Canadian federal election, 1940
    Canadian federal election, 1940       ← 1935   March 26, 1940   1945 →   ← outgoing members    245 seats in the 19th Canadian Parliament 123 seats needed for a majority         First party   Second party                 Leader    W. L. Mackenzie King    Robert Manion     Party    Liberal    National Government     Leader since   1919   1938     Leader's seat    Prince Albert    London candidate in Fort William (lost)     Last election   173   39     Seats won   179   39     Seat change    6      Popular vote   2,365,979   1,348,260     Percentage   51.32%   29.24%     Swing    6.64pp    0.6pp          Third party   Fourth party                 Leader    William D. Herridge    J. S. Woodsworth     Party    New Democracy 2    Co-operative Commonwealth     Leader since   1939   1932     Leader's seat    Ran in Kindersley (lost)    Winnipeg North Centre     Last election   17   7     Seats won   10   8     Seat change    7    1     Popular vote   119,354   388,103     Percentag...