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1972 Canadian federal election

The 1972 Canadian federal election was held on October 30, 1972, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 29th Parliament of Canada. It resulted in a slim victory for the governing Liberal Party led by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, which won 109 seats, compared to 107 seats for the opposition Progressive Conservatives led by Robert Stanfield. Trudeau's Liberals experienced a decline in support as a result of rising unemployment.

264 seats in the House of Commons
133 seats needed for a majority

76.7%[1] (Increase1.0pp)

A further 48 seats were won by other parties and independents. On election night, the results appeared to give 109 seats to the Tories, but once the counting had finished the next day, the final results gave the Liberals a minority government and left the New Democratic Party led by David Lewis holding the balance of power.

increase in the Canadian civil service;

bilingualism

re-introduce a bill controlling foreign take-overs of Canadian businesses;

specialized programs to reduce unemployment;

a program to expand and create new parks across Canada, including 's "Harbourfront" and Mont-Sainte-Anne near Quebec City;

Toronto

to create jobs;

make-work programs

reduce abuse of ; and

Unemployment Insurance

incentives to reduce pollution.

29th Canadian Parliament

List of Canadian federal general elections

List of political parties in Canada

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada candidates in the 1972 Canadian federal election

Social Credit Party of Canada candidates, 1972 Canadian federal election

LeDuc, Lawrence; Pammett, Jon H.; McKenzie, Judith L.; Turcotte, André (2010). . Toronto: Dundurn Press. ISBN 978-1-55488-886-3.

Dynasties and Interludes: Past and Present in Canadian Electoral Politics