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 ⓘ
impact contributed to fall of Diefenbaker government in 1963 ⓘ
led to unstable minority government ⓘ
leader1 John Diefenbaker ⓘ
leader1Party Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ⓘ
leader1PopularVote 2792017 ⓘ
leader1Riding Prince Albert ⓘ
leader1SeatsChange -92 ⓘ
leader1SeatsWon 116 ⓘ
leader1Swing -13.1 percentage points ⓘ
leader1VoteShare 37.2% ⓘ
leader2 Lester B. Pearson ⓘ
leader2Party Liberal Party of Canada ⓘ
leader2PopularVote 2620200 ⓘ
leader2Riding Algoma East ⓘ
leader2SeatsChange +51 ⓘ
leader2SeatsWon 99 ⓘ
leader2Swing +4.0 percentage points ⓘ
leader2VoteShare 36.0% ⓘ
leader3 Tommy Douglas ⓘ
leader3Party New Democratic Party ⓘ
leader3PopularVote 1329931 ⓘ
leader3Riding Regina City ⓘ
leader3SeatsChange +10 ⓘ
leader3SeatsWon 19 ⓘ
leader3Swing +3.1 percentage points ⓘ
leader3VoteShare 13.5% ⓘ
leader4 Robert N. Thompson ⓘ
leader4Party Social Credit Party of Canada ⓘ
leader4PopularVote 903917 ⓘ
leader4Riding Red Deer ⓘ
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 ⓘ
nextElection 1963 Canadian federal election ⓘ
notableOutcome Liberal Party made major seat gains ⓘ
New Democratic Party contested its first federal election under that name ⓘ
Progressive Conservatives reduced from majority to minority ⓘ
Social Credit Party increased its representation, especially in Quebec ⓘ
ongoing no ⓘ
parliamentNumber 25th Canadian Parliament ⓘ
partyInGovernmentAfterElection Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ⓘ
partyInGovernmentBeforeElection Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ⓘ
previousElection 1958 Canadian federal election ⓘ
primeMinisterAfterElection John Diefenbaker ⓘ
primeMinisterBeforeElection John Diefenbaker ⓘ
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 ⓘ