You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at There have been several elections that have remade Canada, creating lasting ramifications that would be felt for decades. I’m not talking about Liberals defeating Conservatives, or vice versa...
When the Oct. 26, 1908 election rolled around, Canada looked a bit different. Two new provinces had been born out of the Northwest Territories. Three years prior to the election, Alberta and Saskatchewan joined Confederation, but to start there...
The first election of the 20th century would arguably, be one of its most boring. The Liberals were coming off four years of power, and the Conservatives were in disarray after they were ousted from power in 1896. While it was a success for the...
When 1891 came along, the country was soon plunged into a new election campaign and this one would be notable for many reasons. The first was that it would be the last election campaign for Sir John A. Macdonald, who would die only three months...
Sir John A. Macdonald and his Conservatives would once again go up against Edward Blake and the Liberals five years after the 1882 election. As with the 1882 election, there was little in the way of a lively competition between the two parties. The...
The elections of the 1870s had plenty going for them. Huge scandals that brought down a government, people announcing their votes rather than using a secret ballot and plenty of shady dealings. In contrast, the election of 1882 was quite benign, and...
Listen to the podcast episode of this article by searching for Canadian History Ehx on all podcast platforms.Support the podcast and site at www.patreon.com/bairdoWith the federal election winding down, I thought it would be interesting to dive into...