1887 Canadian federal election

1887 Canadian federal election
← 1882 February 22, 1887 1891 →
215 seats in the House of Commons
108 seats needed for a majority
Turnout70.1%[1] (Decrease0.2pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader John A. Macdonald Edward Blake
Party Conservative Liberal
Leader since 1867 1880
Leader's seat Kingston[a] Durham West
Last election 133 seats, 40.4% 73 seats, 31.1%
Seats won 123 79
Seat change Decrease10 Increase6
Popular vote 343,805 312,736
Percentage 47.4% 43.1%
Swing Increase7.0% Increase12.0%
1887 Canadian electoral map
The Canadian parliament after the 1887 election
Prime Minister before election

John A. Macdonald
Conservative

Prime Minister after election

John A. Macdonald
Conservative

The 1887 Canadian federal election was held on February 22, 1887, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 6th Parliament of Canada.

The Conservative Party of Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald retained power, defeating the Liberal Party of Edward Blake.

National results

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Party Party leader # of candidates Seats Popular vote
1882 Elected Change # % Change
  Conservative John A. Macdonald 172 94 96 -7.4% 291,138 40.15% +2.12pp
  Liberal-Conservative 32 42 27 -35.7% 52,667 7.26% -5.30pp
  Liberal Edward Blake 183 73 79 +8.2% 312,736 43.13% +12.03pp
  Independent Liberal 9 2 6 +150% 15,695 2.16% +1.05pp
  Independent Conservative 8 1 3 +200% 11,345 1.56% +1.39pp
  Independent 10 1 1 0% 8,984 1.24% -0.35pp
  Nationalist Conservative 2 1 2 +100% 3,522 0.49% +0.28pp
  Unknown 18 -   24,172 3.33% -22.08pp
  Nationalist 6 * 1 * 4,784 0.66% *
Total 440 213 215 -3.8% 725,043 100% -
Sources: http://www.elections.ca -- History of Federal Ridings since 1867 Archived 2008-12-04 at the Wayback Machine

Note:

* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

Acclamations:

The following Members of Parliament were elected by acclamation:

  • British Columbia: 1 Conservative
  • Manitoba: 1 Liberal-Conservative
  • Quebec: 1 Conservative, 3 Liberals

Results by province and in the North-West Territories

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Party name BC NWT MB ON QC NB NS PE Total
  Conservative Seats: 4 4 2 45 23 8 10 - 96
  Popular vote (%): 62.3 65.5 32.9 43.4 35.6 39.4 41.3 39.0 40.2
  Liberal-Conservative Seats: 2   2 9 8 2 4 - 27
  Vote (%): 22.1   17.4 5.7 9.2 6.0 10.7 7.5 7.3
  Liberal Seats: - - 1 37 24 5 7 5 79
  Vote (%): 15.6 34.5 44.6 46.9 41.7 40.9 41.9 41.8 43.1
  Independent Liberal Seats:     - 1 3 1   1 6
  Vote (%):     5.2 0.8 3.7 3.8   11.7 2.2
  Independent Conservative Seats: - -   - 3   -   3
  Vote (%): 18.6 12.2   0.3 5.7   0.4   1.6
  Independent Seats:       - 1 - -   1
  Vote (%):       xx 1.3 3.4 5.8   1.2
  Nationalist Conservative Seats:         2       2
  Vote (%):         2.4       0.5
  Unknown Seats:       - -     0
  Vote (%):       3.1 6.1 6.5 0.2   3.3
  Nationalist Seats:         1       1
  Vote (%):         3.3       0.7
Total seats 6 4 5 92 65 16 21 6 215

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Macdonald was also elected in Carleton; he chose to sit for Kingston instead, and resigned as the member of Parliament for Carleton.

References

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  1. ^ "Voter Turnout at Federal Elections and Referendums". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
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