In which election did Clark's government win?
1979
1980
1978
1981
Answer
In the 1979 Canadian federal election, the Progressive Conservative Party led by Joe Clark won a minority government with 136 seats in the House of Commons. Clark's government was defeated in a motion of no confidence on December 13, 1979, and Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau called a snap election on February 18, 1980, which resulted in a Liberal majority government.
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