3,574 – 417 49,692 BC Newton—North Delta Lib Lib 16,481 36.42% 2,493 5.51% 62.07% 13,988 16,481 11,824 – 2,533 305 121 45,252 BC North Vancouver Lib Con 24,371 42.26% 2,820 4.89% 66.45% 24,371 21,551 5,417 – 6,168 – 166 57,673 BC Okanagan—Coquihalla Con Con 28,765 58.13% 20,529 41.48% 59.63% 28,765 5,883 8,236 – 6,603 – – 49,487 BC Okanagan—Shuswap Con Con 28,002 51.72% 17,338 32.02% 60.71% 28,002 5,414 10,664 – 9,368 416 278 54,142 BC Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission Con Con 26,512 51.81% 9,618 18.80% 60.24% 26,512 3,394 16,894 – 3,833 238 300 51,171 BC Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam Con Con 25,535 54.61% 15,117 32.33% 58.83% 25,535 6,918 10,418 – 3,568 – 321 46,760 BC Prince George—Peace River Con Con 22,325 63.59% 16,155 46.02% 48.89% 22,325 2,954 6,170 – 3,656 – – 35,105 BC Richmond Lib Con 21,359 49.81% 8,138 18.98% 51.99% 21,359 13,221 5,059 – 2,753 486 – 42,878 BC Saanich—Gulf Islands Con Con 27,991 43.42% 2,625 4.07% 70.40% 27,991 25,366 3,667 – 6,742 – 694 64,460 BC Skeena—Bulkley Valley NDP NDP 17,219 49.84% 4,658 13.48% 56.51% 12,561 1,916 17,219 – 1,613 – 1,237 34,546 BC South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale Con Con 31,216 56.65% 19,701 35.75% 65.08% 31,216 11,515 7,146 – 4,951 – 273 55,101 BC Surrey North NDP Con 13,714 39.37% 1,106 3.18% 51.56% 13,714 5,227 12,608 – 1,925 271 1,088 34,833 BC Vancouver Centre Lib Lib 19,506 34.51% 5,318 9.41% 59.37% 14,188 19,506 12,047 – 10,354 – 434 56,529 BC Vancouver East NDP NDP 22,506 54.40% 15,379 37.18% 53.51% 6,432 7,127 22,506 – 4,708 – 596 41,369 BC Vancouver Island North NDP Con 25,963 45.78% 2,497 4.40% 64.58% 25,963 2,380 23,466 – 4,544 362 – 56,715 BC Vancouver Kingsway Lib NDP 15,933 35.18% 2,769 6.11% 56.45% 12,419 13,164 15,933 – 3,031 – 749 45,296 BC Vancouver Quadra Lib Lib 25,393 45.59% 4,832 8.68% 63.37% 20,561 25,393 4,493 – 4,916 – 333 55,696 BC Vancouver South Lib Lib 16,110 38.49% 20 0.05% 52.42% 16,090 16,110Ujjal Dosanjh was previously an NDP member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and was Premier of British Columbia until 2001. 7,376 – 2,065 – 211 41,852 BC Victoria NDP NDP 26,443 44.61% 10,106 17.05% 67.48% 16,337 10,006 26,443 – 6,252 – 237 59,275 BC West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country Lib Con 26,949 44.57% 10,880 17.99% 63.36% 26,949 16,069 8,728 – 8,723 – – 60,469 MB Brandon—Souris Con Con 19,558 57.06% 13,503 39.40% 55.96% 19,558 2,836 6,055 – 5,410 – 416 34,275 MB Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia Con Con 21,588 53.83% 13,074 32.60% 63.36% 21,588 8,514 7,190 – 2,632 – 180 40,104 MB Churchill Lib NDP 8,734 47.46% 3,445 18.72% 40.15% 3,773 5,289 8,734 – 606 – – 18,402 MB Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette Con Con 18,132 61.36% 13,218 44.73% 54.71% 18,132 4,128 4,914 – 1,923 – 452 29,549 MB Elmwood—Transcona NDP NDP 14,355 45.77% 1,579 5.03% 54.04% 12,776 2,079 14,355 – 1,839 – 312 31,361 MB Kildonan—St. Paul Con Con 19,751 53.40% 7,658 20.71% 58.48% 19,751 3,009 12,093 – 1,685 214 233 36,985 MB Portage—Lisgar Con Con 22,036 68.27% 17,662 54.71% 53.77% 22,036 4,374 2,353 – 2,606 – 911 32,280 MB Provencher Con Con 23,303 64.66% 18,356 50.93% 58.01% 23,303 4,531 4,947 – 2,089 – 1,170 36,040 MB Saint Boniface Lib Con 19,440 46.32% 4,712 11.23% 64.32% 19,440 14,728 5,502 – 2,104 – 195 41,969 MB Selkirk—Interlake Con Con 23,302 60.63% 13,796 35.90% 57.68% 23,302 3,203 9,506 – 2,126 – 295 38,432 MB Winnipeg Centre NDP NDP 12,285 48.92% 6,848 27.27% 43.25% 5,437 3,922 12,285 – 2,777 361 331 25,113 MB Winnipeg North NDP NDP 14,097 62.61% 9,064 40.26% 42.85% 5,033 2,075 14,097 – 1,070 – 241 22,516 MB Winnipeg South Con Con 19,954 48.84% 5,733 14.03% 65.63% 19,954 14,221John Loewen was previously a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba 4,673 – 1,839 – 173 40,860 MB Winnipeg South Centre Lib Lib 16,438 42.27% 2,335 6.00% 65.68% 14,103 16,438 5,490 – 2,860 – – 38,891 NB Acadie—Bathurst NDP NDP 25,849 57.53% 15,999 35.61% 68.32% 8,331 9,850 25,849 – 904 – – 44,934 NB Beauséjour Lib Lib 20,059 46.76% 7,553 17.61% 69.25% 12,506 20,059 7,242 – 3,087 – – 42,894 NB Fredericton Lib Con 17,962 42.53% 4,643 10.99% 62.13% 17,962 13,319 6,490 – 4,293 – 168 42,232 NB Fundy Royal Con Con 17,211 51.63% 9,304 27.91% 61.09% 17,211 5,773 7,907 – 2,443 – – 33,334 NB Madawaska—Restigouche Lib Lib 16,266 47.40% 4,864 14.17% 66.77% 11,402 16,266 5,361 – 1,287 – – 34,316 NB Miramichi Lib Con 12,058 42.08% 1,468 5.12% 65.78% 12,058 10,590 4,904 – 1,105 – – 28,657 NB Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe Lib Lib 17,797 39.13% 1,500 3.30% 61.31% 16,297 17,797 7,394 – 3,998 – – 45,486 NB New Brunswick Southwest Con Con 17,474 58.32% 11,611 38.75% 61.17% 17,474 5,863 4,958 – 1,667 – – 29,962 NB Saint John Lib Con 13,782 39.55% 497 1.43% 54.01% 13,782Rodney Weston was previously a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick 13,285 5,560 – 1,888 – 330 34,845 NB Tobique—Mactaquac Con Con 18,071 57.40% 11,298 35.88% 59.73% 18,071 6,773 4,830 – 1,810 – – 31,484 NL Avalon Con Lib 14,866 45.28% 3,324 10.13% 51.80% 11,542 14,866 5,707 – 714 – – 32,829 NL Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor Lib Lib 20,089 70.27% 15,735 55.04% 41.15% 4,354 20,089 3,577 – 568 – – 28,588 NL Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte Lib Lib 17,956 68.22% 13,353 50.73% 44.25% 2,799 17,956 4,603 – – – 964 26,322 NL Labrador Lib Lib 5,426 70.28% 4,048 52.43% 38.60% 615 5,426 1,378 – 302 – – 7,721 NL Random—Burin—St. George's Lib Lib 12,557 53.72% 6,994 29.92% 41.07% 4,791 12,557 5,563 – 462 – – 23,373 NL St. John's East Con