1902 Ontario general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 1902 Ontario general election Ontario 1868 parliamentary no no no 1898 Ontario general election 1898 9th Legislative Assembly of Ontario 1905 Ontario general election 1905 elected members 98 seats in the 10th Legislative Assembly of Ontario 50 seats were needed for a majority May 29, 1902 150x150px ON Liberal nohash George William Ross 1899 ON Liberal name Middlesex West 51 50 1 206,709 47.54%  0.25 pp 150x150px ON Conservative nohash James P. Whitney 1896 ON Conservative name Dundas 42 48 6 215,883 49.65%  1.96 pp Premier Premier after election George William Ross ON Liberal name George William Ross ON Liberal name 400px Results by electoral district, shaded by winners' vote share 400px Results by electoral district, holds and gains The 1902 Ontario general election was the tenth general election held in the province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on May 29, 1902, to elect the 98 Members of the 10th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs"). The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Sir George William Ross, formed the government for a ninth consecutive term, although with only a very slim, two-seat majority in the legislature. The Ontario Conservative Party, led by Sir James P. Whitney formed the official opposition. Expansion of the Legislative Assembly The number of electoral districts was increased from 93 to 97, under an Act passed in 1902. Ottawa in both cases was entitled to elect two members, and thus 98 MLAs would now be elected to the legislature.An Act respecting the Representation of the People in the Legislative Assembly R.S.O. 1897 6 https://books.google.com/books?id=8ylSAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA51 , as amended by An Act to amend the Act respecting the Representation of the People in the Legislative Assembly S.O. 1902 4 https://archive.org/details/statutesofprovin1902onta/page/20/mode/2up The following electoral changes were made: Algoma West was divided into Fort William and Lake of the Woods and Port Arthur and Rainy River Algoma East was divided into Algoma, Manitoulin and Sault Ste. Marie Nipissing was divided into Nipissing East and Nipissing West Ottawa had two seats, and plurality block voting was used. Elsewhere the first-past-the-post election system was used. Notable candidates thumb|left|Margaret Haile Margaret Haile, a Canadian Socialist League candidate in Toronto North, made history as the first woman ever to run for political office in Canada.Janice Newton, The feminist challenge to the Canadian Left, 1900-1918. Results Elections to the 10th Parliament of Ontario (1902)1902 General Election https://results.elections.on.ca/en/data-explorer?fromYear=1867&toYear=2021&electionId=145&levelOfDetail=election Elections Ontario January 3, 2021 |- ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party ! rowspan=2 | Party leader ! colspan=5 | MPPs ! colspan=3 | Votes |- ! Candidates !1898 !Dissol. !1902 !± !# !