Canada 1968 federal election
What was the result of the 1968 federal election in Canada?
Liberal Party of Canada won 155 of 264 seats with 45.5% of the vote. 75.7% 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 155 of 264 seats with 45.5% of the vote; 75.7% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 0.2 points on 1965.
- Liberal Party of Canada 155 +24 seats 45.5% +5.3 points
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada 72 −25 seats 31.4% −1.0 points
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party 22 +1 seat 17.0% −0.9 points
- Ralliement créditiste 14 +5 seats 4.4% −0.2 points
- Social Credit Party of Canada 0 −5 seats 0.8% −2.9 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 1965 federal election, party by party.
- Liberal Party of Canada155
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada72
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party22
- Ralliement créditiste14
- Independents1
Key numbers
45.5%
Share of the vote won by Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada won 155 of 264 seats. A majority needs 133.
+24 seats
Seats gained by Liberal Party of Canada
The largest gain in seats compared with 1965. Progressive Conservative Party of Canada lost 25 seats.
75.7%
Voter turnout
Down 0.2 points on 1965.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party of Canada | 155 | +24 | 45.5 | +5.3 | 3,696,945 |
| Progressive Conservative Party of Canada | 72 | −25 | 31.4 | −1.0 | 2,554,880 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party | 22 | +1 | 17.0 | −0.9 | 1,378,260 |
| Ralliement créditiste | 14 | +5 | 4.4 | −0.2 | 361,045 |
| Social Credit Party of Canada | 0 | −5 | 0.8 | −2.9 | 62,956 |
| Independents | 1 | −1 | 0.2 | 17,014 |
± is the change against the Canada 1965 federal election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Liberal Party of Canada 3,696,945
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada 2,554,880
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party 1,378,260
- Ralliement créditiste 361,045
- Social Credit Party of Canada 62,956
- Independents 17,014
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?
75.7% of the 10,860,888 registered voters cast a ballot (8,217,916 ballots), down 0.2 points on 1965. 8,125,996 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout since 1957 in our data.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Liberal Party of Canada45.5% of votes58.7% of seats
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada31.4% of votes27.3% of seats
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party17.0% of votes8.3% of seats
- Ralliement créditiste4.4% of votes5.3% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 11.6 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.0 by votes and 2.3 by seats; Liberal Party of Canada led Progressive Conservative Party of Canada by 14.1 points of the vote.
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