The House of Commons after the 1972 election

The Canadian federal election of 1972 was held on October 30, 1972 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. It resulted in a slim victory for the governing Liberal Party, which won 109 seats, compared to 107 seats for the opposition Progressive Conservatives. A further 48 seats were won by other parties and independents. On election night, the results appeared to give 109 seats to the Tories, however once the counting had finished the next day, the final results gave the Liberals a minority government and left the New Democratic Party led by David Lewis holding the balance of power. See 29th Canadian parliament for a full list of MPs elected. File links The following pages link to this file: Canadian federal election, 1972 ... File links The following pages link to this file: Canadian federal election, 1972 ... The interior of the House of Commons chamber, also called the Green Chamber The House of Commons (in French, la Chambre des communes) is the directly elected lower house of the Parliament of Canada which sits in the nations capital of Ottawa, Ontario. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas largest political party. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ... The New Democratic Party (NDP) (French: Nouveau Parti démocratique (NPD)) is a social democratic political party in Canada. ... David Lewis (June 23, 1909-May 23, 1981) was a Russian-born Canadian labour lawyer and politician. ... Balance of Power is a computer strategy game of geopolitics during the Cold War, written by Chris Crawford and published in 1985. ... The 29th Canadian parliament was in session from 1972 until 1974. ...

The election was the second fought by Liberal leader Pierre Trudeau. The Liberals entered the election high in the polls, but the spirit of Trudeaumania had worn off, and a slumping economy hurt his party. The Tories were led by Robert Stanfield, the former premier of Nova Scotia, who had an honest but bumbling image. The Tories tried to capitalize on the public's perception that the Liberals were mismanaging the economy with the slogan, "A Progressive Conservative government will do better." Name Pierre Elliott Trudeau Number Fifteenth First term April 20, 1968–June 4,1979 Second term March 3, 1980–June 30, 1984 Predecessor Lester Bowles Pearson Successors Joe Clark John Napier Turner Date of birth October 18, 1919 Place of birth Montreal, Quebec Date of death September 28, 2000 Spouse... Trudeaumania was the affectionate nickname given to the great excitement generated by Pierre Trudeaus entry into Canadian politics in 1968. ... The Right Honourable Robert Lorne Stanfield (April 11, 1914-December 16, 2003) was Premier of Nova Scotia and leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (One defends and the other conquers) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant Governor Myra A. Freeman Premier John Hamm (PC) Area 55,284 km² (12th)  - Land 53,338 km²  - Water 1,946 km² (3. ...

The Liberals campaigned on the slogan, "The Land is Strong", and television ads illustrating Canada's scenery. The slogan quickly became much derided, and the entire campaign is viewed as being one of the worst managed in recent decades. The party had developed few real issues to campaign on. One program that hurt the Liberals in many parts of the country was official bilingualism, which many English-Canadians viewed as an expensive waste of money. Bilingualism in Canada refers to laws and policies of the federal government — and some other levels of government — mandating that certain services and communications be available to the public in both English and French. ...

One independent candidate was elected: Roch LaSalle was re-elected in his Quebec riding. LaSalle had left the PC caucus to protest the party's failure to recognize Quebec's right to self-determination, and was the only candidate to win the support of the separatist Parti Québécois. Roch La Salle (born August 6, 1929) is a former Canadian politician. ... This article describes the Canadian province. ... Quebec The Quebec sovereignty movement is a movement calling for the attainment of sovereignty for Quebec, a province of the country of Canada. ... The Parti Québécois or PQ is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for Quebec from Canada. ...

One candidate with no affiliation was elected: Lucien Lamoureux, in the Ontario riding of Stomont-Dundas-Glengarry. Lamoureux, originally elected as a Liberal, had been serving as Speaker of the House of Commons. He ran without affiliation in order to preserve his impartiality as Speaker. He retired after this Parliament, and did not run in the 1974 election. Lucien Lamoureux (August 3, 1920 - July 16, 1998) was a Canadian politician and Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons from 1966 to 1974. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ... The word speaker has a number of uses: In politics the Speaker is the presiding officer in many legislative bodies. ... The interior of the House of Commons chamber, also called the Green Chamber The House of Commons (in French, la Chambre des communes) is the directly elected lower house of the Parliament of Canada which sits in the nations capital of Ottawa, Ontario. ... The House of Commons after the 1974 election The 1974 Canadian federal election was held on July 8. ...

Party platforms

Liberal Party:

• increase bilingualism in the civil service;
• re-introduce a bill controlling foreign take-overs of Canadian businesses;
• specialized programs to reduce unemployment;
• a program to expand and create new parks across canada, including Toronto's "Harbourfront" and Mount Ste.-Anne Park near Quebec City;
• make-work programs to create jobs;
• reduce abuse of Unemployment Insurance; and
• incentives to reduce pollution.

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• increase the discipline in government spending, and increase the power of the Auditor General to fight waste and inefficiency in government;
• ban strikes in essential services;
• introduce price and wage controls if necessary to control inflation;
• require foreign-owned companies operating in Canada to have a majority of canadians on their boards of directors;
• introduce an incentive to encourage Canadians to invest in small businesses;
• develop a national economic strategy in co-operation with the provincial governments;
• expand re-training opportunities for unemployed workers;
• adjust tariffs to encourage secondary processing in Canada of Canada's natural resources;
• eliminate the 11% sales tax on building materials;
• eliminate 3% increase in personal income tax rates scheduled for January 1, 1973, and reduce rates by 4% on July 1, 1973;
• adjust old age security payments regularly to reflect changes in the cost of living;
• index tax brackets to inflation so that taxes do not rise as the cost of living rises;
• provide assistance to set up residential land banks to reduce the cost of housing.

