1875 Ontario general election

The 1875 Ontario general election was the third general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on January 18, 1875, to elect the 88 Members of the 3rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").

1875 Ontario general election

January 18, 1875
88 seats in the 3rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario 45 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Oliver Mowat Matthew Crooks Cameron Party Liberal Conservative Leader since 1872 1871 Leader's seat Oxford North Toronto East Last election 43 38 Seats won 50 34 Seat change 7 4
Premier before election Oliver Mowat Liberal Premier after election Oliver Mowat Liberal

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Oliver Mowat, increased its majority in the Legislature for its second term in government.

The Ontario Conservative Party, led by Matthew Crooks Cameron lost four of its seats.

Results

	Party	Leader	1871	Elected	% change
	Liberal	Oliver Mowat	43	50	+16.3%
	Conservative	Matthew Crooks Cameron	38	34	-11.8%
	Liberal-Conservative		-	1
	Conservative Independent		-	2
	Liberal - Independent		-	1
	Conservative - Liberal		1	-
Total Seats			82	88	+7.3%

This was the first election in which paper ballots were used. Previously, votes were cast by public declaration.[1]

Seats summary Liberal   56.82% Conservative   39.77% Others   3.41%

See also

• Politics of Ontario
• List of Ontario political parties
• Premier of Ontario
• Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)

References

• 1. "Voting in Ontario Provincial Elections" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-07-10.