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Here the story by the numbers!
61.19% Canadians did not vote Stephen


TOTAL LEADING AND ELECTED SEATS



Canadian federal election, 2008
308 seats in the 40th Canadian Parliament
October 14, 2008 (2008-10-14)
First Party Second Party Third Party

Leader Stephen Harper Stéphane Dion Gilles Duceppe
Party Conservative Liberal Bloc Québécois
Leader since 2004 2006 1997
Leader's seat Calgary Southwest Saint-Laurent—Cartierville Laurier—Sainte-Marie
Last election 124 seats, 36.27% 103 seats, 30.23% 51 seats, 10.48%
Seats won 143 77 49
Seat change +19 -26 -2
Popular vote 5,208,796 3,633,185 1,379,991
Percentage 37.65% 26.26% 9.98%
Swing +1.38% -3.97% -0.50%
Fourth Party Fifth Party

Leader Jack Layton Elizabeth May
Party New Democrat Green
Leader since 2003 2006
Leader's seat Toronto—Danforth ran in Central Nova (lost)
Last election 29 seats, 17.48% 0 seats, 4.48%
Seats won 37 0
Seat change +8 0
Popular vote 2,515,561 937,613
Percentage 18.18% 6.78%
Swing +0.70% +2.30%





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