New Democratic Party:

• eliminate 3% increase in personal income tax rates scheduled for January 1, 1973, and reduce rates by 8% for ordinary Canadians;
• introduce controls on prices and rents, but not on wages;
• create a 4300 millino program to funds public works durin winter months to reduce unemployment;
• increase old age security payments, but eliminate them for wealthy senior citizens;
• legislate greater autonomy for Canadian trade unions that are branches of international unions;
• tough tax laws for corporations;
• eliminate "corporate welfare", i.e., grants and subsidies for corporations, and use this money to build housing and transportation infrastructure, and fund municipal services to create jobs.

Social Credit Party:

• reform the monetary system in line with social credit theories;
• increase old age security payments to $200 per month beginning at age 60, and to $150 per month for spouses of seniors regardless of age.

Social Credit is an economic theory and a social movement which started in the early 1920s. ...

National results

Notes: In the Canadian federal election of June 25, 1968, the Liberal Party won a majority government under its new leader, Pierre Trudeau. ... In parliamentary systems, a dissolution of parliament is the dispersal of a legislature at the call of an election. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas largest political party. ... Name Pierre Elliott Trudeau Number Fifteenth First term April 20, 1968–June 4,1979 Second term March 3, 1980–June 30, 1984 Predecessor Lester Bowles Pearson Successors Joe Clark John Napier Turner Date of birth October 18, 1919 Place of birth Montreal, Quebec Date of death September 28, 2000 Spouse... The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ... The Right Honourable Robert Lorne Stanfield (April 11, 1914-December 16, 2003) was Premier of Nova Scotia and leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. ... The New Democratic Party (NDP) (French: Nouveau Parti démocratique (NPD)) is a social democratic political party in Canada. ... David Lewis (June 23, 1909-May 23, 1981) was a Russian-born Canadian labour lawyer and politician. ... The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative - populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform. ... David Réal Caouette (September 26, 1917 - December 16, 1976) was a Canadian politician from Quebec, who was a leader of the Social Credit Party of Canada. ... The Rhinoceros Party of Canada, also known as the Rhinos, was a registered political party in Canada from the 1960s to the 1990s. ... Cornelius the First was a Canadian rhinoceros, from Granby, Quebec, who was the normal leader of the Rhinoceros Party of Canada from 1965 to 1993,and was the leader when the 121 seats 110,000 votes in 1980 was pleasing to there low amount of votes prvious elections, but failed... The Toronto Star is a major metropolitan newspaper produced in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

"% change" refers to change from previous election

¹ Indicates increase from total Social Credit + Ralliement creditiste seats/vote in 1968.

² Roch LaSalle, who was elected in 1968 as a Progressive Conservative, won re-election as an independent. Roch La Salle (born August 6, 1929) is a former Canadian politician. ...

³ Lucien Lamoureux who was elected as a Liberal but served as Speaker of the House, won re-election with no party affiliation. Lucien Lamoureux (August 3, 1920 - July 16, 1998) was a Canadian politician and Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons from 1966 to 1974. ...

⁴ The Rhinoceros Party ran a total of 12 candidates, but because it was not recognized by Elections Canada as a registered party, its candidates were listed as independents.

Results by province

xx - less than 0.05% of the popular vote Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Area 944,735 km² (5th)  - Land 925,186 km²  - Water 19,549 km² (2. ... Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th)  - Land 642,317 km²  - Water 19,531 km² (2. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (From many peoples, strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Area 651,036 km² (7th)  - Land 591,670 km²  - Water 59,366 km² (9. ... Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Glorious and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Area 647,797 km² (8th)  - Land 553,556 km²  - Water 64,241 km² (14. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ... This article describes the Canadian province. ... This article is about the Canadian province; for the city in New Jersey, see New Brunswick, New Jersey. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (One defends and the other conquers) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant Governor Myra A. Freeman Premier John Hamm (PC) Area 55,284 km² (12th)  - Land 53,338 km²  - Water 1,946 km² (3. ... Motto: Parva Sub Ingenti (The small under the protection of the great) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Charlottetown Largest city Charlottetown Lieutenant Governor J. Léonce Bernard Premier Pat Binns (PC) Area 5,660 km² (13th)  - Land 5,660 km²  - Water 0 km² (0%) Population (2004)  - Population 137,900 (10th... Motto: Quaerite Primum Regnum Dei (Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital St. ... A former territory in the United States is called Northwest Territory. ... Motto: none Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Whitehorse Largest city Whitehorse Commissioner Jack Cable Premier Dennis Fentie (Yukon Party) Area 482,443 km² (9th)  - Land 474,391 km²  - Water 8,052 km² (1. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas largest political party. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ... The New Democratic Party (NDP) (French: Nouveau Parti démocratique (NPD)) is a social democratic political party in Canada. ... The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative - populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform. ... The Rhinoceros Party of Canada, also known as the Rhinos, was a registered political party in Canada from the 1960s to the 1990s. ...

In the Canadian federal election of June 25, 1968, the Liberal Party won a majority government under its new leader, Pierre Trudeau. ... ... The House of Commons after the 1974 election The 1974 Canadian federal election was held on July 8. ...