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The 1891 Canadian federal election was held on March 5, 1891, to elect members of the
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of the 7th Parliament of
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. It was won by the Conservative Party of
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Sir John A. Macdonald. The main issue of the 1891 campaign was Macdonald's
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, a policy of protective tariffs. The Liberals supported reciprocity (free trade) with the
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. Canadian voters would return to the issue of free trade 20 years later in the 1911 federal election. Macdonald led a Conservative campaign emphasizing stability, and retained the Conservatives' majority in the
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. It was a close election and he campaigned hard. Macdonald died a few months after the election, which led to his succession by four different Conservative Prime Ministers until the 1896 election. It was
Wilfrid Laurier Sir Henri Charles Wilfrid Laurier (November 20, 1841 – February 17, 1919) was a Canadian lawyer, statesman, and Liberal politician who served as the seventh prime minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911. The first French Canadians, French ...
's first election as leader of the Liberals. Although he lost the election, he increased the Liberals' support. He returned in 1896 to win a solid majority, despite losing the popular vote. The Nationalist Party won a seat in Quebec. Dorchester riding elected Cyrille-Émile Vaillancourt.


National results

Notes: * Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election. 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. Acclamations: The following Members of Parliament were elected by acclamation; * British Columbia: 1 Conservative, 1 Liberal-Conservative * Manitoba: 1 Conservative * Ontario: 1 Conservative * Quebec: 1 Conservative, 2 Liberal, 1 Nationalist


Results by province


See also

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List of Canadian federal general elections This article provides a summary of results for Elections in Canada, Canadian general elections (where all seats are contested) to the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons, the elected lower half of Canada's Government of Canada, federal ...
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List of political parties in Canada This article lists political party, political parties in Canada. Federal parties 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 ...
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7th Canadian Parliament The 7th Canadian Parliament was in session from April 29, 1891, until April 24, 1896 (4 years and 360 days). The membership was set by the 1891 federal election on March 5, 1891. It was dissolved prior to the 1896 election. It was controlled by ...


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The Election of 1891: A Question of Loyalty, by James Marsh
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March 1891