1926 Ontario general election
The 1926 Ontario general election was the 17th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on December 1, 1926, to elect the 112 Members of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").[1]
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Campaign
The United Farmers of Ontario decided to withdraw from electoral politics after having been defeated in the 1923 election, and most of its MPPs redesignated themselves as Progressives with former UFO Attorney-General William Edgar Raney becoming party leader. Nevertheless, several MPPs, including Raney himself, continued to run as candidates endorsed by local UFO associations.
Leslie Oke and Beniah Bowman were opposed to Raney's leadership as he was not a farmer. They were also opposed to the creation of a new Progressive Party which would not focus exclusively on farmers' issues, so they chose to remain as UFO MPPs. Bowman later resigned from the legislature before the election.
The Ontario Conservative Party, led by Howard Ferguson, was re-elected for a second term in government. There were several disputes in the selection of candidates: in Port Arthur, Donald Hogarth was one of two Conservative candidates—the other being the incumbent Francis Keefer—who were selected in parallel meetings arising from a dispute over the validity of the list of delegates.[2]
The principal issue of the campaign was the government's proposal to repeal the Ontario Temperance Act, replacing prohibition with government control of liquor sales. The Daily British Whig described it as "the greatest issue that has ever been placed before [the voters]".[3] The Liberal and Progressive parties both campaigned against repeal, and one of Ferguson's ministers, William Folger Nickle, resigned from the cabinet and ran for re-election against the government as a Prohibitionist candidate. Raney proposed that the Progressives and Liberals work in concert to support a single dry ticket in certain ridings, which led to the nomination of 27 Prohibitionist candidates.[3] In other ridings, the two parties tended to avoid campaigning against each other, in order to minimize the split of the temperance vote.[4]
The Conservatives fielded candidates in all but two ridings, and three of them were returned by acclamation. In 54 two-way contests, the Liberals declined to field a candidate in favour of an ally considered more likely to gain votes. There were only 15 three-cornered races, one four-way and one five-way battles.
| Candidates | Con | Lib | Prog | L-P | UFO | Lab | I-Con | I-Lib | Ind-Prog | Proh | LL | L-Proh | LLP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 90 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 184 |
| 3 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 45 | ||||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| Total | 112 | 48 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 241 |
Several Liberals, protesting their party's temperance stand, chose to stand as Independent-Liberals.[3]
Outcome
The Ontario Liberal Party, led by W.E.N. Sinclair, obtained 13 seats, while the Progressives won 10. Five Liberal-Progressive candidates were also elected, along with several independents. The selection of Liberal-Progressive candidates was complex in some cases: in Victoria North, William Newman was selected by the Progressives, while W.G. Carley was the Liberal nominee. Newman was named as the L-P candidate in a joint meeting of the local parties.[5][lower-alpha 1]
Oke was the only UFO MPP who was re-elected as such, and he was joined by Thomas Farquhar from Manitoulin and Farquhar Oliver from Grey South. The latter won with the assistance of federal MP Agnes MacPhail.
Karl Homuth of Waterloo South was the only Labour MPP returned. His support of the government (and eventual admission to the Conservative caucus after the election) led to Labour's collapse as a party.[4]
The fracture of the UFO, together with a large number of resignations from MPPs (of which five chose to run federally in 1925, and two more in 1926) significantly changed the composition of the Assembly.
Post-election scandals
After the election, the Toronto Star reported accusations of corrupt payments during the campaign:[7]
- In Bruce South, the Liberal candidate (and former MLA in 1911-1914) J.G. Anderson consented to withdraw his nomination upon being paid $1,250 by the Prohibition Union to cover expenses related to the election.
- In Kent East, the former Progressive Candidate W.J.Cryderman stated that an unnamed Liberal had offered him $500 cash plus a Dominion government position if he withdrew his nomination.
- In Perth South, the Progressive candidate W.A. McKenzie was twice offered payments by the Prohibition Union if he withdrew his nomination. He did withdraw, but returned both cheques because of their blatant illegality.
