1883 Ontario general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 1883 Ontario general election Ontario 1868 parliamentary no no no 1879 Ontario general election 1879 4th Legislative Assembly of Ontario 1886 Ontario general election 1886 elected members 88 seats in the 5th Legislative Assembly of Ontario 45 seats were needed for a majority February 27, 1883 150x150px ON Liberal nohash Oliver Mowat 1872 ON Liberal name Oxford North 57 48 9 150x150px ON Conservative nohash William Ralph Meredith 1879 ON Conservative name London 29 37 8 Premier Premier after election Oliver Mowat ON Liberal name Oliver Mowat ON Liberal name 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"). Held on February 27, 1883, the fifth Ontario provincial election was until 2025 the only one ever contested in the month of February. https://www.tvo.org/article/ontario-political-history-101 Ontario Political History 101 January 6, 2010 August 6, 2020 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 Elections to the 5th Parliament of Ontario (1883) https://results.elections.on.ca/en/data-explorer?fromYear=1867&toYear=2021&electionId=76&levelOfDetail=election 1883 general election results Elections Ontario November 8, 2023 |- ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party ! rowspan=2 | Party leader ! colspan=4 | MNAs ! colspan=4 | Votes |- ! Candidates !1879 !1883 !± !# ! ± !% ! ± (pp) ON Liberal row-name |style="text-align:left;"|Oliver Mowat | 87 || 57 || 48 || 9 || 125,017 || 5,869 || 48.20% || 0.13 ON Conservative row-name |style="text-align:left;"|William Ralph Meredith | 80 || 29 || 37 || 8 || 120,853 || 2,340 || 46.59% || 1.23 ON Independent Liberal row-name | || 3 || – || 2 || 2 || 3,239 || 3,239 || 1.25% ||New ON Independent row-name | || 8 || – || 1 || 1 || 3,956 || 3,071 || 1.53% || 1.73 ON Independent Conservative row-name | || 4 || 2 || – || 2 || 2,354 || 243 || 0.91% || 0.06 ON Labour row-name | || 3 || – || – || – || 3,957 || 3,957 || 1.53% ||New |- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total |185||88 ! " colspan="2"|88 ! " colspan="2"|259,376 ! " colspan="2"| 100.00% |- | colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Rejected ballots | 1,722 | 1,722 | colspan="2"| |- | colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Voter turnout | 261,098 | 13,241 | 67.95 | 4.73 |- | colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Registered electors | 384,255 | 7,830 | colspan="2"| |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2" colspan="3" |Acclamations | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" |ON Liberal colour&name ||4 |- | 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 48 88 ON Liberal 175 48.20 175 darkgrey 0.13 -5 1em background:greenON Conservative colour&name 37 88 ON Conservative 175 46.59 175 darkgrey -1.23 -5 1em background:redON Independent Liberal colour&name 2 88 ON Independent 175 1.25 175 darkgrey 1.25 -5 1em background:greenON Independent colour&name 1 88 ON Independent 175 1.53 175 darkgrey -1.73 -5 1em background:redON Independent Conservative colour&name 0 88 ON Independent 175 0.91 175 darkgrey 0.06 -5 1em background:greenON Labour colour&name 0 88 ON Labour 175 1.53 175 darkgrey 1.53 -5 1em background:green Synopsis of results + Results by riding - 1879 Ontario general election Riding Winning party Turnout VotesNameorder is as given in EO reports 1879Party Votes Share Margin#Margin% Lib Con Lab I-Lib Independent Liberal I-Con Independent Conservative Ind Independent 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 Libacclaimed 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 Libacclaimed 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 1,784the incumbent George William Monk was the winning candidate – – – 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 – – 1,179the incumbent William Jelly ran as an Independent Conservative, getting 682 votes – 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 – – – – 