1879 Ontario general election
June 5, 1879
88 seats in the 4th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
45 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 50 34
Seats won 57 29
Seat change Increase7 Decrease5
Premier before election

Oliver Mowat
Liberal

 Premier after election

Oliver Mowat
Liberal

The 1879 Ontario general election was the fourth general election held in the province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 5, 1879, to elect the 88 members of the 4th Legislative Assembly ("MLAs").[1]

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Oliver Mowat, won a third term in government with a larger majority in the legislature.

The Ontario Conservative Party, led by William Ralph Meredith, continued to lose seats.

Results

[1]

Elections to the 4th Parliament of Ontario (1879)
Political party Party leader MLAs Votes
Candidates 1875 1879 ± # ± % ± (pp)
Liberal Oliver Mowat 8150577Increase119,14828,339Increase48.07%0.52Increase
Conservative William Ralph Meredith 8734295Decrease118,51331,693Increase47.82%2.35Increase
Liberal–Conservative –1–1Decrease–1,553Decrease–0.81Decrease
Independent Conservative 222Steady2,11118Decrease0.85%0.26Decrease
Independent Liberal –1–1Decrease–1,125Decrease–0.59Decrease
Independent 19–––8,0851,328Increase3.26%0.28Decrease
Total 18988 88 247,857 100.00%
Voter turnout 247,857 56,891Increase 67.95 4.06Decrease
Registered electors 392,085 108,229Increase
Acclamations █ Liberal1
█ Conservative1
Seats and popular vote by party
PartySeatsVotesChange (pp)
█ Liberal
57 / 88
48.07%
0.52 0.52
 
█ Conservative
29 / 88
47.82%
2.35 2.35
 
█ Other
2 / 88
4.11%
-2.87
 

Synopsis of results

Results by riding - 1879 Ontario general election[1]
Riding Winning party Turnout Votes
Name[a 1] 1875 Party Votes Share Margin
#		 Margin
%		 Lib Con I-Con Ind Total
 
