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Canadian federal election, 1968

Index Canadian federal election, 1968

The Canadian federal election of 1968 was held on June 25, 1968, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 28th Parliament of Canada. [1]

71 relations: Abitibi—Témiscamingue, Alberta, Alexander Bell Patterson, Atlantic Canada, British Columbia, Burnaby—Coquitlam, Burnaby—Seymour, Canada, Canadian federal election, 1965, Canadian social credit movement, Cornelius the First, Dissolution of parliament, Federalist, First-past-the-post voting, Halifax (electoral district), House of Commons of Canada, Joey Smallwood, John Diefenbaker, John Mercer Reid, Leaders' debate, Lester B. Pearson, Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, 1968, Liberal-Labour (Canada), List of Canadian federal general elections, List of political parties in Canada, Manitoba, Martin K. Weiche, Mount Royal (electoral district), Nationalism, New Brunswick, New Canada Party, New Democratic Party, New Democratic Party leadership election, 1961, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Parti de la Démocratisation Économique, Paul Hellyer, Paul Joseph James Martin, Percentage point, Pierre Trudeau, Populism, Premier of Saskatchewan, Prime Minister of Canada, Prince Edward Island, Progressive Conservative leadership election, 1967, Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Quebec, ..., Ralliement créditiste, Réal Caouette, Redistribution (election), Republican Party (Canada), Robert F. Kennedy, Robert Stanfield, Robert Winters, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, Saskatchewan, Social conservatism, Social Credit Party of Canada, Social Credit Party of Canada split, 1963, Socialist Labour Party (Canada), Tommy Douglas, Toronto Star, Trudeaumania, Voter turnout, William Kashtan, World War II, Yukon, 28th Canadian Parliament. Expand index (21 more) »

Abitibi—Témiscamingue

Abitibi—Témiscamingue is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

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Alberta

Alberta is a western province of Canada.

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Alexander Bell Patterson

Alexander Bell (A.B.) Patterson (April 22, 1911 – April 2, 1993) was a long time Canadian Member of Parliament (MP) and was briefly leader of the Social Credit Party of Canada.

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Atlantic Canada

Atlantic Canada is the region of Canada comprising the four provinces located on the Atlantic coast, excluding Quebec: the three Maritime provinces – New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia – and the easternmost province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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British Columbia

British Columbia (BC; Colombie-Britannique) is the westernmost province of Canada, located between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains.

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Burnaby—Coquitlam

Burnaby—Coquitlam was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1968.

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Burnaby—Seymour

Burnaby—Seymour was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Canadian federal election, 1965

The Canadian federal election of 1965 was held on November 8 to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 27th Parliament of Canada.

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Canadian social credit movement

The Canadian social credit movement is a Canadian political movement originally based on the Social Credit theory of Major C. H. Douglas.

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Cornelius the First

Cornelius the First (died April 3, 2013) was a black rhinoceros at the Granby Zoo in Granby, Quebec, Canada.

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Dissolution of parliament

In parliamentary and some semi-presidential systems, a dissolution of parliament is the dispersal of a legislature at the call of an election.

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Federalist

The term federalist describes several political beliefs around the world.

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First-past-the-post voting

A first-past-the-post (FPTP) voting method is one in which voters indicate on a ballot the candidate of their choice, and the candidate who receives the most votes wins.

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Halifax (electoral district)

Halifax is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, is one of a handful of ridings which has been represented continuously (albeit with different boundaries) in the House of Commons since Confederation in 1867.

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House of Commons of Canada

The House of Commons of Canada (Chambre des communes du Canada) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate.

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Joey Smallwood

Joseph Roberts "Joey" Smallwood, (December 24, 1900 – December 17, 1991) was a Newfoundland and Canadian politician.

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John Diefenbaker

John George Diefenbaker (September 18, 1895 – August 16, 1979) was the 13th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 21, 1957 to April 22, 1963.

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John Mercer Reid

John Mercer Reid, (born February 8, 1937) is the former Information Commissioner of Canada, former president of the Canadian Nuclear Association, and a former politician.

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Leaders' debate

A leaders' debate or presidential debate is a public debate held during a general election campaign, where the candidates expose their political opinions and public policy proposals, and criticism of them, to potential voters.

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Lester B. Pearson

Lester Bowles "Mike" Pearson (23 April 1897 – 27 December 1972) was a Canadian scholar, statesman, soldier, prime minister, and diplomat, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for organizing the United Nations Emergency Force to resolve the Suez Canal Crisis.

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Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada (Parti libéral du Canada), colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federal political party in Canada.

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Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, 1968

The Liberal Party of Canada leadership election of 1968 elected Pierre Elliott Trudeau as the new leader of the Liberal Party.

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Liberal-Labour (Canada)

The Liberal-Labour banner has been used several times by candidates in Canadian elections: In the early twentieth century when the idea of trade unionists running for elected office under their own banner gained ground, several working class candidates on the provincial or federal level were elected on a Labour ticket.

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List of Canadian federal general elections

This article provides a summary of results for the general (all seats contested) elections to the House of Commons, the elected lower half of Canada's federal bicameral legislative body, the Parliament of Canada.

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List of political parties in Canada

This article lists political parties in Canada.

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Manitoba

Manitoba is a province at the longitudinal centre of Canada.

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Martin K. Weiche

Martin K. Weiche (January 6, 1921 – September 2, 2011) was a neo-Nazi political figure in Canada.

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Mount Royal (electoral district)

Mount Royal (Mont-Royal) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1925.

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Nationalism

Nationalism is a political, social, and economic system characterized by the promotion of the interests of a particular nation, especially with the aim of gaining and maintaining sovereignty (self-governance) over the homeland.

