213 seats in the House of Commons 107 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
62.9%[1] (1.5pp)
First party
Second party
Leader
Wilfrid Laurier
Charles Tupper
Party
Liberal
Conservative
Leader since
1887
1896
Leader's seat
Quebec East[a]
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%
0.4%
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 to form the next government. The election ended 18 years of Conservative rule.
^"Voter Turnout at Federal Elections and Referendums". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
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