stood for election to the House of Commons sixteen times, in three different provinces (Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan). 1908 Federal Election: Waterloo North 1909 Federal Ministerial By-Election: Waterloo North At this time, newly appointed Cabinet ministers had to stand for re-election, but it was customary for the other political party not to oppose the election. 1911 Federal Election: Waterloo North This was the first of King's four defeats at the constituency level. 1917 Federal Election: York North This was the second of King's four defeats at the constituency level. 1919 Federal By-Election: Prince This by-election was triggered by the death of the incumbent, Joseph Read. King had recently been elected leader of the Liberal Party, and stood for election in Prince Edward Island to obtain a seat in the Commons as quickly as possible. 1921 Federal Election: York North 1922 Federal Ministerial By-Election: York North At this time, newly appointed Cabinet ministers, including a new Prime Minister, had to stand for re-election, but it was customary for the other political party not to oppose the election. 1925 Federal Election: York North This was the third of King's four defeats at the constituency level. 1926 Federal By-Election: Prince Albert The incumbent, Charles McDonald, who had just won the Prince Albert seat in the 1925 general election, was persuaded to resign to allow King to stand for election and re-enter the House of Commons. Although the custom at the time was that the other parties would not contest a by-election to allow a party leader to obtain a seat, the defeated Conservative candidate from the general election, future Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, encouraged David Burgess to contest the seat as an independent. 1926 Federal Election: Prince Albert This is the only case where two future Prime Ministers faced each other as candidates for the same riding. 1926 Federal Ministerial By-Election: Prince Albert Due to a federal procurement scandal, King had resigned as Prime Minister in mid-1926 and been replaced by Arthur Meighen, who shortly afterwards called the 1926 general election. Having won the general election and been appointed Prime Minister, King was required to stand for re-election, but it was customary for the other political party not to oppose the election. 1930 Federal Election: Prince Albert 1935 Federal Election: Prince Albert 1940 Federal Election: Prince Albert 1945 Federal Election: Prince Albert This was the fourth of King's four defeats at