1930 Canadian federal election

1930 Canadian federal election
← 1926 July 28, 1930 1935 →
245 seats in the House of Commons
123 seats needed for a majority
Turnout73.5%[1] (Increase5.8pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader R. B. Bennett W. L. Mackenzie King
Party Conservative Liberal
Leader since 1927 1919
Leader's seat Calgary West Prince Albert
Last election 91 116
Seats won 137 89
Seat change Increase46 Decrease27
Popular vote 1,863,115 1,716,798
Percentage 47.79% 44.03%
Swing Increase3.08pp Increase1.13pp
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader John E. Brownlee None
Party United Farmers of Alberta Progressive
Leader's seat Did not run[2] None
Last election 11 11
Seats won 9 3
Seat change Decrease2 Decrease8
Popular vote 56,968 70,822
Percentage 1.46% 1.82%
Swing Decrease0.55pp Decrease2.41pp
The Canadian parliament after the 1930 election
Prime Minister before election

William Lyon Mackenzie King
Liberal

Prime Minister after election

R. B. Bennett
Conservative

The 1930 Canadian federal election was held on July 28, 1930, to elect members of the House of Commons of the 17th Parliament of Canada. Richard Bedford Bennett's Conservative Party won a majority government, defeating the Liberal Party led by Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King.[3]

3,922,481 votes were cast in this election.[1]

  1. ^ "Voter Turnout at Federal Elections and Referendums". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  2. ^ The United Farmers of Alberta, which at the time formed the government in that province, did not have a separate party leader at the federal level. At the time of this election, party leader John E. Brownlee was the Premier of Alberta and the MLA for Ponoka in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
  3. ^ Soward, Frederic H. (1930). "The Canadian Elections of 1930". American Political Science Review. 24 (4): 995–1000. doi:10.2307/1946756. ISSN 0003-0554.