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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Khaki Election canonical 1
Khaki election 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian federal election ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Union Government election ⓘ
associatedLegislation Military Voters Act, 1917 ⓘ
Wartime Elections Act, 1917 ⓘ
campaignIssue mandatory military service overseas ⓘ
prosecution of the war effort ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
date 1917-12-17 ⓘ
defeatedParty Liberal Party of Canada ⓘ
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 ⓘ
conscription crisis of 1917 ⓘ
hasName 1917 Canadian federal election ⓘ
headOfGovernmentAfterElection Robert Borden ⓘ
linked to: Robert Laird Borden
headOfGovernmentBeforeElection Robert Borden ⓘ
linked to: Robert Laird Borden
historicalSignificance reshaped domestic politics on the World War I home front in Canada ⓘ
legislativeBodyElected House of Commons of Canada ⓘ
location Canada ⓘ
mainTopic Unionist government ⓘ
conscription ⓘ
military voters ⓘ
wartime issues ⓘ
nicknameReason heavy involvement of khaki-clad military voters ⓘ
oppositionLeader Wilfrid Laurier ⓘ
partOf World War I home front in Canada ⓘ
partyOfPrimeMinisterAfterElection Unionist Party (Canada) ⓘ
linked to: Unionist Party
partyOfPrimeMinisterBeforeElection Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) ⓘ
precededBy 1911 Canadian federal election ⓘ
turnoutContext conducted under wartime conditions ⓘ
voterGroup female relatives of soldiers ⓘ
overseas military voters ⓘ
wonBy Unionist Party (Canada) ⓘ
linked to: Unionist Party
year 1917 ⓘ

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1917 Canadian federal election → alsoKnownAs → Khaki election ⓘ
linked to: Khaki Election