Elections and Prime Ministers
Reform Victory in Canada  (Jan 24, 1848)
Tilley Defeated in NB  (Mar 4, 1865)
John A. Macdonald Becomes First PM  (Jul 1, 1867)
Conservatives Win First Majority  (Aug 7, 1867 to Sep 20, 1867)
Conservatives Win Second Majority  (Jul 20, 1872 to Oct 12, 1872)
First Liberal Prime Minister  (Nov 7, 1873)
Liberals Win First Majority  (Jan 22, 1874)
Secret Ballot Introduced  (May 26, 1874)
Secret Ballot Employed  (Jan 22, 1878)
Conservatives Regain Power  (Sep 17, 1878)
Macdonald Becomes Prime Minister for the Second Time  (Oct 17, 1878)
Conservatives Retain Power 1882  (Jun 20, 1882)
Conservatives Retain Power 1887  (Feb 22, 1887)
Conservatives Retain Power 1891  (Mar 5, 1891)
Death of John A. Macdonald  (Jun 6, 1891)
Abbott Chosen Leader  (Jun 16, 1891)
Thompson Becomes PM  (Nov 25, 1892)
Bowell Becomes PM  (Dec 21, 1894)
Tupper Becomes PM  (May 1, 1896)
Liberals Hold Power 1900  (Nov 7, 1900)
Japanese Right to Vote  (Mar 9, 1901)
Liberals Retain Power 1904  (Nov 3, 1904)
Liberals Retain Power 1908  (Oct 26, 1908)
Borden Becomes Prime Minister  (Oct 11, 1911)
Unionists Win Election  (Dec 17, 1917)
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