1886 Ontario general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 1886 Ontario general election Ontario 1868 parliamentary no no no 1883 Ontario general election 1883 5th Legislative Assembly of Ontario 1890 Ontario general election 1890 elected members 90 seats in the 6th Legislative Assembly of Ontario 46 seats were needed for a majority December 28, 1886 150x150px ON Liberal nohash Oliver Mowat 1872 ON Liberal name Oxford North 48 57 9 150x150px ON Conservative nohash William Ralph Meredith 1879 ON Conservative name London 37 32 5 Premier Premier after election Oliver Mowat ON Liberal name Oliver Mowat ON Liberal name The 1886 Ontario general election was the sixth general election held in the province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on December 28, 1886, to elect the 90 Members of the 6th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs"). The election results were characterized a "crushing defeat for the Conservatives.Rambaut Thomas D. 1887 The Hudson's Bay Half-Breeds and Louis Riel's Rebellions http://www.jstor.org/stable/2139321 Political Science Quarterly 2 1 135–167 10.2307/2139321 2139321 subscription The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Oliver Mowat, won a fifth consecutive term in government and an increased majority in the Legislature. The Ontario Conservative Party, led by William Ralph Meredith lost five of its seats. In Toronto, this and the next election (1890) were held under the Limited Vote system wherein Toronto voters had two votes for the three MPPs in their district. This allowed a degree of minority representation.1921 Special House of Commons Committee on pro-rep. report, p. 12 Redistribution of ridings The Assembly was increased from 88 to 90 members,The Franchise and Representation Act, 1885 S.O. 1885 2 8, 10 https://archive.org/details/statutesofprovin1885onta/page/n15/mode/2up through the following changes: Abolished ridings New ridingsDivisions of ridingsAlgomaAlgoma East Algoma WestMuskoka and Parry SoundMuskoka Parry SoundMergers of ridingsCornwall StormontCornwall and StormontToronto East Toronto WestTorontoReturning three members. Each elector had two votes to cast.Reorganization of ridingsBruce North Bruce SouthBruce Centre Bruce North Bruce SouthGrenville South Leeds North and Grenville North Leeds SouthGrenville LeedsSimcoe East Simcoe South Simcoe WestSimcoe Centre Simcoe East Simcoe WestVictoria North Victoria SouthVictoria East Victoria West a Results Elections to the 6th Parliament of Ontario (1886) https://results.elections.on.ca/en/data-explorer?fromYear=1867&toYear=2019&electionType=GE&electionId=89 1886 general election results Elections Ontario November 22, 2023 |- ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party ! rowspan=2 | Party leader ! colspan=5 | MPPs ! colspan=3 | Votes |- ! Candidates !1883 !Dissol. !1886 !± !# !% ! ± (pp) ON Liberal row-name |style="text-align:left;"|Oliver Mowat |88 |48 | |57 |9 |153,282 |48.41% |0.21 ON Conservative row-name |style="text-align:left;"|William Ralph Meredith |83 |37 | |32 |5 |148,969 |47.05% |0.46 ON Independent row-name |style="text-align:left;"| |5 |1 | |1 | |2,145 |0.68% |0.85 ON Independent-Liberal row-name |style="text-align:left;"| | |2 | |– |2 |colspan="3"|Did not campaign ON Labour row-name |style="text-align:left;"| |5 |– |– |– | |12,196 |3.85% |2.32 ON Temperance row-name |style="text-align:left;"| |1 |– |– |– | |14 |– |New ON Independent-Conservative row-name |style="text-align:left;"| | |– |– |– | |colspan="3"|Did