Times of transformation : the 1921 Canadian general election / Barbara J. Messamore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Messamore, Barbara Jane, 1959- author.

Series:

Turning point elections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political campaigns--Canada.

Political campaigns.

Political parties--Canada.

Political parties.

Canada. Parliament--Elections, 1921.

Canada.

Canada--Politics and government--1914-1945.

Physical Description:

xiv, 350 pages : illustrations, maps, portrait ; 22 cm.

Other Title:

1921 Canadian general election

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, [2025]

Summary:

"Times of Transformation positions the watershed 1921 federal election in the context of activist efforts and the revolutionary mood in the years following the Great War. New Liberal leader William Lyon Mackenzie King, who went on to become Canada's longest-serving prime minister, came to power, with his party capturing every Quebec seat. This election brought many Canadian firsts: the first minority government, the first time women were eligible to vote, and the first effective fracturing of the two-party system, with the establishment of a federal Labour party and the dramatic rise of the Progressives. These changes had been brewing before the end of the war. The Progressive party owed its success to the increased politicization of farmers and the concerns of the western voting base. Suffrage came after a decades-long battle for political rights for women. Labour strikes swept the nation in the post-Great War era and a new national Labour party gained representation in the House of Commons. In short, this election manifested long-building forces for change and the global zeitgeist of postwar disillusionment and hope."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The 1921 Results

Farmers' Grievances and Early Organization

Tariffs, Trade, and the Economy

Disappointed Hopes

War and Transformation in Farmer Politics

An Uneasy Peace

The Growing Power of Labour

The Winnipeg General Strike and Labour in Federal Politics

New Times, New Parties

Economic Troubles and Auguries of Change

The Fight for Suffrage

A Long Battle Won

Winning and Losing Quebec

The Electoral Process

The 1921 Campaign Underway

Election Day and After.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Messamore, Barbara Jane, 1959- Times of transformation.

ISBN:

9780774870597

0774870591

OCLC:

1456753883

Publisher Number:

90102019217