General Election

7th Parliament – March 5, 1891

Wikipedia: The 1891 Canadian federal election was held on March 5, 1891, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 7th Parliament of Canada. It was won by the Conservative Party of Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald.

Results

Seats by party

Statistics

Valid ballots

778,586

Candidates

437

Ridings

205

Popular Vote

Liberal Party of Canada

350,571

Conservative Party of Canada (1867-1942)

332,144

Liberal-Conservative

43,560

Unknown

20,393

Independent Conservative

15,794

Independent

6,357

Independent Liberal

5,573

Equal Rights

2,455

Nationalist Conservative

1,271

Progressive

468

Nationalist

Acclaimed

Candidates by Party

Popular Vote Swings from 1887

Biggest Blowout

Montreal West, Quebec

Candidates by Gender

Male

437

Female

0

Other

0

Unknown

0

Seats by Gender

Male

215

Female

0

Other

0

Unknown

0
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