1921 Canadian Federal Election

December 6, 1921 · War & fragmentation · 235 seats, 118 for a majority

The party system shattered: Agnes Macphail became the first woman MP as the farmers' Progressive movement took 58 seats, more than the Conservatives, and Mackenzie King began his 27-year dominance with the first minority Parliament in Canadian history.

Prime Minister before

Arthur Meighen

Conservative

Prime Minister after

William Lyon Mackenzie King

Liberal

Government formed

Liberal

majority government

Turnout

67.7%

The result

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Liberal

W. L. Mackenzie King · +36 seats · 41.1%

118

seats

Progressive

Thomas Crerar · +58 seats · 21.1%

seats

Conservative

Arthur Meighen · -104 seats · 29.9%

seats

Independent Labour

J. S. Woodsworth · +3 seats · 2.7%

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United Farmers of Alberta

Herbert Greenfield · +2 seats · 0.7%

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United Farmers of Ontario

Ernest C. Drury · +1 seats · 0.1%

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Liberal	W. L. Mackenzie King	118	+36	1,285,998	41.1%	+2.3
Progressive	Thomas Crerar	58	+58	658,976	21.1%	—
Conservative	Arthur Meighen	49	-104	935,651	29.9%	-27.0
Independent Labour	J. S. Woodsworth	3	+3	85,388	2.7%	+0.9
United Farmers of Alberta	Herbert Greenfield	2	+2	22,251	0.7%	—
United Farmers of Ontario	Ernest C. Drury	1	+1	3,919	0.1%	—

4 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.

The result by province & territory

Seats won and vote share in each province and territory. Blank cells mean the party did not contest the province; the results table splits allied labels (Liberal-Conservatives, farmers' candidates, independents) that the headline figures group together.

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Liberal

BC 3 (29.8%)AB 0 (15.8%)SK 1 (18.7%)MB 3 (18.9%)ON 21 (30.1%)QC 65 (70.2%)NB 5 (50.2%)NS 16 (52.4%)PE 4 (45.7%)YT 0 (47.6%)

118

seats

Progressive

BC 3 (11.7%)AB 0 (<0.1%)SK 15 (61.7%)MB 11 (41.9%)ON 20 (25.6%)QC 0 (3.1%)NB 1 (8.7%)NS 0 (10.2%)PE 0 (12.3%)

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Conservative

BC 7 (47.9%)AB 0 (20.3%)SK 0 (16.3%)MB 0 (24.4%)ON 36 (38.8%)QC 0 (18.5%)NB 5 (39.4%)NS 0 (32.3%)PE 0 (37.2%)YT 1 (51.1%)

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Labour

BC 0 (6.8%)AB 2 (11.1%)SK 0 (0.8%)MB 1 (5.7%)ON 0 (2.3%)QC 0 (0.7%)NS 0 (3.5%)PE 0 (4.8%)

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Independent

BC 0 (3.5%)MB 0 (7.4%)ON 2 (1.9%)QC 0 (6.6%)NB 0 (1.7%)YT 0 (1.3%)

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United Farmers of Alberta

AB 10 (52.5%)

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Independent Conservative

ON 1 (0.9%)QC 0 (0.3%)

seats

United Farmers of Ontario

ON 1 (0.3%)

seats

Independent Progressive

ON 1 (0.3%)

seats

Total seats

235


Liberal	329.8%	015.8%	118.7%	318.9%	2130.1%	6570.2%	550.2%	1652.4%	445.7%	047.6%	11841.2%
Progressive	311.7%	0<0.1%	1561.7%	1141.9%	2025.6%	03.1%	18.7%	010.2%	012.3%		5019.7%
Conservative	747.9%	020.3%	016.3%	024.4%	3638.8%	018.5%	539.4%	032.3%	037.2%	151.1%	4930.0%
Labour	06.8%	211.1%	00.8%	15.7%	02.3%	00.7%		03.5%	04.8%		32.7%
Independent	03.5%			07.4%	21.9%	06.6%	01.7%			01.3%	23.0%
United Farmers of Alberta		1052.5%									102.1%
Independent Conservative					10.9%	00.3%					10.4%
United Farmers of Ontario					10.3%						10.1%
Independent Progressive					10.3%						10.1%
Total seats	13	12	16	15	82	65	11	16	4	1	235