Canada 2011 federal election
What was the result of the 2011 federal election in Canada?
Conservative Party of Canada won 166 of 308 seats with 39.6% of the vote. 61.1% 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 : Conservative Party of Canada won 166 of 308 seats with 39.6% of the vote; 61.1% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 2.3 points on 2008.
- Conservative Party of Canada 166 +23 seats 39.6% +1.9 points
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party 103 +66 seats 30.6% +12.4 points
- Liberal Party of Canada 34 −43 seats 18.9% −7.4 points
- Bloc Québécois 4 −45 seats 6.1% −3.9 points
- Green Party of Canada 1 +1 seat 3.9% −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 2008 federal election, party by party.
- Conservative Party of Canada166
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party103
- Liberal Party of Canada34
- Bloc Québécois4
- Green Party of Canada1
Key numbers
39.6%
Share of the vote won by Conservative Party of Canada
Conservative Party of Canada won 166 of 308 seats. A majority needs 155.
+66 seats
Seats gained by Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 2008. Bloc Québécois lost 45 seats.
61.1%
Voter turnout
Up 2.3 points on 2008.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party of Canada | 166 | +23 | 39.6 | +1.9 | 5,835,270 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party | 103 | +66 | 30.6 | +12.4 | 4,512,411 |
| Liberal Party of Canada | 34 | −43 | 18.9 | −7.4 | 2,783,076 |
| Bloc Québécois | 4 | −45 | 6.1 | −3.9 | 891,425 |
| Green Party of Canada | 1 | +1 | 3.9 | −2.9 | 572,095 |
| Largest party without seats | 0 | 0.1 | 18,910 |
± is the change against the Canada 2008 federal election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Conservative Party of Canada 5,835,270
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party 4,512,411
- Liberal Party of Canada 2,783,076
- Bloc Québécois 891,425
- Green Party of Canada 572,095
- Largest party without seats 18,910
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?
61.1% of the 24,257,592 registered voters cast a ballot (14,823,408 ballots), up 2.3 points on 2008. 14,723,980 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Conservative Party of Canada39.6% of votes53.9% of seats
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party30.6% of votes33.4% of seats
- Liberal Party of Canada18.9% of votes11.0% of seats
- Bloc Québécois6.1% of votes1.3% of seats
- Green Party of Canada3.9% of votes0.3% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 12.5 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.4 by votes and 2.4 by seats; Conservative Party of Canada led Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party by 9.0 points of the vote.
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