Canada 1953 federal election
What was the result of the 1953 federal election in Canada?
Liberal Party of Canada won 171 of 265 seats with 50.0% of the vote. 67.9% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Canada- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Liberal Party of Canada won 171 of 265 seats with 50.0% of the vote; 67.9% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 6.9 points on 1949.
- Liberal Party of Canada 171 −19 seats 50.0% −0.1 points
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada 51 +10 seats 31.0% +1.3 points
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party 23 +10 seats 11.3% −2.1 points
- Social Credit Party of Canada 15 +5 seats 5.4% +3.0 points
- Communist Party of Canada 0 1.1%
- Liberal-Labour 1 0 seats 0.2% 0.0 points
- Seats won
- Change on the previous election at the right
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the Canada 1949 federal election, party by party.
- Liberal Party of Canada171
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada51
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party23
- Social Credit Party of Canada15
- Independents4
- Liberal-Labour1
Key numbers
50.0%
Share of the vote won by Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada won 171 of 265 seats. A majority needs 133.
+10 seats
Seats gained by Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The largest gain in seats compared with 1949. Liberal Party of Canada lost 19 seats.
67.9%
Voter turnout
Down 6.9 points on 1949.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party of Canada | 171 | −19 | 50.0 | −0.1 | 2,819,813 |
| Progressive Conservative Party of Canada | 51 | +10 | 31.0 | +1.3 | 1,751,215 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party | 23 | +10 | 11.3 | −2.1 | 636,310 |
| Social Credit Party of Canada | 15 | +5 | 5.4 | +3.0 | 305,973 |
| Communist Party of Canada | 0 | 1.1 | 59,622 | ||
| Liberal-Labour | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11,380 |
| Independents | 4 | −2 |
± is the change against the Canada 1949 federal election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Liberal Party of Canada 2,819,813
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada 1,751,215
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party 636,310
- Social Credit Party of Canada 305,973
- Communist Party of Canada 59,622
- Liberal-Labour 11,380
- Independents
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.
How many people voted?
67.9% of the 8,401,691 registered voters cast a ballot (5,701,963 ballots), down 6.9 points on 1949. 5,641,272 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Liberal Party of Canada50.0% of votes64.5% of seats
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada31.0% of votes19.2% of seats
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party11.3% of votes8.7% of seats
- Social Credit Party of Canada5.4% of votes5.7% of seats
- Liberal-Labour0.2% of votes0.4% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 13.4 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 2.8 by votes and 2.2 by seats; Liberal Party of Canada led Progressive Conservative Party of Canada by 18.9 points of the vote.
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