1887 Canadian federal election|
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Turnout | 70.1%[1] (0.2pp) |
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1887 Canadian electoral map |
The Canadian parliament after the 1887 election |
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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
Party
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Party leader
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# of candidates
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Seats
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Popular vote
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1882
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Elected
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Change
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#
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%
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Change
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Conservative
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John A. Macdonald
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172
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94
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96
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-7.4%
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291,138
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40.15%
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+2.12pp
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Liberal-Conservative
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32
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42
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27
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-35.7%
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52,667
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7.26%
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-5.30pp
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Liberal
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Edward Blake
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183
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73
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79
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+8.2%
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312,736
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43.13%
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+12.03pp
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Independent Liberal
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9
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2
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6
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+150%
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15,695
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2.16%
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+1.05pp
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Independent Conservative
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8
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1
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3
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+200%
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11,345
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1.56%
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+1.39pp
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Independent
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10
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1
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1
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0%
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8,984
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1.24%
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-0.35pp
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Nationalist Conservative
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2
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1
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2
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+100%
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3,522
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0.49%
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+0.28pp
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Unknown
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18
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-
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24,172
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3.33%
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-22.08pp
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Nationalist
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6
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*
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1
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*
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4,784
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0.66%
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*
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Total
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440
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213
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215
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-3.8%
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725,043
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100%
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-
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Sources: http://www.elections.ca -- History of Federal Ridings since 1867 Archived 2008-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
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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
Party name
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BC
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NWT
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MB
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ON
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QC
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NB
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NS
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PE
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Total
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Conservative
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Seats:
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4
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4
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2
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45
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23
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8
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10
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-
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96
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Popular vote (%):
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62.3
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65.5
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32.9
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43.4
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35.6
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39.4
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41.3
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39.0
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40.2
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Liberal-Conservative
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Seats:
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2
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2
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9
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8
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2
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4
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-
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27
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Vote (%):
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22.1
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17.4
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5.7
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9.2
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6.0
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10.7
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7.5
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7.3
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Liberal
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Seats:
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-
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-
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1
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37
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24
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5
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7
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5
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79
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Vote (%):
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15.6
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34.5
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44.6
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46.9
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41.7
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40.9
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41.9
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41.8
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43.1
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Independent Liberal
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Seats:
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-
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1
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3
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1
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1
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6
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Vote (%):
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5.2
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0.8
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3.7
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3.8
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11.7
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2.2
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Independent Conservative
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Seats:
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-
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-
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-
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3
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-
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3
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Vote (%):
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18.6
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12.2
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0.3
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5.7
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0.4
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1.6
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Independent
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Seats:
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-
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1
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-
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-
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1
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Vote (%):
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xx
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1.3
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3.4
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5.8
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1.2
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Nationalist Conservative
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Seats:
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2
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2
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Vote (%):
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2.4
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0.5
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Unknown
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Seats:
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-
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-
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0
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Vote (%):
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3.1
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6.1
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6.5
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0.2
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3.3
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Nationalist
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Seats:
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1
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1
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Vote (%):
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3.3
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0.7
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Total seats
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6
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4
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5
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92
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65
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16
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21
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6
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215
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See also
Notes
- ^ Macdonald was also elected in Carleton; he chose to sit for Kingston instead, and resigned as the member of Parliament for Carleton.
References