264 seats in the House of Commons 133 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout
76.7%[1] (1.0pp)
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
155 seats, 45.37%
72 seats, 31.36%
Seats before
147
73
Seats won
109
107
Seat change
38
34
Popular vote
3,717,804
3,388,980
Percentage
38.42%
35.02%
Swing
6.95pp
3.59pp
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
Témiscamingue
Last election
22 seats, 16.96%
14 seats, 5.28%1
Seats before
25
15
Seats won
31
15
Seat change
6
0
Popular vote
1,725,719
730,759
Percentage
17.83%
7.55%
Swing
0.87pp
2.27pp
Results by electoral district, shaded by winners' vote share
Results by province and territory
The Canadian parliament after the 1972 election
Prime Minister before election
Pierre Trudeau
Liberal
Prime Minister after election
Pierre Trudeau
Liberal
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.
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.
^Pomfret, R. "Voter Turnout at Federal Elections and Referendums". Elections Canada. Elections Canada. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
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