The election in Bruce South was later declared void in June 1927.[8]
Pre-election timeline
| Seat | Before | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Member | Party | Reason | Date | Member | Party | |
| Lennox | August 23, 1923 | John Perry Vrooman | █ Liberal | Died in office | October 22, 1923 | Charles Wesley Hambly | █ Conservative |
| Toronto Northwest - A | May 15, 1924 | Thomas Crawford | █ Conservative | Accepted provincial appointment | July 7, 1924 | William Henry Edwards | █ Conservative |
| Simcoe South | April 14, 1925 | William Earl Rowe | █ Conservative | Resigned to run in 1925 federal election | █ Vacant | ||
| Kenora | April 14, 1925 | Peter Heenan | █ Labour | Resigned to run in 1925 federal election | █ Vacant | ||
| Cochrane | April 14, 1925 | Malcolm Lang | █ Liberal | Resigned to run in 1925 federal election | █ Vacant | ||
| Norfolk North | April 14, 1925 | George David Sewell | █ Progressive | Resigned to run in 1925 federal election | █ Vacant | ||
| Grey Centre | April 14, 1925 | Dougall Carmichael | █ Progressive | Resigned to run in 1925 federal election | █ Vacant | ||
| Kent East | April 14, 1925 | Manning William Doherty | █ Progressive | Resigned seat to promote cooperative movement | █ Vacant | ||
| London | August 15, 1925 | Adam Beck | █ Conservative | Died in office | █ Vacant | ||
| Middlesex East | April 8, 1926 | John Willard Freeborn | █ Progressive | Resigned to run in 1926 federal election | █ Vacant | ||
| Manitoulin | April 8, 1926 | Beniah Bowman | █ United Farmers | Resigned to run in 1926 federal election | █ Vacant | ||
| Kent West | October 11, 1926 | Robert Livingstone Brackin | █ Liberal | Died in office | █ Vacant | ||
Redistribution of seats
A 1925 Act provided for the redistribution of the Legislative Assembly into 112 ridings for the election.[9]
The dual-member ridings in the City of Toronto, in effect since the 1914 election, were abolished and replaced by single-member seats:
| Abolished ridings | New ridings |
|---|---|
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| Split between St. David, St. George and Riverdale | |
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Beaches was drawn out from York East, and High Park from York West.
There were other changes made to ridings elsewhere in the Province:
- Brant and Brant South were reorganized into Brant County and Brantford
- Bruce West was divided between Bruce North and Bruce South
- Durham East and Durham West were combined to form Durham
- Frontenac and Lennox became Frontenac—Lennox
- Grey Centre wasa divided between Grey North and Grey South
- Hamilton Centre was created from parts of Hamilton East and Hamilton West
- Huron Centre was split between Huron North and Huron South
- London was split into London North and London South
- Middlesex East was split between Middlesex North and Middlesex West
- Norfolk North and Norfolk South merged to form Norfolk
- Northumberland East and Northumberland West became Northumberland
- Ottawa West was divided to form Ottawa North and Ottawa South
- Peterborough East and Peterborough West were reorganized to form Peterborough City and Peterborough County
- Wellington East and Wellington West merged to form Wellington Northeast
- Windsor was divided to form Windsor East and Windsor West
- York South was carved out from York West
A further Act in 1926 merged Simcoe South and Simcoe West into Simcoe Southwest, and divided Cochrane into Cochrane North and Cochrane South.[10]
Raney complained that the net effect of the redistribution was to transfer up to 11 seats from rural to urban voters, and thus "to secure the re-election of the Ferguson Government".[11]
Results
