1979 Canadian federal election
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The 1979 Canadian federal election was a national vote that ended 16 years of Liberal government by electing Joe Clark’s Progressive Conservatives to a short-lived minority government.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1979 Canadian federal election canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1979 Canadian federal election Context triple: [Leeds—Grenville, firstFederalElection, 1979 Canadian federal election]
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A.
1980 Canadian federal election
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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B.
1984 Canadian federal election
The 1984 Canadian federal election was a landmark national vote in which Brian Mulroney’s Progressive Conservative Party won one of the largest majority governments in Canadian history, ending decades of Liberal dominance.
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C.
1988 Canadian federal election
The 1988 Canadian federal election was a national vote that centered on the contentious issue of free trade with the United States and resulted in the Progressive Conservative government retaining power.
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D.
1993 Canadian federal election
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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E.
2019 Canadian federal election
The 2019 Canadian federal election was a national vote in which Canadians elected members to the House of Commons, resulting in Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party forming a minority government.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1979 Canadian federal election Target entity description: The 1979 Canadian federal election was a national vote that ended 16 years of Liberal government by electing Joe Clark’s Progressive Conservatives to a short-lived minority government.
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A.
1980 Canadian federal election
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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B.
1984 Canadian federal election
The 1984 Canadian federal election was a landmark national vote in which Brian Mulroney’s Progressive Conservative Party won one of the largest majority governments in Canadian history, ending decades of Liberal dominance.
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C.
1988 Canadian federal election
The 1988 Canadian federal election was a national vote that centered on the contentious issue of free trade with the United States and resulted in the Progressive Conservative government retaining power.
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D.
1993 Canadian federal election
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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E.
2019 Canadian federal election
The 2019 Canadian federal election was a national vote in which Canadians elected members to the House of Commons, resulting in Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party forming a minority government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Canadian federal election ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| date | May 22, 1979 ⓘ |
| defeatedPrimeMinister | Pierre Trudeau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedBody | House of Commons of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedPrimeMinister | Joe Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| endedContinuousRuleOf | Liberal Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endedYearsInPower | 16 ⓘ |
| governmentDuration | short-lived ⓘ |
| governmentFormed | Progressive Conservative minority government ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| languageContext |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| liberalLeader | Pierre Trudeau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liberalPopularVoteShare | 40.11% ⓘ |
| liberalSeatsWon | 114 ⓘ |
| mainLosingParty | Liberal Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWinningParty | Progressive Conservative Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityThreshold | 142 ⓘ |
| ndpLeader | Ed Broadbent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ndpPopularVoteShare | 17.90% ⓘ |
| ndpSeatsWon | 26 ⓘ |
| nextElection | 1980 Canadian federal election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOutcome |
first federal victory for Progressive Conservatives since 1958
ⓘ
return of Joe Clark as youngest-ever Canadian prime minister at the time ⓘ |
| parliamentNumber | 31st Canadian Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfPrimeMinisterAfterElection | Progressive Conservative Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfPrimeMinisterBeforeElection | Liberal Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1974 Canadian federal election ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElection | Joe Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | Pierre Trudeau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| progressiveConservativeLeader | Joe Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| progressiveConservativePopularVoteShare | 35.89% ⓘ |
| progressiveConservativeSeatsWon | 136 ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| resultType | minority government ⓘ |
| socialCreditLeader | Fabien Roy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialCreditPopularVoteShare | 4.61% ⓘ |
| socialCreditSeatsWon | 6 ⓘ |
| subsequentEvent |
1980 Canadian federal election
NERFINISHED
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fall of Joe Clark minority government ⓘ |
| totalSeatsContested | 282 ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | dissolution of the 30th Canadian Parliament ⓘ |
| voterTurnout | 75.7% ⓘ |
| voterTurnoutChange | -4.0 percentage points ⓘ |
| year | 1979 ⓘ |
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