Arthur Meighen Conservative William Lyon Mackenzie King Liberal The 1921 Canadian federal election was held on December 6, 1921, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 14th Parliament of Canada.

A number of Members of Parliament (MPs), mostly Quebecers, stayed loyal to Sir Wilfrid Laurier, however, and they maintained their independence.

Meighen had played a key role in violently suppressing the strikers and this earned him the animosity of organized labour.

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.

The election was the first in which the majority of Canadian women were allowed to vote, thanks to reforms passed by the Conservatives.

They won fewer seats than the Progressives (despite having more popular votes) but were named as the official opposition anyway.

The Liberal Party lost two by-elections to Conservative candidates, but its majority was not affected by these losses.

The vote shares of Progressive and UFA candidates shown above, if combined, are accurate for the two parties together as one.)