1875 Ontario general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 1875 Ontario general election Ontario 1868 parliamentary no no no 1871 Ontario general election 1871 2nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario 1879 Ontario general election 1879 elected members 88 seats in the 3rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario 45 seats were needed for a majority January 18, 1875 150x150px ON Liberal nohash Oliver Mowat 1872 ON Liberal name Oxford North 43 50 7 150x150px ON Conservative nohash Matthew Crooks Cameron 1871 ON Conservative name Toronto East 38 34 4 Premier Premier after election Oliver Mowat ON Liberal name Oliver Mowat ON Liberal name 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"). 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.An Act to render Members of the House of Commons of Canada ineligible as Members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario S.O. 1871-72 4 https://archive.org/details/statutesofprovi187172onta/page/16/mode/2up The prior practice of voting by open declaration was abolished. This election allowed voters to vote secretly, using a marked ballot.An Act to provide for voting by Ballot at Elections to the Legislative Assembly S.O. 1874 (1st session) 5 https://archive.org/details/statutesofprovi1874p1onta/page/n19/mode/2uphttp://www.elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/E61AA9C4-CA1B-4F0B-AAB4-85EB9884950B/0/VotingInOntProvincialElections.pdf Voting in Ontario Provincial Elections Elections Ontario 2011-07-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20110727234138/http://www.elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/E61AA9C4-CA1B-4F0B-AAB4-85EB9884950B/0/VotingInOntProvincialElections.pdf 2011-07-27 dead Redistribution of ridings The Assembly was increased from 82 to 88 members,An Act to re-adjust the Representation in the Legislative Assembly S.O. 1874 (2nd session) 2 https://archive.org/details/statutesofprovi1874p2onta/page/8/mode/2up through the following changes: Abolished ridings New ridingsDivisions of ridingsEssexEssex North Essex SouthLambtonLambton East Lambton WestCreation of riding from parts of othersDufferinformed from parts of Cardwell, Grey South, Wellington North, Wellington Centre and Simcoe SouthMuskoka and Parry Soundtaken from Simcoe NorthMergers of ridingsLincoln NiagaraLincolnReorganization of ridingsGrey North Grey SouthGrey North Grey East Grey SouthHuron North Huron SouthHuron East Huron South Huron WestBothwell KentKent East Kent WestSimcoe North Simcoe SouthSimcoe East Simcoe South Simcoe WestWellington Centre Wellington North Wellington SouthWellington Centre Wellington South Wellington West a Elections to the 3rd Parliament of Ontario (1875) https://results.elections.on.ca/en/data-explorer?fromYear=1867&toYear=2019&electionType=GE&electionId=37 1875 general election results Elections Ontario November 11, 2023 |- ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party ! rowspan=2 | Party leader ! colspan=4 | MLAs ! colspan=4 | Votes |- ! Candidates !1871 !1875 !± !# ! ± !% ! ± (pp) ON Liberal row-name |style="text-align:left;"|Oliver Mowat | 84 || 43 || 49 || 6 || 90,809 || 22,443 || 47.55% || 4.75 ON Conservative row-name |rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|Matthew Crooks Cameron | 81 || 38 || 35 || 3 || 87,802 || 27,876 || 45.98% || 0.13 ON Liberal-Conservative row-name | 1 || – || 1 || 1 || 1,553 || 1,553 || 0.81% || New ON Independent Conservative row-name | || 2 || – || 2 || 2 || 2,129 || 2,129 || 1.11% || New ON Independent Liberal row-name | || 1 || – || 1 || 1 || 1,125 || 1,125 || 0.59% || New ON Conservative-Liberal row-name | || 1 || 1 || – || 1 || 791 || 325 || 0.41% || 0.44 ON Independent row-name | || 11 || – || – || – || 6,757 || 5,454 || 3.54% || 2.54 |- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total |181||82 ! " colspan="2"|88 ! " colspan="2"|190,966 ! " colspan="2"| 100.00% |- | colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Voter turnout | 190,966 | 60,255 | 67.28 | 4.35 |- | colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Registered electors | 283,856 | 76,139 | colspan="2"| |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2" colspan="3" |Acclamations | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" |ON Liberal colour&name ||8 |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" |ON Conservative colour&name ||1 |} + Seats and popular vote by party Party Seats Votes Change (pp)ON Liberal colour&name 49 88 ON