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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:election
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gptkbp:campaigns
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30 days
Focus on economic issues
Appeal to rural voters
Criticism of Liberal policies
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gptkbp:date
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June 10, 1957
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gptkbp:demographics
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gptkb:French_Canadians
Women voters
Youth voters
Working-class Canadians
English Canadians
Middle-class Canadians
Rural Canadians
Urban Canadians
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gptkbp:election
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gptkb:election
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gptkbp:election_result
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Minority government
Majority government
Independent won 1 seat
Conservatives won 112 seats
Liberals won 105 seats
NDP won 24 seats
Social Credit won 9 seats
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Cold War tensions
Economic growth in Canada
Post-World War II Canada
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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1957 Canadian federal election
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gptkbp:is_debated_in
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Diefenbaker vs. St. Laurent
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gptkbp:key_event
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Liberal Party's decline
Diefenbaker's campaign launch
NDP's performance
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Canada
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gptkbp:major_issues
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gptkb:economic_policies
National unity
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gptkbp:minister
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gptkb:John_Diefenbaker
gptkb:Louis_St._Laurent
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gptkbp:notable_nominees
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gptkb:David_Lewis
gptkb:John_Diefenbaker
gptkb:Louis_St._Laurent
1,000+
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gptkbp:political_impact
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gptkb:Rise_of_the_Conservative_Party
Decline of the Liberal Party
Shift in Canadian politics
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gptkbp:political_party
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gptkb:New_Democratic_Party
gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkb:Liberal_Party
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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1953 Canadian federal election
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gptkbp:result
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Conservative Party victory
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gptkbp:seating_capacity
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265
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gptkbp:significance
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First Conservative government in 22 years
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gptkbp:succeeded_by
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gptkb:1958_Canadian_federal_election
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gptkbp:voter_turnout
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79.4%
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Liberal_Party_of_Canada
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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