% ! ± (pp) ON Liberal row-name |style="text-align:left;"|George William Ross |94 |51 | |50 |1 |206,709 |47.54% |0.25 ON Conservative row-name |style="text-align:left;"|James P. Whitney |97 |42 | |48 |6 |215,883 |49.65% |1.96 ON Independent Conservative row-name |style="text-align:left;"| |2 |1 | |– |1 |1,646 |0.38% |0.03 ON Independent row-name |style="text-align:left;"| |4 |– |– |– | |5,133 |1.18% |3.42 ON Prohibitionist row-name |style="text-align:left;"| |6 |– |– |– | |3,126 |0.72% |New ON Socialist row-name |style="text-align:left;"| |9 |– |– |– | |1,993 |0.46% |New ON Socialist Labour row-name |style="text-align:left;"| |4 |– |– |– | |277 |0.06% |New ON Labour row-name |style="text-align:left;"| |1 |– |– |– | |colspan="3"|Did not campaign ON Vacant row-name |colspan="3"| | |colspan="5"| |-style="background:#E9E9E9;" |colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"|Total |216 |94 |94 |98 | |434,767 |100.00% | |- |colspan="8" style="text-align:left;"|Blank and invalid ballots |align="right"|4,021 |style="background:#E9E9E9;" colspan="2"| |-style="background:#E9E9E9;" |colspan="8" style="text-align:left;"|Registered voters / turnout |588,570 |74.55% |7.50 |} + Seats and popular vote by partyParty Seats Votes Change (pp) ON Liberal row-name 50 94 ON Liberal 175 47.54 175 darkgrey 0.25 -5 1em background:green ON Conservative row-name 48 94 ON Conservative 175 49.65 175 darkgrey 1.96 -5 1em background:green ON Other row-name 0 94 ON Independent 175 2.81 175 darkgrey -2.21 -5 1em background:red Synopsis of results + Results by riding - 1902 Ontario general election Ridingexcluding Ottawa, a multi-member constituency Winning party Turnout VotesNameorder is as given in EO reports 1898Party Votes Share Margin#Margin% Lib Con I-Con Ind Independent Oth Other minor political affiliations Total   Addington Con Con 1,711 60.14% 577 20.28% 59.37% 1,134 1,711 – – – 2,845 Algoma New Con 1,753 53.46% 227 6.92% 53.53% 1,526 1,753 – – – 3,279 Brant North Lib Lib 1,205 53.37% 152 6.73% 78.47% 1,205 1,053 – – – 2,258 Brant South Lib Lib 2,727 53.32% 340 6.65% 75.97% 2,727 2,387 – – – 5,114 Brockville Lib Lib 2,192 54.69% 376 9.38% 76.05% 2,192 1,816 – – – 4,008 Bruce Centre Lib Con 1,836 50.07% 5 0.14% 75.19% 1,831 1,836 – – – 3,667 Bruce North Lib Lib 2,477 52.86% 268 5.72% 76.85% 2,477 2,209 – – – 4,686 Bruce South Lib Lib 1,932 50.84% 64 1.68% 74.67% 1,932 1,868 – – – 3,800 Cardwell Con Con 2,003 62.63% 808 25.27% 56.50% 1,195 2,003 – – – 3,198 Carleton I-Con Con 1,971 72.57% 1,226 45.14% 54.68% 745 1,971 – – – 2,716 Dufferin Con Con 2,242 71.40% 1,344 42.80% 50.78% – 2,242 – – 898 3,140 Dundas Con Con 2,470 55.68% 504 11.36% 80.83% 1,966 2,470 – – – 4,436 Durham East Con Con 1,833 61.47% 684 22.94% 68.76% 1,149 1,833 – – – 2,982 Durham West Con Lib 1,706 51.32% 88 2.65% 86.05% 1,706 1,618 – – – 3,324 Elgin East Con Con 2,177 51.32% 112 2.64% 78.74% 2,065 2,177 – – – 4,242 Elgin West Con Con 3,027 50.63% 502 8.40% 77.19% 2,525 3,027 – – 427 5,979 Essex North Lib Con 2,940 52.95% 328 5.91% 66.69% 2,612 2,940 – – – 5,552 Essex South Lib Lib 2,847 54.67% 486 9.33% 72.92% 2,847 2,361 – – – 5,208 Fort William and Lake of the Woods New Lib 1,483 56.95% 362 13.90% 52.78% 1,483 1,121 – – – 2,604 Frontenac Con Con 1,774 50.82% 57 1.63% 73.76% 1,717 1,774 – – – 3,491 Glengarry Con Con 2,128 56.42% 484 12.83% 69.14% 1,644 2,128 – – – 3,772 Grenville Con Con 2,261 61.74% 860 23.48% 61.11% 1,401 2,261 – – – 3,662 Grey Centre Con Conacclaimed Grey North Con Lib 2,930 50.04% 5 0.09% 78.08% 2,930 2,925 – – – 5,855 Grey South Con Con 2,503 54.79% 438 9.59% 73.37% 2,065 2,503 – – – 4,568 Haldimand Lib Lib 1,705 52.27% 148 4.54% 71.72% 1,705 – 1,557 – – 3,262 Halton Lib Lib 2,365 50.17% 16 0.34% 83.90% 2,365 2,349 – – – 4,714 Hamilton East Con Con 2,576 47.85% 143 2.66% 77.75% 2,433 2,576 – – 375 5,384 Hamilton West Con Con 2,422 48.67% 152 3.05% 77.67% 2,270 2,422 89 – 195 4,976 