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Excluding the odd case of the 14th Parliament, Harper led the government through two longest-lasting federal minority governments in Canadian history and was also the first prime minister to win a federal election (by majority or minority) after winning two minority governments (consecutive or not).
Canada has had 15 minority governments, experiencing its longest period of minority government with three successive minority governments elected in 2004, 2006 and 2008. Alexander Mackenzie (1873–1874, Liberal) William Lyon Mackenzie King (1921–1925, 1925–1926, 1926–1930, Liberal) Arthur Meighen (1926, Conservative)
The 39th Parliament was the longest minority government led by any federal government excepting Mackenzie King's Liberal Party government in the 14th Parliament, which fluctuated between majority and minority status. No other Conservative minority had previously lasted a full year, and only Lester B. Pearson's governments had lasted more than two.
It was the last Parliament of the longest-running minority government in Canadian history up to that point, that began with the previous Parliament. The membership of its House of Commons was determined by the results of the 2008 federal election held on October 14, 2008.
The Liberal Party won two more successive elections in 2019 and 2021, but lost the popular vote, requiring him to form a minority government with a left-wing opposition party, leaving his party ...
Prime Minister J. Trudeau's Liberals win a second minority and a third consecutive national mandate. This was an early election, called by Trudeau in hopes of regaining his majority. Instead, he forms a second consecutive minority government. Erin O'Toole's Conservatives win the popular vote but do not gain seats. Blanchet's Bloc Québécois ...
The Parliament of Canada is the legislative body of the government of Canada. The Parliament is composed of the House of Commons (lower house), the Senate (upper house), and the sovereign, represented by the governor general. Most major legislation originates from the House, as it is the only body that is directly elected.
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