Liberal 175 47.55 175 darkgrey -4.75 -5 1em background:redON Conservative colour&name 36 88 ON Conservative 175 47.20 175 darkgrey 0.50 -5 1em background:greenON Other colour&name 3 88 ON Independent 175 5.25 175 darkgrey 4.25 -5 1em background:green Synopsis of results + Results by riding - 1875 Ontario general election Riding Winning party Turnout VotesNameorder is as given in EO reports 1871Party Votes Share Margin#Margin% Lib Con LC Liberal-Conservative CL Conservative-Liberal I-Lib Independent Liberal I-Con Independent Conservative Ind Independent 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 Libacclaimed 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 Conacclaimed 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 Libacclaimed 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% 1,765the incumbent William Wilson Webb received 214 votes 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% 1,652the incumbent Daniel John O'Donoghue was returned 758 – – – – – 2,410 Oxford North Lib Libacclaimed 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 1,726the incumbent Thomas Mayne Daly received 1,707 votes – – – – – 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 Libacclaimed 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 Libacclaimed Welland Lib Lib 1,719 51.16% 78 2.32% 69.48% 1,719 1,641 – – – – – 3,360 Wellington Centre Lib Libacclaimed Wellington South Lib Libacclaimed 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 Libacclaimed a #B9E5B9 silver = open seat #F5F5DC silver = turnout is above provincial average #DCDCDC silver = winning candidate was in previous Legislature #EABB94 silver = incumbent had switched allegiance #FFFF00 silver = previously incumbent in another riding #EEBBBB silver = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature #87CEFA silver = incumbency arose from byelection gain #DCD0FF silver = other incumbents renominated #FFA07A silver = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada #F0E68C silver = multiple candidates Analysis + Party candidates in 2nd place Party in 1st place Party in 2nd place TotalAccl Acclamation Lib Con Ind Con-LON Liberal row-name 8 1 37 3 49ON Conservative row-name 1 28 1 4 1 35ON Independent Conservative row-name 1 1 2ON Liberal-Conservative row-name 1 1ON Independent Liberal row-name 1 1 Total9 32 39 7 1 88 + Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party Parties Accl 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5thON Liberal colour&name8 41 32 2 1 ON Conservative colour&name1 34 39 6 1ON Independent Conservative colour&name 2 ON Liberal-Conservative colour&name 1 ON Independent Liberal colour&name 1 ON Independent colour&name 7 3 1 ON Conservative-Liberal colour&name 1 + Resulting composition of the 2nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario Source PartyLibConL-ConI-ConI-LibTotalSeats retained Incumbents returned 20 9 29Returned by acclamation6 1 Open seats held1 8 9Byelection loss reversed2 1 3Seats changing hands Incumbents defeated3 7 10Open seats gained4 2 1 1 8Byelection gains held5 5Incumbent changing allegiance 1 2Returned by acclamation1 1New seats New MLAs4 5 9Previously incumbent in another riding3 2 1 6Total49 35 1 2 1 88 MLAs elected by region and riding Party designations are as follows: #EA6D6A Liberal #9999FF Conservative #9999FF Liberal-Conservative #DCDCDC Independent Conservative #DCDCDC Independent Liberal Northern Ontario #EA6D6A Algoma: Simon James Dawson Ottawa Valley #9999FF Carleton: George William Monk #9999FF Lanark North: William Mostyn #9999FF Lanark South: Abraham Code #EA6D6A Ottawa: Daniel John O'Donoghue #9999FF Prescott: William Harkin #9999FF Renfrew North: Thomas Deacon #EA6D6A Renfrew South: James Bonfield #9999FF Russell: Adam Jacob Baker Saint Lawrence Valley #EA6D6A Brockville: Wilmot Howard Cole #9999FF Cornwall: Alexander Fraser McIntyre #9999FF Dundas: Andrew Broder #DCDCDC Glengarry: Alexander James Grant (I-Lib Independent Liberal) #EA6D6A Grenville South: Christopher Finlay Fraser #9999FF Kingston: William Robinson #9999FF Leeds North and Grenville North: Henry Merrick #9999FF Leeds South: Robert Henry Preston #EA6D6A Stormont: James Bethune Central Ontario #EA6D6A Addington: Hammel Madden Deroche #9999FF Durham East: John Rosevear #EA6D6A Durham West: John McLeod #9999FF Frontenac: Peter Graham #DCDCDC Hastings East: Nathaniel Stephen Appleby (I-Con Independent Conservative) #9999FF Hastings North: George Henry Boulter #9999FF Hastings West: Thomas Wills #DCDCDC