General Election
11th Parliament – October 26, 1908
Wikipedia: The 1908 Canadian federal election was held on Monday October 26, 1908 to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 11th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Liberal Party of Canada was re-elected for a fourth consecutive term in government with a majority government. The Liberals lost four seats and a small share of the popular vote.
Results
Seats by party
Liberal Party of Canada | 133 | |
Conservative Party of Canada (1867-1942) | 82 | |
Liberal-Conservative | 3 | |
Independent | 1 | |
Independent Conservative | 1 | |
Labour | 1 | |
| 221 | ||
Montréal
Southern Québec
Toronto
Golden Horseshoe
Ottawa
Calgary
Edmonton
Vancouver
St. John's
P.E.I.
Moncton
Halifax
Québec
London
Trois-Rivières
Regina
Winnipeg
Essex
Saskatoon
Victoria
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Statistics
Valid ballots
1,174,723
Candidates
462
Ridings
218
Popular Vote
Liberal Party of Canada | 571,909 | |
Conservative Party of Canada (1867-1942) | 530,724 | |
Independent | 16,903 | |
Liberal-Conservative | 14,733 | |
Unknown | 13,478 | |
Labour | 10,400 | |
Socialist | 6,071 | |
Independent Conservative | 5,314 | |
Independent Liberal | 5,191 | |
| 1,174,723 | ||
Candidates by Party
Liberal Party of Canada | 213 | |
Conservative Party of Canada (1867-1942) | 207 | |
Independent | 15 | |
Unknown | 7 | |
Socialist | 5 | |
Independent Liberal | 5 | |
Liberal-Conservative | 4 | |
Independent Conservative | 3 | |
Labour | 3 | |
| 462 | ||
Popular Vote Swings from 1904
Closest Race
Lanark North, Ontario
Biggest Blowout
Beauce, Quebec
Candidates by Gender
Male | 462 | |
Female | 0 | |
Other | 0 | |
Unknown | 0 | |
Seats by Gender
Male | 221 | |
Female | 0 | |
Other | 0 | |
Unknown | 0 | |