Canadian federal election, 1949

Canadian federal election, 1949

Infobox Election
election_name = Canadian federal election, 1949
country = Canada
type = parliamentary
ongoing =no
party_colour =
previous_election = Canadian federal election, 1945
previous_year = 1945
next_election = Canadian federal election, 1953
next_year = 1953
seats_for_election = 262 seats in the 21st Canadian Parliament
election_date = June 27, 1949
next_mps = 22nd Canadian Parliament
previous_mps = 20th Canadian Parliament



colour1 =
leader1 =Louis St. Laurent
leader_since1 =1948
party1 =Liberal Party of Canada
leaders_seat1 =Quebec East
last_election1 =117
seats1 =191
seat_change1 =+74
popular_vote1 =2,874,813
percentage1 =49.15%
swing1 =+9.37%



colour2 =
leader2 =George A. Drew
leader_since2 =1948
party2 =Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
leaders_seat2 =Carleton
last_election2 =65
seats2 =41
seat_change2 =-24
popular_vote2 =1,734,261
percentage2 =29.65%
swing2 =+2.03%



colour4 =
leader4 =Major James Coldwell
leader_since4 =1942
party4 =Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
leaders_seat4 =Rosetown—Biggar
last_election4 =28
seats4 =13
seat_change4 =-15
popular_vote4 =784,770
percentage4 =13.42%
swing4 =-2.13%



colour5 =
leader5 =Solon Earl Low
leader_since5 =1944
party5 =Social Credit Party of Canada
leaders_seat5 =Peace River
last_election5 =13
seats5 =10
seat_change5 =-3
popular_vote5 =135,217
percentage5 =2.31%
swing5 =-1.74%

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map_size =
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title = PM
before_election = Louis St. Laurent
before_party = Liberal Party of Canada
after_election = Louis St. Laurent
after_party = Liberal Party of Canada

The Canadian federal election of 1949 was held on June 27 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 21st Parliament of Canada. It was the first election in Canada in almost thirty years in which the Liberal Party of Canada was not led by William Lyon Mackenzie King. King had retired in 1948, and was replaced as Liberal leader and Prime Minister by Louis St. Laurent. The Liberal Party was re-elected with its fourth consecutive majority government, winning just under 50% of the vote.

The Progressive Conservative Party, led by former Premier of Ontario George Drew, gained little ground in this election.

Smaller parties, such as the social democratic Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, and Social Credit, a party that advocated monetary reform, lost support to the Liberals, and to a lesser extent, the Conservatives.

Voter turn-out: 73.8%


National results

Notes:

* The party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

x - less than 0.005% of the popular vote

Results by province

*xx - less than 0.05% of the popular vote

ee also

*21st Canadian Parliament


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