1911 Canadian federal election

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The 1911 Canadian federal election was held on September 21, 1911, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 12th Parliament of Canada.

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1911 Canadian federal election
← 1908
September 21, 1911
1917 â†’
221 seats in the House of Commons
111 seats needed for a majority
Turnout70.2%[1] (Decrease 0.1 pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Robert Borden Wilfrid Laurier
Party Conservative Liberal
Leader since February 6, 1901 June 2, 1887
Leader's seat Halifax Soulanges
Quebec East[a]
Last election 85 seats, 46.2% 133 seats, 48.9%
Seats won 132 85
Seat change Increase 47 Decrease 48
Popular vote 632,539 596,871
Percentage 48.56% 45.82%
Swing Increase 2.35 pp Decrease 3.05 pp
The Canadian parliament after the 1911 election
Prime Minister before election

Wilfrid Laurier
Liberal

 Prime Minister after election

Robert Borden
Conservative

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The central issue was Liberal support for a proposed agreement with the United States president William Howard Taft to lower tariffs. The Conservative Party denounced it with claims it would weaken ties with Britain, hurt the Canadian economy and Canadian identity, and lead to American annexation of Canada. The idea of a Canadian Navy was also an issue.

The Conservatives won, and Robert Borden became the eighth prime minister. The election ended 15 years of government by the Liberal Party of Wilfrid Laurier.

Navy

The Liberal government was caught up in a debate over the naval arms race between the British Empire and Germany. Laurier attempted a compromise by starting up the Canadian Navy (now the Royal Canadian Navy) but failed to appease either the French-Canadians or English-Canadians: the former refused giving any aid, and the latter suggested sending money directly to Britain. After the election, the Conservatives drew up a bill for naval contributions to the British, but it was held up by a lengthy Liberal filibuster before it was passed in the House of Commons by invoking closure, only to be defeated by the Liberal-controlled Senate.

Ties to Britain

Many English Canadians in British Columbia and the Maritimes felt that Laurier was abandoning Canada's traditional links to their mother country, Great Britain. On the other side, the Quebec nationalist Henri Bourassa, who had earlier quit the Liberal Party over what he considered the government's pro-British policies, campaigned against Laurier in the province. Ironically, Bourassa's attacks on Laurier in Quebec aided in the election of the Conservatives, who held policies that were more staunchly imperialist than those of the Liberals.

In mid-1910, Laurier had attempted to kill the naval issue, which was setting English-Canadians against French-Canadians by opening talks for a reciprocity treaty with the United States. He believed that an economically favourable treaty would appeal to most Canadians and have the additional benefit of dividing the Conservatives between the western wing of the party, which had long wanted free trade with the United States, and the eastern wing, which was more hostile to Continentalism.[2]

In January 1911, Laurier and US President William Howard Taft announced that they signed a reciprocity agreement, which they decided to pass by concurrent legislation rather than a formal treaty, as would normally have been the case.[2] As such, the reciprocity agreement had to be ratified by both houses of the US Congress rather than just the US Senate, which Laurier would later regret.

Ties to United States

The base of Liberal support shifted to Western Canada, which sought markets for its agricultural products. The party had long been a proponent of free trade with the United States.[2] The protected manufacturing businesses of Central Canada were strongly against the idea. The Liberals, who by ideology and history had strongly supported free trade, decided to make the issue the central plank of their re-election strategy, and they negotiated a free trade agreement in natural products with the United States.

Clark speech

Allen argues that two speeches by American politicians gave the Conservatives the ammunition needed to arouse anti-American, pro-British sentiments, which provided the winning votes. The Speaker of the US House of Representatives was a Democrat, Champ Clark, and he declared, on the floor of the House, "I look forward to the time when the American flag will fly over every square foot of British North America up to the North Pole. The people of Canada are of our blood and language."[3] Clark went on to suggest in his speech that reciprocity agreement was the first step towards the end of Canada, a speech that was greeted with "prolonged applause" according to the Congressional Record.[4] The Washington Post reported, "Evidently, then, the Democrats generally approved of Mr. Clark's annexation sentiments and voted for the reciprocity bill because, among other things, it improves the prospect of annexation."[4]

The Chicago Tribune, in an editorial, condemned Clark and warned that Clark's speech might have fatally damaged the reciprocity agreement in Canada and stated, "He lets his imagination run wild like a Missouri mule on a rampage. Remarks about the absorption of one country by another grate harshly on the ears of the smaller."[4]

A Republican Representative, William Stiles Bennet, a member of the House Foreign Relations Committee, introduced a resolution that asked the Taft administration to begin talks with Britain on how the United States might best annex Canada. Taft rejected the proposal and asked the committee to take a vote on the resolution, which only Bennett supported, but the Conservatives now had more ammunition.[5] Since Bennett, a strong protectionist, had been an opponent of the reciprocity agreement, the Canadian historian Chantal Allen suggested that Bennett had introduced his resolution deliberately to inflame Canadian opinion against the reciprocity agreement.[5] Clark's speech had already provoked massive outrage in Canada. Bennett's resolution was taken by many Canadians as more proof that the Conservatives were right that the reciprocity agreement would result in the US annexing Canada.[5]

The Washington Post noted that the effect of Clark's speech and Bennett's resolution in Canada had "roused the opponents of reciprocity in and out of Parliament to the highest pitch of excitement they have yet reached".[6] English Canada's most widely read newspaper, The Montreal Daily Star, which had originally supported the Liberals and reciprocity, now did a volte-face and turned against the reciprocity agreement. In an editorial, it wrote, "None of us realized the inward meaning of the shrewdly framed offer of the long headed American government when we first saw it. It was as cunning a trap as ever laid. The master bargainers of Washington have not lost their skill."[7]

Anti-Americanism

Contemporary accounts mentioned in the aftermath of Clark's speech that anti-Americanism was at an all-time high in Canada.[7] Many American newspapers advised their readers that if they visited Canada, they should not identify themselves as American, or they could become the objects of abuse and hatred from the Canadians.[7] The New York Times, in a July 1911 report stated that Laurier was "having the fight of his career to carry reciprocity at all".[8] One Conservative MP compared the relationship of Finance Minister William Stevens Fielding and Taft to Samson and Delilah, with Fielding having "succumbed to the Presidential blandishments."[8]

When the reciprocity agreement was submitted by Laurier to the House of Commons for ratification by Parliament, the Conservatives waged a vigorous filibuster against the reciprocity agreement on the floor of the House.[8] Although the Liberals still had two years left in their mandate, they decided to call an election to settle the issue after it had aroused controversy, and Laurier was unable to break the filibuster.[8]

Borden largely ran on a platform of opposing the reciprocity agreement under the grounds that it would "Americanize" Canada and claimed that there was a secret plan on the part of the Taft administration to annex Canada, with the reciprocity agreement being only the first step.[9] In his first speech given in London, Borden declared, "It is beyond doubt that the leading public men of the United States, its leading press, and the mass of its people believe annexation of the Dominion to be the ultimate, inevitable, and desirable result of this proposition, and for that reason support it."[9]

