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Canada: 1988 Parliamentary Elections

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DateNovember 21, 1988
Total number of seats295
Incumbent Prime Minister and partyBrian Mulroney, PC
Turn-out76%
% Popular votePC - 42.9; Lib - 32; NDP - 20.4
New House seat configuration:PC - 169; Lib - 83; NDP - 43;
New Prime Minister and partyBrian Mulroney, PC
New official opposition leader and partyJohn Turner, Lib

Province Progressive Conservative Liberal NDP Social Credit Other Total
Seats* Votes Seats Votes Seats Votes Seats Votes Seats Votes Seats Votes
Alberta 25 51.8 - 13.7 1 17.4 - - - 17.1 26 1,162,484
British Columbia 12 34.4 1 21.3 19 37.0 - 0.1 - 7.3 32 1,535,017
Manitoba 7 36.9 5 36.5 2 21.3 - - - 5.3 14 540,090
New Brunswick 5 40.4 5 45.4 - 9.3 - - - 4.9 10 383,585
Newfoundland 2 42.2 5 45.0 - 12.4 - - - 0.4 7 256,946
Northwest Territories - 26.4 2 41.4 - 28.3 - - - 3.9 2 21,182
Nova Scotia 5 40.9 6 46.5 - 11.4 - - - 1.2 11 479,842
Ontario 46 38.2 43 38.9 10 20.1 - 0.1 - 2.9 99 4,681,099
Prince Edward Island - 41.5 4 49.9 - 7.5 - - - 1.1 4 75,636
Quebec 63 52.7 12 30.3 - 14.0 - 0.1 - 3.1 75 3,496,411
Saskatchewan 4 36.4 - 18.2 10 44.2 - - - 1.2 14 523,228
Yukon - 35.3 - 11.3 1 51.4 - - - 2.0 1 12,823
Totals 169 42.9 83 32.0 43 20.4 - 0 - 4.7 295 13,168,343

Note: Seats are number of seats won, Votes are a percentage of votes received, except for totals, which represent votes cast in each province.

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