1883 Ontario general election
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox election The 1883 Ontario general election was the fifth general election held in the province of Ontario, Canada, to elect the 88 Members of the 5th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").[1] Held on February 27, 1883, the fifth Ontario provincial election was until 2025 the only one ever contested in the month of February.[2]
The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Oliver Mowat, won a fourth consecutive term in government, despite losing nine seats in the Legislature.
The Ontario Conservative Party, led by William Ralph Meredith, won eight additional seats.
Results
| Political party | Party leader | MNAs | Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Candidates | 1879 | 1883 | ± | # | ± | % | ± (pp) | Oliver Mowat | 87 | 57 | 48 | 9Decrease | 125,017 | 5,869Increase | 48.20% | 0.13Increase | William Ralph Meredith | 80 | 29 | 37 | 8Increase | 120,853 | 2,340Increase | 46.59% | 1.23Decrease | 3 | – | 2 | 2Increase | 3,239 | 3,239Increase | 1.25% | New | 8 | – | 1 | 1Increase | 3,956 | 3,071Increase | 1.53% | 1.73Decrease | 4 | 2 | – | 2Decrease | 2,354 | 243Increase | 0.91% | 0.06Increase | 3 | – | – | – | 3,957 | 3,957Increase | 1.53% | New | ||||
| Total | 185 | 88 | 88 | 259,376 | 100.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,722 | 1,722Increase | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Voter turnout | 261,098 | 13,241Increase | 67.95 | 4.73Increase | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Registered electors | 384,255 | 7,830Decrease | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acclamations | Template:Canadian party colour | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Synopsis of results
| Riding | Winning party | Turnout | Votes | |||||||||||||
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| Name[a 1] | 1879 | Party | Votes | Share | Margin # |
Margin % |
Lib | Con | Lab | I-Lib | I-Con | Ind | Total | |||
| Addington | Lib | Con | 1,739 | 52.78% | 183 | 5.55% | 76.31% | 1,556 | 1,739 | – | – | – | – | 3,295 | ||
| Algoma | Lib | Lib | 1,625 | 51.82% | 114 | 3.64% | n/a | 1,625 | 1,511 | – | – | – | – | 3,136 | ||
| Brant North | Lib | Lib | acclaimed | |||||||||||||
| Brant South | Lib | Lib | 1,563 | 60.89% | 559 | 21.78% | 54.74% | 1,563 | 1,004 | – | – | – | – | 2,567 | ||
| Brockville | Lib | Lib | 1,516 | 56.40% | 344 | 12.80% | 61.63% | 1,516 | – | – | – | 1,172 | – | 2,688 | ||
| Bruce North | Lib | I-Lib | 1,186 | 52.66% | 120 | 5.33% | 44.23% | 1,066 | – | – | 1,186 | 0 | – | 2,252 | ||
| Bruce South | Lib | Lib | acclaimed | |||||||||||||
| Cardwell | Lib | Con | 1,500 | 50.68% | 40 | 1.35% | 80.17% | 1,460 | 1,500 | – | – | – | – | 2,960 | ||
| Carleton | Con | Con | 1,302 | 55.86% | 820 | 35.18% | 51.72% | 237 | 1,784[a 2] | – | – | – | 310 | 2,331 | ||
| Cornwall | Lib | Con | 710 | 51.49% | 41 | 2.97% | 70.33% | 669 | 710 | – | – | – | – | 1,379 | ||
| Dufferin | Con | Con | 1,051 | 47.13% | 369 | 16.55% | 50.18% | – | 1,051 | – | – | 1,179[a 3] | – | 2,230 | ||
| Dundas | Con | Con | 1,798 | 52.21% | 152 | 4.41% | 77.32% | 1,646 | 1,798 | – | – | – | – | 3,444 | ||
| Durham East | Con | Con | 1,496 | 53.85% | 214 | 7.70% | 65.33% | 1,282 | 1,496 | – | – | – | – | 2,778 | ||
| Durham West | Lib | Lib | 1,480 | 52.63% | 148 | 5.26% | 73.79% | 1,480 | 1,332 | – | – | – | – | 2,812 | ||
| Elgin East | Lib | Con | 2,416 | 50.95% | 90 | 1.90% | 66.03% | 2,326 | 2,416 | – | – | – | – | 4,742 | ||
| Elgin West | Lib | Lib | 1,324 | 51.26% | 65 | 2.52% | 72.26% | 1,324 | 1,259 | – | – | – | – | 2,583 | ||
