Timeline of Canadian elections
The timeline of elections in Canada covers all the provincial, territorial and federal elections from when each province was joined Confederation through to the present day. The table below indicates which party won the election. Several provinces held elections before joining Canada, but only their post-Confederation elections are shown. These include:
- Lower Canada held 15 elections for its Legislative Assembly, from 1792 to 1835;
- Upper Canada held 13 elections to its Legislative Assembly, from 1792 to 1836;
- the Province of Canada held 8 elections for its Legislative Assembly from 1841 to 1863;
- New Brunswick's first 21 elections, beginning in 1785 ;
- Nova Scotia's first 22 elections, beginning in 1758;
- Prince Edward Island's first 25 elections, beginning in 1773; and
- Newfoundland's first 29 elections, beginning in 1832.
Legend
1867–1897
| Year | BC | MB | ON | QC | NB | NS | PEI | NT | Federal | |
| 1867 | 1st Co. | 1st CON | 1st | 1st LIB | 1st CON | |||||
| 1868 | 1st Co. | 1st CON | 1st | 1st LIB | 1st CON | |||||
| 1869 | 1st Co. | 1st CON | 1st | 1st LIB | 1st CON | |||||
| 1870 | 1st N/A | 1st Co. | 1st CON | 2nd N/A | 1st LIB | 1st CON | ||||
| 1871 | 1st N/A | 1st N/A | 2nd LIB | 2nd CON | 2nd N/A | 2nd LIB | 1st CON | |||
| 1872 | 1st N/A | 1st N/A | 2nd LIB | 2nd CON | 2nd N/A | 2nd LIB | 2nd CON | |||
| 1873 | 1st N/A | 1st N/A | 2nd LIB | 2nd CON | 2nd N/A | 2nd LIB | 26th CON | 2nd CON | ||
| 1874 | 1st N/A | 2nd N/A | 2nd LIB | 2nd CON | 3rd N/A | 3rd LIB | 26th CON | 3rd LIB | ||
| 1875 | 2nd N/A | 2nd N/A | 3rd LIB | 3rd CON | 3rd N/A | 3rd LIB | 26th CON | 3rd LIB | ||
| 1876 | 2nd N/A | 2nd N/A | 3rd LIB | 3rd CON | 3rd N/A | 3rd LIB | 27th CON | 3rd LIB | ||
| 1877 | 2nd N/A | 2nd N/A | 3rd LIB | 3rd CON | 3rd N/A | 3rd LIB | 27th CON | 3rd LIB | ||
| 1878 | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd LIB | 4th LIB | 4th N/A | 4th CON | 27th CON | 4th CON | ||
| 1879 | 3rd | 4th CON | 4th LIB | 4th LIB | 4th N/A | 4th CON | 28th CON | 4th CON | ||
| 1880 | 3rd | 4th CON | 4th LIB | 4th LIB | 4th N/A | 4th CON | 28th CON | 4th CON | ||
| 1881 | 3rd | 4th CON | 4th LIB | 5th CON | 4th N/A | 4th CON | 28th CON | 4th CON | ||
| 1882 | 4th N/A | 4th CON | 4th LIB | 5th CON | 5th N/A | 5th LIB | 29th CON | 5th CON | ||
| 1883 | 4th N/A | 5th CON | 5th LIB | 5th CON | 5th N/A | 5th LIB | 29th CON | 5th CON | ||
| 1884 | 4th N/A | 5th CON | 5th LIB | 5th CON | 5th N/A | 5th LIB | 29th CON | 5th CON | ||
| 1885 | 4th N/A | 5th CON | 5th LIB | 5th CON | 5th N/A | 5th LIB | 29th CON | 5th CON | ||
| 1886 | 5th N/A | 6th CON | 6th LIB | 6th LIB | 6th N/A | 6th LIB | 30th CON | 5th CON | ||
| 1887 | 5th N/A | 6th CON | 6th LIB | 6th LIB | 6th N/A | 6th LIB | 30th CON | 6th CON | ||
| 1888 | 5th N/A | 7th LIB | 6th LIB | 6th LIB | 6th N/A | 6th LIB | 30th CON | 1st N/A | 6th CON | |
| 1889 | 5th N/A | 7th LIB | 6th LIB | 6th LIB | 6th N/A | 6th LIB | 30th CON | 1st N/A | 6th CON | |
