| Political Party |
Votes Cast for Candidates |
% of Vote |
Candidates Nominated |
Candidates Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
276,846 | 40.76 | 55 | 37 |
| Liberal | 221,932 | 32.67 | 55 | 17 |
| Progressive Conservative | 94,737 | 13.95 | 55 | – |
| Social Credit | 83,895 | 12.35 | 55 | – |
| Independent | 1,417 | .21 | 3 | – |
| Communist | 380 | .06 | 2 | – |
| Total | 679,207 | 100.00 | 225 | 54* |