| Political party | Party leader | MPPs | Votes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | 1923 | Dissol. | 1926 | ± | # | % | ± (pp) | |||
| Conservative | Howard Ferguson | 112 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 2 |
640,515 | 55.87% | 6.10 | |
| Liberal | W.E.N. Sinclair | 48 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 1 |
196,813 | 17.17% | 4.16 | |
| Progressive | William Raney | 16 | – | 11 | 10 | 10 |
72,277 | 6.30% | Split from UFO | |
| Liberal–Progressive | 10 | – | – | 5 | 5 |
48,619 | 4.24% | New | ||
| United Farmers | Leslie Oke | 3 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
15,417 | 1.34% | 19.60 | |
| Labour | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
14,794 | 1.29% | 3.46 | ||
| Independent | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
Did not campaign | ||||
| Independent Liberal | 7 | – | 1 | 4 | 4 |
21,002 | 1.83% | New | ||
| Independent Conservative | 7 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
20,144 | 1.76% | New | ||
| Liberal-Prohibitionist | 3 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
11,526 | 1.01% | New | ||
| Independent Progressive | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
6,029 | 0.51% | New | ||
| Prohibitionist | 27 | – | – | – | – | 92,435 | 8.06% | New | ||
| Liberal-Labour | 2 | – | – | – | – | 4,633 | 0.40% | New | ||
| Liberal-Labour-Prohibitionist | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2,298 | 0.20% | New | ||
| Vacant | 10 | |||||||||
| Total | 241 | 111 | 111 | 112 | 1,146,502 | 100.00% | ||||
| Blank and invalid ballots | 6,785 | |||||||||
| Registered voters / turnout | 1,792,757 | 63.95% | 5.61 | |||||||
| Party | Seats | Votes | Change (pp) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| █ Conservative | 73 / 112 | 55.87% | 6.10 | ||
| █ Liberal | 13 / 112 | 17.17% | -4.16 | ||
| █ Progressive | 10 / 112 | 6.30% | 6.30 | ||
| █ Liberal–Progressive | 5 / 112 | 4.24% | 4.24 | ||
| █ United Farmers | 3 / 112 | 1.34% | -19.60 | ||
| █ Labour | 1 / 112 | 1.29% | -3.47 | ||
| █ Other | 7 / 112 | 5.73% | 2.53 | ||
| █ Prohibitionist | 0 / 112 | 8.06% | 8.06 | ||
Synopsis of results
| Riding | Winning party | Turnout [a 3] |
Votes | |||||||||||||||||||
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| # | Name | Party | Votes | Share | Margin # |
Margin % |
Con | Lib | Proh | Prog | L-Prog | UFO | Labour | I-Lib | I-Con | I-Prog | L-Proh | LL | LLP | Total | ||
| 001 | Addington | Con | acclaimed | |||||||||||||||||||
| 002 | Algoma | Con | 3,554 | 61.50% | 1,329 | 23.00% | 54.94% | 3,554 | – | – | 2,225 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,779 | |
| 003 | Brant County | Prog | 4,114 | 55.70% | 842 | 11.40% | 70.74% | 3,272 | – | – | 4,114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,386 | |
| 004 | Brantford | Con | 7,751 | 55.73% | 1,595 | 11.47% | 71.11% | 7,751 | 6,156 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13,907 | |
| 005 | Brockville | Con | 4,881 | 60.69% | 1,720 | 21.39% | 71.92% | 4,881 | – | 3,161 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8,042 | |
| 006 | Bruce North | Lib | 3,601 | 38.39% | 663 | 7.07% | 69.63% | 2,938 | 3,601 | – | 2,840 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9,379 | |
| 007 | Bruce South | Prog | 4,922 | 50.66% | 128 | 1.32% | 72.30% | 4,794 | – | – | 4,922 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9,716 | |
| 008 | Carleton | Con | 4,530 | 60.18% | 1,533 | 20.37% | 61.02% | 4,530 | – | – | – | 2,997 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,527 | |
| 009 | Cochrane North | Con | 2,886 | 54.35% | 462 | 8.70% | 56.22% | 2,886 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2,424 | – | – | – | – | – | 5,310 | |
