Canadian federal election, 1874
GPTKB entity
Properties (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Politician
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| gptkbp:campaigns |
Economic issues
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| gptkbp:date |
1874
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| gptkbp:electionYear |
General election
Shift in political power Majority government Liberal victory attributed to Conservative scandals. Focus on integrity and reform Liberal campaign focused on reform Liberal majority with 130 seats Pacific Scandal fallout September 17, 1874 September 20, 1874 Liberal_Party_formed_government Liberal_Party_gained_54_seats Liberal_Party_won_130_seats Liberal_Party's_reform_agenda_resonated_with_voters |
| gptkbp:firstClaim |
gptkb:Canadian_federal_election,_1878
Canadian_federal_election,_1871 |
| gptkbp:hasPoliticalParty |
gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkb:Alexander_Mackenzie |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:Post-Confederation_Canada
Political_instability_in_Canada |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Marked a change in governance
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Canadian federal election, 1874
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| gptkbp:keyEvent |
Formation_of_the_Liberal_government
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| gptkbp:keyIssues |
Corruption and governance
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| gptkbp:leadership |
gptkb:Alexander_Mackenzie
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Canada
|
| gptkbp:lost_and_found |
76
|
| gptkbp:majorIndustry |
Pacific Scandal
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:John_A._Macdonald
300 |
| gptkbp:numberOfSeasons |
206
|
| gptkbp:numberOfStudents |
2
|
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:John_A._Macdonald
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| gptkbp:outcome |
Liberal majority government
|
| gptkbp:playoffAppearances |
130
|
| gptkbp:politicalAffiliation |
Post-Scandal recovery
|
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
104 seats
Liberal reforms initiated post-election |
| gptkbp:politicalRole |
Set the stage for future Liberal dominance
Strengthened_Liberal_Party |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
Canadian_federal_election,_1871
|
| gptkbp:result |
Liberal_Party_victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
First election after the Pacific Scandal
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| gptkbp:succeededBy |
gptkb:Canadian_federal_election,_1878
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| gptkbp:userDemographics |
Predominantly male voters
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| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
First-past-the-post
Secret ballot 131,000 Single-member plurality 1874-1878 70.4% Adult male citizens |