NDP 30,881 74.55% 25,670 61.97% 56.89% 3,836 5,211 30,881 – 570 – 925 41,423 NL St. John's South—Mount Pearl Con Lib 14,920 43.32% 949 2.76% 51.95% 4,324 14,920 13,971 – 643 179 402 34,439 NS Cape Breton—Canso Lib Lib 17,447 48.10% 8,923 24.60% 63.31% 8,524 17,447 7,660 – 2,641 – – 36,272 NS Central Nova Con Con 18,240 46.60% 5,620 14.36% 67.01% 18,240 – 7,659 – 12,620 – 623 39,142 NS Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley Con Ind 27,303 69.01% 22,429 56.69% 57.77% 3,493 3,344 4,874 – – 27,853Bill Casey, the winning candidate, was previously the Conservative MP – 39,564 NS Dartmouth—Cole Harbour Lib Lib 16,016 39.49% 3,223 7.95% 58.73% 9,109 16,016 12,793 – 2,417 – 219 40,554 NS Halifax NDP NDP 19,252 42.69% 6,794 15.06% 60.67% 9,295 12,458 19,252 – 3,931 – 162 45,098 NS Halifax West Lib Lib 17,129 41.56% 4,928 11.96% 59.13% 8,708 17,129 12,201 – 2,920 – 257 41,215 NS Kings—Hants Lib Lib 16,641 44.19% 6,795 18.04% 58.59% 9,846 16,641 8,291 – 2,353 – 528 37,659 NS Sackville—Eastern Shore NDP NDP 24,279 61.42% 16,081 40.68% 58.52% 8,198 5,018 24,279 – 2,034 – – 39,529 NS South Shore—St. Margaret's Con Con 14,388 35.99% 932 2.33% 60.20% 14,388 9,536 13,456 – 2,090 – 513 39,983 NS Sydney—Victoria Lib Lib 17,303 49.40% 8,744 24.96% 57.41% 7,223 17,303 8,559 – 1,941 – – 35,026 NS West Nova Lib Con 16,779 39.94% 1,594 3.79% 62.48% 16,779Greg Kerr was previously a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 15,185 7,097 – 2,106 844 – 42,011 ON Ajax—Pickering Lib Lib 21,675 44.53% 3,204 6.58% 56.71% 18,471 21,675 4,422 – 3,543 – 565 48,676 ON Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing Lib NDP 15,249 45.50% 4,347 12.97% 56.53% 5,914 10,902 15,249 – 1,451 – – 33,516 ON Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale Con Con 26,297 46.50% 10,975 19.41% 66.70% 26,297 15,322 9,632 – 5,149 – 148 56,548 ON Barrie Con Con 27,927 52.37% 15,195 28.49% 58.50% 27,927 12,732 6,403 – 5,921 – 344 53,327 ON Beaches—East York Lib Lib 18,967 40.97% 4,092 8.84% 62.93% 7,907 18,967 14,875 – 4,389 – 155 46,293 ON Bramalea—Gore—Malton Lib Lib 22,272 45.06% 3,919 7.93% 49.74% 18,353 22,272 5,945 – 2,551 – 309 49,430 ON Brampton—Springdale Lib Lib 18,577 41.04% 773 1.71% 54.24% 17,804 18,577 5,238 – 3,516 – 135 45,270 ON Brampton Westalso an open seat Lib Lib 21,746 40.33% 231 0.43% 49.72% 21,515 21,746 7,334 – 3,329 – – 53,924 ON Brant Lib Con 22,736 41.95% 4,793 8.84% 58.38% 22,736 17,943 9,331 – 3,814 – 371 54,195 ON Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound Con Con 22,975 47.66% 9,880 20.50% 61.36% 22,975 6,892 4,640 – 13,095 – 599 48,201 ON Burlington Con Con 28,614 48.60% 9,037 15.35% 64.99% 28,614 19,577 6,597 – 4,083 – – 58,871 ON Cambridge Con Con 24,895 48.63% 12,918 25.23% 55.92% 24,895 11,977 10,044 – 4,279 – – 51,195 ON Carleton—Mississippi Mills Con Con 39,433 57.77% 24,179 35.43% 69.16% 39,433 15,254 6,583 – 6,983 – – 68,253 ON Chatham-Kent—Essex Con Con 19,960 47.92% 7,833 18.81% 55.86% 19,960 12,127 6,850 – 2,712 – – 41,649 ON Davenport Lib Lib 15,953 45.77% 5,057 14.51% 53.03% 3,838 15,953 10,896 – 3,655 172 339 34,853 ON Don Valley East Lib Lib 18,264 48.08% 6,487 17.08% 53.48% 11,777 18,264 5,062 – 2,618 – 266 37,987 ON Don Valley West Lib Lib 22,212 44.36% 2,771 5.53% 62.12% 19,441 22,212 5,102 – 3,155 – 162 50,072 ON Dufferin—Caledon Con Con 23,363 53.21% 14,868 33.86% 56.79% 23,363 8,495 4,385 – 7,377 – 284 43,904 ON Durham Con Con 28,551 54.05% 16,384 31.02% 60.48% 28,551 12,167 5,485 – 6,041 – 577 52,821 ON Eglinton—Lawrence Lib Lib 19,133 43.99% 2,060 4.74% 59.75% 17,073 19,133 3,663 – 3,629 – – 43,498 ON Elgin—Middlesex—London Con Con 22,970 48.39% 11,801 24.86% 59.66% 22,970 11,169 9,135 – 3,241 243 715 47,473 ON Essex Con Con 20,608 40.00% 5,635 10.94% 58.22% 20,608 14,973 13,703 – 2,234 – – 51,518 ON Etobicoke Centre Lib Lib 24,537 48.85% 5,698 11.34% 62.48% 18,839 24,537 4,164 – 2,688 – – 50,228 ON Etobicoke—Lakeshore Lib Lib 23,536 46.13% 5,743 11.26% 59.31% 17,793 23,536 5,950 – 3,562 – 181 51,022 ON Etobicoke North Lib Lib 15,244 48.58% 5,808 18.51% 49.60% 9,436 15,244 4,940 – 1,460 – 300 31,380 ON Glengarry—Prescott—Russell Con Con 25,659 47.30% 5,662 10.44% 67.29% 25,659 19,997 5,678 – 2,908 – – 54,242 ON Guelph Lib Lib 18,974 32.22% 1,788 3.04% 64.59% 17,186 18,974 9,713 – 12,454 58 504 58,889 ON Haldimand—Norfolk Con Con 19,657 40.83% 4,080 8.47% 60.98% 19,657 15,577 5,549 – 2,041 4,821 501 48,146 ON Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock Con Con 30,391 55.95% 19,298 35.53% 60.10% 30,391 11,093 7,952 – 4,505 – 374 54,315 ON Halton Con Con 32,986 47.50% 7,850 11.30% 60.45% 32,986 25,136 6,118 – 4,872 – 337 69,449 ON Hamilton Centre NDP NDP 20,010 49.25% 10,959 26.97% 50.36% 9,051 7,164 20,010 – 3,625 – 779 40,629 ON Hamilton East—Stoney Creek NDP NDP 19,919 41.28% 6,464 13.40% 56.59% 11,556 13,455 19,919 – 2,142 323 853 48,248 ON Hamilton Mountain NDP NDP 22,796 43.65% 6,786 12.99% 59.26% 16,010 10,531 22,796 – 2,884 – – 52,221 ON Huron—Bruce Lib Con 22,182 44.77% 5,846 11.80% 64.59% 22,182 16,336 7,426 – 2,617 242 747 49,550 ON Kenora Lib Con 9,395 40.46% 2,051 8.83% 54.48% 9,395 7,344 5,394 – 1,087 – – 23,220 ON Kingston and the Islands Lib Lib 22,734 39.15% 3,839 6.61% 60.10% 18,895 22,734 10,158 – 6,282 – – 58,069 ON Kitchener Centre Lib Con 16,480 36.70% 339 0.75% 57.03% 16,480 16,141 8,122 – 3,823 215 127 44,908 ON Kitchener—Conestoga Con Con 23,525 49.32% 11,649 24.42% 56.52% 23,525 11,876 7,173 – 5,124 – – 47,698 ON Kitchener—Waterloo Lib Con 21,830 36.06% 17 0.03% 62.31% 21,830 21,813 8,915 – 7,326 107 543 60,534 ON Lambton—Kent—Middlesex Con Con 24,516 51.28% 12,704 26.58% 