1962 Canadian General Election

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1958General election 19621963
 %
40
30th
20th
10
0
37.22
36.97
13.57
11.61
0.65
Otherwise.
Gains and losses
compared to 1958
 % p
 10
   8th
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
  -8th
-10
-12
-14
-16
-18
-16.44
+3.57
+4.06
+9.02
-0.19
Otherwise.
19th
99
116
30th
1
19th 99 116 30th 
A total of 265 seats

The Canadian general election 1962 ( English 25th Canadian General Election , French 25e élection fédérale canadienne ) took place on June 18, 1962. It was the 25th selection of the Canadian House of Commons (Engl. House of Commons , fr. Chambre des Communes ). Its 265 members were elected.

The previously ruling progressive-conservative party of John Diefenbaker suffered heavy losses, but remained in power with a minority government.

The vote

The progressive-conservative government of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker had ruled with the largest majority any party had ever won in Canada's lower house for the past four years. Before the election, however, the unemployment rate was high and the value of the Canadian dollar was low. In addition, there were controversial decisions such as the discontinuation of the development of the Avro Arrow fighter aircraft . Even so, opposition leader Lester Pearson's Liberal Party failed to replace the government, but won enough seats to force Diefenbaker to form a minority government.

The New Democratic Party , which emerged from the alliance of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and the Canadian Labor Congress and was led by Tommy Douglas , the former Prime Minister of Saskatchewan , ran for the first time in a general election . Although it was able to increase significantly compared to the result of the CCF, the breakthrough predicted in opinion polls did not succeed. After a four-year hiatus, the Social Credit Party was back in the House of Commons. However, almost all of its MPs were elected in Québec , while the traditional stronghold of Western Canada was poorly represented.

For the first time, all indigenous people were eligible to vote. The turnout was 79.0%.

Results

Overall result

Overview of the provinces and territories
Political party Chairman candidates
data
Seats
1958
Seats
1962
+/- be right Share of
voters
+/-
  Progressive-Conservative Party John Diefenbaker 265 208 116 - 92 2,865,542 37.22% - 16.44%
  Liberal Party Lester Pearson 263 048 099 + 51 2,846,589 36.97% + 3.57%
  Social Credit Party Robert N. Thompson 230 030th + 30 893.479 11.61% + 9.02%
  New Democratic Party Tommy Douglas 218 008th 019th + 11 1,044,754 13.57% + 4.06%
  Liberal Labor 1 001 001 001 15,412 0.20% + 0.04%
  Independent liberals 007th 10,406 0.14% - 0.03%
  Independent 011 8,084 0.08% - 0.12%
  Communist Party Leslie Morris 012 6,360 0.08% - 0.05% 2
  Not known 004th 2,783 0.04% + 0.04%
  Independent progressive conservatives 004th 2,713 0.04% + 0.01%
  Candidat libéral des électeurs 001 1,836 0.02% - 0.09%
  Capital familial 001 393 0.01%
  Co-operative Builders 001 261 <0.01%
  All Canadian 001 189 <0.01%
  Ouvrier indépendant 001 152 <0.01%
total 1,016 265 265 7,698,953 100.0%

1 the Liberal Labor MP joined the Liberal Group
2 compared to the Labor Progressive Party's result in the 1958 elections

Result by provinces and territories

Political party BC FROM SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NW YK total
Progressive-Conservative Party Seats 6th 15th 16 11 35 14th 4th 9 4th 1 1 116
Percentage ownership % 27.3 42.8 50.4 41.6 39.2 29.6 46.5 47.3 51.3 36.0 55.0 47.8 37.2
Liberal Party Seats 4th 1 1 43 35 6th 2 6th 1 99
Percentage ownership % 27.3 19.4 22.8 31.3 41.0 39.2 44.4 42.4 43.3 59.0 45.0 52.2 37.0
Social Credit Party Seats 2 2 26th 30th
Percentage ownership % 14.2 29.2 4.6 6.8 1.8 26.0 3.6 0.8 0.2 0.1 11.6
New Democratic Party Seats 10 2 6th 1 19th
Percentage ownership % 30.9 8.4 22.1 19.7 17.2 4.4 5.3 9.4 5.2 4.9 13.6
Liberal Labor Seats 1 1
Percentage ownership % 0.6 0.2
Independent liberals Percentage ownership % 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.1
Independent Percentage ownership % <0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1
Communist Party Percentage ownership % 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.1 <0.1 0.1
Not known Percentage ownership % 0.1 <0.1 0.1 <0.1
Independent progressive conservatives Percentage ownership % 0.1 <0.1
Candidat libéral des électeurs Percentage ownership % 0.1 <0.1
Capitale familiale Percentage ownership % <0.1 <0.1
Co-operative Builders Percentage ownership % <0.1 <0.1
All Canadian Percentage ownership % 0.1 <0.1
Ouvrier indépendant Percentage ownership % <0.1 <0.1
Totally sit 22nd 17th 17th 14th 85 75 10 12 4th 7th 1 1 265

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Voter Turnout at Federal Elections and Referendums. Elections Canada, February 18, 2013, accessed July 4, 2015 .

See also