1911 Canadian federal election

1911 Canadian federal election

September 21, 1911
221 seats in the House of Commons 111 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	70.2% ( 0.1 pp)
First party Second party   Leader Robert Borden Wilfrid Laurier Party Conservative Liberal Leader since 1901 1887 Leader's seat Halifax Soulanges Quebec East Last election 85 seats, 46.2% 133 seats, 48.9% Seats won 132 85 Seat change 47 48 Popular vote 632,539 596,871 Percentage 48.56% 45.82% Swing 2.35 pp 3.05 pp
The Canadian parliament after the 1911 election
Prime Minister before election Wilfrid Laurier Liberal Prime Minister after election Robert Borden Conservative

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.

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 because it threatened to weaken ties with Britain, submerge the Canadian economy and Canadian identity with the US, 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.

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. 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. 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." 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. 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."

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."

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. 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. 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.

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". The Montreal Daily Star, English Canada's most widely read newspaper and had 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."

Anti-Americanism

Contemporary accounts mentioned in the aftermath of Clark's speech that anti-Americanism was at an all-time high in Canada. 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. The New York Times, in a July 1911 report stated that Laurier was "having the fight of his career to carry reciprocity at all". 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."

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. 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.

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. 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."

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.

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." 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. 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." Kipling's appeal attracted much media attention in English Canada and was reprinted over the next week, in every English newspaper in Canada.

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.

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."