| 1890 | 6th N/A | 7th LIB | 7th LIB | 7th LIB | 7th N/A | 7th LIB | 31st Co. | 1st N/A | 6th CON | |
| 1891 | 6th N/A | 7th LIB | 7th LIB | 7th LIB | 7th N/A | 7th LIB | 31st Co. | 2nd N/A | 7th CON | |
| 1892 | 6th N/A | 8th LIB | 7th LIB | 8th CON | 8th N/A | 7th LIB | 31st Co. | 2nd N/A | 7th CON | |
| 1893 | 6th N/A | 8th LIB | 7th LIB | 8th CON | 8th N/A | 7th LIB | 32nd LIB | 2nd N/A | 7th CON | |
| 1894 | 7th N/A | 8th LIB | 8th LIB | 8th CON | 8th N/A | 8th LIB | 32nd LIB | 3rd N/A | 7th CON | |
| 1895 | 7th N/A | 8th LIB | 8th LIB | 8th CON | 9th N/A | 8th LIB | 32nd LIB | 3rd N/A | 7th CON | |
| 1896 | 7th N/A | 9th LIB | 8th LIB | 8th CON | 9th N/A | 8th LIB | 32nd LIB | 3rd N/A | 8th LIB | |
| 1897 | 7th N/A | 9th LIB | 8th LIB | 9th LIB | 9th N/A | 9th LIB | 33rd LIB | 3rd N/A | 8th LIB | |
| Year | BC | MB | ON | QC | NB | NS | PEI | NT | Federal |
1898–1948
1949–1998
joined Canada as a new province in 1949.| Year | BC | AB | SK | MB | ON | QC | NB | NS | PEI | NF | YU | NT | Federal | |
| Co. | ASC | CCF | LIB | CON | LIB | LIB | LIB | N/A | N/A | LIB | ||||
| 1949 | 22nd Co. | ASC | CCF | 23rd LIB | CON | LIB | 21st LIB | LIB | 30th LIB | 19th N/A | N/A | 21st LIB | ||
| 1950 | 22nd Co. | ASC | CCF | 23rd LIB | CON | LIB | 21st LIB | LIB | 30th LIB | 19th N/A | N/A | 21st LIB | ||
| 1951 | 22nd Co. | ASC | CCF | 23rd LIB | 24th CON | LIB | 21st LIB | 47th LIB | 31st LIB | 19th N/A | 6th N/A | 21st LIB | ||
| 1952 | 23rd BSC | 12th ASC | 12th CCF | 23rd LIB | 24th CON | 1952 Quebec general election| | 22nd CON | 21st LIB | 47th LIB | 31st LIB | 20th N/A | 6th N/A | 21st LIB | |
| 1953 | 24th BSC | 12th ASC | 12th CCF | 24th LIB | 24th CON | 1952 Quebec general election| | 22nd CON | 22nd LIB | 47th LIB | 31st LIB | 20th N/A | 6th N/A | 22nd LIB | |
| 1954 | 24th BSC | 12th ASC | 12th CCF | 24th LIB | 24th CON | 1952 Quebec general election| | 22nd CON | 22nd LIB | 47th LIB | 31st LIB | 20th N/A | 7th N/A | 22nd LIB | |
| 1955 | 24th BSC | 13th ASC | 12th CCF | 24th LIB | 25th CON | 1952 Quebec general election| | 22nd CON | 22nd LIB | 48th LIB | 31st LIB | 21st N/A | 7th N/A | 22nd LIB | |
| 1956 | 25th BSC | 13th ASC | 13th CCF | 24th LIB | 25th CON | 1956 Quebec general election| | 23rd CON | 23rd CON | 48th LIB | 32nd LIB | 21st N/A | 7th N/A | 22nd LIB | |
| 1957 | 25th BSC | 13th ASC | 13th CCF | 24th LIB | 25th CON | 1956 Quebec general election| | 23rd CON | 23rd CON | 48th LIB | 32nd LIB | 21st N/A | 8th N/A | 23rd CON | |
| 1958 | 25th BSC | 13th ASC | 13th CCF | 25th CON | 25th CON | 1956 Quebec general election| | 23rd CON | 23rd CON | 48th LIB | 32nd LIB | 22nd N/A | 8th N/A | 24th CON | |
| 1959 | 25th BSC | 14th ASC | 13th CCF | 26th CON | 26th CON | 1956 Quebec general election| | 23rd CON | 23rd CON | 49th CON | 33rd LIB | 22nd N/A | 8th N/A | 24th CON | |
| 1960 | 26th BSC | 14th ASC | 14th CCF | 26th CON | 26th CON | 26th LIB | 24th LIB | 24th CON | 49th CON | 33rd LIB | 22nd N/A | 9th N/A | 24th CON | |