2,748 Essex South Con Lib 1,705 50.50% 34 1.01% 77.77% 1,705 1,671Solomon White campaigned in two ridings – – – – 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 – – – – 1,151the incumbent William Lees ran and won as an Independent candidate 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 Libacclaimed London Con Conacclaimed 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%Part of the district was unorganized territory, for which voter's lists were not prepared. Total valid ballots were 4,356 of which 1,815 came from such territory. Net amount was 2,541 plus 16 rejected ballots giving 2,557 net turnout. Compared to 3,847 registered voters, this gives a turnout of 66.47%. 1884 Sessional Papers (Vol. XVIPart I) Sessional Paper No. 1 https://archive.org/details/n01ontariosession16ontauoft/page/n71/mode/2up Toronto Legislative Assembly of Ontario 48–492,078 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 Libacclaimed 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% 2,552the incumbent Albert Peter Hagar, having won in an 1881 byelection, was the winning candidate – – – – – 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% 1,108Thomas Murray had won in Renfrew South in 1879, but had resigned his seat to unsuccessfully contest a federal seat in Pontiac in the 1878 election. 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 1,382Franklin Metcalfe Carpenter had previously won in 1879, but his election was overturned on petition to the court. – – – – 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 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 #D2B48C silver = incumbency arose from prior election result being overturned by the court #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 I-Con Lab IndON Liberal row-name 4 1 42 1 48ON Conservative row-name 1 32 1 1 1 1 37ON Independent Liberal row-name 2 2ON Independent row-name 1 1 Total5 36 43 2 1 1 88 + Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party Parties Accl 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5thON Liberal colour&name4 44 36 1 2 ON Conservative colour&name1 36 43 ON Independent Liberal colour&name 2 1 ON Independent colour&name 1 1 3 2 1ON Independent Conservative colour&name 2 2 ON Labour colour&name 1 2 + Resulting composition of the 2nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario Source PartyLibConI-LibIndTotalSeats retained Incumbents returned 32 13 45Returned by acclamation4 1 5Open seats held3 6 9Byelection loss reversed1 1Ouster of incumbent changing allegiance 1 1Seats changing hands Incumbents defeated1 14 1 16Open seats gained3 2 1 6Byelection gains held3 3Incumbent changing allegiance 1 1Retention of seat overturned in previous election1 1Total48 37 2 1 88 MLAs elected by region and riding Party designations are as follows: #EA6D6A Liberal #9999FF Conservative #DCDCDC Independent Liberal #DCDCDC Independent Northern Ontario #EA6D6A Algoma: Robert Adam Lyon Ottawa Valley #9999FF Carleton: George William Monk #EA6D6A Lanark North: William Clyde Caldwell #DCDCDC Lanark South: William Lees (Ind Independent) #9999FF Ottawa: Patrick Baskerville #EA6D6A Prescott: Albert Peter Hagar #EA6D6A Renfrew North: Thomas Murray #EA6D6A Renfrew South: John Francis DowlingElection declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. Dowling was returned in the subsequent byelection. #9999FF Russell: Honoré Robillard Saint Lawrence Valley #EA6D6A Brockville: Christopher Finlay Fraser #9999FF Cornwall: Alexander Peter Ross #9999FF Dundas: Andrew Broder #EA6D6A Glengarry: James Rayside #9999FF Grenville South: Frederick John French #9999FF Kingston: James Henry Metcalfe #9999FF Leeds North and Grenville North: Henry Merrick #9999FF Leeds South: Robert Henry Preston #9999FF Stormont: Joseph Kerr Central Ontario #9999FF Addington: George Denison #9999FF Durham East: Charles Herbert Brereton #EA6D6A Durham West: James Wellington McLaughlin #9999FF Frontenac: Henry Wilmot #9999FF Hastings