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Canadian federal election, 1878
The
Canadian federal election of 1878
was held on September 17 to elect members of the
Canadian House of Commons
of the
4th Parliament
of
Canada
. It resulted in the end of
Prime Minister
Alexander Mackenzie
's
Liberal
government after only one term in office.
Canada
suffered an
economic depression
during Mackenzie's term, and his party was punished by the voters for it. The Liberals' policy of
free trade
also hurt their support with the business establishment in
Toronto
and
Montreal
.
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