John A. Macdonald Conservative John A. Macdonald Conservative The 1891 Canadian federal election was held on March 5, 1891, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 7th Parliament of Canada.

It was won by the Conservative Party of Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald.

The Liberals supported reciprocity (free trade) with the United States.

Canadian voters would return to the issue of free trade 20 years later in the 1911 federal election.

2 The Parliamentary website identifies two candidates in Nova Scotia as being "Progressives".