To support his claims, the Conservatives produced thousands of pamphlets reproducing the speeches of Clark and Bennett, which encouraged a massive burst of anti-Americanism that was sweeping across English Canada in 1911.[9]

One American newspaper wrote that the Conservatives were portraying the Americans as "a corrupt, bragging, boodle-hunting and negro lynching crowd from which Canadian workingmen and the Canadian land of milk and honey must be saved."[9] On 7 September 1911, the Montreal Star published a front-page appeal to all Canadians by the popular British poet Rudyard Kipling, who had been asked by his friend, Max Aitken, to write something for the Conservatives.[10] Kipling wrote in his appeal to Canadians, "It is her own soul that Canada risks today. Once that soul is pawned for any consideration, Canada must inevitably conform to the commercial, legal, financial, social and ethical standards which will be imposed on her by the sheer admitted weight of the United States."[10] Kipling's appeal attracted much media attention in English Canada and was reprinted over the next week, in every English newspaper in Canada.[10]

Immigration

In British Columbia, the Conservative Party ran on the slogan "A White Canada" by playing to the fears of British Columbians who resented the increasing presence of cheap Asian labour and the resulting depression in wages.[11]

Results

The campaign went badly for the Liberals, however. The powerful manufacturing interests of Toronto and Montreal switched their allegiance and financing to the Conservatives, who argued that free trade would undermine Canadian sovereignty and lead to a slow annexation of Canada by the US. In an editorial after Borden's victory, the Los Angeles Times wrote: "Their ballots have consigned to everlasting flames the bogy of annexation by the United States which Champ Clark called from the deeps. It was not really a wraith of anything that existed on this side of the line. It was a pumpkin scarehead with blazing eyes, a crooked slit for a nose, and a hideous grinning mouth which the fun-loving Champ placed upon a pole along with the Stars and Stripes, the while he carried terror to loyal Canuck hearts by his derisive shout of annexation."[12]

Dow Grass of Deer Island was arrested for tampering with ballot boxes leading to the Sunbury—Queen's riding's invalidation of results.[13]

The election is often compared to the 1988 federal election, which was also fought over free trade, but the positions of the two parties were now reversed, with the Liberals against the Conservatives' trade proposals.

The Conservatives dominated in Ontario, British Columbia and Manitoba. They also made significant gains in Quebec and Atlantic Canada, although the Liberals still won pluralities in both regions. The Liberals continued to dominate in Alberta and Saskatchewan, where free trade was extremely popular. Notably, this remains the most recent federal election where the Liberals would win the most seats in Alberta (although most Albertan Liberals supported the Borden-led Unionist government during the First World War).

National results

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Party Party leader # of
candidates		 Seats Popular vote
1908 Elected Change # % Change
  Conservative 1 Robert Borden 208 82 131 +59.8% 625,697 48.03% +3.08pp
  Liberal-Conservative 2 3 1 -66.7% 6,842 0.53% -0.74pp
  Liberal 2 Wilfrid Laurier 214 133 85 -36.1% 596,871 45.82% -3.05pp
  Independent Conservative 3 - 3   12,499 0.96% +0.50pp
Labour 3 1 1 - 12,101 0.93% +0.04pp
  Unknown 10 - - - 25,857 1.98% +0.83pp
  Independent 12 1 - -100% 10,346 0.79% -0.65pp
Socialist 6 - - - 4,574 0.35% -0.17pp
  Nationalist Conservative 3 2 * - * 4,399 0.34% *
  Nationalist 1 * - * 3,533 0.27% *
Total 461 220 221 +0.5% 1,302,719 100%
Sources: http://www.elections.ca -- History of Federal Ridings since 1867
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Notes:

* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

1 One Conservative candidate was acclaimed in Ontario.

2 One Liberal candidate was acclaimed in Ontario, and two Liberals were acclaimed in Quebec.

Results by province

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Party name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE YK Total
  Conservative Seats: 7 1 1 8 71 26 5 9 2 1 131
  Popular vote (%): 58.7 38.5 39.0 51.9 53.5 44.1 43.6 44.5 51.1 60.8 48.0
  Liberal Seats: - 6 9 2 13 36 8 9 2 - 85
  Vote (%): 37.7 53.3 59.4 44.8 41.2 44.6 47.7 55.2 48.9 39.2 45.8
  Independent Conservative Seats:         1 2         3
  Vote (%):         1.5 1.6         1.0
  Labour Seats:         - 1         1
  Vote (%):         0.1 3.6         0.9
  Liberal-Conservative Seats:   -     1           1
  Vote (%):   4.1     0.8           0.5
Total Seats 7 7 10 10 86 65 13 18 4 1 221
Parties that won no seats:
  Unknown Vote (%):   1.0     2.1 2.6 8.7       2.0
  Independent Vote (%):   3.1 1.6 0.3 0.5 1.2   0.3     0.8
Socialist Vote (%): 3.7     3.0 0.2 0.1         0.4
  Nationalist Conservative Vote (%):         0.3 1.0         0.3
  Nationalist Vote (%):           1.1         0.3
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Detailed analysis

Synopsis of results

More information Electoral district, Winning party ...
1911 Canadian federal election – synopsis of riding results[14][15]
Electoral district Winning party Votes
Province Name 1908 1st
place		 Votes Share Margin
#		 Margin
%		 2nd
place		 Con Lib-Con Ind-Con Nat-Con Lib Lab Soc Nat Ind Total
 