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

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

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

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

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

Detailed analysis

Synopsis of results

1911 Canadian federal election – synopsis of riding results

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
AB	Calgary		Con		Con	7,671	58.15%	2,866	21.73%		Lib	7,671	–	–	–	4,805	–	–	–	716	13,192
AB	Edmonton		Lib		Lib	7,070	56.76%	2,238	17.97%		Con	4,832	–	–	–	7,070	–	–	–	555	12,457
AB	Macleod		Lib-Con		Lib	3,660	49.44%	819	11.06%		Lib-Con	–	2,841	–	–	3,660	–	–	–	902	7,403
AB	Medicine Hat		Con		Lib	6,330	56.49%	1,455	12.99%		Con	4,875	–	–	–	6,330	–	–	–	–	11,205
AB	Red Deer		Lib		Lib	6,711	63.35%	2,829	26.71%		Con	3,882	–	–	–	6,711	–	–	–	–	10,593
AB	Strathcona		Lib		Lib	5,396	65.26%	2,524	30.53%		Con	2,872	–	–	–	5,396	–	–	–	–	8,268
AB	Victoria		Lib		Lib	3,225	48.53%	523	7.87%		Con	2,702	–	–	–	3,225	–	–	–	719	6,646
BC	Comox—Atlin		Lib		Con	1,810	52.74%	188	5.48%		Lib	1,810	–	–	–	1,622	–	–	–	–	3,432
BC	Kootenay		Con		Con	4,113	57.51%	1,074	15.02%		Lib	4,113	–	–	–	3,039	–	–	–	–	7,152
BC	Nanaimo		Lib		Con	2,438	58.21%	688	16.43%		Lib	2,438	–	–	–	1,750	–	–	–	–	4,188
BC	New Westminster		Con		Con	3,542	65.70%	1,693	31.40%		Lib	3,542	–	–	–	1,849	–	–	–	–	5,391
BC	Vancouver City		Con		Con	6,902	58.72%	3,106	26.43%		Lib	6,902	–	–	–	3,796	–	1,056	–	–	11,754
BC	Victoria City		Con		Con	2,816	51.78%	484	8.90%		Lib	2,816	–	–	–	2,332	–	290	–	–	5,438
BC	Yale—Cariboo		Con		Con	3,851	63.56%	1,889	31.18%		Lib	3,851	–	–	–	1,962	–	246	–	–	6,059
MB	Brandon		Lib		Con	4,436	55.41%	866	10.82%		Lib	4,436	–	–	–	3,570	–	–	–	–	8,006
MB	Dauphin		Con		Lib	3,674	55.67%	748	11.33%		Con	2,926	–	–	–	3,674	–	–	–	–	6,600
MB	Lisgar		Con		Con	1,692	50.30%	20	0.59%		Lib	1,692	–	–	–	1,672	–	–	–	–	3,364
MB	Macdonald		Con		Con	2,956	51.40%	161	2.80%		Lib	2,956	–	–	–	2,795	–	–	–	–	5,751
MB	Marquette		Con		Con	3,409	50.94%	126	1.88%		Lib	3,409	–	–	–	3,283	–	–	–	–	6,692
MB	Portage la Prairie		Con		Con	3,267	55.76%	675	11.52%		Lib	3,267	–	–	–	2,592	–	–	–	–	5,859
MB	Provencher		Lib		Lib	3,049	53.33%	381	6.66%		Con	2,668	–	–	–	3,049	–	–	–	–	5,717
MB	Selkirk		Con		Con	3,098	48.84%	87	1.37%		Lib	3,098	–	–	–	3,011	–	–	–	234	6,343
MB	Souris		Con		Con	3,150	50.51%	64	1.03%		Lib	3,150	–	–	–	3,086	–	–	–	–	6,236
MB	Winnipeg		Con		Con	12,754	55.15%	4,705	20.34%		Lib	12,754	–	–	–	8,049	–	2,325	–	–	23,128
NB	Carleton		Lib		Lib	2,614	50.11%	11	0.21%		Con	2,603	–	–	–	2,614	–	–	–	–	5,217
NB	Charlotte		Lib		Con	2,685	51.89%	196	3.79%		Lib	2,685	–	–	–	2,489	–	–	–	–	5,174
NB	Gloucester		Lib		Lib	3,172	59.27%	992	18.54%		Con	2,180	–	–	–	3,172	–	–	–	–	5,352
NB	Kent		Lib		Con	2,334	52.30%	205	4.59%		Lib	2,334	–	–	–	2,129	–	–	–	–	4,463
NB	King's and Albert		Lib		Con	3,734	52.33%	332	4.65%		Lib	3,734	–	–	–	3,402	–	–	–	–	7,136
NB	Northumberland		Lib		Lib	3,128	53.34%	392	6.68%		Con	2,736	–	–	–	3,128	–	–	–	–	5,864
NB	Restigouche		Lib		Lib	1,512	56.38%	342	12.75%		Con	1,170	–	–	–	1,512	–	–	–	–	2,682
NB	City and County of St. John		Lib		Con	5,491	50.51%	110	1.01%		Lib	5,491	–	–	–	5,381	–	–	–	–	10,872
NB	City of St. John		Con		Lib	4,360	50.38%	65	0.75%		Con	4,295	–	–	–	4,360	–	–	–	–	8,655
NB	Sunbury—Queen's		Lib		Lib	2,020	50.12%	10	0.25%		Con	2,010	–	–	–	2,020	–	–	–	–	4,030
NB	Victoria		Lib		Lib	3,059	73.36%	1,948	46.71%		Con	1,111	–	–	–	3,059	–	–	–	–	4,170
NB	Westmorland		Lib		Lib	4,452	50.36%	64	0.72%		Ind	–	–	–	–	4,452	–	–	–	4,388	8,840
NB	York		Con		Con	4,143	62.61%	1,669	25.22%		Ind	4,143	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2,474	6,617
NS	Annapolis		Lib		Con	2,131	50.15%	13	0.31%		Lib	2,131	–	–	–	2,118	–	–	–	–	4,249
NS	Antigonish		Lib		Lib	1,468	59.80%	481	19.59%		Con	987	–	–	–	1,468	–	–	–	–	2,455
NS	Cape Breton South		Lib-Con		Lib	5,069	49.42%	104	1.01%		Lib	–	–	–	–	10,034	–	–	–	223	10,257
NS	Colchester		Con		Con	2,847	56.38%	644	12.75%		Lib	2,847	–	–	–	2,203	–	–	–	–	5,050
NS	Cumberland		Con		Con	4,780	51.83%	338	3.67%		Lib	4,780	–	–	–	4,442	–	–	–	–	9,222
NS	Digby		Con		Con	2,126	53.26%	260	6.51%		Lib	2,126	–	–	–	1,866	–	–	–	–	3,992
NS	Guysborough		Lib		Lib	2,043	54.58%	343	9.16%		Con	1,700	–	–	–	2,043	–	–	–	–	3,743
NS	Halifax		Con		Con	13,827	50.00%	2	0.01%		Lib	13,827	–	–	–	13,825	–	–	–	–	27,652
NS	Hants		Lib		Con	2,191	51.00%	86	2.00%		Lib	2,191	–	–	–	2,105	–	–	–	–	4,296
NS	Inverness		Lib		Lib	2,928	58.84%	1,008	20.26%		Con	1,920	–	–	–	2,928	–	–	–	128	4,976
NS	Kings		Lib		Con	2,474	51.57%	151	3.15%		Lib	2,474	–	–	–	2,323	–	–	–	–	4,797
NS	Lunenburg		Lib		Con	3,645	52.96%	408	5.93%		Lib	3,645	–	–	–	3,237	–	–	–	–	6,882
NS	North Cape Breton and Victoria		Lib		Lib	3,418	54.94%	615	9.89%		Con	2,803	–	–	–	3,418	–	–	–	–	6,221
