Canadian federal election, 1930

The Canadian federal election of 1930 was held to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. R.B. Bennett's Conservative Party won a majority government, defeating the Liberal Party led by William Lyon Mackenzie King.

Related Topics:
Canadian House of Commons - R.B. Bennett - Conservative Party - Majority government - Liberal Party - William Lyon Mackenzie King

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The first signs of the Great Depression were clearly evident by the 1930 election, and Conservative party leader Richard Bedford Bennett campaigned on a platform of aggressive measures in order to combat it.

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:"I propose that any government of which I am the head will at the first session of parliament initiate whatever action is necessary to that end, or perish in the attempt." - R.B. Bennett, June 9, 1930.

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Canadian voters agreed with Bennett and the Conservatives were elected with a majority of 134 seats in the House Of Commons. The incumbent Liberals under William Lyon Mackenzie King became the official opposition after being reduced to 90, with the Progressives taking only 3.

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:"R. B. Bennett leads the Tories to a smashing federal victory, defeating Mackenzie King's Liberals as voters vent their anger over the depression." - Newspaper headline from July 28, 1930

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Unfortunately for Bennett and the Conservatives, the Depression brought complex problems to politicians and extreme hardship for most Canadians. Bennett and the Conservatives lost the 1935 election to the Liberals under the previous Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King.

Related Topics:
1935 election - Prime Minister

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