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1904 Canadian federal election

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214 seats in the House of Commons 108 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	71.6% (5.8pp)
First party Second party   Leader Wilfrid Laurier Robert Borden Party Liberal Conservative Leader since 1887 1901 Leader's seat Quebec East Halifax (lost re-election) Last election 128 seats, 50.3% 79 seats, 46.1% Seats won 137 75 Seat change 9 4 Popular vote 521,041 470,430 Percentage 50.9% 45.9% Swing 0.6% 0.2%
The Canadian parliament after the 1904 election
Prime Minister before election Wilfrid Laurier Liberal Prime Minister after election Wilfrid Laurier Liberal

The 1904 Canadian federal election was held on November 3, 1904 to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 10th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier led the Liberal Party of Canada to a third term in government, with an increased majority, and over half of the popular vote.

Sir Robert Borden's Conservatives and Liberal-Conservatives were unable to challenge the Liberals effectively, and lost a small portion of their popular vote, along with four seats, including his own. Borden re-entered parliament the next year in a by-election.

This was the last election until 1949 in which parts of the Northwest Territories were granted representation. Most of the settled regions of the NWT entered Confederation as the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan on 1 September 1905, although its MP's continued to sit as representatives of the old ridings until the 10th Parliament's dissolution.

One of the key issues in the election was Imperial Preference.

National results

Note:

* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

Results by province

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xx - indicates less than 0.05% of the popular vote.

See also

• List of Canadian federal general elections
• List of political parties in Canada
• 10th Canadian Parliament

Notes

1. Laurier was also elected in Wright; he chose to sit for Quebec East instead, and resigned as the Member of Parliament for Wright.

References

1. "Voter Turnout at Federal Elections and Referendums". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
2. ^ Garner, J. W. (1904). "Record of Political Events". Political Science Quarterly. 19 (4): 740. doi:10.2307/2140340. ISSN 0032-3195. JSTOR 2140340.

Further reading

• Hopkins, J. Castell (1905). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1904. Toronto: The Annual Review Publishing Company.

• 1904 Canadian federal election
• 1904 elections in Canada
• Canadian federal elections by year
• November 1904 events