"...It’s the exception that a U.S. president will win the White House without winning at least half of the popular vote. In the 11 presidential elections since 1980 it’s happened just four times; George W. Bush in 2000, Donald Trump in 2016 and Bill Clinton in both 1992 and 1996.
In vote-splitting Canada, by contrast, even landslide victories are possible with only two fifths of the popular vote. In 1993, for instance, Liberal Leader Jean Chrétien won a blowout 29-seat majority with just 41 per cent of the popular vote.
Since the Second World War, in fact, only two prime ministers have won a federal election while also claiming at least half the popular vote: Brian Mulroney in 1980 and John Diefenbaker in 1958..."
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