1965 Canadian federal election|
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| Opinion polls |
| Turnout | 74.8% ( 4.4 pp) |
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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| Leader
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Lester B. Pearson
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John Diefenbaker
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Tommy Douglas
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| Party
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Liberal
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Progressive Conservative
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New Democratic
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| Leader since
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January 16, 1958
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December 14, 1956
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August 3, 1961
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| Leader's seat
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Algoma East
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Prince Albert
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Burnaby—Coquitlam
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| Last election
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128 seats, 41.52%
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95 seats, 32.72%
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17 seats, 13.24%
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| Seats before
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128
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95
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17
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| Seats won
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131
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97
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21
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| Seat change
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3
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2
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4
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| Popular vote
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3,099,521
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2,500,113
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1,381,658
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| Percentage
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40.18%
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32.41%
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17.91%
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| Swing
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1.34 pp
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0.31 pp
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4.67 pp
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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| Leader
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Réal Caouette
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Robert N. Thompson
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| Party
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Ralliement créditiste
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Social Credit
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| Leader since
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September 1, 1963
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July 7, 1961
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| Leader's seat
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Villeneuve
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Red Deer
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| Last election
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New party
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24 seats, 11.92%
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| Seats before
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19
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4
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| Seats won
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9
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5
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| Seat change
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10
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1
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| Popular vote
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359,258
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282,454
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| Percentage
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4.66%
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3.66%
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| Swing
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New party
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8.26 pp
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The Canadian parliament after the 1965 election |
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The 1965 Canadian federal election was held on November 8, 1965, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 27th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson was re-elected to government, winning more seats than any other party. It won more seats in the House even though it received a smaller share of the popular vote. It fell short of a majority government. It formed a minority government that due to support from other MPs, lasted three years.