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.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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