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In the 40th general election held on October 14, the ruling Conservative Party gains 19 seats and wins another minority government. Stephen Harper is re-elected as Prime Minister. The Liberal Party led by Stéphane Dion lose 27 seats but remain the official opposition party. The Bloc Québécois lose one seat and placed third in the election. The New Democratic Party led by Jack Layton improves their seat count by 8 for a fourth place finish in the election. Voter turnout was the lowest in Canadian history at just 59.1%.
Conservatives (143) Liberals (77) Bloc Québécois (49) New Democrats (37) Independent (2)
On October 20, Stéphane Dion announced that he will step down as leader of the Liberal Party and will remain as interim leader until a new leader is elected in May 2009.
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