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]
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90 seats in the 6th Legislative Assembly of Ontario 46 seats were needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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Divisions of ridings | |
Mergers of ridings | |
Reorganization of ridings | |
Results
Political party | Party leader | MPPs | Votes | |||||||
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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 |
Party | Seats | Votes | Change (pp) | |||
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Liberal | 57 / 90 | 48.41% | 0.21 | |||
Conservative | 32 / 90 | 47.05% | 0.46 | |||
Labour | 0 / 90 | 3.85% | 2.32 | |||
Other | 1 / 90 | 0.69% | -2.99 |
Synopsis of results
Riding[a 1] | Winning party | Turnout | Votes | ||||||||||||
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Name[a 2] | 1883 | Party | Votes | Share | Margin # | Margin % | Lib | Con | Lab | Tmp | Ind | Total | |||
Addington | Con | Con | 1,712 | 53.42% | 219 | 6.83% | 70.69% | 1,493 | 1,712 | – | – | – | 3,205 | ||
Algoma East | New | Lib | acclaimed | ||||||||||||
Algoma West | New | Lib | acclaimed | ||||||||||||
Brant North | Lib | Lib | 1,025 | 60.87% | 366 | 21.73% | 55.41% | 1,025 | 659 | – | – | – | 1,684 | ||
Brant South | Lib | Lib | 1,881 | 60.58% | 657 | 21.16% | 57.84% | 1,881 | 1,224 | – | – | – | 3,105 | ||
Brockville | Lib | Lib | 1,844 | 54.19% | 285 | 8.37% | 71.33% | 1,844 | 1,559 | – | – | – | 3,403 | ||
Bruce Centre | New | Lib | 1,753 | 50.45% | 31 | 0.89% | 71.55% | 1,753 | 1,722 | – | – | – | 3,475 | ||
Bruce North | I-Lib | Con | 1,738 | 51.77% | 119 | 3.54% | 68.33% | 1,619 | 1,738 | – | – | – | 3,357 | ||
Bruce South | Lib | Lib | 2,024 | 54.69% | 347 | 9.38% | 74.63% | 2,024 | 1,677 | – | – | – | 3,701 | ||
Cardwell | Con | Con | 1,805 | 59.71% | 587 | 19.42% | 57.66% | 1,218 | 1,805 | – | – | – | 3,023 | ||
Carleton | Con | Con | 1,824 | 75.40% | 1,229 | 50.81% | 45.79% | 595 | 1,824 | – | – | – | 2,419 | ||
Cornwall and Stormont | New | Lib | 2,068 | 54.48% | 340 | 8.96% | 69.39% | 2,068 | 1,728 | – | – | – | 3,796 | ||
Dufferin | Con | Con | acclaimed | ||||||||||||
Dundas | Con | Lib | 1,977 | 50.32% | 25 | 0.64% | 81.54% | 1,977 | 1,952 | – | – | – | 3,929 | ||
Durham East | Con | Con | 1,696 | 56.36% | 383 | 12.73% | 63.53% | 1,313 | 1,696 | – | – | – | 3,009 | ||
Durham West | Lib | Lib | 1,672 | 50.04% | 3 | 0.09% | 73.78% | 1,672 | 1,669 | – | – | – | 3,341 | ||
Elgin East | Con | Lib | 1,873 | 51.23% | 90 | 2.46% | 67.51% | 1,873 | 1,783 | – | – | – | 3,656 | ||
Elgin West | Lib | Con | 2,315 | 50.47% | 43 | 0.94% | 69.49% | 2,272 | 2,315 | – | – | – | 4,587 | ||
Essex North | Con | Lib | 1,729 | 51.17% | 79 | 2.34% | 58.70% | 1,729 | 1,650 | – | – | – | 3,379 | ||
Essex South | Lib | Lib | 2,497 | 53.80% | 353 | 7.61% | 77.51% | 2,497 | 2,144 | – | – | – | 4,641 | ||
Frontenac | Con | Con | 1,218 | 58.53% | 355 | 17.06% | 58.79% | 863 | 1,218 | – | – | – | 2,081 | ||
