1898 Ontario general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 1898 Ontario general election Ontario 1868 parliamentary no no no 1894 Ontario general election 1894 8th Legislative Assembly of Ontario 1902 Ontario general election 1902 elected members 94 seats in the 9th Legislative Assembly of Ontario 48 seats were needed for a majority March 1, 1898 150x150px ON Liberal nohash Arthur S. Hardy 1896 ON Liberal name Brant South 45 51 6 150x150px ON Conservative nohash James P. Whitney 1896 ON Conservative name Dundas 23 42 19 Premier Premier after election Arthur S. Hardy ON Liberal name Arthur S. Hardy ON Liberal name The 1898 Ontario general election was the ninth general election held in the province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on March 1, 1898, to elect the 94 Members of the 9th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs"). The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Arthur S. Hardy, won an eighth term in office with a clear majority – the Patrons of Industry and the Protestant Protective Association held no sway in this legislature. The Ontario Conservative Party, led by Sir James P. Whitney, formed the official opposition. Ottawa had two seats, and plurality block voting was used. Elsewhere the first-past-the-post election system was used. Results Elections to the 9th Parliament of Ontario (1898)1898 General Election https://results.elections.on.ca/en/data-explorer?fromYear=1867&toYear=2021&electionId=124&levelOfDetail=election Elections Ontario January 3, 2021 |- ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party ! rowspan=2 | Party leader ! colspan=5 | MPPs ! colspan=3 | Votes |- ! Candidates !1894 !Dissol. !1898 !± !# !% ! ± (pp) ON Liberal row-name |style="text-align:left;"|Arthur S. Hardy |91 |45 | |51 |6 |202,332 |47.29% |6.30 ON Conservative row-name |style="text-align:left;"|James P. Whitney |90 |23 | |42 |19 |204,011 |47.69% |19.88 ON Independent-Conservative row-name |style="text-align:left;"| |1 |– | |1 |1 |1,740 |0.41% |New ON Liberal row |style="text-align:left;"|Liberal-Patrons |style="text-align:left;"| |– |12 | |– |12 |rowspan="7" colspan="3"|Did not campaign ON PC row |style="text-align:left;"|Conservative–P.P.A. |style="text-align:left;"| |– |5 | |– |5 ON Patrons of Industry row-name |style="text-align:left;"|Joseph Longford Haycock |– |3 | |– |3 ON PC row |style="text-align:left;"|Conservative-Patrons |style="text-align:left;"| |– |2 | |– |2 ON Liberal row |style="text-align:left;"|Liberal-P.P.A. |style="text-align:left;"| |– |2 | |– |2 |- |style="background-color:#FF8000;"| |style="text-align:left;"|Protestant Protective Association |style="text-align:left;"| |– |1 | |– |1 ON Independent-Conservative-PPA row-name |style="text-align:left;"| |– |1 | |– |1 ON Independent row-name |style="text-align:left;"| |18 |– |– |– | |19,683 |4.60% |2.10 ON Labour row-name |style="text-align:left;"| |1 |– |– |– | |57 |0.01% |New ON Vacant row-name |colspan="3"| | |colspan="5"| |-style="background:#E9E9E9;" |colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"|Total |201 |94 |94 |94 | |427,823 |100.00% | |- |colspan="8" style="text-align:left;"|Blank and invalid ballots |align="right"|3,601 |style="background:#E9E9E9;" colspan="2"| |-style="background:#E9E9E9;" |colspan="8" style="text-align:left;"|Registered voters / turnout |525,795 |82.05% |11.75 |} + Seats and popular vote by party of major influenceParty Seats Votes Change (pp) ON Liberal row-nameStraight party support only. Other MLAs sponsored by Patrons of Industry, PPA or Equal Rights Party are allocated to the latter, to show extent of influence. 