1887 Canadian federal election

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox election The 1887 Canadian federal election was held on February 22, 1887, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 6th Parliament of Canada.

The Conservative Party of Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald retained power, defeating the Liberal Party of Edward Blake.

National results

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Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular vote
				1882	Elected	Change	#	%	Change	Conservative	John A. Macdonald	172	94	96	-7.4%	291,138	40.15%	+2.12pp	Liberal-Conservative	32	42	27	-35.7%	52,667	7.26%	-5.30pp	Liberal	Edward Blake	183	73	79	+8.2%	312,736	43.13%	+12.03pp	Independent Liberal		9	2	6	+150%	15,695	2.16%	+1.05pp	Independent Conservative		8	1	3	+200%	11,345	1.56%	+1.39pp	Independent		10	1	1	0%	8,984	1.24%	-0.35pp	Nationalist Conservative		2	1	2	+100%	3,522	0.49%	+0.28pp	Unknown		18	-			24,172	3.33%	-22.08pp	Nationalist		6	*	1	*	4,784	0.66%	*
Total			440	213	215	-3.8%	725,043	100%	-
Sources: http://www.elections.ca -- History of Federal Ridings since 1867 Template:Webarchive

Note:

* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

Acclamations:

The following Members of Parliament were elected by acclamation:

• British Columbia: 1 Conservative
• Manitoba: 1 Liberal-Conservative
• Quebec: 1 Conservative, 3 Liberals

Results by province and in the North-West Territories

Party name			BC	NWT	MB	ON	QC	NB	NS	PE	Total	Conservative	Seats:	4	4	2	45	23	8	10	-	96	Popular vote (%):	62.3	65.5	32.9	43.4	35.6	39.4	41.3	39.0	40.2	Liberal-Conservative	Seats:	2		2	9	8	2	4	-	27	Vote (%):	22.1		17.4	5.7	9.2	6.0	10.7	7.5	7.3	Liberal	Seats:	-	-	1	37	24	5	7	5	79	Vote (%):	15.6	34.5	44.6	46.9	41.7	40.9	41.9	41.8	43.1	Independent Liberal	Seats:			-	1	3	1		1	6	Vote (%):			5.2	0.8	3.7	3.8		11.7	2.2	Independent Conservative	Seats:	-	-		-	3		-		3	Vote (%):	18.6	12.2		0.3	5.7		0.4		1.6	Independent	Seats:				-	1	-	-		1	Vote (%):				xx	1.3	3.4	5.8		1.2	Nationalist Conservative	Seats:					2				2	Vote (%):					2.4				0.5	Unknown	Seats:				-	-				0	Vote (%):				3.1	6.1	6.5	0.2		3.3	Nationalist	Seats:					1				1	Vote (%):					3.3				0.7
Total seats			6	4	5	92	65	16	21	6	215

See also

• List of Canadian federal general elections
• List of political parties in Canada
• 6th Canadian Parliament