1890 Ontario general election

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1890 Ontario general election
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  1886 June 5, 1890 1894  

91 seats in the 7th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
46 seats were needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  Oliver Mowat.jpg William Ralph Meredith.png
Leader Oliver Mowat William Ralph Meredith
Party Liberal Conservative
Leader since18721879
Leader's seat Oxford North London
Last election5732
Seats won5334
Seat changeDecrease2.svg4Increase2.svg2

Premier before election

Oliver Mowat
Liberal

Premier after election

Oliver Mowat
Liberal

The 1890 Ontario general election was the seventh general election held in the province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 5, 1890, to elect the 91 members of the 7th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs"). [1]

Contents

The Assembly had been increased from 90 members after the passage of an Act in 1889 creating Nipissing as a riding. [2]

The election was a victory for the Ontario Liberal Party, led by Oliver Mowat. [3] The party won a sixth consecutive term in government, despite losing a small number of seats in the Legislature.

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

This election was held partially using the Limited voting system where each Toronto voter had two votes for the three MPPs in the district. This produced mixed representation in that district and thus a degree of minority representation. [4]

A key issue in the election was the segregation of schools for Catholic and Protestant students, with the Liberal Party supporting the segregation and the Conservatives opposing it. [3]

An 1887 Act had renamed the riding of Cornwall and Stormont as Stormont. [5]

Results

[1]

Elections to the 7th Parliament of Ontario (1890)
Political partyParty leaderMPPsVotes
Candidates 1886 Dissol. 1890±#%± (pp)
Liberal Oliver Mowat 8757534Decrease2.svg162,11849.63%1.22Increase2.svg
Conservative William Ralph Meredith 7432342Increase2.svg130,28939.88%7.14Decrease2.svg
  Conservative-Equal Rights 1422Increase2.svg26,1548.01%New
  Liberal-Equal Rights 222Increase2.svg3,3521.03%New
Independent 111Decrease2.svg70.68Decrease2.svg
Equal Rights73,1310.96%New
Independent-Liberal11,6200.50%New
Labour Did not campaign
TemperanceDid not campaign
Vacant
Total186909091326,671100.00%
Blank and invalid ballots3,110
Registered voters / turnout473,85369.60%0.09Decrease2.svg
Seats and popular vote by party of major influence
PartySeatsVotesChange (pp)
Liberal [a 1]
53 / 91
49.63%
1.221.22
 
Conservative [a 1]
34 / 91
39.88%
-7.14
 
Equal Rights
4 / 91
10.00%
10.0010
 
Labour
0 / 91
0.00%
-3.85
 
Other
0 / 91
0.49%
-0.23
 
  1. 1 2 Straight party support only. Other MLAs sponsored by Equal Rights Party are allocated to the latter, to show extent of influence.

Synopsis of results

Results by riding - 1890 Ontario general election [1]
Riding [a 1] Winning partyTurnoutVotes
Name [a 2] 1886 PartyVotesShareMargin
#
Margin
%
LibConEqRI-LibIndTotal
 
