27th Canadian Parliament - Distribution of Seats at The Beginning of The 27th Parliament

Distribution of Seats At The Beginning of The 27th Parliament

Party Party Leader Seats
1963 Dissolution Elected % Change
Liberal Lester Pearson 128 128 131 +2.3%
Progressive Conservative John Diefenbaker 93 95 97 +4.3%
New Democratic Tommy Douglas 24 17 21 -12.5%
Ralliement créditiste Réal Caouette 9
Social Credit R.N. Thompson 17 24 5 -70.6%
Independent - 1
Total 265 265 265
Sources: http://www.elections.ca History of Federal Ridings since 1867

Notes:

"% change" refers to change from previous election 1 "Previous" refers to the results of the previous election, not the party standings in the House of Commons prior to dissolution.

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