Canadian federal election, 1904

Canadian federal election, 1904
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214 seats in the 10th Canadian Parliament ; 108 seats needed for a majority
Prime Minister before election; Wilfrid Laurier ; Liberal	Prime Minister-designate; Wilfrid Laurier ; Liberal

Last updated March 17, 2019

The Canadian federal election of 1904 was held on November 3 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.

The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons currently meets in a temporary Commons chamber in the West Block of the parliament buildings on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, while the Centre Block, which houses the traditional Commons chamber, undergoes a ten-year renovation.

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The 10th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 11, 1905, until September 17, 1908. The membership was set by the 1904 federal election on November 3, 1904. It was dissolved prior to the 1908 election.

Canada is a country in the northern part of North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres, making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Canada's southern border with the United States is the world's longest bi-national land border. Its capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. As a whole, Canada is sparsely populated, the majority of its land area being dominated by forest and tundra. Consequently, its population is highly urbanized, with over 80 percent of its inhabitants concentrated in large and medium-sized cities, many near the southern border. Canada's climate varies widely across its vast area, ranging from arctic weather in the north, to hot summers in the southern regions, with four distinct seasons.

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.

The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada. At a land area of approximately 1,144,000 km² (442,000 sq mi) and a 2016 census population of 41,786, it is the second-largest and the most populous of the three territories in Northern Canada. Its estimated population as of 2018 is 44,445. Yellowknife became the territorial capital in 1967, following recommendations by the Carrothers Commission.

Alberta is a western province of Canada. With an estimated population of 4,067,175 as of 2016 census, it is Canada's fourth most populous province and the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces. Its area is about 660,000 square kilometres (250,000 sq mi). Alberta and its neighbour Saskatchewan were districts of the Northwest Territories until they were established as provinces on September 1, 1905. The premier has been Rachel Notley since May 2015.

Voter turnout: 71.6%.^[1]

National results

The Canadian parliament after the 1904 election Chambre des Communes 1904.png — The Canadian parliament after the 1904 election

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Liberal	Conservative	O

Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular vote
Party		Party leader	# of candidates	1900	Elected	Change	#	%	Change
	Liberal	Wilfrid Laurier	208	128	137	+7.0%	521,041	50.88%	+0.63pp
	Conservative	Robert Borden	199	69	70	+1.4%	454693	44.40%	+1.18pp
	Liberal-Conservative	Robert Borden	6	10	5	-50.0%	15,737	1.54%	-1.34pp
	Independent		6	3	1	-66.7%	10,205	1.00%	-0.40pp
	Independent Conservative		2	1	1	-	5,039	0.49%	-0.57pp
	Unknown		13	-	-	-	11,659	1.14%	+1.14pp
	Labour		2	-	-	-	2,159	0.21%	-0.10pp
	Socialist		3	*	-	*	1,794	0.18%	*
	Nationalist		1	*	-	*	1,429	0.14%	*
	Independent Liberal		3	1	-	-100%	309	0.03%	-0.48pp
Total			443	213	214	+0.5%	1,024,065	100%
Sources: http://www.elections.ca -- History of Federal Ridings since 1867

Note:

* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

Results by province

Party			BC	NW	MB	ON	QC	NB	NS	PE	YK	Total
	Liberal	Seats:	7	7	7	37	53	7	18	1	-	137
	Liberal	Popular Vote (%):	49.5	58.4	49.7	47.5	55.1	51.0	52.9	49.1	41.4	50.9
	Conservative	Seats:	-	2	3	44	12	5	-	3	1	70
	Conservative	Vote (%):	38.8	37.8	41.8	46.3	43.0	42.0	44.5	50.9	58.6	44.4
	Liberal-Conservative	Seats:		1		3		1				5
	Liberal-Conservative	Vote (%):		3.8		2.1		6.8				1.5
	Independent	Seats:		-	-	1	-		-			1
	Independent	Vote (%):		xx	5.8	0.6	1.3		1.6			1.0
	Independent Conservative	Seats:				1						1
	Independent Conservative	Vote (%):				1.2						0.5
Total seats			7	10	10	86	65	13	18	4	1	214
Parties that won no seats:
	Unknown	Vote (%):	4.6			2.4	xx					1.1
	Labour	Vote (%):			2.7	0.7			0.8			0.2
	Socialist	Vote (%):	7.1									0.2
	Nationalist	Vote (%):					0.6					0.5
	Independent Liberal	Vote (%):				xx		0.2	0.1			xx

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

Vote and seat summaries

Popular vote

Liberal			50.88%
Conservative			45.94%
Others			3.18%

Seat totals

Liberal			64.02%
Conservative			35.05%
Others			0.93%

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