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.
^Pomfret, R. "Voter Turnout at Federal Elections and Referendums". Elections Canada. Elections Canada. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
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