This was the first election in which Alberta and Saskatchewan voted as provinces. Following their creation in 1905, the two new provinces continued to be represented by MP's initially elected under the old Northwest Territories riding boundaries, some of which straddled the new provincial border. The remainder of the Northwest Territories that previously had Parliamentary representation lost it, although parts of the NWT would gain or re-gain representation after being added to Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec in 1912. A seat would not be created for the NWT itself again (which then contained the modern NWT and Nunavut) until 1949.
This is the most recent election in which a prime minister was able to lead their party to a fourth consecutive mandate.
^Laurier was also elected in Ottawa (City of); he chose to sit for Quebec East instead, and resigned as the Member of Parliament for Ottawa (City of).
^Borden was also elected in Carleton, which he represented during the previous Parliament; he chose to sit for Halifax instead, and resigned as the Member of Parliament for Carleton.
Referencesedit
^"Voter Turnout at Federal Elections and Referendums". Retrieved March 10, 2019.
Further readingedit
Hopkins, J. Castell (1909). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1908. Toronto: The Annual Review Publishing Company.
January 01, 1970
1908, canadian, federal, election, held, monday, october, 1908, elect, members, house, commons, canada, 11th, parliament, canada, prime, minister, wilfrid, laurier, liberal, party, canada, elected, fourth, consecutive, term, government, with, majority, governm. The 1908 Canadian federal election was held on Monday October 26 1908 to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 11th Parliament of Canada Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier s Liberal Party of Canada was re elected for a fourth consecutive term in government with a majority government The Liberals lost four seats and a small share of the popular vote 1908 Canadian federal election 1904 October 26 1908 1911 outgoing memberselected members 221 seats in the House of Commons111 seats needed for a majorityTurnout70 3 1 1 3pp First party Second party Leader Wilfrid Laurier Robert Borden Party Liberal Conservative Leader since 1887 1901 Leader s seat Quebec East a Halifax b Last election 137 seats 50 9 75 seats 45 9 Seats won 133 85 Seat change 4 10 Popular vote 570 311 539 374 Percentage 48 9 46 2 Swing 2 0 0 3 The Canadian parliament after the 1908 electionPrime Minister before election Wilfrid Laurier Liberal Prime Minister after election Wilfrid Laurier Liberal Sir Robert Borden s Conservatives and Liberal Conservatives won ten additional seats This was the first election in which Alberta and Saskatchewan voted as provinces Following their creation in 1905 the two new provinces continued to be represented by MP s initially elected under the old Northwest Territories riding boundaries some of which straddled the new provincial border The remainder of the Northwest Territories that previously had Parliamentary representation lost it although parts of the NWT would gain or re gain representation after being added to Manitoba Ontario and Quebec in 1912 A seat would not be created for the NWT itself again which then contained the modern NWT and Nunavut until 1949 This is the most recent election in which a prime minister was able to lead their party to a fourth consecutive mandate Contents 1 National results 2 Results by province 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 Further readingNational results edit nbsp Party Party leader of candidates Seats Popular vote 1904 Elected Change Change Liberal Wilfrid Laurier 213 137 133 2 9 570 311 48 87 2 01pp Conservative Robert Borden 207 70 82 17 1 524 641 44 95 0 55pp Liberal Conservative 4 5 3 40 0 14 733 1 26 0 27pp Independent 15 1 1 16 903 1 45 0 45pp Labour 3 1 10 400 0 89 0 68pp Unknown 7 13 478 1 15 0 02pp Socialist 5 6 071 0 52 0 35pp Independent Conservative 2 1 1 100 5 314 0 46 0 04pp Independent Liberal 5 5 191 0 44 0 41pp Total 461 214 221 2 8 1 167 042 100 Sources http www elections ca History of Federal Ridings since 1867 Archived 2008 12 04 at the Wayback MachineResults by province editParty BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE YK Total Liberal Seats 2 4 9 2 37 52 11 12 3 1 133 Popular vote 35 9 50 2 56 6 45 4 45 0 53 0 56 2 51 0 50 4 40 2 48 9 Conservative Seats 5 2 1 8 46 12 2 5 1 82 Vote 46 8 38 1 36 8 51 5 49 2 39 5 43 8 44 5 49 6 10 8 45 0 Liberal Conservative Seats 1 1 1 3 Vote 6 4 1 5 4 5 1 3 Independent Seats 1 1 Vote 8 9 3 7 0 6 0 1 1 8 1 1 1 5 Labour Seats 1 1 Vote 0 7 2 6 0 9 Independent Conservative Seats 1 1 Vote 5 9 0 4 0 5 Total seats 7 7 10 10 86 65 13 18 4 1 221 Parties that won no seats Unknown Vote 1 3 1 4 1 9 49 0 1 2 Socialist Vote 7 1 1 6 2 9 0 2 0 5 Independent Liberal Vote 0 1 1 8 0 4See also edit nbsp Canada portal nbsp Politics portal List of Canadian federal general elections List of political parties in Canada 11th Canadian ParliamentNotes edit Laurier was also elected in Ottawa City of he chose to sit for Quebec East instead and resigned as the Member of Parliament for Ottawa City of Borden was also elected in Carleton which he represented during the previous Parliament he chose to sit for Halifax instead and resigned as the Member of Parliament for Carleton References edit Voter Turnout at Federal Elections and Referendums Retrieved March 10 2019 Further reading editHopkins J Castell 1909 The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs 1908 Toronto The Annual Review Publishing Company Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1908 Canadian federal election amp oldid 1216872265, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,