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Canadian federal election results (1940-1959)


For detailed results for an election, including results for each province, see:

Number of seats won

Party 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958
Liberal 180 117 190 169 105 49
Conservative/Progressive Conservative+ 1 65 41 50 109 206
National Government+ 37
Cooperative Commonwealth 8 28 13 23 25 8
Social Credit++ 3 13 10 15 19
New Democracy++ 3
Independent 1 6 4 3 2
Independent Liberal 2 8 1 2 2
Bloc populaire 2
Union Nationale 2
Labour Progressive 1
Independent PC 1 1
Independent Conservative 1
Independent CCF 1
Liberal-Progressive 2 1 1 1
Liberal-Labour 1
Socialist 1
Total 243 263 263 263 264

Notes:

(+) In 1940, the Conservative Party ran under the name National Government. A few candidates insisted on running under the traditional name, however. In 1943, the Conservative Party became the Progressive Conservative Party.

(++) In 1940, Social Credit ran in coalition with New Democracy under that party's name. A few candidates insisted on running under the traditional name however.

Popular vote

Party 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958
Liberal 51.32% 39.78% 49.15% 48.62% 40.91% 33.50%
Conservative/Progressive Conservative+ 1.17% 27.62% 29.62% 31.01% 38.81% 53.56%
National Government+ 29.24% 0.09%
Cooperative Commonwealth 8.42% 15.55% 13.42% 11.28% 10.71% 9.49%
Social Credit++ 1.00% 4.05% 2.31% 5.42% 6.57% 2.58%
New Democracy++ 1.59%
Bloc populaire 3.29%
Union Nationale
Labour Progressive/Communist 0.19% 2.13% 0.56% 1.06% 0.12% 0.13%
Independent 1.24% 4.89% 2.09% 1.04% 1.06% 0.19%
Independent Liberal 3.19% 1.79% 0.52% 1.21% 1.41% 0.17%
Independent PC 0.28% 0.14% 0.03% 0.22% 0.03%
Independent Conservative 0.23% 0.05% x
Independent CCF 0.12%
Independent SC 0.08% 0.01% 0.04% 0.00%
Liberal-Progressive 0.06% 0.12% 0.16% 0.16%
United Reform Movement 0.30%
Unity 0.27%
Independent National Government 0.28%
New Democratic Party 0.15%
UFO-Labour 0.10%
United Progressive 0.06%
National Liberal Progressive 0.05%
National Labour 0.05%
Anti-Conscriptionist 0.01%
United Reform 0.01%
Social Credit-National Unity 0.01%
Canadian Labour 0.01%
Trades Union 0.09%
Democrat 0.05%
Union of Electors 0.01% 1.47%
Socialist Labour 0.01% x x
Labour 0.01% 0.01%
Liberal-Labour 0.01% 0.20%
Independent Labour x
Farmer-Labour 0.07% 0.11%
National Unity 0.10%
Nationalist 0.09% 0.13%
Christian Liberal 0.03%
Locataire 0.01%
Anti-Communist 0.01%
Candidats des électeurs 0.12% 0.11%
Canadian Democrat 0.01%
Liberal Conservative Coalition x
H-G Grenier (various) x 0.01%
National Credit Control x
Socialist 0.19%
Radical chrétien 0.01%
Parti ouvrier canadien x

Notes:

(+) In 1940, the Conservative Party ran under the name National Government. A few candidates insisted on running under the traditional name, however. In 1943, the Conservative Party became the Progressive Conservative Party.

(++) In 1940, Social Credit ran in coalition with New Democracy under that party's name. A few candidates insisted on running under the traditional name however.

x - party won less than 0.005% of the popular vote

See also

  • By-elections of the 20th Canadian Parliament
  • By-elections of the 21st Canadian Parliament
  • By-elections of the 22nd Canadian Parliament
  • By-elections of the 23rd Canadian Parliament
  • By-elections of the 24th Canadian Parliament
Last updated: 06-04-2005 21:57:00
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