Ontario general election, 1879

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Ontario general election, 1879 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 Legislative Assembly ("MLAs").

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.

[edit] Results

	Party	Leader	1875	Elected	% change
	Liberal	Oliver Mowat	50	57	+14.0%
	Conservative	William Ralph Meredith	34	29	-14.7%
	Conservative Independent		2	2	-
Total Seats			88	88	-

Preceded by: 1875 election

List of Ontario general elections

Succeeded by: 1883 election

[edit] See also

• Politics of Ontario
• List of Ontario political parties
• Premier of Ontario
• Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)