Ontario general election, 1914

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The Ontario general election, 1914 was the fourteenth general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 29, 1914, to elect the 111 Members of the Legislative Assembly ("MLAs").

The Ontario Conservative Party, led by Sir James P. Whitney, won a fourth consecutive term in government.

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Newton Wesley Rowell, formed the official opposition.

Independent Labour MLA Allan Studholme was re-elected in Hamilton East. He had held the seat since a 1906 by-election.

[edit] Results

	Party	Leader	1911	Elected	% change	Popular vote
						%	change
	Conservative	James P. Whitney	82	84	+2.4%	55.3%
	Liberal	Newton Wesley Rowell	22	24	+9.1%	38.6%
	Liberal-Temperance			1
	Labour		1	1	-	1.3%
	Liberal Independent		-	1
Total			106	111	+4.7%	100%

Preceded by 1911 election

List of Ontario general elections

Succeeded by 1919 election

[edit] See also

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