51 94 ON Liberal 175 47.29 175 darkgrey 6.30 -5 1em background:green ON Conservative row-name 42 94 ON Conservative 175 47.69 175 darkgrey 19.88 -5 1em background:green ON Patrons of Industry row-name 0 94 ON Patrons of Industry 175 0.00 175 darkgrey -17.61 -5 1em background:redProtestant Protective AssociationAssociated with the Orange Order. 0 94 #FF8000 175 0.00 175 darkgrey -11.09 -5 1em background:red ON Other row-name 1 94 ON Independent 175 5.02 175 darkgrey 2.52 -5 1em background:green a Synopsis of results + Results by riding - 1898 Ontario general election Ridingexcluding Ottawa, a multi-member constituency Winning party Turnout VotesNameorder is as given in EO reports 1894Party Votes Share Margin#Margin% Lib Con I-Con Lab Labour Ind Independent Total   Addington Con Con 1,901 54.30% 301 8.60% 74.61% 1,600 1,901 – – – 3,501 Algoma East Lib Lib 2,833 52.55% 275 5.10% 45.93% 2,833 2,558 – – – 5,391 Algoma West Con Lib 1,723 54.61% 291 9.22% 51.55% 1,723 1,432 – – – 3,155 Brant North Lib Lib 1,167 52.28% 102 4.57% 83.53% 1,167 1,065 – – – 2,232 Brant South Lib Lib 3,038 54.75% 527 9.50% 84.72% 3,038 2,511 – – – 5,549 Brockville Lib Lib 2,232 52.20% 188 4.40% 78.96% 2,232 2,044 – – – 4,276 Bruce Centre L-PI Lib 1,850 53.38% 234 6.75% 68.35% 1,850 – – – 1,616 3,466 Bruce North L-PP Lib 2,464 52.84% 265 5.68% 82.09% 2,464 2,199 – – – 4,663 Bruce South Lib Libacclaimed Cardwell C-PI Con 2,267 55.63% 459 11.26% 70.72% 1,808 2,267 – – – 4,075 Carleton C-PI I-Con 1,740 63.64% 746 27.29% 55.38% 994 – 1,740 – – 2,734 Dufferin PI Con 2,660 55.99% 569 11.98% 65.78% – 2,660 – – 2,091 4,751 Dundas Con Con 2,354 51.37% 126 2.75% 86.40% 2,228 2,354 – – – 4,582 Durham East Con Con 1,949 54.26% 306 8.52% 77.55% 1,643 1,949 – – – 3,592 Durham West C-PP Con 1,825 51.69% 119 3.37% 90.22% 1,706 1,825 – – – 3,531 Elgin East Con Con 2,267 50.32% 29 0.64% 82.75% 2,238 2,267 – – – 4,505 Elgin West L-PI Con 3,101 50.01% 1 0.02% 78.62% 3,100 3,101 – – – 6,201 Essex North Lib Lib 2,683 50.15% 95 1.78% 64.37% 2,683 2,588 – – 79 5,350 Essex South Lib Lib 3,138 56.05% 677 12.09% 84.07% 3,138 2,461 – – – 5,599 Frontenac L-PI Con 1,936 53.73% 269 7.47% 75.44% – 1,936 – – 1,667 3,603 Glengarry L-PI Con 1,905 47.35% 466 11.58% 73.81% 679 1,905 – – 1,439 4,023 Grenville Con Con 2,361 57.43% 611 14.86% 68.35% 1,750 2,361 – – – 4,111 Grey Centre PPA Con 2,813 58.58% 1,091 22.72% 73.97% 1,722 2,813 – – 267 4,802 Grey North Lib Con 2,707 51.30% 137 2.60% 76.33% 2,570 2,707 – – – 5,277 Grey South PI Con 2,249 47.35% 532 11.20% 75.47% 1,717 2,249 – – 784 4,750 Haldimand Con Lib 1,957 51.34% 102 2.68% 85.14% 1,957 1,855 – – – 3,812 Halton Con Lib 2,531 51.25% 123 2.49% 84.73% 2,531 2,408 – – – 4,939 Hamilton East Lib Con 3,247 57.84% 880 15.68% 82.88% 