The central issue was the economy, which was still in the depths of the Great Depression. In office since the 1930 election, Bennett had sought to stimulate the economy during his first few years through a policy of high tariffs and trade within the British Empire. In the last months of his time in office, he reversed his position, copying the popular New Deal of Franklin Roosevelt in the United States. Upset about high unemployment and inaction by the federal government, voters were unwilling to allow the Conservatives to continue to govern, despite their change of policy.
The Conservatives were also suffering severe internal divisions. During his first years in office, Bennett had alienated those in his party who supported intervention in the economy. His last minute conversion to interventionism alienated the rest of the party. Former cabinet minister H.H. Stevens left to form the Reconstruction Party. Senior minister Sir Joseph Flavelle announced he would be supporting the Liberals.
Voters opted for Mackenzie King's promise of mild reforms to restore economic health. The Liberals crushed the Tories, winning 173 seats to the Conservatives' 39, the worst ever performance by the Tories until their collapse in 1993. The Liberal Party would continue to hold power until 1957.
The Social Credit Party of Canada was even more successful, capturing seventeen seats on its platform of monetary reform despite winning less of the popular vote than the former. Fifteen of these seats were in Alberta, where the party dominated after having swept to power in a landslide less than two months before the federal vote. John Horne Blackmore was chosen to lead the Social Credit caucus after the election. The de facto leader of the national movement was Alberta Premier William Aberhart, who did not stand in the federal election himself.
The Editors, ed. (1939). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1935 and 1936. Toronto: The Annual Review Company. {{cite book}}: |editor= has generic name (help)
H. Blair Neatby, William Lyon Mackenzie King: 1932-1939 (1976)
J. R. H. Wilbur (1968). The Bennett new deal: fraud or portent?. Copp Clark.
^"Voter Turnout at Federal Elections and Referendums". Elections Canada. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^Reid, Escott (1936). "The Canadian Election of 1935—and After". American Political Science Review. 30 (1): 111–121. doi:10.2307/1948012. ISSN 0003-0554. JSTOR 1948012. S2CID 147100835.
April 27, 2023
1935, canadian, federal, election, held, october, 1935, elect, members, house, commons, canada, 18th, parliament, canada, liberal, party, william, lyon, mackenzie, king, majority, government, defeating, prime, minister, bennett, conservatives, 1930, october, 1. The 1935 Canadian federal election was held on October 14 1935 to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 18th Parliament of Canada The Liberal Party of William Lyon Mackenzie King won a majority government defeating Prime Minister R B Bennett s Conservatives 2 1935 Canadian federal election 1930 October 14 1935 1940 outgoing memberselected members 245 seats in the House of Commons123 seats needed for a majorityTurnout74 2 1 0 7pp First party Second party Third party Leader W L Mackenzie King R B Bennett William Aberhart unofficial Party Liberal Conservative Social CreditLeader since 1919 1927 1935Leader s seat Prince Albert Calgary West Did not run a Last election 89 137 pre creationSeats won 173 39 17Seat change 84 98 17Popular vote 1 967 839 1 290 671 180 679Percentage 44 68 29 84 4 10 Swing 0 65pp 18 48pp 4 10pp Fourth party Fifth party Leader J S Woodsworth H H StevensParty Co operative Commonwealth ReconstructionLeader since 1932 1935Leader s seat Winnipeg North Centre Kootenay EastLast election pre creation pre creationSeats won 7 1Seat change 7 1Popular vote 410 125 384 462Percentage 9 31 8 73 Swing 9 31pp 8 73ppThe Canadian parliament after the 1935 electionPrime Minister before electionR B BennettConservative Prime Minister after election William Lyon Mackenzie KingLiberalThe central issue was the economy which was still in the depths of the Great Depression In office since the 1930 election Bennett had sought to stimulate the economy during his first few years through a policy of high tariffs and trade within the British Empire In the last months of his time in office he reversed his position copying the popular New Deal of Franklin Roosevelt in the United States Upset about high unemployment and inaction by the federal government voters were unwilling to allow the Conservatives to continue to govern despite their change of policy The Conservatives were also suffering severe internal divisions During his first years in office Bennett had alienated those in his party who supported intervention in the economy His last minute conversion to interventionism alienated the rest of the party Former cabinet minister H H Stevens left to form the Reconstruction Party Senior minister Sir Joseph Flavelle announced he would be supporting the Liberals Voters opted for