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Canadian federal election, 1900




National results

Party Party Leader # of candidates Seats Popular Vote
Before After % Change # % Change
Liberal 209 117 128(1) +9.4% 477,758 50.25% +8.88%
Conservative 193 83 69 -16.9% 410,953 43.22% -1.18%
Liberal-Conservative 11 15 10 -33.3% 27,377 2.88% -0.89%
Independent
12 1 3 +200% 13,307 1.40% -0.03%
Independent Conservative
4 4 1 -75% 10,081 1.06% -0.20%
Independent Liberal
3 1 1 - 4,895 0.51% +0.27%
Independent Labour
1(2) - 1 3,441 0.36% +0.36%
Labour
3 - 0 - 2,924 0.31% +0.31%
Unknown
1 - 0 - 27 x -0.17%
Total
437
229
213
-7.0%
950,763
100.0%
Sources: http://www.elections.ca -- History of Federal Ridings since 1867

Notes:

"Before" refers to the standings in the House of Commons at the last election, and not to the standings at dissolution.

x - indicates less than 0.005% of the popular vote

Results by province

Party Name BC NW MB ON QC NB NS PE Total
Liberal Seats: 4 (1) 4 2 34 57 9 15 3 128
Popular Vote (%): 49.1 55.1 42.9 46.7 56.3 51.9 51.7 51.8 50.3
Conservative Seats: 2 - 3 47 8 3 5 1 69
Vote (%): 40.9 44.9 35.3 44.9 43.6 35.6 44.9 39.4 43.2
Liberal-Conservative Seats:       7   2 - 1 10
Vote (%):       3.8   8.1 3.4 8.8 2.9
Independent Seats:     1 2 - -     3
Vote (%):     13.5 1.7 0.2 0.3     1.4
Independent Conservative Seats:       1   -     1
Vote (%):       1.7   4.2     1.1
Independent Liberal Seats:       1         1
Vote (%):       1.1         0.5
Independent Labour Seats:     1           1
Vote (%):     8.2           0.4
Total Seats   14 4 7 92 65 14 20 5 213
Parties that won no seats:
Labour Vote (%): 10.0     0.1         0.3
Unknown Vote (%):         xx       xx

Notes:

(1)Ralph Smith is reported to have run as an Independent Labour candidate in Vancouver. He was elected defeating both a Liberal and Conservative but immediately joined the Liberal Party caucus when he took his seat in the House of Commons. Some records suggst he ran as a Liberal in 1900. Regardless, he was subsequently re-elected as a "Liberal" in 1904 and 1908 and was defeated in 1911. He is listed in these tables as having been elected as a Liberal.

(2)Arthur Puttee of Winnipeg was elected as a Labour candidate in a 1900 by-election and was re-elected as an Independent Labour MP in the subsequent 1900 election.

xx - indicates less than 0.05% of the popular vote

Last updated: 05-07-2005 07:52:30
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