Table 2:  Re-election Rates for Incumbents and Election Rates for Challengers by Party for Seven Federal General Elections, 1988 to 2008

Percent of Incumbents Re-elected1988199319972000200420062008All Elections
Lib81.310082.696.176.579.374.184.7
NDP73.322.287.563.283.310092.667.8
BQNA85.781.488.91008293.388
ConsNANANANA95.196.696.596.2
Ref/CANA10097.596.1NANANA96.7
PC71166.771.4NANANA46.7
Rest033.333.3016.7066.733.3
 
Percent of Challengers Elected** 1988199319972000200420062008All Elections
Lib21.846.618.515.8183.71620.9
NDP7.90.44.80.3534.153.7
BQNA70.628.115.455.34033.345.2
ConsNANANANA16.617.419.217.9
Ref/CA024.811.26.9NANANA13.9
PC38.90.560.7NANANA7.8
Rest000000.30.330.08

**Seat was last held by the same party as the Challenger, or the Challenger won seat from another party.
NA = not applicable
Source: same as Table 1