Canadian federal election, 1917
GPTKB entity
Properties (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Politician
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| gptkbp:allegiance |
coalition_of_Conservatives_and_some_Liberals
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| gptkbp:campaigns |
approximately 6 weeks
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Canada
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| gptkbp:date |
1917
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| gptkbp:electionYear |
military service
federal rallies and speeches December 17, 1917 Independent: 0 seats Liberal decline in urban areas high due to conscription debate impact of war on voter sentiment intense and polarized shift in party alliances Labour_Party:_1_seat Liberal_Party:_82_seats Progressive_Party:_0_seats Unionist_Party:_153_seats Unionist_majority Unionist_support_from_veterans increased_support_for_Unionists_in_rural_areas long-term_effects_on_Canadian_politics |
| gptkbp:hasPoliticalParty |
gptkb:Liberal_Party
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
examined in political studies
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:World_War_I
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
set precedent for future elections during wartime
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Canadian federal election, 1917
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| gptkbp:impact |
increased political divisions
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| gptkbp:isCelebratedFor |
shift in political landscape
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| gptkbp:keyEvent |
Borden's_conscription_policy
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| gptkbp:leadership |
gptkb:Robert_Borden
gptkb:Wilfrid_Laurier |
| gptkbp:localGovernment |
Unionist_government
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| gptkbp:majorIndustry |
war effort
conscription |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
over 300
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| gptkbp:numberOfSeasons |
235
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| gptkbp:numberOfStudents |
3 main parties
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| gptkbp:politicalParty |
118 seats
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| gptkbp:politicalPosition |
opposed to conscription
|
| gptkbp:politicalRole |
influence on post-war policies
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Canadian_federal_election,_1911
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| gptkbp:result |
Unionist Party victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
first election held during World War I
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| gptkbp:succeededBy |
gptkb:Canadian_federal_election,_1921
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| gptkbp:type |
general election
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| gptkbp:userDemographics |
urban and rural voters
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| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
first-past-the-post
1,500,000 74.5% single-member districts men and women over 21 |