Timeline of the Alexander Mackenzie premiership

Prime Minister Mackenzie

The following is a timeline of the Premiership of Alexander Mackenzie, who served as the second Prime Minister of Canada from November 7, 1873, to October 8, 1878.

1873

• November 8 – Winnipeg is incorporated.^[1]

1874

• January 22 – Mackenzie leads the Liberal Party to its first majority government in the 1874 Canadian federal election.^[2]
• March 26 – The 3rd Canadian Parliament enters session.^[3]
• May 29 – The Dominion Elections Act is passed, introducing the secret ballot and abolishing property qualifications.^[4]

1875

• April 8 – The Supreme and Exchequer Courts Act is passed, establishing the Supreme Court of Canada.^[5]
• June 1 – The Canadian Pacific Railway begins construction.^{[citation needed]}

1876

• April 12 – The Indian Act is passed, defining many interactions between Indigenous Canadians and the Canadian Government.^[6]
• July 1 – The Intercolonial Railway is completed, connecting Central Canada to the Maritimes.^[7]
• October 7 – The District of Keewatin is created from the North-West Territories.^[8]

1877

• September 22 – Treaty 7 is signed between the Canadian Government and seven First Nations band governments.^[9]

1878

• September 17 – Mackenzie's Liberal Party is defeated in the 1878 Canadian federal election by John A. Macdonald's Conservative Party.^[10]

References

1. "Historical Profile of Winnipeg". City of Winnipeg. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
2. "General Election (1874-01-22)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
3. "Parliaments". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
4. "The Electoral System of Canada: Appendix 1: Evolution of the Federal Electoral System". Elections Canada. 12 May 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
5. "Research publications: Parliament and Supreme Court of Canada Reference Cases". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
6. "The Indian Act: Origins". First Nations Studies Program at UBC. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014.
7. "Intercolonial Railway". Government of Canada. 28 July 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
8. Nicholson, Norman (1979). Boundaries of the Canadian Confederation. McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 9780770517427. JSTOR j.ctt9qf2tv. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
9. "Treaty Texts: Treaty and Supplementary Treaty no. 7". Government of Canada. 3 November 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
10. "General Election (1878-09-17)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved July 12, 2021.

Timelines of Canadian premierships
Preceded by John A. Macdonald	Alexander Mackenzie 1873–1878	Succeeded by John A. Macdonald