Khaki Election
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The Khaki Election was the 1917 Canadian federal election, dominated by wartime issues and military voters, that reshaped domestic politics on the World War I home front.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khaki Election canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian federal election
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Union Government election ⓘ |
| associatedLegislation |
Military Voters Act, 1917
NERFINISHED
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Wartime Elections Act, 1917 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
mandatory military service overseas
ⓘ
prosecution of the war effort ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| date | 1917-12-17 ⓘ |
| defeatedParty | Liberal Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effect |
deepened English-French Canadian tensions
ⓘ
realignment of Canadian party politics ⓘ strengthening of federal wartime powers ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post voting ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1921 Canadian federal election ⓘ |
| hasCause |
World War I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
conscription crisis of 1917 ⓘ |
| hasName | 1917 Canadian federal election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentAfterElection | Robert Borden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentBeforeElection | Robert Borden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | reshaped domestic politics on the World War I home front in Canada ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyElected | House of Commons of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Unionist government
ⓘ
conscription ⓘ military voters ⓘ wartime issues ⓘ |
| nicknameReason | heavy involvement of khaki-clad military voters ⓘ |
| oppositionLeader | Wilfrid Laurier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | World War I home front in Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfPrimeMinisterAfterElection | Unionist Party (Canada) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfPrimeMinisterBeforeElection | Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1911 Canadian federal election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| turnoutContext | conducted under wartime conditions ⓘ |
| voterGroup |
female relatives of soldiers
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overseas military voters ⓘ |
| wonBy | Unionist Party (Canada) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1917 ⓘ |
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