Hastings East Lib Lib 1,962 50.46% 36 0.93% 82.69% 1,962 1,926 – – – 3,888 Hastings North Con Con 2,643 53.18% 316 6.36% 69.43% 2,327 2,643 – – – 4,970 Hastings West Con Con 1,884 54.66% 321 9.31% 64.34% 1,563 1,884 – – – 3,447 Huron East Lib Lib 2,299 55.63% 465 11.25% 78.18% 2,299 1,834 – – – 4,133 Huron South Con Con 2,497 50.54% 53 1.07% 83.44% 2,444 2,497 – – – 4,941 Huron West Lib Lib 2,458 50.21% 21 0.43% 80.84% 2,458 2,437 – – – 4,895 Kent East Lib Lib 2,468 50.81% 276 5.68% 66.62% 2,468 2,192 – 197 – 4,857 Kent West Lib Lib 3,714 51.63% 235 3.27% 76.49% 3,714 3,479 – – – 7,193 Kingston Lib Lib 2,043 51.72% 136 3.44% 86.38% 2,043 1,907 – – – 3,950 Lambton East Lib Lib 2,530 51.05% 104 2.10% 81.33% 2,530 2,426 – – – 4,956 Lambton West Lib Con 3,847 51.01% 152 2.02% 77.13% 3,695 3,847 – – – 7,542 Lanark North Lib Lib 1,811 51.13% 80 2.26% 81.79% 1,811 1,731 – – – 3,542 Lanark South Con Con 2,098 63.60% 897 27.19% 83.98% 1,201 2,098 – – – 3,299 Leeds Con Con 2,062 57.04% 509 14.08% 65.19% 1,553 2,062 – – – 3,615 Lennox Lib Con 1,566 50.05% 3 0.10% 77.89% 1,563 1,566 – – – 3,129 Lincoln Con Con 3,199 54.34% 695 11.81% 81.07% 2,504 3,199 – – 184 5,887 London Lib Con 3,445 45.06% 131 1.71% 82.15% 3,314 3,445 – – 887 7,646 Manitoulin New Con 1,214 51.90% 339 14.49% 44.31% 875 1,214 – 250 – 2,339 Middlesex East Con Lib 2,469 50.03% 21 0.43% 80.96% 2,469 2,448 – – 18 4,935 Middlesex North Lib Lib 2,173 52.44% 202 4.87% 79.07% 2,173 1,971 – – – 4,144 Middlesex West Lib Lib 2,172 58.07% 604 16.15% 73.32% 2,172 1,568 – – – 3,740 Monck Lib Lib 1,876 55.14% 350 10.29% 78.25% 1,876 1,526 – – – 3,402 Muskoka Lib Lib 2,089 51.05% 86 2.10% 72.15% 2,089 2,003 – – – 4,092 Nipissing East New Lib 1,218 54.57% 204 9.14% 50.26% 1,218 1,014 – – – 2,232 Nipissing West New Lib 1,185 55.69% 242 11.37% 51.26% 1,185 943 – – – 2,128 Norfolk North Lib Con 1,704 50.34% 23 0.68% 80.13% 1,681 1,704 – – – 3,385 Norfolk South Lib Lib 1,723 51.11% 75 2.22% 83.15% 1,723 1,648 – – – 3,371 Northumberland East Lib Con 2,538 52.95% 283 5.90% 78.02% 2,255 2,538 – – – 4,793 Northumberland West Lib Lib 1,606 53.50% 210 7.00% 82.64% 1,606 1,396 – – – 3,002 Ontario North Con Con 2,219 52.17% 185 4.35% 82.20% 2,034 2,219 – – – 4,253 Ontario South Con Lib 2,632 51.29% 132 2.57% 82.99% 2,632 2,500 – – – 5,132 Oxford North Lib Lib 2,254 50.79% 1,124 25.33% 65.26% 2,254 1,054 – 1,130 – 4,438 Oxford South Lib Con 2,043 52.21% 173 4.42% 58.76% 1,870 2,043 – – – 3,913 Parry Sound Lib Lib 2,490 53.40% 317 6.80% 41.45% 2,490 2,173 – – – 4,663 Peel Lib Lib 2,296 51.38% 123 2.75% 81.64% 2,296 2,173 – – – 4,469 Perth North Lib Con 3,292 50.02% 2 0.03% 83.90% 3,290 3,292 – – – 6,582 Perth South Lib Lib 2,486 50.72% 71 1.45% 81.35% 2,486 2,415 – – – 4,901 Peterborough East Lib Lib 2,067 56.00% 443 12.00% 76.07% 2,067 1,624 – – – 3,691 Peterborough West Lib Lib 2,849 63.25% 1,194 26.51% 79.43% 2,849 1,655 – – – 4,504 Port Arthur and Rainy River New Lib 1,124 66.55% 559 33.10% 46.06% 1,124 565 – – – 1,689 Prescott Lib Lib 2,341 59.51% 748 19.01% 64.13% 2,341 1,593 – – – 3,934 Prince Edward Con Lib 2,273 51.31% 116 2.62% 82.05% 2,273 2,157 – – – 4,430 Renfrew North Con Lib 2,565 54.91% 459 9.83% 82.46% 2,565 2,106 – – – 4,671 Renfrew South Lib Lib 2,676 59.76% 874 19.52% 69.19% 2,676 1,802 – – – 4,478 Russell Lib Lib 2,536 59.46% 807 18.92% 53.44% 2,536 1,729 – – – 4,265 Sault Ste. Marie New Con 1,359 53.95% 199 7.90% 51.69% 1,160 1,359 – – – 2,519 Simcoe Centre Con Lib 1,857 