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First Federal Election

When: August 7 to September 20, 1867
Where: Federal Electoral Districts
Part of: First Canadian general election returns Macdonald's Conservatives to government

The first federal election in Canada was held from August 7 to September 20, 1867, to elect members to the House of Commons.

This election covered Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, and Quebec. It was conducted under provincial rules due to the absence of uniform federal election laws. Polls closed at different dates throughout the six-week period.

Sources

1867 Canadian federal election Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-11

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