Canadian federal election, 1921
GPTKB entity
Properties (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Politician
|
| gptkbp:date |
1921-12-06
|
| gptkbp:electionYear |
Single-member plurality
Federal election Formation_of_government_by_Liberal_Party |
| gptkbp:facilitates |
Focus on farmers' issues
|
| gptkbp:firstAscent |
24.0%
|
| gptkbp:hasMajorCity |
Minority government
|
| gptkbp:hasPoliticalParty |
gptkb:Progressive_Party_of_Canada
gptkb:Liberal_Party_of_Canada gptkb:Conservative_Party_of_Canada |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:Post-World_War_I_Canada
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Shift_in_Canadian_political_landscape
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Canadian federal election, 1921
|
| gptkbp:leadership |
gptkb:William_Lyon_Mackenzie_King
Thomas Crerar |
| gptkbp:livePerformance |
Support for farmers
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Canada
|
| gptkbp:majorIndustry |
Social policy
Agricultural reform Indigenous rights National unity Post-war economy |
| gptkbp:militaryService |
18 seats
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
First election with women voting in some provinces
|
| gptkbp:numberOfSeasons |
245
|
| gptkbp:orbitalInclination |
Lost seats from previous election
|
| gptkbp:politicalAffiliation |
Social welfare programs
Appeal to urban voters Appeal to rural voters Continuation of King as Prime Minister |
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
118
50 |
| gptkbp:politicalPosition |
gptkb:Arthur_Meighen
|
| gptkbp:politicalRole |
Set stage for future elections
|
| gptkbp:postRetirementCareer |
Crerar's_influence_grows
Meighen's_leadership_questioned |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Canadian_federal_election,_1917
|
| gptkbp:researchFocus |
Fiscal conservatism
Economic recovery Agricultural issues |
| gptkbp:result |
Liberal victory
|
| gptkbp:searchAndRescueMissions |
65
|
| gptkbp:significance |
First election after World War I
|
| gptkbp:succeededBy |
gptkb:Canadian_federal_election,_1925
|
| gptkbp:sustainability |
Gained seats from previous election
|
| gptkbp:userDemographics |
Increased female participation
Regional voting differences Rural vs urban voting patterns |
| gptkbp:viewingPlatform |
Tax reduction
|
| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
1,800,000
27.0% 66.5% 48.0% |