| 010 | Cochrane South | Con | 5,124 | 68.17% | 2,732 | 36.35% | 38.49% | 5,124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2,392 | – | 7,516 | |
| 011 | Dufferin | Prog | 4,478 | 58.87% | 1,349 | 17.73% | 73.73% | 3,129 | – | – | 4,478 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,607 | |
| 012 | Dundas | L-Proh | 4,407 | 55.22% | 833 | 10.44% | 76.76% | 3,574 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,407 | – | – | 7,981 | |
| 013 | Durham | Lib | 6,639 | 55.27% | 1,267 | 10.55% | 73.87% | 5,372 | 6,639 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12,011 | |
| 014 | Elgin East | Lib | 4,122 | 55.51% | 818 | 11.02% | 71.48% | 3,304 | 4,122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,426 | |
| 015 | Elgin West | Con | 6,818 | 52.52% | 655 | 5.05% | 65.80% | 6,818 | 6,163 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12,981 | |
| 016 | Essex North | Con | acclaimed | |||||||||||||||||||
| 017 | Essex South | Lib | 4,560 | 51.20% | 213 | 2.39% | 65.34% | 4,347 | 4,560 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8,907 | |
| 018 | Fort William | Con | 5,286 | 76.10% | 3,626 | 52.20% | 50.56% | 5,286 | 1,660 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,946 | |
| 019 | Frontenac—Lennox | Lib | 4,625 | 53.24% | 563 | 6.48% | 66.49% | 4,062 | 4,625 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8,687 | |
| 020 | Glengarry | Con | 4,442 | 63.17% | 1,852 | 26.34% | 63.81% | 4,442 | 2,590 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,032 | |
| 021 | Grenville | Con | 4,617 | 58.02% | 1,277 | 16.05% | 75.71% | 4,617 | – | 3,340 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,957 | |
| 022 | Grey North | Prog | 8,423 | 63.95% | 3,674 | 27.89% | 67.85% | 4,749 | – | – | 8,423 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13,172 | |
| 023 | Grey South | UFO | 7,100 | 54.45% | 1,160 | 8.90% | 72.16% | 5,940 | – | – | – | – | 7,100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13,040 | |
| 024 | Haldimand | Lib | 5,212 | 53.97% | 767 | 7.94% | 73.29% | 4,445 | 5,212 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9,657 | |
| 025 | Halton | Con | 6,164 | 51.53% | 365 | 3.05% | 73.34% | 6,164 | – | – | 5,799 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11,963 | |
| 026 | Hamilton Centre | Con | 9,784 | 75.90% | 7,094 | 55.03% | 62.30% | 9,784 | 2,690 | – | – | – | – | 416 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12,890 | |
| 027 | Hamilton East | Con | 10,174 | 69.07% | 5,617 | 38.13% | 64.76% | 10,174 | 4,557 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14,731 | |
| 028 | Hamilton West | Con | 8,436 | 73.48% | 5,392 | 46.97% | 65.73% | 8,436 | 3,044 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11,480 | |
| 029 | Hastings East | Con | 3,983 | 62.68% | 1,612 | 25.37% | 67.43% | 3,983 | – | 2,371 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,354 | |
| 030 | Hastings North | Con | 4,008 | 67.23% | 2,054 | 34.45% | 60.92% | 4,008 | – | 1,954 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,962 | |
| 031 | Hastings West | Con | 6,273 | 61.96% | 2,421 | 23.91% | 70.54% | 6,273 | – | 3,852 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10,125 | |
| 032 | Huron North | Lib | 6,386 | 58.97% | 1,942 | 17.93% | 73.57% | 4,444 | 6,386 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10,830 | |
| 033 | Huron South | Prog | 6,003 | 57.93% | 1,644 | 15.87% | 72.86% | 4,359 | – | – | 6,003 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10,362 | |
| 034 | Kent East | Prog | 4,562 | 51.67% | 1,252 | 14.18% | 73.73% | 3,310 | 957 | – | 4,562 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8,829 | |