| Essex North | Con | Con | 1,537 | 55.93% | 326 | 11.86% | 59.60% | 1,211 | 1,537[a 4] | – | – | – | – | 2,748 | ||
| Essex South | Con | Lib | 1,705 | 50.50% | 34 | 1.01% | 77.77% | 1,705 | 1,671[a 4] | – | – | – | – | 3,376 | ||
| Frontenac | Con | Con | 1,103 | 54.25% | 173 | 8.51% | 75.81% | 930 | 1,103 | – | – | – | – | 2,033 | ||
| Glengarry | Con | Lib | 1,436 | 52.07% | 114 | 4.13% | 74.18% | 1,436 | 1,322 | – | – | – | – | 2,758 | ||
| Grenville South | Con | Con | 1,194 | 51.20% | 56 | 2.40% | 73.19% | 1,138 | 1,194 | – | – | – | – | 2,332 | ||
| Grey East | Con | Con | 1,548 | 52.85% | 167 | 5.70% | 62.00% | – | 1,548 | – | – | – | 1,381 | 2,929 | ||
| Grey North | Con | Con | 2,048 | 51.97% | 155 | 3.93% | 70.14% | 1,893 | 2,048 | – | – | – | – | 3,941 | ||
| Grey South | Lib | Con | 1,596 | 52.97% | 179 | 5.94% | 74.62% | 1,417 | 1,596 | – | – | – | – | 3,013 | ||
| Haldimand | Lib | Lib | 1,708 | 50.91% | 61 | 1.82% | 78.88% | 1,708 | 1,647 | – | – | – | – | 3,355 | ||
| Halton | Lib | Con | 2,004 | 51.93% | 149 | 3.86% | 68.06% | 1,855 | 2,004 | – | – | – | – | 3,859 | ||
| Hamilton | Lib | Lib | 2,077 | 39.78% | 155 | 2.97% | 63.07% | 2,077 | 1,922 | 1,222 | – | – | – | 5,221 | ||
| Hastings East | I-Con | Con | 1,426 | 51.39% | 77 | 2.77% | 77.60% | 1,349 | 1,426 | – | – | – | – | 2,775 | ||
| Hastings North | Con | Con | 1,324 | 54.26% | 208 | 8.52% | 64.93% | 1,116 | 1,324 | – | – | – | – | 2,440 | ||
| Hastings West | Con | Lib | 1,217 | 50.48% | 23 | 0.95% | 61.06% | 1,217 | 1,194 | – | – | – | – | 2,411 | ||
| Huron East | Lib | Lib | 1,994 | 50.52% | 41 | 1.04% | 75.58% | 1,994 | 1,953 | – | – | – | – | 3,947 | ||
| Huron South | Lib | Lib | 1,962 | 51.74% | 132 | 3.48% | 71.07% | 1,962 | 1,830 | – | – | – | – | 3,792 | ||
| Huron West | Lib | Lib | 2,061 | 52.11% | 167 | 4.22% | 67.56% | 2,061 | 1,894 | – | – | – | – | 3,955 | ||
| Kent East | Lib | Lib | 1,947 | 52.61% | 193 | 5.21% | 63.36% | 1,947 | 1,754 | – | – | – | – | 3,701 | ||
| Kent West | Lib | Con | 2,299 | 55.12% | 427 | 10.24% | 58.10% | 1,872 | 2,299 | – | – | – | – | 4,171 | ||
| Kingston | Con | Con | 951 | 52.69% | 108 | 5.98% | 59.93% | 843 | 951 | – | – | – | 3 | 1,805 | ||
| Lambton East | Lib | Lib | 2,017 | 51.44% | 113 | 2.88% | 71.80% | 2,017 | 1,904 | – | – | – | – | 3,921 | ||
| Lambton West | Lib | Lib | 1,943 | 55.26% | 370 | 10.52% | 57.62% | 1,943 | 1,573 | – | – | – | – | 3,516 | ||
| Lanark North | Lib | Lib | 1,247 | 54.19% | 193 | 8.39% | 72.68% | 1,247 | 1,054 | – | – | – | – | 2,301 | ||
| Lanark South | I-Con | Ind | 1,089 | 46.56% | 29 | 1.24% | 61.79% | 1,188 | – | – | – | – | 1,151[a 5] | 2,339 | ||
| Leeds North and Grenville North | Con | Con | 837 | 49.94% | 1 | 0.06% | 60.18% | 836 | 837 | – | – | 3 | – | 1,676 | ||
| Leeds South | Con | Con | 1,553 | 55.09% | 287 | 10.18% | 69.08% | 1,266 | 1,553 | – | – | – | – | 2,819 | ||
| Lennox | Lib | Con | 1,502 | 53.06% | 173 | 6.11% | 73.09% | 1,329 | 1,502 | – | – | – | – | 2,831 | ||
| Lincoln | Lib | Lib | acclaimed | |||||||||||||
| London | Con | Con | acclaimed | |||||||||||||
| Middlesex East | Con | Lib | 2,702 | 50.80% | 85 | 1.60% | 66.01% | 2,702 | 2,617 | – | – | – | – | 5,319 | ||
| Middlesex North | Lib | Lib | 1,946 | 50.47% | 36 | 0.93% | 75.05% | 1,946 | 1,910 | – | – | – | – | 3,856 | ||
| Middlesex West | Lib | Con | 1,835 | 51.21% | 87 | 2.43% | 77.21% | 1,748 | 1,835 | – | – | – | – | 3,583 | ||
| Monck | Lib | Lib | 1,574 | 52.17% | 131 | 4.34% | 77.93% | 1,574 | 1,443 | – | – | – | – | 3,017 | ||
| Muskoka and Parry Sound | Lib | Con | 2,278 | 52.30% | 200 | 4.59% | 66.47%Template:Efn | 2,078 | 2,278 | – | – | – | – | 4,356 | ||