not campaign ON Vacant row-name |colspan="3"| | |colspan="5"| |-style="background:#E9E9E9;" |colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"|Total |182 |88 |88 |90 | |316,606 |100.00% | |- |colspan="8" style="text-align:left;"|Blank and invalid ballots |align="right"|3,622 |style="background:#E9E9E9;" colspan="2"| |-style="background:#E9E9E9;" |colspan="8" style="text-align:left;"|Registered voters / turnout |463,025 |68.85 |0.90 |} + Seats and popular vote by partyParty Seats Votes Change (pp) ON Liberal row-name 57 90 ON Liberal 175 48.41 175 darkgrey 0.21 -5 1em background:green ON Conservative row-name 32 90 ON Conservative 175 47.05 175 darkgrey 0.46 -5 1em background:green ON Labour row-name 0 90 ON Labour 175 3.85 175 darkgrey 2.32 -5 1em background:green ON Other row-name 1 90 ON Independent 175 0.69 175 darkgrey -2.99 -5 1em background:red Synopsis of results + Results by riding - 1886 Ontario general election Ridingexcluding Toronto, a multi-member constituency Winning party Turnout VotesNameorder is as given in EO reports 1883Party Votes Share Margin#Margin% Lib Con Lab Tmp Temperance Ind Independent Total   Addington Con Con 1,712 53.42% 219 6.83% 70.69% 1,493 1,712 – – – 3,205 Algoma East New LibacclaimedAlgoma West New Libacclaimed Brant North Lib Lib 1,025 60.87% 366 21.73% 55.41% 1,025 659 – – – 1,684 Brant South Lib Lib 1,881 60.58% 657 21.16% 57.84% 1,881 1,224 – – – 3,105 Brockville Lib Lib 1,844 54.19% 285 8.37% 71.33% 1,844 1,559 – – – 3,403 Bruce Centre New Lib 1,753 50.45% 31 0.89% 71.55% 1,753 1,722 – – – 3,475 Bruce North I-Lib Con 1,738 51.77% 119 3.54% 68.33% 1,619 1,738 – – – 3,357 Bruce South Lib Lib 2,024 54.69% 347 9.38% 74.63% 2,024 1,677 – – – 3,701 Cardwell Con Con 1,805 59.71% 587 19.42% 57.66% 1,218 1,805 – – – 3,023 Carleton Con Con 1,824 75.40% 1,229 50.81% 45.79% 595 1,824 – – – 2,419 Cornwall and Stormont New Lib 2,068 54.48% 340 8.96% 69.39% 2,068 1,728 – – – 3,796 Dufferin Con Conacclaimed Dundas Con Lib 1,977 50.32% 25 0.64% 81.54% 1,977 1,952 – – – 3,929 Durham East Con Con 1,696 56.36% 383 12.73% 63.53% 1,313 1,696 – – – 3,009 Durham West Lib Lib 1,672 50.04% 3 0.09% 73.78% 1,672 1,669 – – – 3,341 Elgin East Con Lib 1,873 51.23% 90 2.46% 67.51% 1,873 1,783 – – – 3,656 Elgin West Lib Con 2,315 50.47% 43 0.94% 69.49% 2,272 2,315 – – – 4,587 Essex North Con Lib 1,729 51.17% 79 2.34% 58.70% 1,729 1,650 – – – 3,379 Essex South Lib Lib 2,497 53.80% 353 7.61% 77.51% 2,497 2,144 – – – 4,641 Frontenac Con Con 1,218 58.53% 355 17.06% 58.79% 863 1,218 – – – 2,081 Glengarry Lib Lib 1,723 50.47% 32 0.94% 76.91% 1,723 1,691 – – – 3,414 Grenville New Con 1,978 57.84% 550 16.08% 63.64% 1,428 1,978 – 14 – 3,420 Grey Centre Con Con 1,485 44.29% 112 3.34% 59.07% 1,373 1,980the incumbent Neil McColman received 495 votes – – – 3,353 Grey North Con Con 2,076 50.22% 18 0.44% 67.75% 2,058 2,076 – – – 4,134 Grey South Con Con 2,087 53.23% 253 6.45% 71.17% 1,834 2,087 – – – 3,921 Haldimand Lib Lib 1,936 53.67% 265 7.35% 72.77% 1,936 1,671 – – – 3,607 Halton Con Con 2,277 51.38% 122 2.75% 73.07% 2,155 2,277 – – – 4,432 Hamilton Lib Lib 3,068 44.53% 435 6.31% 63.12% 3,068 2,633 1,188 – – 6,889 Hastings East Con Con 1,784 51.53% 106 3.06% 84.87% 1,678 1,784 – – – 3,462 Hastings North Con Con 1,863 62.88% 763 25.75% 63.71% 1,100 1,863 – – – 2,963 Hastings West Lib Con 1,681 51.83% 119 3.67% 64.50% 1,562 1,681 – – – 3,243 Huron East Lib Lib 2,306 55.31% 443 10.63% 73.33% 2,306 1,863 – – – 4,169 Huron South Lib Lib 