Canada 2000 federal election
What was the result of the 2000 federal election in Canada?
Liberal Party of Canada won 172 of 301 seats with 40.9% of the vote. 61.2% 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 172 of 301 seats with 40.9% of the vote; 61.2% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 5.8 points on 1997.
- Liberal Party of Canada 172 +17 seats 40.9% +2.4 points
- Reform Party of Canada 66 +6 seats 25.5% +6.1 points
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada 12 −8 seats 12.2% −6.7 points
- Bloc Québécois 38 −6 seats 10.7% +0.1 points
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party 13 −8 seats 8.5% −2.5 points
- Green Party of Canada 0 0 seats 0.8% +0.4 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 1997 federal election, party by party.
- Liberal Party of Canada172
- Reform Party of Canada66
- Bloc Québécois38
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party13
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada12
Key numbers
40.9%
Share of the vote won by Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada won 172 of 301 seats. A majority needs 151.
+17 seats
Seats gained by Liberal Party of Canada
The largest gain in seats compared with 1997. Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party lost 8 seats.
61.2%
Voter turnout
Down 5.8 points on 1997.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party of Canada | 172 | +17 | 40.9 | +2.4 | 5,252,031 |
| Reform Party of Canada | 66 | +6 | 25.5 | +6.1 | 3,276,929 |
| Progressive Conservative Party of Canada | 12 | −8 | 12.2 | −6.7 | 1,566,998 |
| Bloc Québécois | 38 | −6 | 10.7 | +0.1 | 1,377,727 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party | 13 | −8 | 8.5 | −2.5 | 1,093,868 |
| Green Party of Canada | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | +0.4 | 104,502 |
± is the change against the Canada 1997 federal election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Liberal Party of Canada 5,252,031
- Reform Party of Canada 3,276,929
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada 1,566,998
- Bloc Québécois 1,377,727
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party 1,093,868
- Green Party of Canada 104,502
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?
61.2% of the 21,243,473 registered voters cast a ballot (12,997,185 ballots), down 5.8 points on 1997. 12,997,185 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1945.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Liberal Party of Canada40.9% of votes57.1% of seats
- Reform Party of Canada25.5% of votes21.9% of seats
- Bloc Québécois10.7% of votes12.6% of seats
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party8.5% of votes4.3% of seats
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada12.2% of votes4.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 13.6 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.8 by votes and 2.5 by seats; Liberal Party of Canada led Reform Party of Canada by 15.4 points of the vote.
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