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A bare minority government of some 3rd party, anyone would do (NDP, Conservative Alliance, whatever you can justify)
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The election of 1872, the only difference here is the lone elector who wrote in Davis David went instead for O'Conor of New York. Ironic that the guy with the 3rd most votes gets 6th place in the electoral college. Made this mostly as an excuse to making another big electoral wikibox.
Wilson's World Canada is going to have the Pearson Pennant.
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Bracken over Socialism
Due to her historic majority win, Prime Minister Campagnolo faced little real opposition to the passage of her party’s campaign platform. The first term proved to be an uphill battle for the Liberal leader, who at times was undermined by her more ambitious, male cabinet ministers, and as a result came across as weak in the first year and a half of her mandate. Problems also began to unfold regarding the government’s ability to handle the economy, which had, albeit slowly, began to recover. However voter’s expectations, as reflected by in the overwhelming majority they granted her four years ago, meant many voters wanted a quick solution to a complex and resilient crisis. Yet the economy, by the time of the election campaign, had made sufficient gains, and the country had strengthened its presence on the world stage. In fact, almost immediately following her swearing in she was invited by President Carter to attend a White House summit on World Peace as a sign of rehabilitated relations with the United States.
Polling towards the beginning of the election year gave the Liberals enough support that pundits confidently predicted that the government would be returned with either a strong minority or a weak majority, but enough seats to keep them in power.
The Tories meanwhile found themselves in perhaps their worst crisis since John Diefenbaker’s poor showing in 1956. Not only had the party barely managed to hold onto their status as official opposition, but they were facing two parties whose leaders were held in high regard by voters. The ensuing leadership election following former Prime Minister Erik Nielsen’s expected resignation saw former Toronto Mayor and International Trade Minister David Crombie face off against former Finance Minister Michael Wilson and former Health Minister Flora Macdonald. Despite the hopes of many Tories that Brian Mulroney would enter the race, the Iron Ore Company President opted to stay out of the race, citing family reasons, although many suggested Mulroney was not prepared to leave his high paying job for a shot at a job he was not guaranteed.
Called one of the most civil elections in Canadian history, the Liberals were once again elected with a majority government, primarily on the themes of economic competence and a strengthening middle class, while the Tories managed to fend off Lorne Nystrom’s NDP and make small inroads in Toronto and the 905 area. Yet despite these gains the more troubling trend for the Tories was that the newly created Parti National, a pro-Quebec political party with some roots in sovereignty, had won a handful of Quebec seats in response to the Tories new, mainly unilingual leader.
Prime Ministers of Canada:
Arthur Meighen (Conservative) 1920-1921
William Lyon Mackenzie King (Liberal) 1921-1926
Arthur Meighen (Conservative) 1926
William Lyon Mackenzie King (Liberal) 1926-1930
R.B. Bennett (Conservative) 1930-1935
William Lyon Mackenzie King (Liberal) 1935-1944
John Bracken (Progressive Conservative) 1944-1952
Charles Gavan Power (Liberal) 1952-1962
Paul Martin, Sr. (Liberal) 1962-1967
Davie Fulton (Progressive Conservative) 1967-1978
Erik Nielsen (Progressive Conservative) 1978-1979
Jean Marchand (Liberal) 1979-1980
Erik Nielsen (Progressive Conservative) 1980-1984
Iona Campagnolo (Liberal) 1984-
Bracken over Socialism
Canadian federal election, 1944
Canadian federal election, 1946
Canadian federal election, 1951
Canadian federal election, 1952
Progressive Conservative leadership election, 1953
Canadian federal election, 1956
Canadian federal election, 1960
Progressive Conservative leadership election, 1961
Liberal leadership election, 1962
Canadian federal election, 1965
Progressive Conservative leadership election, 1966
Canadian federal election, 1967
Liberal leadership election, 1970
Canadian federal election, 1971
Canadian federal election, 1975
Progressive Conservative leadership election, 1978
Liberal leadership election, 1978
Canadian federal election, 1979
Canadian federal election, 1980
Liberal leadership election, 1981
Canadian federal election, 1984
Progressive Conservative leadership election, 1986
Canadian federal election, 1988
Due to her historic majority win, Prime Minister Campagnolo faced little real opposition to the passage of her party’s campaign platform. The first term proved to be an uphill battle for the Liberal leader, who at times was undermined by her more ambitious, male cabinet ministers, and as a result came across as weak in the first year and a half of her mandate. Problems also began to unfold regarding the government’s ability to handle the economy, which had, albeit slowly, began to recover. However voter’s expectations, as reflected by in the overwhelming majority they granted her four years ago, meant many voters wanted a quick solution to a complex and resilient crisis. Yet the economy, by the time of the election campaign, had made sufficient gains, and the country had strengthened its presence on the world stage. In fact, almost immediately following her swearing in she was invited by President Carter to attend a White House summit on World Peace as a sign of rehabilitated relations with the United States.
Polling towards the beginning of the election year gave the Liberals enough support that pundits confidently predicted that the government would be returned with either a strong minority or a weak majority, but enough seats to keep them in power.
