1953 Canadian federal election

1953 Canadian federal election

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265 seats in the House of Commons 133 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	67.5%[1] (6.3pp)
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 22 10 Popular vote 2,731,633 1,749,579 Percentage 48.43% 31.02% Swing 0.72pp 1.37pp   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 10 5 Popular vote 636,310 304,553 Percentage 11.28% 5.40% Swing 2.14pp 3.09pp
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.

See also Results of the 1953 Canadian federal election

Notes:

* - not applicable - the party was not recognized in the previous election

x - less than 0.005% of the popular vote

¹ The Liberal-Labour MP sat with the Liberal caucus.

• xx - less than 0.05% of the popular vote

• List of Canadian federal general elections
• List of political parties in Canada
• 22nd Canadian Parliament

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