Canada 2015 federal election
What was the result of the 2015 federal election in Canada?
Liberal Party of Canada won 184 of 338 seats with 39.5% of the vote. 68.5% 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 184 of 338 seats with 39.5% of the vote; 68.5% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 7.4 points on 2011.
- Liberal Party of Canada 184 +150 seats 39.5% +20.6 points
- Conservative Party of Canada 99 −67 seats 31.9% −7.7 points
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party 44 −59 seats 19.7% −10.9 points
- Bloc Québécois 10 +6 seats 4.7% −1.4 points
- Green Party of Canada 1 0 seats 3.5% −0.5 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 2011 federal election, party by party.
- Liberal Party of Canada184
- Conservative Party of Canada99
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party44
- Bloc Québécois10
- Green Party of Canada1
Key numbers
39.5%
Share of the vote won by Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada won 184 of 338 seats. A majority needs 170.
+150 seats
Seats gained by Liberal Party of Canada
The largest gain in seats compared with 2011. Conservative Party of Canada lost 67 seats.
68.5%
Voter turnout
Up 7.4 points on 2011.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party of Canada | 184 | +150 | 39.5 | +20.6 | 6,930,136 |
| Conservative Party of Canada | 99 | −67 | 31.9 | −7.7 | 5,600,496 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party | 44 | −59 | 19.7 | −10.9 | 3,461,262 |
| Bloc Québécois | 10 | +6 | 4.7 | −1.4 | 818,652 |
| Green Party of Canada | 1 | 0 | 3.5 | −0.5 | 605,864 |
| Independents | 0 | 0.2 | 40,879 |
± is the change against the Canada 2011 federal election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Liberal Party of Canada 6,930,136
- Conservative Party of Canada 5,600,496
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party 3,461,262
- Bloc Québécois 818,652
- Green Party of Canada 605,864
- Independents 40,879
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?
68.5% of the 25,638,379 registered voters cast a ballot (17,559,353 ballots), up 7.4 points on 2011. The highest turnout since 1993 in our data.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Liberal Party of Canada39.5% of votes54.4% of seats
- Conservative Party of Canada31.9% of votes29.3% of seats
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party19.7% of votes13.0% of seats
- Bloc Québécois4.7% of votes3.0% of seats
- Green Party of Canada3.5% of votes0.3% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 12.0 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.3 by votes and 2.5 by seats; Liberal Party of Canada led Conservative Party of Canada by 7.6 points of the vote.
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