General Election
3rd Parliament – January 22, 1874
Wikipedia: The 1874 Canadian federal election was held on January 22, 1874, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 3rd Parliament of Canada. Sir John A. Macdonald, who had recently been forced out of office as prime minister, and his Conservatives were defeated by the Liberal Party under their new leader Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie.
Results
Seats by party
Liberal Party of Canada | 131 | |
Conservative Party of Canada (1867-1942) | 38 | |
Liberal-Conservative | 25 | |
Independent Liberal | 5 | |
Independent | 4 | |
Independent Conservative | 3 | |
| 206 | ||
Montréal
Southern Québec
Toronto
Golden Horseshoe
Ottawa
Calgary
Edmonton
Vancouver
St. John's
P.E.I.
Moncton
Halifax
Québec
London
Trois-Rivières
Regina
Winnipeg
Essex
Saskatoon
Victoria
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Statistics
Valid ballots
322,609
Candidates
363
Ridings
196
Popular Vote
Liberal Party of Canada | 128,730 | |
Unknown | 76,211 | |
Conservative Party of Canada (1867-1942) | 58,640 | |
Liberal-Conservative | 38,159 | |
Independent | 10,453 | |
Independent Liberal | 6,541 | |
Independent Conservative | 2,360 | |
Conservative-Labour | 1,515 | |
| 322,609 | ||
Candidates by Party
Liberal Party of Canada | 142 | |
Unknown | 103 | |
Conservative Party of Canada (1867-1942) | 65 | |
Liberal-Conservative | 37 | |
Independent | 7 | |
Independent Liberal | 5 | |
Independent Conservative | 3 | |
Conservative-Labour | 1 | |
| 363 | ||
Popular Vote Swings from 1872
Liberal Party of Canada | 18,637 | |
Conservative Party of Canada (1867-1942) | -23,483 | |
Closest Race
Pictou, Nova Scotia
Biggest Blowout
Huntingdon, Quebec
Candidates by Gender
Male | 363 | |
Female | 0 | |
Other | 0 | |
Unknown | 0 | |
Seats by Gender
Male | 206 | |
Female | 0 | |
Other | 0 | |
Unknown | 0 | |