2,313 56.15% 507 12.31% 66.45% 2,313 1,806 – – – 4,119 Huron West Lib Lib 2,358 53.85% 337 7.70% 68.25% 2,358 2,021 – – – 4,379 Kent East Lib Lib 2,302 57.21% 580 14.41% 58.00% 2,302 1,722 – – – 4,024 Kent West Con Con 2,208 50.17% 15 0.34% 57.03% 2,193 2,208 – – – 4,401 Kingston Con Con 1,853 53.57% 247 7.14% 66.03% 1,606 1,853 – – – 3,459 Lambton East Lib Lib 2,270 52.78% 239 5.56% 70.43% 2,270 2,031 – – – 4,301 Lambton West Lib Lib 2,541 54.88% 452 9.76% 60.90% 2,541 – 2,089 – – 4,630 Lanark North Lib Lib 1,392 51.71% 92 3.42% 67.24% 1,392 1,300 – – – 2,692 Lanark South Ind Con 1,836 56.44% 419 12.88% 72.99% 1,417 1,836 – – – 3,253 Leeds New Con 1,964 54.86% 348 9.72% 70.27% 1,616 1,964 – – – 3,580 Lennox Con Con 1,627 51.63% 103 3.27% 74.89% 1,524 1,627 – – – 3,151 Lincoln Lib Lib 2,242 50.17% 15 0.34% 63.58% 2,242 2,227 – – – 4,469 London Con Con 1,679 53.56% 223 7.11% 40.48% – 1,679 1,456 – – 3,135 Middlesex East Lib Con 2,621 51.04% 107 2.08% 70.38% 2,514 2,621 – – – 5,135 Middlesex North Lib Lib 2,044 50.88% 71 1.77% 74.22% 2,044 1,973 – – – 4,017 Middlesex West Con Lib 2,021 52.53% 195 5.07% 72.05% 2,021 1,826 – – – 3,847 Monck Lib Lib 1,643 51.78% 113 3.56% 72.06% 1,643 1,530 – – – 3,173 Muskoka New Con 1,565 53.84% 223 7.67% 72.90% 1,342 1,565 – – – 2,907 Norfolk North Lib Lib 1,640 56.51% 378 13.03% 70.14% 1,640 1,262 – – – 2,902 Norfolk South Con Con 1,528 52.11% 124 4.23% 78.29% 1,404 1,528 – – – 2,932 Northumberland East Lib Con 2,204 50.59% 51 1.17% 72.55% 2,153 2,204 – – – 4,357 Northumberland West Con Lib 1,710 58.06% 475 16.13% 69.90% 1,710 1,235 – – – 2,945 Ontario North Lib Lib 2,006 51.86% 144 3.72% 72.89% 2,006 1,862 – – – 3,868 Ontario South Lib Lib 2,651 52.30% 233 4.60% 69.31% 2,651 2,418 – – – 5,069 Ottawa Con Lib 1,815 53.97% 277 8.24% 53.32% 1,815 1,538 – – 10 3,363 Oxford North Lib Lib 1,981 63.31% 833 26.62% 49.29% 1,981 1,148 – – – 3,129 Oxford South Lib Lib 2,216 54.23% 590 14.44% 65.85% 2,460the incumbent George Atwell Cooke received 244 votes 1,626 – – – 4,086 Parry Sound New Ind 1,199 51.88% 87 3.76% 58.48% – 1,112 – – 1,199 2,311 Peel Lib Lib 2,102 52.76% 220 5.52% 73.63% 2,102 1,882 – – – 3,984 Perth North Con Con 2,445 50.43% 42 0.87% 69.96% 2,403 2,445 – – – 4,848 Perth South Lib Lib 2,385 55.26% 454 10.52% 72.27% 2,385 1,931 – – – 4,316 Peterborough East Lib Lib 1,438 56.15% 340 13.28% 67.49% 1,438 1,098 – – 25 2,561 Peterborough West Con Lib 1,555 50.54% 33 1.07% 73.94% 1,555 1,522 – – – 3,077 Prescott Lib Lib 1,665 52.24% 143 4.49% 69.25% 3,187Alfred Évanturel was the winning candidate – – – – 3,187 Prince Edward I-Lib Lib 2,155 50.96% 81 1.92% 72.58% 2,155 2,074 – – – 4,229 Renfrew North Lib Lib 1,515 51.46% 86 2.92% 72.90% 1,515 1,429 – – – 2,944 Renfrew South Lib Lib 1,050 45.85% 9 0.39% 59.20% 2,091the incumbent John Francis Dowling received 1,041 votes 199 – – – 2,290 Russell Con Lib 1,908 51.41% 148 3.99% 61.05% 1,908 1,760 – – 43 3,711 Simcoe Centre New Lib 1,366 54.10% 207 8.20% 62.48% 1,366 1,159 – – – 2,525 Simcoe East Lib Lib 1,805 53.15% 214 6.30% 62.16% 1,805 1,591 – – – 3,396 Simcoe West Lib Con 1,498 56.70% 354 13.40% 56.82% 1,144 1,498 – – – 2,642 Victoria East New Con 1,733 55.16% 324 10.31% 67.66% 1,409 1,733 – – – 3,142 Victoria West New Con 1,438 50.17% 10 0.35% 65.49% 1,428 1,438 – – – 2,866 Waterloo North Lib Libacclaimed Waterloo South Lib Lib 2,353 55.27% 449 10.55% n/a 2,353 1,904 – – – 4,257 Welland Lib Lib 2,462 53.16% 293 6.33% 68.00% 2,462 2,169 – – – 4,631 Wellington East Lib Libacclaimed