Lennox: John Thomas Grange (I-Con Independent Conservative) #EA6D6A Northumberland East: James Marshall Ferris #EA6D6A Northumberland West: William Hargraft #9999FF Peterborough East: John C. O'Sullivan #EA6D6A Peterborough West: George Albertus Cox #EA6D6A Prince Edward: Gideon Striker #EA6D6A Victoria North: John David Smith #EA6D6A Victoria South: Samuel Casey Wood Georgian Bay #EA6D6A Bruce North: Donald Sinclair #9999FF Grey North: Thomas Scott #EA6D6A Muskoka and Parry Sound: John Classon Miller #9999FF Simcoe East: John Kean #9999FF Simcoe South: D'Arcy Edward Boulton #9999FF Simcoe West: Thomas Long Wentworth/Halton/Niagara #EA6D6A Halton: William Barber #EA6D6A Hamilton: James Miller Williams #EA6D6A Lincoln: Sylvester Neelon #EA6D6A Monck: Henry Ryan Haney #EA6D6A Welland: James George Currie #9999FF Wentworth North: Thomas Stock #EA6D6A Wentworth South: William Sexton Midwestern Ontario #EA6D6A Brant North: Hugh Finlayson #EA6D6A Brant South: Arthur Sturgis Hardy #EA6D6A Bruce South: Rupert Mearse Wells #9999FF Dufferin: John Barr #9999FF Grey East: Abram William Lauder #EA6D6A Grey South: James Hill Hunter #EA6D6A Haldimand: Jacob Baxter #EA6D6A Huron East: Thomas Gibson #EA6D6A Huron South: Archibald Bishop #EA6D6A Huron West: Alexander McLagan Ross #EA6D6A Norfolk North: John Fitzgerald Clarke #9999FF Norfolk South: Richard Richardson #EA6D6A Oxford North: Oliver Mowat #EA6D6A Oxford South: Adam Oliver #EA6D6A Perth North: David Davidson Hay #EA6D6A Perth South: Thomas Ballantyne #EA6D6A Waterloo North: Moses Springer #EA6D6A Waterloo South: John Fleming #EA6D6A Wellington Centre: Charles Clarke #EA6D6A Wellington South: Peter Gow #9999FF Wellington West: John McGowan (Lib-Con Liberal-Conservative) Southwestern Ontario #EA6D6A Elgin East: John Henry Wilson #9999FF Elgin West: M.G. MunroeElection overturned on petition to the court. Thomas Hodgins (Liberal) was declared elected. #9999FF Essex North: James Colebrooke Patterson #9999FF Essex South: Lewis Wigle #EA6D6A Kent East: Archibald McKellar #9999FF Kent West: Alexander Coutts #EA6D6A Lambton East: Peter Graham #EA6D6A Lambton West: Timothy Blair Pardee #9999FF London: William Ralph Meredith #9999FF Middlesex East: Richard Tooley #9999FF Middlesex North: John McDougall #EA6D6A Middlesex West: John Watterworth Peel/York/Ontario #9999FF Cardwell: John Flesher #EA6D6A Ontario North: Thomas Paxton #9999FF Ontario South: Nicholas W. Brown #EA6D6A Peel: Kenneth Chisholm #9999FF Toronto East: Matthew Crooks Cameron #9999FF Toronto West: Robert Bell #EA6D6A York East: John Lane #EA6D6A York North: Joseph Henry Widdifield #EA6D6A York West: Peter Patterson a 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: + New elections held upon previous results declared void 1876 Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario https://archive.org/details/journalsoflegisl09ontauoft/page/24/mode/2up Toronto Legislative Assembly of Ontario 25–30 Voided result Subsequent outcome District Candidate Date writ returned WinnerCornwall  Alexander Fraser McIntyreSeptember 20, 1875  John Goodall SnetsingerDundas  Andrew BroderSeptember 28, 1875 ReelectedEssex South  Lewis WigleSeptember 24, 1875 ReelectedGrey North  Thomas ScottNovember 3, 1875  David CreightonHalton  William BarberNovember 8, 1875  William Durie LyonKent East  Archibald McKellarSeptember 22, 1875  Daniel McCraneyMonck  Henry Ryan HaneyJune 28, 1875 ReelectedNorthumberland East  James Marshall FerrisNovember 18, 1875 ReelectedOntario North  Thomas PaxtonOctober 30, 1875 ReelectedOxford South  Adam OliverSeptember 14, 1875  Adam Crooksformerly MLA for Toronto WestPeterborough East  John C. O'SullivanSeptember 28, 1875 ReelectedPeterborough West  George Albertus CoxOctober 30, 1875  William Hepburn ScottRussell  Adam Jacob BakerAugust 21, 1875 ReelectedSimcoe South  D'Arcy Edward BoultonJune 3, 1875  William McDougallVictoria North  John David SmithSeptember 29, 1875  Duncan McRaeWelland  James George CurrieJuly 8, 1875 ReelectedWellington West  John McGowanOctober 4, 1875 ReelectedWentworth North  Thomas StockNovember 3, 1875  James McMahon a 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 S.C. Wood 1876 Sessional Papers: Vol. VIII - Part IV Sessional Paper No. 59 - Return from the records of the General Election to the Legislative Assembly in 1875 https://archive.org/details/n04ontariosession08ontauoft/page/n374 Toronto King's Printer 1875 Category:1875 elections in Canada Category:1875 in Ontario Category:January 1875 in Canada