Canada 1963 federal election
What was the result of the 1963 federal election in Canada?
Liberal Party of Canada won 129 of 265 seats with 41.7% of the vote. 80.3% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Canada- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Liberal Party of Canada won 129 of 265 seats with 41.7% of the vote; 80.3% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 0.2 points on 1962.
- Liberal Party of Canada 129 +30 seats 41.7% +4.4 points
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada 95 −21 seats 32.8% −4.4 points
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party 17 −2 seats 13.2% −0.3 points
- Social Credit Party of Canada 24 −6 seats 11.9% +0.3 points
- Communist Party of Canada 0 0 seats 0.1% 0.0 points
- Seats won
- Change on the previous election at the right
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the Canada 1962 federal election, party by party.
- Liberal Party of Canada129
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada95
- Social Credit Party of Canada24
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party17
Key numbers
41.7%
Share of the vote won by Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada won 129 of 265 seats. A majority needs 133.
+30 seats
Seats gained by Liberal Party of Canada
The largest gain in seats compared with 1962. Progressive Conservative Party of Canada lost 21 seats.
80.3%
Voter turnout
Up 0.2 points on 1962.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party of Canada | 129 | +30 | 41.7 | +4.4 | 3,293,790 |
| Progressive Conservative Party of Canada | 95 | −21 | 32.8 | −4.4 | 2,591,614 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party | 17 | −2 | 13.2 | −0.3 | 1,037,857 |
| Social Credit Party of Canada | 24 | −6 | 11.9 | +0.3 | 940,703 |
| Communist Party of Canada | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 4,234 |
± is the change against the Canada 1962 federal election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Liberal Party of Canada 3,293,790
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada 2,591,614
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party 1,037,857
- Social Credit Party of Canada 940,703
- Communist Party of Canada 4,234
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.
How many people voted?
80.3% of the 9,910,757 registered voters cast a ballot (7,958,636 ballots), up 0.2 points on 1962. 7,894,076 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Liberal Party of Canada41.7% of votes48.7% of seats
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada32.8% of votes35.8% of seats
- Social Credit Party of Canada11.9% of votes9.1% of seats
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party13.2% of votes6.4% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 7.5 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.2 by votes and 2.6 by seats; Liberal Party of Canada led Progressive Conservative Party of Canada by 8.9 points of the vote.
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