General Election
29th Parliament – October 30, 1972
Wikipedia: The 1972 Canadian federal election was held on October 30, 1972, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 29th Parliament of Canada. It resulted in a slim victory for the governing Liberal Party led by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, which won 109 seats, compared to 107 seats for the opposition Progressive Conservatives led by Robert Stanfield. Trudeau's Liberals experienced a decline in support as a result of rising unemployment.
Results
Seats by party
Liberal Party of Canada | 109 | |
Progressive Conservative Party | 107 | |
New Democratic Party | 31 | |
Social Credit Party of Canada | 15 | |
No affiliation | 1 | |
Independent | 1 | |
| 264 | ||
Montréal
Southern Québec
Toronto
Golden Horseshoe
Ottawa
Calgary
Edmonton
Vancouver
St. John's
P.E.I.
Moncton
Halifax
Québec
London
Trois-Rivières
Regina
Winnipeg
Essex
Saskatoon
Victoria
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Statistics
Valid ballots
9,677,463
Candidates
1,117
Ridings
264
Popular Vote
Liberal Party of Canada | 3,717,804 | |
Progressive Conservative Party | 3,388,980 | |
New Democratic Party | 1,725,719 | |
Social Credit Party of Canada | 730,759 | |
Independent | 56,685 | |
No affiliation | 55,951 | |
Rhinoceros Party of Canada | 1,565 | |
| 9,677,463 | ||
Candidates by Party
Progressive Conservative Party | 265 | |
Liberal Party of Canada | 263 | |
New Democratic Party | 252 | |
Social Credit Party of Canada | 164 | |
No affiliation | 119 | |
Independent | 53 | |
Rhinoceros Party of Canada | 1 | |
| 1,117 | ||
Popular Vote Swings from 1968
Progressive Conservative Party | 834,583 | |
Social Credit Party of Canada | 662,017 | |
New Democratic Party | 347,456 | |
Liberal Party of Canada | 31,003 | |
Closest Race
Ontario, Ontario
Biggest Blowout
Mount Royal, Quebec
Candidates by Gender
Male | 1,046 | |
Female | 71 | |
Other | 0 | |
Unknown | 0 | |
Seats by Gender
Male | 259 | |
Female | 5 | |
Other | 0 | |
Unknown | 0 | |