ABCalgary ConCon7,67158.15%2,86621.73%Lib7,671–––4,805–––71613,192
ABEdmonton LibLib7,07056.76%2,23817.97%Con4,832–––7,070–––55512,457
ABMacleod Lib-ConLib3,66049.44%81911.06%Lib-Con–2,841––3,660–––9027,403
ABMedicine Hat ConLib6,33056.49%1,45512.99%Con4,875–––6,330––––11,205
ABRed Deer LibLib6,71163.35%2,82926.71%Con3,882–––6,711––––10,593
ABStrathcona LibLib5,39665.26%2,52430.53%Con2,872–––5,396––––8,268
ABVictoria LibLib3,22548.53%5237.87%Con2,702–––3,225–––7196,646
BCComox—Atlin LibCon1,81052.74%1885.48%Lib1,810–––1,622––––3,432
BCKootenay ConCon4,11357.51%1,07415.02%Lib4,113–––3,039––––7,152
BCNanaimo LibCon2,43858.21%68816.43%Lib2,438–––1,750––––4,188
BCNew Westminster ConCon3,54265.70%1,69331.40%Lib3,542–––1,849––––5,391
BCVancouver City ConCon6,90258.72%3,10626.43%Lib6,902–––3,796–1,056––11,754
BCVictoria City ConCon2,81651.78%4848.90%Lib2,816–––2,332–290––5,438
BCYale—Cariboo ConCon3,85163.56%1,88931.18%Lib3,851–––1,962–246––6,059
MBBrandon LibCon4,43655.41%86610.82%Lib4,436–––3,570––––8,006
MBDauphin ConLib3,67455.67%74811.33%Con2,926–––3,674––––6,600
MBLisgar ConCon1,69250.30%200.59%Lib1,692–––1,672––––3,364
MBMacdonald ConCon2,95651.40%1612.80%Lib2,956–––2,795––––5,751
MBMarquette ConCon3,40950.94%1261.88%Lib3,409–––3,283––––6,692
MBPortage la Prairie ConCon3,26755.76%67511.52%Lib3,267–––2,592––––5,859
MBProvencher LibLib3,04953.33%3816.66%Con2,668–––3,049––––5,717
MBSelkirk ConCon3,09848.84%871.37%Lib3,098–––3,011–––2346,343
MBSouris ConCon3,15050.51%641.03%Lib3,150–––3,086––––6,236
MBWinnipeg ConCon12,75455.15%4,70520.34%Lib12,754–––8,049–2,325––23,128
NBCarleton LibLib2,61450.11%110.21%Con2,603–––2,614––––5,217
NBCharlotte LibCon2,68551.89%1963.79%Lib2,685–––2,489––––5,174
NBGloucester LibLib3,17259.27%99218.54%Con2,180–––3,172––––5,352
NBKent LibCon2,33452.30%2054.59%Lib2,334–––2,129––––4,463
NBKing's and Albert LibCon3,73452.33%3324.65%Lib3,734–––3,402––––7,136
NBNorthumberland LibLib3,12853.34%3926.68%Con2,736–––3,128––––5,864
NBRestigouche LibLib1,51256.38%34212.75%Con1,170–––1,512––––2,682
NBCity and County of St. John LibCon5,49150.51%1101.01%Lib5,491[a 1]–––5,381––––10,872
NBCity of St. John ConLib4,36050.38%650.75%Con4,295–––4,360[a 1]––––8,655
NBSunbury—Queen's LibLib2,02050.12%100.25%Con2,010–––2,020––––4,030
NBVictoria LibLib3,05973.36%1,94846.71%Con1,111–––3,059––––4,170
NBWestmorland LibLib4,45250.36%640.72%Ind––––4,452–––4,3888,840
NBYork ConCon4,14362.61%1,66925.22%Ind4,143–––––––2,4746,617
NSAnnapolis LibCon2,13150.15%130.31%Lib2,131–––2,118––––4,249
NSAntigonish LibLib1,46859.80%48119.59%Con987–––1,468––––2,455
NSCape Breton South Lib-ConLib5,06949.42%1041.01%Lib––––10,034[a 2]–––22310,257
NSColchester ConCon2,84756.38%64412.75%Lib2,847–––2,203––––5,050
NSCumberland ConCon4,78051.83%3383.67%Lib4,780–––4,442––––9,222
NSDigby ConCon2,12653.26%2606.51%Lib2,126–––1,866––––3,992
NSGuysborough LibLib2,04354.58%3439.16%Con1,700–––2,043––––3,743
NSHalifax ConCon13,82750.00%20.01%Lib13,827–––13,825––––27,652
NSHants LibCon2,19151.00%862.00%Lib2,191–––2,105––––4,296
NSInverness LibLib2,92858.84%1,00820.26%Con1,920–––2,928–––1284,976
NSKings LibCon2,47451.57%1513.15%Lib2,474–––2,323––––4,797
NSLunenburg LibCon3,64552.96%4085.93%Lib3,645–––3,237––––6,882
NSNorth Cape Breton and Victoria LibLib3,41854.94%6159.89%Con2,803–––3,418––––6,221
NSPictou LibLib4,22151.74%2843.48%Con3,937–––4,221––––8,158
NSRichmond LibLib1,26856.33%28512.66%Con983–––1,268––––2,251
NSShelburne and Queen's LibCon2,67851.43%1492.86%Lib2,678–––2,529––––5,207
NSYarmouth LibLib2,39966.38%1,18432.76%Con1,215–––2,399––––3,614
ONAlgoma East ConCon3,89851.20%1822.39%Lib3,898–––3,716––––7,614
ONAlgoma West ConCon2,73855.67%55811.35%Lib2,738–––2,180––––4,918
ONBrant LibCon1,79551.86%1293.73%Lib1,795–––1,666––––3,461
ONBrantford LibCon3,15956.42%71912.84%Lib3,159–––2,440––––5,599
ONBrockville LibCon2,25151.26%1112.53%Lib2,251–––2,140––––4,391
ONBruce North LibCon2,52650.82%821.65%Lib2,526–––2,444––––4,970
ONBruce South ConCon2,87850.91%1031.82%Lib2,878–––2,775––––5,653
ONCarleton ConCon2,61666.14%1,27732.29%Lib2,616–––1,339––––3,955
ONDufferin ConCon2,49670.65%1,45941.30%Lib2,496–––1,037––––3,533
