Canadian federal election, 1887

Canadian federal election, 1887

← 1882 February 22, 1887 1891 →
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215 seats in the 6th Canadian Parliament 108 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader John A. Macdonald Edward Blake Party Conservative Liberal Leader since 1867 1880 Leader's seat Kingston Durham West Last election 133 seats, 40.4% 73 seats, 31.1% Seats won 123 79 Seat change 10 6 Popular vote 343,805 312,736 Percentage 47.4% 43.1% Swing 7.0% 12.0%
Prime Minister before election John A. Macdonald Conservative Prime Minister-designate John A. Macdonald Conservative

John A. Macdonald
Conservative

John A. Macdonald
Conservative

The Canadian federal election of 1887 was held on February 22, 1887, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons 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. Voter turn-out: 70.1%

Note:

* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

Acclamations:

The following Members of Parliament were elected by acclamation:

xx – less than 0.05% of the popular vote

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