| Norfolk North | Lib | Lib | 1,633 | 57.54% | 428 | 15.08% | 69.29% | 1,633 | 1,205 | – | – | – | – | 2,838 | ||
| Norfolk South | Con | Con | 1,492 | 50.49% | 29 | 0.98% | 73.68% | 1,463 | 1,492 | – | – | – | – | 2,955 | ||
| Northumberland East | Lib | Lib | 2,156 | 50.91% | 77 | 1.82% | 77.37% | 2,156 | 2,079 | – | – | – | – | 4,235 | ||
| Northumberland West | Lib | Con | 1,506 | 50.96% | 57 | 1.93% | 71.97% | 1,449 | 1,506 | – | – | – | – | 2,955 | ||
| Ontario North | Lib | Lib | 2,412 | 50.25% | 24 | 0.50% | 73.11% | 2,412 | 2,388 | – | – | – | – | 4,800 | ||
| Ontario South | Lib | Lib | 1,743 | 53.06% | 201 | 6.12% | 66.17% | 1,743 | 1,542 | – | – | – | – | 3,285 | ||
| Ottawa | Con | Con | 1,363 | 48.49% | 528 | 18.78% | 51.65% | 835 | 1,363 | – | – | – | 613 | 2,811 | ||
| Oxford North | Lib | Lib | acclaimed | |||||||||||||
| Oxford South | Lib | Lib | 1,640 | 53.77% | 230 | 7.54% | 52.71% | 1,640 | 1,410 | – | – | – | – | 3,050 | ||
| Peel | Lib | Lib | 1,521 | 51.40% | 83 | 2.81% | 76.40% | 1,521 | 1,438 | – | – | – | – | 2,959 | ||
| Perth North | Lib | Con | 2,642 | 51.14% | 118 | 2.28% | 72.78% | 2,524 | 2,642 | – | – | – | – | 5,166 | ||
| Perth South | Lib | Lib | 1,712 | 53.35% | 215 | 6.70% | 69.88% | 1,712 | 1,497 | – | – | – | – | 3,209 | ||
| Peterborough East | Lib | Lib | 1,265 | 59.11% | 390 | 18.22% | 71.04% | 1,265 | 875 | – | – | – | – | 2,140 | ||
| Peterborough West | Con | Con | 1,262 | 51.76% | 86 | 3.53% | 63.78% | 1,176 | 1,262 | – | – | – | – | 2,438 | ||
| Prescott | Con | Lib | 1,292 | 50.63% | 32 | 1.25% | 73.22% | 2,552[a 6] | – | – | – | – | – | 2,552 | ||
| Prince Edward | Lib | I-Lib | 2,045 | 50.47% | 38 | 0.94% | 77.94% | 2,007 | – | – | 2,045 | – | – | 4,052 | ||
| Renfrew North | Lib | Lib | 1,108 | 54.10% | 168 | 8.20% | 71.40% | 1,108[a 7] | 940 | – | – | – | – | 2,048 | ||
| Renfrew South | Lib | Lib | 934 | 52.83% | 100 | 5.66% | 69.17% | 934 | 834 | – | – | – | – | 1,768 | ||
| Russell | Lib | Con | 1,265 | 46.47% | 322 | 11.83% | 63.68% | 959 | 1,265 | – | – | – | 498 | 2,722 | ||
| Simcoe East | Lib | Lib | 1,403 | 50.38% | 21 | 0.75% | 65.70% | 1,403 | 1,382 | – | – | – | – | 2,785 | ||
| Simcoe South | Con | Con | 1,214 | 53.72% | 168 | 7.43% | 66.99% | 1,046 | 1,214 | – | – | – | – | 2,260 | ||
| Simcoe West | Con | Lib | 1,699 | 50.52% | 35 | 1.04% | 64.51% | 1,699 | 1,664 | – | – | – | – | 3,363 | ||
| Stormont | Con | Con | 1,145 | 56.21% | 253 | 12.42% | 74.67% | 892 | 1,145 | – | – | – | – | 2,037 | ||
| Toronto East | Con | Con | 2,135 | 47.93% | 124 | 2.78% | 50.44% | 2,011 | 2,135 | 308 | – | – | – | 4,454 | ||
| Toronto West | Con | Con | 2,634 | 52.05% | 207 | 4.09% | 44.83% | – | 2,634 | 2,427 | – | – | – | 5,061 | ||
| Victoria North | Lib | Con | 1,189 | 55.95% | 253 | 11.91% | 71.16% | 936 | 1,189 | – | – | – | – | 2,125 | ||
| Victoria South | Lib | Lib | 1,609 | 50.55% | 35 | 1.10% | 72.40% | 1,609 | 1,574 | – | – | – | – | 3,183 | ||
| Waterloo North | Lib | Lib | 1,569 | 65.16% | 730 | 30.32% | 61.85% | 1,569 | 839 | – | – | – | – | 2,408 | ||
| Waterloo South | Lib | Lib | 1,606 | 51.16% | 73 | 2.33% | 73.03% | 1,606 | 1,533 | – | – | – | – | 3,139 | ||
| Welland | Con | Lib | 2,070 | 50.67% | 55 | 1.35% | 67.82% | 2,070 | 2,015 | – | – | – | – | 4,085 | ||
| Wellington Centre | Lib | Lib | 1,569 | 59.89% | 518 | 19.77% | 58.83% | 1,569 | 1,051 | – | – | – | – | 2,620 | ||
| Wellington South | Lib | Lib | 1,348 | 50.62% | 33 | 1.24% | 68.02% | 1,348 | 1,315 | – | – | – | – | 2,663 | ||
| Wellington West | Lib | Lib | 2,103 | 56.28% | 469 | 12.55% | 64.73% | 2,103 | 1,634 | – | – | – | – | 3,737 | ||
