1953 Canadian federal election
The 1953 Canadian federal election was held on August 10, 1953, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 22nd Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent led his Liberal Party of Canada to its second consecutive majority government, although the party lost seats to the other parties.
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265 seats in the House of Commons 133 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 67.5% (6.3pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Canadian parliament after the 1953 election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Progressive Conservative Party, led by former Premier of Ontario, George Drew, formed the official opposition, however for the last time until 1993, the party was unable to win the popular vote in any of Canada's provinces or territories.
This was the last election until 1988 in which any party won back-to-back majorities, and the last until 1997 in which the Liberals would accomplish this feat. This election is the last time that the Liberals would win more seats in Alberta than the largest right-of-centre party in Canada, and the last time they would win more seats than the Tories in Alberta until 1993.