Canadian federal election of 1965

The Canadian federal election of 1965 (that is to say the 27e general election since the Canadian Confederation of 1867) is held the November 8th 1965 with an aim of electing the deputies of the 27e legislature with the House of Commons of Canada. The Liberal party of the Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson is re-elected with a greater number of seats to the House of Commons than at the time of the preceding election, in spite of to have collected a smaller share of the popular vote; however, they still do not gain sufficient seats to form a majority Gouvernement, and must be satisfied once more with a minority government.

Context

The liberals make countryside on their assessment have respected their electoral promises of 1963, as well as job creation, the falls of higher tax, the wages, the more generous family benefits and the student loans. They promise the creation of a national universal health system for 1967 and a Régime of pensions of Canada. They exhort the voters to grant a majority for “ to them; still five years of prospérité ”.

The Parti progressist-conservative John Diefenbaker loses a small number of seats. In spite of this second defeat, Diefenbaker refuses to resign as a chief of the party; it is possibly évincé of its station following the efforts of the president of the party, Dalton Camp. Diefenbaker is candidate for his own succession at the time of the congress of nomination of the party of 1967, but east demolishes by Robert Stanfield.

The old-age pensions are an important issue of the countryside. The Liberal party is praised to have increased the pension with 75 $ per month for the 70 year old elderly and more, to have set up a project to lower the age of eligibility from 70 to 65 years, and promises to add additional payments for the elderly to more low-income. The progressist-conservatives promise to increase the pensions with 100 $ per month for any person age 70 years and more.

The Nouveau Democratic party of Tommy Douglas increases its share of the votes by more than 4,5%, but only succeeds in gaining 4 seats moreover; the opening hoped at the time of the foundation of the party is still not carried out.

The Parti the social Credit of Canada is divided into two before the election: Réal Caouette and the créditists Canadian-French leave the party to form new the Ralliement creditist and gain more seats than the old party. Robert NR. Thompson continuous to direct the Party of the social Credit to the English Canada, but loses a considerable share of the vote.

It is the first time that the Parti Rhinoceros takes part in an election; it is about a satirical party directed by Cornelius I^er. The Party introduces one candidate. Cornelius, a resident of the zoo of Granby, is not itself candidate because the Canadian electoral law does not allow the Rhinocéros or other animals to be candidates at the time of the elections.

To be able to control, the minority liberals are based on the Nouveau Democratic party, and on the occasion on other small parts to remain with the capacity. Pearson announces its intention to resign in December 1967 and is replaced April following by Pierre Trudeau.

Results

Country

Notes:

“ % Diff. ” the change indicates since the preceding election

X - less than 0,005% of the voices

By province

xx - less than 0,05% of the voices

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