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1 During the 26th Parliament of Canada. 2 Regional polling. Toggle Regional polling subsection. 2.1 ... Election 1965: November 8, 1965 40.18: 32.41 17.91 9.50 Gallup ...
The 1965 Canadian federal election was held on November 8, 1965 to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 27th Parliament of Canada.The Liberal Party of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson was re-elected with a larger number of seats in the House.
Poll taxes are regressive, meaning the higher someone's income is, the lower the tax is as a proportion of income: for example, a $100 tax on an income of $10,000 is a 1% tax rate, while $100 tax on a $500 income is 20%. Its acceptance or "neutrality" depends on the balance between the tax demanded and the resources of the population.
Results in Ontario [1]; Party Seats Second Third Fourth Fifth Votes % +/- Liberals: 51 32 2 0 0 1,196,308 43.6 Progressive Conservative: 25 43 17
Poll taxes became a tool of disenfranchisement in the South during Jim Crow, following the end of Reconstruction. Payment of a poll tax was a prerequisite to the registration for voting in a number of states until 1965. The tax emerged in some states of the United States in the late nineteenth century as part of the Jim Crow laws.
During the 27th Parliament of Canada. Evolution of voting intentions at national level ... 1965 40.18: 32.41 17.91 9.50 Riding-specific polls. Fort William
Pages in category "1965 elections in Canada" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
January 1 – Trans-Canada Airlines is renamed Air Canada. January 9 – The Hope Slide, the largest landslide ever recorded in Canada, kills four. January 16 – The Canada-United States Automotive Agreement is signed; January 28 – The Queen issues a royal proclamation, effective February 15, making the Maple Leaf flag the National Flag of ...