Canadian federal election, 1972

The Canadian federal election of 1972 resulted in a slim victory for the Liberals, with them having 109 seats versus the Progressive Conservatives with 107. On election night the results appeared to give 109 seats to the Tories, however once the counting had finished, the next day, the results became clear, giving the Liberals a minority government.

The election was the second fought by Liberal leader Pierre Trudeau. The spirit of Trudeaumania had worn off and a slumping economy hurt his party. The Tories were lead by Robert Stanfield, the former premier of Nova Scotia who had an honest but bumbling image.

Party	Seats	Pop Vote
Liberals	109	38.4%
Progressive Conservatives	107	35.0%
NDP	31	17.7%
Social Credit	15	7.6%
Other	1	1.3%

Preceded by: 1968 Canadian election

Canadian federal elections

Followed by: 1974 Canadian election