Out of 235 seats , 33 were won by acclamation — 17 to the Laurier Liberals ( all in Quebec ) and 16 to the Unionists ( all outside Quebec ) . Two of the Unionist acclamations were for the riding of Halifax , where the only candidates were two Unionists , and where , eleven days earlier , the tragic Halifax Explosion had taken place
Halifax Explosion
Halifax Explosion
1917 Canadian federal election