Canadian federal election, 1904
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The Canadian federal election of 1904 was held on November 3 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons
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.
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.
Voter turnout: 71.6 %.
Note:
* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.
xx - indicates less than 0.05% of the popular vote.
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
of the 10th Parliament
10th Canadian Parliament
The 10th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 11, 1905 until September 17, 1908. The membership was set by the 1904 federal election on November 3, 1904, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1908 election.It was controlled...
of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Canada
The Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution...
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Wilfrid Laurier
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, GCMG, PC, KC, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 11 July 1896 to 6 October 1911....
led the Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
to a third term in government, with an increased majority, and over half of the popular vote.
Sir Robert Borden
Robert Borden
Sir Robert Laird Borden, PC, GCMG, KC was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the eighth Prime Minister of Canada from October 10, 1911 to July 10, 1920, and was the third Nova Scotian to hold this office...
's Conservatives
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
and Liberal-Conservatives were unable to challenge the Liberals effectively, and lost a small portion of their popular vote, along with four seats.
Voter turnout: 71.6 %.
National results
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1900 Canadian federal election, 1900 The Canadian federal election of 1900 was held on November 7 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 9th Parliament of Canada. As a result of the election, the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, was re-elected to a second majority government, defeating the... |
Elected | Change | # | % | Change |
Liberal Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative... |
Wilfrid Laurier Wilfrid Laurier Sir Wilfrid Laurier, GCMG, PC, KC, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 11 July 1896 to 6 October 1911.... |
208 | 128 | 137 | +7.0% | 521,041 | 50.88% | +0.63% |
Conservative Conservative Party of Canada (historical) The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the... |
Robert Borden Robert Borden Sir Robert Laird Borden, PC, GCMG, KC was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the eighth Prime Minister of Canada from October 10, 1911 to July 10, 1920, and was the third Nova Scotian to hold this office... |
199 | 69 | 70 | +1.4% | 454 693 | 44.40% | +1.18% |
Liberal-Conservative | 6 | 10 | 5 | -50.0% | 15,737 | 1.54% | -1.34% |
Independent | 6 | 3 | 1 | -66.7% | 10,205 | 1.45% | -0.40% |
Independent Conservative | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 5,039 | 0.49% | -0.57% |
Unknown | 13 | - | - | - | 11,659 | 1.14% | +1.14% |
Labour | 2 | - | - | - | 2,159 | 0.21% | -0.10% |
Socialist Socialist Party of Canada There have been two different but related political parties in Canada that called themselves the Socialist Party of Canada . The current Socialist Party is an electorally inactive and unregistered federal political party in Canada... |
3 | * | - | * | 1,794 | 0.18% | * |
Nationalist | 1 | * | - | * | 1,429 | 0.14% | * |
Independent Liberal | 3 | 1 | - | -100% | 309 | 0.03% | -0.48% | |||||||
Total | 443 | 213 | 214 | +0.5% | 1,024,065 | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sources: http://www.elections.ca -- History of Federal Ridings since 1867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note:
Results by province
Party | BC British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858... |
NW Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south... |
MB Manitoba Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other... |
ON Ontario Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa.... |
QC Quebec Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level.... |
NB New Brunswick New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area... |
NS Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the... |
PE Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population... |
YK Yukon Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in.... |
Total |
Liberal Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative... |
Seats: | 7 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 53 | 7 | 18 | 1 | - | 137 |
Popular Vote (%): | 49.5 | 58.4 | 49.7 | 47.5 | 55.1 | 51.0 | 52.9 | 49.1 | 41.4 | 50.9 | rowspan="2"|Conservative Conservative Party of Canada (historical) The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the... |
Seats: | - | 2 | 3 | 44 | 12 | 5 | - | 3 | 1 | 70 |
Vote (%): | 38.8 | 37.8 | 41.8 | 46.3 | 43.0 | 42.0 | 44.5 | 50.9 | 58.6 | 44.4 |
Liberal-Conservative | Seats: | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Vote (%): | 3.8 | 2.1 | 6.8 | 1.5 |
Independent | Seats: | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Vote (%): | xx | 5.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
Independent Conservative | Seats: | 1 | 1 |
Vote (%): | 1.2 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total seats | 7 | 10 | 10 | 86 | 65 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parties that won no seats: |
Unknown | Vote (%): | 4.6 | 2.4 | xx | 1.1 |
Labour | Vote (%): | 2.7 | 7 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
Socialist Socialist Party of Canada There have been two different but related political parties in Canada that called themselves the Socialist Party of Canada . The current Socialist Party is an electorally inactive and unregistered federal political party in Canada... |
Vote (%): | 7.1 | 0.2 |
Nationalist | Vote (%): | 0.6 | 0.5 |
Independent Liberal | Vote (%): | xx | 0.2 | 0.1 | xx |
xx - indicates less than 0.05% of the popular vote.
See also
- List of Canadian federal general elections
- List of political parties in Canada
- 10th Canadian Parliament10th Canadian ParliamentThe 10th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 11, 1905 until September 17, 1908. The membership was set by the 1904 federal election on November 3, 1904, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1908 election.It was controlled...