• Source: 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").
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.




Electoral reforms


The Legislative Assembly had passed several pieces of legislation that impacted on the current election:

Members of the House of Commons of Canada were disqualified from holding a provincial seat.
The prior practice of voting by open declaration was abolished in favour of holding a secret ballot.




Redistribution of ridings


The Assembly was increased from 82 to 88 members, through the following changes:




= Synopsis of results

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= 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
= other incumbents renominated
= previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada
= multiple candidates




= Analysis

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= MLAs elected by region and riding

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Party designations are as follows:




= Controverted elections

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The following constituencies had elections which were declared void, for which writs of election were issued and elections held prior to the opening of the first session of the new Legislature:




See also


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




Notes and references






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= References

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