1980 Canadian federal election

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The 1980 Canadian federal election was a national vote that returned Pierre Trudeau’s Liberal Party to majority government, reversing the Progressive Conservative victory of 1979.

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instanceOf Canadian federal election
campaignIssue Quebec sovereignty NERFINISHED
constitutional reform
economic policy
country Canada
date 1980-02-18
electedBody House of Commons of Canada NERFINISHED
electionOutcome Liberal majority government
electoralSystem first-past-the-post
governingPartyAfterElection Liberal Party of Canada NERFINISHED
governingPartyBeforeElection Progressive Conservative Party of Canada NERFINISHED
heldUnderMonarch Elizabeth II NERFINISHED
jurisdiction federal
language English
French
leaderOfSecondPlaceParty Joe Clark NERFINISHED
leaderOfThirdPlaceParty Ed Broadbent NERFINISHED
leaderOfWinningParty Pierre Trudeau NERFINISHED
legislativeTermEnd 1984
legislativeTermStart 1980
mainOppositionLeaderAfterElection Joe Clark NERFINISHED
nextElection 1984 Canadian federal election NERFINISHED
notableConsequence strengthened federalist position before 1980 Quebec referendum
numberOfSeatsContested 282
parliamentNumber 32nd Canadian Parliament NERFINISHED
popularVoteRunnerUp Progressive Conservative Party of Canada NERFINISHED
popularVoteWinner Liberal Party of Canada NERFINISHED
previousElection 1979 Canadian federal election NERFINISHED
primeMinisterAfterElection Pierre Trudeau NERFINISHED
primeMinisterBeforeElection Joe Clark NERFINISHED
regionWithSignificantLiberalSupport Quebec NERFINISHED
regionWithSignificantPCSupport Western Canada
resultDescription reversed the Progressive Conservative minority victory of 1979
secondPlaceParty Progressive Conservative Party of Canada NERFINISHED
thirdPlaceParty New Democratic Party NERFINISHED
totalSeatsForMajority 142
typeOfGovernmentFormed majority government
voterTurnoutChange -3.0 percentage points
voterTurnoutPercentage 69.3
winningParty Liberal Party of Canada NERFINISHED

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1984 Canadian federal election previousElection 1980 Canadian federal election