1886 Ontario general election

1886 Ontario general election
← outgoing members
90 seats in the 6th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ; 46 seats were needed for a majority
Premier before election; Oliver Mowat; Liberal	Premier after election ; Oliver Mowat; Liberal

The 1886 Ontario general election was the sixth general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on December 28, 1886, to elect the 90 Members of the 6th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").^[1] The election results were characterized a "crushing defeat for the Conservatives.^[2]

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Oliver Mowat, won a fifth consecutive term in government and an increased majority in the Legislature.

The Ontario Conservative Party, led by William Ralph Meredith lost five of its seats.

In Toronto, this and the next election (1890) were held under the Limited Vote system wherein Toronto voters had two votes for the three MPPs in their district. This allowed a degree of minority representation. ^[3]

Redistribution of ridings

The Assembly was increased from 88 to 90 members,^[4] through the following changes:

Abolished ridings	New ridings
Divisions of ridings
Algoma	Algoma East Algoma West
Muskoka and Parry Sound	Muskoka Parry Sound
Mergers of ridings
Cornwall Stormont	Cornwall and Stormont
Toronto East Toronto West	Toronto^{[a 1]}
Reorganization of ridings
Bruce North Bruce South	Bruce Centre Bruce North Bruce South
Grenville South Leeds North and Grenville North Leeds South	Grenville Leeds
Simcoe East Simcoe South Simcoe West	Simcoe Centre Simcoe East Simcoe West
Victoria North Victoria South	Victoria East Victoria West

^ Returning three members. Each elector had two votes to cast.

Results

Elections to the 6th Parliament of Ontario (1886)
Political party		Party leader	MPPs					Votes
Political party		Party leader	Candidates	1883	Dissol.	1886	±	#	%	± (pp)
	Liberal	Oliver Mowat	88	48		57	9	153,282	48.41%	0.21
	Conservative	William Ralph Meredith	83	37		32	5	148,969	47.05%	0.46
	Independent		5	1		1		2,145	0.68%	0.85
	Independent-Liberal			2		–	2	Did not campaign
	Labour		5	–	–	–		12,196	3.85%	2.32
	Temperance		1	–	–	–		14	–	New
	Independent-Conservative			–	–	–		Did not campaign
	Vacant
Total			182	88	88	90		316,606	100.00%
Blank and invalid ballots								3,622
Registered voters / turnout								459,495	69.69%	6.23

Seats and popular vote by party
	Seats	Votes	Change (pp)
Liberal	57 / 90	48.41%	0.21	0.21
Conservative	32 / 90	47.05%	0.46	0.46
Labour	0 / 90	3.85%	2.32	2.32
Other	1 / 90	0.69%	-2.99

References

^ "1886 General Election". Elections Ontario. Elections Ontario. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
^ Rambaut, Thomas D. (1887). "The Hudson's Bay Half-Breeds and Louis Riel's Rebellions". Political Science Quarterly. 2 (1): 135–167. doi:10.2307/2139321. JSTOR 2139321.
^ 1921 Special House of Commons Committee on pro-rep. report, p. 12
^ The Franchise and Representation Act, 1885, S.O. 1885, c. 2, s. 8, 10

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[5] Returning three members. Each elector had two votes to cast.

[1] "1886 General Election". Elections Ontario. Elections Ontario. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

[2] Rambaut, Thomas D. (1887). "The Hudson's Bay Half-Breeds and Louis Riel's Rebellions". Political Science Quarterly. 2 (1): 135–167. doi:10.2307/2139321. JSTOR 2139321.

[3] 1921 Special House of Commons Committee on pro-rep. report, p. 12

[4] The Franchise and Representation Act, 1885, S.O. 1885, c. 2, s. 8, 10

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Redistribution of ridings

Results

See also

References