The 1965 Canadian federal election was held on November 8, 1965 to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada 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, falling just short of a majority.
Quick Facts 265 seats in the House of Commons 133 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...
1965 Canadian federal election|
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Opinion polls |
Turnout | 74.8%[1] (4.4pp) |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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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 before |
128 |
95 |
17 |
Seats won |
131 |
97 |
21 |
Seat change |
3 |
2 |
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 |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
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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[lower-alpha 1] |
24 seats, 11.92% |
Seats before |
19 |
4 |
Seats won |
9 |
5 |
Seat change |
10 |
1 |
Popular vote |
359,258 |
282,454 |
Percentage |
4.66%[lower-roman 1] |
3.66% |
Swing |
new party |
8.26pp |
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The Canadian parliament after the 1965 election |
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