Wellington South Lib Lib 2,120 59.40% 671 18.80% 62.34% 2,120 1,449 – – – 3,569 Wellington West Lib Lib 1,633 55.00% 297 10.00% 62.08% 1,633 1,336 – – – 2,969 Wentworth North Lib Lib 1,480 59.82% 486 19.64% 67.13% 1,480 994 – – – 2,474 Wentworth South Lib Lib 1,476 51.92% 109 3.83% 82.48% 1,476 1,367 – – – 2,843 York East Lib Lib 1,633 65.29% 765 30.59% 56.51% 1,633 – – – 868 2,501 York North Lib Lib 2,220 62.41% 883 24.82% 56.54% 2,220 1,337 – – – 3,557 York West Con Lib 1,539 53.12% 181 6.25% 62.51% 1,539 1,358 – – – 2,897 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 Results for Toronto (3 seats) 1887 Sessional Papers (Vol. XIXPart III) Sessional Paper No. 13 https://archive.org/details/n03ontariosession19ontauoft/page/n437/mode/2up Toronto Legislative Assembly of Ontario 82–83 |- ! colspan=2 | Political party ! Candidate ! Votes ! % ! Elected ! Incumbent |- ON Conservative row-name |style="text-align:left;"|Edward Frederick Clarke |7,032 ||26.28 |style="text-align:center;"| |- ON Conservative row-name |style="text-align:left;"|Henry Edward Clarke |6,883 ||25.72 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |- ON Liberal row-name |style="text-align:left;"|John Leys |5,380 ||20.11 |style="text-align:center;"| |- ON Labour row-name |style="text-align:left;"|Charles March |4,055 ||15.15 |- ON Labour row-name |style="text-align:left;"|John Roney |3,408 ||12.74 |- !colspan="3" style="text-align:right;"|Majorityplurality for third winning candidate |1,325 ||4.96 |- !colspan="3" style="text-align:right;"|Turnoutactual number of voters per returns |14,916 ||44.80 |- !colspan="3" style="text-align:right;"|Registered voters |33,296 |} a Analysis + Party candidates in 2nd placeexcluding Toronto seats Party in 1st place Party in 2nd place TotalAccl Acclamation Lib Con Lab IndON Liberal row-name 4 2 48 1 1 56ON Conservative row-name 1 28 1 30ON Independent row-name 1 1 Total5 30 49 2 1 87 a + Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party Parties Accl 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5thON Liberal colour&name4 52 30 2 ON Conservative colour&name1 30 50 2 ON Independent colour&name 1 1 3 ON Labour colour&name 2 1 1 1ON Temperance colour&name 1 + Resulting composition of the 2nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario Source PartyLibConIndTotalSeats retained Incumbents returned 30 13 44Returned by acclamation2 1 3Open seats held7 2 9Byelection loss reversed 1 1Defeated by same-party candidate2 1 3Seats changing hands Incumbents defeated3 3 6Open seats gained6 3 9Byelection gains held1 1Incumbent changed allegiance 1 1New seats Acclaimed2 2New MLAs2 2 1 5Previously incumbent in another riding1 3 4Toronto seats MLA returned 1 1New MLAs1 1 2Total57 32 1 90 MLAs elected by region and riding Party designations are as follows: #EA6D6A Liberal #9999FF Conservative #DCDCDC Independent Northern Ontario #EA6D6A Algoma East: Robert Adam Lyon #EA6D6A Algoma West: James Conmee Ottawa Valley #9999FF Carleton: George William Monk #EA6D6A Lanark North: Daniel Hilliard #9999FF Lanark South: William Lees #EA6D6A Ottawa: Erskine Henry Bronson #EA6D6A Prescott: Alfred Évanturel #EA6D6A Renfrew North: Thomas Murray #EA6D6A Renfrew South: John Alfred McAndrew #EA6D6A Russell: Alexander Robillard Saint Lawrence Valley #EA6D6A Brockville: Christopher Finlay Fraser #EA6D6A Cornwall and Stormont: William Mack #EA6D6A Dundas: Theodore F. ChamberlainElection declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. James Pliny Whitney (Conservative) was elected in the subsequent byelection. 