ONDundas ConCon2,26258.30%64416.60%Lib2,262–––1,618––––3,880
ONDurham ConCon3,29156.18%72412.36%Lib3,291–––2,567––––5,858
ONElgin East ConCon2,31354.66%3949.31%Lib2,313–––1,919––––4,232
ONElgin West ConCon3,62957.05%89714.10%Lib3,629–––2,732––––6,361
ONEssex North LibCon3,61651.25%1762.49%Lib3,616–––3,440––––7,056
ONEssex South LibLib2,94651.77%2013.53%Con2,745–––2,946––––5,691
ONFrontenac ConCon2,62959.68%85319.36%Lib2,629–––1,776––––4,405
ONGlengarry LibLib2,17552.74%2265.48%Con1,949–––2,175––––4,124
ONGrenville ConCon2,28662.48%91324.95%Ind2,286–––––––1,373[a 3]3,659
ONGrey East ConCon2,56063.44%1,08526.89%Lib2,560–––1,475––––4,035
ONGrey North ConCon3,32652.79%3525.59%Lib3,326–––2,974––––6,300
ONGrey South LibCon2,13950.57%481.13%Lib2,139–––2,091––––4,230
ONHaldimand ConCon2,81756.85%67913.70%Lib2,817–––2,138––––4,955
ONHalton ConCon2,61854.35%4198.70%Lib2,618–––2,199––––4,817
ONHamilton East ConCon4,98167.43%2,57534.86%Lib4,981–––2,406––––7,387
ONHamilton West ConCon4,39058.67%1,82024.33%Lib4,390–––2,570–––5227,482
ONHastings East ConCon2,89961.26%1,06622.53%Lib2,899–––1,833––––4,732
ONHastings West ConCon3,62366.17%1,77132.35%Lib3,623–––1,852––––5,475
ONHuron East ConCon2,02052.58%1985.15%Lib2,020–––1,822––––3,842
ONHuron South LibCon2,36051.24%1142.48%Lib2,360–––2,246––––4,606
ONHuron West ConCon2,02452.26%1754.52%Lib2,024–––1,849––––3,873
ONKent East LibLib2,60452.87%2835.75%Con2,321–––2,604––––4,925
ONKent West LibLib3,67150.45%660.91%Con3,605–––3,671––––7,276
ONKingston LibCon2,32254.01%3458.03%Lib2,322–––1,977––––4,299
ONLambton East ConCon2,72054.99%4949.99%Lib2,720–––2,226––––4,946
ONLambton West LibLib3,13950.72%891.44%Con3,050–––3,139––––6,189
ONLanark North ConCon1,61353.78%2277.57%Lib1,613–––1,386––––2,999
ONLanark South ConCon2,23467.68%1,16735.35%Lib2,234–––1,067––––3,301
ONLeeds ConCon2,39262.23%94024.45%Lib2,392–––1,452––––3,844
ONLennox and Addington ConCon2,58056.41%58612.81%Lib2,580–––1,994––––4,574
ONLincoln ConCon4,57660.22%1,55320.44%Lib4,576–––3,023––––7,599
ONLondon ConCon5,26361.09%1,91122.18%Ind5,263–––––––3,3528,615
ONMiddlesex East ConCon2,47757.70%66115.40%Lib2,477–––1,816––––4,293
ONMiddlesex North LibCon1,76850.76%531.52%Lib1,768–––1,715––––3,483
ONMiddlesex West LibLib1,88351.80%1313.60%Con1,752–––1,883––––3,635
ONMuskoka ConCon2,28264.39%1,02028.78%Lib2,282–––1,262––––3,544
ONNipissing ConCon5,87252.43%5454.87%Lib5,872–––5,327––––11,199
ONNorfolk ConLib3,17950.95%1181.89%Con3,061–––3,179––––6,240
ONNorthumberland East ConCon2,51854.21%3918.42%Lib2,518–––2,127––––4,645
ONNorthumberland West LibCon1,42650.11%60.21%Lib1,426–––1,420––––2,846
ONOntario North ConCon2,13057.54%55815.07%Lib2,130–––1,572––––3,702
ONOntario South LibCon2,91753.39%3706.77%Lib2,917–––2,547––––5,464
ONOttawa (City of) LibCon13,95451.38%1,0483.86%Lib13,954–––12,906–298––27,158
ONOxford North LibLib2,89852.68%2955.36%Con2,603–––2,898––––5,501
ONOxford South LibCon2,50350.24%240.48%Lib2,503–––2,479––––4,982
ONParry Sound ConCon2,97660.81%1,05821.62%Lib2,976–––1,918––––4,894
ONPeel ConCon2,65653.16%3166.33%Lib2,656–––2,340––––4,996
ONPerth North LibCon3,74153.56%4977.12%Lib3,741–––3,244––––6,985
ONPerth South LibCon2,30350.91%821.81%Lib2,303–––2,221––––4,524
ONPeterborough East ConCon1,99258.74%59317.49%Lib1,992–––1,399––––3,391
ONPeterborough West LibCon2,94450.36%420.72%Lib2,944–––2,902––––5,846
ONPrescott LibLib2,53267.48%1,31234.97%Nat-Con–––1,220[a 4]2,532––––3,752
ONPrince Edward LibCon2,30453.23%2806.47%Lib2,304–––2,024––––4,328
ONRenfrew North ConCon2,57357.98%70815.95%Lib2,573–––1,865––––4,438
ONRenfrew South LibLib2,68756.51%61913.02%Con2,068–––2,687––––4,755
ONRussell LibLib3,81257.34%97614.68%Con2,836–––3,812––––6,648
ONSimcoe East LibCon3,31553.78%4667.56%Lib3,315–––2,849––––6,164
ONSimcoe North ConCon2,64851.68%1723.36%Lib2,648–––2,476––––5,124
ONSimcoe South ConCon3,27866.71%1,64233.41%Lib3,278–––1,636––––4,914
ONStormont LibCon2,53951.32%1312.65%Lib2,539–––2,408––––4,947
ONThunder Bay and Rainy River[a 5] LibConacclaimed
ONToronto Centre ConCon5,15663.26%2,16226.53%Lib5,156–––2,994––––8,150
ONToronto East IndCon7,08260.51%4,80141.02%Ind7,082–––1,878463––2,28111,704