Glengarry | Lib | Lib | 1,723 | 50.47% | 32 | 0.94% | 76.91% | 1,723 | 1,691 | – | – | – | 3,414 | ||
Grenville | New | Con | 1,978 | 57.84% | 550 | 16.08% | 63.64% | 1,428 | 1,978 | – | 14 | – | 3,420 | ||
Grey Centre | Con | Con | 1,485 | 44.29% | 112 | 3.34% | 59.07% | 1,373 | 1,980[a 3] | – | – | – | 3,353 | ||
Grey North | Con | Con | 2,076 | 50.22% | 18 | 0.44% | 67.75% | 2,058 | 2,076 | – | – | – | 4,134 | ||
Grey South | Con | Con | 2,087 | 53.23% | 253 | 6.45% | 71.17% | 1,834 | 2,087 | – | – | – | 3,921 | ||
Haldimand | Lib | Lib | 1,936 | 53.67% | 265 | 7.35% | 72.77% | 1,936 | 1,671 | – | – | – | 3,607 | ||
Halton | Con | Con | 2,277 | 51.38% | 122 | 2.75% | 73.07% | 2,155 | 2,277 | – | – | – | 4,432 | ||
Hamilton | Lib | Lib | 3,068 | 44.53% | 435 | 6.31% | 63.12% | 3,068 | 2,633 | 1,188 | – | – | 6,889 | ||
Hastings East | Con | Con | 1,784 | 51.53% | 106 | 3.06% | 84.87% | 1,678 | 1,784 | – | – | – | 3,462 | ||
Hastings North | Con | Con | 1,863 | 62.88% | 763 | 25.75% | 63.71% | 1,100 | 1,863 | – | – | – | 2,963 | ||
Hastings West | Lib | Con | 1,681 | 51.83% | 119 | 3.67% | 64.50% | 1,562 | 1,681 | – | – | – | 3,243 | ||
Huron East | Lib | Lib | 2,306 | 55.31% | 443 | 10.63% | 73.33% | 2,306 | 1,863 | – | – | – | 4,169 | ||
Huron South | Lib | Lib | 2,313 | 56.15% | 507 | 12.31% | 66.45% | 2,313 | 1,806 | – | – | – | 4,119 | ||
Huron West | Lib | Lib | 2,358 | 53.85% | 337 | 7.70% | 68.25% | 2,358 | 2,021 | – | – | – | 4,379 | ||
Kent East | Lib | Lib | 2,302 | 57.21% | 580 | 14.41% | 58.00% | 2,302 | 1,722 | – | – | – | 4,024 | ||
Kent West | Con | Con | 2,208 | 50.17% | 15 | 0.34% | 57.03% | 2,193 | 2,208 | – | – | – | 4,401 | ||
Kingston | Con | Con | 1,853 | 53.57% | 247 | 7.14% | 66.03% | 1,606 | 1,853 | – | – | – | 3,459 | ||
Lambton East | Lib | Lib | 2,270 | 52.78% | 239 | 5.56% | 70.43% | 2,270 | 2,031 | – | – | – | 4,301 | ||
Lambton West | Lib | Lib | 2,541 | 54.88% | 452 | 9.76% | 60.90% | 2,541 | – | 2,089 | – | – | 4,630 | ||
Lanark North | Lib | Lib | 1,392 | 51.71% | 92 | 3.42% | 67.24% | 1,392 | 1,300 | – | – | – | 2,692 | ||
Lanark South | Ind | Con | 1,836 | 56.44% | 419 | 12.88% | 72.99% | 1,417 | 1,836 | – | – | – | 3,253 | ||
Leeds | New | Con | 1,964 | 54.86% | 348 | 9.72% | 70.27% | 1,616 | 1,964 | – | – | – | 3,580 | ||
Lennox | Con | Con | 1,627 | 51.63% | 103 | 3.27% | 74.89% | 1,524 | 1,627 | – | – | – | 3,151 | ||
Lincoln | Lib | Lib | 2,242 | 50.17% | 15 | 0.34% | 63.58% | 2,242 | 2,227 | – | – | – | 4,469 | ||
London | Con | Con | 1,679 | 53.56% | 223 | 7.11% | 40.48% | – | 1,679 | 1,456 | – | – | 3,135 | ||
Middlesex East | Lib | Con | 2,621 | 51.04% | 107 | 2.08% | 70.38% | 2,514 | 2,621 | – | – | – | 5,135 | ||
Middlesex North | Lib | Lib | 2,044 | 50.88% | 71 | 1.77% | 74.22% | 2,044 | 1,973 | – | – | – | 4,017 | ||
Middlesex West | Con | Lib | 2,021 | 52.53% | 195 | 5.07% | 72.05% | 2,021 | 1,826 | – | – | – | 3,847 | ||
Monck | Lib | Lib | 1,643 | 51.78% | 113 | 3.56% | 72.06% | 1,643 | 1,530 | – | – | – | 3,173 | ||
