1875 Ontario general election
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox election The 1875 Ontario general election was the third general election held in the province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on January 18, 1875, to elect the 88 Members of the 3rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").[1]
The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Oliver Mowat, increased its majority in the Legislature for its second term in government.
The Ontario Conservative Party, led by Matthew Crooks Cameron lost four of its seats.
Electoral reforms
The Legislative Assembly had passed several pieces of legislation that impacted on the current election:
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada were disqualified from holding a provincial seat.[2]
- The prior practice of voting by open declaration was abolished in favour of holding a secret ballot.[3][4]
Redistribution of ridings
The Assembly was increased from 82 to 88 members,[5] through the following changes:
| Abolished ridings | New ridings |
|---|---|
| Divisions of ridings | |
| Creation of riding from parts of others | |
| Mergers of ridings | |
| Reorganization of ridings | |
| Political party | Party leader | MLAs | Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Candidates | 1871 | 1875 | ± | # | ± | % | ± (pp) | Oliver Mowat | 84 | 43 | 49 | 6Increase | 90,809 | 22,443Increase | 47.55% | 4.75Decrease | Matthew Crooks Cameron | 81 | 38 | 35 | 3Decrease | 87,802 | 27,876Increase | 45.98% | 0.13Increase | 1 | – | 1 | 1Increase | 1,553 | 1,553Increase | 0.81% | New | 2 | – | 2 | 2Increase | 2,129 | 2,129Increase | 1.11% | New | 1 | – | 1 | 1Increase | 1,125 | 1,125Increase | 0.59% | New | 1 | 1 | – | 1Decrease | 791 | 325Decrease | 0.41% | 0.44Decrease | 11 | – | – | – | 6,757 | 5,454Increase | 3.54% | 2.54Increase | ||||
| Total | 181 | 82 | 88 | 190,966 | 100.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Voter turnout | 190,966 | 60,255Increase | 67.28 | 4.35Increase | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Registered electors | 283,856 | 76,139Increase | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Synopsis of results
| Riding | Winning party | Turnout | Votes | ||||||||||||||
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| Name[a 3] | 1871 | Party | Votes | Share | Margin # |
Margin % |
Lib | Con | LC | CL | I-Lib | I-Con | Ind | Total | |||
| Addington | Lib | Lib | 1,453 | 60.77% | 515 | 21.54% | 67.91% | 1,453 | 938 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,391 | ||
| Algoma | Con | Lib | 510 | 64.31% | 227 | 28.63% | 91.25% | 510 | 283 | – | – | – | – | – | 793 | ||
| Brant North | Lib | Lib | 747 | 54.17% | 115 | 8.34% | 62.54% | 747 | 632 | – | – | – | – | – | 1,379 | ||
| Brant South | Con | Lib | acclaimed | ||||||||||||||
| Brockville | Con | Lib | 1,247 | 51.51% | 73 | 3.02% | 71.35% | 1,247 | 1,174 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,421 | ||
| Bruce North | Lib | Lib | 1,232 | 55.95% | 262 | 11.90% | 68.75% | 1,232 | – | – | – | – | – | 970 | 2,202 | ||
| Bruce South | Lib | Lib | 1,864 | 65.87% | 898 | 31.73% | 49.26% | 1,864 | 966 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,830 | ||
| Cardwell | CL | Con | 1,208 | 52.80% | 128 | 5.59% | 66.82% | 1,080 | 1,208 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,288 | ||
| Carleton | Con | Con | acclaimed | ||||||||||||||
| Cornwall | Con | Con | 499 | 50.25% | 5 | 0.50% | 68.44% | 494 | 499 | – | – | – | – | – | 993 | ||
| Dufferin | New | Con | 982 | 46.06% | 255 | 11.96% | 66.23% | 33 | 2,099 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,132 | ||
| Dundas | Lib | Con | 1,458 | 51.67% | 94 | 3.33% | 74.99% | 1,364 | 1,458 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,822 | ||
| Durham East | Con | Con | 1,454 | 55.22% | 275 | 10.44% | 69.73% | 1,179 | 1,454 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,633 | ||