| 035 | Kent West | Con | 8,443 | 57.24% | 2,135 | 14.47% | 64.22% | 8,443 | 6,308 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14,751 | |
| 036 | Kenora | Con | 2,641 | 52.30% | 400 | 7.92% | 52.13% | 2,641 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 168 | – | 2,241 | – | 5,050 | |
| 037 | Kingston | Con | 6,705 | 60.45% | 2,319 | 20.91% | 76.05% | 6,705 | – | 4,386 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11,091 | |
| 038 | Lambton East | UFO | 6,075 | 57.88% | 1,654 | 15.76% | 68.57% | 4,421 | – | – | – | – | 6,075 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10,496 | |
| 039 | Lambton West | Con | 7,092 | 60.72% | 2,504 | 21.44% | 68.73% | 7,092 | – | – | 4,588 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11,680 | |
| 040 | Lanark North | Con | 3,589 | 51.70% | 236 | 3.40% | 70.61% | 3,589 | – | – | – | 3,353 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,942 | |
| 041 | Lanark South | Con | 3,870 | 56.77% | 923 | 13.54% | 62.49% | 3,870 | 2,947 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,817 | |
| 042 | Leeds | Con | 3,702 | 51.48% | 213 | 2.96% | 69.36% | 3,702 | 3,489 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,191 | |
| 043 | Lincoln | Prog | 4,348 | 56.37% | 983 | 12.74% | 65.45% | 3,365 | – | – | 4,348 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,713 | |
| 044 | London North | Con | 7,763 | 61.83% | 2,970 | 23.65% | 60.55% | 7,763 | – | 4,793 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12,556 | |
| 045 | London South | Con | 9,064 | 63.17% | 3,779 | 26.34% | 69.15% | 9,064 | – | – | – | – | – | 5,285 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14,349 | |
| 046 | Manitoulin | UFO | 2,242 | 51.13% | 99 | 2.26% | 65.26% | 2,143 | – | – | – | – | 2,242 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,385 | |
| 047 | Middlesex North | I-Prog | 5,861 | 56.04% | 1,264 | 12.09% | 73.06% | 4,597 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,861 | – | – | – | 10,458 | |
| 048 | Middlesex West | Prog | 5,723 | 63.36% | 2,413 | 26.71% | 66.94% | 3,310 | – | – | 5,723 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9,033 | |
| 049 | Muskoka | Con | 4,206 | 57.83% | 1,139 | 15.66% | 65.47% | 4,206 | – | 3,067 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,273 | |
| 050 | Niagara Falls | Con | 7,900 | 68.58% | 4,281 | 37.16% | 52.80% | 7,900 | 3,619 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11,519 | |
| 051 | Nipissing | Con | 5,215 | 61.09% | 3,414 | 39.99% | 55.81% | 5,215 | – | 1,521 | – | – | – | – | 1,801 | – | – | – | – | – | 8,537 | |
| 052 | Norfolk | Con | 7,421 | 54.64% | 1,260 | 9.28% | 79.24% | 7,421 | 6,161 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13,582 | |
| 053 | Northumberland | Lib | 7,612 | 53.46% | 985 | 6.92% | 72.27% | 6,627 | 7,612 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14,239 | |
| 054 | Ontario North | Prog | 3,878 | 55.58% | 779 | 11.17% | 75.02% | 3,099 | – | – | 3,878 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,977 | |
| 055 | Ontario South | Lib | 8,901 | 57.30% | 2,268 | 14.60% | 72.73% | 6,633 | 8,901 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15,534 | |
| 056 | Ottawa East | I-Lib | 5,195 | 43.86% | 418 | 3.53% | 53.60% | 4,777 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,195 | 1,872 | – | – | – | – | 11,844 | |
| 057 | Ottawa North | Con | 9,042 | 67.59% | 4,707 | 35.19% | 43.91% | 9,042 | 4,335 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13,377 | |
| 058 | Ottawa South | Con | 9,171 | 62.27% | 3,615 | 24.55% | 56.95% | 9,171 | 5,556 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14,727 | |
