1911 Ontario general election

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1911 Ontario general election
Flag of Ontario.svg
  1908 December 11, 1911 1914  

106 seats in the 13th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
54 seats were needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  James Whitney.jpg Newton Rowell.jpg
Leader James P. Whitney Newton Rowell
Party Conservative Liberal
Leader since18961911
Leader's seat Dundas Oxford North
Last election8619
Seats won8222
Seat changeDecrease2.svg4Increase2.svg3
Percentage55.6%38.5%
SwingIncrease2.svg0.5pp Decrease2.svg0.9pp

Premier before election

James P. Whitney
Liberal

Premier after election

James P. Whitney
Conservative

The 1911 Ontario general election was the 13th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on December 11, 1911, to elect the 106 Members of the 13th Legislative Assembly of Ontario (titled as Members of the Provincial Parliament or M.P.P.). [1]

Contents

The Ontario Conservative Party, led by Sir James P. Whitney, was elected for a third consecutive term in government, with a slight reduced majority in the Legislature.

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Newton Rowell, added three members to its caucus.

The legislature's sole Labour MLA, Allan Studholme of Hamilton East, retained his seat.

The four Toronto districts each elected two members in this election. Each seat was contested separately, with each voter in the district allowed to vote for a candidate in each contest.

Results

[1]

Elections to the 13th Parliament of Ontario (1911)
Political partyParty leaderMPPsVotes
Candidates 1908 Dissol. 1911±#%± (pp)
Conservative James P. Whitney 10686824Decrease2.svg205,33855.59%0.49Increase2.svg
Liberal Newton Rowell 7819223Increase2.svg142,24538.51%0.94Decrease2.svg
Labour 711Steady2.svg8,9652.43%0.69Increase2.svg
Liberal–Conservative 111Increase2.svg1,1300.31%New
Independent-Conservative23,5930.97%0.39Decrease2.svg
Independent 53,3270.90%0.22Increase2.svg
Socialist 73,2060.87%0.23Increase2.svg
Conservative-Temperance11,6040.43%New
Total207106106106369,408100.00%
Blank and invalid ballots4,390
Registered voters / turnout581,65764.26%8.42Decrease2.svg
Seats and popular vote by party
PartySeatsVotesChange (pp)
Conservative
82 / 106
55.59%
0.490.49
 
Liberal
22 / 106
38.51%
-0.94
 
Other
2 / 106
5.90%
0.450.45
 

Synopsis of results

Results by riding - 1911 Ontario general election [1]
RidingWinning partyTurnoutVotes
Name [a 1] 1908 PartyVotesShareMargin
#
Margin
%
ConL-ConLibLabI-ConSocC-TmpIndTotal
 