East: William Parker Hudson #9999FF Hastings North: Alpheus Field Wood #EA6D6A Hastings West: Ephraim George Sills #9999FF Lennox: Alexander Hall Roe #EA6D6A Northumberland East: James Marshall Ferris #9999FF Northumberland West: Robert Mulholland #EA6D6A Peterborough East: Thomas Blezard #9999FF Peterborough West: John Carnegie #DCDCDC Prince Edward: James Hart (I-Lib Independent Liberal) #9999FF Victoria North: John Fell #EA6D6A Victoria South: Duncan John McIntyre Georgian Bay #DCDCDC Bruce North: John Gillies (I-Lib Independent Liberal) #9999FF Grey North: David Creighton #9999FF Muskoka and Parry Sound: Frederick G. FauquierElection declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued after appeal dismissed. Jacob William Dill (Liberal) won the subsequent byelection. 1885 Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario XVIII https://hdl.handle.net/2027/chi.096180466?urlappend=%3Bseq=63%3Bownerid=13510798902962474-67 Toronto Legislative Assembly of Ontario 9–12 2027/chi.096180466?urlappend=%3Bseq=63 #EA6D6A Simcoe East: Charles Alfred Drury #9999FF Simcoe South: George Prevost McKay #EA6D6A Simcoe West: Orson James PhelpsElection declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. Phelps was returned in the subsequent byelection. Wentworth/Halton/Niagara #9999FF Halton: William Kerns #EA6D6A Hamilton: John Morison Gibson #EA6D6A Lincoln: Sylvester Neelon #EA6D6A Monck: Richard Harcourt #EA6D6A Welland: James E. Morin #EA6D6A Wentworth North: James McMahon #EA6D6A Wentworth South: Nicholas Awrey Midwestern Ontario #EA6D6A Brant North: James Young #EA6D6A Brant South: Arthur Sturgis Hardy #EA6D6A Bruce South: Hamilton Parke O'Connor #9999FF Dufferin: Robert McGhee #9999FF Grey East: Abram William Lauder #9999FF Grey South: John Blythe #EA6D6A Haldimand: Jacob Baxter #EA6D6A Huron East: Thomas Gibson #EA6D6A Huron South: Archibald Bishop #EA6D6A Huron West: Alexander McLagan Ross #EA6D6A Norfolk North: John Bailey Freeman #9999FF Norfolk South: William Morgan #EA6D6A Oxford North: Oliver Mowat #EA6D6A Oxford South: Adam Crooks #9999FF Perth North: John George Hess #EA6D6A Perth South: Thomas Ballantyne #EA6D6A Waterloo North: Elias Weber Bingeman Snider #EA6D6A Waterloo South: Isaac Master #EA6D6A Wellington Centre: Charles Clarke #EA6D6A Wellington South: James Laidlaw #EA6D6A Wellington West: Robert McKim Southwestern Ontario #9999FF Elgin East: Charles Oaks Ermatinger #EA6D6A Elgin West: John Cascaden #9999FF Essex North: Solomon White #EA6D6A Essex South: William Douglas Balfour #EA6D6A Kent East: Daniel McCraney #9999FF Kent West: James Clancy #EA6D6A Lambton East: Peter Graham #EA6D6A Lambton West: Timothy Blair Pardee #9999FF London: William Ralph Meredith #EA6D6A Middlesex East: Donald MacKenzie #EA6D6A Middlesex North: John Waters #9999FF Middlesex West: Alexander JohnstonElection declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. George William Ross (Liberal) won the subsequent byelection. Peel/York/Ontario #9999FF Cardwell: William Henry HammellElection declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. Hammell was returned in the subsequent byelection. 1884 Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario XVII https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015069459652?urlappend=%3Bseq=70%3Bownerid=13510798887171064-74 Toronto Legislative Assembly of Ontario 20–23 2027/mdp.39015069459652?urlappend=%3Bseq=70 #EA6D6A Ontario North: Isaac James Gould #EA6D6A Ontario South: John Dryden #EA6D6A Peel: Kenneth Chisholm #9999FF Toronto East: Alexander Morris #9999FF Toronto West: Henry Edward Clarke #EA6D6A York East: George Badgerow #EA6D6A York North: Joseph Henry Widdifield #9999FF York West: John Gray a See also Politics of Ontario List of Ontario political parties Premier of Ontario Leader of the Opposition (Ontario) Notes and references Notes References 1883 Category:1883 elections in Canada Category:February 1883 in Canada Category:1883 in Ontario