61.10% 24,516 11,812 7,427 – 3,386 – 663 47,804 ON Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington Con Con 30,272 55.88% 18,463 34.08% 61.04% 30,272 11,809 7,112 – 4,629 – 347 54,169 ON Leeds—Grenville Con Con 27,473 58.44% 19,398 41.27% 62.86% 27,473 8,075 6,511 – 4,522 – 426 47,007 ON London—Fanshawe NDP NDP 17,672 43.06% 5,013 12.22% 55.11% 12,659 7,774 17,672 – 2,656 – 276 41,037 ON London North Centre Lib Lib 21,018 39.13% 3,306 6.15% 56.97% 17,712 21,018 9,387 – 5,603 – – 53,720 ON London West Lib Con 22,556 39.09% 2,121 3.68% 63.14% 22,556 20,435 8,409 – 5,630 – 667 57,697 ON Markham—Unionville Lib Lib 25,296 55.02% 11,441 24.88% 52.01% 13,855 25,296 4,682 – 1,921 – 225 45,979 ON Mississauga—Brampton South Lib Lib 21,220 47.69% 6,556 14.73% 49.39% 14,664 21,220 5,268 – 2,947 – 395 44,494 ON Mississauga East—Cooksville Lib Lib 20,457 50.16% 7,180 17.61% 49.13% 13,277 20,457 4,632 – 2,138 – 277 40,781 ON Mississauga—Erindale Lib Con 23,863 42.71% 397 0.71% 56.20% 23,863 23,466 4,774 – 3,636 – 129 55,868 ON Mississauga South Lib Lib 20,518 44.22% 2,152 4.64% 60.08% 18,366 20,518 4,104 – 3,407 – – 46,395 ON Mississauga—Streetsville Lib Lib 21,710 45.76% 4,725 9.96% 56.13% 16,985 21,710 4,710 – 3,179 857 – 47,441 ON Nepean—Carleton Con Con 39,921 55.84% 23,178 32.42% 69.39% 39,921 16,743 6,946 – 7,880 – – 71,490 ON Newmarket—Aurora Lib Con 24,873 46.70% 6,623 12.43% 62.07% 24,873 18,250 4,548 – 4,381 – 1,209 53,261 ON Niagara Falls Con Con 24,016 46.70% 10,149 19.74% 54.60% 24,016 13,867 9,186 – 4,356 – – 51,425 ON Niagara West—Glanbrook Con Con 28,089 51.98% 15,134 28.01% 63.69% 28,089 12,955 7,980 – 3,897 – 1,118 54,039 ON Nickel Belt Lib NDP 19,021 46.54% 8,273 20.24% 57.75% 8,869 10,748 19,021 – 2,056 112 66 40,872 ON Nipissing—Timiskaming Lib Lib 18,510 44.56% 5,078 12.23% 59.42% 13,432 18,510 6,582 – 2,808 – 204 41,536 ON Northumberland—Quinte West Con Con 27,615 48.71% 11,406 20.12% 60.75% 27,615 16,209 8,230 – 4,633 – – 56,687 ON Oak Ridges—Markham Lib Con 32,028 42.24% 545 0.72% 55.66% 32,028 31,483 7,126 – 5,184 – – 75,821 ON Oakville Lib Con 26,011 46.98% 5,483 9.90% 66.34% 26,011 20,528 4,143 – 4,681 – – 55,363 ON Oshawa Con Con 19,951 41.37% 3,201 6.64% 55.25% 19,951 7,741 16,750 – 3,374 – 415 48,231 ON Ottawa Centre NDP NDP 25,399 39.74% 8,766 13.71% 69.11% 15,065 16,633 25,399 – 6,348 – 473 63,918 ON Ottawa—Orléans Con Con 27,244 44.91% 3,695 6.09% 71.34% 27,244 23,549 6,025 – 3,845 – – 60,663 ON Ottawa South Lib Lib 29,035 49.91% 9,618 16.53% 66.82% 19,417 29,035 4,920 – 3,939 – 864 58,175 ON Ottawa—Vanier Lib Lib 23,948 46.20% 9,810 18.93% 64.04% 14,138 23,948 8,845 – 4,447 227 230 51,835 ON Ottawa West—Nepean Con Con 25,109 44.98% 4,948 8.86% 66.44% 25,109 20,161 6,432 – 3,558 414 150 55,824 ON Oxford Con Con 23,330 52.68% 14,744 33.29% 59.02% 23,330 8,586 7,982 – 3,355 – 1,036 44,289 ON Parkdale—High Park NDP Lib 20,705 42.98% 3,373 7.00% 64.60% 5,992 20,705 17,332 – 3,601 – 549 48,179 ON Parry Sound-Muskoka Con Con 21,831 50.19% 10,960 25.19% 62.71% 21,831 10,871 5,355 – 5,119 325 – 43,501 ON Perth Wellington Con Con 20,765 48.09% 10,540 24.41% 59.39% 20,765 10,225 7,334 – 3,874 – 982 43,180 ON Peterborough Con Con 27,630 47.40% 9,213 15.81% 63.32% 27,630 18,417 8,115 – 4,029 – 98 58,289 ON Pickering—Scarborough East Lib Lib 22,874 49.69% 7,934 17.24% 60.22% 14,940 22,874 4,875 – 3,023 – 321 46,033 ON Prince Edward—Hastings Con Con 26,061 50.19% 12,013 23.14% 59.06% 26,061 14,048 7,156 – 4,379 276 – 51,920 ON Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke Con Con 28,908 61.10% 19,171 40.52% 63.15% 28,908 9,737 5,175 – 3,201 293 – 47,314 ON Richmond Hill Lib Lib 21,488 47.00% 5,170 11.31% 52.05% 16,318 21,488 4,526 – 3,388 – – 45,720 ON St. Catharines Con Con 23,474 45.90% 8,822 17.25% 61.20% 23,474 14,652 9,428 – 3,477 – 113 51,144 ON St. Paul's Lib Lib 26,286 50.61% 12,338 23.76% 63.98% 13,948 26,286 6,666 – 4,726 – 312 51,938 ON Sarnia—Lambton Con Con 23,195 50.01% 13,158 28.37% 58.66% 23,195 9,404 10,037 – 3,201 – 545 46,382 ON Sault Ste. Marie NDP NDP 16,572 40.43% 1,111 2.71% 59.42% 15,461 6,870 16,572 – 1,774 – 316 40,993 ON Scarborough—Agincourt Lib Lib 22,795 56.63% 10,959 27.23% 54.16% 11,836 22,795 3,748 – 1,870 – – 40,249 ON Scarborough Centre Lib Lib 17,927 48.68% 6,839 18.57% 52.13% 11,088 17,927 5,801 – 2,011 – – 36,827 ON Scarborough-Guildwood Lib Lib 18,098 50.17% 7,217 20.01% 54.02% 10,881 18,098 5,183 – 1,913 – – 36,075 ON Scarborough—Rouge River Lib Lib 23,718 58.78% 14,558 36.08% 47.50% 9,160 23,718 5,936 – 1,207 – 331 40,352 ON Scarborough Southwest Lib Lib 15,486 41.83% 4,558 12.31% 54.74% 10,928 15,486 6,943 – 3,514 151 – 37,022 ON Simcoe—Grey Con Con 30,897 55.05% 18,798 33.49% 60.10% 30,897 12,099 6,288 – 5,685 – 1,161 56,130 ON Simcoe North Con Con 26,328 49.66% 11,658 21.99% 60.10% 26,328 14,670 6,202 – 5,821 – – 53,021 ON Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry Con Con 25,846 57.34% 17,292 38.36% 60.15% 25,846 8,554 6,107 – 1,880 2,581 105 45,073 ON Sudbury Lib NDP 15,094 35.15% 2,125 4.95% 58.11% 11,073 12,969 15,094 – 3,330 80 397 42,943 ON Thornhill Lib Con 26,660 49.01% 5,212 9.58% 56.80% 26,660 21,448 3,601 – 2,686 – – 54,395 ON Thunder Bay—Rainy River Lib NDP 14,478 40.32% 2,889 8.05% 57.05% 8,466 11,589 14,478 – 1,377 – – 35,910 ON Thunder Bay—Superior North Lib NDP 13,187 37.03% 3,104 8.72% 57.37% 9,556 10,083 13,187 – 2,463 – 327 35,616 ON Timmins-James Bay NDP NDP 17,188 56.54% 10,448 34.37% 51.00% 5,536 6,740 17,188 – 938 – – 30,402 ON Toronto Centre Lib Lib 27,462 53.53% 18,060 35.20% 57.39% 9,402 27,462 7,743 – 6,081 146 472 51,306 ON Toronto—Danforth NDP NDP 20,323 44.78% 