August 10, 1953 1957 → 169 51 2,731,633 1,749,579 | 191 41 22 10 48.43% 31.02% | |
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The Canadian federal election of 1953 was held on August 10 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 22nd Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent led his Liberal Party of Canada to its fifth consecutive majority government, although the party lost seats to the other parties.
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The Progressive Conservative Party, led by former Premier of Ontario, George Drew, formed the official opposition.
National results
Notes:
* - not applicable - the party was not recognized in the previous election
x - less than 0.005% of the popular vote
1 The Liberal-Labour MP sat with the Liberal caucus.
Results by province
References
Canadian federal election, 1953 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA