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Canadian federal election of 1874 was held on January 22 , 1874. Sir John A. Macdonald 's Conservative government was defeated by the Liberal Party under their new leader Alexander Mackenzie .
November 5 , 1873 because of allegations of corruption relating to the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway (see the Pacific Scandal ). The Liberals under Mackenzie formed an interim government two days later with an election called for January. The Tories were unable to recover from the scandal and lost the election as a result.
National results
3rd Parliament Party Party Leader # of candidates Seats Popular Vote Before After Change # % Change Liberal Alexander Mackenzie 140 95 129 +35.8% 128,455 39.49% +4.77% Conservative John A. Macdonald 65 63 39 -38.1% 57,691 17.74% -8.02% Liberal-Conservative John A. Macdonald 38 36 26 -27.8% 40,234 12.37% -0.53% Conservative Labour 1 1 0 -100% 1,515 0.47% +0.02% Independents 7 1 4 +300% 10,453 3.21% +1.58% Independent Liberal 5 2 5 +300% 6,541 2.01% +0.37% Independent Conservative 3 2 3 +50% 2,360 0.73% +0.03% Unknown 104 - - - 78,008 23.98% +1.78% Total 355 200 206 +3.0% 325,247 100% Source: http://www.parl.gc.ca
Notes:
Acclamations The following Members of Parliament were elected by acclamation;
Ontario: 1 Liberal-Conservative, 13 Liberals Quebec: 10 Conservatives, 4 Liberal-Conservatives, 15 Liberals New Brunswick: 1 Conservative, 3 Liberals, 1 Independent Liberal Nova Scotia: 5 Liberals Prince Edward Island: 2 Liberals
Results by province Party Name BC Man Ont Que NB NS PEI Canada /Total Liberal Seats3 1 61 34 10 15 5 129 Pop Vote 34.1 47.0 39.6 34.8 47.1 38.1 56.8 39.5 Conservative Seats1 1 15 17 2 2 1 39 Pop Vote 4.5 13.8 19.5 17.6 6.8 17.8 17.5 17.7 Liberal-Conservative Seats1 10 12 1 2 - 26 Pop Vote 16.9 10.4 14.9 8.6 19.2 15.4 12.4 Conservative Labour - Pop Vote 0.9 0.5 Unknown Seats Unknown Pop Vote 29.2 13.8 27.2 27.5 19.9 9.0 10.3 24.0 Independent Seats 1 - - 2 1 4 Independent Pop Vote 9.5 0.8 2.3 17.6 7.7 3.2 Independent Liberal Seats 1 2 1 1 5 Independent Liberal Pop Vote 15.4 1.7 8.2 2.0 Independent Conservative Seats 1 2 3 Independent Conservative Pop Vote 15.9 2.9 0.7 Total Seats 6 4 88 65 16 21 6 206 Party Name BC Man Ont Que NB NS PEI Canada /Total
Liberal-Conservatives sat with the Conservative Party
Related Entries For a list of candidates elected in the 1874 election, see 3rd Canadian parliament 1878 elections, see By-elections of the 3rd Canadian Parliament
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