page_title: 1949 Canadian federal election
hierarchical_section_title: 1949 Canadian federal election
caption_attribution_description: English: Canadian House of Commons composition in 1949. Each square represents one member. Français&#160;: Composition de la Chambre des communes du Canada en 1949. Chaque carré représente un député.
context_page_description: The 1949 Canadian federal election was the 21st general election in Canadian history. It was held June 27, 1949 to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 21st Parliament of Canada and was the first election in almost thirty years in which the Liberal Party of Canada was not led by William Lyon Mackenzie King. King had retired in 1948, and was replaced as Liberal leader and Prime Minister by Louis St. Laurent. It was also the first federal election with Newfoundland voting, having joined Canada in March of that year, and the first election since 1904 in which the parts of the Northwest Territories were granted representation. The Liberal Party was re-elected with its fourth consecutive government, winning just under 50% of the vote. This victory was the largest majority in Canadian history to that point. As of 2020, it remains the third largest majority government in Canadian history.
  The Progressive Conservative Party, led by former Premier of Ontario George Drew, gained little ground in this election.
context_section_description: The 1949 Canadian federal election was the 21st general election in Canadian history.  It was held June 27, 1949 to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 21st Parliament of Canada and was the first election in almost thirty years in which the Liberal Party of Canada was not led by William Lyon Mackenzie King. King had retired in 1948, and was replaced as Liberal leader and Prime Minister by Louis St. Laurent.  It was also the first federal election with Newfoundland voting, having joined Canada in March of that year, and the first election since 1904 in which the parts of the Northwest Territories were granted representation. The Liberal Party was re-elected with its fourth consecutive government, winning just under 50% of the vote. This victory was the largest majority in Canadian history to that point. As of 2020, it remains the third largest majority government in Canadian history.
  The Progressive Conservative Party, led by former Premier of Ontario George Drew, gained little ground in this election.
  Smaller parties, such as the social democratic Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, and Social Credit, a party that advocated monetary reform, lost support to the Liberals, and to a lesser extent, the Conservatives.
caption: The Canadian parliament after the 1949 election
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