Muskoka | New | Con | 1,565 | 53.84% | 223 | 7.67% | 72.90% | 1,342 | 1,565 | – | – | – | 2,907 | ||
Norfolk North | Lib | Lib | 1,640 | 56.51% | 378 | 13.03% | 70.14% | 1,640 | 1,262 | – | – | – | 2,902 | ||
Norfolk South | Con | Con | 1,528 | 52.11% | 124 | 4.23% | 78.29% | 1,404 | 1,528 | – | – | – | 2,932 | ||
Northumberland East | Lib | Con | 2,204 | 50.59% | 51 | 1.17% | 72.55% | 2,153 | 2,204 | – | – | – | 4,357 | ||
Northumberland West | Con | Lib | 1,710 | 58.06% | 475 | 16.13% | 69.90% | 1,710 | 1,235 | – | – | – | 2,945 | ||
Ontario North | Lib | Lib | 2,006 | 51.86% | 144 | 3.72% | 72.89% | 2,006 | 1,862 | – | – | – | 3,868 | ||
Ontario South | Lib | Lib | 2,651 | 52.30% | 233 | 4.60% | 69.31% | 2,651 | 2,418 | – | – | – | 5,069 | ||
Ottawa | Con | Lib | 1,815 | 53.97% | 277 | 8.24% | 53.32% | 1,815 | 1,538 | – | – | 10 | 3,363 | ||
Oxford North | Lib | Lib | 1,981 | 63.31% | 833 | 26.62% | 49.29% | 1,981 | 1,148 | – | – | – | 3,129 | ||
Oxford South | Lib | Lib | 2,216 | 54.23% | 590 | 14.44% | 65.85% | 2,460[a 4] | 1,626 | – | – | – | 4,086 | ||
Parry Sound | New | Ind | 1,199 | 51.88% | 87 | 3.76% | 58.48% | – | 1,112 | – | – | 1,199 | 2,311 | ||
Peel | Lib | Lib | 2,102 | 52.76% | 220 | 5.52% | 73.63% | 2,102 | 1,882 | – | – | – | 3,984 | ||
Perth North | Con | Con | 2,445 | 50.43% | 42 | 0.87% | 69.96% | 2,403 | 2,445 | – | – | – | 4,848 | ||
Perth South | Lib | Lib | 2,385 | 55.26% | 454 | 10.52% | 72.27% | 2,385 | 1,931 | – | – | – | 4,316 | ||
Peterborough East | Lib | Lib | 1,438 | 56.15% | 340 | 13.28% | 67.49% | 1,438 | 1,098 | – | – | 25 | 2,561 | ||
Peterborough West | Con | Lib | 1,555 | 50.54% | 33 | 1.07% | 73.94% | 1,555 | 1,522 | – | – | – | 3,077 | ||
Prescott | Lib | Lib | 1,665 | 52.24% | 143 | 4.49% | 69.25% | 3,187[a 5] | – | – | – | – | 3,187 | ||
Prince Edward | I-Lib | Lib | 2,155 | 50.96% | 81 | 1.92% | 72.58% | 2,155 | 2,074 | – | – | – | 4,229 | ||
Renfrew North | Lib | Lib | 1,515 | 51.46% | 86 | 2.92% | 72.90% | 1,515 | 1,429 | – | – | – | 2,944 | ||
Renfrew South | Lib | Lib | 1,050 | 45.85% | 9 | 0.39% | 59.20% | 2,091[a 6] | 199 | – | – | – | 2,290 | ||
Russell | Con | Lib | 1,908 | 51.41% | 148 | 3.99% | 61.05% | 1,908 | 1,760 | – | – | 43 | 3,711 | ||
Simcoe Centre | New | Lib | 1,366 | 54.10% | 207 | 8.20% | 62.48% | 1,366 | 1,159 | – | – | – | 2,525 | ||
Simcoe East | Lib | Lib | 1,805 | 53.15% | 214 | 6.30% | 62.16% | 1,805 | 1,591 | – | – | – | 3,396 | ||
Simcoe West | Lib | Con | 1,498 | 56.70% | 354 | 13.40% | 56.82% | 1,144 | 1,498 | – | – | – | 2,642 | ||
Victoria East | New | Con | 1,733 | 55.16% | 324 | 10.31% | 67.66% | 1,409 | 1,733 | – | – | – | 3,142 | ||
Victoria West | New | Con | 1,438 | 50.17% | 10 | 0.35% | 65.49% | 1,428 | 1,438 | – | – | – | 2,866 | ||
Waterloo North | Lib | Lib | acclaimed | ||||||||||||
Waterloo South | Lib | Lib | 2,353 | 55.27% | 449 | 10.55% | n/a | 2,353 | 1,904 | – | – | – | 4,257 | ||
Welland | Lib | Lib | 2,462 | 53.16% | 293 | 6.33% | 68.00% | 2,462 | 2,169 | – | – | – | 4,631 | ||