NS	Pictou		Lib		Lib	4,221	51.74%	284	3.48%		Con	3,937	–	–	–	4,221	–	–	–	–	8,158
NS	Richmond		Lib		Lib	1,268	56.33%	285	12.66%		Con	983	–	–	–	1,268	–	–	–	–	2,251
NS	Shelburne and Queen's		Lib		Con	2,678	51.43%	149	2.86%		Lib	2,678	–	–	–	2,529	–	–	–	–	5,207
NS	Yarmouth		Lib		Lib	2,399	66.38%	1,184	32.76%		Con	1,215	–	–	–	2,399	–	–	–	–	3,614
ON	Algoma East		Con		Con	3,898	51.20%	182	2.39%		Lib	3,898	–	–	–	3,716	–	–	–	–	7,614
ON	Algoma West		Con		Con	2,738	55.67%	558	11.35%		Lib	2,738	–	–	–	2,180	–	–	–	–	4,918
ON	Brant		Lib		Con	1,795	51.86%	129	3.73%		Lib	1,795	–	–	–	1,666	–	–	–	–	3,461
ON	Brantford		Lib		Con	3,159	56.42%	719	12.84%		Lib	3,159	–	–	–	2,440	–	–	–	–	5,599
ON	Brockville		Lib		Con	2,251	51.26%	111	2.53%		Lib	2,251	–	–	–	2,140	–	–	–	–	4,391
ON	Bruce North		Lib		Con	2,526	50.82%	82	1.65%		Lib	2,526	–	–	–	2,444	–	–	–	–	4,970
ON	Bruce South		Con		Con	2,878	50.91%	103	1.82%		Lib	2,878	–	–	–	2,775	–	–	–	–	5,653
ON	Carleton		Con		Con	2,616	66.14%	1,277	32.29%		Lib	2,616	–	–	–	1,339	–	–	–	–	3,955
ON	Dufferin		Con		Con	2,496	70.65%	1,459	41.30%		Lib	2,496	–	–	–	1,037	–	–	–	–	3,533
ON	Dundas		Con		Con	2,262	58.30%	644	16.60%		Lib	2,262	–	–	–	1,618	–	–	–	–	3,880
ON	Durham		Con		Con	3,291	56.18%	724	12.36%		Lib	3,291	–	–	–	2,567	–	–	–	–	5,858
ON	Elgin East		Con		Con	2,313	54.66%	394	9.31%		Lib	2,313	–	–	–	1,919	–	–	–	–	4,232
ON	Elgin West		Con		Con	3,629	57.05%	897	14.10%		Lib	3,629	–	–	–	2,732	–	–	–	–	6,361
ON	Essex North		Lib		Con	3,616	51.25%	176	2.49%		Lib	3,616	–	–	–	3,440	–	–	–	–	7,056
ON	Essex South		Lib		Lib	2,946	51.77%	201	3.53%		Con	2,745	–	–	–	2,946	–	–	–	–	5,691
ON	Frontenac		Con		Con	2,629	59.68%	853	19.36%		Lib	2,629	–	–	–	1,776	–	–	–	–	4,405
ON	Glengarry		Lib		Lib	2,175	52.74%	226	5.48%		Con	1,949	–	–	–	2,175	–	–	–	–	4,124
ON	Grenville		Con		Con	2,286	62.48%	913	24.95%		Ind	2,286	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1,373	3,659
ON	Grey East		Con		Con	2,560	63.44%	1,085	26.89%		Lib	2,560	–	–	–	1,475	–	–	–	–	4,035
ON	Grey North		Con		Con	3,326	52.79%	352	5.59%		Lib	3,326	–	–	–	2,974	–	–	–	–	6,300
ON	Grey South		Lib		Con	2,139	50.57%	48	1.13%		Lib	2,139	–	–	–	2,091	–	–	–	–	4,230
ON	Haldimand		Con		Con	2,817	56.85%	679	13.70%		Lib	2,817	–	–	–	2,138	–	–	–	–	4,955
ON	Halton		Con		Con	2,618	54.35%	419	8.70%		Lib	2,618	–	–	–	2,199	–	–	–	–	4,817
ON	Hamilton East		Con		Con	4,981	67.43%	2,575	34.86%		Lib	4,981	–	–	–	2,406	–	–	–	–	7,387
ON	Hamilton West		Con		Con	4,390	58.67%	1,820	24.33%		Lib	4,390	–	–	–	2,570	–	–	–	522	7,482
ON	Hastings East		Con		Con	2,899	61.26%	1,066	22.53%		Lib	2,899	–	–	–	1,833	–	–	–	–	4,732
ON	Hastings West		Con		Con	3,623	66.17%	1,771	32.35%		Lib	3,623	–	–	–	1,852	–	–	–	–	5,475
ON	Huron East		Con		Con	2,020	52.58%	198	5.15%		Lib	2,020	–	–	–	1,822	–	–	–	–	3,842
ON	Huron South		Lib		Con	2,360	51.24%	114	2.48%		Lib	2,360	–	–	–	2,246	–	–	–	–	4,606
ON	Huron West		Con		Con	2,024	52.26%	175	4.52%		Lib	2,024	–	–	–	1,849	–	–	–	–	3,873
ON	Kent East		Lib		Lib	2,604	52.87%	283	5.75%		Con	2,321	–	–	–	2,604	–	–	–	–	4,925
ON	Kent West		Lib		Lib	3,671	50.45%	66	0.91%		Con	3,605	–	–	–	3,671	–	–	–	–	7,276
ON	Kingston		Lib		Con	2,322	54.01%	345	8.03%		Lib	2,322	–	–	–	1,977	–	–	–	–	4,299
ON	Lambton East		Con		Con	2,720	54.99%	494	9.99%		Lib	2,720	–	–	–	2,226	–	–	–	–	4,946
ON	Lambton West		Lib		Lib	3,139	50.72%	89	1.44%		Con	3,050	–	–	–	3,139	–	–	–	–	6,189
ON	Lanark North		Con		Con	1,613	53.78%	227	7.57%		Lib	1,613	–	–	–	1,386	–	–	–	–	2,999
ON	Lanark South		Con		Con	2,234	67.68%	1,167	35.35%		Lib	2,234	–	–	–	1,067	–	–	–	–	3,301
ON	Leeds		Con		Con	2,392	62.23%	940	24.45%		Lib	2,392	–	–	–	1,452	–	–	–	–	3,844
ON	Lennox and Addington		Con		Con	2,580	56.41%	586	12.81%		Lib	2,580	–	–	–	1,994	–	–	–	–	4,574
ON	Lincoln		Con		Con	4,576	60.22%	1,553	20.44%		Lib	4,576	–	–	–	3,023	–	–	–	–	7,599
ON	London		Con		Con	5,263	61.09%	1,911	22.18%		Ind	5,263	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3,352	8,615
ON	Middlesex East		Con		Con	2,477	57.70%	661	15.40%		Lib	2,477	–	–	–	1,816	–	–	–	–	4,293
ON	Middlesex North		Lib		Con	1,768	50.76%	53	1.52%		Lib	1,768	–	–	–	1,715	–	–	–	–	3,483
ON	Middlesex West		Lib		Lib	1,883	51.80%	131	3.60%		Con	1,752	–	–	–	1,883	–	–	–	–	3,635
ON	Muskoka		Con		Con	2,282	64.39%	1,020	28.78%		Lib	2,282	–	–	–	1,262	–	–	–	–	3,544
ON	Nipissing		Con		Con	5,872	52.43%	545	4.87%		Lib	5,872	–	–	–	5,327	–	–	–	–	11,199
ON	Norfolk		Con		Lib	3,179	50.95%	118	1.89%		Con	3,061	–	–	–	3,179	–	–	–	–	6,240
ON	Northumberland East		Con		Con	2,518	54.21%	391	8.42%		Lib	2,518	–	–	–	2,127	–	–	–	–	4,645
ON	Northumberland West		Lib		Con	1,426	50.11%	6	0.21%		Lib	1,426	–	–	–	1,420	–	–	–	–	2,846
ON	Ontario North		Con		Con	2,130	57.54%	558	15.07%		Lib	2,130	–	–	–	1,572	–	–	–	–	3,702
ON	Ontario South		Lib		Con	2,917	53.39%	370	6.77%		Lib	2,917	–	–	–	2,547	–	–	–	–	5,464
