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Provincial General Election Summaries: 1905 - 1956

 

First Provincial General Election
(December 13, 1905)
Political
Party		 Votes Cast for
Candidates		 % of
Vote		 Candidates
Nominated		 Candidates
Elected
Liberal 17,812 52.25 25 16
Provincial Rights 16,184 47.47 24 9
Independent 94 .28 1 –
Total 34,090 100.00 50 25
 

Second Provincial General Election
(August 14, 1908)
Political
Party		 Votes Cast for
Candidates		 % of
Vote		 Candidates
Nominated		 Candidates
Elected
Liberal 29,807 50.79 41 27
Provincial Rights 28,099 47.88 40 14
Independent-Liberal 394 .67 1 –
Independent 387 .66 2 –
Total 58,687 100.00 84 41
 

Third Provincial General Election
(July 11, 1912)
Political
Party		 Votes Cast for
Candidates		 % of
Vote		 Candidates
Nominated		 Candidates
Elected
Liberal 50,004 56.96 53 45
Conservative 36,848 41.98 53 7
Independent 934 1.06 5 1
Total 87,786 100.00 111 53*

*There were 54 seats contested at the 1912 election, however Cumberland was declared void and only 53 people were elected. A by-election was held on September 8, 1913, to fill the vacancy which existed in Cumberland.
 

Fourth Provincial General Election
(June 26, 1917)
Political
Party		 Votes Cast for
Candidates		 % of
Vote		 Candidates
Nominated		 Candidates
Elected
Liberal 106,552 56.68 58 51
Conservative 68,243 36.30 53 7
Non-Partisan 7,267 3.87 7 –
Independent 4,440 2.36 10 1
Labor 1,474 .79 2 –
Total 187,976 100.00 130 59
 

Fifth Provincial General Election
(June 9, 1921)
Political
Party		 Votes Cast for
Candidates		 % of
Vote		 Candidates
Nominated		 Candidates
Elected
Liberal 92,983 51.39 60 46
Independent 46,556 25.73 35 7
Progressive 13,613 7.52 7 6
Conservative 7,133 3.94 4 2
Independent Conservative 6,295 3.48 3 1
Labor 6,034 3.34 3 –
Non-Partisan 3,735 2.06 3 –
Independent Labor 1,690 .93 1 –
Government 1,510 .84 1 –
Independent Non-Partisan 1,400 .77 1 –
Independent Pro-Government Acclamation – 1 1
Total 180,949 100.00 119 63
 

Sixth Provincial General Election
(June 2, 1925)
Political
Party		 Votes Cast for
Candidates		 % of
Vote		 Candidates
Nominated		 Candidates
Elected
Liberal 127,751 51.51 62 50
Progressive 57,142 23.04 40 6
Conservative 45,515 18.35 18 3
Independent 8,703 3.51 6 2
Labor Liberal 4,704 1.90 1 1
Independent Liberal 2,653 1.07 1 1
Independent Conservative 1,545 .62 1 –
Total 248,013 100.00 129 63
 

Seventh Provincial General Election
(June 6, 1929
Political
Party		 Votes Cast for
Candidates		 % of
Vote		 Candidates
Nominated		 Candidates
Elected
Liberal 164,487 45.56 62 28
Conservative 131,550 36.44 40 24
Independent 32,729 9.06 17 6
Progressive 24,988 6.92 16 5
Liberal Labor 4,181 1.16 1 –
Economic Group 1,942 .54 3 –
Independent Liberal 1,160 .32 1 –
Total 361,037 100.00 140 63
 

Eighth Provincial General Election
(June 19, 1934)
Political
Party		 Votes Cast for
Candidates		 % of
Vote		 Candidates
Nominated		 Candidates
Elected
Liberal 206,212 48.00 56 50
Conservative 114,923 26.75 52 –
Farmer-Labor 102,944 23.96 53 5
Independent 2,949 .69 3 –
Labor 1,420 .33 1 –
United Front 1,053 .24 3 –
Independent Liberal 133 .03 1 –
Total 429,634 100.00 169 55
 

Ninth Provincial General Election
(June 8, 1938)
Political
Party		 Votes Cast for
Candidates		 % of
Vote		 Candidates
Nominated		 Candidates
Elected
Liberal 200,334 45.45 53 38
Co-operative Commonwealth
    Federation
82,529
18.73
31
10
Social Credit 70,084 15.90 40 2
Conservative 52,315 11.87 24 –
Unity 9,848 2.24 3 2
Independent Labor 12,039 2.73 3 –
Labor Progressive 8,514 1.93 2 –
Independent 4,023 .91 2 –
Independent Conservative 828 .19 1 –
Independent Social Credit 228 .05 1 –
Total 440,742 100.00 160 52
 

Tenth Provincial General Election
(June 15, 1944)
Political
Party		 Votes Cast for
Candidates		 % of
Vote		 Candidates
Nominated		 Candidates
Elected
Co-operative Commonwealth
    Federation
211,364
53.13
52
47
Liberal 140,901 35.42 52 5
Progressive Conservative 42,511 10.69 39 –
Labor Progressive 2,067 .52 3 –
Independent 705 .18 5 –
Social Credit 249 .06 1 –
Independent Liberal 5 .00 1 –
Total 397,802 100.00 153 52
 

Eleventh Provincial General Election
(June 24, 1948)
Political
Party		 Votes Cast for
Candidates		 % of
Vote		 Candidates
Nominated		 Candidates
Elected
Co-operative Commonwealth
    Federation
236,900
47.56
52
31
Liberal 152,400 30.60 41 19
Social Credit 40,268 8.09 36 –
Progressive Conservative 37,986 7.63 9 –
Independent 11,088 2.23 5 1
Liberal-Progressive
Conservative
9,574
1.92
3
–
Conservative Liberal 5,251 1.05 1 1
Independent Liberal 3,299 .66 1 –
Labor Progressive 1,301 .26 1 –
Total 498,067 100.00 149 52
 

Twelfth Provincial General Election
(June 11, 1952)
Political
Party		 Votes Cast for
Candidates		 % of
Vote		 Candidates
Nominated		 Candidates
Elected
Co-operative Commonwealth
    Federation
291,705
54.06
53
42
Liberal 211,882 39.27 53 11
Social Credit 21,045 3.90 24 –
Progressive Conservative 10,648 1.97 8 –
Independent-Progressive
Conservative
1,542
.29
1
–
Independent 1,517 .28 3 –
Labor Progressive 1,151 .21 2 –
Independent Liberal 103 .02 1 –
Total 539,593 100.00 145 53
 

Thirteenth Provincial General Election
(June 20, 1956)
Political
Party		 Votes Cast for
Candidates		 % of
Vote		 Candidates
Nominated		 Candidates
Elected
Co-operative Commonwealth
    Federation
249,634
45.25
53
36
Liberal 167,427 30.34 52 14
Social Credit 118,491 21.48 53 3
Progressive Conservative 10,921 1.98 9 –
Independent 4,714 .85 2 –
Labor Progressive 536 .10 2 –
Total 551,723 100.00 171 53

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