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Events in Manitoba History: Canadian Federal Election (1878)

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Canadian Federal Election (1874) | Canadian Federal Election (1882)

The Canadian federal election of 1878 was held on 17 September. The results were as follows:

Riding

Candidate

Party

Votes

Lisgar

John Christian Schultz (1840-1896)

Conservative

Acclaimed

Marquette

John A. Macdonald

Conservative

Acclaimed

Provencher

Joseph Dubuc (1840-1914)

Conservative

Acclaimed

Selkirk

Donald Alexander Smith (1820-1914)

Independent Conservative

555

Alexander Morris (1826-1889)

Conservative

546

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Manitoba Members of the Fourth Canadian Parliament (1878-1882)

Sources:

History of Federal Ridings Since 1867, Parliament of Canada.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Profile revised: 24 October 2017
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