50.60% 44 1.20% 75.49% 1,857 1,813 – – – 3,670 Simcoe East Con Lib 3,365 53.56% 447 7.11% 78.41% 3,365 2,918 – – – 6,283 Simcoe West Con Con 1,734 69.89% 987 39.78% 46.15% – 1,734 – – 747 2,481 Stormont Con Lib 2,807 53.59% 376 7.18% 75.10% 2,807 2,431 – – – 5,238 Toronto East Con Con 3,136 54.07% 922 15.90% 56.73% 2,214 3,136 – – 450 5,800 Toronto North Con Con 3,838 51.19% 282 3.76% 56.62% – 3,838 – 3,556 104 7,498 Toronto South Con Con 5,072 52.41% 730 7.54% 59.15% 4,342 5,072 – – 263 9,677 Toronto West Con Con 4,267 58.19% 1,545 21.07% 51.24% 2,722 4,267 – – 344 7,333 Victoria East Con Con 2,390 56.81% 573 13.62% 77.02% 1,817 2,390 – – – 4,207 Victoria West Con Con 2,234 51.13% 99 2.27% 78.23% 2,135 2,234 – – – 4,369 Waterloo North Con Con 2,848 52.45% 266 4.90% 74.34% 2,582 2,848 – – – 5,430 Waterloo South Con Con 2,782 50.90% 98 1.79% 72.48% 2,684 2,782 – – – 5,466 Welland Lib Lib 2,851 51.00% 112 2.00% 77.12% 2,851 2,739 – – – 5,590 Wellington East Lib Lib 2,071 56.16% 454 12.31% 70.49% 2,071 1,617 – – – 3,688 Wellington South Lib Con 2,341 48.09% 227 4.66% 75.87% 2,114 2,341 – – 413 4,868 Wellington West Con Con 1,786 51.48% 103 2.97% 74.28% 1,683 1,786 – – – 3,469 Wentworth North Con Lib 1,410 50.87% 48 1.73% 71.32% 1,410 1,362 – – – 2,772 Wentworth South Lib Lib 1,526 53.66% 299 10.51% 78.83% 1,526 1,227 – – 91 2,844 York East Lib Lib 1,905 54.62% 322 9.23% 67.28% 1,905 1,583 – – – 3,488 York North Lib Lib 2,828 51.90% 207 3.80% 84.94% 2,828 2,621 – – – 5,449 York West Lib Con 2,802 54.04% 419 8.08% 76.55% 2,383 2,802 – – – 5,185 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 Conservative row-name |style="text-align:left;"|Dennis Murphy |5,770 ||27.15 |style="text-align:center;"| |- ON Conservative row-name |style="text-align:left;"|Charles Berkeley Powell |5,633 ||26.50 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |- ON Liberal row-name |style="text-align:left;"|S. Bingham |5,154 ||24.25 |- ON Liberal row-name |style="text-align:left;"|Alexander Lumsden |4,698 ||22.10 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |- !colspan="3" style="text-align:right;"|Majorityplurality for third winning candidate |479 ||2.25 |- !colspan="3" style="text-align:right;"|Turnout |11,247 ||71.85 |- !colspan="3" style="text-align:right;"|Registered voters |15,653 |} a Analysis + Party candidates in 2nd placeexcluding Ottawa seats Party in 1st place Party in 2nd place TotalAccl Acclamation Lib Con I-Con Proh IndON Liberal row-name 48 1 1 50ON Conservative row-name 1 42 2 1 46 Total1 42 48 1 2 2 96 a + Candidates ranked 1st to 4th place, by party Parties Accl 1st 2nd 3rd 4thON Liberal colour&name 50 42 1 1ON Conservative colour&name1 46 49 1 ON Prohibitionist colour&name 2 4 ON Independent colour&name 2 2 ON Independent Conservative colour&name 1 1ON Socialist colour&name 8 1ON Socialist Labour colour&name 4 + Resulting composition of the 10th Legislative Assembly of Ontario Source PartyLibConTotalSeats retained Incumbents returned 30 23 53Returned by acclamation 1 1Open seats held5 4 9Byelection losses reversed1 1 2Ouster of incumbent changing allegiance 2 2Seats changing hands Incumbents defeated6 8 14Open seats gained2 3 5Byelection gains held2 2Incumbent changing allegiance 1 1Ottawa seats New MLA 1 1Incumbent defeated 1 1New seats New MLA3 2 5Previously incumbent in another riding1 1 2Total50 48 98 MLAs elected by region and riding Party designations are as follows: #EA6D6A Liberal #9999FF Conservative Northern Ontario #9999FF Algoma: William Ross Smyth #EA6D6A Fort William and Lake of the Woods: Douglas Colin Cameron #9999FF Manitoulin: Robert Roswell Gamey #EA6D6A Nipissing East: Michael James #EA6D6A Nipissing West: Joseph Michaud #EA6D6A Port Arthur and Rainy River: James Conmee #9999FF Sault Ste. Marie: Andrew Miscampbell Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. Charles Napier Smith (Liberal) was reelected in the subsequent byelection. 