1974 Canadian federal election

1974 Canadian federal election

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264 seats in the House of Commons 133 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout	71.0%[1] (5.7pp)
First party Second party   Leader Pierre Trudeau Robert Stanfield Party Liberal Progressive Conservative Leader since April 6, 1968 September 9, 1967 Leader's seat Mount Royal Halifax Last election 109 seats, 38.42% 107 seats, 35.02% Seats before 109 106 Seats won 141 95 Seat change 32 11 Popular vote 4,102,853 3,371,319 Percentage 43.15% 35.46% Swing 4.73pp 0.44pp   Third party Fourth party   Leader David Lewis Réal Caouette Party New Democratic Social Credit Leader since April 24, 1971 October 9, 1971 Leader's seat York South (lost re-election) Témiscamingue Last election 31 seats, 17.83% 15 seats, 7.55% Seats before 31 15 Seats won 16 11 Seat change 15 4 Popular vote 1,467,748 481,231 Percentage 15.44% 5.06% Swing 2.40pp 2.49pp
Popular vote by province, with graphs indicating the number of seats won. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote by province but instead via results by each riding.
The Canadian parliament after the 1974 election
Prime Minister before election Pierre Trudeau Liberal Prime Minister after election Pierre Trudeau Liberal

The 1974 Canadian federal election was held on July 8, 1974, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 30th Parliament of Canada. The governing Liberal Party was reelected, going from a minority to a majority government, and gave Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau his third term. The Progressive Conservatives, led by Robert Stanfield, did well in the Atlantic provinces, and in the West, but Liberal support in Ontario and Quebec ensured a majority Liberal government.