1993 Canadian federal election
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The 1993 Canadian federal election was a landmark national vote that resulted in a historic realignment of Canadian politics, with the Progressive Conservative Party collapsing and the Liberal Party under Jean Chrétien winning a dominant majority government.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Canadian federal election ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
constitutional reform
ⓘ
federal deficit ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| date | 1993-10-25 ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| fifthPlaceLeader | Kim Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fifthPlaceParty | Progressive Conservative Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fifthPlacePopularVoteShare | 16.0% ⓘ |
| fifthPlaceSeatCount | 2 ⓘ |
| forOffice | members of the House of Commons of Canada ⓘ |
| forParliament | 35th Canadian Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fourthPlaceLeader | Audrey McLaughlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fourthPlaceParty | New Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fourthPlacePopularVoteShare | 6.9% ⓘ |
| fourthPlaceSeatCount | 9 ⓘ |
| governorGeneralAtTime | Ray Hnatyshyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWinner | Liberal Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchAtTime | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | 1997 Canadian federal election ⓘ |
| notableOutcome |
collapse of the Progressive Conservative Party seat count
ⓘ
emergence of the Reform Party as a major force in Western Canada ⓘ rise of the Bloc Québécois as Official Opposition ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContested | 295 ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Canada
ⓘ
parliamentary elections in Canada ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1988 Canadian federal election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElection | Jean Chrétien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterParty | Liberal Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | Kim Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeParty | Progressive Conservative Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionWithStrongBlocSupport | Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionWithStrongReformSupport | Western Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondPlaceLeader | Lucien Bouchard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondPlaceParty | Bloc Québécois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondPlacePopularVoteShare | 13.5% ⓘ |
| secondPlaceSeatCount | 54 ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceLeader | Preston Manning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceParty | Reform Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdPlacePopularVoteShare | 18.7% ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceSeatCount | 52 ⓘ |
| totalElectorsOnLists | 18,422,478 ⓘ |
| totalRejectedBallots | 85,989 ⓘ |
| totalValidVotes | 12,549,829 ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | dissolution of the 34th Canadian Parliament ⓘ |
| voterTurnout | 69.6% ⓘ |
| winningLeader | Jean Chrétien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningPartyLeaderSince | 1990 ⓘ |
| winningPartyPopularVoteShare | 41.3% ⓘ |
| winningPartySeatCount | 177 ⓘ |
| winningPartyStatus | majority government ⓘ |
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