2,367 3,247 – – – 5,614 Hamilton West Lib Con 2,752 52.66% 278 5.32% 82.51% 2,474 2,752 – – – 5,226 Hastings East L-PI Lib 2,011 51.64% 128 3.29% 83.94% 2,011 1,883 – – – 3,894 Hastings North PI Con 2,374 52.80% 252 5.60% 99.91% 2,122 2,374 – – – 4,496 Hastings West Lib Con 1,985 52.67% 201 5.33% 67.44% 1,784 1,985 – – – 3,769 Huron East Lib Lib 2,417 55.74% 498 11.49% 74.69% 2,417 1,919 – – – 4,336 Huron South Lib Con 2,775 51.47% 159 2.95% 86.14% 2,616 2,775 – – – 5,391 Huron West Lib Lib 2,465 50.01% 1 0.02% 73.71% 2,465 2,464 – – – 4,929 Kent East Lib Lib 2,869 55.32% 552 10.64% 68.47% 2,869 2,317 – – – 5,186 Kent West L-PI Lib 3,689 51.99% 283 3.99% 78.63% 3,689 3,406 – – – 7,095 Kingston Con Lib 2,125 53.66% 290 7.32% 84.35% 2,125 1,835 – – – 3,960 Lambton East IC-PP Lib 2,361 49.21% 40 0.83% 78.40% 2,361 116 – – 2,321 4,798 Lambton West C-PP Lib 3,600 53.73% 500 7.46% 68.13% 3,600 3,100 – – – 6,700 Lanark North Con Lib 1,989 52.38% 181 4.77% 82.92% 1,989 1,808 – – – 3,797 Lanark South Con Con 2,195 61.09% 797 22.18% 67.71% 1,398 2,195 – – – 3,593 Leeds Con Con 2,200 55.81% 458 11.62% 67.37% 1,742 2,200 – – – 3,942 Lennox Con Lib 1,677 50.65% 43 1.30% 78.74% 1,677 1,634 – – – 3,311 Lincoln Con Con 2,974 53.15% 353 6.31% 83.14% – 5,595 – – – 5,595 London Con Lib 3,994 50.75% 301 3.82% 85.94% 3,994 3,693 – 57 126 7,870 Middlesex East L-PP Con 2,463 50.98% 95 1.97% 77.57% 2,368 2,463 – – – 4,831 Middlesex North L-PI Lib 2,195 51.07% 92 2.14% 79.80% 2,195 2,103 – – – 4,298 Middlesex West Lib Lib 2,262 51.73% 151 3.45% 84.79% 2,262 2,111 – – – 4,373 Monck Lib Lib 1,985 54.50% 328 9.01% 84.46% 1,985 1,657 – – – 3,642 Muskoka C-PP Lib 1,938 50.97% 74 1.95% 70.35% 1,938 1,864 – – – 3,802 Nipissing Lib Lib 1,590 50.98% 61 1.96% 97.47% 1,590 1,529 – – – 3,119 Norfolk North Lib Lib 1,885 53.55% 250 7.10% 81.09% 1,885 1,635 – – – 3,520 Norfolk South Lib Lib 1,723 50.50% 34 1.00% 84.02% 1,723 1,689 – – – 3,412 Northumberland East Con Lib 2,814 53.95% 412 7.90% 83.44% 2,814 2,402 – – – 5,216 Northumberland West Lib Lib 1,654 52.11% 134 4.22% 84.95% 1,654 1,520 – – – 3,174 Ontario North Lib Con 2,326 55.11% 431 10.21% 95.93% 1,895 2,326 – – – 4,221 Ontario South Lib Con 2,781 50.88% 96 1.76% 97.89% 2,685 2,781 – – – 5,466 Oxford North Lib Lib 2,838 53.99% 1,023 19.46% 76.32% 2,838 604 – – 1,815 5,257 Oxford South Lib Lib 2,343 58.40% 674 16.80% 62.53% 2,343 1,669 – – – 4,012 Parry Sound L-PI Lib 2,332 65.52% 1,105 31.05% 90.05% 2,332 – – – 1,227 3,559 Peel Lib Lib 2,343 53.32% 292 6.65% 81.10% 2,343 2,051 – – – 4,394 Perth North Con Lib 3,396 51.21% 160 2.41% 87.03% 3,396 3,236 – – – 6,632 Perth South L-PI Lib 2,357 49.12% 4 0.08% 82.08% 2,357 2,353 – – 88 4,798 Peterborough East Lib Lib 1,771 53.25% 216 6.49% 70.55% 1,771 1,555 – – – 3,326 Peterborough West Lib Lib 2,742 61.14% 999 22.27% 82.06% 2,742 1,743 – – – 4,485 Prescott Lib Libacclaimed Prince Edward L-PI Con 2,387 53.96% 357 8.07% 78.17% 7 2,387 – – 2,030 4,424 Renfrew North Lib Con 2,321 51.70% 153 3.41% 82.63% 2,168 2,321 – – – 4,489 Renfrew South Lib Lib 2,455 55.21% 1,441 32.40% 72.25% 2,455 978 – – 1,014 4,447 Russell Lib Lib 2,738 58.26% 776 16.51% 70.52% 2,738 1,962 – – – 4,700 Simcoe Centre