1965 Canadian federal election

1965 Canadian federal election

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265 seats in the House of Commons 133 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout	74.8%[1] (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 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   Fourth party Fifth party   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[a] 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%[i] 3.66% Swing new party 8.26pp
The Canadian parliament after the 1965 election
Prime Minister before election Lester B. Pearson Liberal Prime Minister after election Lester B. Pearson Liberal

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.

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