Canada 1958 federal election
What was the result of the 1958 federal election in Canada?
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada won 208 of 265 seats with 53.7% of the vote. 80.6% 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 : Progressive Conservative Party of Canada won 208 of 265 seats with 53.7% of the vote; 80.6% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 5.5 points on 1957.
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada 208 +96 seats 53.7% +14.6 points
- Liberal Party of Canada 48 −57 seats 33.6% −8.7 points
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party 8 −17 seats 9.5% −1.2 points
- Social Credit Party of Canada 0 −19 seats 2.6% −4.0 points
- Liberal-Labour 1 0.2%
- 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 1957 federal election, party by party.
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada208
- Liberal Party of Canada48
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party8
- Liberal-Labour1
Key numbers
53.7%
Share of the vote won by Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada won 208 of 265 seats. A majority needs 133.
+96 seats
Seats gained by Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The largest gain in seats compared with 1957. Liberal Party of Canada lost 57 seats.
80.6%
Voter turnout
Up 5.5 points on 1957.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative Party of Canada | 208 | +96 | 53.7 | +14.6 | 3,910,852 |
| Liberal Party of Canada | 48 | −57 | 33.6 | −8.7 | 2,447,744 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party | 8 | −17 | 9.5 | −1.2 | 692,398 |
| Social Credit Party of Canada | 0 | −19 | 2.6 | −4.0 | 188,717 |
| Liberal-Labour | 1 | 0.2 | 11,956 |
± is the change against the Canada 1957 federal election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada 3,910,852
- Liberal Party of Canada 2,447,744
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party 692,398
- Social Credit Party of Canada 188,717
- Liberal-Labour 11,956
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?
80.6% of the 9,131,200 registered voters cast a ballot (7,357,139 ballots), up 5.5 points on 1957. 7,287,297 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1945.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada53.7% of votes78.5% of seats
- Liberal Party of Canada33.6% of votes18.1% of seats
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party9.5% of votes3.0% of seats
- Liberal-Labour0.2% of votes0.4% of seats
- Social Credit Party of Canada2.6% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 21.3 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 2.4 by votes and 1.5 by seats; Progressive Conservative Party of Canada led Liberal Party of Canada by 20.1 points of the vote.
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