Canadian General Election 1891

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1887General election 18911896
 %
50
40
30th
20th
10
0
45.22
42.96
5.62
3.48
2.72
Independent
Otherwise.
Gains and losses
compared to 1887
 % p
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
+2.09
+2.81
-1.64
-1.48
-1.76
Independent
Otherwise.
90
2
6th
20th
97
90 6th 20th 97 
A total of 215 seats
  • Lib : 90
  • Otherwise: 2
  • Independent: 6
  • Lib-Kon : 20
  • Cons : 97

The 7th Canadian General Election ( English 7th Canadian General Election , French 7e élection fédérale canadienne ) was held on March 5 1,891th 215 deputies were elected the Canadian House of Commons (Engl. House of Commons , fr. Chambre des Communes ). For the fourth year in a row, won the Conservative Party of Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald .

The vote

The main point of contention during the election campaign was Macdonald's National Policy , a protectionist economic program designed to protect the Canadian economy from the influence of the United States . The Liberal Party, on the other hand, advocated unrestricted free trade . Once again the Conservatives and their affiliated Liberal Conservatives succeeded in gaining an absolute majority of the seats. Just three months after the election, Macdonald died of a stroke and was succeeded by John Abbott .

For the first time, Wilfrid Laurier was chairman of the Liberals. Although he lost this election, he was able to narrow the gap significantly. Five years later he won by an absolute majority and became Canada's first Francophone Prime Minister.

The turnout was 64.4%.

Results

Overall result

Overview of the provinces and territories
Political party Chairman candidates
data
Seats
1887
Seats
1891
+/- be right Share of
voters
+/-
  Conservative Party John Macdonald 187 096 097 + 01 332.961 42.96% + 2.81%
  Liberal Conservative Party 1 025th 026th 020th - 06 43,557 5.62% - 1.64%
  Liberal Party Wilfrid Laurier 194 080 090 + 10 350,512 45.22% + 2.09%
  Independent Conservatives 004th 003 003 15,045 1.94% + 0.38%
  Independent 004th 001 002 + 01 6,357 0.82% - 0.42%
  Nationalists 001 001 001 2 0.00% - 0.66%
  Independent liberals 002 006th 001 - 05th 5,573 0.72% - 1.45%
  Nationalist Conservatives 001 002 001 - 01 1,271 0.16% - 0.32%
  not known 014th 16,890 2.18% - 1.15%
  Equal rights 002 2,455 0.32% + 0.32%
  Progressive 002 468 0.06% + 0.06%
total 436 215 215 0775.089 100.0%

1 The Liberal Conservatives and the Conservatives formed a parliamentary group in the House of Commons.
2 The only nationalist candidate was elected by acclamation

Acclamations

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

  • British Columbia: 1 Conservative, 1 Liberal Conservative
  • Manitoba: 1 Conservative
  • Ontario: 1 Conservative
  • Québec: 1 Conservative, 2 Liberals, 1 Nationalist

Result by provinces and territories

Political party BC NW MB ON QC NB NS PE total
Conservative Party Seats 5 4th 1 39 24 10 12 2 97
Percentage ownership % 71.6 81.0 12.6 42.2 45.4 48.9 41.9 48.5 43.0
Liberal Conservative Party Seats 1 3 7th 3 2 4th 26th
Percentage ownership % 40.5 5.3 3.0 3.7 10.8 5.6
Liberal Party Seats 1 44 33 4th 5 3 90
Percentage ownership % 28.4 19.0 46.9 49.1 45.9 41.3 43.6 41.0 45.2
Independent Conservatives Seats 1 2 3
Percentage ownership % 1.3 5.9 1.9
Independent Seats 1 1 2
Percentage ownership % 0.7 1.2 3.2 0.8
Nationalists Seats 1 1
Independent liberals Seats 1 1
Percentage ownership % 2.9 10.5 0.7
Nationalist Conservatives Seats 1 1
Percentage ownership % 0.7 0.2
not known Percentage ownership % 2.0 3.8 3.1 2.2
Equal rights Percentage ownership % 0.7 0.3
Progressive Percentage ownership % 0.5 0.1
Total seats 6th 4th 5 92 65 16 21st 6th 215

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Voter Turnout at Federal Elections and Referendums. Elections Canada, February 18, 2013, accessed July 4, 2015 .

See also