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The Double Shuffle was a political episode in the Province of Canada in 1858. It began on July 28, 1858, when the coalition government of John A. Macdonald (Liberal-Conservative) and George-Étienne Cartier was defeated on a confidence vote in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, concerning the location of the seat of government for the province.
The timeline of elections in Canada covers all the provincial, territorial and federal elections from when each province was joined Confederation through to the present day. The table below indicates which party won the election. Several provinces held elections before joining Canada, but only their post-Confederation elections are shown. These ...
For the eight general elections of the Province of Canada held in 1843 to 1864 before confederation in 1867, see List of elections in the Province of Canada. There were also earlier elections in Canada, such as for the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada (held in 1792–1836, now part of Ontario) and the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada ...
One of them, Mifflin Gibbs, later plays a key role in persuading British Columbia to become part of Canada. Douglas declares Emancipation Day, August 1, the anniversary of the end of slavery in the British Empire, as the colonies' first official holiday August 1, to the chagrin of the white American element in the colony, though Victoria's West ...
Final results, released at about 5 am (1000 GMT), showed the official opposition Conservatives had won the race in the Toronto-St Paul's constituency for first time since 1988. The election was ...
The list of Newfoundland and Labrador by-elections includes every by-election held in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. By-elections occur whenever there is a vacancy in the House of Assembly, although an imminent general election may allow the vacancy to remain until the dissolution of parliament. Starting in 1862, incumbent ...
The general election began on March 8, 1841, and continued into early April. [1] Four major parties contested the 1841 election. The Reformers from Canada West were a group of pro-democracy, radical Reformers who wanted to change the government. The Family Compact from Canada West was a group of rich Tories interested in the status quo.
March 4 – The so-called Great Ministry of Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine begins. May 15 – MP's vote themselves 50 pounds each for 25 days. July 5 – Run on the Savings Bank, Montreal, followed by re-deposit. September 20 – Opening of the Jesuits' College, Montreal.