The Tories meanwhile found themselves in perhaps their worst crisis since John Diefenbaker’s poor showing in 1956. Not only had the party barely managed to hold onto their status as official opposition, but they were facing two parties whose leaders were held in high regard by voters. The ensuing leadership election following former Prime Minister Erik Nielsen’s expected resignation saw former Toronto Mayor and International Trade Minister David Crombie face off against former Finance Minister Michael Wilson and former Health Minister Flora Macdonald. Despite the hopes of many Tories that Brian Mulroney would enter the race, the Iron Ore Company President opted to stay out of the race, citing family reasons, although many suggested Mulroney was not prepared to leave his high paying job for a shot at a job he was not guaranteed.
Called one of the most civil elections in Canadian history, the Liberals were once again elected with a majority government, primarily on the themes of economic competence and a strengthening middle class, while the Tories managed to fend off Lorne Nystrom’s NDP and make small inroads in Toronto and the 905 area. Yet despite these gains the more troubling trend for the Tories was that the newly created Parti National, a pro-Quebec political party with some roots in sovereignty, had won a handful of Quebec seats in response to the Tories new, mainly unilingual leader.
Prime Ministers of Canada:
Arthur Meighen (Conservative) 1920-1921
William Lyon Mackenzie King (Liberal) 1921-1926
Arthur Meighen (Conservative) 1926
William Lyon Mackenzie King (Liberal) 1926-1930
R.B. Bennett (Conservative) 1930-1935
William Lyon Mackenzie King (Liberal) 1935-1944
John Bracken (Progressive Conservative) 1944-1952
Charles Gavan Power (Liberal) 1952-1962
Paul Martin, Sr. (Liberal) 1962-1967
Davie Fulton (Progressive Conservative) 1967-1978
Erik Nielsen (Progressive Conservative) 1978-1979
Jean Marchand (Liberal) 1979-1980
Erik Nielsen (Progressive Conservative) 1980-1984
Iona Campagnolo (Liberal) 1984-
Bracken over Socialism
Canadian federal election, 1944
Canadian federal election, 1946
Canadian federal election, 1951
Canadian federal election, 1952
Progressive Conservative leadership election, 1953
Canadian federal election, 1956
Canadian federal election, 1960
Progressive Conservative leadership election, 1961
Liberal leadership election, 1962
Canadian federal election, 1965
Progressive Conservative leadership election, 1966
Canadian federal election, 1967
Liberal leadership election, 1970
Canadian federal election, 1971
Canadian federal election, 1975
Progressive Conservative leadership election, 1978
Liberal leadership election, 1978
Canadian federal election, 1979
Canadian federal election, 1980
Liberal leadership election, 1981
Canadian federal election, 1984
Progressive Conservative leadership election, 1986
Canadian federal election, 1988
Did I read that wrong, or did he serve six terms?
Did he become some sort of God-President-for-Eternity?Did I read that wrong, or did he serve six terms?
6 terms yup, he won due to his popularity, a divided opposition, a World War, and the success off the War, all fluctuating for each election (as shown in the list). By 1920 he was unpopular and ready to leave for his, short and Polkian, retirement.
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Bracken over Socialism
Prime Minister Campagnolo’s second majority win suggested that voters were ready to bestow upon the Liberals the title of Canada’s natural governing party – a title which had previously belonged to the Tories under Davie Fulton – and with it an unrestricted mandate to govern the country in whichever way they saw fit. While voters respected and liked David Crombie, a man many voters saw as a decent and well meaning man who would have the experience to govern the country, his lack of proficiency in French raised the question of whether or not he could accurately maintain national unity, a topic which had risen on the minds of voters due in part to the Parti National. During the Prime Ministers second term much of the governments focus was given to providing voters a sense of proper economic management and transparency, the two pillars in which the government was originally elected on. However some rumours began to spread which suggested that the government was preparing to introduce major legislation of some kind, specifically in relation to the office of the Governor General, but no announcement was made before the election campaign.
At the beginning of the campaign polls showed that voters maintained their confidence in the government’s ability to regulate the economy, despite both the rising dollar and stagnant growth. At the same time however polls also showed that voters preferred the idea of David Crombie as Prime Minister over Iona Campagnolo, who had become characterized by the media as a somewhat cold and calculating politician. Over the course of the campaign those same polls showed that the race had become narrowed with a noticeable segment of voters undecided, possibly enough so to give either the Liberals or the Tories a minority government. However Crombie’s inability to handle himself in the debate, specifically the French debate, once again proved to voters that the former Toronto Mayor was perhaps too nice and lacked the skills required to be Prime Minister.
On Election Night voters narrowly handed the Liberals their third majority government, primarily due to surprised vote splitting between the Tories and the NDP in the West and Ontario, and the Liberals almost unbeatable Federalist credentials in Quebec. Canadians had allowed Prime Minister Campagnolo to survive, but as voters would find out, what the Liberal Leader had planned for her upcoming mandate would radically transform the country forever, and Canadian politics along with it.
