General Election
8th Parliament – June 23, 1896
Wikipedia: The 1896 Canadian federal election was held on June 23, 1896, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 8th Parliament of Canada. Though the Conservative Party, led by Prime Minister Charles Tupper, won a plurality of the popular vote, the Liberal Party, led by Wilfrid Laurier, won the majority of seats to form the next government. The election ended 18 years of Conservative rule.
Results
Seats by party
Liberal Party of Canada | 117 | |
Conservative Party of Canada (1867-1942) | 71 | |
Liberal-Conservative | 15 | |
Independent Conservative | 4 | |
McCarthyite | 2 | |
Patrons of Industry | 2 | |
Independent | 1 | |
Independent Liberal | 1 | |
| 213 | ||
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
899,046
Candidates
469
Ridings
206
Popular Vote
Liberal Party of Canada | 400,644 | |
Conservative Party of Canada (1867-1942) | 373,288 | |
Patrons of Industry | 38,275 | |
Liberal-Conservative | 36,541 | |
Independent | 13,870 | |
McCarthyite | 12,861 | |
Independent Conservative | 12,209 | |
Protestant Protective Association | 6,233 | |
Independent Liberal | 2,353 | |
Unknown | 1,622 | |
Nationalist | 1,150 | |
| 899,046 | ||
Candidates by Party
Liberal Party of Canada | 190 | |
Conservative Party of Canada (1867-1942) | 190 | |
Patrons of Industry | 31 | |
Independent | 18 | |
Liberal-Conservative | 17 | |
McCarthyite | 11 | |
Protestant Protective Association | 5 | |
Independent Conservative | 4 | |
Unknown | 1 | |
Independent Liberal | 1 | |
Nationalist | 1 | |
| 469 | ||
Popular Vote Swings from 1891
Closest Race
Assiniboia West, Northwest Territories
Biggest Blowout
York West, Ontario
Candidates by Gender
Male | 469 | |
Female | 0 | |
Other | 0 | |
Unknown | 0 | |
Seats by Gender
Male | 213 | |
Female | 0 | |
Other | 0 | |
Unknown | 0 | |