1935 Canadian federal election
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The 1935 Canadian federal election was a nationwide vote that resulted in a landslide victory for William Lyon Mackenzie King’s Liberal Party, ending R. B. Bennett’s Conservative government during the Great Depression.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Canadian federal election ⓘ |
| campaignTheme |
criticism of Bennett’s New Deal-style policies
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relief and recovery from the Depression ⓘ |
| ConservativePopularVoteShare | about 30.1% ⓘ |
| ConservativeSeatsWon | 40 ⓘ |
| context | Great Depression in Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| CooperativeCommonwealthFederationPopularVoteShare | about 8.9% ⓘ |
| CooperativeCommonwealthFederationSeatsWon | 7 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| date | October 14, 1935 ⓘ |
| effect |
ended R. B. Bennett’s Conservative government
NERFINISHED
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returned William Lyon Mackenzie King as prime minister ⓘ |
| electedBody | House of Commons of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| governingPartyAfterElection | Liberal Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingPartyBeforeElection | Conservative Party of Canada (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorGeneralAtTime | Lord Bessborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageContext | English and French ⓘ |
| leaderOfLosingParty | R. B. Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderOfWinningParty | William Lyon Mackenzie King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeTermEnd | 1940 ⓘ |
| legislativeTermStart | 1935 ⓘ |
| LiberalPopularVoteShare | about 44.5% ⓘ |
| LiberalSeatsWon | 173 ⓘ |
| loser | Conservative Party of Canada (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorIssue |
Great Depression
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economic policy ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
| monarchAtTime | King George V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | 1940 Canadian federal election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableNewParty |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
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Social Credit Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContested | 245 ⓘ |
| parliamentNumberFormed | 18th Canadian Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1930 Canadian federal election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElection | William Lyon Mackenzie King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | R. B. Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | federal (all provinces and territories existing at the time) ⓘ |
| result | Liberal majority government ⓘ |
| SocialCreditPopularVoteShare | about 11.4% ⓘ |
| SocialCreditSeatsWon | 17 ⓘ |
| totalVotesCast | approximately 4.7 million ⓘ |
| turnout | approximately 74.2% ⓘ |
| typeOfMajority | landslide majority ⓘ |
| votingEligibility | Canadian citizens meeting property and residency requirements of the time ⓘ |
| winner | Liberal Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1935 ⓘ |
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