1879 Ontario general election

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1879 Ontario general election
Flag of Ontario.svg
  1875 June 5, 1879 1883  

88 seats in the 4th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
45 seats were needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  Oliver Mowat.jpg William Ralph Meredith.png
Leader Oliver Mowat William Ralph Meredith
Party Liberal Conservative
Leader since18721879
Leader's seat Oxford North London
Last election5034
Seats won5729
Seat changeIncrease2.svg7Decrease2.svg5

Premier before election

Oliver Mowat
Liberal

Premier after election

Oliver Mowat
Liberal

The 1879 Ontario general election was the fourth general election held in the province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 5, 1879, to elect the 88 members of the 4th Legislative Assembly ("MLAs"). [1]

Contents

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Oliver Mowat, won a third term in government with a larger majority in the legislature.

The Ontario Conservative Party, led by William Ralph Meredith, continued to lose seats.

Results

[1]

Elections to the 4th Parliament of Ontario (1879)
Political partyParty leaderMLAsVotes
Candidates 1875 1879±#±%± (pp)
Liberal Oliver Mowat 8150577Increase2.svg119,14828,339Increase2.svg48.07%0.52Increase2.svg
Conservative William Ralph Meredith 8734295Decrease2.svg118,51331,693Increase2.svg47.82%2.35Increase2.svg
Liberal–Conservative 11Decrease2.svg1,553Decrease2.svg0.81Decrease2.svg
Independent Conservative222Steady2.svg2,11118Decrease2.svg0.85%0.26Decrease2.svg
Independent Liberal11Decrease2.svg1,125Decrease2.svg0.59Decrease2.svg
Independent 198,0851,328Increase2.svg3.26%0.28Decrease2.svg
Total1898888247,857100.00%
Voter turnout247,85756,891Increase2.svg67.954.06Decrease2.svg
Registered electors392,085108,229Increase2.svg
Acclamations   Liberal 1
  Conservative 1
Seats and popular vote by party
PartySeatsVotesChange (pp)
  Liberal
57 / 88
48.07%
0.520.52
 
  Conservative
29 / 88
47.82%
2.352.35
 
 Other
2 / 88
4.11%
-2.87
 

Synopsis of results

Results by riding - 1879 Ontario general election [1]
RidingWinning partyTurnoutVotes
Name [a 1] 1875 PartyVotesShareMargin
#
Margin
%
LibConI-ConIndTotal
 
