Religious affiliation of candidates to the prime ministership of Canada

The following table lists the religious affiliation of the major contenders to the prime ministership for each federal election. The featured contenders have generally been the leader of the Liberal Party and the leader of the Conservative Party. The only exceptions were the elections of 1997 and 2000, where most people considered that the main challenger to the Liberal Party was not the Progressive Conservatives but rather the Reform Party and the Canadian Alliance. Protestant contenders appear on orange background while Catholic contenders appear on blue background.