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{{Infobox election |
{{Infobox election |
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| election_name |
| election_name = 1887 Canadian federal election |
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| country |
| country = Canada |
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| flag_year |
| flag_year = 1868 |
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| type |
| type = parliamentary |
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| ongoing |
| ongoing = no |
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| party_colour |
| party_colour = no |
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| party_name |
| party_name = no |
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| previous_election |
| previous_election = 1882 Canadian federal election |
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| previous_year |
| previous_year = 1882 |
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| next_election |
| next_election = 1891 Canadian federal election |
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| next_year |
| next_year = 1891 |
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| seats_for_election = 215 seats in the [[House of Commons of Canada|House of Commons]] |
| seats_for_election = 215 seats in the [[House of Commons of Canada|House of Commons]] |
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| majority_seats = 108 |
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| turnout |
| turnout = 70.1%<ref>{{cite web|title=Voter Turnout at Federal Elections and Referendums |
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|url=http://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=ele&dir=turn&document=index&lang=e|website=Elections Canada|access-date=10 March 2019}}</ref> ({{decrease}}0.2[[Percentage Point|pp]]) |
|url=http://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=ele&dir=turn&document=index&lang=e|website=Elections Canada|access-date=10 March 2019}}</ref> ({{decrease}}0.2[[Percentage Point|pp]]) |
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| election_date |
| election_date = February 22, 1887 |
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| elected_members |
| elected_members = 6th Canadian Parliament |
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| outgoing_members |
| outgoing_members = 5th Canadian Parliament |
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| image1 |
| image1 = [[File:Sir John A Macdonald circa 1878 retouched crop.jpg|200x200px]] |
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| colour1 |
| colour1 = {{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)|nohash}} |
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| leader1 |
| leader1 = [[John A. Macdonald]] |
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| leader_since1 |
| leader_since1 = 1867 |
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| party1 |
| party1 = {{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)|name}} |
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| leaders_seat1 |
| leaders_seat1 = [[Kingston (federal electoral district)|Kingston]]{{efn|Macdonald was also elected in [[Carleton (Ontario federal electoral district)|Carleton]]; he chose to sit for Kingston instead, and resigned as the member of Parliament for Carleton.}} |
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| last_election1 |
| last_election1 = 133 seats, 40.4% |
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| seats1 |
| seats1 = '''123''' |
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| seat_change1 |
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}}10 |
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| popular_vote1 |
| popular_vote1 = '''343,805''' |
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| percentage1 |
| percentage1 = '''47.4%''' |
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| swing1 |
| swing1 = {{increase}}7.0% |
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| map2_caption = The Canadian parliament after the 1887 election |
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| posttitle = Prime Minister after election |
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| posttitle = Prime Minister after election |
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| after_election = [[John A. Macdonald]] |
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| after_party = {{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)|name}} |
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The '''1887 Canadian federal election''' was held on February 22, 1887, to elect members of the [[House of Commons of Canada]] of the [[6th Canadian Parliament|6th Parliament]] of [[Canada]]. |
The '''1887 Canadian federal election''' was held on February 22, 1887, to elect members of the [[House of Commons of Canada]] of the [[6th Canadian Parliament|6th Parliament]] of [[Canada]]. |
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[[File:1887 Canadian parliament.svg|center|300px]] |
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!rowspan=2 colspan=2|Party |
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!rowspan=2|Party leader |
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* Quebec: 1 Conservative, 3 Liberals |
* Quebec: 1 Conservative, 3 Liberals |
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==Results by province == |
==Results by province and in the North-West Territories == |
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! align="center" colspan=3|Party name |
! align="center" colspan=3|Party name |
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! align="center"|[[British Columbia|BC]] |
! align="center"|[[British Columbia|BC]] |
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! align="center"|[[Northwest Territories| |
! align="center"|[[Northwest Territories|NWT]] |
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! align="center"|[[Manitoba|MB]] |
! align="center"|[[Manitoba|MB]] |
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! align="center"|[[Ontario|ON]] |
! align="center"|[[Ontario|ON]] |
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==Vote and seat summaries== |
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{{Bar box |
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| title = Popular vote |
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| width = 600px |
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| barwidth = 410px |
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{{Bar percent|Conservative|#6495ED|47.42}} |
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{{Bar percent|Liberal|#F08080|43.13}} |
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{{Bar percent|Others|#DCDCDC|9.45}} |
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{{Bar box |
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| title = Seat totals |
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{{Bar percent|Conservative|#6495ED|56.74}} |
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{{Bar percent|Liberal|#F08080|37.21}} |
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{{Bar percent|Others|#DCDCDC|6.05}} |
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xx – less than 0.05% of the popular vote |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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215 seats in the House of Commons 108 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 70.1%[1] ( 0.2pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 1887 Canadian electoral map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||
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| 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
[edit]| Party name | BC | NWT | MB | ON | QC | NB | NS | PE | Total | ||
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| 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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- List of Canadian federal general elections
- List of political parties in Canada
- 6th Canadian Parliament
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Voter Turnout at Federal Elections and Referendums". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 10, 2019.