6,987 15.39% 60.91% 5,287 13,336 20,323 – 5,995 130 316 45,387 ON Trinity—Spadina NDP NDP 24,454 40.84% 3,484 5.82% 62.21% 8,249 20,970 24,454 – 5,418 296 491 59,878 ON Vaughan Lib Lib 27,773 49.18% 8,383 14.84% 51.92% 19,390 27,773 5,442 – 3,870 – – 56,475 ON Welland Lib NDP 16,842 32.91% 300 0.59% 59.67% 16,542 14,295 16,842 – 2,816 569 114 51,178 ON Wellington—Halton Hills Con Con 29,191 57.63% 17,879 35.30% 63.21% 29,191 11,312 4,747 – 4,987 – 414 50,651 ON Whitby—Oshawa Con Con 30,704 50.99% 15,244 25.32% 60.91% 30,704 15,460 8,584 – 5,067 – 395 60,210 ON Willowdale Lib Lib 23,889 48.67% 7,958 16.21% 51.92% 15,931 23,889 5,011 – 3,130 260 864 49,085 ON Windsor—Tecumseh NDP NDP 20,914 48.70% 10,638 24.77% 50.65% 10,276 9,005 20,914 – 2,749 – – 42,944 ON Windsor West NDP NDP 20,791 52.51% 11,837 29.89% 47.33% 8,954 7,357 20,791 – 2,253 – 241 39,596 ON York Centre Lib Lib 16,164 43.46% 2,032 5.46% 52.31% 14,132 16,164 4,503 – 2,390 – – 37,189 ON York—Simcoe Con Con 27,412 56.70% 18,368 37.99% 56.17% 27,412 9,044 5,882 – 4,887 – 1,120 48,345 ON York South—Weston Lib Lib 16,071 46.60% 6,430 18.64% 50.35% 7,021 16,071 9,641 – 1,757 – – 34,490 ON York West Lib Lib 16,997 59.39% 11,634 40.65% 48.33% 4,773 16,997 5,363 – 1,488 – – 28,621 PE Cardigan Lib Lib 10,105 52.81% 4,444 23.23% 70.26% 5,661 10,105 1,556 – 710 1,101 – 19,133 PE Charlottetown Lib Lib 8,893 50.06% 3,189 17.95% 66.10% 5,704 8,893 2,187 – 858 – 124 17,766 PE Egmontalso an open seat Lib Con 8,110 43.93% 55 0.30% 68.15% 8,110Gail Shea was previously a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. 8,055Keith Milligan was previously a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, as well as Premier of Prince Edward Island for a short time in 1996. 1,670 – 626 – – 18,461 PE Malpeque Lib Lib 8,312 44.19% 924 4.91% 71.41% 7,388 8,312 1,819 – 1,291 – – 18,810 QC Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou BQ BQ 10,995 39.65% 2,573 9.28% 49.06% 8,422 5,108 2,276 10,995 928 – – 27,729 QC Abitibi—Témiscamingue BQ BQ 20,929 47.91% 11,874 27.18% 55.01% 8,267 9,055 4,151 20,929 976 302 – 43,680 QC Ahuntsic BQ BQ 18,815 39.49% 423 0.89% 65.64% 4,937 18,392 4,276 18,815 1,228 – – 47,648 QC Alfred-Pellan BQ BQ 20,686 38.83% 5,092 9.56% 66.05% 8,662 15,594 6,406 20,686 1,665 259 – 53,272 QC Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel BQ BQ 26,455 48.10% 16,471 29.95% 60.86% 9,584 9,984 6,819 26,455 2,055 – 98 54,995 QC Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour BQ BQ 26,821 54.67% 17,917 36.52% 65.45% 8,904 7,987 4,010 26,821 1,334 – – 49,056 QC Beauce Con Con 31,883 62.41% 24,740 48.43% 62.38% 31,883 5,270 4,352 7,143 2,436 – – 51,084 QC Beauharnois—Salaberry BQ BQ 26,904 50.07% 16,046 29.86% 63.22% 10,858 7,995 6,214 26,904 1,764 – – 53,735 QC Beauport—Limoilou Con Con 17,994 36.76% 2,032 4.15% 59.40% 17,994 7,030 5,986 15,962 1,363 610 – 48,945 QC Berthier—Maskinongé BQ BQ 24,945 45.83% 12,867 23.64% 62.75% 12,078 10,035 5,684 24,945 1,691 – – 54,433 QC Bourassa Lib Lib 19,869 49.79% 9,724 24.37% 58.32% 5,405 19,869 3,188 10,145 1,166 – 130 39,903 QC Brome—Missisquoi BQ BQ 17,561 35.21% 1,204 2.41% 65.78% 9,309 16,357 4,514 17,561 1,784 354 – 49,879 QC Brossard—La Prairie BQ Lib 19,103 32.59% 69 0.12% 64.57% 11,062 19,103 7,452 19,034 1,816 – 157 58,624 QC Chambly—Borduas BQ BQ 31,773 50.08% 21,124 33.30% 68.41% 9,564 10,649 8,998 31,773 2,460 – – 63,444 QC Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles Con Con 20,566 41.15% 5,964 11.93% 63.66% 20,566 7,039 6,542 14,602 1,231 – – 49,980 QC Châteauguay—Saint-Constant BQ BQ 25,086 45.58% 14,982 27.22% 66.36% 9,827 10,104 8,261 25,086 1,755 – – 55,033 QC Chicoutimi—Le Fjord BQ BQ 19,737 41.31% 3,057 6.40% 62.25% 16,680 6,425 3,742 19,737 1,193 – – 47,777 QC Compton—Stanstead BQ BQ 20,332 41.86% 9,386 19.32% 62.97% 9,445 10,946 5,483 20,332 2,368 – – 48,574 QC Drummond BQ BQ 17,613 38.79% 6,123 13.49% 62.21% 11,490 7,697 7,460 17,613 1,144 – – 45,404 QC Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine BQ BQ 14,636 40.10% 4,796 13.14% 54.11% 8,334 9,840 2,549 14,636 1,136 – – 36,495 QC Gatineau BQ BQ 15,189 29.15% 1,577 3.03% 61.13% 8,762 13,193 13,612 15,189 1,342 – – 52,098 QC Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia BQ BQ 11,984 37.53% 616 1.93% 54.38% 5,771 11,368Nancy Charest was previously a member of the National Assembly of Quebec. 1,497 11,984 1,139 175 – 31,934 QC Hochelaga BQ BQ 22,720 49.73% 13,278 29.07% 58.24% 4,201 9,442 6,600 22,720 1,946 – 774 45,683 QC Honoré-Mercier Lib Lib 21,544 43.67% 7,673 15.55% 62.16% 7,549 21,544 4,986 13,871 1,380 – – 49,330 QC Hull—Aylmer Lib Lib 19,750 37.45% 8,125 15.41% 61.00% 7,996 19,750 10,454 11,625 2,784 – 121 52,730 QC Jeanne-Le Ber BQ BQ 17,144 34.91% 1,303 2.65% 57.66% 5,494 15,841 7,708 17,144 2,345 577 – 49,109 QC Joliette BQ BQ 28,040 52.40% 18,500 34.57% 62.02% 9,540 7,769 5,579 28,040 2,588 – – 53,516 QC Jonquière—Alma Con Con 26,639 52.48% 7,604 14.98% 64.79% 26,639 2,616 2,475 19,035 – – – 50,765 QC La Pointe-de-l'Île BQ BQ 25,976 56.09% 18,573 40.10% 59.46% 5,179 7,403 5,975 25,976 1,340 – 438 46,311 QC Lac-Saint-Louis Lib Lib 23,842 46.39% 11,757 22.87% 64.03% 12,085 23,842 8,105 2,953 4,415 – – 51,400 QC LaSalle—Émard Lib Lib 17,226 40.60% 6,842 16.13% 57.82% 6,802 17,226 5,622 10,384 1,579 674 144 42,431 QC Laurentides—Labelle BQ BQ 24,956 47.08% 10,813 20.40% 60.40% 6,914 14,143 4,896 24,956 2,094 – – 53,003 QC Laurier—Sainte-Marie BQ BQ 24,103 50.24% 15,305 31.90% 61.10% 2,320 8,798 8,209 24,103 3,801 93 651 47,975 QC Laval BQ BQ 19,085 37.80% 4,895 9.69% 62.24% 9,101 14,190 6,289 19,085 1,607 – 221 50,493 QC Laval—Les Îles Lib