| 059 | Oxford North | L-Prog | 6,012 | 58.88% | 1,813 | 17.76% | 68.51% | 4,199 | – | – | – | 6,012 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10,211 | |
| 060 | Oxford South | L-Prog | 5,793 | 56.97% | 1,418 | 13.95% | 73.59% | 4,375 | – | – | – | 5,793 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10,168 | |
| 061 | Parry Sound | Con | 4,628 | 60.85% | 1,650 | 21.69% | 57.33% | 4,628 | 2,978 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,606 | |
| 062 | Peel | Con | 6,193 | 51.50% | 361 | 3.00% | 68.46% | 6,193 | – | – | 5,832 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12,025 | |
| 063 | Perth North | Con | 7,350 | 55.97% | 1,568 | 11.94% | 61.23% | 7,350 | 5,782 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13,132 | |
| 064 | Perth South | Lib | 4,176 | 53.14% | 494 | 6.29% | 70.66% | 3,682 | 4,176 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,858 | |
| 065 | Peterborough City | Con | 6,396 | 57.33% | 1,636 | 14.66% | 72.87% | 6,396 | 4,760 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11,156 | |
| 066 | Peterborough County | Lib | 3,261 | 54.57% | 546 | 9.14% | 67.35% | 2,715 | 3,261 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,976 | |
| 067 | Port Arthur | Con | 2,683 | 38.31% | 172 | 2.46% | 60.40% | 5,194[a 4] | 1,810 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,004 | |
| 068 | Prescott | I-Lib | 2,855 | 35.56% | 24 | 0.30% | 66.17% | 5,173[a 4] | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2,855 | – | – | – | – | – | 8,028 | |
| 069 | Prince Edward | Prog | 4,378 | 50.28% | 49 | 0.56% | 80.46% | 4,329 | – | – | 4,378 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8,707 | |
| 070 | Rainy River | Con | 2,230 | 48.18% | 777 | 16.79% | 55.89% | 2,230 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,453 | 945 | – | – | – | – | 4,628 | |
| 071 | Renfrew North | Con | 5,000 | 59.74% | 1,630 | 19.47% | 58.40% | 5,000 | – | 3,370 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8,370 | |
| 072 | Renfrew South | Con | 5,208 | 56.92% | 1,267 | 13.85% | 63.27% | 5,208 | – | – | – | 3,941 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9,149 | |
| 073 | Russell | I-Lib | 5,231 | 42.86% | 983 | 8.05% | 66.40% | 4,248 | – | 2,725 | – | – | – | – | 5,231 | – | – | – | – | – | 12,204 | |
| 074 | St. Catharines | I-Con | 8,669 | 72.91% | 5,448 | 45.82% | 60.51% | – | – | 3,221 | – | – | – | – | – | 8,669 | – | – | – | – | 11,890 | |
| 075 | Sault Ste. Marie | Con | 5,497 | 77.38% | 3,890 | 54.76% | 38.96% | 5,497 | – | 1,607 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,104 | |
| 076 | Simcoe Centre | Con | 5,315 | 50.93% | 195 | 1.87% | 70.47% | 5,315 | 5,120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10,435 | |
| 077 | Simcoe East | Con | 7,312 | 55.84% | 1,530 | 11.68% | 71.09% | 7,312 | – | – | – | 5,782 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13,094 | |
| 078 | Simcoe Southwest | L-Prog | 5,779 | 52.03% | 452 | 4.07% | 68.41% | 5,327 | – | – | – | 5,779 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11,106 | |
| 079 | Stormont | Con | 7,101 | 65.97% | 3,438 | 31.94% | 66.98% | 7,101 | 3,663 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10,764 | |
| 080 | Sturgeon Falls | I-Lib | 2,043 | 49.26% | 103 | 2.48% | 50.97% | 1,940 | – | – | 164 | – | – | – | 2,043 | – | – | – | – | – | 4,147 | |
| 081 | Sudbury | Con | acclaimed | |||||||||||||||||||
| 082 | Temiskaming | Con | 4,048 | 63.79% | 1,750 | 27.58% | 45.36% | 4,048 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2,298 | 6,346 | |
| 083 | Victoria North | L-Prog | 3,207 | 52.26% | 277 | 4.51% | 70.03% | 2,930 | – | – | – | 3,207 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,137 | |
