Permanent historical factsheet

Election

Canada · Government / Government of Canada. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

6Records
1873–1993Date range
6Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1873

Alexander Mackenzie1873

Government / Government of Canada

Mackenzie is elected Prime Minister of Canada

1911

Robert Laird Borden1911

Government / Government of Canada

Elected on a platform of resistance to US economic influence

1955

John Diefenbaker10 June 1955

Government / Government of Canada

Wins the federal election, ending twenty-two years of Liberal government.

1979

Joe Clark1979

Ottawa · Government / Government of Canada

Clarks budget proposals are defeated & he is forced to call an election

1984

Brian Mulroney4 September 1984

Quebec · Government / Government of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party wins 211 of the 282 seats in the House of Commons

1993

Kim Campbell1993

Government / Government of Canada

Campbell & all but two of her party's candidates lose their seats in the national elections

Names involved

Alexander MackenzieBrian MulroneyJoe ClarkJohn DiefenbakerKim CampbellRobert Laird Borden

Provenance

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