Ontario general election, 1867

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Ontario general election, 1867
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September 3, 1867 1871  

82 seats in the 1st Legislative Assembly of Ontario
42 seats were needed for a majority

  First party Second party
  John S Macdonald-crop.jpg ArchibaldMcKellar23.jpg
Leader John Sandfield Macdonald Archibald McKellar
Party Conservative Liberal
Leader's seat Cornwall Bothwell
Seats won 41 41

Premier-designate

John Sandfield Macdonald
Conservative

The Ontario general election, 1867 was the first general election held in the newly created Province of Ontario, Canada. Previously, the territory was known as Canada West, a part of the Province of Canada. The election was held on September 3, 1867, to elect the 82 members of the 1st Legislative Assembly (MLAs). The dates of the election in 1867 varied from August 20 to September 26.

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Contents

The Conservative Party, led by John Sandfield Macdonald, and the Ontario Liberal Party, led by Archibald McKellar, each won 41 seats. A coalition government was formed under the leadership of Macdonald.

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Votes were recorded orally. voter eligibility was only 13% of the population. [1]

Results

  Party LeaderElected
  Conservative John Sandfield Macdonald 41
  Liberal Archibald McKellar 41
Total Seats82

See also

The Province of Ontario is governed by a unicameral legislature, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, which operates in the Westminster system of government. The political party that wins the largest number of seats in the legislature normally forms the government, and the party's leader becomes premier of the province, i.e., the head of the government. Ontario's primary political parties are the centre-right Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (PC), the centre-left to left Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP), the centre-left Ontario Liberal Party and the left-wing Green Party of Ontario.

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