| 084 | Victoria South | L-Prog | 4,632 | 53.38% | 587 | 6.77% | 74.48% | 4,045 | – | – | – | 4,632 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8,677 | |
| 085 | Waterloo North | Con | 9,500 | 69.03% | 5,238 | 38.06% | 49.84% | 9,500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,262 | – | – | 13,762 | |
| 086 | Waterloo South | Lab | 9,093 | 62.01% | 3,523 | 24.03% | 67.91% | – | – | 5,570 | – | – | – | 9,093 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14,663 | |
| 087 | Welland | Con | 7,697 | 69.54% | 4,325 | 39.07% | 56.34% | 7,697 | 3,372 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11,069 | |
| 088 | Wellington Northeast | Lib | 6,601 | 62.24% | 2,596 | 24.48% | 71.26% | 4,005 | 6,601 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10,606 | |
| 089 | Wellington South | Con | 8,044 | 53.04% | 921 | 6.07% | 74.20% | 8,044 | – | – | – | 7,123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15,167 | |
| 090 | Wentworth North | Con | 4,817 | 54.55% | 803 | 9.09% | 69.76% | 4,817 | 4,014 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8,831 | |
| 091 | Wentworth South | Con | 8,383 | 67.38% | 4,324 | 34.75% | 62.85% | 8,383 | 4,059 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12,442 | |
| 092 | Windsor East | Con | 9,750 | 83.70% | 7,851 | 67.40% | 48.24% | 9,750 | – | 1,899 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11,649 | |
| 093 | Windsor West | Con | 8,741 | 77.79% | 6,245 | 55.58% | 47.95% | 8,741 | – | 2,496 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11,237 | |
| 094 | Beaches | Con | 9,590 | 73.08% | 6,058 | 46.17% | 64.83% | 9,590 | – | 3,532 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13,122 | |
| 095 | Woodbine | Con | 9,578 | 78.28% | 6,920 | 56.55% | 60.61% | 9,578 | 2,658 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12,236 | |
| 096 | Greenwood | Con | 9,101 | 78.64% | 6,629 | 57.28% | 58.23% | 9,101 | 2,472 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11,573 | |
| 097 | Riverdale | Con | 8,832 | 69.12% | 4,886 | 38.24% | 61.96% | 8,832 | – | 3,946 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12,778 | |
| 098 | Eglinton | Con | 10,230 | 61.73% | 3,887 | 23.45% | 78.03% | 10,230 | 6,343 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16,573 | |
| 099 | St. David | Con | 10,948 | 77.68% | 7,803 | 55.37% | 62.81% | 10,948 | 3,145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14,093 | |
| 100 | St. George | Con | 7,865 | 56.34% | 4,881 | 34.97% | 66.62% | 7,865 | 729 | 2,984 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,381[a 4] | – | – | – | – | 13,959 | |
| 101 | St. Patrick | Con | 6,339 | 69.64% | 4,145 | 45.53% | 65.48% | 6,339 | 570 | 2,194 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9,103 | |
| 102 | St. Andrews | Con | 4,536 | 44.00% | 1,171 | 11.36% | 67.37% | 4,536 | 311 | 2,097 | – | – | – | – | – | 3,365 | – | – | – | – | 10,309 | |
| 103 | Bellwoods | Con | 9,452 | 76.79% | 6,595 | 53.58% | 62.09% | 9,452 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2,857 | – | – | 12,309 | |
| 104 | Bracondale | Con | 10,563 | 69.41% | 7,560 | 49.67% | 70.33% | 10,563 | 1,653 | 3,003 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15,219 | |
| 105 | Dovercourt | Con | 6,239 | 66.93% | 3,156 | 33.86% | 62.07% | 6,239 | 3,083 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9,322 | |
| 106 | Brockton | Con | 11,245 | 57.40% | 5,810 | 29.65% | 61.72% | 11,245 | 5,435 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2,912 | – | – | – | – | 19,592 | |
| 107 | Parkdale | Con | 8,915 | 65.44% | 4,207 | 30.88% | 66.23% | 8,915 | – | 4,708 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13,623 | |
