1875 Ontario general election

The 1875 Ontario general election 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").[1]

1875 Ontario general election
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 Increase7 Decrease4
Premier before election

Oliver Mowat
Liberal

 Premier after election

Oliver Mowat
Liberal

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.

Redistribution of ridings

The Assembly was increased from 82 to 88 members,[2] through the following changes:

Abolished ridingsNew ridings
Divisions of ridings
Creation of riding from parts of others
Mergers of ridings
Reorganization of ridings
  1. formed from parts of Cardwell, Grey South, Wellington North, Wellington Centre and Simcoe South
  2. taken from Simcoe North

Results
  Party Leader 1871 Elected % change
  Liberal Oliver Mowat 43 49 +16.3%
  Conservative Matthew Crooks Cameron 38 35 -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.[3]

Seats summary
Liberal
 
 56.82%
Conservative
 
 39.77%
Others
 
 3.41%

See also

References
  1. "1875 General Election". Elections Ontario. Elections Ontario. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. An Act to re-adjust the Representation in the Legislative Assembly, S.O. 1874 (2nd session), c. 2
  3. "Voting in Ontario Provincial Elections" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 27, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2011.


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