Canadian federal election, 1965

Canadian federal election, 1965

← 1963 November 8, 1965 1968 →
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265 seats in the 27th Canadian Parliament 133 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	74.8% (4.4pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Lester B. Pearson John Diefenbaker Tommy Douglas Party Liberal Progressive Conservative New Democratic Leader since January 16, 1958 December 14, 1956 August 3, 1961 Leader's seat Algoma East Prince Albert Burnaby—Coquitlam Last election 128 seats, 41.52% 93 seats, 32.72% 17 seats, 13.24% Seats won 131 97 21 Seat change 3 4 4 Popular vote 3,099,521 2,500,113 1,381,658 Percentage 40.18% 32.41% 17.91% Swing 1.34pp 0.31pp 4.67pp   Fourth party Fifth party   SC Leader Réal Caouette Robert N. Thompson Party Ralliement créditiste Social Credit Leader since September 1, 1963 July 7, 1961 Leader's seat Villeneuve Red Deer Last election new party 24 seats, 11.92% Seats won 9 5 Seat change 9 19 Popular vote 359,258 282,454 Percentage 4.66% 3.66% Swing 4.66pp 8.26pp
Prime Minister before election Lester B. Pearson Liberal Prime Minister-designate Lester B. Pearson Liberal

Lester B. Pearson
Liberal

Lester B. Pearson
Liberal

The Canadian federal election of 1965 was held on November 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 27th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson was re-elected with a larger number of seats in the House. Although the Liberals lost a small share of the popular vote, they were able to win more seats, but fell just short of having a majority.

The Liberals campaigned on their record of having kept the promises made in the 1963 campaign, job creation, lowering income taxes, higher wages, higher family allowances and student loans. They promised to implement a national medicare program by 1967, and the Canada Pension Plan system of public pensions. They urged voters to give them a majority for "five more years of prosperity". The party campaigned under the slogans, "Good Things Happen When a Government Cares About People", and, "For Continued Prosperity".

The Progressive Conservative Party of John Diefenbaker, campaigning with the slogan, "Policies for People, Policies for Progress", lost a small number of seats. Despite losing a second time, Diefenbaker refused to resign as party leader, and was eventually forced from the position by a campaign by the party president Dalton Camp. Diefenbaker ran to succeed himself in the party's 1967 leadership convention, but lost to Robert Stanfield.

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