Addington Lib Lib 1,53150.75%451.49%66.76%1,5311,486––3,017
Algoma Lib Lib 1,08153.86%1557.72%96.58%1,081926––2,007
Brant North Lib Lib 99060.37%34020.73%66.80%990650––1,640
Brant South Lib Lib 1,62256.87%39213.74%60.93%1,6221,230––2,852
Brockville Lib Lib 1,37952.14%1134.27%60.33%1,3791,266––2,645
Bruce North Lib Lib 1,68656.77%40213.54%63.41%1,6861,284––2,970
Bruce South Lib Lib 2,86650.62%701.24%72.67%2,8662,796––5,662
Cardwell Con Lib 1,26150.60%301.20%70.94%1,2611,231––2,492
Carleton Con Con 2,07479.74%1,54759.48%55.47%5272,074––2,601
Cornwall Con Lib acclaimed
Dufferin Con Con 1,35755.32%26110.64%58.18%–1,357–1,0962,453
Dundas Con Con 1,67451.24%812.48%77.29%1,5931,674––3,267
Durham East Con Con 1,29252.33%2008.10%55.58%–1,292–1,1772,469
Durham West Lib Lib 1,46752.66%1485.31%72.89%1,4671,319––2,786
Elgin East Lib Lib 2,27551.49%1322.99%66.71%2,2752,143––4,418
Elgin West Con Lib 1,25750.22%110.44%70.27%1,2571,246––2,503
Essex North Con Con 1,06256.04%22912.08%42.68%8331,062––1,895
Essex South Con Con 1,41852.93%1575.86%74.29%1,2611,418––2,679
Frontenac Con Con 71045.57%20413.09%55.86%506710–3421,558
Glengarry I-Lib Con 1,33150.78%411.56%74.31%1,2901,331––2,621
Grenville South Lib Con 1,20553.01%1376.03%70.20%1,0681,205––2,273
Grey East Con Con 1,29455.70%56624.37%49.64%–1,595[a 2]–7282,323
Grey North Con Con 1,66050.27%180.55%60.98%1,6421,660––3,302
Grey South Lib Lib 1,69461.49%63322.98%73.72%1,6941,061––2,755
Haldimand Lib Lib 1,61251.01%642.03%76.44%1,6121,548––3,160
Halton Lib Lib 1,76550.46%320.91%66.63%1,7651,733––3,498
Hamilton Lib Lib 2,24050.70%621.40%59.07%2,2402,178––4,418
Hastings East I-Con I-Con 1,20451.52%713.04%67.82%–1,1331,204–2,337
Hastings North Con Con 1,08151.35%572.71%63.27%–1,081–1,0242,105
Hastings West Con Con 1,40256.60%32713.20%68.92%1,0751,402––2,477
Huron East Lib Lib 1,92450.74%561.48%68.76%1,9241,868––3,792
Huron South Lib Lib 1,89352.21%1604.41%70.75%1,8931,733––3,626
Huron West Lib Lib 2,06455.57%41411.15%62.70%2,0641,650––3,714
Kent East Lib Lib 1,77454.91%3179.81%58.60%1,7741,457––3,231
Kent West Con Lib 1,34352.69%1375.37%46.87%1,3431,206––2,549
Kingston Con Con 95555.82%19911.63%59.53%756955––1,711
Lambton East Lib Lib 1,84050.88%641.77%73.23%1,8401,776––3,616
Lambton West Lib Lib 1,75953.47%2286.93%63.24%1,7591,531––3,290
Lanark North Con Lib 1,30956.04%28212.07%73.44%1,3091,027––2,336
Lanark South Con I-Con 90749.64%532.90%56.60%–854907661,827
Leeds North and Grenville North Con Con 1,08459.53%34719.06%64.90%7371,084––1,821
Leeds South Con Con 1,36256.92%33113.83%57.41%–1,362–1,0312,393
Lennox I-Con Lib 1,23150.20%100.41%62.71%1,2311,221––2,452
Lincoln Lib Lib 2,22250.79%691.58%68.25%2,2222,153––4,375
London Con Con 1,57858.25%44716.50%55.24%1,1311,578––2,709
Middlesex East Con Con 2,54651.86%1833.73%66.82%2,3632,546––4,909
Middlesex North Con Lib 1,91753.22%2326.44%72.87%1,9171,685––3,602
Middlesex West Lib Lib 1,57550.82%511.65%69.80%1,5751,524––3,099
Monck Lib Lib 1,48652.64%1495.28%81.42%1,4861,337––2,823
Muskoka and Parry Sound Lib Lib 1,70457.98%46915.96%74.90%1,7041,235––2,939
Norfolk North Lib Lib 1,49052.12%1214.23%71.55%1,4901,369––2,859
Norfolk South Con Con 1,38650.36%200.73%76.23%1,3661,386––2,752
Northumberland East Lib Lib 1,88750.64%481.29%71.32%1,8871,839––3,726
Northumberland West Lib Lib 1,33350.40%210.79%65.54%1,3331,312––2,645
Ontario North Lib Lib 2,24452.21%1904.42%63.85%2,2442,054––4,298
Ontario South Con Lib 1,72156.24%38212.48%60.59%1,7211,339––3,060
Ottawa Lib Con 1,06439.72%642.39%47.99%6061,064–1,0092,679
Oxford North Lib Lib 1,73175.10%1,15750.20%41.71%1,731574––2,305
Oxford South Lib Lib 1,77566.73%94035.34%48.33%1,775––8852,660
Peel Lib Lib 1,51952.69%1555.38%76.09%1,5191,364––2,883
Perth North Lib Lib 2,39650.18%170.36%67.44%2,3962,379––4,775
Perth South Lib Lib 1,75955.00%32010.01%65.67%1,7591,439––3,198
Peterborough East Con Lib 1,07853.21%1306.42%65.38%1,078948––2,026
Peterborough West Lib Con 1,13052.68%25211.75%55.99%8781,130–1372,145
Prescott Con Con 90047.62%27814.71%58.77%622900–3681,890
Prince Edward Lib Lib 1,89450.47%350.93%73.78%1,8941,859––3,753
Renfrew North Con Lib 1,06652.56%1045.13%72.07%1,066962––2,028
Renfrew South Lib Lib 83754.28%1328.56%67.72%837705––1,542
Russell Con Lib 69637.30%271.45%38.86%975669–2221,866
Simcoe East Con Lib 1,32456.82%31813.65%61.72%1,3241,006––2,330
Simcoe South Con Con acclaimed
Simcoe West Con Con 1,48351.10%642.21%55.06%1,4191,483––2,902
Stormont Lib Con 95050.29%110.58%71.47%939950––1,889
Toronto East Con Con 2,13250.68%571.35%51.12%2,0752,132––4,207
Toronto West Con Con 2,32450.74%681.48%45.24%2,2562,324––4,580
Victoria North Lib Lib 1,21756.34%27412.69%65.04%1,217943––2,160
Victoria South Lib Lib 1,64451.81%1153.62%68.27%1,6441,529––3,173
Waterloo North Lib Lib 1,35153.29%1676.59%71.37%1,3511,184––2,535
Waterloo South Lib Lib 1,69957.38%43714.76%72.06%1,6991,262––2,961
Welland Lib Con 1,96650.97%751.94%66.49%1,8911,966––3,857
Wellington Centre Lib Lib 1,40565.35%66030.70%50.05%1,405745––2,150
Wellington South Lib Lib 1,43052.15%1184.30%65.83%1,4301,312––2,742
Wellington West L-Con Lib 2,02656.00%43412.00%64.61%2,0261,592––3,618
Wentworth North Con Lib 1,22385.41%1,01470.81%38.23%1,223209––1,432
Wentworth South Lib Con 1,23150.02%10.04%66.19%1,2301,231––2,461
York East Lib Lib 1,82553.58%2447.16%58.93%1,8251,581––3,406
York North Lib Lib 2,20056.54%50913.08%68.77%2,2001,691––3,891
York West Lib Lib 1,26851.21%602.42%63.16%1,2681,208––2,476
  1. ↑ order is as given in EO reports
  2. ↑ the incumbent Abram William Lauder was reelected
  = open seat
  = turnout is above provincial average
  = winning candidate was in previous Legislature
  = incumbent had switched allegiance
  = previously incumbent in another riding
  = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature
  = incumbency arose from byelection gain
  = other incumbents renominated
  = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada
  = multiple candidates