Lib 21,603 40.45% 9,027 16.90% 61.69% 11,017 21,603 6,124 12,576 1,752 – 336 53,408 QC Lévis—Bellechasse Con Con 24,785 45.90% 11,038 20.44% 62.45% 24,785 8,130 5,856 13,747 1,370 – 113 54,001 QC Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher BQ BQ 23,118 46.12% 12,198 24.34% 65.89% 7,210 10,920 7,021 23,118 1,752 – 103 50,124 QC Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Con Con 24,495 47.27% 11,757 22.69% 66.15% 24,495 6,498 6,828 12,738 1,265 – – 51,824 QC Louis-Hébert Con BQ 20,992 36.23% 4,649 8.02% 70.29% 16,343 13,669 5,403 20,992 1,408 – 119 57,934 QC Louis-Saint-Laurent Con Con 23,683 47.14% 10,353 20.61% 62.88% 23,683 6,712 5,252 13,330 1,260 – – 50,237 QC Manicouagan BQ BQ 15,272 49.29% 6,898 22.26% 49.20% 8,374 4,737 1,491 15,272 1,112 – – 30,986 QC Marc-Aurèle-Fortin BQ BQ 25,552 45.53% 11,824 21.07% 67.41% 7,759 13,728 6,907 25,552 2,178 – – 56,124 QC Mégantic—L'Érable Con Con 20,697 46.70% 8,414 18.99% 64.42% 20,697 6,185 4,191 12,283 959 – – 44,315 QC Montcalm BQ BQ 33,519 55.69% 25,132 41.75% 61.73% 8,096 8,387 8,337 33,519 1,854 – – 60,193 QC Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup BQ BQ 20,494 46.03% 6,854 15.39% 57.49% 13,640 6,835 2,428 20,494 978 – 147 44,522 QC Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord BQ BQ 21,068 48.88% 9,279 21.53% 58.35% 11,789 5,769 3,332 21,068 1,147 – – 43,105 QC Mount Royal Lib Lib 19,702 55.65% 10,026 28.32% 52.30% 9,676 19,702 2,733 1,543 1,565 – 186 35,405 QC Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine Lib Lib 19,554 44.62% 12,446 28.40% 58.09% 7,108 19,554 6,641 6,962 3,378 – 177 43,820 QC Outremont Lib NDP 14,348 39.53% 2,343 6.46% 56.61% 3,820 12,005 14,348 4,554 1,566 – – 36,293 QC Papineau BQ Lib 17,724 41.47% 1,189 2.78% 61.77% 3,262 17,724 3,734 16,535 1,213 267 – 42,735 QC Pierrefonds—Dollard Lib Lib 21,468 46.94% 9,653 21.11% 57.81% 11,815 21,468 4,823 4,357 3,161 – 111 45,735 QC Pontiac Con Con 14,023 32.71% 3,627 8.46% 54.55% 14,023 10,396 6,616 9,576 2,148 – 112 42,871 QC Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier Ind Ind 15,063 33.49% 662 1.47% 60.83% – 7,320 5,707 14,401 1,452 16,102André Arthur, the winning candidate, was the incumbent MP – 44,982 QC Québec BQ BQ 21,064 41.76% 8,121 16.10% 62.68% 12,943 8,845 5,933 21,064 1,650 – – 50,435 QC Repentigny BQ BQ 31,007 53.05% 22,154 37.91% 65.90% 8,168 8,751 8,853 31,007 1,666 – – 58,445 QC Richmond—Arthabaska BQ BQ 23,913 46.02% 8,833 17.00% 65.57% 15,080 6,599 4,509 23,913 1,337 526 – 51,964 QC Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques BQ BQ 17,652 44.69% 9,715 24.59% 58.73% 7,216 7,937 4,084 17,652 645 1,966 – 39,500 QC Rivière-des-Mille-Îles BQ BQ 23,216 45.68% 13,305 26.18% 67.18% 9,911 8,823 6,741 23,216 2,134 – – 50,825 QC Rivière-du-Nord BQ BQ 26,588 53.57% 19,401 39.09% 59.26% 7,170 6,755 7,187 26,588 1,656 273 – 49,629 QC Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean BQ Con 16,055 43.54% 1,436 3.89% 58.99% 16,055 3,721 1,738 14,619 737 – – 36,870 QC Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie BQ BQ 27,260 52.00% 17,475 33.34% 64.65% 3,876 9,785 8,522 27,260 2,406 83 489 52,421 QC Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert BQ BQ 23,767 44.99% 12,012 22.74% 67.70% 8,125 11,755 7,154 23,767 2,031 – – 52,832 QC Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot BQ BQ 22,719 47.36% 12,524 26.11% 63.12% 10,195 6,649 6,721 22,719 1,682 – – 47,966 QC Saint-Jean BQ BQ 26,506 49.61% 17,076 31.96% 65.47% 9,281 9,430 5,529 26,506 2,160 520 – 53,426 QC Saint-Lambert BQ BQ 16,346 37.63% 3,963 9.12% 59.45% 6,867 12,383 6,280 16,346 1,566 – – 43,442 QC Saint-Laurent—Cartierville Lib Lib 25,095 61.72% 18,096 44.51% 53.55% 6,999 25,095 3,654 4,611 – – 299 40,658 QC Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel Lib Lib 21,652 57.26% 16,025 42.38% 53.59% 5,627 21,652 4,039 5,146 1,063 122 165 37,814 QC Saint-Maurice—Champlain BQ BQ 20,397 43.96% 9,314 20.07% 59.25% 11,083 9,755 3,601 20,397 1,562 – – 46,398 QC Shefford BQ BQ 21,650 42.82% 10,840 21.44% 63.14% 9,927 10,810 6,323 21,650 1,848 – – 50,558 QC Sherbrooke BQ BQ 25,502 50.08% 15,555 30.55% 62.85% 8,331 9,947 6,676 25,502 – – 467 50,923 QC Terrebonne—Blainville BQ BQ 28,303 52.35% 19,366 35.82% 66.00% 7,551 8,937 7,278 28,303 1,714 283 – 54,066 QC Trois-Rivières BQ BQ 22,405 45.27% 10,407 21.03% 64.58% 11,998 9,008 4,544 22,405 1,540 – – 49,495 QC Vaudreuil-Soulanges BQ BQ 27,044 41.34% 11,548 17.65% 67.76% 15,496 13,954 6,298 27,044 2,625 – – 65,417 QC Verchères—Les Patriotes BQ BQ 27,602 50.85% 18,731 34.51% 71.87% 7,742 8,871 8,388 27,602 1,679 – – 54,282 QC Westmount—Ville-Marie Lib Lib 18,041 46.47% 9,137 23.53% 50.65% 6,139 18,041 8,904 2,818 2,733 47 145 38,827 SK Battlefords—Lloydminster Con Con 15,621 60.11% 9,049 34.82% 51.11% 15,621 2,140 6,572 – 1,287 – 368 25,988 SK Blackstrap Con Con 20,747 53.95% 10,871 28.27% 64.57% 20,747 5,509 9,876 – 2,325 – – 38,457 SK Cypress Hills—Grasslands Con Con 17,922 64.36% 13,528 48.58% 62.79% 17,922 3,691 4,394 – 1,840 – – 27,847 SK Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River Lib Con 8,964 46.67% 3,148 16.39% 44.75% 8,964 5,816 3,414 – 733 – 282 19,209 SK Palliser Con Con 14,159 44.12% 3,294 10.26% 64.35% 14,159 5,489 10,865 – 1,580 – – 32,093 SK Prince Albert Con Con 16,542 57.73% 8,299 28.96% 55.52% 16,542 2,289 8,243 – 1,413 – 167 28,654 SK Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre Con Con 16,053 51.09% 7,090 22.56% 63.09% 16,053 4,668 8,963 – 1,737 – – 31,421 SK Regina—Qu'Appelle Con Con 14,068 51.85% 5,369 19.79% 56.61% 14,068 2,809 8,699 – 1,556 – – 27,132 SK Saskatoon—Humboldt Con Con 18,610 53.80% 