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Canada 2021 federal election

What was the result of the 2021 federal election in Canada?

Liberal Party of Canada won 160 of 338 seats with 32.7% of the vote.

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  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Liberal Party of Canada won 160 of 338 seats with 32.7% of the vote.

  • Conservative Party of Canada 119 −2 seats 33.8% −0.5 points
  • Liberal Party of Canada 160 +3 seats 32.7% −0.4 points
  • Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party 25 +1 seat 17.9% +1.9 points
  • Bloc Québécois 32 0 seats 7.7% 0.0 points
  • People's Party of Canada 0 0 seats 4.9% +3.3 points
  • Green Party of Canada 2 −1 seat 2.3% −4.2 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 2019 federal election, party by party.

170 of 338 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 32.7%

    Share of the vote won by Liberal Party of Canada

    Liberal Party of Canada won 160 of 338 seats. A majority needs 170.

  2. +3 seats

    Seats gained by Liberal Party of Canada

    The largest gain in seats compared with 2019. Conservative Party of Canada lost 2 seats.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Conservative Party of Canada119−233.8−0.55,747,410
Liberal Party of Canada160+332.7−0.45,556,629
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party25+117.9+1.93,036,348
Bloc Québécois3207.70.01,301,615
People's Party of Canada004.9+3.3840,993
Green Party of Canada2−12.3−4.2396,988

± is the change against the Canada 2019 federal election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Conservative Party of Canada 5,747,410
  • Liberal Party of Canada 5,556,629
  • Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party 3,036,348
  • Bloc Québécois 1,301,615
  • People's Party of Canada 840,993
  • Green Party of Canada 396,988

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?

17,034,243 votes were valid.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Liberal Party of Canada32.7% of votes47.3% of seats
  • Conservative Party of Canada33.8% of votes35.2% of seats
  • Bloc Québécois7.7% of votes9.5% of seats
  • Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party17.9% of votes7.4% of seats
  • Green Party of Canada2.3% of votes0.6% of seats
  • People's Party of Canada4.9% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 13.3 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.8 by votes and 2.8 by seats; Conservative Party of Canada led Liberal Party of Canada by 1.1 points of the vote.

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