265 seats in the House of Commons 133 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
67.5%[1] (6.3pp)
First party
Second party
Leader
Louis St. Laurent
George A. Drew
Party
Liberal
Progressive Conservative
Leader since
August 7, 1948
October 2, 1948
Leader's seat
Quebec East
Carleton
Last election
191
41
Seats won
169
51
Seat change
22
10
Popular vote
2,731,633
1,749,579
Percentage
48.43%
31.02%
Swing
0.72pp
1.37pp
Third party
Fourth party
Leader
Major James Coldwell
Solon Earl Low
Party
Co-operative Commonwealth
Social Credit
Leader since
March 22, 1942
April 6, 1944
Leader's seat
Rosetown—Biggar
Peace River
Last election
13
10
Seats won
23
15
Seat change
10
5
Popular vote
636,310
304,553
Percentage
11.28%
5.40%
Swing
2.14pp
3.09pp
The Canadian parliament after the 1953 election
Prime Minister before election
Louis St. Laurent
Liberal
Prime Minister after election
Louis St. Laurent
Liberal
The 1953 Canadian federal election was held on August 10, 1953, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 22nd Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent led his Liberal Party of Canada to its second consecutive majority government, although the party lost seats to the other parties.
The Progressive Conservative Party, led by former Premier of Ontario, George Drew, formed the official opposition, but for the last time until 1993, the party was unable to win the popular vote in any of Canada's provinces or territories.
This was the last election until 1988 in which any party won back-to-back majorities, and the last until 1997 in which the Liberals would accomplish this feat. This election is the last time that the Liberals would win more seats in Alberta than the largest right-of-centre party in Canada, and the last time they would win more seats than the Tories in Alberta until 1993.
^"Voter Turnout at Federal Elections and Referendums". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
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