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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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
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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John Carr Munro electedIn 1962 Canadian federal election