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Current Standings

House of Commons

Prime Minister:

Stephen Harper
Current Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Centre-right, Right
Elected: January 24, 2006

Status: Majority Government

Leader of the Official Opposition:

Thomas Mucair
Current Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Left
Elected: May 2, 2011




Party Standings:

Government status: Conservative Majority

Seat Distribution:

Party Seats Trend Seat Change Oct '08
161 18 143
100 64 36
34 41 77
4 43 47
IND 4 4 0
1 1 0

Election Results, May 2, 2011
Updated, October 21, 2013

Total Seats: 308
Seats Needed For Majority: 155

Date of Next Election: October 19, 2015

Voter Intentions

Party Current Trend May 28 Trend May '11
37.0%35.7%18.9%
30.7%29.8%39.6%
20.6%22.6%30.6%
5.4%5.4%3.9%
4.5%5.8%6%

ThreeHundredEight.com, June 23, 2014













Senate

Leader of Government in Senate: Claude Carignan, Conservative Party of Canada
Leader of Opposition in Senate: Jim Cowan, Liberal Party of Canada

Senate Status: Conservative Majority

Seat Distribution

PartySeatsPercentage
5956.2%
3230.5%
IND76.7%
VAC76.7%

Updated, November 27, 2013

Total Seats: 105
Seats Needed For Majority: 53
Appointed