Electoral history of Brian Mulroney

This article is the Electoral history of Brian Mulroney, the eighteenth Prime Minister of Canada.

Mulroney's majority in the House of Commons was the largest in Canadian history, passing the record set by John Diefenbaker in 1958.

He again led the Progressive Conservatives to the polls in the 1988 general election and was returned to power, but with a reduced majority.

Mulroney announced his retirement from politics in 1993 and was succeeded as prime minister and leader of the Progressive Conservatives by Kim Campbell.

Mulroney ranks seventh out of twenty-three prime ministers for time in office, serving one term of eight years, 281 days.

Mulroney was involved in politics from a young age, being active in the Progressive Conservative party while in university.

[2] Entering the House of Commons by a by-election in 1983, Mulroney was the Leader of the Opposition until the general election of 1984.

He again led the party in the 1988 general election and was returned to power, albeit with a reduced majority.

[2] In the subsequent general election in 1993, the Progressive Conservatives were almost wiped out, going from a majority government to two seats in the Commons.

In his first election as leader, Mulroney led the Progressive Conservatives to the largest majority (in seat numbers) in Canadian history.

When Robert Stanfield announced his resignation as party leader in 1976, Mulroney was one of a crowded field of candidates in the leadership convention.