General Election

15th Parliament – October 29, 1925

Wikipedia: The 1925 Canadian federal election was held on October 29, 1925 to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 15th Parliament of Canada. The Conservative party took the most seats in the House of Commons, although not a majority. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's Liberal Party was invited to form a minority government. Unlike the Conservative party, King's Liberals had the conditional support of the many Farmer/Progressive MPs.

Results

Seats by party

Conservative Party of Canada (1867-1942)

115

Liberal Party of Canada

100

Progressive

22

United Farmers of Alberta

2

Independent

2

Labour

2

Independent Conservative

1

Independent Liberal

1
245

Statistics

Valid ballots

3,146,989

Candidates

576

Ridings

241

Popular Vote

Conservative Party of Canada (1867-1942)

1,455,373

Liberal Party of Canada

1,252,684

Progressive

262,651

Labour

56,987

Independent Liberal

31,140

Unknown

20,583

Independent Conservative

16,759

Independent

16,212

United Farmers of Alberta

8,053

Liberal Protectionist

6,915

Independent Liberal Progressive

4,958

Social Credit Party of Canada

3,668

Liberal Progressive

3,319

Independent Labour

2,901

Socialist

1,888

Independent Progressive

1,768

Farmer

1,130
3,146,989

Candidates by Party

Conservative Party of Canada (1867-1942)

233

Liberal Party of Canada

216

Progressive

67

Labour

20

Independent Liberal

10

Independent

8

Independent Conservative

6

Unknown

5

United Farmers of Alberta

2

Liberal Protectionist

2

Socialist

1

Liberal Progressive

1

Independent Labour

1

Independent Liberal Progressive

1

Farmer

1

Independent Progressive

1

Social Credit Party of Canada

1
576

Candidates by Gender

Male

572

Female

4

Other

0

Unknown

0

Seats by Gender

Male

244

Female

1

Other

0

Unknown

0
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