1883 Ontario general election

The 1883 Ontario general election was the fifth general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada, to elect the 88 Members of the 5th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs"). Held on February 27, 1883, the fifth Ontario provincial election was the only one ever contested in the month of February.[1]

1883 Ontario general election

February 27, 1883
88 seats in the 5th 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 57 29 Seats won 48 37 Seat change 9 8
Premier before election Oliver Mowat Liberal Premier after election Oliver Mowat Liberal

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Oliver Mowat, won a fourth consecutive term in government, despite losing nine seats in the Legislature.

The Ontario Conservative Party, led by William Ralph Meredith, won eight additional seats.

Results

	Party	Leader	1879	Elected	% change
	Liberal	Oliver Mowat	57	48	-14.0%
	Conservative	William Ralph Meredith	29	37	+27.6%
	Liberal - Independent		-	2
	Independent		-	1
	Conservative Independent		2	-	-
Total Seats			88	88	-

Seats summary Liberal   54.55% Conservative   42.05% Others   3.41%

See also

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

References

1. "Ontario Political History 101". January 6, 2010. Retrieved August 6, 2020.