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Canada 1988 Legislative Election
|
Chamber
|
House
of Commons
|
|
Date of Election
|
November
21, 1988
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
295
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
5
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Progressive
Conservative Party (PCP) |
170
|
43.0%
|
| Liberal
Party of Canada |
82
|
31.9%
|
| New
Democratic Party (NDP) |
43
|
20.4%
|
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1992, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1992.
# Source: Newspaper Archive.
| Population
Size |
25
911 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
17
639 001
|
|
Total Votes
|
13
281 191
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
75.3%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
0.8%
|
Source:
Voter Turnout: Canada. [Internet]. International IDEA. 18 October
2001. |
