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1958 Canadian federal election
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March 31, 1958
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265 seats in the House of Commons 133 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
79.4% (5.3pp)
First party
Second party
Leader
John Diefenbaker
Lester B. Pearson
Party
Progressive Conservative
Liberal
Leader since
December 14, 1956
January 16, 1958
Leader's seat
Prince Albert
Algoma East
Last election
112
105
Seats won
208
48
Seat change
96
57
Popular vote
3,910,852
2,459,700
Percentage
53.67%
33.75%
Swing
14.64pp
8.58pp
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 (lost re-election)
Peace River (lost re-election)
Last election
25
19
Seats won
8
0
Seat change
17
19
Popular vote
692,398
188,717
Percentage
9.50%
2.59%
Swing
1.21pp
4.03pp
Results by electoral district, shaded by winners' vote share
Results by province and territory
The Canadian parliament after the 1958 election
Prime Minister before election
John Diefenbaker
Progressive Conservative
Prime Minister after election
John Diefenbaker
Progressive Conservative
The 1958 Canadian federal election was held to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 24th Parliament of Canada on March 31, 1958, just nine months after the 23rd election. It transformed Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's minority into the largest majority government in Canadian history and the second-largest percentage of the popular vote. Although the Tories would surpass their 1958 seat total in the 1984 election, the 1958 result (achieved in a smaller House) remains unmatched both in terms of percentage of seats (78.5%) and the size of the government majority over all opposition parties (a 151-seat majority). Voter turnout was 79.4%.[1]
^Pomfret, R. "Voter Turnout at Federal Elections and Referendums". Elections Canada. Elections Canada. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
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