1904 Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario XXXVIII https://archive.org/details/journalsoflegisl38ontauoft/page/n37/mode/2up Toronto Legislative Assembly of Ontario 2–4 Ottawa Valley #9999FF Carleton: George Nelson Kidd #EA6D6A Lanark North: William Clyde Caldwell #9999FF Lanark South: Arthur James Matheson #9999FF Ottawa: Dennis Murphy #9999FF Ottawa: Charles Berkeley Powell #EA6D6A Prescott: Alfred Évanturel #EA6D6A Renfrew North: John W. Munro Munro died two days after Election Day. Writ for new election issued. Edward Arunah Dunlop (Conservative) was elected in the subsequent byelection. #EA6D6A Renfrew South: Francis Robert Latchford #EA6D6A Russell: Onésime Guibord Saint Lawrence Valley #EA6D6A Brockville: George Perry Graham #9999FF Dundas: James Pliny Whitney #9999FF Glengarry: William Duncan McLeod #9999FF Grenville: Robert L. Joynt #EA6D6A Kingston: William Harty #9999FF Leeds: Walter Beatty #EA6D6A Stormont: William John McCart Central Ontario #9999FF Addington: James Reid #9999FF Durham East: Josiah Johnston Preston #EA6D6A Durham West: William Rickard #9999FF Frontenac: John S. Gallagher #EA6D6A Hastings East: Samuel Russell #9999FF Hastings North: Josiah Williams Pearce #9999FF Hastings West: Marshall Bidwell Morrison #9999FF Lennox: Thomas George Carscallen #9999FF Northumberland East: William Arnson Willoughby #EA6D6A Northumberland West: Samuel Clarke #EA6D6A Peterborough East: William A. Anderson #EA6D6A Peterborough West: James Robert Stratton #EA6D6A Prince Edward: Morley Currie #9999FF Victoria East: John Hilliard Carnegie #9999FF Victoria West: Samuel John Fox Georgian Bay #EA6D6A Bruce North: Charles Martin Bowman #EA6D6A Grey North: Alexander Grant MacKay Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. McKay was reelected in the subsequent byelection. #EA6D6A Muskoka: Samuel Bridgeland #EA6D6A Parry Sound: Joseph Milton Carr #EA6D6A Simcoe Centre: David Davidson #EA6D6A Simcoe East: James Brockett Tudhope #9999FF Simcoe West: James Stoddart Duff Wentworth/Halton/Niagara #EA6D6A Halton: John Roaf Barber #9999FF Hamilton East: Henry Carscallen #9999FF Hamilton West: John Strathearn Hendrie #9999FF Lincoln: Elisha Jessop #EA6D6A Monck: Richard Harcourt #EA6D6A Welland: John Franklin Gross #EA6D6A Wentworth North: Robert Adam Thompson #EA6D6A Wentworth South: John Dickenson Midwestern Ontario #EA6D6A Brant North: Daniel Burt #EA6D6A Brant South: Thomas Hiram Preston #9999FF Bruce Centre: Hugh Clark Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. Clark was reelected in the subsequent byelection. 