34th Canadian Parliament - 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
1988 Election
Results		 At Dissolution On Election
Day 1988		 At Dissolution
Progressive Conservative 169 156 36 58
Liberal Party of Canada 83 81 57 41
New Democratic Party 43 44 0 0
Bloc Québécois 0 10 0 0
Reform Party of Canada 0 1 0 0**
Independent 0 3 5 5
Total members 295 295 98 104
vacant 0 0 6 0
Total seats 295 104***

* After dissolution but before turning over power to Kim Campbell, Brian Mulroney filled all Senate vacancies with Progressive Conservative members, for a total caucus of 58.
** There was one Reform senator in the middle of the 34th Parliament.
*** In the middle of the 34th Parliament, Brian Mulroney used a little-known clause in the constitution to fill the Senate above its normal seat limit by eight, to 112.

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