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Originally Posted by Weitz
Wait. Is this actually a thing? Someone who doesn't win the most seats in the house can be Prime Minster? That seems crazy.
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I had him winning the most seats without having the highest popular vote
But to your question, it has happened once:
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Liberal minority after the 1925 election- This was a truly minority Parliament throughout its life. The election resulted in the incumbent Liberal government of Mackenzie King being reduced to 101 seats in the House of Commons, while the opposition Conservatives actually took the most seats (116). All others won 26 seats, 24 of them won by the Progressives. King chose to carry on in government and face the new Parliament seeking its confidence. From January to July 1926, King’s government sustained such confidence with the support of most of the Progressives (although in many cases only by one or two votes).
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