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The Canadian federal election of 1882 was held on June 20, 1882 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...

of the 5th Parliament

5th Canadian Parliament

The 5th Canadian Parliament was in session from February 8, 1883 until January 15, 1887. The membership was set by the 1882 federal election on June 20, 1882, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1887 election. It was controlled by a...

of Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

.

Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Canada

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Sir John A. Macdonald

John A. Macdonald

Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC , QC was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century...

's Conservatives

Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

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and Liberal-Conservatives retained power, defeating the Liberal Party

Liberal Party of Canada

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of Edward Blake

Edward Blake

Dominick Edward Blake, PC, QC , known as Edward Blake, was the second Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1871 to 1872 and leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1880 to 1887...

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Voter turn-out: 70.3%

National results

Party	Party leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular vote
Party	Party leader	# of candidates	1878 Canadian federal election, 1878 The Canadian federal election of 1878 was held on September 17 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 4th Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the end of Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie's Liberal government after only one term in office. Canada suffered an economic depression...	Elected	Change	#	%	Change	Conservative Conservative Party of Canada (historical) The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...	John A. Macdonald John A. Macdonald Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC , QC was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century...	118	83	94	+13.3%	143,684	27.83%	+1.55%	Liberal-Conservative	John A. Macdonald John A. Macdonald Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC , QC was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century...	50	46	39	-8.7%	64,860	12.56%	-3.22%	Liberal Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...	Edward Blake Edward Blake Dominick Edward Blake, PC, QC , known as Edward Blake, was the second Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1871 to 1872 and leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1880 to 1887...	112	57	73	+26.3%	160,547	31.10%	-1.95%	Independent	7	5	1	-80%	8,227	1.59%	-1.12%	Nationalist Conservative Nationalist Conservative The label Nationalist Conservative was used by several Quebec Members of the Canadian Parliament and several unsuccessful candidates. They used this label in order to distinguish themselves from the British imperialist reputation of the Conservative Party or as a result of disputes with the...	1	-	1	-	1,084	0.21%	+0.14%	Independent Liberal	3	2	2	-	5,740	1.11%	+0.12%	Independent Conservative	2	2	1	-50%	927	0.18%	-	Unknown	121	9	-	-100%	131,178	25.41%	+4.48%
Total		414	204	211	+4.4%	516,247	100.0%	-
Sources: http://www.elections.ca -- History of Federal Ridings since 1867

Acclamations:

The following Members of Parliament were elected by acclamation;

British Columbia: 2 Liberal-Conservatives
Manitoba: 1 Conservative
Ontario: 2 Conservatives
Quebec: 11 Conservatives, 1 Independent Conservative, 4 Liberal-Conservatives, 3 Liberals
New Brunswick: 1 Liberal-Conservative, 1 Independent
Nova Scotia: 1 Conservative

Results by province

Party name			BC British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...	MB Manitoba Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...	ON Ontario Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....	QC Quebec Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....	NB New Brunswick New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...	NS Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...	PE Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...	Total \| rowspan="2"\|Conservative Conservative Party of Canada (historical) The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...	Seats:	3	2	39	38	4	8	-	94	Popular vote (%):	38.4	13.6	27.0	37.7	25.6	23.0	17.1	27.8	Liberal-Conservative	Seats:	3	1	13	12	3	5	2	39	Vote (%):	15.8	38.9	9.1	10.4	7.1	25.8	25.4	12.6	Liberal Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...	Seats:	-	2	40	12	7	8	4	73	Vote (%):	10.6	25.3	31.9	21.5	36.8	38.7	40.7	31.1	Independent	Seats:			-	-	1	-		1	Vote (%):			1.7	0.8	0.4	4.8		1.6	Nationalist Conservative	Seats:				1				1	Vote (%):				1.0				0.2	Independent Liberal	Seats:			-	1	1			2	Vote (%):			0.7	1.5	6.2			1.1	Independent Conservative	Seats:				1				1	Vote (%):				0.9				0.2	Unknown	Vote (%):	35.2	22.2	29.6	27.1	23.9	7.7	16.8	25.4
Total seats			6	5	92	65	16	21	6	211																			Liberal-Conservative																																						Independent																			Nationalist Conservative																			Independent Liberal																			Independent Conservative

xx – less than 0.05% of the popular vote

Canadian federal election, 1882

National results

Results by province

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