1908 Canadian federal election

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
October 26, 1908
221 seats in the House of Commons
111 seats needed for a majority
Turnout70.3% (1.3pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Wilfrid Laurier Robert Borden
Party Liberal Conservative
Leader since 1887 1901
Leader's seat Quebec East Halifax
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 election
Prime 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.

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