ON	Ottawa (City of)		Lib		Con	13,954	51.38%	1,048	3.86%		Lib	13,954	–	–	–	12,906	–	298	–	–	27,158
ON	Oxford North		Lib		Lib	2,898	52.68%	295	5.36%		Con	2,603	–	–	–	2,898	–	–	–	–	5,501
ON	Oxford South		Lib		Con	2,503	50.24%	24	0.48%		Lib	2,503	–	–	–	2,479	–	–	–	–	4,982
ON	Parry Sound		Con		Con	2,976	60.81%	1,058	21.62%		Lib	2,976	–	–	–	1,918	–	–	–	–	4,894
ON	Peel		Con		Con	2,656	53.16%	316	6.33%		Lib	2,656	–	–	–	2,340	–	–	–	–	4,996
ON	Perth North		Lib		Con	3,741	53.56%	497	7.12%		Lib	3,741	–	–	–	3,244	–	–	–	–	6,985
ON	Perth South		Lib		Con	2,303	50.91%	82	1.81%		Lib	2,303	–	–	–	2,221	–	–	–	–	4,524
ON	Peterborough East		Con		Con	1,992	58.74%	593	17.49%		Lib	1,992	–	–	–	1,399	–	–	–	–	3,391
ON	Peterborough West		Lib		Con	2,944	50.36%	42	0.72%		Lib	2,944	–	–	–	2,902	–	–	–	–	5,846
ON	Prescott		Lib		Lib	2,532	67.48%	1,312	34.97%		Nat-Con	–	–	–	1,220	2,532	–	–	–	–	3,752
ON	Prince Edward		Lib		Con	2,304	53.23%	280	6.47%		Lib	2,304	–	–	–	2,024	–	–	–	–	4,328
ON	Renfrew North		Con		Con	2,573	57.98%	708	15.95%		Lib	2,573	–	–	–	1,865	–	–	–	–	4,438
ON	Renfrew South		Lib		Lib	2,687	56.51%	619	13.02%		Con	2,068	–	–	–	2,687	–	–	–	–	4,755
ON	Russell		Lib		Lib	3,812	57.34%	976	14.68%		Con	2,836	–	–	–	3,812	–	–	–	–	6,648
ON	Simcoe East		Lib		Con	3,315	53.78%	466	7.56%		Lib	3,315	–	–	–	2,849	–	–	–	–	6,164
ON	Simcoe North		Con		Con	2,648	51.68%	172	3.36%		Lib	2,648	–	–	–	2,476	–	–	–	–	5,124
ON	Simcoe South		Con		Con	3,278	66.71%	1,642	33.41%		Lib	3,278	–	–	–	1,636	–	–	–	–	4,914
ON	Stormont		Lib		Con	2,539	51.32%	131	2.65%		Lib	2,539	–	–	–	2,408	–	–	–	–	4,947
ON	Thunder Bay and Rainy River		Lib		Con	acclaimed
ON	Toronto Centre		Con		Con	5,156	63.26%	2,162	26.53%		Lib	5,156	–	–	–	2,994	–	–	–	–	8,150
ON	Toronto East		Ind		Con	7,082	60.51%	4,801	41.02%		Ind	7,082	–	–	–	1,878	463	–	–	2,281	11,704
ON	Toronto North		Con		Con	6,474	67.22%	3,317	34.44%		Lib	6,474	–	–	–	3,157	–	–	–	–	9,631
ON	Toronto South		Con		Con	4,473	67.95%	2,363	35.90%		Lib	4,473	–	–	–	2,110	–	–	–	–	6,583
ON	Toronto West		Con		Con	11,442	76.90%	8,005	53.80%		Lib	11,442	–	–	–	3,437	–	–	–	–	14,879
ON	Victoria		Lib-Con		Lib-Con	4,001	59.65%	1,294	19.29%		Ind	–	4,001	–	–	–	–	–	–	2,707	6,708
ON	Waterloo North		Lib		Con	3,774	52.18%	315	4.36%		Lib	3,774	–	–	–	3,459	–	–	–	–	7,233
ON	Waterloo South		Con		Con	3,492	56.96%	853	13.91%		Lib	3,492	–	–	–	2,639	–	–	–	–	6,131
ON	Welland		Lib		Lib	acclaimed
ON	Wellington North		Lib		Con	2,530	50.25%	25	0.50%		Lib	2,530	–	–	–	2,505	–	–	–	–	5,035
ON	Wellington South		Lib		Lib	3,368	55.10%	624	10.21%		Con	2,744	–	–	–	3,368	–	–	–	–	6,112
ON	Wentworth		Lib		Con	3,832	56.59%	893	13.19%		Lib	3,832	–	–	–	2,939	–	–	–	–	6,771
ON	York Centre		Con		Con	2,838	54.94%	510	9.87%		Lib	2,838	–	–	–	2,328	–	–	–	–	5,166
ON	York North		Lib		Con	2,730	50.55%	59	1.09%		Lib	2,730	–	–	–	2,671	–	–	–	–	5,401
ON	York South		Ind-Con		Ind-Con	7,194	79.10%	5,293	58.20%		Ind	–	–	7,194	–	–	–	–	–	1,901	9,095
PE	King's		Con		Lib	2,538	50.14%	14	0.28%		Con	2,524	–	–	–	2,538	–	–	–	–	5,062
PE	Prince		Lib		Lib	3,529	50.83%	115	1.66%		Con	3,414	–	–	–	3,529	–	–	–	–	6,943
PE	Queen's		Lib		Con	8,700	52.31%	769	4.62%		Lib	8,700	–	–	–	7,931	–	–	–	–	16,631
QC	Argenteuil		Con		Con	1,824	59.78%	597	19.57%		Lib	1,824	–	–	–	1,227	–	–	–	–	3,051
QC	Bagot		Lib		Lib	1,845	51.32%	95	2.64%		Con	1,750	–	–	–	1,845	–	–	–	–	3,595
QC	Beauce		Lib		Lib	4,823	58.23%	1,364	16.47%		Con	3,459	–	–	–	4,823	–	–	–	–	8,282
QC	Beauharnois		Lib		Con	1,876	50.36%	27	0.72%		Con	3,725	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3,725
QC	Bellechasse		Lib		Con	1,742	50.67%	46	1.34%		Lib	1,742	–	–	–	1,696	–	–	–	–	3,438
QC	Berthier		Lib		Con	1,638	45.09%	26	0.72%		Lib	1,638	–	–	–	1,612	–	–	–	383	3,633
QC	Bonaventure		Lib		Lib	2,444	63.66%	1,049	27.32%		Con	1,395	–	–	–	2,444	–	–	–	–	3,839
QC	Brome		Lib		Con	1,520	50.40%	24	0.80%		Lib	1,520	–	–	–	1,496	–	–	–	–	3,016
QC	Chambly—Verchères		Lib		Con	2,712	51.29%	136	2.57%		Lib	2,712	–	–	–	2,576	–	–	–	–	5,288
QC	Champlain		Con		Con	3,811	52.53%	367	5.06%		Lib	3,811	–	–	–	3,444	–	–	–	–	7,255
QC	Charlevoix		Con		Con	2,020	59.80%	662	19.60%		Lib	2,020	–	–	–	1,358	–	–	–	–	3,378
QC	Châteauguay		Lib		Lib	1,281	50.79%	40	1.59%		Con	1,241	–	–	–	1,281	–	–	–	–	2,522
QC	Chicoutimi—Saguenay		Con		Ind-Con	3,798	38.59%	1,275	12.96%		Lib	–	–	3,798	–	2,523	–	–	–	3,520	9,841
QC	Compton		Lib		Con	2,953	50.65%	76	1.30%		Lib	2,953	–	–	–	2,877	–	–	–	–	5,830
QC	Dorchester		Lib		Con	2,506	53.66%	342	7.32%		Lib	2,506	–	–	–	2,164	–	–	–	–	4,670
QC	Drummond—Arthabaska		Lib		Lib	3,800	51.82%	267	3.64%		Nat	–	–	–	–	3,800	–	–	3,533	–	7,333
QC	Gaspé		Lib		Con	2,470	56.52%	570	13.04%		Lib	2,470	–	–	–	1,900	–	–	–	–	4,370
QC	Hochelaga		Lib		Con	7,178	55.29%	1,373	10.58%		Ind	7,178	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5,805	12,983
QC	Huntingdon		Lib		Lib	1,318	52.93%	146	5.86%		Con	1,172	–	–	–	1,318	–	–	–	–	2,490