ONToronto North ConCon6,47467.22%3,31734.44%Lib6,474–––3,157––––9,631
ONToronto South ConCon4,47367.95%2,36335.90%Lib4,473–––2,110––––6,583
ONToronto West ConCon11,44276.90%8,00553.80%Lib11,442–––3,437––––14,879
ONVictoria Lib-ConLib-Con4,00159.65%1,29419.29%Ind–4,001––––––2,7076,708
ONWaterloo North LibCon3,77452.18%3154.36%Lib3,774–––3,459––––7,233
ONWaterloo South ConCon3,49256.96%85313.91%Lib3,492–––2,639––––6,131
ONWelland LibLibacclaimed
ONWellington North LibCon2,53050.25%250.50%Lib2,530–––2,505––––5,035
ONWellington South LibLib3,36855.10%62410.21%Con2,744–––3,368––––6,112
ONWentworth LibCon3,83256.59%89313.19%Lib3,832–––2,939––––6,771
ONYork Centre ConCon2,83854.94%5109.87%Lib2,838–––2,328––––5,166
ONYork North LibCon2,73050.55%591.09%Lib2,730–––2,671––––5,401
ONYork South Ind-ConInd-Con7,19479.10%5,29358.20%Ind––7,194–––––1,9019,095
PEKing's ConLib2,53850.14%140.28%Con2,524–––2,538––––5,062
PEPrince LibLib3,52950.83%1151.66%Con3,414–––3,529––––6,943
PEQueen's LibCon8,70052.31%7694.62%Lib8,700–––7,931––––16,631
QCArgenteuil ConCon1,82459.78%59719.57%Lib1,824–––1,227––––3,051
QCBagot LibLib1,84551.32%952.64%Con1,750–––1,845––––3,595
QCBeauce LibLib4,82358.23%1,36416.47%Con3,459–––4,823[a 6]––––8,282
QCBeauharnois LibCon1,87650.36%270.72%Con3,725[a 7]––––––––3,725
QCBellechasse LibCon1,74250.67%461.34%Lib1,742–––1,696––––3,438
QCBerthier LibCon1,63845.09%260.72%Lib1,638–––1,612–––3833,633
QCBonaventure LibLib2,44463.66%1,04927.32%Con1,395–––2,444––––3,839
QCBrome LibCon1,52050.40%240.80%Lib1,520–––1,496––––3,016
QCChambly—Verchères LibCon2,71251.29%1362.57%Lib2,712–––2,576––––5,288
QCChamplain ConCon3,81152.53%3675.06%Lib3,811–––3,444––––7,255
QCCharlevoix ConCon2,02059.80%66219.60%Lib2,020[a 8]–––1,358––––3,378
QCChâteauguay LibLib1,28150.79%401.59%Con1,241–––1,281––––2,522
QCChicoutimi—Saguenay ConInd-Con3,79838.59%1,27512.96%Lib––3,798–2,523–––3,5209,841
QCCompton LibCon2,95350.65%761.30%Lib2,953–––2,877––––5,830
QCDorchester LibCon2,50653.66%3427.32%Lib2,506–––2,164––––4,670
QCDrummond—Arthabaska LibLib3,80051.82%2673.64%Nat––––3,800––3,533–7,333
QCGaspé LibCon2,47056.52%57013.04%Lib2,470–––1,900[a 9]––––4,370
QCHochelaga LibCon7,17855.29%1,37310.58%Ind7,178–––––––5,80512,983
QCHuntingdon LibLib1,31852.93%1465.86%Con1,172–––1,318––––2,490
QCJacques Cartier ConCon5,78256.55%1,34013.11%Lib5,782–––4,442––––10,224
QCJoliette LibCon2,23950.75%661.50%Lib2,239–––2,173––––4,412
QCKamouraska LibLib1,84051.20%862.39%Con1,754–––1,840––––3,594
QCL'Assomption LibLib1,50855.50%29911.00%Con1,209–––1,508––––2,717
QCL'Islet ConCon1,57857.97%43415.94%Lib1,578–––1,144––––2,722
QCLabelle LibCon2,90250.73%841.47%Lib2,902–––2,818––––5,720
QCLaprairie—Napierville LibLib1,79552.47%1694.94%Con1,626–––1,795––––3,421
QCLaval LibLib2,64851.95%1993.90%Con2,449–––2,648––––5,097
QCLévis LibLib2,80058.69%82917.38%Con1,971–––2,800––––4,771
QCLotbinière LibLib1,87055.16%35010.32%Con1,520–––1,870––––3,390
QCMaisonneuve LabourLabour11,53855.24%2,18910.48%Con9,349––––11,538–––20,887
QCMaskinongé LibInd-Con1,50751.88%1093.75%Lib––1,507–1,398––––2,905
QCMégantic LibLib2,98653.27%3676.55%Ind––––2,986–––2,6195,605
QCMissisquoi LibLib2,00252.66%2025.31%Con1,800–––2,002––––3,802
QCMontcalm LibLib1,43251.03%582.07%Con1,374–––1,432[a 10]––––2,806
QCMontmagny LibCon1,65355.45%32510.90%Lib1,653–––1,328[a 6]––––2,981
QCMontmorency LibCon1,35951.26%672.53%Lib1,359[a 8]–––1,292––––2,651
QCNicolet LibCon2,80550.76%841.52%Lib2,805–––2,721––––5,526
QCPontiac LibCon2,05944.59%66614.42%Lib2,059–––2,559[a 11]––––4,618
QCPortneuf LibLib2,86857.67%76315.34%Con2,105–––2,868––––4,973
QCQuebec County LibCon2,29550.53%481.06%Lib2,295–––2,247––––4,542
QCQuebec East LibLibacclaimed
QCQuebec West ConLib1,21951.94%913.88%Con1,128–––1,219––––2,347
QCQuebec-Centre LibLib2,12258.12%59316.24%Con1,529–––2,122––––3,651
QCRichelieu LibLib2,37359.15%73418.30%Con1,639–––2,373––––4,012
QCRichmond—Wolfe LibLib3,85553.80%5447.59%Con3,311–––3,855––––7,166
QCRimouski LibCon4,17952.73%4325.45%Lib4,179–––3,747––––7,926
QCRouville LibLib1,46755.23%27810.47%Con1,189–––1,467[a 9]––––2,656