1903 Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario XXXVII https://archive.org/details/journalsoflegisl37ontauoft/page/n71/mode/2up Toronto Legislative Assembly of Ontario 41–44, 64 #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: Malcolm Graeme Cameron #9999FF Norfolk North: Frederick Snider Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. Archibald Little (Liberal) was elected in the subsequent byelection. #EA6D6A Norfolk South: William Andrew Charlton #EA6D6A Oxford North: Andrew Pattulo #9999FF Oxford South: Donald Sutherland #9999FF Perth North: John C. Monteith Election determined to have ended in a tie vote, and was thus declared void. Writ for new election issued. John Brown (Liberal) was elected in the subsequent byelection. #EA6D6A Perth South: Valentine Stock #9999FF Waterloo North: Henry George Lackner #9999FF Waterloo South: William Abram Kribs #EA6D6A Wellington East: John Morison Gibson #9999FF Wellington South: Joseph Patrick Downey #9999FF Wellington West: James Tucker Southwestern Ontario #9999FF Elgin East: Charles Andrew Brower #9999FF Elgin West: Findlay George MacDiarmid #9999FF Essex North: Joseph Octave Reaume #EA6D6A Essex South: John Allan Auld #EA6D6A Kent East: John Lee #EA6D6A Kent West: Thomas Letson Pardo #EA6D6A Lambton East: Henry John Pettypiece #9999FF Lambton West: William John Hanna #9999FF London: Adam Beck #EA6D6A Middlesex East: George Albert Routledge #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 #EA6D6A Ontario South: John Dryden #EA6D6A Peel: John Smith #EA6D6A York East: John Richardson #EA6D6A York North: Elihu James Davis Davis resigned in exchange for withdrawal of election petition. Writ for new election issued. He was reelected in the subsequent byelection. #9999FF York West: Joseph Wesley St. John Toronto #9999FF Toronto East: Robert Allan Pyne #9999FF Toronto North: William Beattie Nesbitt #9999FF Toronto South: J.J. Foy #9999FF Toronto West: Thomas Crawford a Division of ridings right|thumb|225px|Voters go to the polls in Ottawa East The newly created ridings returned the following MLAs: 18981902 Riding Party Riding PartyAlgoma WestON Liberal colour&name Fort William and Lake of the Woods ON Liberal colour&name Port Arthur and Rainy River ON Liberal colour&name Algoma EastON Liberal colour&name Algoma ON Conservative colour&name Manitoulin ON Conservative colour&name Sault Ste. Marie ON Conservative colour&name Nipissing ON Liberal colour&name Nipissing East ON Liberal colour&name Nipissing West ON Liberal colour&name Seats that changed hands + Elections to the 8th Parliament of Ontario – unaltered seats won/lost by party, 1898–1902Party1898Gain from (loss to)1902LibConI-ConON Liberal row-name 48 10 (12) 46ON Conservative row-name 42 12 (10) 1 45 ON Independent-Conservative row-name1 (1) –Total 9112 (10) 10 (13) 1 – 91 Of the constituencies that were not altered, there were 23 seats that changed allegiance in the election: Liberal to Conservative Bruce Centre Essex North Lambton West Lennox London Norfolk North Northumberland East Ottawa (2nd MLA) Oxford South Perth North Wellington South York West Conservative to Liberal Durham West Grey North Middlesex East Ontario South Prince Edward Renfrew North Simcoe Centre Simcoe East Stormont Wentworth North Independent-Conservative to Conservative Carleton 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 Hopkins J. Castell The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1902 1903 The Annual Review Publishing Company Toronto https://archive.org/details/canadianannualre0000unse_w2s1 1902 Sessional Papers: Vol. XXXV - Part IX Sessional Paper No. 46 - Return from the records of the General Election to the Legislative Assembly in 1902 https://archive.org/details/n09ontariosession35ontauoft/page/n311 Toronto King's Printer Category:1902 elections in Canada 1902 Category:1902 in Ontario Category:May 1902 in Canada