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1972 Canadian General Election

October 30, 1972 (1972-10-30)
264 seats in the House of Commons 133 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout	78.0% (2.3pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Réal Caouette Pierre Trudeau David Lewis Party Social Credit Liberal New Democratic Last election 54 seats, 13.9% 163 seats, 43.3% 23 seats, 18.9% Seats before 51 155 25 Seats won 156 88 10 Seat change 105 67 15 Popular vote 3,531,850 3,013,222 1,600,036 Percentage 35.4% 30.2% 16.0% Swing 21.5pp 13.1pp 2.9pp   Fourth party   Leader Robert Stanfield Party Progressive Conservative Last election 23 seats, 22.2% Seats before 24 Seats won 9 Seat change 15 Popular vote 1,668,558 Percentage 16.7% Swing 5.5pp
Prime Minister before election Pierre Trudeau Liberal Prime Minister after election Réal Caouette Social Credit