the Progressive Conservatives won only two seats less than the Liberals. 1 Prime Minister when election was called; Prime Minister after election. 2 Leader of the Opposition when election was called; Leader of the Opposition after the election. 3 Table does not include parties which received votes but did not elect any members. Federal general election: 1974 Trudeau led the Liberals in the 1974 election and was returned to office with a majority government, again defeating Stanfield and the Progressive Conservatives. 1 Prime Minister when election was called; Prime Minister after election. 2 Leader of the Opposition when election was called; Leader of the Opposition after the election. 3 Table does not include parties which received votes but did not elect any members. Federal general election: 1979 Trudeau led the Liberals in the 1979 election and was defeated. He resigned as Prime Minister. Joe Clark, the new leader of the Progressive Conservatives, formed a short-lived minority government. 1 Leader of the Opposition when election was called; Prime Minister after election. 2 Prime Minister when election was called; Leader of the Opposition after the election. 3 Table does not include parties which received votes but did not elect any members. Federal general election: 1980 After the 1979 election, Trudeau indicated he would resign as party leader, but would stay on as interim Leader of the Opposition. However, before the Liberals could elect a new leader, the Clark government fell in December 1979 when the opposition parties defeated the budget in the Commons. Trudeau led the Liberals in the resulting election and was returned to power with a majority. Clark became the Leader of the Opposition. 1 Leader of the Opposition when election was called; Prime Minister after election. 2 Prime Minister when election was called; Leader of the Opposition after the election. 3 Table does not include parties which received votes but did not elect any members. Federal constituency elections: 1965 to 1980 Trudeau stood for election to the House of Commons six times (in 1965, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1979 and 1980). He was elected all six times, each time from the riding of Mount Royal, in Montreal, Quebec. 1965 Federal Election: Mount Royal Elected. 1968 Federal Election: Mount Royal Elected. X Incumbent. 1972 Federal Election: Mount Royal Elected. X Incumbent. 1974 Federal Election: Mount Royal Elected. X Incumbent. 1979 Federal Election: Mount Royal Elected. X Incumbent. 1 Rounding error. 1980