| Durham West | Lib | Lib | 1,257 | 53.95% | 184 | 7.90% | 71.52% | 1,257 | 1,073 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,330 | ||
| Elgin East | Lib | Lib | 1,924 | 50.31% | 24 | 0.63% | 73.85% | 1,924 | 1,900 | – | – | – | – | – | 3,824 | ||
| Elgin West | Lib | Con | 1,101 | 50.23% | 10 | 0.46% | 78.01% | 1,091 | 1,101 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,192 | ||
| Essex North | New | Con | 1,209 | 61.56% | 454 | 23.12% | 54.37% | – | 1,209 | – | – | – | – | 755 | 1,964 | ||
| Essex South | New | Con | 1,014 | 51.19% | 47 | 2.37% | 69.61% | 967 | 1,014 | – | – | – | – | – | 1,981 | ||
| Frontenac | Con | Con | 884 | 59.61% | 285 | 19.22% | 55.92% | 599 | 884 | – | – | – | – | – | 1,483 | ||
| Glengarry | Con | I-Lib | 1,125 | 51.07% | 47 | 2.13% | 74.08% | 1,078 | – | – | – | 1,125 | – | – | 2,203 | ||
| Grenville South | Con | Lib | 1,136 | 53.36% | 143 | 6.72% | 71.04% | 1,136 | 993 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,129 | ||
| Grey East | New | Con | 1,297 | 67.55% | 674 | 35.10% | 53.42% | 623 | 1,297 | – | – | – | – | – | 1,920 | ||
| Grey North | Con | Con | 1,431 | 53.40% | 182 | 6.79% | 67.59% | 1,249 | 1,431 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,680 | ||
| Grey South | Con | Lib | 1,017 | 46.27% | 293 | 13.33% | 69.29% | 1,017 | 457 | – | – | – | – | 724 | 2,198 | ||
| Haldimand | Lib | Lib | 1,476 | 53.87% | 212 | 7.74% | 75.84% | 1,476 | 1,264 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,740 | ||
| Halton | Lib | Lib | 1,609 | 52.58% | 158 | 5.16% | 68.18% | 1,609 | 1,451 | – | – | – | – | – | 3,060 | ||
| Hamilton | Lib | Lib | acclaimed | ||||||||||||||
| Hastings East | Con | I-Con | 1,064 | 63.37% | 493 | 29.36% | 58.20% | – | 615 | – | – | – | 1,064 | – | 1,679 | ||
| Hastings North | Con | Con | 960 | 55.14% | 179 | 10.28% | 74.62% | 781 | 960 | – | – | – | – | – | 1,741 | ||
| Hastings West | Con | Con | 720 | 36.87% | 102 | 5.22% | 65.94% | 615 | 720 | – | – | – | – | 618 | 1,953 | ||
| Huron East | New | Lib | 1,530 | 52.92% | 169 | 5.85% | 70.89% | 1,530 | 1,361 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,891 | ||
| Huron South | Lib | Lib | 1,440 | 51.39% | 78 | 2.78% | 72.53% | 1,440 | 1,362 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,802 | ||
| Huron West | New | Lib | 1,595 | 51.48% | 92 | 2.97% | 68.59% | 1,595 | 1,503 | – | – | – | – | – | 3,098 | ||
| Kent East | New | Lib | 1,425 | 51.76% | 97 | 3.52% | 66.27% | 1,425 | 1,328 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,753 | ||
| Kent West | New | Con | 1,440 | 52.67% | 146 | 5.34% | 58.64% | 1,294 | 1,440 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,734 | ||
| Kingston | Con | Con | 935 | 54.17% | 144 | 8.34% | 64.55% | – | 935 | – | 791 | – | – | – | 1,726 | ||
| Lambton East | New | Lib | 1,443 | 53.35% | 181 | 6.69% | 70.74% | 1,443 | 1,262 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,705 | ||
| Lambton West | New | Lib | 1,372 | 64.53% | 618 | 29.07% | 57.23% | 1,372 | 754 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,126 | ||
| Lanark North | Lib | Con | 913 | 50.72% | 26 | 1.44% | 80.07% | 887 | 913 | – | – | – | – | – | 1,800 | ||
| Lanark South | Con | Con | 1,234 | 53.68% | 169 | 7.35% | 72.57% | 1,065 | 1,234 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,299 | ||
| Leeds North and Grenville North | Con | Con | 1,035 | 61.57% | 389 | 23.14% | 66.63% | – | 1,035 | – | – | – | – | 646 | 1,681 | ||
| Leeds South | Con | Con | 1,481 | 58.70% | 439 | 17.40% | 79.87% | 1,042 | 1,481 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,523 | ||
| Lennox | Con | I-Con | 1,065 | 54.36% | 555 | 28.33% | 53.47% | 510 | – | – | – | – | 1,065 | 384 | 1,959 | ||
| Lincoln | New | Lib | 2,065 | 51.38% | 111 | 2.76% | 75.25% | 2,065 | 1,954 | – | – | – | – | – | 4,019 | ||
