1953 Canadian federal election

1953 Canadian federal election

← 1949 August 10, 1953 1957 →

265 seats in the House of Commons
133 seats needed for a majority
Turnout67.5%[1] (Decrease6.3pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Louis St. Laurent George A. Drew
Party Liberal Progressive Conservative
Leader since August 7, 1948 October 2, 1948
Leader's seat Quebec East Carleton
Last election 191 41
Seats won 169 51
Seat change Decrease22 Increase10
Popular vote 2,731,633 1,749,579
Percentage 48.43% 31.02%
Swing Decrease0.72pp Increase1.37pp

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Major James Coldwell Solon Earl Low
Party Co-operative Commonwealth Social Credit
Leader since March 22, 1942 April 6, 1944
Leader's seat Rosetown—Biggar Peace River
Last election 13 10
Seats won 23 15
Seat change Increase10 Increase5
Popular vote 636,310 304,553
Percentage 11.28% 5.40%
Swing Decrease2.14pp Increase3.09pp


The Canadian parliament after the 1953 election

Prime Minister before election

Louis St. Laurent
Liberal

Prime Minister after election

Louis St. Laurent
Liberal

The 1953 Canadian federal election was held on August 10, 1953, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 22nd Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent led his Liberal Party of Canada to its second consecutive majority government, although the party lost seats to the other parties.

The Progressive Conservative Party, led by former Premier of Ontario, George Drew, formed the official opposition, but for the last time until 1993, the party was unable to win the popular vote in any of Canada's provinces or territories.

This was the last election until 1988 in which any party won back-to-back majorities, and the last until 1997 in which the Liberals would accomplish this feat. This election is the last time that the Liberals would win more seats in Alberta than the largest right-of-centre party in Canada, and the last time they would win more seats than the Tories in Alberta until 1993.

  1. ^ "Voter Turnout at Federal Elections and Referendums". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 10, 2019.