1904_Canadian_federal_election

1904 Canadian federal election

1904 Canadian federal election


The 1904 Canadian federal election was held on November 3, 1904, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 10th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier led the Liberal Party of Canada to a third term in government, with an increased majority, and over half of the popular vote.

Quick Facts 214 seats in the House of Commons 108 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...

Sir Robert Borden's Conservatives and Liberal-Conservatives were unable to challenge the Liberals effectively, and lost a small portion of their popular vote, along with four seats, including his own.[2] Borden re-entered parliament the next year in a by-election.

This was the last election until 1949 in which parts of the Northwest Territories were granted representation in the House of Commons. During this parliament, most of the settled region of the NWT was hived off the NWT as the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan on 1 September 1905, although the NWT MPs continued to sit as representatives of their old ridings until the 10th Parliament's dissolution.

One of the key issues in the election was Imperial Preference.[2]

National results

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Note:

* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

Results by province

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xx - indicates less than 0.05% of the popular vote.

See also

Notes

  1. Laurier was also elected in Wright; he chose to sit for Quebec East instead, and resigned as the Member of Parliament for Wright.

References

  1. "Voter Turnout at Federal Elections and Referendums". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  2. Garner, J. W. (1904). "Record of Political Events". Political Science Quarterly. 19 (4): 740. doi:10.2307/2140340. ISSN 0032-3195. JSTOR 2140340.

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