1805 Canadian Federal Election (American Parliamentary Series)

The 1805 United States Federal Election saw the Democratic-Republicans keep their majority. Since the 1801 election, Ohio had now become a state, which expanded the number of seats in the House of Commons from 106 to 142. The Democratic-Republicans, lead by incumbent Prime Minister Thomas Jefferson, was re-elected Prime Minister in a landslide. The Federalists, in disarray after the previous election, lost even more seats. Since the previous election, they had underwent a series of unfortunate events. Their new leader, John Cotton Smith from Connecticut, was re-nominated as leader of the opposition.

Federalist Leadership Controversy
Following the resignation of John Adams in 1801, the Federalist party immediately found difficulty in finding a new leader. The original frontrunner was Alexander Hamilton from New York, who served as Minister of the Treasury under Prime Ministers George Washington and John Adams. Hamilton however, was nominated to be the interim leader and stated he would not run for the nomination. The Federalists ultimately nominated John Cotton Smith of Connecticut. Smith's lack of name recognition and political prominence largely attributed to the landslide loss and the end of the Federalist party.

Election Results
The follow table shows a result of Candidates who ran for parliament