32nd Canadian Parliament - Party Standings

Party Standings

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The party standings as of the election and as of dissolution were as follows:

Affiliation		House Members		Senate Members
Affiliation		1980 Election Results	At Dissolution	On Election Day 1980	At Dissolution
	Liberal Party of Canada	147	135	71	74
	Progressive Conservative	103	100	27	23
	New Democratic Party	32	31	0	0
	Social Credit Party of Canada	0	0	1	0
	Independent	0	1	2	4
	Independent Liberal	0	0	1	1
Total members		282	267	102	92
	vacant	0	15	2	2
Total seats		282		104

* After dissolution but before turning over power, Prime Minister John Turner filled ten of the Senate vacancies with Liberal members, for a total caucus of 74.

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