Canadian federal election, 1867

The 1st Canadian House elections (English 1st Canadian General Election, French 1re élection fédérale canadienne ) were held to 20 September in 1867 by August 7. Were elected 180 members of the newly created Canadian House of Commons (English House of Commons, French Chambre des Communes ). The reasons given by John Macdonald Conservatives won a majority of seats and put the first government of the country.

The choice

The Conservative Party of Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald won a majority of seats and votes in the two largest provinces of Ontario and Quebec ( the candidates appeared under the name " conservative " or " liberal- conservative " to ). Quebec and Ontario were previously the province of Canada formed, with Macdonald and George -Étienne Cartier as co- prime minister.

Officially, the Liberal Party had no chairman. Although George Brown had no official position in the party, but was generally perceived as party leader during the election campaign and would have been in the case of an election victory of the Liberal prime minister. Brown did not run successfully in both the general election and for the Ontario Liberal Party in the simultaneously held elections to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, but was in both. The Liberals remained until 1873 officially without chairman.

Prior to the formation of the Canadian Confederation there were in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick no formalized Liberal and Conservative parties. Political groups in these provinces joined one of the organizations in the former province of Canada. Opponents of the Conservatives in New Brunswick joined the Liberals and won the majority of seats and votes in the province. Opponents of the Conservatives (and the merger with the other provinces ) in Nova Scotia occurred as an anti- Confederation to party, but formed after the elections, a fraction with the Liberals.

The turnout was 73.1 percent.

Results

Overall result

Acclamations

46 members were elected by acclamation:

  • Ontario: 3 Conservatives, 3 Liberal - Conservatives, 9 Liberals
  • Quebec: 14 Conservatives, 5 Liberal - Conservative, Liberal 4
  • New Brunswick: one Conservative, three Liberal
  • Nova Scotia: 4 Antikonföderationisten

Results by province

Comments

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