Ontario general election, 1875

Ontario general election, 1875
Ontario
January 18, 1875
88 seats in the 3rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario
45 seats were needed for a majority

  First party Second party
 
Leader Oliver Mowat Matthew Crooks Cameron
Party Liberal Conservative
Leader since 1872 1871
Leader's seat Oxford North Toronto East
Last election 43 38
Seats won 50 34
Seat change +7 -4
Premier before election

Oliver Mowat
Liberal

 Premier-designate

Oliver Mowat
Liberal

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 3rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("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.

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%

This was the first election in which paper ballots were used. Previously, votes were cast by public declaration.[1]

See also

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.