Addington LibLib1,53150.75%451.49%66.76%1,5311,4863,017
Algoma LibLib1,08153.86%1557.72%96.58%1,0819262,007
Brant North LibLib99060.37%34020.73%66.80%9906501,640
Brant South LibLib1,62256.87%39213.74%60.93%1,6221,2302,852
Brockville LibLib1,37952.14%1134.27%60.33%1,3791,2662,645
Bruce North LibLib1,68656.77%40213.54%63.41%1,6861,2842,970
Bruce South LibLib2,86650.62%701.24%72.67%2,8662,7965,662
Cardwell ConLib1,26150.60%301.20%70.94%1,2611,2312,492
Carleton ConCon2,07479.74%1,54759.48%55.47%5272,0742,601
Cornwall ConLibacclaimed
Dufferin ConCon1,35755.32%26110.64%58.18%1,3571,0962,453
Dundas ConCon1,67451.24%812.48%77.29%1,5931,6743,267
Durham East ConCon1,29252.33%2008.10%55.58%1,2921,1772,469
Durham West LibLib1,46752.66%1485.31%72.89%1,4671,3192,786
Elgin East LibLib2,27551.49%1322.99%66.71%2,2752,1434,418
Elgin West ConLib1,25750.22%110.44%70.27%1,2571,2462,503
Essex North ConCon1,06256.04%22912.08%42.68%8331,0621,895
Essex South ConCon1,41852.93%1575.86%74.29%1,2611,4182,679
Frontenac ConCon71045.57%20413.09%55.86%5067103421,558
Glengarry I-LibCon1,33150.78%411.56%74.31%1,2901,3312,621
Grenville South LibCon1,20553.01%1376.03%70.20%1,0681,2052,273
Grey East ConCon1,29455.70%56624.37%49.64%1,595 [a 2] 7282,323
Grey North ConCon1,66050.27%180.55%60.98%1,6421,6603,302
Grey South LibLib1,69461.49%63322.98%73.72%1,6941,0612,755
Haldimand LibLib1,61251.01%642.03%76.44%1,6121,5483,160
Halton LibLib1,76550.46%320.91%66.63%1,7651,7333,498
Hamilton LibLib2,24050.70%621.40%59.07%2,2402,1784,418
Hastings East I-ConI-Con1,20451.52%713.04%67.82%1,1331,2042,337
Hastings North ConCon1,08151.35%572.71%63.27%1,0811,0242,105
Hastings West ConCon1,40256.60%32713.20%68.92%1,0751,4022,477
Huron East LibLib1,92450.74%561.48%68.76%1,9241,8683,792
Huron South LibLib1,89352.21%1604.41%70.75%1,8931,7333,626
Huron West LibLib2,06455.57%41411.15%62.70%2,0641,6503,714
Kent East LibLib1,77454.91%3179.81%58.60%1,7741,4573,231
Kent West ConLib1,34352.69%1375.37%46.87%1,3431,2062,549
Kingston ConCon95555.82%19911.63%59.53%7569551,711
Lambton East LibLib1,84050.88%641.77%73.23%1,8401,7763,616
Lambton West LibLib1,75953.47%2286.93%63.24%1,7591,5313,290
Lanark North ConLib1,30956.04%28212.07%73.44%1,3091,0272,336
Lanark South ConI-Con90749.64%532.90%56.60%854907661,827
Leeds North and Grenville North ConCon1,08459.53%34719.06%64.90%7371,0841,821
Leeds South ConCon1,36256.92%33113.83%57.41%1,3621,0312,393
Lennox I-ConLib1,23150.20%100.41%62.71%1,2311,2212,452
Lincoln LibLib2,22250.79%691.58%68.25%2,2222,1534,375
London ConCon1,57858.25%44716.50%55.24%1,1311,5782,709
Middlesex East ConCon2,54651.86%1833.73%66.82%2,3632,5464,909
Middlesex North ConLib1,91753.22%2326.44%72.87%1,9171,6853,602
Middlesex West LibLib1,57550.82%511.65%69.80%1,5751,5243,099
Monck LibLib1,48652.64%1495.28%81.42%1,4861,3372,823
Muskoka and Parry Sound LibLib1,70457.98%46915.96%74.90%1,7041,2352,939
Norfolk North LibLib1,49052.12%1214.23%71.55%1,4901,3692,859
Norfolk South ConCon1,38650.36%200.73%76.23%1,3661,3862,752
Northumberland East LibLib1,88750.64%481.29%71.32%1,8871,8393,726
Northumberland West LibLib1,33350.40%210.79%65.54%1,3331,3122,645
Ontario North LibLib2,24452.21%1904.42%63.85%2,2442,0544,298
Ontario South ConLib1,72156.24%38212.48%60.59%1,7211,3393,060
Ottawa LibCon1,06439.72%642.39%47.99%6061,0641,0092,679
Oxford North LibLib1,73175.10%1,15750.20%41.71%1,7315742,305
Oxford South LibLib1,77566.73%94035.34%48.33%1,7758852,660
Peel LibLib1,51952.69%1555.38%76.09%1,5191,3642,883
Perth North LibLib2,39650.18%170.36%67.44%2,3962,3794,775
Perth South LibLib1,75955.00%32010.01%65.67%1,7591,4393,198
Peterborough East ConLib1,07853.21%1306.42%65.38%1,0789482,026
Peterborough West LibCon1,13052.68%25211.75%55.99%8781,1301372,145
Prescott ConCon90047.62%27814.71%58.77%6229003681,890
Prince Edward LibLib1,89450.47%350.93%73.78%1,8941,8593,753
Renfrew North ConLib1,06652.56%1045.13%72.07%1,0669622,028
Renfrew South LibLib83754.28%1328.56%67.72%8377051,542
Russell ConLib69637.30%271.45%38.86%9756692221,866
Simcoe East ConLib1,32456.82%31813.65%61.72%1,3241,0062,330
Simcoe South ConConacclaimed
Simcoe West ConCon1,48351.10%642.21%55.06%1,4191,4832,902
Stormont LibCon95050.29%110.58%71.47%9399501,889
Toronto East ConCon2,13250.68%571.35%51.12%2,0752,1324,207
Toronto West ConCon2,32450.74%681.48%45.24%2,2562,3244,580
Victoria North LibLib1,21756.34%27412.69%65.04%1,2179432,160
Victoria South LibLib1,64451.81%1153.62%68.27%1,6441,5293,173
Waterloo North LibLib1,35153.29%1676.59%71.37%1,3511,1842,535
Waterloo South LibLib1,69957.38%43714.76%72.06%1,6991,2622,961
Welland LibCon1,96650.97%751.94%66.49%1,8911,9663,857
Wellington Centre LibLib1,40565.35%66030.70%50.05%1,4057452,150
Wellington South LibLib1,43052.15%1184.30%65.83%1,4301,3122,742
Wellington West L-ConLib2,02656.00%43412.00%64.61%2,0261,5923,618
Wentworth North ConLib1,22385.41%1,01470.81%38.23%1,2232091,432
Wentworth South LibCon1,23150.02%10.04%66.19%1,2301,2312,461
York East LibLib1,82553.58%2447.16%58.93%1,8251,5813,406
York North LibLib2,20056.54%50913.08%68.77%2,2001,6913,891
York West LibLib1,26851.21%602.42%63.16%1,2681,2082,476
  1. order is as given in EO reports
  2. the incumbent Abram William Lauder was reelected
  = open seat
  = turnout is above provincial average
  = winning candidate was in previous Legislature
  = incumbent had switched allegiance
  = previously incumbent in another riding
  = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature
  = incumbency arose from byelection gain
  = other incumbents renominated
  = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada
  = multiple candidates

Analysis

Party candidates in 2nd place [1]
Party in 1st placeParty in 2nd placeTotal
AcclLibConInd
Liberal 155157
Conservative 122629
Independent Conservative2
Total2257788
Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party [1]
PartiesAccl1st2nd3rd4th5th
  Liberal 156222
  Conservative 128571
 Independent Conservative2
  Independent 7651
Resulting composition of the 2nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario [1]
SourceParty
LibConI-ConTotal
Seats retainedIncumbents returned3017148
Returned by acclamation11
Open seats held13316
Ouster of incumbent changing allegiance11
Seats changing handsIncumbents defeated8311
Open seats gained4318
Byelection gains held213
Total5729288

MLAs elected by region and riding

Party designations are as follows:

  Liberal
  Conservative
  Independent Conservative

    See also

    Notes and references

    Notes

    1. Overturned on petition to the court, because of ballot papers improperly rejected. [2] Adam Jacob Baker (Conservative) was declared elected. [3]
    2. Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. [3] Kerr was returned in the subsequent byelection.
    3. Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. [3] Robertson was returned in the subsequent byelection.
    4. Overturned on petition to the court. Nicholas Awrey (Liberal) was declared elected. [3]
    5. Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued, [3] but Barr would decline to stand for reelection. William Jelly would succeed in the ensuing race.

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