1953 Canadian federal election

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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 took less than half the votes cast and lost seats to the other parties. The Progressive Conservative Party, led by former Premier of Ontario, George Drew, formed the official opposition. This election was a nadir for the party -- PCs did not win the most votes in any of the individual provinces or territories. This was not repeated again until 1993, This was the last election until 1988 in which a party won back-to-back majorities. Liberals did not accomplish this again until 1997. This election was the last where Liberals won more seats in Alberta than the Conservatives (the largest right-of-centre party), until 1993.

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