1896 Canadian federal election

1896 Canadian federal election
June 23, 1896
213 seats in the House of Commons
107 seats needed for a majority
Turnout62.9% ( 1.5 pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Wilfrid Laurier Charles Tupper
Party Liberal Conservative
Leader since June 2, 1887 May 1, 1896
Leader's seat Quebec East Cape Breton
Last election 90 seats, 45.2% 117 seats, 48.6%
Seats won 117 86
Seat change 27 31
Popular vote 401,425 467,415
Percentage 41.4% 48.2%
Swing 3.8 pp 0.4 pp
1896 Canadian electoral map
The Canadian parliament after the 1896 election
Prime Minister before election

Charles Tupper
Conservative

Prime Minister after election

Wilfrid Laurier
Liberal

The 1896 Canadian federal election was held on June 23, 1896, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 8th Parliament of Canada. Though the Conservative Party, led by Prime Minister Charles Tupper, won a plurality of the popular vote, the Liberal Party, led by Wilfrid Laurier, won the majority of seats (with only 41 percent of the vote) to form the next government. The election ended 18 years of Conservative rule. Laurier became the first leader of a political party to win an election after losing in their first bid, a feat only accomplished by Stephen Harper in 2006.

This was first election in Canada to produce a House of Commons with elected members of four parties. The Liberals and Conservative shared the chamber with elected members of the farmer-based Patrons of Industry and McCarthyites.


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