QCShefford LibLib2,27150.29%260.58%Con2,245–––2,271––––4,516
QCTown of Sherbrooke ConLib2,32150.42%390.85%Con2,282–––2,321––––4,603
QCSoulanges ConLib1,04553.64%1427.29%Con903–––1,045[a 12]––––1,948
QCSt. Anne ConCon3,31956.40%75312.80%Lib3,319–––2,566––––5,885
QCSt. Antoine ConCon4,67763.68%2,00927.35%Lib4,677–––2,668––––7,345
QCSt. Hyacinthe LibLib2,29551.57%1403.15%Con2,155–––2,295––––4,450
QCSt. James LibLib4,65359.41%1,47418.82%Nat-Con–––3,1794,653––––7,832
QCSt. Johns—Iberville LibLib2,63878.35%1,90956.70%Con729–––2,638––––3,367
QCSt. Lawrence LibLib4,46954.18%1,04812.70%Con3,421–––4,469–359––8,249
QCSt. Mary LibLib5,08962.82%2,17726.87%Con2,912–––5,089100–––8,101
QCStanstead LibLib2,31052.31%2044.62%Con2,106–––2,310––––4,416
QCTémiscouata LibLib2,91351.89%2123.78%Con2,701–––2,913––––5,614
QCTerrebonne ConCon2,72756.48%62612.97%Lib2,727–––2,101––––4,828
QCThree Rivers and St. Maurice LibLib3,15550.07%90.14%Con3,146–––3,155––––6,301
QCTwo Mountains LibLibacclaimed
QCVaudreuil LibLib1,34554.34%2158.69%Con1,130–––1,345––––2,475
QCWright LibLib4,00358.68%1,18417.36%Con2,819–––4,003––––6,822
QCYamaska LibCon1,87051.28%932.55%Lib1,870–––1,777––––3,647
SKAssiniboia LibLib5,80461.86%2,22623.73%Con3,578–––5,804––––9,382
SKBattleford LibLib5,45360.76%1,93121.52%Con3,522–––5,453––––8,975
SKHumboldt LibLib7,26571.14%4,31842.28%Con2,947–––7,265––––10,212
SKMackenzie LibLib4,09070.17%2,35140.33%Con1,739–––4,090––––5,829
SKMoose Jaw LibLib8,28558.19%2,33216.38%Con5,953–––8,285––––14,238
SKPrince Albert LibCon3,31652.83%3555.66%Lib3,316–––2,961––––6,277
SKQu'Appelle ConLib4,29852.59%4245.19%Con3,874–––4,298––––8,172
SKRegina LibLib5,81154.63%1,73016.26%Con4,081–––5,811–––74510,637
SKSaltcoats LibLib3,61965.17%1,68530.34%Con1,934–––3,619––––5,553
SKSaskatoon LibLib5,32854.70%1,57216.14%Con3,756–––5,328–––6569,740
TerrYukon LibCon1,28560.79%45621.57%Lib1,285–––829––––2,114
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  1. [1]
    William Pugsley and John Waterhouse Daniel swapped seats.
  2. [2]
    James William Maddin previously campaigned as a Liberal-Conservative, but lost in 1911 as a Liberal. William F. Carroll was the winning Liberal candidate.
  3. [3]
    Samuel John Martin campaigned as a Liberal in 1908.
  4. [4]
    Eugène-Grégoire Quesnel campaigned as an Independent in 1908.
  5. [5]
    Election had been postponed to October 12.
  6. [6]
    Henri Sévérin Béland, incumbent in Beauce, campaigned in both Beauce (won) and Montmagny (lost).
  7. [7]
    Louis-Joseph Papineau, previously elected as a Liberal in 1908, was reelected as a Conservative in 1911. The other Conservative candidate, Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron, had been previously elected to the House of Commons.
  8. [8]
    Rodolphe Forget, incumbent in Charlevoix, campaigned and won in both Charlevoix and Montmorency.
  9. [9]
    Rodolphe Lemieux, incumbent in Gaspé, campaigned in Gaspé (lost) and Rouville (won).
  10. [10]
    David Arthur Lafortune was originally elected as an Independent Liberal in a 1909 byelection.
  11. [11]
    George Frederick Hodgins, the Liberal incumbent, came in at 3rd place.
  12. [12]
    Wilfrid Laurier was also acclaimed in Quebec East.
  = open seat
  = winning candidate was in previous House
  = not incumbent; was previously elected as an MP
  = incumbent had switched allegiance
  = incumbency arose from byelection gain
  = previously incumbent in another riding
  = other incumbents renominated
  = campaigned in two ridings
  = Previously a member of one of the provincial/territorial legislatures
  = multiple candidates
  = two-member districts
  = overlapping districts
  = election postponed to a later date
More information Name, MPs ...
Results - multiple-member ridings
Name MPs 1908 1911 Notes
Halifax 2
  2
  1
  1
 Robert Borden reelected; Alexander Kenneth Maclean won a seat for the Liberals.
Ottawa (City of) 2
  2
  2
 Harold McGiverin defeated; Albert Allard chose not to stand for reelection.
Queen's 2
  2
  2
 Both incumbents defeated.
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Comparative analysis for ridings (1911 vs 1908)

