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...