Here are the results of every Canadian federal election if the House of Commons seats were apportioned according to the Sainte-Lague Method of proportional representation. I've been working entirely off data from general Canadian elections and my own idea of what each party votes for, which has in-depth information about the voting in all individual seats.
As the Sainte Lague method, I've decided to put independent candidates together which I apologize for. It simply makes things easier. Nevertheless the parties remain. So after painstaking effort I got everything done. I’m actually surprised. Can you readers comment on what they think would change. How would History be different under these circumstance?
I've put them in reverse order from the present mainly because they're butterfly-proof results. In each case, I suppose you can assume they introduced Sainte-method proportional representation just before that specific election. For simplicities sake I went for after World War 2.
So, here are the results:
2011 (308 Seats)
• Conservatives – 122 Seats
• New Democrats – 95 Seats
• Liberals – 58 Seats
• Bloc Quebecois – 19 Seats
• Green – 12 Seats
• Independents - 1 Seats
Result: New Democrat minority government with confidence and supply from Liberals and Greens. Prime Minister: Jack Layton.
2008 (308 seats)
• Conservatives – 117 Seats
• Liberals – 81 Seats
• New Democratic – 56 Seats
• Bloc Quebecois – 31 Seats
• Greens – 21 Seats
• Independents -2 Seats
Result: Liberal – New Democrat Coalition with Confidence and Supply from the Greens. Prime Minister: Stephane Dion
2006 (308 seats)
• Conservatives – 112 Seats
• Liberals – 93 Seats
• New Democrats -54 Seats
• Bloc Quebecois – 32 Seats
• Greens – 14 Seats
• Independents – 2 Seats
• Christian Heritage – 1 Seat
Result: Liberal-New Democrats- Green grand coalition. Prime Minister: Paul Martin
2004 (308 seats)
• Liberals -114 Seats
• Progressive Conservatives -93 Seats
• New Democratic Party – 49 Seats
• Bloc Quebecois – 38 Seats
• Greens – 13 Seats
• Christian Heritage – 1 Seat
• Independent – 1 Seat
Result: Liberal-New Democratic Coalition. Prime Minister: Paul Martin.
2000 (301 seats)
• Liberals – 124 Seats
• Alliance – 77 Seats
• Progressive Conservatives -37 Seats
• Bloc Quebecois – 33 Seats
• New Democratic – 26 Seats
• Green – 2 Seats
• Marijuana – 2 Seats
Result: Confidence and supply for Liberals supplied by New Democratic, Greens and Marijuana. Prime Minister: Jean Chretien
1997 (301 seats)
• Liberals – 117 Seats
• Reform – 59 Seats
• Progressive Conservatives – 57 Seats
• New Democratic – 34 Seats
• Bloc Quebecois – 32 Seats
• Green -1 Seat
• Natural Law – 1 Seat
Result: Coalition between Liberals and New Democrats, with confidence and supply with Greens and Natural Law. Result: Prime Minister: Jean Chretien
1993 (295 seats)
• Liberals -119 Seats
• Reform – 56 Seats
• Progressive Conservatives – 48 Seats
• Bloc Quebecois: 40 Seats
• New Democratic Party: 21 Seats
• National – 4 Seats
• Natural Law – 2 Seats
• Independent – 1 Seat
Result: Undecided. Hold the Election again.
1988 (295 seats)
• Progressive Conservatives – 125 Seats
• Liberals – 95 Seats
• New Democratic Party – 61 Seats
• Reform – 6 Seats
• Christian Heritage – 2 Seats
• Rhinoceros – 1 Seat
• Greens – 1 Seat
Result: Liberal-New Democratic Coalition government: Prime Minister: John Turner
1984 (282 seats)
• Progressive Conservatives – 142 Seats
• Liberals – 80 Seats
• New Democratic Party – 54 Seats
• Rhinoceros – 2 Seats
• Parti nationaliste du Québec – 2 Seats
• Confederation of Regions – 1 Seat
• Independent – 1 Seat
Result: Conservative Majority government. Prime Minister: Brian Mulroney
1980 (282 seats)
• Liberals – 126 Seats
• Progressive Conservatives – 92 Seats
• New Democratic – 56 Seats
• Social Credit – 5 Seats
• Rhinoceros – 3 Seats
Result: Liberal – New Democratic Coalition Government. Prime Minister: Pierre Trudeau.