Addington ConConacclaimed
Algoma ConCon1,72361.87%66123.73%53.34%1,7231,0622,785
Brant North ConCon1,72252.69%1765.39%68.81%1,7221,5463,268
Brant South ConCon3,20153.19%3846.38%77.02%3,2012,8176,018
Brockville ConCon2,09052.99%44911.38%73.15%2,0901,6412133,944
Bruce Centre ConLib1,72751.55%1043.10%78.92%1,6231,7273,350
Bruce North LibLib2,18254.92%3919.84%72.94%1,7912,1823,973
Bruce South LibLib1,89454.38%3058.76%76.39%1,5891,8943,483
Carleton ConCon1,34760.13%45420.27%88.24%1,3478932,240
Dufferin ConCon1,88053.96%2767.92%62.10%1,8801,6043,484
Dundas ConCon2,23962.95%92125.89%68.32%2,2391,3183,557
Durham East ConConacclaimed
Durham West ConCon1,55353.92%2267.85%82.49%1,5531,3272,880
Elgin East ConCon2,12757.91%58115.82%69.29%2,1271,5463,673
Elgin West ConCon3,18862.41%1,26824.82%59.69%3,1881,9205,108
Essex North ConCon2,58642.46%530.87%54.46%2,5869722,5336,091
Essex South ConCon2,66551.25%1302.50%74.93%2,6652,5355,200
Fort William ConCon1,36343.53%2548.11%52.04%1,3631,1096593,131
Frontenac ConCon1,64161.67%62123.34%59.29%1,6411,0202,661
Glengarry ConLib1,98853.56%2647.11%67.83%1,7241,9883,712
Grenville ConConacclaimed
Grey Centre ConCon2,22367.90%1,17235.80%54.31%2,2231,0513,274
Grey North LibLib3,63555.67%74111.35%71.93%2,8943,6356,529
Grey South ConCon2,28154.32%3638.64%69.96%2,2811,9184,199
Haldimand LibLib1,92456.21%42512.42%78.23%1,4991,9243,423
Halton ConCon2,38553.74%3327.48%70.52%2,3852,0534,438
Hamilton East LabLab3,52155.34%67910.67%63.65%2,8423,5216,363
Hamilton West ConCon2,59469.30%1,44538.61%49.32%2,5941,1493,743
Hastings East ConConacclaimed
Hastings North ConConacclaimed
Hastings West ConConacclaimed
Huron Centre LibLib2,14852.65%2165.29%77.16%1,9322,1484,080
Huron North ConCon2,21053.21%2676.43%80.94%2,2101,9434,153
Huron South ConCon2,26153.29%2796.58%82.70%2,2611,9824,243
Kenora ConCon1,17961.66%44623.33%46.40%1,1797331,912
Kent East ConLib2,45252.26%2124.52%70.47%2,2402,4524,692
Kent West ConCon3,10658.11%86716.22%55.76%3,1062,2395,345
Kingston ConConacclaimed
Lambton East LibLib2,17051.05%892.09%78.10%2,0812,1704,251
Lambton West ConCon3,96957.71%1,06115.43%67.85%3,9692,9086,877
Lanark North ConConacclaimed
Lanark South ConConacclaimed
Leeds ConCon1,99552.12%1624.23%72.24%1,9951,8333,828
Lennox ConCon1,45051.40%792.80%76.66%1,4501,3712,821
Lincoln ConConacclaimed
London ConConacclaimed
Manitoulin ConCon1,25474.69%82949.37%38.85%1,2544251,679
Middlesex East ConLib2,03950.31%250.62%69.27%2,0142,0394,053
Middlesex North LibCon1,99150.44%350.89%75.39%1,9911,9563,947
Middlesex West LibLib1,76759.86%58219.72%73.09%1,1851,7672,952
Monck ConLib1,87552.14%1544.28%75.87%1,7211,8753,596
Muskoka ConCon1,97077.87%1,41055.73%45.71%1,9705602,530
Nipissing ConCon1,80064.47%80828.94%50.17%1,8009922,792
Norfolk North ConLib1,74055.20%32810.41%74.56%1,4121,7403,152
Norfolk South ConCon1,42356.99%37715.10%66.99%1,4231,046282,497
Northumberland East ConCon2,31164.21%1,02328.42%61.80%2,3111,2883,599
Northumberland West LibLib1,61553.89%2337.77%79.75%1,3821,6152,997
Ontario North ConCon1,97157.21%49714.43%73.77%1,9711,4743,445
Ontario South ConLib2,57752.52%2475.03%73.50%2,3302,5774,907
Ottawa East LibCon2,84264.46%1,27528.92%60.57%2,8421,5674,409
Ottawa West ConCon4,39865.70%2,10231.40%48.42%4,3982,2966,694
Oxford North LibLib2,65155.90%56011.81%68.09%2,0912,6514,742
Oxford South LibLib2,45752.15%2034.31%73.24%2,2542,4574,711
Parry Sound ConCon2,21865.99%1,07531.98%35.75%2,2181,1433,361
Peel ConCon2,70557.63%71615.25%70.55%2,7051,9894,694
Perth North ConCon3,52352.79%3725.57%77.13%3,5233,1516,674
Perth South LibCon2,38850.78%731.55%80.47%2,3882,3154,703
Peterborough East ConCon1,57956.90%50318.13%61.98%1,5791,0761202,775