QC	Jacques Cartier		Con		Con	5,782	56.55%	1,340	13.11%		Lib	5,782	–	–	–	4,442	–	–	–	–	10,224
QC	Joliette		Lib		Con	2,239	50.75%	66	1.50%		Lib	2,239	–	–	–	2,173	–	–	–	–	4,412
QC	Kamouraska		Lib		Lib	1,840	51.20%	86	2.39%		Con	1,754	–	–	–	1,840	–	–	–	–	3,594
QC	L'Assomption		Lib		Lib	1,508	55.50%	299	11.00%		Con	1,209	–	–	–	1,508	–	–	–	–	2,717
QC	L'Islet		Con		Con	1,578	57.97%	434	15.94%		Lib	1,578	–	–	–	1,144	–	–	–	–	2,722
QC	Labelle		Lib		Con	2,902	50.73%	84	1.47%		Lib	2,902	–	–	–	2,818	–	–	–	–	5,720
QC	Laprairie—Napierville		Lib		Lib	1,795	52.47%	169	4.94%		Con	1,626	–	–	–	1,795	–	–	–	–	3,421
QC	Laval		Lib		Lib	2,648	51.95%	199	3.90%		Con	2,449	–	–	–	2,648	–	–	–	–	5,097
QC	Lévis		Lib		Lib	2,800	58.69%	829	17.38%		Con	1,971	–	–	–	2,800	–	–	–	–	4,771
QC	Lotbinière		Lib		Lib	1,870	55.16%	350	10.32%		Con	1,520	–	–	–	1,870	–	–	–	–	3,390
QC	Maisonneuve		Labour		Labour	11,538	55.24%	2,189	10.48%		Con	9,349	–	–	–	–	11,538	–	–	–	20,887
QC	Maskinongé		Lib		Ind-Con	1,507	51.88%	109	3.75%		Lib	–	–	1,507	–	1,398	–	–	–	–	2,905
QC	Mégantic		Lib		Lib	2,986	53.27%	367	6.55%		Ind	–	–	–	–	2,986	–	–	–	2,619	5,605
QC	Missisquoi		Lib		Lib	2,002	52.66%	202	5.31%		Con	1,800	–	–	–	2,002	–	–	–	–	3,802
QC	Montcalm		Lib		Lib	1,432	51.03%	58	2.07%		Con	1,374	–	–	–	1,432	–	–	–	–	2,806
QC	Montmagny		Lib		Con	1,653	55.45%	325	10.90%		Lib	1,653	–	–	–	1,328	–	–	–	–	2,981
QC	Montmorency		Lib		Con	1,359	51.26%	67	2.53%		Lib	1,359	–	–	–	1,292	–	–	–	–	2,651
QC	Nicolet		Lib		Con	2,805	50.76%	84	1.52%		Lib	2,805	–	–	–	2,721	–	–	–	–	5,526
QC	Pontiac		Lib		Con	2,059	44.59%	666	14.42%		Lib	2,059	–	–	–	2,559	–	–	–	–	4,618
QC	Portneuf		Lib		Lib	2,868	57.67%	763	15.34%		Con	2,105	–	–	–	2,868	–	–	–	–	4,973
QC	Quebec County		Lib		Con	2,295	50.53%	48	1.06%		Lib	2,295	–	–	–	2,247	–	–	–	–	4,542
QC	Quebec East		Lib		Lib	acclaimed
QC	Quebec West		Con		Lib	1,219	51.94%	91	3.88%		Con	1,128	–	–	–	1,219	–	–	–	–	2,347
QC	Quebec-Centre		Lib		Lib	2,122	58.12%	593	16.24%		Con	1,529	–	–	–	2,122	–	–	–	–	3,651
QC	Richelieu		Lib		Lib	2,373	59.15%	734	18.30%		Con	1,639	–	–	–	2,373	–	–	–	–	4,012
QC	Richmond—Wolfe		Lib		Lib	3,855	53.80%	544	7.59%		Con	3,311	–	–	–	3,855	–	–	–	–	7,166
QC	Rimouski		Lib		Con	4,179	52.73%	432	5.45%		Lib	4,179	–	–	–	3,747	–	–	–	–	7,926
QC	Rouville		Lib		Lib	1,467	55.23%	278	10.47%		Con	1,189	–	–	–	1,467	–	–	–	–	2,656
QC	Shefford		Lib		Lib	2,271	50.29%	26	0.58%		Con	2,245	–	–	–	2,271	–	–	–	–	4,516
QC	Town of Sherbrooke		Con		Lib	2,321	50.42%	39	0.85%		Con	2,282	–	–	–	2,321	–	–	–	–	4,603
QC	Soulanges		Con		Lib	1,045	53.64%	142	7.29%		Con	903	–	–	–	1,045	–	–	–	–	1,948
QC	St. Anne		Con		Con	3,319	56.40%	753	12.80%		Lib	3,319	–	–	–	2,566	–	–	–	–	5,885
QC	St. Antoine		Con		Con	4,677	63.68%	2,009	27.35%		Lib	4,677	–	–	–	2,668	–	–	–	–	7,345
QC	St. Hyacinthe		Lib		Lib	2,295	51.57%	140	3.15%		Con	2,155	–	–	–	2,295	–	–	–	–	4,450
QC	St. James		Lib		Lib	4,653	59.41%	1,474	18.82%		Nat-Con	–	–	–	3,179	4,653	–	–	–	–	7,832
QC	St. Johns—Iberville		Lib		Lib	2,638	78.35%	1,909	56.70%		Con	729	–	–	–	2,638	–	–	–	–	3,367
QC	St. Lawrence		Lib		Lib	4,469	54.18%	1,048	12.70%		Con	3,421	–	–	–	4,469	–	359	–	–	8,249
QC	St. Mary		Lib		Lib	5,089	62.82%	2,177	26.87%		Con	2,912	–	–	–	5,089	100	–	–	–	8,101
QC	Stanstead		Lib		Lib	2,310	52.31%	204	4.62%		Con	2,106	–	–	–	2,310	–	–	–	–	4,416
QC	Témiscouata		Lib		Lib	2,913	51.89%	212	3.78%		Con	2,701	–	–	–	2,913	–	–	–	–	5,614
QC	Terrebonne		Con		Con	2,727	56.48%	626	12.97%		Lib	2,727	–	–	–	2,101	–	–	–	–	4,828
QC	Three Rivers and St. Maurice		Lib		Lib	3,155	50.07%	9	0.14%		Con	3,146	–	–	–	3,155	–	–	–	–	6,301
QC	Two Mountains		Lib		Lib	acclaimed
QC	Vaudreuil		Lib		Lib	1,345	54.34%	215	8.69%		Con	1,130	–	–	–	1,345	–	–	–	–	2,475
QC	Wright		Lib		Lib	4,003	58.68%	1,184	17.36%		Con	2,819	–	–	–	4,003	–	–	–	–	6,822
QC	Yamaska		Lib		Con	1,870	51.28%	93	2.55%		Lib	1,870	–	–	–	1,777	–	–	–	–	3,647
SK	Assiniboia		Lib		Lib	5,804	61.86%	2,226	23.73%		Con	3,578	–	–	–	5,804	–	–	–	–	9,382
SK	Battleford		Lib		Lib	5,453	60.76%	1,931	21.52%		Con	3,522	–	–	–	5,453	–	–	–	–	8,975
SK	Humboldt		Lib		Lib	7,265	71.14%	4,318	42.28%		Con	2,947	–	–	–	7,265	–	–	–	–	10,212
SK	Mackenzie		Lib		Lib	4,090	70.17%	2,351	40.33%		Con	1,739	–	–	–	4,090	–	–	–	–	5,829
SK	Moose Jaw		Lib		Lib	8,285	58.19%	2,332	16.38%		Con	5,953	–	–	–	8,285	–	–	–	–	14,238
SK	Prince Albert		Lib		Con	3,316	52.83%	355	5.66%		Lib	3,316	–	–	–	2,961	–	–	–	–	6,277
SK	Qu'Appelle		Con		Lib	4,298	52.59%	424	5.19%		Con	3,874	–	–	–	4,298	–	–	–	–	8,172
SK	Regina		Lib		Lib	5,811	54.63%	1,730	16.26%		Con	4,081	–	–	–	5,811	–	–	–	745	10,637
SK	Saltcoats		Lib		Lib	3,619	65.17%	1,685	30.34%		Con	1,934	–	–	–	3,619	–	–	–	–	5,553
SK	Saskatoon		Lib		Lib	5,328	54.70%	1,572	16.14%		Con	3,756	–	–	–	5,328	–	–	–	656	9,740
Terr	Yukon		Lib		Con	1,285	60.79%	456	21.57%		Lib	1,285	–	–	–	829	–	–	–	–	2,114

