While the NDP hasn't really been a western party since the rise of Reform, this election pounded that point home. For fun, here's a table of CCF/NDP seat totals by province:
| Year | Terr. | B.C. | Alta. | Sask. | Man. | Ont. | Que. | East | Total |
| 1935 | | 3 | | 2 | 2 | | | | 7 |
| 1940 | | 1 | | 5 | 1 | | | 1 | 8 |
| 1945 | | 4 | | 18 | 5 | | | 1 | 28 |
| 1949 | | 3 | | 5 | 3 | 1 | | 1 | 13 |
| 1953 | | 7 | | 11 | 3 | 1 | | 1 | 23 |
| 1957 | | 7 | | 10 | 5 | 3 | | | 25 |
| 1958 | | 4 | | 1 | | 3 | | | 8 |
| 1962 | | 10 | | | 2 | 6 | | 1 | 19 |
| 1963 | | 9 | | | 2 | 6 | | | 17 |
| 1965 | | 9 | | | 3 | 9 | | | 21 |
| 1968 | | 7 | | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | 22 |
| 1972 | 1 | 11 | | 5 | 3 | 11 | | | 31 |
| 1974 | 1 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 8 | | 1 | 16 |
| 1979 | 1 | 8 | | 4 | 5 | 6 | | 2 | 26 |
| 1980 | 1 | 12 | | 7 | 7 | 5 | | | 32 |
| 1984 | | 8 | | 5 | 4 | 13 | | | 30 |
| 1988 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 10 | | | 43 |
| 1993 | 1 | 2 | | 5 | 1 | | | | 9 |
| 1997 | 1 | 3 | | 5 | 4 | | | 8 | 21 |
| 2000 | | 2 | | 2 | 4 | 1 | | 4 | 13 |
| 2004 | | 5 | | | 4 | 7 | | 3 | 19 |
| 2006 | 1 | 10 | | | 3 | 12 | | 3 | 29 |
| 2008 | 1 | 9 | 1 | | 4 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 37 |
| 2011 | 1 | 12 | 1 | | 2 | 22 | 58 | 6 | 102 |
I find it intriguing how the NDP now holds 58 seats in Quebec after not holding any prior to 2008. The dramatic swing in Quebec has to be the most momentous aspect of this election on a geographical level.
