Canadian federal election, 1882

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Canadian federal election, 1882
Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg
  1878 June 20, 1882 1887  

211 seats in the 5th Canadian Parliament
106 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  Sir John A Macdonald circa 1878 retouched.jpg Edward Blake.jpg
Leader John A. Macdonald Edward Blake
Party Conservative Liberal
Leader since18671880
Leader's seat Carleton Durham West
Last election134 seats, 42.1%63 seats, 33.1%
Seats won13373
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg10
Popular vote208,544160,574
Percentage40.4%31.1%
SwingDecrease2.svg1.7%Decrease2.svg2.0%

Prime Minister before election

John A. Macdonald
Conservative

Prime Minister-designate

John A. Macdonald
Conservative

The Canadian federal election of 1882 was held on June 20, 1882, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 5th Parliament of Canada.

House of Commons of Canada lower house of the Parliament of Canada

The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons currently meets in a temporary Commons chamber in the West Block of the parliament buildings on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, while the Centre Block, which houses the traditional Commons chamber, undergoes a ten-year renovation.

5th Canadian Parliament

The 5th Canadian Parliament was in session from February 8, 1883, until January 15, 1887. The membership was set by the 1882 federal election on June 20, 1882. It was dissolved prior to the 1887 election. It was controlled by a Conservative/Liberal-Conservative majority under Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald and the 3rd Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party, led by Edward Blake.

Canada Country in North America

Canada is a country in the northern part of North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres, making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Canada's southern border with the United States is the world's longest bi-national land border. Its capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. As a whole, Canada is sparsely populated, the majority of its land area being dominated by forest and tundra. Consequently, its population is highly urbanized, with over 80 percent of its inhabitants concentrated in large and medium-sized cities, many near the southern border. Canada's climate varies widely across its vast area, ranging from arctic weather in the north, to hot summers in the southern regions, with four distinct seasons.

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Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald's Conservatives and Liberal-Conservatives retained power, defeating the Liberal Party of Edward Blake. Voter turn-out: 70.3%

Prime Minister of Canada head of government for Canada

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John A. Macdonald 1st Prime Minister of Canada

Sir John Alexander Macdonald was the first prime minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, he had a political career which spanned almost half a century.

Liberal Party of Canada oldest federal political party in Canada

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National results

The Canadian parliament after the 1882 election Chambre des Communes 1882.png
The Canadian parliament after the 1882 election
133735
ConservativeLiberalO
PartyParty leader# of
candidates
SeatsPopular vote
1878 ElectedChange#%Change
  Conservative John A. Macdonald 1188394+13.3%143,68427.83%-1.67pp
  Liberal-Conservative 504639-8.7%64,86012.56%-3.22pp
  Liberal Edward Blake 1125773+26.3%160,54731.10%+1.95pp
 Independent751-80%8,2271.59%-1.12pp
  Nationalist Conservative 1-1-1,0840.21%+0.14pp
 Independent Liberal322-5,7401.11%+0.12pp
 Independent Conservative221-50%9270.18%-
 Unknown1219--100%131,17825.41%+4.48pp
Total414204211+4.4%516,247100.0%-
Sources: http://www.elections.ca -- History of Federal Ridings since 1867

Acclamations:

The following Members of Parliament were elected by acclamation;

Results by province

Party name BC MB ON QC NB NS PE Total
  Conservative Seats:32393848-94
 Popular vote (%):38.413.627.037.725.623.017.127.8
  Liberal-Conservative Seats:31131235239
 Vote (%):15.838.99.110.47.125.825.412.6
  Liberal Seats:-2401278473
 Vote (%):10.625.331.921.536.838.740.731.1
 IndependentSeats:  --1- 1
 Vote (%):  1.70.80.44.8 1.6
 Nationalist ConservativeSeats:   1   1
 Vote (%):   1.0   0.2
 Independent LiberalSeats:  -11  2
 Vote (%):  0.71.56.2  1.1
 Independent ConservativeSeats:   1   1
 Vote (%):   0.9   0.2
 UnknownVote (%):35.222.229.627.123.97.716.825.4
Total seats 6 5 92 65 16 21 6 211

Vote and seat summaries

Popular vote
Conservative
40.40%
Liberal
31.10%
Others
28.50%
Seat totals
Conservative
63.03%
Liberal
34.60%
Others
2.37%

xx – less than 0.05% of the popular vote

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