This is a seat by seat list of candidates in the 2004 Canadian election. For more information about the election see 2004 Canadian federal election. 2004 federal redistribution Due to the 2001 census, Canada's 301 electoral districts increased to 308 as of April 1, 2004. Boundary changes took effect across the country to even out population redistribution, and seven new districts were formed. Each province has a minimum number of seats, and therefore it is rare for a province to lose seats in a redistribution. The numbers beside the region names correspond to the map below. Candidates and ridings All candidate names are those on the official list of confirmed candidates; names in media or on party website may differ slightly. Names in bold represent party leaders and cabinet ministers. † represents that the incumbent chose not to run again. § represents that the incumbent was defeated for nomination. ‡ represents that the incumbent ran in a different district. @ represents that the candidate was automatically granted the nomination by party leader. Nominations closed on June 7, 2004. Elections Canada released a final candidate list on June 9. Party key and abbreviations guide Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Throughout most of recent history, the Liberals have dominated in federal politics in Quebec, even when Quebec voters were simultaneously electing the Parti Québécois at the provincial level. There have been temporary Progressive Conservative breakthroughs under Diefenbaker in the 1958 election, and under native son Brian Mulroney in the 1984 election and the 1988 election, but these did not last. The 1958 result was helped by an alliance with Maurice Duplessis's formidable provincial electoral machine. But by the 1962 election, Duplessis had died and his Union Nationale party was out of office and in disarray, and Diefenbaker's support in Quebec had evaporated. The Mulroney-era resurgence also collapsed entirely when he retired from politics. The Bloc Québécois was formed for the 1993 election in the aftermath of the failure of the Meech Lake Accord and Charlottetown Accord, and has won more seats in Quebec than the Liberals in every election it has run in. The number of seats won by the Bloc has declined in each successive election from 1993 to 1997 to 2000. The party has now had a resurgence due to the sponsorship scandal and the unpopularity of Jean Charest's provincial Liberal government, which influences