1888 Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario XXI https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015068543274?urlappend=%3Bseq=50%3Bownerid=13510798887170674-54 Toronto Legislative Assembly of Ontario 4–6, 31, 33 2027/mdp.39015068543274?urlappend=%3Bseq=50 #EA6D6A Glengarry: James Rayside #9999FF Grenville: Frederick John French #9999FF Kingston: James Henry Metcalfe #9999FF Leeds: Robert Henry Preston Central Ontario #9999FF Addington: John Stewart Miller #9999FF Durham East: Thomas Dixon Craig #EA6D6A Durham West: James Wellington McLaughlin #9999FF Frontenac: Henry Wilmot #9999FF Hastings East: William Parker Hudson #9999FF Hastings North: Alpheus Field Wood #9999FF Hastings West: Gilbert Wellington Ostrom #9999FF Lennox: Walter William Meacham #9999FF Northumberland East: William Arnson WilloughbyElection declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. Richard Clark (Liberal) was elected in the subsequent byelection. #EA6D6A Northumberland West: Corelli Collard Field #EA6D6A Peterborough East: Thomas Blezard #EA6D6A Peterborough West: James Robert Stratton #EA6D6A Prince Edward: John Allison Sprague #9999FF Victoria East: John Fell #9999FF Victoria West: John Saunders Cruess Georgian Bay #9999FF Bruce North: John Walter Scott Biggar #9999FF Grey North: David Creighton #9999FF Muskoka: George Frederick Marter #DCDCDC Parry Sound: Samuel Armstrong #EA6D6A Simcoe Centre: Orson James Phelps #EA6D6A Simcoe East: Charles Alfred Drury #9999FF Simcoe West: Thomas Wylie Wentworth/Halton/Niagara #9999FF Halton: William Kerns #EA6D6A Hamilton: John Morison Gibson #EA6D6A Lincoln: William Garson #EA6D6A Monck: Richard Harcourt #EA6D6A Welland: James E. Morin #EA6D6A Wentworth North: James McMahon #EA6D6A Wentworth South: Nicholas Awrey Midwestern Ontario #EA6D6A Brant North: William Bruce Wood #EA6D6A Brant South: Arthur Sturgis Hardy #EA6D6A Bruce Centre: Walter MacMorris Dack #EA6D6A Bruce South: Hamilton Parke O'Connor #EA6D6A Bruce South: Hamilton Parke O'Connor #9999FF Dufferin: Falkner Cornwall Stewart #9999FF Grey Centre: Joseph Rorke #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: Angus McKay #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 East: Charles Clarke #EA6D6A Wellington South: Donald Guthrie #EA6D6A Wellington West: Absalom Shade Allan Southwestern Ontario #EA6D6A Elgin East: Thomas McIntyre Nairn #9999FF Elgin West: Andrew B. Ingram #EA6D6A Essex North: Gaspard Pacaud #EA6D6A Essex South: William Douglas Balfour #EA6D6A Kent East: Robert Ferguson #9999FF Kent West: James Clancy #EA6D6A Lambton East: Peter Graham #EA6D6A Lambton West: Timothy Blair Pardee #9999FF London: William Ralph Meredith #9999FF Middlesex East: Richard Tooley #EA6D6A Middlesex North: John Waters #EA6D6A Middlesex West: George William Ross Peel/York/Ontario #9999FF Cardwell: William Henry Hammell #EA6D6A Ontario North: Isaac James Gould #EA6D6A Ontario South: John Dryden #EA6D6A Peel: Kenneth Chisholm #9999FF Toronto: Edward Frederick Clarke #9999FF Toronto: Henry Edward Clarke #EA6D6A Toronto: John Leys #EA6D6A York East: George Byron Smith #EA6D6A York North: Joseph Henry Widdifield #EA6D6A York West: John Taylor Gilmour a See also Politics of Ontario List of Ontario political parties Premier of Ontario Leader of the Opposition (Ontario) Notes and references Notes References 1886 Category:1886 elections in Canada Category:1886 in Ontario Category:December 1886 in Canada