More information Riding and winning party, Vote share ...
Summary of riding results by vote share for winning candidate and swing (vs 1908)[14][15]
Riding and winning party Vote share[a 1] Swing[a 2]
% Change (pp) To Change (pp)
 
ABCalgary ConHold58.158.49
 
Con6.71
 
ABEdmonton LibHold56.76-7.53
 
Con-5.31
 
ABMacleod LibGain49.447.09
 
Lib-7.88
 
ABMedicine Hat LibGain56.499.70
 
Lib-9.70
 
ABRed Deer LibHold63.3511.41
 
Lib11.41
 
ABStrathcona LibHold65.2615.12
 
Lib6.84
 
ABVictoria LibHold48.53-5.23
 
Lib0.18
 
BCComox—Atlin ConGain52.74acclamation in 1908
BCKootenay ConHold57.5110.54
 
Con0.44
 
BCNanaimo ConGain58.2125.98
 
Con-10.13
 
BCNew Westminster ConHold65.707.21
 
Con7.21
 
BCVancouver City ConHold58.7216.61
 
Con6.00
 
BCVictoria City ConHold51.781.63
 
Con4.30
 
BCYale—Cariboo ConHold63.5610.42
 
Con8.64
 
MBBrandon ConGain55.416.59
 
Con-5.89
 
MBDauphin LibGain55.677.42
 
Lib-7.42
 
MBLisgar ConHold50.30-1.24
 
Lib-1.24
 
MBMacdonald ConHold51.40-3.93
 
Lib-3.93
 
MBMarquette ConHold50.94-3.81
 
Lib-3.81
 
MBPortage la Prairie ConHold55.763.69
 
Con3.69
 
MBProvencher LibHold53.33-1.29
 
Con-1.29
 
MBSelkirk ConHold48.84-2.03
 
Lib-0.18
 
MBSouris ConHold50.51-7.16
 
Lib-7.16
 
MBWinnipeg ConHold55.155.03
 
Con4.39
 
NBCarleton LibHold50.11-1.37
 
Con-1.37
 
NBCharlotte ConGain51.893.82
 
Con-3.82
 
NBGloucester LibHold59.274.06
 
Lib4.06
 
NBKent ConGain52.3010.40
 
Con-10.40
 
NBKing's and Albert ConGain52.334.93
 
Con-4.93
 
NBNorthumberland LibHold53.34-5.63
 
Con-5.63
 
NBRestigouche LibHold56.383.58
 
Lib3.58
 
NBCity and County of St. John ConGain50.512.83
 
Con-2.83
 
NBCity of St. John LibGain50.381.49
 
Lib-1.49
 
NBSunbury—Queen's LibHold50.12-0.55
 
Con-0.55
 
NBVictoria LibHold73.36-4.84
 
Lib7.38
 
NBWestmorland LibHold50.36-7.59
 
N/A[a 3]
NBYork ConHold62.615.86
 
N/A[a 3]
NSAnnapolis ConGain50.152.77
 
Con-2.77
 
NSAntigonish LibHold59.809.41
 
Lib9.41
 
NSCape Breton South LibGain49.420.56
 
Lib-1.65
 
NSColchester ConHold56.385.30
 
Con5.30
 
NSCumberland ConHold51.83-0.86
 
Lib-0.86
 
NSDigby ConHold53.261.34
 
Con1.34
 
NSGuysborough LibHold54.581.88
 
Lib1.88
 
NSHalifax ConHold50.00-2.61
 
Lib-2.61
 
NSHants ConGain51.002.60
 
Con-2.60
 
NSInverness LibHold58.84-5.95
 
Con-4.67
 
NSKings ConGain51.577.06
 
Con-7.06
 
NSLunenburg ConGain52.964.43
 
Con-4.43
 
NSNorth Cape Breton and Victoria LibHold54.944.79
 
Lib4.79
 
NSPictou LibHold51.74-0.04
 
Con-0.04
 
NSRichmond LibHold56.331.15
 
Lib1.15
 
NSShelburne and Queen's ConGain51.435.12
 
Con-5.12
 
NSYarmouth LibHold66.385.14
 
Lib5.14
 
ONAlgoma East ConHold51.200.83
 
Con0.83
 
ONAlgoma West ConHold55.673.03
 
Con3.03
 
ONBrant ConGain51.865.52
 
Con-5.52
 
ONBrantford ConGain56.428.30
 
Con-8.30
 
ONBrockville ConGain51.263.00
 
Con-3.00
 
ONBruce North ConGain50.82N/A[a 4]Con-4.08
 
ONBruce South ConHold50.91-0.75
 
Lib-0.75
 
ONCarleton ConHold66.14-1.14
 
Con6.77
 
ONDufferin ConHold70.65-3.11
 
Lib-3.11
 
ONDundas ConHold58.302.76
 
Con2.76
 
ONDurham ConHold56.181.12
 
Con1.12
 
ONElgin East ConHold54.661.77
 
Con1.77
 
ONElgin West ConHold57.052.73
 
Con2.73
 
ONEssex North ConGain51.255.84
 
Con-5.84
 
ONEssex South LibHold51.77-4.31
 
Con-4.31
 
ONFrontenac ConHold59.684.47
 
N/A[a 3]
ONGlengarry LibHold52.74-1.05
 
Con-1.05
 
ONGrenville ConHold62.484.78
 
Con4.78
 
ONGrey East ConHold63.44-2.09
 
Lib-2.09
 
ONGrey North ConHold52.791.51
 
Con1.51
 
ONGrey South ConGain50.571.55
 
Con-1.55
 
ONHaldimand ConHold56.854.41
 
Con4.41
 
ONHalton ConHold54.352.06
 
Con2.06
 
ONHamilton East ConHold67.4319.28
 
Con8.57
 
ONHamilton West ConHold58.675.56
 
Con9.05
 
ONHastings East ConHold61.26-4.08
 
Lib-4.08
 
ONHastings West ConHold66.175.73
 
Con5.73
 
ONHuron East ConHold52.581.61
 
Con1.61
 
ONHuron South ConGain51.242.77
 
Con-2.77
 
ONHuron West ConHold52.261.52
 
Con1.52
 
ONKent East LibHold52.87-1.77
 
Con-1.77
 
ONKent West LibHold50.45-0.09
 
Con-0.09
 
ONKingston ConGain54.018.27
 
Con-8.27
 
ONLambton East ConHold54.990.72
 
Con0.72
 
ONLambton West LibHold50.72-0.45
 
Con-0.45
 
ONLanark North ConHold53.783.69
 
Con3.69
 
ONLanark South ConHold67.686.70
 
Con6.70
 
ONLeeds ConHold62.230.03
 
Con0.03
 
ONLennox and Addington ConHold56.414.78
 
Con4.78
 
ONLincoln ConHold60.228.55
 
Con8.55
 
ONLondon ConHold61.093.11
 
Con3.11
 
ONMiddlesex East ConHold57.704.93
 
Con4.93
 
ONMiddlesex North ConGain50.761.63
 
Con-1.63
 
ONMiddlesex West LibHold51.801.64
 
Lib1.64
 
ONMuskoka ConHold64.394.90
 
Con4.90
 
ONNipissing ConHold52.432.31
 
Con2.31
 
ONNorfolk LibGain50.954.23
 
Lib-4.23
 
ONNorthumberland East ConHold54.212.12
 
Con2.12
 
ONNorthumberland West ConGain50.112.47
 
Con-2.47
 
ONOntario North ConHold57.545.16
 
Con5.16
 
ONOntario South ConGain53.395.54
 
Con-5.54
 
ONOttawa (City of) ConGain51.383.64
 
Con-4.19
 
ONOxford North LibHold52.681.49
 
Lib1.49
 
ONOxford South ConGain50.241.11
 
Con-1.11
 
ONParry Sound ConHold60.812.94
 
Con2.94
 
ONPeel ConHold53.160.40
 
Con0.40
 
ONPerth North ConGain53.563.85
 
Con-3.85
 
ONPerth South ConGain50.911.21
 
Con-1.21
 
ONPeterborough East ConHold58.743.23
 
Con3.23
 
ONPeterborough West ConGain50.363.46
 
Con-3.46
 
ONPrescott LibHold67.48-2.77
 
Nat-Con-2.77
 
ONPrince Edward ConGain53.234.74
 
Con-4.74
 
ONRenfrew North ConHold57.981.15
 
Con1.15
 
ONRenfrew South LibHold56.51-0.75
 
Con-0.75
 
ONRussell LibHold57.34-2.07
 
Con-2.07
 
ONSimcoe East ConGain53.785.79
 
Con-5.79
 
ONSimcoe North ConHold51.681.21
 
Con1.21
 
ONSimcoe South ConHold66.71-1.82
 
Lib-1.82
 
ONStormont ConGain51.3211.26
 
Con-4.77
 
ONThunder Bay and Rainy River ConGainacclaimed
ONToronto Centre ConHold63.2611.88
 
