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The Canadian federal election of 1874 was held on January 22 , 1874 , to elect members of the Canadian House Of Commons . Sir John A. Macdonald , who had recently been forced out of office as prime minister, and his Conservatives were defeated by the Liberal Party under their new leader Alexander Mackenzie . Macdonald's government had been forced to resign on November 5 , 1873 because of allegations of corruption relating to the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway (see the Pacific Scandal ). The Liberals under Mackenzie formed a government two days later with an election called for January. The Tories were unable to recover from the scandal and lost the election as a result. The election was the first to use Secret Ballot s in Canada. NATIONAL RESULTS Notes: 1 Liberal-Conservatives sat with the Conservative caucus in the House of Commons. Acclamations The following Members of Parliament were elected by acclamation;
RESULTS BY PROVINCE SEE ALSO For a list of candidates elected in the 1874 election, see 3rd Canadian Parliament . For changes between the 1874 and 1878 elections, see By-elections Of The 3rd Canadian Parliament .
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