The 1900 Canadian federal election was held on November 7, 1900, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada 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 Conservative Party and Liberal-Conservatives led by Charles Tupper.
National results
PartyParty leader# of candidatesSeatsPopular vote1896ElectedChange#%Change Liberal Wilfrid Laurier 209117 1281+9.4% 477,758 50.25%+8.88pp Conservative Charles Tupper 19383 69-16.9% 410,953 43.22%-1.18pp Liberal-Conservative 1115 10-33.3%27,377 2.88%-0.89pp Independent 121 3+200% 13,307 1.40%-0.03ppIndependent Conservative 44 1-75% 10,081 1.06%-0.20ppIndependent Liberal 31 1- 4,895 0.51%+0.27ppIndependent Labour 12* 1* 3,441 0.36%* (People's Party)3 3* -* 2,924 0.31%*Unknown 1- -- 27 x-0.17ppTotal437229 213-7.0% 950,763 100% Sources: http://www.elections.ca -- History of Federal Ridings since 1867
Notes:
* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.
x - indicates less than 0.005% of the popular vote.
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 suggest that he ran as a Liberal in 1900. 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.
3 The Toronto Trades and Labour Council helped organize the People's Party and affiliated with the party for the 1900 federal election. Its political programme included shorter working hours, improved factory inspection, equal civil and political rights for women, national accident, unemployment and old-age insurance, and municipal ownership of gas, electricity, telephone and street-railway services. The party ran three labour candidates in Toronto who were poorly financed and ultimately lost their deposits, capturing only 4.7% of the local popular vote.
Results by province
Party nameBCNWMBONQCNBNSPETotalLiberal Seats: 41 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 6 4 7 9265 14 20 5 213Parties that won no seats: Vote (%): 10.0 0.1 0.3 Unknown Vote (%): xx xx
Notes:
xx - indicates less than 0.05% of the popular vote.
See also
List of Canadian federal general elections List of political parties in Canada 9th Canadian Parliament
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