2008 Canadian federal election

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The 2008 Canadian federal election was a national vote in which Canadians elected members to the House of Commons, resulting in a Conservative minority government under Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

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2008 Canadian federal election canonical 3

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Statements (48)

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instanceOf Canadian federal election ⓘ
blocQuebecoisLeader Gilles Duceppe ⓘ
blocQuebecoisPopularVotePercentage 10.0 ⓘ
blocQuebecoisSeatsWon 49 ⓘ
campaignPeriodLengthDays 37 ⓘ
conservativeLeader Stephen Harper ⓘ
conservativePopularVotePercentage 37.7 ⓘ
conservativeSeatsWon 143 ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
dissolutionOfParliamentDate 2008-09-07 ⓘ
electionDate 2008-10-14 ⓘ
electionType federal ⓘ
electionYear 2008 ⓘ
electoralBody House of Commons of Canada ⓘ
fifthPlaceParty Green Party of Canada ⓘ
fourthPlaceParty New Democratic Party ⓘ
governmentFormed Conservative minority government ⓘ
governorGeneralAtTime Michaëlle Jean ⓘ
greenPartyLeader Elizabeth May ⓘ
greenPopularVotePercentage 6.8 ⓘ
greenSeatsWon 0 ⓘ
independentSeatsWon 2 ⓘ
legislatureTermStart 2008-11-18 ⓘ
liberalLeader Stéphane Dion ⓘ
liberalPopularVotePercentage 26.3 ⓘ
liberalSeatsWon 77 ⓘ
location Canada ⓘ
mainIssue economy ⓘ
environmental policy ⓘ
leadership of Stéphane Dion ⓘ
majorityThreshold 155 ⓘ
monarchAtTime Elizabeth II ⓘ
ndpLeader Jack Layton ⓘ
ndpPopularVotePercentage 18.2 ⓘ
ndpSeatsWon 37 ⓘ
nextElection 2011 Canadian federal election ⓘ
numberOfSeatsInHouse 308 ⓘ
parliamentNumberElected 40th Canadian Parliament ⓘ
previousElection 2006 Canadian federal election ⓘ
primeMinisterAfterElection Stephen Harper ⓘ
primeMinisterBeforeElection Stephen Harper ⓘ
resultDescription Conservative Party increased seat count but remained short of a majority ⓘ
secondPlaceParty Liberal Party of Canada ⓘ
thirdPlaceParty Bloc Québécois ⓘ
triggeredBy request by Prime Minister Stephen Harper for dissolution of Parliament ⓘ
voterTurnoutDescription lowest voter turnout in a Canadian federal election up to that time ⓘ
voterTurnoutPercentage 58.8 ⓘ
winningParty Conservative Party of Canada ⓘ

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2011 Canadian federal election → previousElection → 2008 Canadian federal election ⓘ
Jack Layton → electedIn → 2008 Canadian federal election ⓘ
2006 Canadian federal election → nextElection → 2008 Canadian federal election ⓘ