1979 (282 seats)
• Liberals – 113 Seats
• Progressive Conservatives – 102 Seats
• New Democratic Party – 51 Seats
• Social Credit – 13 Seats
• Rhinoceros – 2 Seats
• Independents – 1 Seat
Result: Liberal – New Democratic Coalition. Prime Minister: Pierre Trudeau.
1974 (264 seats)
• Liberals – 114 Seats
• Progressive Conservatives – 94 Seats
• New Democratic Party - 41 Seats
• Social Credit Party -13 Seats
• Independents – 2 seats
Result: Liberal New Democratic Coalition Government. Prime Minister: Pierre Trudeau.
1972 (264 seats)
• Liberals -101 Seats
• Progressive Conservatives – 93 Seats
• New Democratic Party – 47 Seats
• Social Credit -20 Seats
• Independents -3 Seats
Result: Liberal-New Democratic Coalition Government. Prime Minister: Pierre Trudeau.
1968 (264 seats)
• Liberals -120 Seats
• Progressive Conservatives -83 Seats
• New Democratic Party - 45 Seats
• Ralliement Creditiste – 12 Seats
• Social Credit – 2 Seats
• Independents – 2 Seats
Result: Liberal-New Democratic Coalition Government. Prime Minister: Pierre Trudeau.
1965 (265 seats)
• Liberals – 107 Seats
• Progressive Conservatives – 86 Seats
• New Democrats -47 Seats
• Ralliement créditiste -12 Seats
• Social Credit -10 Seats
• Independents -2 Seats
Result: Liberal New Democrats Coalition Goverment. Prime Minister: Lester Pearson.
1963 (265 seats)
• Liberals – 111 Seats
• Progressive Conservatives – 87 Seats
• New Democrats – 35 Seats
• Social Credit – 32 Seats
Result: Liberal minority government with confidence and supply from New Democrats. Prime Minister: Lester B. Pearson
1962 (265 seats)
• Progressiver Conservatives – 99 Seats
• Liberals – 99 Seats
• New Democrats – 36 Seats
• Social Credit – 31 Seats
Result: Liberal-New Democrats Coalition. Prime Minister: Lester B. Pearson.
1958 (265 seats)
• Progressive Conservatives – 144 Seats
• Liberals – 89 Seats
• Co-operative Commonwealth – 25 Seats
• Social Credit – 7 Seats
Result: Progressive Conservative Majority Government. Prime Minister: John Deifenbaker.
1957 (265 seats)
• Liberals -108 Seats
• Progressive Conservatives – 103 Seats
• Co-operative Commonwealth -29 Seats
• Social Credit Party – 18 Seats
• Independents – 8 Seats
Result: Liberal Minority government with coalition from Co-operative Commonwealth. Prime Minister: Louis St. Laurent
1953 (265 seats)
• Liberals – 129 Seats
• Progressive Conservatives – 89 Seats
• Co-operative Commonwealth – 30 Seats
• Social Credit – 14 Seats
• Independents - 6 Seats
• Labor – Progressive – 3 Seats
Result: Liberal Minority government with confidence and supply from Co-operative Commonwealth Party. Prime Minister: Louis St. Laurent
1949 (262 seats)
• Liberals – 130 Seats
• Progressive Conservatives – 78 Seats
• Co-operative Commonwealth – 36 Seats
• Independents – 7 Seats
• Social Credit – 6 Seats
• Liberal-Progressives – 4 Seats
• Union of Electors – 1 Seat
Result: Liberal Minority government with confidence and supply from Co-operative Commonwealth Party. Prime Minister: M.J. Coldwell
1945 (245 seats)
• Canadian Liberal Party – 95 seats
• Progressive Conservatives – 66 Seats
• Co-operative Commonwealth – 39 Seats
• Social Credit – 10 Seats
• Independents – 17 Seats
• Bloc Populaire – 12 Seats
• Labor Progressives – 8 Seats
Result: Liberal Minority Government in coalition with Co-operative Commonwealth and Labor Progressives. Prime Minister: W.L. Mackenzie King.
So how do you think this would change History?