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Canada 1908 federal election

What was the result of the 1908 federal election in Canada?

Liberal Party of Canada won 135 of 221 seats with 50.5% of the vote.

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  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Liberal Party of Canada won 135 of 221 seats with 50.5% of the vote.

  • Liberal Party of Canada 135 50.5%
  • Progressive Conservative Party of Canada 85 45.0%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
111 of 221 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 50.5%

    Share of the vote won by Liberal Party of Canada

    Liberal Party of Canada won 135 of 221 seats. A majority needs 111.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Liberal Party of Canada13550.5592,596
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada8545.0550,351
Independents11.314,835
Votes by party
  • Liberal Party of Canada 592,596
  • Progressive Conservative Party of Canada 550,351
  • Independents 14,835

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

ParlGov marks results before 1945 as experimental: they may need revision, so we compare them with no other election.

How many people voted?

1,174,709 votes were valid.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Liberal Party of Canada50.5% of votes61.1% of seats
  • Progressive Conservative Party of Canada45.0% of votes38.5% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 8.8 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 2.2 by votes and 1.9 by seats; Liberal Party of Canada led Progressive Conservative Party of Canada by 5.5 points of the vote.

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