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Federal Election Results - 1997

Results of the 1997 Canadian Federal Election

Seats in House of Commons: 301

Party Results Current Party Leader
Bloc Québécois   44 Gilles Duceppe
Liberal 155 Michael Ignatieff
NDP   21 Jack Layton
PC *   20 n/a
Reform **   60 n/a
Other     1 n/a

*     In December 2003, the Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance parties merged to form the Conservative Party of Canada. Stephen Harper was elected leader of the Conservative Party of Canada in March 2004.

**   In 2000, the Reform Party changed to the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance, or Canadian Alliance for short. The Canadian Alliance has since merged with the Progressive Conservative Party to become the Conservative Party of Canada.

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