Prime Ministers of Canada:
Arthur Meighen (Conservative) 1920-1921
William Lyon Mackenzie King (Liberal) 1921-1926
Arthur Meighen (Conservative) 1926
William Lyon Mackenzie King (Liberal) 1926-1930
R.B. Bennett (Conservative) 1930-1935
William Lyon Mackenzie King (Liberal) 1935-1944
John Bracken (Progressive Conservative) 1944-1952
Charles Gavan Power (Liberal) 1952-1962
Paul Martin, Sr. (Liberal) 1962-1967
Davie Fulton (Progressive Conservative) 1967-1978
Erik Nielsen (Progressive Conservative) 1978-1979
Jean Marchand (Liberal) 1979-1980
Erik Nielsen (Progressive Conservative) 1980-1984
Iona Campagnolo (Liberal) 1984-
Bracken over Socialism
Canadian federal election, 1944
Canadian federal election, 1946
Canadian federal election, 1951
Canadian federal election, 1952
Progressive Conservative leadership election, 1953
Canadian federal election, 1956
Canadian federal election, 1960
Progressive Conservative leadership election, 1961
Liberal leadership election, 1962
Canadian federal election, 1965
Progressive Conservative leadership election, 1966
Canadian federal election, 1967
Liberal leadership election, 1970
Canadian federal election, 1971
Canadian federal election, 1975
Progressive Conservative leadership election, 1978
Liberal leadership election, 1978
Canadian federal election, 1979
Canadian federal election, 1980
Liberal leadership election, 1981
Canadian federal election, 1984
Progressive Conservative leadership election, 1986
Canadian federal election, 1988
Canadian federal election, 1992
Prime Minister Campagnolo’s second majority win suggested that voters were ready to bestow upon the Liberals the title of Canada’s natural governing party – a title which had previously belonged to the Tories under Davie Fulton – and with it an unrestricted mandate to govern the country in whichever way they saw fit. While voters respected and liked David Crombie, a man many voters saw as a decent and well meaning man who would have the experience to govern the country, his lack of proficiency in French raised the question of whether or not he could accurately maintain national unity, a topic which had risen on the minds of voters due in part to the Parti National. During the Prime Ministers second term much of the governments focus was given to providing voters a sense of proper economic management and transparency, the two pillars in which the government was originally elected on. However some rumours began to spread which suggested that the government was preparing to introduce major legislation of some kind, specifically in relation to the office of the Governor General, but no announcement was made before the election campaign.
At the beginning of the campaign polls showed that voters maintained their confidence in the government’s ability to regulate the economy, despite both the rising dollar and stagnant growth. At the same time however polls also showed that voters preferred the idea of David Crombie as Prime Minister over Iona Campagnolo, who had become characterized by the media as a somewhat cold and calculating politician. Over the course of the campaign those same polls showed that the race had become narrowed with a noticeable segment of voters undecided, possibly enough so to give either the Liberals or the Tories a minority government. However Crombie’s inability to handle himself in the debate, specifically the French debate, once again proved to voters that the former Toronto Mayor was perhaps too nice and lacked the skills required to be Prime Minister.
On Election Night voters narrowly handed the Liberals their third majority government, primarily due to surprised vote splitting between the Tories and the NDP in the West and Ontario, and the Liberals almost unbeatable Federalist credentials in Quebec. Canadians had allowed Prime Minister Campagnolo to survive, but as voters would find out, what the Liberal Leader had planned for her upcoming mandate would radically transform the country forever, and Canadian politics along with it.
Prime Ministers of Canada:
Arthur Meighen (Conservative) 1920-1921
William Lyon Mackenzie King (Liberal) 1921-1926
Arthur Meighen (Conservative) 1926
William Lyon Mackenzie King (Liberal) 1926-1930
R.B. Bennett (Conservative) 1930-1935
William Lyon Mackenzie King (Liberal) 1935-1944
John Bracken (Progressive Conservative) 1944-1952
Charles Gavan Power (Liberal) 1952-1962
Paul Martin, Sr. (Liberal) 1962-1967
Davie Fulton (Progressive Conservative) 1967-1978
Erik Nielsen (Progressive Conservative) 1978-1979
Jean Marchand (Liberal) 1979-1980
Erik Nielsen (Progressive Conservative) 1980-1984
Iona Campagnolo (Liberal) 1984-
Bracken over Socialism
Canadian federal election, 1944
Canadian federal election, 1946
Canadian federal election, 1951
Canadian federal election, 1952
Progressive Conservative leadership election, 1953
Canadian federal election, 1956
Canadian federal election, 1960
Progressive Conservative leadership election, 1961
Liberal leadership election, 1962
Canadian federal election, 1965
Progressive Conservative leadership election, 1966
Canadian federal election, 1967
Liberal leadership election, 1970
Canadian federal election, 1971
Canadian federal election, 1975
Progressive Conservative leadership election, 1978
Liberal leadership election, 1978
Canadian federal election, 1979
Canadian federal election, 1980
Liberal leadership election, 1981
Canadian federal election, 1984
Progressive Conservative leadership election, 1986
Canadian federal election, 1988
Canadian federal election, 1992
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