| Wentworth North | Lib | Lib | 1,430 | 52.77% | 150 | 5.54% | 72.14% | 1,430 | 1,280 | – | – | – | – | 2,710 | ||
| Wentworth South | Con | Lib | 1,410 | 50.50% | 28 | 1.00% | 76.12% | 1,410 | 1,382[a 8] | – | – | – | – | 2,792 | ||
| York East | Lib | Lib | 2,022 | 53.20% | 243 | 6.39% | 71.39% | 2,022 | 1,779 | – | – | – | – | 3,801 | ||
| York North | Lib | Lib | 2,328 | 61.23% | 854 | 22.46% | 66.79% | 2,328 | 1,474 | – | – | – | – | 3,802 | ||
| York West | Lib | Con | 1,553 | 50.50% | 31 | 1.01% | 66.33% | 1,522 | 1,553 | – | – | – | – | 3,075 | ||
- Template:Color box = open seat
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- Template:Color box = winning candidate was in previous Legislature
- Template:Color box = incumbent had switched allegiance
- Template:Color box = previously incumbent in another riding
- Template:Color box = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature
- Template:Color box = incumbency arose from byelection gain
- Template:Color box = incumbency arose from prior election result being overturned by the court
- Template:Color box = other incumbents renominated
- Template:Color box = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada
- Template:Color box = multiple candidates
Analysis
Template:Canadian party colourTemplate:Canadian party colourTemplate:Canadian party colourTemplate:Canadian party colour| Party in 1st place | Party in 2nd place | Total | ||||||
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| Accl | Lib | Con | I-Con | Lab | Ind | |||
| 4 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 48 | ||||
| 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 | ||
| 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 5 | 36 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 88 | |
| Parties | Accl | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Canadian party colour | 4 | 44 | 36 | 1 | 2 | |
| Template:Canadian party colour | 1 | 36 | 43 | |||
| Template:Canadian party colour | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Template:Canadian party colour | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Template:Canadian party colour | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Template:Canadian party colour | 1 | 2 |
| Source | Party | |||||
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| Template:Canadian party colour align="center" |Lib | Template:Canadian party colour align="center" |Con | Template:Canadian party colour align="center" |I-Lib | Template:Canadian party colour align="center" |Ind | Total | ||
| Seats retained | Incumbents returned | 32 | 13 | 45 | ||
| Returned by acclamation | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Open seats held | 3 | 6 | 9 | |||
| Byelection loss reversed | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Ouster of incumbent changing allegiance | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Seats changing hands | Incumbents defeated | 1 | 14 | 1 | 16 | |
| Open seats gained | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Byelection gains held | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Incumbent changing allegiance | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Retention of seat overturned in previous election | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 37 | 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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See also
- Politics of Ontario
- List of Ontario political parties
- Premier of Ontario
- Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)
Notes and references
Notes
References
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