| Election name | 1900 Canadian federal election |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Ongoing | no |
| Party colour | no |
| Party name | no |
| Previous election | 1896 Canadian federal election |
| Previous year | 1896 |
| Next election | 1904 Canadian federal election |
| Next year | 1904 |
| Seats for election | 213 seats in the House of Commons |
| Majority seats | 107 |
| Turnout | 77.4%[1] ( 14.5 pp) |
| Election date | November 7, 1900 |
| Elected members | 9th Canadian Parliament |
| Outgoing members | 8th Canadian Parliament |
| Leader 1 | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Leader since 1 | June 2, 1887 |
| Leaders seat 1 | Quebec East |
| Last election 1 | 117 seats, 41.4% |
| Seats 1 | 128 |
| Seat change 1 | 11 |
| Popular vote 1 | 477,758 |
| Percentage 1 | 50.3% |
| Swing 1 | 8.9 pp |
| Leader 2 | Charles Tupper |
| Leader since 2 | May 1, 1896 |
| Leaders seat 2 | Cape Breton (lost re-election) |
| Last election 2 | 86 seats, 48.2% |
| Seats 2 | 79 |
| Seat change 2 | 7 |
| Popular vote 2 | 438,330 |
| Percentage 2 | 46.1% |
| Swing 2 | 2.1 pp |
| Posttitle | Prime Minister after election |
| Before election | Wilfrid Laurier |
| After election | Wilfrid Laurier |
The 1900 Canadian federal election was held on November 7, 1900, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 9th Parliament of Canada. As a result of the election, the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, was re-elected to a second majority government, defeating the Conservative Party and Liberal-Conservatives led by Charles Tupper.
National results
| Party | Party leader |
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| 1896 | Elected | Change | % | Change | Liberal | Wilfrid Laurier | 209 | 117 | 1281 | +9.4% | 477,758 | 50.25% | +8.88pp | Conservative | Charles Tupper | 193 | 83 | 69 | -16.9% | 410,953 | 43.22% | -1.18pp | Liberal-Conservative | 11 | 15 | 10 | -33.3% | 27,377 | 2.88% | -0.89pp | Independent | 12 | 1 | 3 | +200% | 13,307 | 1.40% | -0.03pp | Independent Conservative | 4 | 4 | 1 | -75% | 10,081 | 1.06% | -0.20pp | Independent Liberal | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 4,895 | 0.51% | +0.27pp | Independent Labour | 12 | 1 | 3,441 | 0.36% | 3 | - | 2,924 | 0.31% | Unknown | 1 | - | - | - | 27 | x | -0.17pp | |||||||||||||
| Total | 437 | 229 | 213 | -7.0% | 950,763 | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sources: http://www.elections.ca -- History of Federal Ridings since 1867 Archived 2008-12-04 at the Wayback Machine[failed verification] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes:
* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.
x - indicates less than 0.005% of the popular vote.
1 Ralph Smith is reported to have run as an Independent Labour candidate in Vancouver. He was elected defeating both a Liberal and Conservative, but immediately joined the Liberal Party caucus when he took his seat in the House of Commons. Some records suggest that he ran as a Liberal in 1900. He was subsequently re-elected as a "Liberal" in 1904 and 1908, and was defeated in 1911. He is listed in these tables as having been elected as a Liberal.
2 Arthur Puttee of Winnipeg was elected as a Labour candidate in a 1900 by-election, and was re-elected as an Independent Labour MP in the subsequent 1900 election.
Results by province
| Party name | BC | NW | MB | ON | QC | NB | NS | PE | Total | Liberal | Seats: | 41 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 57 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 128 | Popular vote (%): | 49.1 | 55.1 | 42.9 | 46.7 | 56.3 | 51.9 | 51.7 | 51.8 | 50.3 | Conservative | Seats: | 2 | - | 3 | 47 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 69 | Vote (%): | 40.9 | 44.9 | 35.3 | 44.9 | 43.6 | 35.6 | 44.9 | 39.4 | 43.2 | Liberal-Conservative | Seats: | 7 | 2 | - | 1 | 10 | Vote (%): | 3.8 | 8.1 | 3.4 | 8.8 | 2.9 | Independent | Seats: | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 | Vote (%): | 13.5 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.4 | Independent Conservative | Seats: | 1 | - | 1 | Vote (%): | 1.7 | 4.2 | 1.1 | Independent Liberal | Seats: | 1 | 1 | Vote (%): | 1.1 | 0.5 | Independent Labour | Seats: | 1 | 1 | Vote (%): | 8.2 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total seats | 6 | 4 | 7 | 92 | 65 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 213 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parties that won no seats: | Vote (%): | 10.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | Unknown | Vote (%): | xx | xx | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes:
xx - indicates less than 0.05% of the popular vote.
See also
- List of Canadian federal general elections
- List of political parties in Canada
- 9th Canadian Parliament
References
- ^ "Voter Turnout at Federal Elections and Referendums". Elections Canada. Retrieved 10 March 2019.