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For detailed results for an election, including results for each province, see:
- Canadian Federal Election, 1882 - 5th General Election
- Canadian Federal Election, 1887 - 6th General Election
- Canadian Federal Election, 1891 - 7th General Election
- Canadian Federal Election, 1896 - 8th General Election
Number of seats won
| Party | 1882 | 1887 | 1891 | 1896 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | 73 | 80 | 90 | 117 | |
| Conservative | 94 | 96 | 97 | 71 | |
| Liberal-Conservative | 39 | 26 | 20 | 15 | |
| Independent Conservative | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Independent Liberal | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Nationalist Conservative | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Nationalist | 1 | 1 | |||
| McCarthyite | 2 | ||||
| Patrons of Industry | 2 | ||||
| Total | 211 | 215 | 215 | 213 | |
Popular vote
| Party | 1882 | 1887 | 1891 | 1896 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | 31. In contrast with the political party systems of many nations Canadian parties at the federal level are often only loosely connected with parties at the provincial level despite having similar names This is a list of past arrangements of Canada's electoral districts. The Canadian federal election of 1882 was held on June 20, 1882 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 5th Parliament 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 The Canadian federal election of 1891 was held on March 5 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 7th Parliament of Canada. The Canadian federal election of 1896 was held on June 23, 1896 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 8th Parliament The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. The Liberal-Conservative Party was the formal name of the Conservative Party of Canada until 1873, although some Conservative candidates continued to run under the The label Nationalist Conservative was used by three Quebec Members of the Canadian Parliament (MPs and several unsuccessful candidates The McCarthyites were a short-lived anti- Catholic and anti- French-Canadian political movement which contested the 23 June 1896 federal election The Grand Association of the Patrons of Industry in Ontario was a Canadian farmers' organization formed in 1890 that cooperated with the urban labour movement to address The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political 10% | 43. 13% | 45. 22% | 41. 37% | |
| Conservative | 27. The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. 83% | 40. 15% | 42. 96% | 44. 40% | |
| Liberal-Conservative | 12. The Liberal-Conservative Party was the formal name of the Conservative Party of Canada until 1873, although some Conservative candidates continued to run under the 56% | 7. 26% | 5. 62% | 5. 62% | |
| Independent Conservative | 0. 18% | 1. 56% | 1. 94% | 1. 26% | |
| Independent Liberal | 1. 11% | 2. 16% | 0. 72% | 0. 24% | |
| Independent | 1. 59% | 1. 24% | 0. 82% | 1. 43% | |
| Nationalist Conservative | 0. The label Nationalist Conservative was used by three Quebec Members of the Canadian Parliament (MPs and several unsuccessful candidates 21% | 0. 49% | 0. 16% | ||
| Nationalist | 0. 66% | 0. 00%1 | 1. 46% | ||
| McCarthyite | 1. The McCarthyites were a short-lived anti- Catholic and anti- French-Canadian political movement which contested the 23 June 1896 federal election 33% | ||||
| Patrons of Industry | 3. The Grand Association of the Patrons of Industry in Ontario was a Canadian farmers' organization formed in 1890 that cooperated with the urban labour movement to address 94% | ||||
| Equal Rights (Canada) | 0. 32% | ||||
| Progressive2 | 0. 06% | ||||
| Protestant Protective | 0. The Protestant Protective Association was an anti-Catholic group in the 1890s based in Ontario, Canada, associated with the Orange Order. 64% | ||||
| Unknown | 25. 41% | 3. 33% | 2. 18% | 0. 17% | |
Notes:
1 One Nationalist candidate was elected by acclamation.
2 The Parliamentary website identifies two candidates in Nova Scotia as being “Progressives”. This may be an error.
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