Analysis

Party candidates in 2nd place[1]
Party in 1st placeParty in 2nd placeTotal
AcclLibConInd
Liberal 155157
Conservative 122629
Independent Conservative 2
Total 2257788
Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party[1]
PartiesAccl1st2nd3rd4th5th
█ Liberal 156222
█ Conservative 128571
█ Independent Conservative 2
█ Independent 7651
Resulting composition of the 2nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario[1]
SourceParty
Lib Con I-Con Total
Seats retainedIncumbents returned 3017148
Returned by acclamation 11
Open seats held 13316
Ouster of incumbent changing allegiance 11
Seats changing handsIncumbents defeated 8311
Open seats gained 4318
Byelection gains held 213
Total 5729288

MLAs elected by region and riding

Party designations are as follows:

  Liberal
  Conservative
  Independent Conservative

    See also

    Notes and references

    Notes

    1. ↑ Overturned on petition to the court, because of ballot papers improperly rejected.[2] Adam Jacob Baker (Conservative) was declared elected.[3]
    2. ↑ Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued.[3] Kerr was returned in the subsequent byelection.
    3. ↑ Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued.[3] Robertson was returned in the subsequent byelection.
    4. ↑ Overturned on petition to the court. Nicholas Awrey (Liberal) was declared elected.[3]
    5. ↑ Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued,[3] but Barr would decline to stand for reelection. William Jelly would succeed in the ensuing race.

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "1879 general election results". Elections Ontario. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
    2. ↑ "Sessional Paper No. 19". List of Sessional Papers (Vol. XII Part III). Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 1880. pp. 53–54.
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 1880. pp. 7–10.


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