1980 Canadian federal election

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The 1980 Canadian federal election was a national vote that returned Pierre Trudeau’s Liberal Party to majority government, reversing the Progressive Conservative victory of 1979.

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instanceOf Canadian federal election
campaignIssue Quebec sovereignty
linked to: Quebec nationalism

constitutional reform
economic policy
country Canada
date 1980-02-18
electedBody House of Commons of Canada
electionOutcome Liberal majority government
electoralSystem first-past-the-post
governingPartyAfterElection Liberal Party of Canada
governingPartyBeforeElection Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
heldUnderMonarch Elizabeth II
jurisdiction federal
language English
French
leaderOfSecondPlaceParty Joe Clark
leaderOfThirdPlaceParty Ed Broadbent
leaderOfWinningParty Pierre Trudeau
legislativeTermEnd 1984
legislativeTermStart 1980
mainOppositionLeaderAfterElection Joe Clark
nextElection 1984 Canadian federal election
notableConsequence strengthened federalist position before 1980 Quebec referendum
numberOfSeatsContested 282
parliamentNumber 32nd Canadian Parliament
popularVoteRunnerUp Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
popularVoteWinner Liberal Party of Canada
previousElection 1979 Canadian federal election
primeMinisterAfterElection Pierre Trudeau
primeMinisterBeforeElection Joe Clark
regionWithSignificantLiberalSupport Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada
regionWithSignificantPCSupport Western Canada
resultDescription reversed the Progressive Conservative minority victory of 1979
secondPlaceParty Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
thirdPlaceParty New Democratic Party
totalSeatsForMajority 142
typeOfGovernmentFormed majority government
voterTurnoutChange -3.0 percentage points
voterTurnoutPercentage 69.3
winningParty Liberal Party of Canada

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1984 Canadian federal election previousElection 1980 Canadian federal election
1979 Canadian federal election nextElection 1980 Canadian federal election
1979 Canadian federal election subsequentEvent 1980 Canadian federal election