Addington ConCon1,49851.48%862.96%62.05%1,4121,4982,910
Algoma East LibCon1,56950.97%601.95%110.54%1,5091,5693,078
Algoma West LibLib78651.95%593.90%116.85%7867271,513
Brant North LibLib1,17864.20%52128.39%66.55%1,1786571,835
Brant South LibLib2,06759.06%63418.11%65.02%2,0671,4333,500
Brockville LibLib1,78152.37%1614.73%62.44%1,7811,6203,401
Bruce Centre LibLib1,86054.56%3119.12%69.74%1,8601,5493,409
Bruce North ConCon1,83550.23%170.47%70.83%1,8181,8353,653
Bruce South LibLib2,17964.41%97528.82%64.86%2,1791,2043,383
Cardwell ConCon1,18350.97%451.94%41.81%2,321 [a 3] 2,321
Carleton ConCon1,14550.20%90.39%45.56%1,1361,1452,281
Stormont LibLib2,26254.27%3568.54%68.38%2,2621,9064,168
Dufferin ConC-ER1,33354.70%73029.95%40.18%6031,834 [a 4] 2,437
Dundas LibCon2,10451.92%1563.85%78.15%1,9482,1044,052
Durham East ConC-ER1,31450.19%100.38%55.35%1,3041,3142,618
Durham West LibLib1,69450.76%511.53%73.21%1,6941,6433,337
Elgin East LibCon2,03851.49%1182.98%74.29%1,9202,0383,958
Elgin West ConCon2,38452.02%1854.04%67.70%2,1992,3844,583
Essex North LibCon1,90147.90%63516.00%58.22%2,068 [a 5] 1,9013,969
Essex South LibLib2,50552.15%2074.31%73.61%2,5052,2984,803
Frontenac ConCon1,25852.03%984.05%65.67%1,1601,2582,418
Glengarry LibLib1,75653.96%2587.93%66.38%1,7561,4983,254
Grenville ConCon1,61157.33%41214.66%48.87%2,810 [a 6] 2,810
Grey Centre ConCon1,51352.48%1434.96%48.76%1,3701,5132,883
Grey North ConLib2,31254.44%3778.88%67.88%2,3121,9354,247
Grey South ConLib2,15651.73%1443.45%72.98%2,1562,0124,168
Haldimand LibLib2,00054.54%3339.08%81.00%2,0001,6673,667
Halton ConCon2,37751.98%1813.96%78.53%2,1962,3774,573
Hamilton LibCon4,11150.53%861.06%78.54%4,0254,1118,136
Hastings East ConCon1,80150.13%90.25%79.49%1,7921,8013,593
Hastings North ConConacclaimed
Hastings West ConLib1,67852.11%1364.22%64.41%1,6781,5423,220
Huron East LibLib2,25656.27%50312.55%73.87%2,2561,7534,009
Huron South LibLib2,14451.91%1583.83%68.23%2,1441,9864,130
Huron West LibLib2,12551.35%1122.71%64.60%2,1252,0134,138
Kent East LibLib2,34753.99%63314.56%88.46%4,061 [a 7] 2864,347
Kent West ConCon2,82350.37%410.73%65.34%2,7822,8235,605
Kingston ConCon1,62950.45%290.90%58.16%1,6001,6293,229
Lambton East LibLib2,20352.40%46210.99%73.65%2,2031,7412604,204
Lambton West LibLib2,74855.46%71314.39%56.04%2,7482,0351724,955
Lanark North LibL-ER1,52553.30%1896.61%71.27%1,3361,525 [a 8] 2,861
Lanark South ConCon1,50958.17%43116.62%54.29%1,0781,50972,594
Leeds ConCon1,81357.10%45114.20%57.69%1,3621,8133,175
Lennox ConCon1,44150.38%220.77%70.54%1,4191,4412,860
Lincoln LibCon2,42451.63%1533.26%67.51%2,2712,4244,695
London ConConacclaimed
Middlesex East ConCon2,50850.58%581.17%74.07%2,4502,5084,958
Middlesex North LibLib2,06051.05%852.11%78.04%2,0601,9754,035
Middlesex West LibLib1,95051.64%1243.28%80.35%1,9501,8263,776
Monck LibLib1,76556.83%42413.65%71.30%3,106 [a 9] 03,106
Muskoka ConCon1,56551.46%892.93%77.76%1,4761,5653,041
Nipissing NewLib88167.25%45234.50%64.56%8814291,310
Norfolk North LibLib1,60155.30%30710.60%72.46%1,6011,2942,895
Norfolk South ConLib1,56351.06%652.12%76.54%1,5631,4983,061
Northumberland East ConCon2,18553.36%2756.72%83.74%1,9102,185 [a 10] 4,095
Northumberland West LibLib1,45357.82%39315.64%65.90%1,4531,0602,513
Ontario North LibCon1,86951.07%782.13%70.38%1,7911,8693,660
Ontario South LibLib2,46051.38%1322.76%73.43%2,4602,3284,788
Ottawa LibLib3,37963.24%1,41526.48%58.66%3,3791,9645,343
Oxford North LibLibacclaimed
Oxford South LibLib1,76464.69%80129.37%44.21%1,7649632,727
Parry Sound IndLib1,38752.06%1104.13%n/a1,3871,2772,664
Peel LibLib2,05951.54%1233.08%74.33%2,0591,9363,995
Perth North ConLib2,72950.86%921.71%72.44%2,7292,6375,366
Perth South LibLib2,24158.19%63116.39%61.55%2,2411,6103,851
Peterborough East LibLib1,42151.43%792.86%70.40%1,4211,3422,763
Peterborough West LibLib1,92558.58%56417.16%70.65%1,9251,3613,286
Prescott LibLibacclaimed
Prince Edward LibLib2,04050.09%70.17%71.71%2,0402,0334,073
Renfrew North LibCon1,84351.22%882.45%75.64%1,7551,8433,598
Renfrew South LibLib1,47049.71%2297.74%63.02%2,711 [a 11] 2462,957
Russell LibLib2,22361.56%83523.12%57.36%2,2231,3883,611
Simcoe Centre LibLib1,55957.72%41715.44%60.03%1,5591,1422,701
Simcoe East LibCon2,09251.96%1583.92%62.59%1,9342,0924,026
Simcoe West ConCon1,31861.56%49523.12%44.95%8231,3182,141
Victoria East ConCon1,45951.26%722.53%55.05%1,3871,4592,846
Victoria West ConL-ER1,82756.70%43213.41%66.13%1,3951,8273,222
Waterloo North LibLib2,20559.79%72219.58%66.67%2,2051,4833,688
Waterloo South LibLib2,16155.34%41710.68%66.42%2,1611,7443,905
Welland LibCon2,34550.77%711.54%71.83%2,2742,3454,619
Wellington East LibLib1,56258.61%45917.22%53.37%1,5621,1032,665
Wellington South LibLib2,09859.20%65218.40%61.76%2,0981,4463,544
Wellington West LibLib1,49555.70%30611.40%58.64%1,4951,1892,684
Wentworth North LibLib1,46955.43%28810.87%72.58%1,4691,1812,650
Wentworth South LibLib1,47250.88%511.76%81.96%1,4721,4212,893
York East LibLib1,70558.94%51717.87%63.29%1,7051,1882,893
York North LibLib1,87561.29%69122.59%47.87%1,8751,1843,059
York West LibLib1,78950.87%611.73%94.73%1,7891,7283,517
  1. excluding Toronto, a multi-member constituency
  2. order is as given in EO reports
  3. the incumbent William Henry Hammell was the winning candidate
  4. John Barr (Conservative/Equal Rights) was the winning candidate
  5. the incumbent Gaspard Pacaud received 1,266 votes
  6. the incumbent Frederick John French received 1,199 votes
  7. the incumbent Robert Ferguson was the winning candidate
  8. the Liberal incumbent William Clyde Caldwell ran as a Liberal/Equal Rights candidate
  9. the incumbent Richard Harcourt was the winning candidate
  10. William Arnson Willoughby was elected in 1886, but was unseated by the court
  11. the winning candidate John Francis Dowling had been previously elected to the Legislature
  = 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
  = incumbency arose from prior election result being overturned by the court
  = other incumbents renominated
  = joint Conservative/Equal Rights candidate
  = joint Liberal/Equal Rights candidate
  = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada
  = multiple candidates

