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The Canadian federal election of 1921 was held on December 6 , 1921 , to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 14th Parliament of Canada .. Canadian House of Commons. Canadian House of Commons. 14th Parliament. 14th Canadian Parliament. Canada. Canada. The Union government that had governed Canada through the First World War was defeated , and replaced by a Liberal government under the young leader William Lyon Mackenzie King .. William Lyon Mackenzie King. William Lyon Mackenzie King. Canada. Canada. Union. Unionist Party ( Canada ). Liberal. Liberal Party of Canada. A new third party , the Progressive Party , won the second most seats in the election .. Progressive Party. Progressive Party of Canada. Since the 1911 election , the country had been governed by the Conservatives , first under the leadership of Prime Minister Robert Borden and then under Prime Minister Arthur Meighen .. Arthur Meighen. Arthur Meighen. Prime Minister. Prime Minister of Canada. 1911 election. Canadian federal election, 1911. Conservatives. Conservative Party of Canada ( historical ). Robert Borden. Robert Borden. During the war , the Conservatives had united with the pro-conscription Liberal-Unionists and formed a Union government .. Union. Unionist Party ( Canada ). Liberal. Liberal Party of Canada. Conservatives. Conservative Party of Canada ( historical ). A number of Members of Parliament -LRB- MPs -RRB- , mostly Quebecers , stayed loyal to Sir Wilfrid Laurier , however , and they maintained their independence .. Wilfrid Laurier. Wilfrid Laurier. When Laurier died , he was replaced as leader by the Ontarian Mackenzie King .. After the 1919 federal budget , a number of western unionist MPs , who were former Liberals , left the Union government in protest against high tariffs on farm products imposed by the budget .. Union. Unionist Party ( Canada ). Led by Thomas Alexander Crerar , the group became known as the Progressive Party .. Progressive Party. Progressive Party of Canada. Thomas Alexander Crerar. Thomas Alexander Crerar. Also running were a number of Labour advocates , foremost amongst them J. S. Woodsworth of Winnipeg , who had organized their political movement after the Winnipeg general strike of 1919 .. J. S. Woodsworth. J. S. Woodsworth. Winnipeg. Winnipeg. Winnipeg general strike. Winnipeg general strike. Meighen had played a key role in violently suppressing the strikers and this earned him the animosity of organized labour .. Meighen attempted to make the `` Unionist '' party a permanent alliance of Tories and Liberals by renaming it the National Liberal and Conservative Party , but the name change failed , and most Unionist Liberals either returned to the Liberal fold or joined the new Progressive Party .. Liberal. Liberal Party of Canada. Progressive Party. Progressive Party of Canada. National Liberal and Conservative Party. National Liberal and Conservative Party. Besides the labour strife and farm tariffs in the Prairie provinces , the Conscription Crisis of 1917 had a lasting effect on Tory fortunes by making the party virtually unelectable in Quebec .. Quebec. Quebec. Conscription Crisis of 1917. Conscription Crisis of 1917. The election was the first in which the majority of Canadian women were allowed to vote , thanks to reforms passed by the Conservatives .. Conservatives. Conservative Party of Canada ( historical ). Five women also ran for office .. Agnes Macphail of the Progressive Party was elected as the first woman MP in Canada .. Canada. Canada. Progressive Party. Progressive Party of Canada. Agnes Macphail. Agnes Macphail. Parliament was split three ways by this election .. King 's Liberals won a majority government of just one seat but won all of Quebec , much of the Maritime Provinces , and a good portion of Ontario .. Quebec. Quebec. majority government. majority government. Maritime Provinces. Maritime Provinces. The Progressive Party , including the United Farmers of Alberta -LRB- UFA -RRB- , won the second largest number of seats , dominating the West , and winning almost a third of the seats in Ontario .. Progressive Party. Progressive Party of Canada. United Farmers of Alberta. United Farmers of Alberta. Liberal and Conservative candidates were shut out in Alberta , with 10 UFA and two Labour candidates taking the province 's 12 federal seats .. Liberal. Liberal Party of Canada. The party won only one seat east of Ontario , however .. Despite winning the second most seats , it declined to form the official opposition .. official opposition. Official Opposition ( Canada ). It would be the only Canadian federal election before 1993 in which a party other than the Liberals or the -LRB- Progressive -RRB- Conservatives won the second most number of seats .. Conservatives. Conservative Party of Canada ( historical ). Canadian federal election, 1993. The Conservatives lost the most seats up to that time of any governing party at the federal level .. Conservatives. Conservative Party of Canada ( historical ). They won fewer seats than the Progressives -LRB- despite having more popular votes -RRB- but wound up forming the official opposition .. official opposition. Official Opposition ( Canada ). The Conservatives won much of Ontario and had some support in the Maritimes and British Columbia but won no seats in the Prairies or in Quebec .. Conservatives. Conservative Party of Canada ( historical ). Quebec. Quebec. British Columbia. British Columbia. Three Independent Labour MPs were elected  : J. S. Woodsworth won his seat largely from his role in the 1919 Winnipeg general strike , and William Irvine and Joseph Tweed Shaw were elected in Calgary .. J. S. Woodsworth. J. S. Woodsworth. Winnipeg. Winnipeg. Winnipeg general strike. Winnipeg general strike. Independent Labour. Labour Party ( Canada ). William Irvine. William Irvine ( Canada ). Joseph Tweed Shaw. Joseph Tweed Shaw. Calgary. Calgary. The voter turnout was 67.7 % .