1867 Ontario general election
September 3, 1867
82 seats in the 1st Legislative Assembly of Ontario
42 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout73.86%[1]
  First party Second party
 
Leader John Sandfield Macdonald Archibald McKellar
Party Conservative Liberal
Leader's seat Cornwall Bothwell
Seats won 41 41
Popular vote 80,111 77,689
Percentage 50.28% 48.76%
Premier after election

John Sandfield Macdonald
Conservative

The 1867 Ontario general election was the first general election held in the newly created Province of Ontario, Canada. Previously, the territory was known as Canada West, a part of the Province of Canada. The election was held on September 3, 1867, to elect the 82 members of the 1st Legislative Assembly (MLAs).[1] The dates of the election in 1867 varied from August 20 to September 26.

The Conservative Party, led by John Sandfield Macdonald, and the Ontario Liberal Party, led by Archibald McKellar, each won 41 seats. A coalition government was formed under the leadership of Macdonald.

Votes were recorded orally. Voter eligibility was only 13% of the population.[2]

Results

[1]

Elections to the 1st Parliament of Ontario (1867)
Political party Party leader Candidates Seats Votes
# %
Conservative John Sandfield Macdonald 784180,11150.28%
Liberal Archibald McKellar 804177,68948.76%
Independent 15–1,5230.96%
Total 173 82 159,323 100.00%
Registered electors 215,722
Acclamations █ Conservative2
█ Liberal4
Other candidates receiving nil votes[a 1] █ Independent1


Seats summary
Conservative
 
 50.00%
Liberal
 
 50.00%

Synopsis of results

Results by riding - 1867 Ontario general election[1]
Riding Winning party Turnout Votes
Name[a 1] Party Votes Share Margin
#		 Margin
%		 Con Lib Ind Total
 
