1993 Canadian Federal Election

Canada held a regular general election on October 25, 1993. All 295 seats in the House of Commons were up for election, and a party needed at least 148 seats to secure a majority government.

This election heralded the arrival of a major political realignment across Canada with the fracturing of the centre-right vote and the arrival of Quebec's new regionalist party.

The incumbent Progressive Conservative government, which had held power since 1984, suffered a near-complete wipeout after losing 167 seats compared to the 1988 election.

The Liberal Party won in a landslide, securing 177 seats for a gain of 94 ridings compared to the 1988 election results.

Two new parties arrived on the national scene, including the Quebec nationalist Bloc Québécois and the right-wing, western-based Reform Party, which won 54 and 52 seats, respectively.