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1882 Canadian federal election Canada 1868 parliamentary no no no 1878 Canadian federal election 1878 1887 Canadian federal election 1887 211 seats in the House of Commons 106 70.3%Voter Turnout at Federal Elections and Referendums http://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=ele&dir=turn&document=index&lang=e Elections Canada 10 March 2019 ( 1.2 pp) June 20, 1882 5th Canadian Parliament 4th Canadian Parliament 200x200px CA Conservative (historical) nohash John A. Macdonald July 1, 1867 CA Conservative (historical) name CarletonMacdonald was also elected in Lennox; he chose to sit for Carleton instead, and resigned as the Member of Parliament for Lennox. 134 seats, 42.1% 133 1 208,544 40.4% 1.7 pp 200x200px CA Liberal nohash Edward Blake May 4, 1880 CA Liberal name Durham West 63 seats, 33.1% 73 10 160,574 31.1% 2.0 pp Canada 1882 Federal Election.svg 380px 1882 Canadian electoral map Chambre des Communes 1882.png 380px The Canadian parliament after the 1882 election Prime Minister Prime Minister after election John A. Macdonald CA Conservative (historical) name John A. Macdonald CA Conservative (historical) name
The 1882 Canadian federal election was held on June 20, 1882, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 5th Parliament of Canada.
Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald's Conservatives and Liberal-Conservatives retained power, defeating the Liberal Party of Edward Blake.
National results
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PartyParty leader# ofcandidatesSeatsPopular vote1878ElectedChange#%Change
CA PC row Conservative John A. Macdonald1188394+13.3%143,68427.83%-1.67pp
CA PC row Liberal-Conservative504639-8.7%64,86012.56%-3.22pp
CA Liberal row Liberal Edward Blake 1125773+26.3%160,54731.10%+1.95pp
CA Independent row Independent 751-80%8,2271.59%-1.12pp
CA Independent row Nationalist Conservative 1-1- 1,0840.21%+0.14pp
CA Independent row Independent Liberal 322-5,7401.11%+0.12pp
CA Independent row Independent Conservative 221-50%9270.18%-
CA Independent row Unknown 1219--100%131,17825.41%+4.48pp Total 414204211+4.4%516,247100.0% -Sources: http://www.elections.ca -- History of Federal Ridings since 1867 https://web.archive.org/web/20081204121507/http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E 2008-12-04
Acclamations:
The following Members of Parliament were elected by acclamation;
British Columbia: 2 Liberal-Conservatives
Manitoba: 1 Conservative
Ontario: 2 Conservatives
Quebec: 11 Conservatives, 1 Independent Conservative, 4 Liberal-Conservatives, 3 Liberals
New Brunswick: 1 Liberal-Conservative, 1 Independent
Nova Scotia: 1 Conservative
Results by province
Party nameBCMBONQCNBNSPETotal
CA PC row
Conservative Seats: 3 2 39 38 4 8 - 94
CA PC row Popular vote (%): 38.4 13.6 27.0 37.7 25.6 23.0 17.1 27.8
CA PC rowLiberal-Conservative Seats: 3 1 13 12 3 5 2 39
CA PC row Vote (%): 15.8 38.9 9.1 10.4 7.1 25.8 25.4 12.6
CA Liberal rowLiberal Seats: - 2 40 12 7 8 4 73
CA Liberal row Vote (%): 10.6 25.3 31.9 21.5 36.8 38.7 40.7 31.1
CA Independent row Independent Seats: - - 1 - 1
CA Independent row Vote (%): 1.7 0.8 0.4 4.8 1.6
CA Independent rowNationalist Conservative Seats: 1 1
CA Independent row Vote (%): 1.0 0.2
CA Independent row Independent Liberal Seats: - 1 1 2
CA Independent row Vote (%): 0.7 1.5 6.2 1.1
CA Independent rowIndependent Conservative Seats: 1 1
CA Independent row Vote (%): 0.9 0.2
CA Independent row Unknown Vote (%): 35.2 22.2 29.6 27.1 23.9 7.7 16.8 25.4 Total seats 6 5 92 65 16 21 6 211
See also
Canada Politics
List of Canadian federal general elections
5th Canadian Parliament
Notes
References
Further reading
Pope Richard Return on the Fifth General Election for the House of Commons of Canada 1883 Sessional Papers, Fifth Parliament, First Session 12 Queen's Printer Ottawa https://archive.org/details/sessional70124s1883cana/page/n166
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