  = 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

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.

Comparative analysis for ridings (1911 vs 1908)

Summary of riding results by vote share for winning candidate and swing (vs 1908)

Riding and winning party					Vote share				Swing
					%	Change (pp)			To	Change (pp)
AB	Calgary		Con	Hold	58.15	8.49		8.49	Con	6.71		6.71
AB	Edmonton		Lib	Hold	56.76	-7.53			Con	-5.31
AB	Macleod		Lib	Gain	49.44	7.09		7.09	Lib	-7.88
AB	Medicine Hat		Lib	Gain	56.49	9.70		9.7	Lib	-9.70
AB	Red Deer		Lib	Hold	63.35	11.41		11.41	Lib	11.41		11.41
AB	Strathcona		Lib	Hold	65.26	15.12		15.12	Lib	6.84		6.84
AB	Victoria		Lib	Hold	48.53	-5.23			Lib	0.18		0.18
BC	Comox—Atlin		Con	Gain	52.74	acclamation in 1908
BC	Kootenay		Con	Hold	57.51	10.54		10.54	Con	0.44		0.44
BC	Nanaimo		Con	Gain	58.21	25.98		25.98	Con	-10.13
BC	New Westminster		Con	Hold	65.70	7.21		7.21	Con	7.21		7.21
BC	Vancouver City		Con	Hold	58.72	16.61		16.61	Con	6.00		6
BC	Victoria City		Con	Hold	51.78	1.63		1.63	Con	4.30		4.3
BC	Yale—Cariboo		Con	Hold	63.56	10.42		10.42	Con	8.64		8.64
MB	Brandon		Con	Gain	55.41	6.59		6.59	Con	-5.89
MB	Dauphin		Lib	Gain	55.67	7.42		7.42	Lib	-7.42
MB	Lisgar		Con	Hold	50.30	-1.24			Lib	-1.24
MB	Macdonald		Con	Hold	51.40	-3.93			Lib	-3.93
MB	Marquette		Con	Hold	50.94	-3.81			Lib	-3.81
MB	Portage la Prairie		Con	Hold	55.76	3.69		3.69	Con	3.69		3.69
MB	Provencher		Lib	Hold	53.33	-1.29			Con	-1.29
MB	Selkirk		Con	Hold	48.84	-2.03			Lib	-0.18
MB	Souris		Con	Hold	50.51	-7.16			Lib	-7.16
MB	Winnipeg		Con	Hold	55.15	5.03		5.03	Con	4.39		4.39
NB	Carleton		Lib	Hold	50.11	-1.37			Con	-1.37
NB	Charlotte		Con	Gain	51.89	3.82		3.82	Con	-3.82
NB	Gloucester		Lib	Hold	59.27	4.06		4.06	Lib	4.06		4.06
NB	Kent		Con	Gain	52.30	10.40		10.4	Con	-10.40
NB	King's and Albert		Con	Gain	52.33	4.93		4.93	Con	-4.93
NB	Northumberland		Lib	Hold	53.34	-5.63			Con	-5.63
NB	Restigouche		Lib	Hold	56.38	3.58		3.58	Lib	3.58		3.58
NB	City and County of St. John		Con	Gain	50.51	2.83		2.83	Con	-2.83
NB	City of St. John		Lib	Gain	50.38	1.49		1.49	Lib	-1.49
NB	Sunbury—Queen's		Lib	Hold	50.12	-0.55			Con	-0.55
NB	Victoria		Lib	Hold	73.36	-4.84			Lib	7.38		7.38
NB	Westmorland		Lib	Hold	50.36	-7.59			N/A
NB	York		Con	Hold	62.61	5.86		5.86	N/A
NS	Annapolis		Con	Gain	50.15	2.77		2.77	Con	-2.77
NS	Antigonish		Lib	Hold	59.80	9.41		9.41	Lib	9.41		9.41
NS	Cape Breton South		Lib	Gain	49.42	0.56		0.56	Lib	-1.65
NS	Colchester		Con	Hold	56.38	5.30		5.3	Con	5.30		5.3
NS	Cumberland		Con	Hold	51.83	-0.86			Lib	-0.86
NS	Digby		Con	Hold	53.26	1.34		1.34	Con	1.34		1.34
NS	Guysborough		Lib	Hold	54.58	1.88		1.88	Lib	1.88		1.88
NS	Halifax		Con	Hold	50.00	-2.61			Lib	-2.61
NS	Hants		Con	Gain	51.00	2.60		2.6	Con	-2.60
NS	Inverness		Lib	Hold	58.84	-5.95			Con	-4.67
NS	Kings		Con	Gain	51.57	7.06		7.06	Con	-7.06
NS	Lunenburg		Con	Gain	52.96	4.43		4.43	Con	-4.43
NS	North Cape Breton and Victoria		Lib	Hold	54.94	4.79		4.79	Lib	4.79		4.79
NS	Pictou		Lib	Hold	51.74	-0.04			Con	-0.04
NS	Richmond		Lib	Hold	56.33	1.15		1.15	Lib	1.15		1.15
NS	Shelburne and Queen's		Con	Gain	51.43	5.12		5.12	Con	-5.12
NS	Yarmouth		Lib	Hold	66.38	5.14		5.14	Lib	5.14		5.14
ON	Algoma East		Con	Hold	51.20	0.83		0.83	Con	0.83		0.83
ON	Algoma West		Con	Hold	55.67	3.03		3.03	Con	3.03		3.03
ON	Brant		Con	Gain	51.86	5.52		5.52	Con	-5.52
ON	Brantford		Con	Gain	56.42	8.30		8.3	Con	-8.30
ON	Brockville		Con	Gain	51.26	3.00		3	Con	-3.00
ON	Bruce North		Con	Gain	50.82	N/A			Con	-4.08
ON	Bruce South		Con	Hold	50.91	-0.75			Lib	-0.75
ON	Carleton		Con	Hold	66.14	-1.14			Con	6.77		6.77
ON	Dufferin		Con	Hold	70.65	-3.11			Lib	-3.11
ON	Dundas		Con	Hold	58.30	2.76		2.76	Con	2.76		2.76
ON	Durham		Con	Hold	56.18	1.12		1.12	Con	1.12		1.12
ON	Elgin East		Con	Hold	54.66	1.77		1.77	Con	1.77		1.77
ON	Elgin West		Con	Hold	57.05	2.73		2.73	Con	2.73		2.73
ON	Essex North		Con	Gain	51.25	5.84		5.84	Con	-5.84
ON	Essex South		Lib	Hold	51.77	-4.31			Con	-4.31
ON	Frontenac		Con	Hold	59.68	4.47		4.47	N/A
ON	Glengarry		Lib	Hold	52.74	-1.05			Con	-1.05
ON	Grenville		Con	Hold	62.48	4.78		4.78	Con	4.78		4.78
ON	Grey East		Con	Hold	63.44	-2.09			Lib	-2.09
ON	Grey North		Con	Hold	52.79	1.51		1.51	Con	1.51		1.51