| 1961 | 26th BSC | 14th ASC | 14th CCF | 26th CON | 26th CON | 26th LIB | 24th LIB | 24th CON | 49th CON | 33rd LIB | 23rd N/A | 9th N/A | 24th CON | |
| 1962 | 26th BSC | 14th ASC | 14th CCF | 27th CON | 26th CON | 27th LIB | 24th LIB | 24th CON | 50th CON | 34th LIB | 23rd N/A | 9th N/A | 25th CON | |
| 1963 | 27th BSC | 15th ASC | 14th CCF | 27th CON | 27th CON | 27th LIB | 25th LIB | 25th CON | 50th CON | 34th LIB | 23rd N/A | 9th N/A | 26th LIB | |
| 1964 | 27th BSC | 15th ASC | 15th LIB | 27th CON | 27th CON | 27th LIB | 25th LIB | 25th CON | 50th CON | 34th LIB | 24th N/A | 10th | 26th LIB | |
| 1965 | 27th BSC | 15th ASC | 15th LIB | 27th CON | 27th CON | 27th LIB | 25th LIB | 25th CON | 50th CON | 34th LIB | 24th N/A | 10th | 27th LIB | |
| 1966 | 28th BSC | 15th ASC | 15th LIB | 28th CON | 27th CON | 1966 Quebec general election| | 25th LIB | 25th CON | 51st LIB | 35th LIB | 24th N/A | 10th | 27th LIB | |
| 1967 | 28th BSC | 16th ASC | 16th LIB | 28th CON | 28th CON | 1966 Quebec general election| | 26th LIB | 26th CON | 51st LIB | 35th LIB | 25th N/A | 11th N/A | 27th LIB | |
| 1968 | 28th BSC | 16th ASC | 16th LIB | 28th CON | 28th CON | 1966 Quebec general election| | 26th LIB | 26th CON | 51st LIB | 35th LIB | 25th N/A | 11th N/A | 28th LIB | |
| 1969 | 29th BSC | 16th ASC | 16th LIB | 29th NDP | 28th CON | 1966 Quebec general election| | 26th LIB | 26th CON | 51st LIB | 35th LIB | 25th N/A | 11th N/A | 28th LIB | |
| 1970 | 29th BSC | 16th ASC | 16th LIB | 29th NDP | 28th CON | 29th LIB | 27th CON | 27th LIB | 52nd LIB | 35th LIB | 26th N/A | 12th N/A | 28th LIB | |
| 1971 | 29th BSC | 17th CON | 17th NDP | 29th NDP | 29th CON | 29th LIB | 27th CON | 27th LIB | 52nd LIB | 36th CON | 26th N/A | 12th N/A | 28th LIB | |
| 1972 | 30th NDP | 17th CON | 17th NDP | 29th NDP | 29th CON | 29th LIB | 27th CON | 27th LIB | 52nd LIB | 37th CON | 26th N/A | 12th N/A | 29th LIB | |
| 1973 | 30th NDP | 17th CON | 17th NDP | 30th NDP | 29th CON | 30th LIB | 27th CON | 27th LIB | 52nd LIB | 37th CON | 26th N/A | 12th N/A | 29th LIB | |
| 1974 | 30th NDP | 17th CON | 17th NDP | 30th NDP | 29th CON | 30th LIB | 28th CON | 28th LIB | 53rd LIB | 37th CON | 27th N/A | 12th N/A | 30th LIB | |
| 1975 | 31st BSC | 18th CON | 18th NDP | 30th NDP | 30th CON | 30th LIB | 28th CON | 28th LIB | 53rd LIB | 38th CON | 27th N/A | 13th N/A | 30th LIB | |
| 1976 | 31st BSC | 18th CON | 18th NDP | 30th NDP | 30th CON | 31st PQ | 28th CON | 28th LIB | 53rd LIB | 38th CON | 27th N/A | 13th N/A | 30th LIB | |
| 1977 | 31st BSC | 18th CON | 18th NDP | 31st CON | 31st CON | 31st PQ | 28th CON | 28th LIB | 53rd LIB | 38th CON | 27th N/A | 13th N/A | 30th LIB | |
| 1978 | 31st BSC | 18th CON | 19th NDP | 31st CON | 31st CON | 31st PQ | 29th CON | 29th CON | 54th LIB | 38th CON | 28th CON | 13th N/A | 30th LIB | |
| 1979 | 32nd BSC | 19th CON | 19th NDP | 31st CON | 31st CON | 31st PQ | 29th CON | 29th CON | 55th CON | 39th CON | 28th CON | 14th N/A | 31st CON | |
