1891 Canadian federal election

none September 2023 1891 Canadian federal election Canada 1868 parliamentary no no no 1887 Canadian federal election 1887 1896 Canadian federal election 1896 215 seats in the House of Commons 108 64.4%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 ( 5.7 pp) March 5, 1891 7th Canadian Parliament 6th Canadian Parliament 190x190px CA Conservative (historical) nohash John A. Macdonald July 1, 1867 CA Conservative (historical) name Kingston 122 seats, 47.4% 117 5 376,518 48.6%Popular vote is combination of Conservative and Liberal-Conservative tallies. 1.2 pp Wilfrid Laurier 1890 - cropped (cropped).jpg CA Liberal nohash Wilfrid Laurier June 2, 1887 CA Liberal name Quebec EastLaurier also ran in Richmond—Wolfe, where he was defeated. 80 seats, 43.1% 90 10 350,512 45.2% 2.1 pp Prime Minister Prime Minister after election John A. Macdonald CA Conservative (historical) name John A. Macdonald CA Conservative (historical) name Canada 1891 Federal Election.svg 380x100 1891 Canadian electoral map Chambre des Communes 1891.png 380px The Canadian parliament after the 1891 election x189px The 1891 Canadian federal election was held on March 5, 1891, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 7th Parliament of Canada. It was won by the Conservative Party of Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald. upright|thumb|An election poster in support of the Conservative party from 1891. The main issue of the 1891 campaign was Macdonald's National Policy, a policy of protective tariffs. The Liberals supported reciprocity (free trade) with the United States. Canadian voters would return to the issue of free trade 20 years later in the 1911 federal election. Macdonald led a Conservative campaign emphasizing stability, and retained the Conservatives' majority in the House of Commons. It was a close election and he campaigned hard. Macdonald died a few months after the election, which led to his succession by four different Conservative Prime Ministers until the 1896 election. It was Wilfrid Laurier's first election as leader of the Liberals. Although he lost the election, he increased the Liberals' support. He returned in 1896 to win a solid majority, despite losing the popular vote. The Nationalist Party won a seat in Quebec. Dorchester riding elected Cyrille-Émile Vaillancourt.https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=6267 Profile National results center|300px PartyParty leader# of candidatesSeatsPopular vote1887ElectedChange#%Change CA PC row Conservative John A. Macdonald 187 87 97 +11.5% 332,961 42.96% +2.80pp CA PC row Liberal-Conservative 25 24 20 -16.7% 43,557 5.62% -1.64pp CA Liberal row Liberal Wilfrid Laurier 19479 90 +13.9% 350,512 45.22% +2.09pp CA Independent rowIndependent Conservative 4 3 3 - 15,045 1.94% +0.38pp CA Independent rowIndependent 4 3 2 -66.7% 6,357 0.82% -0.42pp CA Independent row Nationalist 1 1 1 - -1 0.00% -0.66pp CA Independent rowIndependent Liberal 2 5 1 -80% 5,573 0.72% -1.45pp CA PC row Nationalist Conservative 1 2 1 -50% 1,271 0.16% -0.32pp CA Independent rowUnknown 14 1 - -100% 16,890 2.18% -1.15pp CA Independent row Equal Rights 2 * - * 2,455 0.32% * CA Independent row Progressive 2 * - * 468 0.06% *Total 436 205 215 +4.9% 775,089 100%  Sources: http://www.elections.ca -- History of Federal Ridings since 1867 Notes: * Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election. 1 One Nationalist candidate was elected by acclamation. Acclamations: The following Members of Parliament were elected by acclamation; British Columbia: 1 Conservative, 1 Liberal-Conservative Manitoba: 1 Conservative Ontario: 1 Conservative Quebec: 1 Conservative, 2 Liberal, 1 Nationalist Results by province Results of the 1891 Canadian federal election Party nameBCNWTMBONQCNBNSPETotal CA PC row Conservative Seats: 5 4 1 39 24 10 12 2 97 CA PC row Popular vote (%): 71.6 81.0 12.6 42.2 45.4 48.9 41.9 48.5 43.0 CA PC rowLiberal-Conservative Seats: 1   3 7 3 2 4   20 CA PC row Vote (%):     40.5 5.3 3.0 3.7 10.8   5.6 CA Liberal rowLiberal Seats: - - 1 44 33 4 5 3 90 CA Liberal row Vote (%): 28.4 19.0 46.9 49.1 45.9 41.3 43.6 41.0 45.2 CA Independent rowIndependent Conservative Seats:       1 2       3 CA Independent row Vote (%):       1.3 5.9       1.9 CA Independent row Independent Seats:       1 1 -     2 CA Independent row Vote (%):       0.7 1.2 3.2     0.8 CA Independent rowNationalist Seats:         1       1 CA Independent row Vote (%):         -       - CA Independent row Independent Liberal Seats:           -   1 1 CA Independent row Vote (%):           2.9   10.5 0.7 CA PC rowNationalist Conservative Seats:         1       1 CA PC row Vote (%):         0.7       0.2 Total seats 6 4 5 92 65 16 21 6 215 Parties that won no seats: CA Independent row Unknown Vote (%):       2.0 3.8   3.1   2.2 CA Independent rowEqual Rights Vote (%):       0.7         0.3 CA Independent row Progressive Vote (%):             0.5   0.1 See also Canada Politics List of Canadian federal general elections List of political parties in Canada 7th Canadian Parliament Notes References Further reading Pennington Christopher John The Destiny of Canada: Macdonald, Laurier, and the Election of 1891 2011 Allen Lane Canada Toronto 978-0-670-06621-6 https://archive.org/details/destinyofcanadam0000penn_u0g2 registration Chapleau Samuel E. St. O. Return on the Seventh General Election for the House of Commons of Canada 1891 Hunter, Rose & Company https://books.google.ca/books?id=SSAWAAAAYAAJ External links The Election of 1891: A Question of Loyalty, by James Marsh 1891 Category:March 1891 in Canada