Con11.88
 
ONToronto East ConGain60.5115.95
 
Con-25.95
 
ONToronto North ConHold67.2214.91
 
Con14.91
 
ONToronto South ConHold67.956.27
 
N/A[a 3]
ONToronto West ConHold76.9010.54
 
N/A[a 3]
ONVictoria Lib-ConHold59.652.81
 
Lib-Con4.35
 
ONWaterloo North ConGain52.184.50
 
Con-4.13
 
ONWaterloo South ConHold56.965.24
 
Con5.24
 
ONWelland LibHoldacclaimed
ONWellington North ConGain50.251.05
 
Con-1.05
 
ONWellington South LibHold55.100.13
 
Lib0.13
 
ONWentworth ConGain56.599.35
 
Con-9.35
 
ONYork Centre ConHold54.944.50
 
Con4.50
 
ONYork North ConGain50.553.38
 
Con-3.38
 
ONYork South Ind-ConHold79.10acclamation in 1908
PEKing's LibGain50.141.90
 
Lib-1.90
 
PEPrince LibHold50.83-0.36
 
Con-0.36
 
PEQueen's ConGain52.312.99
 
Con-2.99
 
QCArgenteuil ConHold59.785.34
 
Con5.34
 
QCBagot LibHold51.32-3.53
 
Con-3.53
 
QCBeauce LibHold58.23-37.47
 
Con-37.47
 
QCBeauharnois ConGain50.360.76
 
Con-25.58
 
QCBellechasse ConGain50.6726.69
 
Con-26.69
 
QCBerthier ConGain45.09-1.14
 
Con-4.13
 
QCBonaventure LibHold63.66-4.09
 
Con-4.09
 
QCBrome ConGain50.408.52
 
Con-7.89
 
QCChambly—Verchères ConGain51.2911.24
 
Con-11.24
 
QCChamplain ConHold52.531.82
 
Con1.82
 
QCCharlevoix ConHold59.806.94
 
Con6.94
 
QCChâteauguay LibHold50.79-5.33
 
Con-5.33
 
QCChicoutimi—Saguenay Ind-ConGain38.59N/A[a 4]Ind-11.61
 
QCCompton ConGain50.653.96
 
Con-3.96
 
QCDorchester ConGain53.665.70
 
Con-5.70
 
QCDrummond—Arthabaska LibHold51.82-4.43
 
N/A[a 3]
QCGaspé ConGain56.5234.84
 
Con-34.84
 
QCHochelaga ConGain55.296.30
 
Con-28.66
 
QCHuntingdon LibHold52.931.33
 
Lib1.33
 
QCJacques Cartier ConHold56.55-0.10
 
Lib-0.10
 
QCJoliette ConGain50.754.74
 
Con-4.74
 
QCKamouraska LibHold51.20-3.41
 
Con-3.41
 
QCL'Assomption LibHold55.50-6.30
 
Con-6.30
 
QCL'Islet ConHold57.974.72
 
Con4.72
 
QCLabelle ConGain50.7315.24
 
Con-15.24
 
QCLaprairie—Napierville LibHold52.47-3.08
 
Con-3.08
 
QCLaval LibHold51.951.15
 
Lib1.15
 
QCLévis LibHold58.69-4.00
 
N/A[a 3]
QCLotbinière LibHold55.16-6.07
 
Con-6.07
 
QCMaisonneuve LabourHold55.24-16.23
 
N/A[a 3]
QCMaskinongé Ind-ConGain51.88N/A[a 5]
QCMégantic LibHold53.27-0.94
 
N/A[a 3]
QCMissisquoi LibHold52.663.08
 
Lib2.42
 
QCMontcalm LibHold51.03-2.24
 
Con-2.24
 
QCMontmagny ConGain55.458.47
 
Con-8.47
 
QCMontmorency ConGain51.267.66
 
Con-7.66
 
QCNicolet ConGain50.767.74
 
Con-7.74
 
QCPontiac ConGain44.593.15
 
Con-15.78
 
QCPortneuf LibHold57.670.70
 
Con-0.78
 
QCQuebec County ConGain50.53N/A[a 6]
QCQuebec East LibHoldacclaimed
QCQuebec West LibGain51.942.18
 
Lib-2.18
 
QCQuebec-Centre LibHold58.12-6.23
 
Con-6.23
 
QCRichelieu LibHold59.15-3.88
 
Con-3.88
 
QCRichmond—Wolfe LibHold53.80-2.18
 
Con-2.18
 
QCRimouski ConGain52.737.00
 
Con-7.00
 
QCRouville LibHold55.23acclamation in 1908
QCShefford LibHold50.29-3.03
 
Con-3.03
 
QCTown of Sherbrooke LibGain50.422.18
 
Lib-2.18
 
QCSoulanges LibGain53.645.09
 
Lib-5.09
 
QCSt. Anne ConHold56.405.78
 
Con5.78
 
QCSt. Antoine ConHold63.686.74
 
Con6.74
 
QCSt. Hyacinthe LibHold51.57-5.23
 
Con-5.23
 
QCSt. James LibHold59.41-2.40
 
Nat-Con-2.40
 
QCSt. Johns—Iberville LibHold78.35-16.51
 
Con-16.51
 
QCSt. Lawrence LibHold54.18-0.98
 
Con-0.24
 
QCSt. Mary LibHold62.825.79
 
Lib6.40
 
QCStanstead LibHold52.310.40
 
Lib0.40
 
QCTémiscouata LibHold51.89-4.28
 
Con-4.28
 
QCTerrebonne ConHold56.485.71
 
Con5.71
 
QCThree Rivers and St. Maurice LibHold50.07-13.83
 
Con-13.83
 
QCTwo Mountains LibHoldacclaimed
QCVaudreuil LibHold54.34-13.91
 
Con-13.91
 
QCWright LibHold58.683.13
 
Lib3.13
 
QCYamaska ConGain51.282.50
 
Con-2.50
 
SKAssiniboia LibHold61.868.53
 
Lib8.53
 
SKBattleford LibHold60.760.34
 
Lib0.34
 
SKHumboldt LibHold71.148.98
 
Lib8.98
 
SKMackenzie LibHold70.174.50
 
Lib4.50
 
SKMoose Jaw LibHold58.190.20
 
Lib0.20
 
SKPrince Albert ConGain52.836.09
 
Con-5.16
 
SKQu'Appelle LibGain52.592.94
 
Lib-2.94
 
SKRegina LibHold54.63-0.21
 
Lib3.29
 
SKSaltcoats LibHold65.1711.66
 
Lib7.97
 
SKSaskatoon LibHold54.70-8.00
 
Con-4.63
 
TerrYukon ConGain60.7950.03
 
N/A[a 3]
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  1. [1]
    Share won by winning candidate, with difference noted from share achieved by the same party in 1908.
  2. [2]
    Positive indicates improvement to standing of party winning in 1908; negative points to 2020's second-place party being swung to.
  3. [3]
    2nd place finisher in 1908 did not contest the 1911 election.
  4. [4]
    Winning party did not field a candidate inn 1908.
  5. [5]
    Hormidas Mayrand (Liberal) win in 1908 and lost in 1911 (both were two-way contests). Opponents in each election were of different affiliations.
  6. [6]
    Liberal candidate won in 1908 but lost in 1911. There were also two Independent Liberal candidates in 1908, while the Conservatives fielded a candidate only in 1911.

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Notes

  1. [a]
    Laurier was elected in both Soulanges and Quebec East, and chose to serve concurrently as the Member of Parliament for both.

References

  • Argyle, Ray. Turning Points : The Campaigns that Changed Canada : 2004 and before (2004) online

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  • Brown, Robert Craig. Robert Laird Borden: A Biography (1975), the major scholarly biography
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  • Dafoe John W. Laurier: a Study in Canadian Politics. Toronto, 1922.
  • Dutil, Patrice A.; MacKenzie, David (2011). Canada 1911: The Decisive Election that Shaped the Country. Toronto: Dundurn. ISBN 978-1-55488-947-1.
  • Ellis, L. Ethan. Reciprocity, 1911: A Study in Canadian-American Relations (1939) online
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  • Johnston, Richard; Percy, Michael B. (1980). "Reciprocity, Imperial Sentiment, and Party Politics in the 1911 Election". Canadian Journal of Political Science. 13 (4): 711–729. doi:10.1017/S0008423900034004. S2CID 154189040.
  • Neatby, H. Blair (1973). Clippingdale, Richard T (ed.). Laurier and a Liberal Quebec. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1w1vn9k. ISBN 9780773595354.
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  • Porritt Edward. Sixty Years of Protection in Canada, 1846–1907: Where Industry Leans on the Politicians. (London, 1908) online
  • Potter, Simon J. (2004). "The Imperial Significance of the Canadian–American Reciprocity Proposals of 1911". The Historical Journal. 47: 81–100. doi:10.1017/S0018246X03003522. S2CID 159586052.
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Primary sources

  • Borden, Robert. Robert Laird Borden: His Memoirs edited and with an introduction by Henry Borden
  • Harpell, James J., Canadian National Economy: the Cause of High Prices and Their Effect upon the Country. Toronto, 1911.

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