Ontario general election, 1875

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The Ontario general election of 1875 was the third general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on January 18, 1875, to elect the 88 Members of the Legislative Assembly ("MLAs").

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Oliver Mowat, increased its majority in the Legislature for its second term in government.

The Ontario Conservative Party, led by Matthew Crooks Cameron lost four of its seats.

[edit] Results

	Party	Leader	1871	Elected	% change
	Liberal	Oliver Mowat	43	50	+16.3%
	Conservative	Matthew Crooks Cameron	38	34	-11.8%
	Liberal-Conservative		-	1
	Conservative Independent		-	2
	Liberal - Independent		-	1
	Conservative - Liberal		1	-
Total Seats			82	88	+7.3%

[edit] See also

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

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