The Canadian parliament after the 1945 election

The Canadian federal election of 1945 was the 20th general election in Canadian history. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page It was held June 11, 1945 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 20th Parliament of Canada. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and The 20th Canadian Parliament was in session from September 6, 1945 until April 30, 1949. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's Liberal government was re-elected to its third consecutive majority government. The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus William Lyon Mackenzie King PC OM CMG ( December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950) was a Canadian The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political

The federal election was the first since the victory of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in the Saskatchewan provincial election, and many predicted a major breakthrough for the CCF nationally. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF (French Fédération du commonwealth coopératif, then Parti social démocratique du Canada) was a Canadian Saskatchewan (səˈskætʃəwən) is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of 588276 A Gallup poll from September 1943 showed the CCF with a one point lead over both the Liberals and Conservatives. The Gallup Poll is the division of Gallup that regularly conducts public Opinion polls in the United States and more than 140 countries around the world The party was expected to win 70 to 100 seats, possibly even enough to form a minority government. A minority government or a minority cabinet is a Cabinet of a Parliamentary system formed when the governing Political party or Despite the expectations, the party only won 28 seats.

1945 was also the first test of the newly named Progressive Conservatives. The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian The Conservative Party had changed its name in 1942 when former Progressive Party Premier of Manitoba John Bracken became its leader. The Progressive Party of Manitoba, Canada was a political party that developed from the United Farmers of Manitoba an agrarian movement that became politically active The Premier of Manitoba is the First minister for the Canadian province of Manitoba. John Bracken, PC ( June 22, 1883 - March 18, 1969) was an agronomist Premier of Manitoba (1922-1943 and leader The party improved its standing over the old Conservative Party, but fell far short of challenging Liberal hegemony. The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation.

A key issue in this election seems to have been electing a stable government. The Liberals urged voters to "Return the Mackenzie King Government", and argued that only the Liberal Party had a "preponderance of members in all nine provinces". Mackenzie King threatened to call a new election if he was not given a majority: "We would have confusion to deal with at a time when the world will be in a very disturbed situation. The war in Europe is over, but unrest in the east is not over. "

The Progressive Conservatives tried to capitalize on the massive mid-campaign victory by the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party in the 1945 Ontario provincial election. The Ontario PC Party, formally known as the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (in french Parti progressiste-conservateur de l'Ontario) is a Right-of-centre The Ontario general election of 1945 was held on June 4, 1945, to elect the 90 members of the Legislative Assembly (Members of Provincial Parliament or PC campaign ads exhorted voters to rally behind their party: "Ontario shows! Only Bracken can win!", and suggesting that it would be impossible to form a majority government in the country without a plurality of seats in Ontario, which only the Tories could win. In the event, the Liberals fell just short of a majority even though they won only 34 seats in Ontario to the PCs' 48 seats. Eight "Independent Liberal" MPs could be expected to support the government.

Social welfare programs were also an issue in the campaign. Another Liberal slogan encouraged voters to "Build a New Social Order" by endorsing the Liberal platform, which included

• $750 million to provide land, jobs and business support for veterans;
• $400 million of public spending to build housing;
• $250 million for family allowances;
• establishing an Industrial development Bank;
• loans to farmers, floor prices for agricultural products;
• tax reductions.

Campaigning under the slogan, "Work, Security, and Freedom for All -- with the CCF", the CCF promised to retain war-time taxes on high incomes and excess profits in order to fund social services, and to abolish the Canadian Senate. The Senate of Canada (Le Sénat du Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the sovereign (represented by the governor general The CCF fought hard to prevent the support of labour from going to the Labour Progressive Party (i. For the Labour-Progressive Coalition Government in New Zealand see the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand The Labour-Progressive Party was a Communist e. , the Communist Party of Canada). History Origins The Communist Party was organized with great secrecy in a barn near the city of Guelph Ontario, on May 28 and 29 1921

The LPP, for its part, pointed out that the CCF's refusal to enter into an electoral pact with the LPP had cost the CCF 100,000 votes in the Ontario election, and had given victory to the Ontario PCs. It urged voters to "Make Labor (sic) a Partner in Government. "

The Social Credit Party of Canada tried, with modest success, to capitalize on the positive image of the Alberta Socred government of William Aberhart, asking voters, "Good Government in Alberta -- Why Not at Ottawa?". The Social Credit Party of Canada ( French: Parti Crédit social du Canada) was a conservative - Populist political party in The Social Credit Party of Alberta is a provincial Political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded on the Social credit monetary policy William Aberhart ( December 30, 1878 &ndash May 23, 1943) also known as Bible Bill for his religious preaching was a Canadian Referring to social credit monetary theories, the party encouraged voters to "Vote for the National Dividend". Social Credit is a socio-economic Philosophy wherein Consumers fully provided with adequate Purchasing power, establish the policy of production

National results

Notes:

* The party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

x - less than 0. 005% of the popular vote.

¹ 1945 Progressive Conservative vote compared to 1940 National Government + Conservative vote.

² 1945 Social Credit vote compared to 1940 New Democracy + Social Credit vote.

³ 1945 Labour Progressive vote compared to 1940 Communist vote.

⁴ The successful "Independent CCF" candidate ran as a People's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation candidate. The People's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a label used by candidates in elections in the Canadian province of British Columbia who were not endorsed by

⁵ One Progressive Conservative candidate ran under the "National Government" label that the party had used in the 1940 election.

Results by province

xx - less than 0. 05% of the popular vote.

See also

• 20th Canadian Parliament