Template:1872 Ontario provincial by-elections/Cornwall
| Ontario provincial by-election, July 16, 1872: Cornwall Death of John Sandfield Macdonald | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | John Goodall Snetsinger | 410 | 57.83 | |||||
| Independent | Mr. Amable | 299 | 42.17 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 709 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | ||||||||
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[1]: 52 | ||||||||