Sharif Hashemite's random history thread

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Focused on providing you with bizarre, interesting or uninteresting factoids about Brazilian politics and history.

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exhibit 1:



The PFL held a plurality of Congressional seats in the NE from 1990 to 2010. It held at least two governorships in the NE between 1990 and 2006.

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Canadian stuff, with Sharif Hashpipe's comments in italics.

Prime Ministers who lost their seats

As sitting Prime Minister

Arthur Meighen (Con, 1921): defeated in Portage la Prairie (MB) by L. Harry (Prog) 50.2-48.2

William Lyon Mackenzie King (Lib, 1925): defeated in York North (ON) by T.H. Lennox (Con) 51.2-48.7

Arthur Meighen (Con, 1926): defeated in Portage la Prairie (MB) by E. McPherson (Lib) 51.7-48.3

William Lyon Mackenzie King (Lib, 1945): defeated in Prince Albert (SK) by E. Bowerman (CCF) 41-40.3

Kim Campbell (PC, 1993): defeated in Vancouver Centre (BC) by H. Fry (Lib) 31.1-25.2

While not Prime Minister

Sir John A. Macdonald (Con, 1878): defeated in Kingston (ON) by A. Gunn (Lib) 53.7-45.9 (Macdonald's Tories won the election in a landslide. He was also elected in Manitoba and BC, since candidates could and did stand for more than one seat)

Sir Charles Tupper (Con, 1900): defeated in 2-member Cape Breton (NS) by two Liberals (PM in 1896)

Sir Wilfrid Laurier (Lib, 1917): defeated in 2-member Ottawa (ON) by 2 Unionists (PM in 1896-1911, reelected in another seat)

Arthur Meighen (Con, 1942 by-election): defeated in York South (ON) by J.W. Noseworthy (CCF) 57.9-42.1 (Sought a seat upon election to Conservative leadership; PM 1920-1921, 1926)

Future Prime Ministers defeated before becoming Prime Minister

Sir Wilfrid Laurier (Lib, 1877 by-election): defeated in Drummond--Arthabaska (QC) by D-O Bourbeau (Con) 50.3-49.7 (Laurier resigned after appointment to cabinet, cabinet ministers needed to resign and seek reelection in a byelection upon entering cabinet)

Sir Wilfrid Laurier (Lib, 1891): defeated in Richmond-Wolfe (QC) by C.C. Cleveland (Con) 53.1-46.9

John Abbott (Con, 1878): defeated in Argenteuil (QC) by T. Christie (Lib) 52.5-47.5

Richard B. Bennett (Con, 1900): defeated in Alberta (Provisional District) (NT) by F. Oliver 56.4-43.6

Robert Borden (Con, 1904): defeated in 2-member Halifax (NS) by 2 Liberals

William Lyon Mackenzie King (Lib, 1911): defeated in Waterloo North (ON) by W.G. Weichel (Con) 52.2-47.8

William Lyon Mackenzie King (Lib, 1917): defeated in York North (ON) by J.A.M. Armstrong (Gov) 57.9-42.1

Richard B. Bennett (Con, 1921): defeated in Calgary West (AB) by J.T. Shaw (Lab) 45.9-45.8

John G. Diefenbaker (Con, 1925): defeated in Prince Albert (SK) by C. Mcdonald (Lib) and A. Knox (Prog) 51.2-25.5-23.3

John G. Diefenbaker (Con, 1926): defeated in Prince Albert (SK) by W.L. Mackenzie King (Lib) 64.9-35.1

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Elections where over half of the Liberal caucus was from Quebec
1917: 62/82  > 75.61%
1921: 65/118 > 55.08%
1925: 59/100 > 59%
1926: 59/116 > 50.86%
1957: 62/105 > 59.05%
1958: 25/48 > 52.08%
1972: 56/109 > 51.38%
1979: 67/114 > 58.77%
1980: 74/147 > 50.34%

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