Canada 1974 federal election
What was the result of the 1974 federal election in Canada?
Liberal Party of Canada won 141 of 264 seats with 43.2% of the vote. 71.0% 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 141 of 264 seats with 43.2% of the vote; 71.0% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 5.7 points on 1972.
- Liberal Party of Canada 141 +32 seats 43.2% +5.7 points
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada 95 −12 seats 35.4% +1.3 points
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party 16 −15 seats 15.4% −1.8 points
- Social Credit Party of Canada 11 −4 seats 5.1% −2.4 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 1972 federal election, party by party.
- Liberal Party of Canada141
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada95
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party16
- Social Credit Party of Canada11
- Independents1
Key numbers
43.2%
Share of the vote won by Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada won 141 of 264 seats. A majority needs 133.
+32 seats
Seats gained by Liberal Party of Canada
The largest gain in seats compared with 1972. Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party lost 15 seats.
71.0%
Voter turnout
Down 5.7 points on 1972.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party of Canada | 141 | +32 | 43.2 | +5.7 | 4,102,776 |
| Progressive Conservative Party of Canada | 95 | −12 | 35.4 | +1.3 | 3,369,335 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party | 16 | −15 | 15.4 | −1.8 | 1,467,748 |
| Social Credit Party of Canada | 11 | −4 | 5.1 | −2.4 | 481,231 |
| Independents | 1 | −1 | 0.2 | −0.1 | 20,671 |
| Largest party without seats | 0 | 0.2 | 16,261 |
± is the change against the Canada 1972 federal election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Liberal Party of Canada 4,102,776
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada 3,369,335
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party 1,467,748
- Social Credit Party of Canada 481,231
- Independents 20,671
- Largest party without seats 16,261
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?
71.0% of the 13,620,353 registered voters cast a ballot (9,671,002 ballots), down 5.7 points on 1972. 9,505,908 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout since 1953 in our data.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Liberal Party of Canada43.2% of votes53.4% of seats
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada35.4% of votes36.0% of seats
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party15.4% of votes6.1% of seats
- Social Credit Party of Canada5.1% of votes4.2% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 9.9 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.0 by votes and 2.4 by seats; Liberal Party of Canada led Progressive Conservative Party of Canada by 7.7 points of the vote.
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