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Canadian federal election, 1882 - Definition and Overview |
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The Canadian federal election of 1882 was held on June 20, 1882. Sir John A. Macdonald's Conservatives and Liberal-Conservatives retained power, defeating the Liberal Party of Edward Blake.
National results
| Party
| Party Leader
| # of candidates
| Seats
| Popular Vote
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| Before
| After
| Change
| #
| %
| Change
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| Conservative
| | 118
| 83
| 94
| +13.3%
| 143,684
| 27.83%
| +1.55%
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| Liberal-Conservative
| <center> John A. Macdonald
| 50
| 46
| 42
| -8.7%
| 64,860
| 12.56%
| -3.22%
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| Liberal
| <center> Edward Blake
| 112
| 57
| 72
| +26.3%
| 160,547
| 31.10%
| -1.95%
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| Independent
| <center>
| 7
| 5
| 1
| -80%
| 8,227
| 1.59%
| -1.12%
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| Nationalist Conservative
| <center>
| 1
| 0
| 1
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| 1,084
| 0.21%
| +0.14%
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| Independent Liberal
| <center>
| 3
| 2
| 2
| -
| 5,740
| 1.11%
| +0.12%
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| Independent Conservative
| <center>
| 2
| 2
| 1
| -50%
| 927
| 0.18%
| -
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| Unknown
| <center>
| 121
| 9
| 0
| -100%
| 131,178
| 25.41%
| +4.48%
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| Total
| <center>
| <center> 414
| <center> 204
| <center> 213
| <center> +4.4%
| <center>516,247
| <center> 100.0%
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| Sources: http://www.elections.ca -- History of Federal Ridings since 1867 (http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E)
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Note:
"Before" refers to the standings in the House of Commons at the last election, and not to the standings at dissolution.
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 Name
| BC
| MB
| ON
| QC
| NB
| NS
| PE
| Total
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| Conservative
| Seats:
| 3
| 2
| 39
| 38
| 4
| 8
| -
| 94
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| Popular Vote (%):
| 38.4
| 13.6
| 27.0
| 37.7
| 25.6
| 23.0
| 17.1
| 27.8
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| Liberal-Conservative
| Seats:
| 3
| 4
| 13
| 12
| 3
| 5
| 2
| 42
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| Vote (%):
| 15.8
| 38.9
| 9.1
| 10.4
| 7.1
| 25.8
| 25.4
| 12.6
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| Liberal
| Seats:
| -
| 2
| 40
| 12
| 6
| 8
| 4
| 72
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| Vote (%):
| 10.6
| 25.3
| 31.9
| 21.5
| 36.8
| 38.7
| 40.7
| 31.1
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| Independent
| Seats:
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| -
| -
| 1
| -
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| 1
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| Vote (%):
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| 1.7
| 0.8
| 0.4
| 4.8
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| 1.6
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| Nationalist Conservative
| Seats:
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| 1
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| 1
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| Vote (%):
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| 1.0
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| 0.2
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| Independent Liberal
| Seats:
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| -
| 1
| 1
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| 2
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| Vote (%):
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| 0.7
| 1.5
| 6.2
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| 1.1
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| Independent Conservative
| Seats:
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| 1
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| 1
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| Vote (%):
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| 0.9
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| 0.2
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| Unknown
| Vote (%):
| 35.2
| 22.2
| 29.6
| 27.1
| 23.9
| 7.7
| 16.8
| 25.4
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| Total Seats
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| 6
| 8
| 92
| 65
| 15
| 21
| 6
| 213
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xx less than 0.05% of the popular vote
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