1905 Ontario general election

The 1905 Ontario general election was the 11th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on January 25, 1905, to elect the 98 Members of the 11th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").[1]

1905 Ontario general election
January 25, 1905
98 seats in the 11th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
50 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader James P. Whitney George William Ross
Party Conservative Liberal
Leader since 1896 1899
Leader's seat Dundas Middlesex West
Last election 48 50
Seats won 69 28
Seat change Increase21 Decrease22
Premier before election

George William Ross
Liberal

 Premier after election

James P. Whitney
Conservative

The Ontario Conservative Party, led by Sir James P. Whitney, defeated the Ontario Liberal Party, led by Sir George William Ross, bringing to an end the control of the government that the Liberal Party had exercised power for the previous 34 years.

Results
Elections to the 11th Parliament of Ontario (1905)
Political party Party leader MPPs Votes
Candidates 1902 Dissol. 1905 ± # % ± (pp)
Conservative James P. Whitney 98 48 69 21Increase 237,612 53.37% 5.83Increase
Liberal George William Ross 95 50 28 22Decrease 198,595 44.61% 5.04Decrease
Independent-Liberal 3 – 1 1Increase 5,362 1.20% New
Independent-Conservative 1 – – – 95 0.02% 0.36Decrease
Independent 2 – – – 100 0.02% 1.16Decrease
Prohibitionist 2 – – – 1,906 0.43% 0.29Decrease
Socialist 7 – – – 1,273 0.29% 0.17Decrease
Temperance 2 – – – 250 0.06% New
Socialist-Labour – – – – Did not campaign
Vacant
Total 210 98 98 98 445,193 100.00%
Blank and invalid ballots 3,254
Registered voters / turnout 616,996 72.68% 1.87Decrease
Seats and popular vote by party
PartySeatsVotesChange (pp)
Conservative
69 / 98
53.37%
5.83 5.83
 
Liberal
28 / 98
44.61%
-5.04
 
Other
1 / 94
2.02%
-0.79
 

Seats that changed hands
Elections to the 11th Parliament of Ontario – seats won/lost by party, 1902–1905
Party 1902 Gain from (loss to) 1905
Con Lib I-Lib
Conservative 4826(5)69
Liberal 505(26)(1)28
Independent-Liberal –11
Total986(26)26(5)–(1)98

There were 32 seats that changed allegiance in the election:

See also

References
  1. "1905 General Election". Elections Ontario. Elections Ontario. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

Further reading


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