Canadian federal election, 1926
The 16th Canadian General Election (English 16th Canadian General Election, French 16e élection fédérale canadienne ) took place on 14 September 1926. Were elected 245 Members of the Canadian House of Commons (English House of Commons, French Chambre des Communes ). The elections followed the King - Byng affair, as the Governor-General had refused to be released at the request of the Liberal Prime Minister, Parliament and subsequently employed by him conservative government fell after only three months.
The choice
In the general election, 1925, the Liberal Party of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King had won fewer seats than the Conservative Party of Arthur Meighen. King, however, was determined to continue Governance and secured the support of the Progressive Party, which King in the House had a majority.
The informal coalition collapsed after a bribery scandal and King asked the Governor General Julian Byng to dissolve the Parliament. But Byng refused to comply with this request, and entrusted with Meighen to form a new government. Meighens government collapsed after only three months on a no-confidence vote, after which Byng but dissolved the parliament and call new elections ansetzte. Although the Liberals total votes received less than the Conservatives, they won more seats.
A coalition between the Liberals and progressive and liberal- progressive candidates distorted the results partly solid. So achieved the Conservatives in the province of Manitoba almost 40 % of all votes, but won not a single seat reason for this was that only in three constituencies candidates from three political camps competed against each other. In the remaining 13 constituencies, the Conservatives saw only confronted with that candidate, the highest chances of victory were predicted. The other parties waived his candidacy so that the opposition of the conservative candidate was not fragmented.
The turnout was 67.7 %.