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Liberal Party of Canada: Quick Facts

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Also Known As LP • Parti Libéral du Canada
Date 1867 - present
Areas Of Involvement liberalism • left
Related People Justin Trudeau • Mark Carney • Wilfrid Laurier • W.L. Mackenzie King • Michael Ignatieff • Pierre Elliott Trudeau • Stéphane Dion • Paul Martin • René Lévesque • Jean Chrétien • Robert Baldwin • Jean Lesage • Walter Lockhart Gordon • Louis Saint Laurent • John Napier Turner

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John Macdonald's office
Justin Trudeau, wearing a suit and blue tie, waves while standing beside his wife Sophie Gregoire in a white coat, surrounded by cabinet members at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.
Michael Ignatieff
Michael Ignatieff
Map of Canada displaying the results of the 2015 federal election by province and territory, color-coded by party: Liberal (red), Conservative (blue), New Democratic Party (orange), and Bloc Quebecois (light blue for Quebec only). Each region shows the number of seats won by each party, with the Liberals dominating most provinces, especially in eastern and central Canada, while Conservatives hold most seats in Alberta and Saskatchewan. A legend at the bottom summarizes national seat totals for e
Map of Canada displaying the results of the 2008 federal election by province and territory, with regions shaded to indicate the leading party's share of the popular vote: blue for Conservative, red for Liberal, light blue for Bloc Quebecois, and orange for New Democratic Party. Each area is labeled with the number of seats won by each party, and a legend at the bottom summarizes national seat totals for each party.
Map of Canada showing the results of the 2006 federal election by province and territory, with regions color-coded to indicate the party with the highest percentage of the popular vote: blue for Conservative, red for Liberal, light blue for Bloc Quebecois, and orange for New Democratic Party. The map displays the number of seats won by each party in each region, with a legend and bar chart summarizing national seat totals.
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