Canadian federal election of 1963

The Canadian federal election of 1963 is held the April 8th 1963 with an aim of electing the Député S of the 26e legislature with the House of Commons of Canada. It is about the 26e general election since the Canadian Confédération of 1867. It shows the defeat of the minority government progressist-conservative of John Diefenbaker and the election of a liberal minority government under Lester B. Pearson.

Context

During the last year of the government progressist-conservative, members of the the Council of Ministers of Diefenbaker had tried to expel it direction of the party, and thus of the post of Prime Minister. In addition to concerns within the party on the style of leadership of Diefenbaker, there had been a serious division in the rows of the party on the question of allowing nuclear missiles American (see Programme of missiles Bomarc) about the Canadian territory. Diefenbaker and its allies are opposed to this proposal, while many other conservatives, as well as the Liberal party, are favorable there. The Minister for National defense, Douglas Harkness, resigns of his station of cabinet the February 4th 1963 because of the opposition of Diefenbaker to the missiles. The next day, the government loses two votes of confidence on this question, starting the election.

The Liberal party To ballast B. Pearson make countryside on a platform which promises to begin their mandate, if they are elected, with “ 60 days of décisions ” on questions like the introduction of new a Canadian flag, the reform of the health system, and a public mode of pensions, as well as other legislative reforms.

Although they gain 41% of the votes, which is usually sufficient for the election of a majority Gouvernement, it misses seven seats with the liberals to form a majority. The liberals thus form a Minority government which depends on the support of the Nouveau Democratic party (NPD) social democrat to make adopt bills.

The NPD had been formed in 1961 by another social democrat party, the democratic social Parti Canada, and by the Congrès of the work of Canada, a different regrouping Syndicat S workmen. The election of 1963 is the second in which the NPD takes part; it gains a part a little less significant voices than at the time of the election of 1962, and loses two seats. It are again disappointed by the failure of their new partnership with the Labor movement to produce an electoral opening, particularly in Ontario, which with the most important population and thus the greatest number of seats to the communes.

The Parti social Credit Canada does not succeed in increasing its representation in the Western Canadian, and loses four of its seats to the Quebec. The unbalanced result leads to a division of the party when Robert NR. Thompson refuses to resign to make it possible Réal Caouette to become chief of the party. Caouette and its partisans leave the Party social Credit to sit as a caucus distinct creditist, the Ralliement of the creditists.

Results

Country

Notes:

* did not introduce candidates at the time of the preceding election

X - less than 0,005% of the voices

By province

xx - less than 0,05% of the voices

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