[1]

Results for Toronto (3 seats)
Political partyCandidateVotes %ElectedIncumbent
Conservative Edward Frederick Clarke 5,86218.81Green check.svgYGreen check.svgY
Conservative Henry Edward Clarke 5,54217.78Green check.svgYGreen check.svgY
Liberal Joseph Tait 5,35917.20Green check.svgY
Liberal Alfred McDougall5,19716.68
Conservative/Equal RightsE.D. Armour4,50214.45
Conservative/Equal RightsRobert Bell4,00112.84
Equal Rights Frank Moses7032.26
Majority [a 1] 1620.52
Turnout31,28772.31
Registered voters43,265
  1. plurality for third winning candidate

Analysis

Party candidates in 2nd place [1] [a 1]
Party in 1st placeParty in 2nd placeTotal
AcclLibConC-ERInd-LER
Liberal 2335101152
Conservative 228232
C-ER112
L-ER22
Total43240101188
  1. excluding Toronto seats
Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party [1]
PartiesAccl1st2nd3rd4th5th
  Liberal 2503221
  Conservative 23141
 Conservative/Equal Rights2101
 Liberal/Equal Rights2
 Equal Rights15
 Independent Liberal1
  Independent 1
Resulting composition of the 2nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario [1]
SourceParty
LibConC-ERL-ERTotal
Seats retainedIncumbents returned361450
Returned by acclamation224
Open seats held639
Byelection loss reversed22
Defeated by same-party candidate11
Seats changing handsIncumbents defeated59115
Open seats gained224
Byelection gains held11
Incumbent changed allegiance11
New seatNew MLAs11
Toronto seatsMLA returned22
New MLAs11
Total53342291

MLAs elected by region and riding

Party designations are as follows:

  Liberal
  Conservative
  Conservative/Equal Rights
  Liberal/Equal Rights

    Seats that changed hands

    In its first election, Nipissing returned the Liberal candidate John Loughrin as its MLA.

    Elections to the 18th Parliament of Ontario – seats won/lost by party, 1886–1890
    Party1886Gain from (loss to)1890
    LibConCon-ERLib-ERInd
    Liberal 575(10)(1)152
    Conservative 3210(5)(2)(1)34
    Conservative-Equal Rights22
    Liberal-Equal Rights112
    Independent 1(1)
    Total9011(6)8(10)(2)(2)190

    In the election, 20 seats changed their allegiance.

    See also

    Notes and references

    Notes

    1. Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. Campbell was reelected in the subsequent byelection. [6]
    2. Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. David Porter (Liberal) was elected in the subsequent byelection. [6]
    3. Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. John Morison Gibson (Liberal) was elected in the subsequent byelection. [6]
    4. Died before assuming office. Writ for new election issued. Edwin Clarendon Carpenter (Liberal) was elected in the subsequent byelection. [6]
    5. Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. Charlton was reelected in the subsequent byelection. [6]
    6. Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. Thomas Magwood (Conservative) was elected in the subsequent byelection. [6]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "1890 general election results". Elections Ontario . Retrieved November 22, 2023.
    2. An Act to give Representation in the Legislative Assembly to the District of Nipissing , S.O. 1889, c. 2
    3. 1 2 Dunning, Wm. A. (1890). "Record of Political Events". Political Science Quarterly. 5 (4): 741. doi:10.2307/2139551. JSTOR   2139551.
    4. 1921 Special House of Commons Committee on pro-rep. report, p. 12
    5. An Act to give early effect to certain amendments of the Law recommended by the Statute Commissioners , S.O. 1887, c. 8 , Schedule
    6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario. Vol. XXIV. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 1891. pp. 7–27, 35. hdl:2027/chi.096180123.