8,978 25.96% 61.50% 18,610 4,135 9,632 – 2,211 – – 34,588 SK Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar Con Con 12,231 45.39% 262 0.97% 54.82% 12,231 1,188 11,969 – 1,232 138 188 26,946 SK Saskatoon—Wanuskewin Con Con 18,320 56.51% 10,422 32.15% 58.78% 18,320 4,020 7,898 – 2,182 – – 32,420 SK Souris—Moose Mountain Con Con 19,293 70.49% 14,694 53.69% 58.68% 19,293 1,834 4,599 – 1,643 – – 27,369 SK Wascana Lib Lib 17,028 46.08% 4,230 11.45% 64.20% 12,798 17,028 5,418 – 1,706 – – 36,950 SK Yorkton—Melville Con Con 19,824 68.03% 13,748 47.18% 56.86% 19,824 1,578 6,076 – 1,664 – – 29,142 Terr Nunavut Lib Con 2,815 34.92% 466 5.78% 47.35% 2,815 2,349 2,228 – 669 – – 8,061 Terr Western Arctic NDP NDP 5,669 41.45% 523 3.82% 47.71% 5,146Brendan Bell was previously a member of the Northwest Territories Legislature 1,858 5,669 – 752 – 252 13,677 Terr Yukon Lib Lib 6,715 45.80% 1,927 13.14% 63.23% 4,788 6,715 1,276 – 1,881 – – 14,660 a AFEEEE #BFBFBF = went to a judicial recount #B9E5B9 silver = Open seat #D8BFD8 silver = turnout is above national average #EABB94 silver = Incumbent had switched allegiance #FFFF00 silver = Previously incumbent in another riding #EEBBBB silver = Not incumbent; was previously elected to the House #87CEFA silver = Incumbency arose from by-election gain #DCD0FF silver = other incumbents defeated #F0E68C silver = Multiple candidates Summary analysis Ternary plots - shift of electoral support (2006-2008) 350 200 yes center Electoral districts identified by colours of winning parties File:Ternary CA2006.svg 2006 Ternary plot of 2006 results File:Ternary CA2008.svg 2008 Ternary plot of 2008 results + Party candidates in 2nd place Party in 1st place Party in 2nd place TotalCon Lib NDP BQ Grn IndCA Conservative row-name 78 50 9 5 1 143CA Liberal row-name 57 13 7 77CA NDP row-name 20 17 37CA BQ row-name 18 28 3 49CA Independent row-name 1 1 2 Total95 123 67 17 5 1 308 + Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party Parties 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5thCA Conservative colour&name143 95 56 12 1CA Liberal colour&name77 123 79 28 CA BQ colour&name49 17 5 2 2CA NDP colour&name37 67 129 75 CA Independent colour&name2 1 1 3 26CA Green colour&name 5 38 185 74CA Christian Heritage colour&name 1 47CA Progressive Canadian colour&name 1 8CA NLFirst colour&name 1 1CA Libertarian colour&name 19CA Marxist-Leninist colour&name 16CA Communist colour&name 10CA Canadian Action colour&name 7CA Marijuana colour&name 6CA FPNP colour&name 4CA AAEVPC colour&name 1CA neorhino.ca colour&name 1CA WLP colour&name 1 + Resulting composition of the 40th Canadian Parliament Source PartyConLibNDPBlocIndTotalSeats retained Incumbents returned105 66 24 42 1 238Open seats held12 7 2 5 26Ouster of incumbent changing allegiance1 1 1 3Seats changing hands Incumbents defeated17 3 6 1 27Open seats gained6 4 10Byelection gains held2 1 3Incumbent changing allegiance 1 1Total143 77 37 49 2 308 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: Riding Party Candidates Votes Placed Calgary Northeast CA Independent colour&name short Rogere Richard 4,8363rd Calgary West CA Independent colour&name short Kirk Schmidt 1,790 5th Cardigan CA Independent colour&name short Larry McGuire 1,101 4th Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley CA Independent colour&name short Bill Casey 27,303 1st Edmonton—Sherwood Park CA Independent colour&name short James Ford 15,960 2nd Haldimand—Norfolk CA Independent colour&name short Gary McHale 4,821 4th Lethbridge CA Christian Heritage colour&name short Geoffrey Capp 1,094 5th Newmarket—Aurora CA Progressive Canadian colour&name short Dorian Baxter 1,004 5th Niagara West—Glanbrook CA Christian Heritage colour&name short Dave Bylsma 1,118 5th Oxford CA Christian Heritage colour&name short Shaun MacDonald 1,036 5th Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier CA Independent colour&name short André Arthur 15,063 1st Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier CA Independent colour&name short Jean Paradis 1,039 6th Provencher CA Christian Heritage colour&name short David Reimer 1,170 5th Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques CA Independent colour&name short Louise Thibault 1,966 5th Simcoe—Grey CA Christian Heritage colour&name short Peter Van der Zaag 1,018 5th Skeena—Bulkley Valley CA Christian Heritage colour&name short Rod Taylor 1,125 5th Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry CA Independent colour&name short Howard Galganov 2,581 4th Results by province Party name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT Total CA Conservative rowConservative Seats:22271395110631-1--143 CA Conservative row Vote:44.564.753.848.939.221.739.426.136.216.634.937.632.737.7 CA Liberal rowLiberal Seats:5-1138143536--177 CA Liberal row Vote:19.311.414.919.133.823.832.529.847.746.829.113.645.826.3 CA BQ rowBloc Québécois Seats:     49       49 CA BQ row Vote:     38.1       10.0 CA NDP rowNew Democratic Seats:91-417112-1-1-37 CA NDP row Vote:26.112.725.524.018.212.221.928.99.833.727.641.48.718.2 CA Green row-name Vote:9.48.85.56.88.03.56.18.04.71.78.35.512.86.8 CA Inde rowIndependent / No affiliation Seats: 11    2 CA Inde row Vote:  0.6 6.6     0.7 CA Inde rowTotal seats: 3628141410675101147111308 Source: Elections CanadaOfficial Voting Results: Forthieth General Election 2008 Elections Canada https://www.elections.ca/scripts/OVR2008/default.html 22 May 2025 Seats that changed hands Incumbent MPs not running for re-election Conservatives Electoral DistrictResigning incumbentSucceeded byNLSt. John's East  Norman DoyleVeteran St. John's MP Doyle retiring from politics