Mackenzie King s promise of mild reforms to restore economic health The Liberals crushed the Tories winning 173 seats to the Conservatives 39 the worst ever performance by the Tories until their collapse in 1993 The Liberal Party would continue to hold power until 1957 The 1935 election was also important in it saw the final demise of the Progressive Party and the United Farmers of Alberta Two new movements rose out of the west however The new Co operative Commonwealth Federation a social democratic party first competed in this election and won seven seats promising social reform The Social Credit Party of Canada was even more successful capturing seventeen seats on its platform of monetary reform despite winning less of the popular vote than the former Fifteen of these seats were in Alberta where the party dominated after having swept to power in a landslide less than two months before the federal vote John Horne Blackmore was chosen to lead the Social Credit caucus after the election The de facto leader of the national movement was Alberta Premier William Aberhart who did not stand in the federal election himself Contents 1 National results 2 Vote and seat summaries 3 Results by province 4 See also 5 Further reading 6 Notes 7 ReferencesNational results Edit Party Party leader of candidates Seats Popular vote1930 Elected Change pp Change Liberal W L Mackenzie King 245 90 173 92 2 1 967 839 44 68 0 65 Conservative R B Bennett 228 134 39 70 9 1 290 671 29 30 18 48Social Credit 46 17 180 679 4 10 Co operative Commonwealth J S Woodsworth 121 7 410 125 9 31 Liberal Progressive 5 3 4 33 3 29 569 0 67 0 48Reconstruction H H Stevens 172 1 384 462 8 73 Independent Liberal 24 1 54 239 1 23 0 86 Independent 13 2 1 50 0 17 207 0 39 0 16 United Farmers of Ontario Labour 1 1 7 210 0 16 0 16 Independent Conservative 4 1 1 078 0 02 0 24Communist Tim Buck 12 20 140 0 46 0 34Labour 5 2 100 14 423 0 33 0 35 Progressive Conservative 2 1 100 12 220 0 28 0 13 Verdun 1 4 214 0 10 Anti Communist 1 3 961 0 09 Unknown 3 3 407 0 08 0 11 Independent Reconstructionist 1 0 865 0 02 Technocrat 1 0 733 0 02 Liberal Labour 3 708 0 02 0 17 Socialist Party of Canada WSM 1 251 0 01 Independent Labour 1 221 0 01 0 41 Veteran 1 79 x Total 891 245 245 4 404 301 100 Sources http www elections ca History of Federal Ridings since 1867Notes The party did not nominate candidates in the previous election x less than 0 005 of the popular voteVote and seat summaries EditPopular voteLiberal 44 68 Conservative 29 84 CCF 9 31 Reconstruction 8 73 Social Credit 4 10 Others 3 88 Seat totalsLiberal 70 61 Conservative 15 91 Social Credit 6 93 CCF 2 85 Liberal Progressive 1 63 Reconstruction 0 40 Others 1 63 Results by province EditParty name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE YK Total Liberal Seats won by party 6 1 16 10 56 59 9 12 4 173 Popular Vote 31 8 21 6 40 8 31 7 42 2 56 0 57 2 52 7 58 3 44 4 44 7 Conservative Seats 5 1 1 1 25 5 1 39 Vote 24 9 17 6 18 0 27 9 35 8 27 5 31 9 34 5 38 4 29 8 Co operative Commonwealth Seats 3 2 2 7 Vote 32 7 12 0 21 3 19 4 8 0 0 6 8 8 Social Credit Seats 15 2 17 Vote 0 6 46 6 17 8 2 0 4 1 Liberal Progressive Seats 4 4 Vote 10 5 0 7 Reconstruction Seats 1 1 Vote 7 3 0 7 1 3 5 9 11 4 9 3 9 7 12 7 3 4 8 7 Independent Liberal Seats 1 1 Vote 0 2 0 6 3 8 0 4 3 1 2 Independent Seats 1 1 Vote 1 8 0 1 0 2 0 7 0 8 0 4 UFO Labour Seats 1 1 Vote 0 5 0 2 Independent Conservative Seats 1 1 Vote xx 55 6 xxTotal Seats 16 17 21 17 82 65 10 12 4 1 245Parties that won no seats Communist Vote 0 5 1 1 0 8 0 7 0 5 0 3 0 5 Farmer Labour Vote 0 3 0 5 0 5 0 3 Progressive Conservative Vote 0 5 0 7 0 1 Verdun Vote 0 4 0 1 Anti Communist Vote 0 2 0 1 Unknown Vote 0 x 0 x 0 1 Independent Reconstruction Vote 0 1 xx Technocrat Vote 0 3 xx Liberal Labour Vote 0 1 xxSocialist Vote 0 1 xx Independent Labour Vote 0 x xx Veteran Vote 0 x xxxx less than 0 05 of the popular voteSee also Edit Canada portal Politics portalList of Canadian federal general elections List of political parties in Canada 18th Canadian ParliamentFurther reading EditThe Editors ed 1939 The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs 1935 and 1936 Toronto The Annual Review Company a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a editor has generic name help H Blair Neatby William Lyon Mackenzie King 1932 1939 1976 J R H Wilbur 1968 The Bennett new deal fraud or portent Copp Clark Notes Edit Aberhart was Premier of Alberta and represented the provincial seat of Okotoks High River but was not a candidate in the federal election John Horne Blackmore acted as Social Credit s parliamentary leader afterwards References Edit Voter Turnout at Federal Elections and Referendums Elections Canada Retrieved 10 March 2019 Reid Escott 1936 The Canadian Election of 1935 and After American Political Science Review 30 1 111 121 doi 10 2307 1948012 ISSN 0003 0554 JSTOR 1948012 S2CID 147100835 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1935 Canadian federal election amp oldid 1142824535, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
