winning only 34 seats, the liberals suffered the worst result in their history. they will sit as the third party in the 41st parliament, the first since confederation where the liberals will not form either the government or the official opposition in the house of commons. this was the worst showing for an incumbent official opposition party in terms of seats, and the lowest percentage for a national official opposition party (the bloc québécois in 1997 won more seats with a smaller vote share on account of its being a regional party).