Lib Con 1,761 43.65% 57 1.41% 77.32% 1,704 1,761 – – 569 4,034 Simcoe East Con Con 2,593 50.67% 69 1.35% 99.96% 2,524 2,593 – – – 5,117 Simcoe West L-PI Con 2,015 56.05% 435 12.10% 65.83% 1,580 2,015 – – – 3,595 Stormont L-PI Con 2,125 43.16% 182 3.70% 71.01% 1,943 2,125 – – 855 4,923 Toronto East C-PP Con 3,103 67.78% 1,628 35.56% 67.37% 1,475 3,103 – – – 4,578 Toronto North Con Con 3,513 50.24% 34 0.49% 97.76% 3,479 3,513 – – – 6,992 Toronto South Con Con 4,464 52.38% 405 4.75% 67.83% 4,059 4,464 – – – 8,523 Toronto West Con Con 3,698 55.73% 760 11.45% 95.31% 2,938 3,698 – – – 6,636 Victoria East Con Con 2,289 55.29% 438 10.58% 69.88% 1,851 2,289 – – – 4,140 Victoria West Lib Con 2,163 50.82% 70 1.64% 74.02% 2,093 2,163 – – – 4,256 Waterloo North Lib Con 2,701 50.61% 65 1.22% 75.18% 2,636 2,701 – – – 5,337 Waterloo South Lib Con 2,532 51.10% 109 2.20% 75.81% 2,423 2,532 – – – 4,955 Welland Lib Lib 3,125 56.11% 681 12.23% 92.26% 3,125 2,444 – – – 5,569 Wellington East Lib Lib 1,476 36.85% 188 4.69% 75.97% 1,476 1,241 – – 1,288 4,005 Wellington South Lib Lib 2,341 49.88% 396 8.44% 90.53% 2,341 1,945 – – 407 4,693 Wellington West C-PP Con 1,912 53.18% 229 6.37% 76.73% 1,683 1,912 – – – 3,595 Wentworth North Lib Con 1,700 55.43% 333 10.86% 79.58% 1,367 1,700 – – – 3,067 Wentworth South Lib Lib 1,649 52.78% 174 5.57% 83.62% 1,649 1,475 – – – 3,124 York East Lib Lib 2,091 55.63% 423 11.25% 69.47% 2,091 1,668 – – – 3,759 York North Lib Lib 2,543 55.08% 469 10.16% 80.61% 2,543 2,074 – – – 4,617 York West Con Lib 2,465 50.36% 35 0.72% 83.12% 2,465 2,430 – – – 4,895 a #B9E5B9 #BFBFBF = open seat #F5F5DC #BFBFBF = turnout is above provincial average #DCDCDC #BFBFBF = winning candidate was in previous Legislature #EABB94 #BFBFBF = incumbent had switched allegiance #FFFF00 #BFBFBF = previously incumbent in another riding #EEBBBB #BFBFBF = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature #87CEFA #BFBFBF = incumbency arose from byelection gain #D2B48C #BFBFBF = incumbency arose from prior election result being overturned by the court #DCD0FF #BFBFBF = other incumbents renominated #FFA07A #BFBFBF = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada #F0E68C #BFBFBF = multiple candidates Results for Ottawa (2 seats) |- ! colspan=2 | Political party ! Candidate ! Votes ! % ! Elected ! Incumbent |- ON Liberal row-name |style="text-align:left;"|Alexander Lumsden |4,793 ||26.86 |style="text-align:center;"| |- ON Conservative row-name |style="text-align:left;"|Charles Berkeley Powell |4,548 ||25.49 |style="text-align:center;"| |- ON Liberal row-name |style="text-align:left;"|George O. O'Keefe |4,539 ||25.44 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |- ON Conservative row-name |style="text-align:left;"|B. Slattery |3,964 ||22.21 |- !colspan="3" style="text-align:right;"|Majorityplurality for second winning candidate |9 ||0.05 |} a Analysis + Party candidates in 2nd placeexcluding Ottawa seats Party in 1st place Party in 2nd place TotalAccl Acclamation Lib Con IndON Liberal row-name 2 42 6 50ON Conservative row-name 36 1 4 41ON Independent Conservative row-name 1 1 Total2 37 43 10 92 a + Candidates ranked 1st to 4th place, by party Parties Accl 