Addington Con 1,55473.72%1,00347.58%75.94%1,55455132,108
Algoma Con 35167.89%22443.33%60.19%35112739517
Bothwell Lib 1,24251.45%702.90%83.16%1,1721,242–2,414
Brant North Lib 70653.16%846.33%72.69%622706–1,328
Brant South Con 1,26854.37%2048.75%71.45%1,2681,064–2,332
Brockville and Elizabethtown Con 63051.05%262.11%75.38%630604–1,234
Bruce North Lib acclaimed
Bruce South Lib 1,72650.10%70.20%84.83%1,7191,726–3,445
Cardwell Con 1,15152.37%1044.73%84.96%1,1511,047–2,198
Carleton Lib 98747.29%482.30%88.13%9399871612,087
Cornwall Con 47964.73%21829.46%72.27%479261–740
Dundas Lib 1,16253.57%1557.15%79.42%1,0071,162–2,169
Durham East Con 1,20895.19%1,14790.39%43.88%1,20861–1,269
Durham West Lib 1,47368.80%80537.60%77.43%6681,473–2,141
Elgin East Con 1,43150.44%250.88%75.47%1,4311,406–2,837
Elgin West Con 90952.27%794.54%85.16%909830–1,739
Essex Con 1,56653.69%2157.37%75.41%1,5661,351–2,917
Frontenac Con 1,18662.49%47625.08%73.91%1,18671021,898
Glengarry Con 1,14956.71%27213.43%82.59%1,149877–2,026
Grenville South Con 84953.46%1106.93%80.90%849739–1,588
Grey North Con 1,43055.17%26810.34%74.63%1,4301,162–2,592
Grey South Con 1,67553.23%2036.45%80.86%1,6751,472–3,147
Haldimand Lib 1,37756.43%31412.87%78.36%1,0631,377–2,440
Halton Lib 1,55656.62%36413.25%76.70%1,1921,556–2,748
Hamilton Lib 1,19353.88%1727.77%58.23%1,0211,193–2,214
Hastings East Con 90857.65%24115.30%75.21%908667–1,575
Hastings North Con 97063.73%41827.46%69.31%970552–1,522
Hastings West Con 94072.92%59145.85%54.50%940349–1,289
Huron North Con 2,03050.80%641.60%72.48%2,0301,966–3,996
Huron South Lib 1,55850.16%100.32%82.00%1,5481,558–3,106
Kent Lib 1,48651.14%662.27%77.99%1,4201,486–2,906
Kingston Con 70584.63%57769.27%37.14%705128–833
Lambton Lib 2,10765.80%1,01231.61%75.41%1,0952,107–3,202
Lanark North Lib acclaimed
Lanark South Con 1,29462.00%50324.10%70.53%1,29479122,087
Leeds North and Grenville North Lib 96256.19%21212.38%78.28%750962–1,712
Leeds South Con 1,38050.13%70.25%83.96%1,3801,373–2,753
Lennox Con 1,22253.29%39617.27%66.35%1,2228262452,293
Lincoln Con acclaimed
London Con 94861.00%34222.01%56.00%948606–1,554
Middlesex East Lib 1,82150.42%300.83%86.62%1,7911,821–3,612
Middlesex North Lib 1,08443.69%381.53%84.79%1,0461,0843512,481
Middlesex West Con 1,10052.08%884.17%87.45%1,1001,012–2,112
Monck Con 1,11856.10%24312.19%78.59%1,118875–1,993
Niagara Con 30254.32%488.63%76.48%302254–556
Norfolk North Con 98750.05%20.10%83.84%987985–1,972
Norfolk South Lib 97550.47%180.93%78.06%957975–1,932
Northumberland East Lib 1,49264.56%67529.21%66.97%8171,49222,311
Northumberland West Lib acclaimed
Ontario North Lib 1,69458.70%50217.39%79.26%1,1921,694–2,886
Ontario South Lib 1,36756.35%30812.70%83.60%1,0591,367–2,426
Ottawa Lib 81068.76%44237.52%41.49%368810–1,178
Oxford North Lib 1,18755.36%23010.73%58.34%9571,187–2,144
Oxford South Lib 1,39954.52%2329.04%74.64%1,1671,399–2,566
Peel Con 1,11851.05%462.10%82.11%1,1181,072–2,190
Perth North Con 1,56857.58%41315.17%72.81%1,5681,155–2,723
Perth South Lib 1,55256.56%36013.12%80.16%1,1921,552–2,744
Peterborough East Con 99662.52%39925.05%80.82%996597–1,593
Peterborough West Con 67050.68%181.36%78.50%670652–1,322
Prescott Lib 83850.67%221.33%82.78%816838–1,654
Prince Edward Lib 1,60558.66%47417.32%76.53%1,1311,605–2,736
Renfrew North Con 80271.74%48743.56%80.26%80231511,118
Renfrew South Lib 54363.96%23727.92%71.17%306543–849
Russell Con 1,28765.33%81841.52%68.95%1,2874692141,970
Simcoe North Lib 1,43152.40%1314.80%81.91%1,3001,431–2,731
Simcoe South Con acclaimed
Stormont Con 79355.65%16111.30%81.15%793632–1,425
Toronto East Con 1,17856.28%26412.61%49.80%1,17891412,093
Toronto West Con 1,43957.26%36514.52%52.94%1,4391,074–2,513
Victoria North Lib 67662.42%26924.84%79.87%407676–1,083
Victoria South Lib acclaimed
Waterloo North Lib 90850.67%241.34%71.68%884908–1,792
Waterloo South Lib 1,30957.59%34515.18%81.59%9641,309–2,273
Welland Lib 1,29854.22%2028.44%68.52%1,0961,298–2,394
Wellington Centre Con 1,10644.36%582.33%79.24%1,1061,0483392,493
Wellington North Lib 1,43451.29%722.58%81.04%1,3621,434–2,796
Wellington South Lib 94058.42%27116.84%74.56%669940–1,609
Wentworth North Lib 1,13950.44%200.89%79.93%1,1191,139–2,258
Wentworth South Lib 1,00250.07%30.15%83.24%9991,002–2,001
York East Lib 1,19358.25%33816.50%72.37%8551,193–2,048
York North Lib 1,36954.20%2128.39%73.90%1,1571,369–2,526
York West Con 58746.44%735.78%56.71%5875141631,264
  1. ↑ order is as given in EO reports
  = elected by acclamation
  = turnout is above provincial average
  = was a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
  = was a member of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
  = multiple candidates

MLAs elected by region and riding

Party designations are as follows:

  Liberal
  Conservative


See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "1867 General Election". Elections Ontario. Elections Ontario. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Ontario's 40th general election represents 100 years". Orléans Star. September 27, 2011. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2012.


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