| London | Con | Con | 1,311 | 52.84% | 141 | 5.68% | 60.39% | 1,170 | 1,311 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,481 | ||
| Middlesex East | Con | Con | 2,185 | 53.11% | 256 | 6.22% | 72.87% | 1,929 | 2,185 | – | – | – | – | – | 4,114 | ||
| Middlesex North | Lib | Con | 1,565 | 54.89% | 279 | 9.79% | 72.77% | 1,286 | 1,565 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,851 | ||
| Middlesex West | Lib | Lib | 1,415 | 54.30% | 224 | 8.60% | 71.36% | 1,415 | 1,191 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,606 | ||
| Monck | Con | Lib | 1,412 | 56.21% | 312 | 12.42% | 74.47% | 1,412 | 1,100 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,512 | ||
| Muskoka and Parry Sound | New | Lib | 839 | 58.63% | 247 | 17.26% | 65.52% | 839 | 592 | – | – | – | – | – | 1,431 | ||
| Norfolk North | Lib | Lib | 1,417 | 52.19% | 119 | 4.38% | 75.77% | 1,417 | 1,298 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,715 | ||
| Norfolk South | Lib | Con | 1,293 | 58.27% | 367 | 16.54% | 64.71% | – | 1,293 | – | – | – | – | 926 | 2,219 | ||
| Northumberland East | Lib | Lib | 1,551 | 48.27% | 103 | 3.21% | 74.62% | 1,765[a 4] | 1,448 | – | – | – | – | – | 3,213 | ||
| Northumberland West | Lib | Lib | 1,251 | 52.59% | 123 | 5.17% | 70.78% | 1,251 | 1,128 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,379 | ||
| Ontario North | Lib | Lib | 1,858 | 51.84% | 132 | 3.68% | 68.24% | 1,858 | 1,726 | – | – | – | – | – | 3,584 | ||
| Ontario South | Lib | Con | 1,614 | 50.52% | 33 | 1.03% | 72.91% | 1,581 | 1,614 | – | – | – | – | – | 3,195 | ||
| Ottawa | Lib | Lib | 852 | 35.35% | 52 | 2.16% | 54.25% | 1,652[a 5] | 758 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,410 | ||
| Oxford North | Lib | Lib | acclaimed | ||||||||||||||
| Oxford South | Lib | Lib | 1,305 | 44.27% | 43 | 1.46% | 66.05% | 1,305 | 1,262 | – | – | – | – | 381 | 2,948 | ||
| Peel | Con | Lib | 1,349 | 51.98% | 103 | 3.97% | 72.95% | 1,349 | 1,246 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,595 | ||
| Perth North | Con | Lib | 1,847 | 51.69% | 140 | 3.92% | 68.16% | 1,847 | 1,726[a 6] | – | – | – | – | – | 3,573 | ||
| Perth South | Con | Lib | 1,508 | 53.23% | 183 | 6.46% | 70.98% | 1,508 | 1,325 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,833 | ||
| Peterborough East | Con | Con | 759 | 52.13% | 62 | 4.26% | 67.47% | 697 | 759 | – | – | – | – | – | 1,456 | ||
| Peterborough West | Lib | Lib | 970 | 51.19% | 45 | 2.37% | 71.27% | 970 | 925 | – | – | – | – | – | 1,895 | ||
| Prescott | Con | Con | 988 | 62.57% | 397 | 25.14% | 59.61% | 591 | 988 | – | – | – | – | – | 1,579 | ||
| Prince Edward | Lib | Lib | 1,762 | 50.91% | 63 | 1.82% | 77.90% | 1,762 | 1,699 | – | – | – | – | – | 3,461 | ||
| Renfrew North | Con | Con | 894 | 53.44% | 115 | 6.87% | 76.71% | 779 | 894 | – | – | – | – | – | 1,673 | ||
| Renfrew South | Con | Lib | acclaimed | ||||||||||||||
| Russell | Con | Con | 1,066 | 61.30% | 393 | 22.60% | 49.10% | 673 | 1,066 | – | – | – | – | – | 1,739 | ||
| Simcoe East | New | Con | 1,133 | 54.00% | 168 | 8.01% | 73.90% | 965 | 1,133 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,098 | ||
| Simcoe South | Con | Con | 1,057 | 58.17% | 297 | 16.35% | 67.15% | 760 | 1,057 | – | – | – | – | – | 1,817 | ||
| Simcoe West | New | Con | 1,353 | 51.15% | 61 | 2.31% | 67.63% | 1,292 | 1,353 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,645 | ||
| Stormont | Con | Lib | 948 | 53.77% | 133 | 7.54% | 77.19% | 948 | 815 | – | – | – | – | – | 1,763 | ||
| Toronto East | Con | Con | 1,849 | 53.83% | 270 | 7.86% | 54.42% | 1,579 | 1,849 | – | – | – | – | – | 3,435 | ||
| Toronto West | Lib | Con | 2,145 | 50.71% | 60 | 1.42% | 55.31% | 2,085 | 2,145 | – | – | – | – | – | 4,230 | ||
| Victoria North | Con | Lib | 724 | 50.14% | 4 | 0.28% | 68.60% | 724 | 720 | – | – | – | – | – | 1,444 | ||
| Victoria South | Lib | Lib | 1,326 | 56.38% | 300 | 12.76% | 68.29% | 1,326 | 1,026 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,352 | ||