https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/veteran-st-john-s-mp-doyle-retiring-from-politics-1.642445 CBC News March 13, 2007  Jack HarrisNLSt. John's South—Mount Pearl  Loyola HearnChase Steven Emerson won't run, sources say https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/emerson-wont-run-sources-say/article1059958/ The Globe and Mail September 3, 2008  Siobhán CoadyONThunder Bay—Superior North  Joe ComuzziComuzzi won't run in upcoming election https://web.archive.org/web/20080914144942/http://www.tbsource.com/Localnews/index.asp?cid=111281 September 14, 2008 , Thunder Bay's Source, September 5, 2008  Bruce HyerMBPortage—Lisgar  Brian PallisterPallister to quit politics, Winnipeg Sun, January 10, 2008  Candice HoeppnerSKPalliser  Dave BattersSask. MP Batters won't run again, citing depression https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-mp-batters-won-t-run-again-citing-depression-1.768611 CBC News September 2, 2008  Ray BoughenSKPrince Albert  Brian FitzpatrickSask. Tory MP says he won't run again https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-tory-mp-says-he-won-t-run-again-1.693184 CBC News January 9, 2007  Randy HobackSKSaskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar  Carol SkeltonTory cabinet minister to step down https://web.archive.org/web/20080916200357/http://www.canada.com/topics/news/politics/story.html?id=c7ed3241-2d5a-4ec0-ab28-89622184137a September 16, 2008 , CanWest News Service, August 3, 2007  Kelly BlockABCalgary Northeast  Art HangerAlta. MP Art Hanger won't run in next election, CTV News, October 10, 2007  Devinder ShoryABEdmonton—St. Albert  John G. WilliamsEdmonton-St. Albert MP won't run again https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-st-albert-mp-won-t-run-again-1.589908 CBC News August 11, 2006  Brent RathgeberABEdmonton—Sherwood Park  Ken EppThirteen years long enough for MP Ken Epp https://web.archive.org/web/20070311080825/http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/cityplus/story.html?id=d2b9dd9e-6b5a-4e6f-a35f-faa3a1a32dda&k=50425 March 11, 2007 , Edmonton Journal, August 18, 2006  Tim UppalABMedicine Hat  Monte SolbergSolberg retiring from politics, The Globe and Mail, September 3, 2008  LaVar PayneABRed Deer  Bob MillsLongtime Red Deer MP won't pursue sixth term https://web.archive.org/web/20080916205839/http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/city/story.html?id=a125836d-91d5-4ec2-8df0-2f822f314771 September 16, 2008 , Calgary Herald, February 8, 2008  Earl DreeshenABWild Rose  Myron ThompsonThompson will leave politics https://web.archive.org/web/20071208120756/http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=fdbe2ed5-f770-4440-b329-2f362ef0a5f2 December 8, 2007 , Edmonton Journal, June 19, 2007  Blake RichardsBCKamloops—Thompson—Cariboo  Betty HintonMP Betty Hinton Will Not Seek Re-election, bettyhinton.ca, October 10, 2007  Cathy McLeodBCVancouver Kingsway  David Emerson  Don Davies Liberals Electoral DistrictResigning incumbentSucceeded byNLRandom—Burin—St. George's  Bill MatthewsTime right to retire, Liberal MP Matthews says https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/time-right-to-retire-liberal-mp-matthews-says-1.642443 CBC News April 3, 2007  Judy FootePEIEgmont  Joe McGuireVeteran P.E.I. MP to retire https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/veteran-p-e-i-mp-to-retire-1.650443 CBC News March 7, 2007  Gail SheaNBFredericton  Andy ScottVeteran Liberal MP Andy Scott to quit politics https://web.archive.org/web/20080916010247/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070305/andy_scott_070305/20070305?hub=Politics September 16, 2008 , CTV News, March 5, 2007  Keith AshfieldQCLaSalle—Émard  Paul MartinLiberal MPs to step aside in Montreal, The Globe and Mail, December 13, 2006  Lise ZaracONBrampton West  Colleen BeaumierLongtime MP resigns and opens door for new election candidate, The Brampton Guardian, September 5, 2008  Andrew KaniaONEtobicoke North  Roy CullenEtobicoke MP will not run in next election https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/etobicoke-mp-will-not-run-in-next-election-1.764620 CBC News February 21, 2008  Kirsty DuncanONHuron—Bruce  Paul SteckleVeteran MP to retire from politics, The London Free Press, March 7, 2007  Ben LobbONNewmarket—Aurora  Belinda StronachBelinda Stronach to quit politics, Toronto Star, April 11, 2007  Lois BrownONNickel Belt  Raymond BoninMP Ray Bonin doesn't plan to run again https://web.archive.org/web/20080917121656/http://www.northernlife.ca/news/LocalNews/2006/11-16-06-bonin_retires.asp?NLStory=11-16-06-bonin_retires September 17, 2008 , Northern Life, November 16, 2006  Claude GravelleONScarborough Southwest  Tom WappelOutspoken Liberal MP Wappel retiring https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/outspoken-liberal-mp-wappel-retiring-1.660887 CBC News March 23, 2007  Michelle SimsonNUNunavut  Nancy Karetak-LindellIt's my last term as MP, Nancy Karetak-Lindell says https://web.archive.org/web/20070927012134/http://www.nunatsiaq.com/archives/61222/news/nunavut/61222_01.html September 27, 2007 , Nunatsiaq News, December 22, 2006  Leona Aglukkaq Bloc Québécois Electoral DistrictResigning incumbentSucceeded byQCDrummond  Pauline Picard  Roger PomerleauQCLongueuil—Pierre-Boucher  Caroline St-Hilaire  Jean DorionQCRepentigny  Raymond GravelPriest MP leaves politics after pressure from Vatican https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/priest-mp-leaves-politics-after-pressure-from-vatican-1.730234 CBC News September 3, 2008  Nicolas DufourQCRivière-des-Mille-Îles  Gilles Perron  