2006 Canadian federal election

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The 2006 Canadian federal election was a national vote that resulted in a Conservative minority government under Stephen Harper, reshaping the country’s political landscape after more than a decade of Liberal rule.

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instanceOf Canadian federal election
political event
campaignPeriodLengthDays 55
chiefElectoralOfficer Jean-Pierre Kingsley
country Canada
electionDate 2006-01-23
electionSystem first-past-the-post
electoralType parliamentary election
endedGoverningParty Liberal Party of Canada
forOffice members of the House of Commons of Canada
fourthPartyPopularVoteShare 10.5%
fourthPartySeatCount 51
governingPartyAfterElection Conservative Party of Canada
governingPartyBeforeElection Liberal Party of Canada
governorGeneralAtTime Michaëlle Jean
incumbentPrimeMinisterBeforeElection Paul Martin
independentMPsElected 1
leaderOfFourthParty Jack Layton
leaderOfSecondParty Paul Martin
leaderOfThirdParty Gilles Duceppe
leaderOfWinningParty Stephen Harper
mainIssue child care policy
fiscal imbalance
government ethics and sponsorship scandal
health care
tax policy
majorParty Bloc Québécois
Conservative Party of Canada
Green Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada
New Democratic Party
monarchAtTime Elizabeth II
nextElection 2008 Canadian federal election
notableOutcome end of more than a decade of Liberal federal rule in Canada
numberOfSeatsContested 308
parliamentDissolutionDate 2005-11-29
parliamentNumberElected 39th Canadian Parliament
previousElection 2004 Canadian federal election
primeMinisterDesignate Stephen Harper
resultedIn minority government
resultedInGovernmentParty Conservative Party of Canada
secondPartyPopularVoteShare 30.2%
secondPartySeatCount 103
thirdPartyPopularVoteShare 17.5%
thirdPartySeatCount 29
triggeredBy defeat of the Liberal minority government in a vote of no confidence
voterTurnout 64.7%
voterTurnoutComparedToPrevious higher
winningPartyPopularVoteShare 36.3%
winningPartySeatCount 124

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Jack Layton electedIn 2006 Canadian federal election
2008 Canadian federal election previousElection 2006 Canadian federal election