| Waterloo North | Lib | Lib | 1,363 | 67.71% | 713 | 35.42% | 70.31% | 1,363 | 650 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,013 | ||
| Waterloo South | Lib | Lib | acclaimed | ||||||||||||||
| Welland | Lib | Lib | 1,719 | 51.16% | 78 | 2.32% | 69.48% | 1,719 | 1,641 | – | – | – | – | – | 3,360 | ||
| Wellington Centre | Lib | Lib | acclaimed | ||||||||||||||
| Wellington South | Lib | Lib | acclaimed | ||||||||||||||
| Wellington West | New | L-Con | 1,553 | 51.63% | 98 | 3.26% | 73.82% | 1,455 | – | 1,553 | – | – | – | – | 3,008 | ||
| Wentworth North | Lib | Con | 1,222 | 50.48% | 23 | 0.95% | 73.72% | 1,199 | 1,222 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,421 | ||
| Wentworth South | Lib | Lib | 944 | 71.14% | 561 | 42.28% | 44.70% | 944 | 383 | – | – | – | – | – | 1,327 | ||
| York East | Lib | Lib | 1,266 | 54.26% | 199 | 8.53% | 63.16% | 1,266 | 1,067 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,333 | ||
| York North | Con | Lib | 1,835 | 57.69% | 489 | 15.37% | 65.36% | 1,835 | – | – | – | – | – | 1,346 | 3,181 | ||
| York West | Lib | Lib | acclaimed | ||||||||||||||
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Analysis
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| Accl | Lib | Con | Ind | Con-L | |||
| 8 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 49 | |||
| 1 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 35 | ||
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| Total | 9 | 32 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 88 | |
| Parties | Accl | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
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| Template:Canadian party colour | 8 | 41 | 32 | 2 | 1 | |
| Template:Canadian party colour | 1 | 34 | 39 | 6 | 1 | |
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| Template:Canadian party colour | 7 | 3 | 1 | |||
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| Template:Canadian party colour align="center" |Lib | Template:Canadian party colour align="center" |Con | Template:Canadian party colour align="center" |L-Con | Template:Canadian party colour align="center" |I-Con | Template:Canadian party colour align="center" |I-Lib | Total | ||
| Seats retained | Incumbents returned | 20 | 9 | 29 | |||
| Returned by acclamation | 6 | 1 | |||||
| Open seats held | 1 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| Byelection loss reversed | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Seats changing hands | Incumbents defeated | 3 | 7 | 10 | |||
| Open seats gained | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Byelection gains held | 5 | 5 | |||||
| Incumbent changing allegiance | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Returned by acclamation | 1 | 1 | |||||
| New seats | New MLAs | 4 | 5 | 9 | |||
| Previously incumbent in another riding | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Total | 49 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 88 | |
MLAs elected by region and riding
Party designations are as follows:
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Northern Ontario
Ottawa Valley
Saint Lawrence Valley
Central Ontario
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Georgian Bay
Wentworth/Halton/Niagara
Midwestern Ontario
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Southwestern Ontario
Peel/York/Ontario
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Controverted elections
The following constituencies had elections which were declared void, for which writs of election were issued and elections held prior to the opening of the first session of the new Legislature:
See also
- Politics of Ontario
- List of Ontario political parties
- Premier of Ontario
- Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)
Notes and references
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