Canadian federal election, 1925

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:activeDuring Focus on farmers
gptkbp:campaigns 1925-1925
gptkbp:championshipsWon 24
99
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:date 1925
gptkbp:electionYear general election
October 29, 1925
Liberal_Party_forms_government
gptkbp:firstClaim gptkb:Canadian_federal_election,_1921
gptkb:Canadian_federal_election,_1926
gptkbp:hasMajorCity No
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Canadian federal election, 1925
gptkbp:ideology 91
gptkbp:isPopularFor 1,000,000
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:William_Lyon_Mackenzie_King
Thomas Crerar
gptkbp:livePerformance Agrarian_reform
gptkbp:localGovernment Opposition
Minority government
gptkbp:nonPatentCitation Appeal to traditional supporters
gptkbp:numberOfSeasons 245
gptkbp:playoffAppearances +24
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation +1
-1
36.5%
Progressive taxation
Appeal to urban voters
Formed a minority government
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:William_Lyon_Mackenzie_King
gptkb:Arthur_Meighen
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:Arthur_Meighen
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer Became the official opposition
Gained significant representation
gptkbp:postWarCareer Thomas Crerar
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Canadian_federal_election,_1921
gptkbp:researchFocus National unity
Economic recovery
Rural issues
gptkbp:result Liberal minority government
gptkbp:significance First election after the formation of the Progressive Party.
gptkbp:succeededBy gptkb:Canadian_federal_election,_1926
gptkbp:viewingPlatform Balanced budget
gptkbp:voterTurnout First-past-the-post
1,500,000
1,400,000
38.5%
24.5%
68.5%