ON	Grey South		Con	Gain	50.57	1.55		1.55	Con	-1.55
ON	Haldimand		Con	Hold	56.85	4.41		4.41	Con	4.41		4.41
ON	Halton		Con	Hold	54.35	2.06		2.06	Con	2.06		2.06
ON	Hamilton East		Con	Hold	67.43	19.28		19.28	Con	8.57		8.57
ON	Hamilton West		Con	Hold	58.67	5.56		5.56	Con	9.05		9.05
ON	Hastings East		Con	Hold	61.26	-4.08			Lib	-4.08
ON	Hastings West		Con	Hold	66.17	5.73		5.73	Con	5.73		5.73
ON	Huron East		Con	Hold	52.58	1.61		1.61	Con	1.61		1.61
ON	Huron South		Con	Gain	51.24	2.77		2.77	Con	-2.77
ON	Huron West		Con	Hold	52.26	1.52		1.52	Con	1.52		1.52
ON	Kent East		Lib	Hold	52.87	-1.77			Con	-1.77
ON	Kent West		Lib	Hold	50.45	-0.09			Con	-0.09
ON	Kingston		Con	Gain	54.01	8.27		8.27	Con	-8.27
ON	Lambton East		Con	Hold	54.99	0.72		0.72	Con	0.72		0.72
ON	Lambton West		Lib	Hold	50.72	-0.45			Con	-0.45
ON	Lanark North		Con	Hold	53.78	3.69		3.69	Con	3.69		3.69
ON	Lanark South		Con	Hold	67.68	6.70		6.7	Con	6.70		6.7
ON	Leeds		Con	Hold	62.23	0.03		0.03	Con	0.03		0.03
ON	Lennox and Addington		Con	Hold	56.41	4.78		4.78	Con	4.78		4.78
ON	Lincoln		Con	Hold	60.22	8.55		8.55	Con	8.55		8.55
ON	London		Con	Hold	61.09	3.11		3.11	Con	3.11		3.11
ON	Middlesex East		Con	Hold	57.70	4.93		4.93	Con	4.93		4.93
ON	Middlesex North		Con	Gain	50.76	1.63		1.63	Con	-1.63
ON	Middlesex West		Lib	Hold	51.80	1.64		1.64	Lib	1.64		1.64
ON	Muskoka		Con	Hold	64.39	4.90		4.9	Con	4.90		4.9
ON	Nipissing		Con	Hold	52.43	2.31		2.31	Con	2.31		2.31
ON	Norfolk		Lib	Gain	50.95	4.23		4.23	Lib	-4.23
ON	Northumberland East		Con	Hold	54.21	2.12		2.12	Con	2.12		2.12
ON	Northumberland West		Con	Gain	50.11	2.47		2.47	Con	-2.47
ON	Ontario North		Con	Hold	57.54	5.16		5.16	Con	5.16		5.16
ON	Ontario South		Con	Gain	53.39	5.54		5.54	Con	-5.54
ON	Ottawa (City of)		Con	Gain	51.38	3.64		3.64	Con	-4.19
ON	Oxford North		Lib	Hold	52.68	1.49		1.49	Lib	1.49		1.49
ON	Oxford South		Con	Gain	50.24	1.11		1.11	Con	-1.11
ON	Parry Sound		Con	Hold	60.81	2.94		2.94	Con	2.94		2.94
ON	Peel		Con	Hold	53.16	0.40		0.4	Con	0.40		0.4
ON	Perth North		Con	Gain	53.56	3.85		3.85	Con	-3.85
ON	Perth South		Con	Gain	50.91	1.21		1.21	Con	-1.21
ON	Peterborough East		Con	Hold	58.74	3.23		3.23	Con	3.23		3.23
ON	Peterborough West		Con	Gain	50.36	3.46		3.46	Con	-3.46
ON	Prescott		Lib	Hold	67.48	-2.77			Nat-Con	-2.77
ON	Prince Edward		Con	Gain	53.23	4.74		4.74	Con	-4.74
ON	Renfrew North		Con	Hold	57.98	1.15		1.15	Con	1.15		1.15
ON	Renfrew South		Lib	Hold	56.51	-0.75			Con	-0.75
ON	Russell		Lib	Hold	57.34	-2.07			Con	-2.07
ON	Simcoe East		Con	Gain	53.78	5.79		5.79	Con	-5.79
ON	Simcoe North		Con	Hold	51.68	1.21		1.21	Con	1.21		1.21
ON	Simcoe South		Con	Hold	66.71	-1.82			Lib	-1.82
ON	Stormont		Con	Gain	51.32	11.26		11.26	Con	-4.77
ON	Thunder Bay and Rainy River		Con	Gain	acclaimed
ON	Toronto Centre		Con	Hold	63.26	11.88		11.88	Con	11.88		11.88
ON	Toronto East		Con	Gain	60.51	15.95		15.95	Con	-25.95
ON	Toronto North		Con	Hold	67.22	14.91		14.91	Con	14.91		14.91
ON	Toronto South		Con	Hold	67.95	6.27		6.27	N/A
ON	Toronto West		Con	Hold	76.90	10.54		10.54	N/A
ON	Victoria		Lib-Con	Hold	59.65	2.81		2.81	Lib-Con	4.35		4.35
ON	Waterloo North		Con	Gain	52.18	4.50		4.5	Con	-4.13
ON	Waterloo South		Con	Hold	56.96	5.24		5.24	Con	5.24		5.24
ON	Welland		Lib	Hold	acclaimed
ON	Wellington North		Con	Gain	50.25	1.05		1.05	Con	-1.05
ON	Wellington South		Lib	Hold	55.10	0.13		0.13	Lib	0.13		0.13
ON	Wentworth		Con	Gain	56.59	9.35		9.35	Con	-9.35
ON	York Centre		Con	Hold	54.94	4.50		4.5	Con	4.50		4.5
ON	York North		Con	Gain	50.55	3.38		3.38	Con	-3.38
ON	York South		Ind-Con	Hold	79.10	acclamation in 1908
PE	King's		Lib	Gain	50.14	1.90		1.9	Lib	-1.90
PE	Prince		Lib	Hold	50.83	-0.36			Con	-0.36
PE	Queen's		Con	Gain	52.31	2.99		2.99	Con	-2.99
QC	Argenteuil		Con	Hold	59.78	5.34		5.34	Con	5.34		5.34
QC	Bagot		Lib	Hold	51.32	-3.53			Con	-3.53
QC	Beauce		Lib	Hold	58.23	-37.47			Con	-37.47
QC	Beauharnois		Con	Gain	50.36	0.76		0.76	Con	-25.58
QC	Bellechasse		Con	Gain	50.67	26.69		26.69	Con	-26.69
QC	Berthier		Con	Gain	45.09	-1.14			Con	-4.13
QC	Bonaventure		Lib	Hold	63.66	-4.09			Con	-4.09
QC	Brome		Con	Gain	50.40	8.52		8.52	Con	-7.89
QC	Chambly—Verchères		Con	Gain	51.29	11.24		11.24	Con	-11.24
