Talk:1921 Canadian federal election

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Why does the table show three Labour MP's elected, when their were only two. And why are none of the three J.S. Woodsworth in Manitoba who was the party leader. Also should the UFO and UFA MPs be lumped in with the Progressives? - SimonP 21:45, Feb 11, 2004 (UTC)

There are some more number problems. If King had a minority then why why did he have 118 seats? That would mean the opposition would have 117. With a liberal speaker there would be 117 for both sides, but the speaker would vote in a tie giving the gov't a majoriy. 216.110.225.222 23:20, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)

"If King had a minority then why why did he have 118 seats? " Well that it what the Canadian election site numbers show. There also doesn't seem to be any early byelection swings against the Liberals. (comment 14 November 2005 by Shipguy

Hmm, if you look at older edits of this article, there were only 116, and then 117 Liberals. Might be best to review some December 1921 newspapers to get the truth! Nfitz 00:07, 17 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

From reading contemporary accounts and looking at the federal riding website it appears the riding website made a mistake by counting Arthur-Lucien Beaubien as a Liberal when he was a Progressive. He is shown as a Progressive in the 1925 election and later became a Liberal Progressive and there are two Liberals shown running in Provencher in 1921. Without him this gives the Liberals 117. The confusion between 116 and 117 appears to a result of counting another Manitoba MP Albert Hudson as a Liberal when he was an independent Liberal. Shipguy (talk) 01:39, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]