| 1980 | 32nd BSC | 19th CON | 19th NDP | 31st CON | 31st CON | 31st PQ | 29th CON | 29th CON | 55th CON | 39th CON | 28th CON | 14th N/A | 32nd LIB | |
| 1981 | 32nd BSC | 19th CON | 19th NDP | 32nd NDP | 32nd CON | 32nd PQ | 29th CON | 30th CON | 55th CON | 39th CON | 28th CON | 14th N/A | 32nd LIB | |
| 1982 | 32nd BSC | 20th CON | 20th CON | 32nd NDP | 32nd CON | 32nd PQ | 30th CON | 30th CON | 56th CON | 40th CON | 29th CON | 14th N/A | 32nd LIB | |
| 1983 | 33rd BSC | 20th CON | 20th CON | 32nd NDP | 32nd CON | 32nd PQ | 30th CON | 30th CON | 56th CON | 40th CON | 29th CON | 15th N/A | 32nd LIB | |
| 1984 | 33rd BSC | 20th CON | 20th CON | 32nd NDP | 32nd CON | 32nd PQ | 30th CON | 31st CON | 56th CON | 40th CON | 29th CON | 15th N/A | 33rd CON | |
| 1985 | 33rd BSC | 20th CON | 20th CON | 32nd NDP | 33rd LIB | 33rd LIB | 30th CON | 31st CON | 56th CON | 41st CON | 30th NDP | 15th N/A | 33rd CON | |
| 1986 | 34th BSC | 21st CON | 21st CON | 33rd NDP | 33rd LIB | 33rd LIB | 30th CON | 31st CON | 57th LIB | 41st CON | 30th NDP | 15th N/A | 33rd CON | |
| 1987 | 34th BSC | 21st CON | 21st CON | 33rd NDP | 34th LIB | 33rd LIB | 31st LIB | 31st CON | 57th LIB | 41st CON | 30th NDP | 16th N/A | 33rd CON | |
| 1988 | 34th BSC | 21st CON | 21st CON | 34th CON | 34th LIB | 33rd LIB | 31st LIB | 32nd CON | 57th LIB | 41st CON | 30th NDP | 16th N/A | 34th CON | |
| 1989 | 34th BSC | 22nd CON | 21st CON | 34th CON | 34th LIB | 34th LIB | 31st LIB | 32nd CON | 58th LIB | 42nd LIB | 31st NDP | 16th N/A | 34th CON | |
| 1990 | 34th BSC | 22nd CON | 21st CON | 35th CON | 35th NDP | 34th LIB | 31st LIB | 32nd CON | 58th LIB | 42nd LIB | 31st NDP | 16th N/A | 34th CON | |
| 1991 | 35th NDP | 22nd CON | 22nd NDP | 35th CON | 35th NDP | 34th LIB | 32nd LIB | 32nd CON | 58th LIB | 42nd LIB | 31st NDP | 17th N/A | 34th CON | |
| 1992 | 35th NDP | 22nd CON | 22nd NDP | 35th CON | 35th NDP | 34th LIB | 32nd LIB | 32nd CON | 58th LIB | 42nd LIB | 1992 Yukon general election| | 17th N/A | 34th CON | |
| 1993 | 35th NDP | 23rd CON | 22nd NDP | 35th CON | 35th NDP | 34th LIB | 32nd LIB | 33rd LIB | 59th LIB | 43rd LIB | 1992 Yukon general election| | 17th N/A | 35th LIB | |
| 1994 | 35th NDP | 23rd CON | 22nd NDP | 35th CON | 35th NDP | 35th PQ | 32nd LIB | 33rd LIB | 59th LIB | 43rd LIB | 1992 Yukon general election| | 17th N/A | 35th LIB | |
| 1995 | 35th NDP | 23rd CON | 23rd NDP | 36th CON | 36th CON | 35th PQ | 33rd LIB | 33rd LIB | 59th LIB | 43rd LIB | 1992 Yukon general election| | 18th N/A | 35th LIB | |
| 1996 | 36th NDP | 23rd CON | 23rd NDP | 36th CON | 36th CON | 35th PQ | 33rd LIB | 33rd LIB | 60th CON | 44th LIB | 33rd NDP | 18th N/A | 35th LIB | |
| 1997 | 36th NDP | 24th CON | 23rd NDP | 36th CON | 36th CON | 35th PQ | 33rd LIB | 33rd LIB | 60th CON | 44th LIB | 33rd NDP | 18th N/A | 36th LIB | |
| 1998 | 36th NDP | 24th CON | 23rd NDP | 36th CON | 36th CON | 36th PQ | 33rd LIB | 34th LIB | 60th CON | 44th LIB | 33rd NDP | 18th N/A | - | 36th LIB |
| Year | BC | AB | SK | MB | ON | QC | NB | NS | PEI | NF | YU | NT | Federal |