QC	Champlain		Con	Hold	52.53	1.82		1.82	Con	1.82		1.82
QC	Charlevoix		Con	Hold	59.80	6.94		6.94	Con	6.94		6.94
QC	Châteauguay		Lib	Hold	50.79	-5.33			Con	-5.33
QC	Chicoutimi—Saguenay		Ind-Con	Gain	38.59	N/A			Ind	-11.61
QC	Compton		Con	Gain	50.65	3.96		3.96	Con	-3.96
QC	Dorchester		Con	Gain	53.66	5.70		5.7	Con	-5.70
QC	Drummond—Arthabaska		Lib	Hold	51.82	-4.43			N/A
QC	Gaspé		Con	Gain	56.52	34.84		34.84	Con	-34.84
QC	Hochelaga		Con	Gain	55.29	6.30		6.3	Con	-28.66
QC	Huntingdon		Lib	Hold	52.93	1.33		1.33	Lib	1.33		1.33
QC	Jacques Cartier		Con	Hold	56.55	-0.10			Lib	-0.10
QC	Joliette		Con	Gain	50.75	4.74		4.74	Con	-4.74
QC	Kamouraska		Lib	Hold	51.20	-3.41			Con	-3.41
QC	L'Assomption		Lib	Hold	55.50	-6.30			Con	-6.30
QC	L'Islet		Con	Hold	57.97	4.72		4.72	Con	4.72		4.72
QC	Labelle		Con	Gain	50.73	15.24		15.24	Con	-15.24
QC	Laprairie—Napierville		Lib	Hold	52.47	-3.08			Con	-3.08
QC	Laval		Lib	Hold	51.95	1.15		1.15	Lib	1.15		1.15
QC	Lévis		Lib	Hold	58.69	-4.00			N/A
QC	Lotbinière		Lib	Hold	55.16	-6.07			Con	-6.07
QC	Maisonneuve		Labour	Hold	55.24	-16.23			N/A
QC	Maskinongé		Ind-Con	Gain	51.88	N/A
QC	Mégantic		Lib	Hold	53.27	-0.94			N/A
QC	Missisquoi		Lib	Hold	52.66	3.08		3.08	Lib	2.42		2.42
QC	Montcalm		Lib	Hold	51.03	-2.24			Con	-2.24
QC	Montmagny		Con	Gain	55.45	8.47		8.47	Con	-8.47
QC	Montmorency		Con	Gain	51.26	7.66		7.66	Con	-7.66
QC	Nicolet		Con	Gain	50.76	7.74		7.74	Con	-7.74
QC	Pontiac		Con	Gain	44.59	3.15		3.15	Con	-15.78
QC	Portneuf		Lib	Hold	57.67	0.70		0.7	Con	-0.78
QC	Quebec County		Con	Gain	50.53	N/A
QC	Quebec East		Lib	Hold	acclaimed
QC	Quebec West		Lib	Gain	51.94	2.18		2.18	Lib	-2.18
QC	Quebec-Centre		Lib	Hold	58.12	-6.23			Con	-6.23
QC	Richelieu		Lib	Hold	59.15	-3.88			Con	-3.88
QC	Richmond—Wolfe		Lib	Hold	53.80	-2.18			Con	-2.18
QC	Rimouski		Con	Gain	52.73	7.00		7	Con	-7.00
QC	Rouville		Lib	Hold	55.23	acclamation in 1908
QC	Shefford		Lib	Hold	50.29	-3.03			Con	-3.03
QC	Town of Sherbrooke		Lib	Gain	50.42	2.18		2.18	Lib	-2.18
QC	Soulanges		Lib	Gain	53.64	5.09		5.09	Lib	-5.09
QC	St. Anne		Con	Hold	56.40	5.78		5.78	Con	5.78		5.78
QC	St. Antoine		Con	Hold	63.68	6.74		6.74	Con	6.74		6.74
QC	St. Hyacinthe		Lib	Hold	51.57	-5.23			Con	-5.23
QC	St. James		Lib	Hold	59.41	-2.40			Nat-Con	-2.40
QC	St. Johns—Iberville		Lib	Hold	78.35	-16.51			Con	-16.51
QC	St. Lawrence		Lib	Hold	54.18	-0.98			Con	-0.24
QC	St. Mary		Lib	Hold	62.82	5.79		5.79	Lib	6.40		6.4
QC	Stanstead		Lib	Hold	52.31	0.40		0.4	Lib	0.40		0.4
QC	Témiscouata		Lib	Hold	51.89	-4.28			Con	-4.28
QC	Terrebonne		Con	Hold	56.48	5.71		5.71	Con	5.71		5.71
QC	Three Rivers and St. Maurice		Lib	Hold	50.07	-13.83			Con	-13.83
QC	Two Mountains		Lib	Hold	acclaimed
QC	Vaudreuil		Lib	Hold	54.34	-13.91			Con	-13.91
QC	Wright		Lib	Hold	58.68	3.13		3.13	Lib	3.13		3.13
QC	Yamaska		Con	Gain	51.28	2.50		2.5	Con	-2.50
SK	Assiniboia		Lib	Hold	61.86	8.53		8.53	Lib	8.53		8.53
SK	Battleford		Lib	Hold	60.76	0.34		0.34	Lib	0.34		0.34
SK	Humboldt		Lib	Hold	71.14	8.98		8.98	Lib	8.98		8.98
SK	Mackenzie		Lib	Hold	70.17	4.50		4.5	Lib	4.50		4.5
SK	Moose Jaw		Lib	Hold	58.19	0.20		0.2	Lib	0.20		0.2
SK	Prince Albert		Con	Gain	52.83	6.09		6.09	Con	-5.16
SK	Qu'Appelle		Lib	Gain	52.59	2.94		2.94	Lib	-2.94
SK	Regina		Lib	Hold	54.63	-0.21			Lib	3.29		3.29
SK	Saltcoats		Lib	Hold	65.17	11.66		11.66	Lib	7.97		7.97
SK	Saskatoon		Lib	Hold	54.70	-8.00			Con	-4.63
Terr	Yukon		Con	Gain	60.79	50.03		50.03	N/A

See also

• List of Canadian federal general elections
• List of political parties in Canada
• 11th Canadian Parliament
• 1988 Canadian federal election (Canada-US relations elections)
• 2025 Canadian federal election (Canada-US relations elections)

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
• Brown, Robert Craig, and Ramsay Cook. Canada: 1896–1921 (1974)
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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.
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• Porritt Edward. Sixty Years of Protection in Canada, 1846–1907: Where Industry Leans on the Politicians. (London, 1908) online
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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.

See also

• 12th Canadian Parliament