Peterborough West ConCon2,67456.53%61813.07%62.49%2,6742,0564,730
Port Arthur ConCon1,51572.56%94245.11%42.79%1,5155732,088
Prescott ConLib1,97653.87%2847.74%59.84%1,6921,9763,668
Prince Edward ConCon2,28657.37%58714.73%75.92%2,2861,6993,985
Rainy River ConL-Con1,13057.24%28614.49%54.14%8441,1301,974
Renfrew North LibConacclaimed
Renfrew South ConConacclaimed
Russell LibLib3,04164.16%1,34228.31%54.74%1,6993,0414,740
Sault Ste. Marie ConConacclaimed
Simcoe Centre ConCon1,79151.36%952.72%66.18%1,7911,6963,487
Simcoe East LibCon3,10352.80%3295.60%65.37%3,1032,7745,877
Simcoe South ConConacclaimed
Simcoe West ConConacclaimed
Stormont LibCon2,24952.63%2255.27%63.45%2,2492,0244,273
Sturgeon Falls ConLib88554.53%1479.06%66.44%7388851,623
Sudbury ConCon2,54168.90%1,39437.80%29.16%2,5411,1473,688
Timiskaming ConCon2,40352.91%2645.81%40.68%2,4032,1394,542
Toronto East - AConCon3,29978.16%2,23953.04%32.07%3,2999224,221
Toronto East – BConCon2,76763.77%1,70739.34%33.27%2,7675121,0604,339
Toronto North - AConCon5,16579.73%2,04931.63%44.92%5,1651,3136,478
Toronto North – BConCon3,82453.72%7089.95%49.36%3,8243,1161787,118
Toronto South - AConCon2,59477.11%1,82454.22%29.34%2,5947703,364
Toronto South – BConCon2,64778.87%1,87755.93%29.27%2,6477093,356
Toronto West - AConCon5,46975.93%3,72051.65%30.56%5,4691,5192157,203
Toronto West – BConCon5,22574.92%3,47649.84%29.59%5,2251,7496,974
Victoria East ConConacclaimed
Victoria West ConCon1,83650.14%1042.84%68.21%1,8361,732943,662
Waterloo North ConCon3,05947.95%1933.03%69.51%3,0592,8664546,379
Waterloo South ConCon2,77054.05%99719.45%59.48%2,7701,7735825,125
Welland ConCon3,51156.47%80512.95%61.62%3,5112,7066,217
Wellington East ConLib1,93254.78%3379.55%72.46%1,5951,9323,527
Wellington South ConCon2,91254.19%4508.37%72.76%2,9122,4625,374
Wellington West LibCon1,77851.82%1253.64%77.44%1,7781,6533,431
Wentworth North ConLib1,72350.42%290.85%81.92%1,6941,7233,417
Wentworth South LibCon1,49648.32%1053.39%49.75%1,4961,3912093,096
York East ConCon2,33760.05%78220.09%36.56%2,3371,5553,892
York North ConCon3,02354.44%4938.88%84.46%3,0232,5305,553
York West ConCon2,84765.16%1,32530.33%39.79%2,8471,5224,369
  1. order is as given in EO reports
  = 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
  = 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
AcclConLibLabI-ConSocIndC-Tmp
Conservative 17554221182
Liberal–Conservative 11
Liberal 2222
Labour 11
Total17245542211106
    Candidates ranked 1st to 3rd place, by party [1]
    PartiesAccl1st2nd3rd
      Conservative 176524
      Liberal 22551
      Labour 142
      Liberal–Conservative 1
      Socialist 25
     Independent Conservative2
      Independent 14
     Conservative-Temperance1
    Resulting composition of the 10th Legislative Assembly of Ontario [1]
    SourceParty
    ConL-ConLibLabTotal
    Seats retainedIncumbents returned479157
    Acclamations1717
    Open seats held11213
    Seats changing handsIncumbents defeated31711
    Open seats gained44
    Total821221106

    MLAs elected by region and riding

    Party designations are as follows:

      Conservative
      Liberal
      Labour

    Italicized names indicate members returned by acclamation.

    Seats that changed hands

    Elections to the 12th Parliament of Ontario – unaltered seats won/lost by party, 1908–1911
    Party1908Gain from (loss to)1911
    ConLibLabL-Con
    Conservative 868(11)(1)82
    Liberal 1911(8)22
    Labour 11
    Liberal–Conservative 11
    Total10612(8)8(11)(1)106

    Twenty seats changed allegiance from the previous election:

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "1911 General Election". Elections Ontario. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

    Further reading