Canadian General Election 1882

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 %
40
30th
20th
10
0
31.10
27.83
12.56
2.88
25.62
Independent
Otherwise.
Gains and losses
compared to 1878
 % p
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
-1.95
+1.55
-3.22
-1.00
+4.62
Independent
Otherwise.
73
1
4th
39
94
73 1 4th 39 94 
A total of 211 seats
  • Lib : 73
  • Otherwise: 1
  • Independent: 4
  • Lib-Kon : 39
  • Cons : 94

The Canadian general election in 1882 ( English 5th Canadian General Election , French 5e élection fédérale canadienne ) was the 5th election and took place on June 20, 1882. 211 deputies were elected the Canadian House of Commons (Engl. House of Commons , fr. Chambre des Communes ).

The vote

The Conservative Party of Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald was with the Liberal-Conservatives maintain their majority. The Liberal Party , led by Edward Blake , saw some seat gains but failed to come back to power.

The turnout was 70.3%.

Results

Overall result

Overview of the provinces
John Macdonald
Edward Blake
Political party Chairman candidates
data 		Seats
1878 		Seats
1882 		+/- be right Share of
voters 		+/-
  Conservative Party John Macdonald 118 085 094 + 09 143,684 27.83% + 1.55%
  Liberal Conservative Party 1 050 049 039 - 10 64,860 12.56% - 3.22%
  Liberal Party Edward Blake 112 063 073 + 10 160,547 31.10% - 1.95%
  Independent 007th 005 001 - 04th 8,227 1.59% - 1.12%
  Nationalist Conservatives 001 001 001 1,084 0.21% + 0.14%
  Independent liberals 003 001 002 + 01 5,740 1.11% + 0.12%
  Independent Conservatives 002 002 001 - 01 927 0.18% + 0.18%
  not known 121 131.178 25.41% + 4.48%
total 414 206 211 + 05 0516.247 100.0%

1 The Liberal Conservatives and the Conservatives formed a parliamentary group in the House of Commons

Acclamations

27 MPs were elected by acclamation due to a lack of opposing candidates :

  • British Columbia: 2 Liberal Conservatives
  • Manitoba: 1 Conservative
  • Ontario: 2 Conservatives
  • Québec: 11 Conservatives, 1 Independent Conservative, 4 Liberal Conservatives, 3 Liberals
  • New Brunswick: 1 Liberal Conservative, 1 Independent
  • Nova Scotia: 1 Conservative

Result by provinces

Political party BC MB ON QC NB NS PE total
Conservative Party Seats 3 2 39 38 4th 8th 94
Percentage ownership % 38.4 13.6 27.0 37.7 25.6 23.0 17.1 27.8
Liberal Conservative Party Seats 3 1 13 12 3 5 2 39
Percentage ownership % 15.8 38.9 9.1 10.4 7.1 25.8 25.4 12.6
Liberal Party Seats 2 40 12 7th 8th 4th 73
Percentage ownership % 10.6 25.3 31.9 21.5 36.8 38.7 40.7 31.1
Independent Seats 1 1
Percentage ownership % 1.7 0.8 0.4 4.8 1.6
Nationalist Conservatives Seats 1 1
Percentage ownership % 1.0 0.2
Independent liberals Seats 1 1 2
Percentage ownership % 0.7 1.5 6.2 1.1
Independent Conservatives Seats 1 1
Percentage ownership % 0.9 0.2
not known Percentage ownership % 35.2 22.2 29.6 27.1 23.9 7.7 16.8 25.4
Total seats 6th 5 92 65 16 21st 6th 211

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Voter Turnout at Federal Elections and Referendums. Elections Canada, February 18, 2013, accessed July 3, 2015 .

See also