Canadian federal election, 1891
GPTKB entity
Properties (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Politician
|
| gptkbp:campaigns |
Immigration policy
Tariff policy Railway_expansion |
| gptkbp:date |
1891
|
| gptkbp:electionYear |
general election
March 5, 1891 Majority government |
| gptkbp:firstClaim |
1896 Canadian federal election
1887 Canadian federal election |
| gptkbp:hasPoliticalParty |
gptkb:Liberal_Party_of_Canada
gptkb:Conservative_Party_of_Canada |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Emergence of labor movements
Women's suffrage movement beginnings Emergence of new political parties Debate over civil rights and liberties Debate over education policies Debate over public health policies Debate over social welfare policies Debate over tariffs and trade policies Debate over the role of government in the economy Economic depression in the late 1880s Impact of technological advancements on society Impact of the 1885 North-West Rebellion Impact of the economy on political decisions Indigenous rights and land issues Influence of the clergy on voting patterns Political alliances and coalitions Regional disparities in voting patterns Role of immigration in shaping policy Role of the judiciary in political matters Role of the press in the election Impact of the election on future political landscape. Immigration_from_Europe Influence_of_the_United_States_on_Canadian_politics Cultural_shifts_in_Canadian_society Debate_over_Canadian_nationalism Economic_policies_of_the_Conservative_government Expansion_of_the_Canadian_Pacific_Railway Impact_of_the_British_Empire_on_Canadian_identity Impact_of_the_railway_on_Canadian_economy Issues_of_French-English_relations Rise_of_populism_in_Canada Role_of_the_military_in_Canadian_politics |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Canadian federal election, 1891
|
| gptkbp:leadership |
gptkb:John_A._Macdonald
gptkb:Wilfrid_Laurier |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Canada
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Edward_Blake
gptkb:John_A._Macdonald gptkb:Wilfrid_Laurier gptkb:Charles_Monck |
| gptkbp:numberOfSeasons |
215
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
Other parties won 5 seats
Conservative_Party_won_117_seats Liberal_Party_won_93_seats |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Canadian_federal_election,_1887
|
| gptkbp:result |
Conservative victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
First election after the establishment of the National Policy.
|
| gptkbp:succeededBy |
gptkb:Canadian_federal_election,_1896
|
| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
First-past-the-post
75.0% |