1886 Ontario general election

The 1886 Ontario general election was the sixth general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on December 28, 1886, to elect the 90 Members of the 6th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").[1] The election results were characterized a "crushing defeat for the Conservatives.[2]

1886 Ontario general election
December 28, 1886
90 seats in the 6th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
46 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Oliver Mowat William Ralph Meredith
Party Liberal Conservative
Leader since 1872 1879
Leader's seat Oxford North London
Last election 48 37
Seats won 57 32
Seat change Increase9 Decrease5
Premier before election

Oliver Mowat
Liberal

 Premier after election

Oliver Mowat
Liberal

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Oliver Mowat, won a fifth consecutive term in government and an increased majority in the Legislature.

The Ontario Conservative Party, led by William Ralph Meredith lost five of its seats.

In Toronto, this and the next election (1890) were held under the Limited Vote system wherein Toronto voters had two votes for the three MPPs in their district. This allowed a degree of minority representation.[3]

Redistribution of ridings

The Assembly was increased from 88 to 90 members,[4] through the following changes:

Abolished ridingsNew ridings
Divisions of ridings
Mergers of ridings
Reorganization of ridings
  1. Returning three members. Each elector had two votes to cast.

Results
Elections to the 6th Parliament of Ontario (1886)
Political party Party leader MPPs Votes
Candidates 1883 Dissol. 1886 ± # % ± (pp)
Liberal Oliver Mowat 88 48 57 9Increase 153,282 48.41% 0.21Increase
Conservative William Ralph Meredith 83 37 32 5Decrease 148,969 47.05% 0.46Increase
Independent 5 1 1 Steady 2,145 0.68% 0.85Decrease
Independent-Liberal 2 – 2Decrease Did not campaign
Labour 5 – – – 12,196 3.85% 2.32Increase
Temperance 1 – – – 14 – New
Independent-Conservative – – – Did not campaign
Vacant
Total 182 88 88 90 316,606 100.00%
Blank and invalid ballots 3,622
Registered voters / turnout 459,495 69.69% 6.23Increase
Seats and popular vote by party
PartySeatsVotesChange (pp)
Liberal
57 / 90
48.41%
0.21 0.21
 
Conservative
32 / 90
47.05%
0.46 0.46
 
Labour
0 / 90
3.85%
2.32 2.32
 
Other
1 / 90
0.69%
-2.99
 

See also

References
  1. "1886 General Election". Elections Ontario. Elections Ontario. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. Rambaut, Thomas D. (1887). "The Hudson's Bay Half-Breeds and Louis Riel's Rebellions". Political Science Quarterly. 2 (1): 135–167. doi:10.2307/2139321. JSTOR 2139321.
  3. 1921 Special House of Commons Committee on pro-rep. report, p. 12
  4. The Franchise and Representation Act, 1885, S.O. 1885, c. 2, s. 8, 10


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