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New Brunswick

New Brunswick (Nouveau-Brunswick; Canadian French pronunciation) is one of three Maritime provinces on the east coast of Canada.

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New Canada Party

The New Canada Party was a short-lived Canadian political party that nominated one candidate, party founder and leader, Fred Reiner, in the 1968 election.

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New Democratic Party

The New Democratic Party (NDP; Nouveau Parti démocratique, NPD) is a social democraticThe party is widely described as social democratic.

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New Democratic Party leadership election, 1961

The 1961 New Democratic Party founding convention was held in Ottawa from July 31 to August 4 to elect a leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) of Canada.

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Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; Akamassiss; Newfoundland Irish: Talamh an Éisc agus Labradar) is the most easterly province of Canada.

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Northwest Territories

The Northwest Territories (NT or NWT; French: les Territoires du Nord-Ouest, TNO; Athabaskan languages: Denendeh; Inuinnaqtun: Nunatsiaq; Inuktitut: ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᖅ) is a federal territory of Canada.

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Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia (Latin for "New Scotland"; Nouvelle-Écosse; Scottish Gaelic: Alba Nuadh) is one of Canada's three maritime provinces, and one of the four provinces that form Atlantic Canada.

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Ontario

Ontario is one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and is located in east-central Canada.

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Parti de la Démocratisation Économique

The Parti de la Démocratisation Économique was a group of five candidates in Quebec, Canada, who unsuccessfully sought election to the House of Commons of Canada in the 25 June 1968 federal election.

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Paul Hellyer

Paul Theodore Hellyer, (born 6 August 1923) is a Canadian engineer, politician, writer, and commentator who has had a long and varied career.

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Paul Joseph James Martin

Joseph James Guillaume Paul Martin, (June 23, 1903 – September 14, 1992), often referred to as Paul Martin, Sr, was a noted Canadian politician and diplomat.

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Percentage point

A percentage point or percent point (pp) is the unit for the arithmetic difference of two percentages.

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Pierre Trudeau

Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau (October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000), often referred to by the initials PET, was a Canadian statesman who served as the 15th Prime Minister of Canada (1968–1979 and 1980–1984).

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Populism

In politics, populism refers to a range of approaches which emphasise the role of "the people" and often juxtapose this group against "the elite".

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Premier of Saskatchewan

The Premier of Saskatchewan is the first minister for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.

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Prime Minister of Canada

The Prime Minister of Canada (Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus Canada's head of government, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or Governor General of Canada on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution.

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Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island (PEI or P.E.I.; Île-du-Prince-Édouard) is a province of Canada consisting of the island of the same name, and several much smaller islands.

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Progressive Conservative leadership election, 1967

The 1967 Progressive Conservative leadership election was held to choose a leader for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.

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Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

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Quebec

Quebec (Québec)According to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in English; the name is.

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Ralliement créditiste

Historically in Quebec, Canada, there was a number of political parties that were part of the Canadian social credit movement.

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Réal Caouette

David Réal Caouette (September 26, 1917 – December 16, 1976) was a Canadian politician from Quebec.

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Redistribution (election)

Redistribution is the process, used in many Commonwealth countries, by which electoral districts are added, removed, or otherwise changed.

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Republican Party (Canada)

The Parti republicain/Republican Party was a Quebec-based Canadian political party that nominated two candidates in federal by-elections in 1971.

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Robert F. Kennedy

Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 64th United States Attorney General from January 1961 to September 1964, and as a U.S. Senator for New York from January 1965 until his assassination in June 1968.

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Robert Stanfield

Robert Lorne Stanfield, (April 11, 1914 – December 16, 2003) was the 17th Premier of Nova Scotia and leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.

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Robert Winters

Robert Henry Winters, (August 18, 1910 – October 10, 1969) was a Canadian politician and businessman.

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Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day

Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (Fête de la Saint-Jean-Baptiste, la Saint-Jean, Fête nationale du Québec) is a holiday celebrated on June 24 in the Canadian province of Quebec and by French Canadians across Canada and the United States.

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Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie and boreal province in western Canada, the only province without natural borders.

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Social conservatism

Social conservatism is the belief that society is built upon a fragile network of relationships which need to be upheld through duty, traditional values and established institutions.

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Social Credit Party of Canada

The Social Credit Party of Canada (Parti Crédit social du Canada), colloquially known as the Socreds, was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform.

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Social Credit Party of Canada split, 1963

In 1963, the Quebec wing of the Social Credit Party of Canada split off from the national party as the Ralliement des créditistes.

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Socialist Labour Party (Canada)

The Socialist Labour Party was a political party in Canada that was formed by Canadian supporters of the ideas of American socialist Daniel De Leon and the Socialist Labor Party of America.

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Tommy Douglas

Thomas Clement Douglas (20 October 1904 – 24 February 1986) was a Canadian democratic socialist politician and Baptist minister.

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Toronto Star

The Toronto Star is a Canadian broadsheet daily newspaper.

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Trudeaumania

Trudeaumania was the nickname given in early 1968 to the excitement generated by Pierre Trudeau's entry into the leadership race of the Liberal Party of Canada.

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Voter turnout

Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election.

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William Kashtan

William Kashtan (1909–1993) was general secretary of the Communist Party of Canada for 23 years beginning in January 1965, several months following the death of Leslie Morris, until his retirement in 1988.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Yukon

Yukon (also commonly called the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three federal territories (the other two are the Northwest Territories and Nunavut).

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28th Canadian Parliament

The 28th Canadian Parliament was in session from September 12, 1968, until September 1, 1972.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_federal_election,_1968

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