Luc Desnoyers New Democrats Electoral DistrictResigning incumbentSucceeded byNSHalifax  Alexa McDonoughAlexa McDonough retires from federal politics https://web.archive.org/web/20080916010314/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080602/mcdonough_retires_080602/ September 16, 2008 , CTV News, June 2, 2008  Megan LeslieMBElmwood—Transcona  Bill BlaikieNDP's Bill Blaikie won't seek re-election https://web.archive.org/web/20080916010252/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070315/blaikie_reelection_070315/20070315?hub=Canada September 16, 2008 , CTV News, March 15, 2007  Jim MalowayBCSurrey North  Penny PriddyNDP's Penny Priddy says she won't run again https://web.archive.org/web/20080916210313/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=dfb292ec-1b3d-4e22-bf9c-f86af9b73d57 September 16, 2008 , Vancouver Sun, July 16, 2008  Dona Cadman Vacancies upon dissolution By-elections in progress in four vacant ridings were cancelled when the general election was called. Electoral DistrictPrevious MPNew MPQCSaint-Lambert  Maka Kotto  Josée BeaudinQCWestmount—Ville-Marie  Lucienne Robillard  Marc GarneauONDon Valley West  John Godfrey  Rob OliphantONGuelph  Brenda Chamberlain  Frank Valeriote Defeated incumbents Conservatives Electoral DistrictIncumbentDefeated byNLAvalon  Fabian Manning  Scott AndrewsQCLouis-Hébert  Luc Harvey  Pascal-Pierre PailléONMississauga—Streetsville  Wajid Khan  Bonnie CrombieABEdmonton—Strathcona  Rahim Jaffer  Linda Duncan Liberals Electoral DistrictIncumbentDefeated byNSWest Nova  Robert Thibault  Greg KerrNBMiramichi  Charles Hubbard  Tilly O'Neill-GordonNBSaint John  Paul Zed  Rodney WestonONAlgoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing  Brent St. Denis  Carol HughesONBrant  Lloyd St. Amand  Phil McColemanONHalton  Garth Turner  Lisa RaittONKenora  Roger Valley  Greg RickfordONKitchener Centre  Karen Redman  Stephen WoodworthONKitchener—Waterloo  Andrew Telegdi  Peter BraidONLondon West  Sue Barnes  Ed HolderONMississauga—Erindale  Omar Alghabra  Bob DechertONOak Ridges—Markham  Lui Temelkovski  Paul CalandraONOakville  Bonnie Brown  Terence YoungONSudbury  Diane Marleau  Glenn ThibeaultONThornhill  Susan Kadis  Peter KentONThunder Bay—Rainy River  Ken Boshcoff  John RaffertyONWelland  John Maloney  Malcolm AllenMBChurchill  Tina Keeper  Niki AshtonMBSaint Boniface  Raymond Simard  Shelly GloverBCRichmond  Raymond Chan  Alice WongBCNorth Vancouver  Don Bell  Andrew Saxton New Democrats Electoral DistrictIncumbentDefeated byONParkdale—High Park  Peggy Nash  Gerard KennedyBCVancouver Island North  Catherine Bell  John Duncan Bloc Québécois Electoral DistrictIncumbentDefeated byQCBrossard—La Prairie  Marcel Lussier  Alexandra Mendès https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/liberals-win-seat-in-quebec-following-recount/article20389176/ Liberals win seat in Quebec following recount October 24, 2008 Montreal The Globe and Mail March 28, 2025QCPapineau  Vivian Barbot  Justin Trudeau Greens Electoral DistrictIncumbentDefeated byBCWest Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country  Blair Wilson  John Weston Independents Electoral DistrictIncumbentDefeated byQCRimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques  Louise Thibault  Claude Guimond Student vote results Student votes are mock elections that run parallel to actual elections, in which students not of voting age participate. They are administered by Student Vote Canada. Student vote elections are for educational purposes and do not count towards the results. Though there were 308 ridings, only 289 were declared.De Giorgio Lorianna Students opt for Conservative minority in mock elections https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/students-opt-for-conservative-minority-in-mock-elections-1.768018 CBC https://web.archive.org/web/20250330224853/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/students-opt-for-conservative-minority-in-mock-elections-1.768018 3 May 2025 March 30, 2025 Summary of the 2008 Canadian Student Vote ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Party ! rowspan="2" | Leader ! colspan="2" | Seats ! colspan="2" | Popular vote |- ! Elected ! % ! Votes ! % |- CA Conservative row-name | style="text-align: left;"| Stephen Harper | 100 || 34.6 || 108,429 || 26.8 |- CA NDP row-name | style="text-align: left;"| Jack Layton | 66 || 22.8 || 96,090 || 23.7 |- CA Liberal row-name | style="text-align: left;"| Stéphane Dion | 54 || 18.7 || 77,996 || 19.3 |- CA Green row-name | style="text-align: left;"| Elizabeth May | 44 || 15.2 || 101,119 || 25.0 |- CA BQ row-name | style="text-align: left;"| Gilles Duceppe | 24 || 8.3 || 4,317 || 1.1 |- | style="background-color:darkgray"| | colspan="2" style="text-align: left;" | Independent | 1 || 0.3 || 3,454|| 0.9 |- | colspan="3" style="text-align: left;" | Total | 289 || 100.00 || 404,848 || 100.00 |- | colspan="7" style="text-align: left;" | Source: CBC |} See also Canada Politics List of Canadian federal general elections List of political parties in Canada Federal political financing in Canada Voter turnout in Canada Notes References 30em lower-roman Further reading Pammett Jon H Christopher Dornan 2009 The Canadian Federal Election of 2008 https://books.google.com/books?id=NAtePUeHIh0C&q=Canadian%20federal%20general%20elections&pg=PP1 Dundurn Press 9781554884070 External links Projections and predictions DemocraticSPACE Seat Projections Election Prediction Project Trendlines Research Daily chart tracking of average of 11 Riding Projection models Paulitics 2008 Election Seat Projection Leaders 2008 Federal election Federal election