34th Canadian Parliament - Party Standings

Party Standings

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The party standings as of the election and as of dissolution were as follows:

Affiliation		House Members		Senate Members
Affiliation		1988 Election Results	At Dissolution	On Election Day 1988	At Dissolution
	Progressive Conservative	169	156	36	58
	Liberal Party of Canada	83	81	57	41
	New Democratic Party	43	44	0	0
	Bloc Québécois	0	10	0	0
	Reform Party of Canada	0	1	0	0**
	Independent	0	3	5	5
Total members		295	295	98	104
	vacant	0	0	6	0
Total seats		295		104***

* After dissolution but before turning over power to Kim Campbell, Brian Mulroney filled all Senate vacancies with Progressive Conservative members, for a total caucus of 58.
** There was one Reform senator in the middle of the 34th Parliament.
*** In the middle of the 34th Parliament, Brian Mulroney used a little-known clause in the constitution to fill the Senate above its normal seat limit by eight, to 112.

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