Wellington East | Lib | Lib | acclaimed | ||||||||||||
Wellington South | Lib | Lib | 2,120 | 59.40% | 671 | 18.80% | 62.34% | 2,120 | 1,449 | – | – | – | 3,569 | ||
Wellington West | Lib | Lib | 1,633 | 55.00% | 297 | 10.00% | 62.08% | 1,633 | 1,336 | – | – | – | 2,969 | ||
Wentworth North | Lib | Lib | 1,480 | 59.82% | 486 | 19.64% | 67.13% | 1,480 | 994 | – | – | – | 2,474 | ||
Wentworth South | Lib | Lib | 1,476 | 51.92% | 109 | 3.83% | 82.48% | 1,476 | 1,367 | – | – | – | 2,843 | ||
York East | Lib | Lib | 1,633 | 65.29% | 765 | 30.59% | 56.51% | 1,633 | – | – | – | 868 | 2,501 | ||
York North | Lib | Lib | 2,220 | 62.41% | 883 | 24.82% | 56.54% | 2,220 | 1,337 | – | – | – | 3,557 | ||
York West | Con | Lib | 1,539 | 53.12% | 181 | 6.25% | 62.51% | 1,539 | 1,358 | – | – | – | 2,897 |
- = 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
Political party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | Incumbent | |
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Conservative | Edward Frederick Clarke | 7,032 | 26.28 | |||
Conservative | Henry Edward Clarke | 6,883 | 25.72 | |||
Liberal | John Leys | 5,380 | 20.11 | |||
Labour | Charles March | 4,055 | 15.15 | |||
Labour | John Roney | 3,408 | 12.74 | |||
Majority[a 1] | 1,325 | 4.96 | ||||
Turnout[a 2] | 14,916 | 44.80 | ||||
Registered voters | 33,296 |
Analysis
Party in 1st place | Party in 2nd place | Total | |||||
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Accl | Lib | Con | Lab | Ind | |||
Liberal | 4 | 2 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 56 | |
Conservative | 1 | 28 | 1 | 30 | |||
Independent | 1 | 1 | |||||
Total | 5 | 30 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 87 |
Parties | Accl | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
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█ Liberal | 4 | 52 | 30 | 2 | ||
█ Conservative | 1 | 30 | 50 | 2 | ||
█ Independent | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
█ Labour | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
█ Temperance | 1 |
Source | Party | ||||
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Lib | Con | Ind | Total | ||
Seats retained | Incumbents returned | 30 | 13 | 44 | |
Returned by acclamation | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
Open seats held | 7 | 2 | 9 | ||
Byelection loss reversed | 1 | 1 | |||
Defeated by same-party candidate | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
Seats changing hands | Incumbents defeated | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Open seats gained | 6 | 3 | 9 | ||
Byelection gains held | 1 | 1 | |||
Incumbent changed allegiance | 1 | 1 | |||
New seats | Acclaimed | 2 | 2 | ||
New MLAs | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
Previously incumbent in another riding | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
Toronto seats | MLA returned | 1 | 1 | ||
New MLAs | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Total | 57 | 32 | 1 | 90 |
MLAs elected by region and riding
Party designations are as follows: