Canadian federal election results (1940-1959)

For detailed results for an election, including results for each province, see:

Canadian federal election, 1940 - 19th General Election
Canadian federal election, 1945 - 20th General Election
Canadian federal election, 1949 - 21st General Election
Canadian federal election, 1953 - 22nd General Election
Canadian federal election, 1957 - 23rd General Election
Canadian federal election, 1958 - 24th General Election

Number of seats won

Party		1940	1945	1949	1953	1957	1958 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row	Liberal	180	117	190	169	105	49 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row	Conservative/Progressive Conservative¹	1	65	41	50	109	206 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row	National Government¹	37					Template:Canadian politics/party colours/CCF/row	Cooperative Commonwealth	8	28	13	23	25	8 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Social Credit/row	Social Credit¹²	3	13	10	15	19	Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Social Credit/row	New Democracy²	3					Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	Independent	1	6	4	3	2	Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	Independent Liberal	2	8	1	2	2 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/BQ/row	Bloc populaire		2				Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Union Nationale/row	Union Nationale	2					Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Communist/row	Labour Progressive		1				Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	Independent PC		1			1	Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	Independent Conservative	1					Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	Independent CCF		1				Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal-Progressive/row	Liberal-Progressive	2	1	1	1		Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row	Liberal-Labour		1				Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Socialist/row	Socialist						1
Total			243	263	263	263	264

Notes:

¹ In 1940, the Conservative Party ran under the name "National Government". A few candidates insisted on running under the traditional name, however. In 1943, the Conservative Party became the Progressive Conservative Party.

² In 1940, Social Credit ran in coalition with New Democracy under that party's name. A few candidates insisted on running under the traditional name however.

Popular vote

Party		1940	1945	1949	1953	1957	1958 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row	Liberal	51.32%	39.78%	49.15%	48.62%	40.91%	33.50% Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row	Conservative/Progressive Conservative¹	1.17%	27.62%	29.62%	31.01%	38.81%	53.56% Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row	National Government¹	29.24%	0.09%				Template:Canadian politics/party colours/CCF/row	Cooperative Commonwealth	8.42%	15.55%	13.42%	11.28%	10.71%	9.49% Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Social Credit/row	Social Credit²	1.00%	4.05%	2.31%	5.42%	6.57%	2.58% Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Social Credit/row	New Democracy²	1.59%					Template:Canadian politics/party colours/BQ/row	Bloc populaire		3.29%				Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Union Nationale/row	Union Nationale						Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Communist/row	Labour Progressive/Communist	0.19%	2.13%	0.56%	1.06%	0.12%	0.13% Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	Independent	1.24%	4.89%	2.09%	1.04%	1.06%	0.19% Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	Independent Liberal	3.19%	1.79%	0.52%	1.21%	1.41%	0.17% Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	Independent PC		0.28%	0.14%	0.03%	0.22%	0.03% Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	Independent Conservative	0.23%	0.05%				x Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	Independent CCF		0.12%				Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	Independent SC			0.08%	0.01%	0.04%	0.00% Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal-Progressive/row	Liberal-Progressive	0.06%	0.12%	0.16%	0.16%		Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	United Reform Movement	0.30%					Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	Unity	0.27%					Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	Independent National Government	0.28%					Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	NDP	0.15%					Template:Canadian politics/party colours/United Farmers/row	UFO-Labour	0.10%					Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	United Progressive	0.06%					Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	National Liberal Progressive	0.05%					Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Labour/row	National Labour	0.05%					Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	Anti-Conscriptionist	0.01%					Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	United Reform	0.01%					Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	Social Credit-National Unity	0.01%					Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Labour/row	Canadian Labour	0.01%					Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	Trades Union		0.09%				Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	Democrat		0.05%				Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Social Credit/row	Union of Electors		0.01%	1.47%			Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Socialist/row	Socialist Labour		0.01%	x	x		Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Labour/row	Labour		0.01%	0.01%			Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row	Liberal-Labour		0.01%	0.20%			Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	Independent Labour		x				Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	Farmer-Labour		0.07%	0.11%			Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	National Unity			0.10%			Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	Nationalist			0.09%	0.13%		Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	Christian Liberal				0.03%		Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	Locataire				0.01%		Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	Anti-Communist				0.01%		Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Social Credit/row	Candidats des électeurs					0.12%	0.11% Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	Canadian Democrat					0.01%	Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	Liberal Conservative Coalition					x	Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	H-G Grenier (various)					x	0.01% Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	National Credit Control					x	Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Socialist/row	Socialist						0.19% Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	Radical chrétien						0.01% Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	Parti ouvrier canadien						x

Notes:

² In 1940, Social Credit ran in coalition with New Democracy under that party's name. A few candidates insisted on running under the traditional name however.

x - party won less than 0.005% of the popular vote

Canadian federal election results (1940-1959)

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