1962 Canadian federal election
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The 1962 Canadian federal election was a national vote that resulted in a minority government under Progressive Conservative Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, significantly reshaping the country's political landscape.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Canadian federal election ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| electionDate | 1962-06-18 ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| forOffice | members of the House of Commons of Canada ⓘ |
| governorGeneralAtTime | Georges Vanier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to fall of Diefenbaker government in 1963
ⓘ
led to unstable minority government ⓘ |
| leader1 | John Diefenbaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader1Party | Progressive Conservative Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader1PopularVote | 2792017 ⓘ |
| leader1Riding | Prince Albert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader1SeatsChange | -92 ⓘ |
| leader1SeatsWon | 116 ⓘ |
| leader1Swing | -13.1 percentage points ⓘ |
| leader1VoteShare | 37.2% ⓘ |
| leader2 | Lester B. Pearson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader2Party | Liberal Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader2PopularVote | 2620200 ⓘ |
| leader2Riding | Algoma East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader2SeatsChange | +51 ⓘ |
| leader2SeatsWon | 99 ⓘ |
| leader2Swing | +4.0 percentage points ⓘ |
| leader2VoteShare | 36.0% ⓘ |
| leader3 | Tommy Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader3Party | New Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader3PopularVote | 1329931 ⓘ |
| leader3Riding | Regina City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader3SeatsChange | +10 ⓘ |
| leader3SeatsWon | 19 ⓘ |
| leader3Swing | +3.1 percentage points ⓘ |
| leader3VoteShare | 13.5% ⓘ |
| leader4 | Robert N. Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader4Party | Social Credit Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader4PopularVote | 903917 ⓘ |
| leader4Riding | Red Deer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader4SeatsChange | +18 ⓘ |
| leader4SeatsWon | 30 ⓘ |
| leader4Swing | +2.3 percentage points ⓘ |
| leader4VoteShare | 9.2% ⓘ |
| location | Canadian federal electoral districts ⓘ |
| mainIssue |
agricultural policy
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economic policy ⓘ nuclear weapons policy ⓘ relations with the United States ⓘ |
| majoritySeats | 133 ⓘ |
| monarchAtTime | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | 1963 Canadian federal election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOutcome |
Liberal Party made major seat gains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Democratic Party contested its first federal election under that name NERFINISHED ⓘ Progressive Conservatives reduced from majority to minority ⓘ Social Credit Party increased its representation, especially in Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ongoing | no ⓘ |
| parliamentNumber | 25th Canadian Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyInGovernmentAfterElection | Progressive Conservative Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyInGovernmentBeforeElection | Progressive Conservative Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1958 Canadian federal election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElection | John Diefenbaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | John Diefenbaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultingGovernmentType | minority government ⓘ |
| totalSeats | 265 ⓘ |
| type | parliamentary ⓘ |
| voterTurnout | 79.0% ⓘ |
| voterTurnoutChange | +0.1 percentage points ⓘ |
| year | 1962 ⓘ |
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