| 108 | High Park | Con | 10,466 | 61.13% | 3,810 | 22.25% | 76.55% | 10,466 | – | 6,656 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17,122 | |
| 109 | York East | Con | 11,085 | 66.02% | 5,379 | 32.04% | 58.74% | 11,085 | – | 5,706 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16,791 | |
| 110 | York North | Lib | 6,009 | 57.49% | 1,565 | 14.97% | 75.01% | 4,444 | 6,009 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10,453 | |
| 111 | York South | Con | 10,242 | 66.49% | 5,080 | 32.98% | 55.36% | 10,242 | – | 5,162 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15,404 | |
| 112 | York West | Con | 9,927 | 62.20% | 6,813 | 42.69% | 63.04% | 9,927 | 2,919 | 3,114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15,960 | |
- "1926 General Election". elections.on.ca. Elections Ontario. Retrieved August 3, 2023. EO data errors on political affiliations adjusted to conform with Canadian Annual Review listing
- Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario. Vol. 62. 1928. pp. 6–10.
- including spoilt ballots
- two candidates nominated
- = turnout is above provincial average
- = incumbent switched allegiance for the election
- = not incumbent; previously elected as a UFO MLA
- = not incumbent; previously elected as a Labour MLA
- = not incumbent; previously elected as a Liberal-Temperance MLA
- = petition against election withdrawn
- = petition against election dismissed
- = election declared void
Notable groups of candidates
| Riding | Party | Candidate | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addington | █ Conservative | William David Black | Nomination of F.A. Anglin (Prohibitionist) ruled invalid |
| Essex North | █ Conservative | Paul Poisson | E.P. Tellier (Liberal and incumbent MLA) withdrew his nomination |
| Sudbury | █ Conservative | Charles McCrea | Sole nominee |
| Riding | Candidate | Votes | Placed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Arthur | █ Conservative | Donald McDonald Hogarth | 2,683 | 1st |
| Francis Henry Keefer | 2,511 | 2nd | ||
| Prescott | █ Conservative | Edmund Mooney | 2,831 | 2nd |
| Louis Beaudoin | 2,342 | 3rd | ||
| St. George | █ Independent-Conservative | Cecil Armstrong | 1,664 | 3rd |
| Edward Owens | 717 | 5th | ||
See also
Notes and references
Notes
- Newman would later join the Liberal caucus in January 1927, upon being instructed by the Clerk of the Legislature to make a choice as to which leader to sit behind. He had wanted to remain a member of the Liberal-Progressive group. J.H. Mitchell (Simcoe Southwest) joined him in the move, saying that he "has always been a Liberal".[6]
References
- "1926 General Election". Elections Ontario. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- "Two Conservatives Run Same Riding". Oshawa Daily Reformer. November 11, 1926. p. 2.
- Bradburn, Jamie (May 9, 2018). "Booze, bullying, and moral panic: The temperance election of 1926". tvo.org. TV Ontario.
- Canadian Annual Review 1927, p. 309.
- "Fusionist Chosen". Oshawa Daily Reformer. November 1, 1926. p. 8.
- "Simcoe Member to back Sinclair". Oshawa Daily Reformer. January 14, 1927. p. 1.
- "Election Scandals". The Canadian Champion. Milton. December 9, 1926. p. 2.
- Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario. Vol. 62. 1928. pp. 9–10.
- The Representation Act, 1925, S.O. 1925, c. 7
- The Representation Act, 1926, S.O. 1926, c. 2
- Canadian Annual Review 1927, p. 306.
- Canadian Annual Review 1927, pp. 309–312.
- Canadian Annual Review 1927, pp. 308–309.
Further reading
- The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1926–27. Toronto: The Annual Review Company. 1927.
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