1st 2nd 3rd 4thON Liberal colour&name2 49 37 3 ON Conservative colour&name 41 44 4 1ON Independent Conservative colour&name 1 ON Independent colour&name 10 8 ON Labour colour&name 1 + Resulting composition of the 2nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario Source PartyLibConI-ConTotalSeats retained Incumbents returned 22 10 32Returned by acclamation2 2Open seats held6 3 9Seats changing hands Incumbents defeated10 15 25Open seats gained5 10 15Byelection gains held2 1 3Incumbent changed allegiance3 2 1 6Ottawa seats New MLAs1 1 Total51 42 1 94 MLAs elected by region and riding Party designations are as follows: #EA6D6A Liberal #9999FF Conservative #DCDCDC Independent Conservative Northern Ontario #EA6D6A Algoma East: Charles Franklin Farwell #EA6D6A Algoma West: James Conmee #EA6D6A Nipissing: John Loughrin Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. Loughrin was reelected in the subsequent byelection. 1899 Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario XXXIII https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015068543175?urlappend=%3Bseq=104 Toronto Legislative Assembly of Ontario 4, 61–64, 75, 185–186, 210 2027/mdp.39015068543175?urlappend=%3Bseq=104 Ottawa Valley #DCDCDC Carleton: George Nelson Kidd #EA6D6A Lanark North: William Clyde Caldwell #9999FF Lanark South: Arthur James Matheson #EA6D6A Ottawa: Alexander Lumsden #9999FF Ottawa: Charles Berkeley Powell #EA6D6A Prescott: Alfred Évanturel #9999FF Renfrew North: Andrew Thomas White #EA6D6A Renfrew South: Robert Adam Campbell #EA6D6A Russell: Onésime Guibord Saint Lawrence Valley #EA6D6A Brockville: George Perry Graham #9999FF Dundas: James Pliny Whitney #9999FF Glengarry: Donald Robert McDonald #9999FF Grenville: Robert L. Joynt #EA6D6A Kingston: William Harty #9999FF Leeds: Walter Beatty #9999FF Stormont: John McLaughlin Central Ontario #9999FF Addington: James Reid #9999FF Durham East: William Armstrong Fallis #9999FF Durham West: William Henry Reid #9999FF Frontenac: John S. Gallagher #EA6D6A Hastings East: Samuel Russell #9999FF Hastings North: William John AllenTendered resignation in exchange for withdrawing election petition. Writ for new election issued. Allen was reelected in the subsequent byelection. #9999FF Hastings West: Marshall Bidwell Morrison #EA6D6A Lennox: Bowen Ebenezer Aylsworth Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. Aylsworth was reelected in the subsequent byelection. #EA6D6A Northumberland East: John Henry Douglas Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. Douglas was reelected in the subsequent byelection. #EA6D6A Northumberland West: Samuel Clarke #EA6D6A Peterborough East: Thomas Blezard #EA6D6A Peterborough West: James Robert Stratton #9999FF Prince Edward: William Ryerson Dempsey #9999FF Victoria East: John Hilliard Carnegie #9999FF Victoria West: Samuel John Fox Georgian Bay #EA6D6A Bruce North: Charles Martin Bowman #9999FF Grey North: George Milward Boyd #EA6D6A Muskoka: Samuel Bridgeland #EA6D6A Parry Sound: William Rabb Beatty #9999FF Simcoe Centre: Alfred Burke Thompson #9999FF Simcoe East: Andrew Miscampbell #9999FF Simcoe West: James Stoddart Duff Wentworth/Halton/Niagara #EA6D6A Halton: John Roaf Barber Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. Barber was reelected in the subsequent byelection. #9999FF Hamilton East: Henry Carscallen #9999FF Hamilton West: Edward Alexander Colquhoun #9999FF Lincoln: Elisha Jessop #EA6D6A Monck: Richard Harcourt #EA6D6A Welland: William Manley German #9999FF Wentworth North: Thomas Atkins Wardell #EA6D6A Wentworth South: John Dickenson Midwestern Ontario #EA6D6A Brant North: Daniel Burt #EA6D6A Brant South: Arthur Sturgis Hardy #EA6D6A Bruce Centre: Andrew Malcolm #EA6D6A Bruce South: Reuben Eldridge Truax #9999FF Dufferin: John Barr #9999FF Grey Centre: Isaac Benson Lucas #9999FF Grey South: David Jamieson #EA6D6A Haldimand: Joseph William Holmes #EA6D6A Huron East: Archibald Hislop #9999FF Huron South: Henry Eilber #EA6D6A Huron West: James Thompson GarrowTendered resignation in exchange for withdrawing election petition. Writ for new election issued. Garrow was reelected in the subsequent byelection. #EA6D6A Norfolk North: Edwin Clarendon Carpenter #EA6D6A Norfolk South: William Andrew Charlton #EA6D6A Oxford North: Andrew Pattulo #EA6D6A Oxford South: Angus McKay #EA6D6A Perth North: John Brown #EA6D6A Perth South: William Caven Moscrip Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. Samuel Nelson Monteith (Conservative) was elected in the subsequent byelection. #9999FF Waterloo North: Henry George Lackner Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Appeal was dismissed. Writ for new election issued. Louis Jacob Breithaupt (Liberal) was elected in the subsequent byelection. 1900 Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario XXXIV https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015068543167?urlappend=%3Bseq=61 Toronto Legislative Assembly of Ontario 9–15 2027/mdp.39015068543167?urlappend=%3Bseq=61 #9999FF Waterloo South: William Abram Kribs #EA6D6A Wellington East: John Craig #EA6D6A Wellington South: John Mutrie #9999FF Wellington West: James Tucker Southwestern Ontario #9999FF Elgin East: Charles Andrew BrowerCourt ruling dismissing original election petion was overturned on appeal. Writ for election issued. Brower was reelected in the subsequent byelection. #9999FF Elgin West: Findlay George MacDiarmid Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. Donald Macnish (Liberal) was elected in the subsequent byelection. Byelection declared void, and MacDiarmid returned in a later byelection. #EA6D6A Essex North: William J. McKee #EA6D6A Essex South: John Allan Auld #EA6D6A Kent East: Robert Ferguson #EA6D6A Kent West: Thomas Letson Pardo #EA6D6A Lambton East: Henry John Pettypiece #EA6D6A Lambton West: Frederick Forsyth Pardee #EA6D6A London: Francis Baxter Leys #9999FF Middlesex East: Thomas D. Hodgins #EA6D6A Middlesex North: William Taylor #EA6D6A Middlesex West: George William Ross Peel/York/Ontario #9999FF Cardwell: Edward Alfred Little #9999FF Ontario North: William Henry Hoyle #9999FF Ontario South: Charles Calder Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. John Dryden (Liberal) was elected in the subsequent byelection. #EA6D6A Peel: John Smith #9999FF Toronto East: Robert Allan Pyne #9999FF Toronto North: George Frederick Marter #9999FF Toronto South: J.J. Foy #9999FF Toronto West: Thomas Crawford #EA6D6A York East: John Richardson #EA6D6A York North: Elihu James Davis #EA6D6A York West: William James Hill a Seats that changed hands + Elections to the 9th Parliament of Ontario – seats won/lost by party, 1894–1898Party1894Gain from (loss to)1898LibConInd-CLib-PC-PPAPOICon-PL-PPAPPAICPON Liberal row-name 45 10 (14) 6 2 1 1 51ON Conservative row-name 23 14 (10) 6 3 3 1 1 1 42ON Independent-Conservative row-name – 1 1ON Liberal row Liberal-Patrons12 (6) (6) –ON PC row Conservative–P.P.A.5 (2) (3) –ON Patrons of Industry row-name 3 (3) –ON PC row Conservative-Patrons2 (1) (1) –ON Liberal row Liberal-P.P.A.2 (1) (1) –Protestant Protective Association1 (1) –ON Independent-Conservative-PPA row-name 1 (1) –Total 94 14 (20) 10 (29) – (1) 12 – 5 – 3 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 1 – 94 There were 50 seats that changed allegiance in the election: Conservative to Liberal Algoma West Haldimand Halton Kingston Lanark North Lennox London Northumberland East Perth North York West Liberal/Patrons of Industry to Liberal Bruce Centre Hastings East Kent West Middlesex North Parry Sound Perth South Conservative/PPA to Liberal Lambton West Muskoka Liberal/PPA to Liberal Bruce North Independent-Conservative/PPA to Liberal Lambton East Liberal to Conservative Grey North Hamilton East Hamilton West Hastings West Huron South Ontario North Ontario South Ottawa (1 MLA) Renfrew North Simcoe Centre Victoria West Waterloo North Waterloo South Wentworth North Liberal/Patrons of Industry to Conservative Elgin West Frontenac Glengarry Prince Edward Simcoe West Stormont Conservative/PPA to Conservative Durham West Toronto East Wellington West Patrons of Industry to Conservative Dufferin Grey South Hastings North Conservative/Patrons of Industry to Conservative Cardwell Liberal/PPA to Conservative Middlesex East PPA to Conservative Grey Centre Conservative/Patrons of Industry to Independent-Conservative Carleton MLAs changing parties Six members changed their principal affiliation from the previous election: Riding MLA 1894 1898 Kent West Thomas Letson Pardo ON Patrons of Industry colour&name ON Liberal colour&name Middlesex North William Henry Taylor ON Patrons of Industry colour&name ON Liberal colour&name Parry Sound William Rabb Beatty ON Patrons of Industry colour&name ON Liberal colour&name Durham West William Henry Reid ON Protestant Protective Association colour&name ON Conservative colour&name Cardwell Edward Alfred Little ON Patrons of Industry colour&name ON Conservative colour&name Carleton George Nelson Kidd ON Patrons of Industry colour&name ON Independent-Conservative colour&name See also Politics of Ontario List of Ontario political parties Premier of Ontario Leader of the Opposition (Ontario) Notes and references Notes References Further reading 1898 Sessional Papers: Vol. XXXI - Part I Sessional Paper No. 1 - Return from the records of the General Election to the Legislative Assembly in 1898 https://archive.org/details/n01ontariosession31ontauoft/page/n19 Toronto King's Printer 1898 Category:1898 elections in Canada Category:1898 in Ontario Category:March 1898 in Canada