1917 Canadian federal election

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The 1917 Canadian federal election was a wartime vote dominated by the conscription crisis, reshaping the political landscape as the government sought a mandate to continue Canada’s intensive military participation in World War I.

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instanceOf Canadian federal election
alsoKnownAs Khaki election
linked to: Khaki Election
campaignTheme national unity versus sectionalism
winning the war
coalitionFeature pro-conscription Liberals joined Borden’s Unionist coalition
country Canada
date 1917-12-17
disenfranchisedGroup many recent immigrants from enemy countries
electedBody House of Commons of Canada
expandedFranchiseTo female relatives of soldiers (under Wartime Elections Act)
governingCoalitionLeader Robert Laird Borden
governmentFormedBy Unionist Party (Canada)
linked to: Unionist Party
governorGeneralAtTime Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire
historicalSignificance deepened linguistic and regional divisions in Canada
first federal election in which some Canadian women could vote
keyIssue Canada’s military contribution to the Allied war effort
mandatory military service overseas
leaderOfGovernmentParty Robert Laird Borden
leaderOfOppositionParty Wilfrid Laurier
leadingPartyAfterElection Unionist Party (Canada)
linked to: Unionist Party
leadingPartyBeforeElection Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942)
LiberalPopularVoteShare 39.0%
LiberalSeatsWon 82
locatedInTime First World War
linked to: World War I
mainIssue conscription crisis
majorityThreshold 118
majorLegislationAffectingElectorate Military Voters Act
Wartime Elections Act
monarchAtTime George V
nextElection 1921 Canadian federal election
oppositionPartyAfterElection Liberal Party of Canada
parliamentNumber 13th Canadian Parliament
partOf World War I
politicalRealignment split of Liberal Party over conscription
previousElection 1911 Canadian federal election
primeMinisterAfterElection Robert Laird Borden
primeMinisterBeforeElection Robert Laird Borden
regionalDivision strong opposition to conscription in Quebec
strong support for Unionists in English Canada
result landslide victory for the Unionist government
totalSeatsContested 235
UnionistPopularVoteShare 57.0%
UnionistSeatsWon 153
voterTurnout 67.7%
voterTurnoutComparedToPrevious higher
votingSystem first-past-the-post
year 1917

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Military Service Act linkedTo 1917 Canadian federal election
Military Voters Act politicalContext 1917 Canadian federal election
Albert Edward Kemp electedIn 1917 Canadian federal election
subject linked to: Sir Albert Edward Kemp
Borden government significantEvent 1917 Canadian federal election
Unionist government of Robert Borden significantEvent 1917 Canadian federal election
Unionist government of Canada election 1917 Canadian federal election
Khaki Election hasName 1917 Canadian federal election