1882 Canadian federal election

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

PartyParty leader# ofcandidatesSeatsPopular vote1878ElectedChange#%Change Conservative John A. Macdonald1188394+13.3%143,68427.83%-1.67pp Liberal-Conservative504639-8.7%64,86012.56%-3.22pp Liberal Edward Blake 1125773+26.3%160,54731.10%+1.95pp Independent 751-80%8,2271.59%-1.12pp Nationalist Conservative 1-1- 1,0840.21%+0.14pp Independent Liberal 322-5,7401.11%+0.12pp Independent Conservative 221-50%9270.18%- 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

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

Conservative Seats: 3 2 39 38 4 8 - 94 Popular vote (%): 38.4 13.6 27.0 37.7 25.6 23.0 17.1 27.8 Liberal-Conservative Seats: 3 1 13 12 3 5 2 39 Vote (%): 15.8 38.9 9.1 10.4 7.1 25.8 25.4 12.6 Liberal Seats: - 2 40 12 7 8 4 73 Vote (%): 10.6 25.3 31.9 21.5 36.8 38.7 40.7 31.1 Independent Seats: - - 1 - 1 Vote (%): 1.7 0.8 0.4 4.8 1.6 Nationalist Conservative Seats: 1 1 Vote (%): 1.0 0.2 Independent Liberal Seats: - 1 1 2 Vote (%): 0.7 1.5 6.2 1.1 Independent Conservative Seats: 1 1 Vote (%): 0.9 0.2 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

1882 Canadian federal election

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