The 1898 Ontario general election was the ninth
general election
A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...
held in the Province of
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...
, Canada. It was held on March 1, 1898, to elect the 94 Members of the
9th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The 9th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from March 1, 1898, until April 19, 1902, just prior to the 1902 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Liberal Party led by Arthur Sturgis Hardy. George William Ross
Sir Geor ...
("MLAs").
The
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party (OLP; french: Parti libéral de l'Ontario, PLO) is a political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. The party has been led by interim leader John Fraser (Ontario MPP), John Fraser since August 2022.
The party esp ...
, led by
Arthur S. Hardy, won an eighth term in office with a clear majority – the
Patrons of Industry The Patrons of Industry in Canada were based on the Patrons of Industry of Michigan that had formed in 1889. It was dedicated to upholding and encouraging the moral, social, intellectual, political and financial situation of farmers and to preserve ...
and the
Protestant Protective Association
The Protestant Protective Association was an anti-Catholic group in the 1890s based in Ontario, Canada, associated with the Orange Order. Originally a spinoff of the American group the American Protective Association, it became independent in 1892. ...
held no sway in this legislature.
The
Ontario Conservative Party
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (french: Parti progressiste-conservateur de l'Ontario), often shortened to the Ontario PC Party or simply the PCs, colloquially known as the Tories, is a centre-right political party in Ontario, Canada ...
, led by Sir
James P. Whitney
Sir James Pliny Whitney (October 2, 1843 – September 25, 1914) was a Canadian politician and lawyer in the province of Ontario. He served as Conservative member of the legislature for Dundas from 1888 and as the sixth premier of Ontario from ...
, formed the
official opposition
Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. This article uses the term ''government'' as it is used in Parliamentary systems, i.e. meaning ''th ...
.
Results
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1894
Events January–March
* January 4 – A military alliance is established between the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire.
* January 7 – William Kennedy Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film in the United S ...
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!±
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! ± (pp)
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Arthur S. Hardy
, 91
, 45
,
, 51
, 6
, 202,332
, 47.29%
, 6.30
, style="text-align:left;",
James P. Whitney
Sir James Pliny Whitney (October 2, 1843 – September 25, 1914) was a Canadian politician and lawyer in the province of Ontario. He served as Conservative member of the legislature for Dundas from 1888 and as the sixth premier of Ontario from ...
, 90
, 23
,
, 42
, 19
, 204,011
, 47.69%
, 19.88
, style="text-align:left;",
, 1
, –
,
, 1
, 1
, 1,740
, 0.41%
,
, style="text-align:left;",
Liberal
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
-
Patrons
Patronage is the support, encouragement, privilege, or financial aid that an organization or individual bestows on another. In the history of art, arts patronage refers to the support that kings, popes, and the wealthy have provided to artists su ...
, style="text-align:left;",
, –
, 12
,
, –
, 12
, rowspan="7" colspan="3", ''Did not campaign''
, style="text-align:left;",
Conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...
–
P.P.A.
, style="text-align:left;",
, –
, 5
,
, –
, 5
, style="text-align:left;",
Joseph Longford Haycock
, –
, 3
,
, –
, 3
, style="text-align:left;",
Conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...
-
Patrons
Patronage is the support, encouragement, privilege, or financial aid that an organization or individual bestows on another. In the history of art, arts patronage refers to the support that kings, popes, and the wealthy have provided to artists su ...
, style="text-align:left;",
, –
, 2
,
, –
, 2
, style="text-align:left;",
Liberal
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
-
P.P.A.
, style="text-align:left;",
, –
, 2
,
, –
, 2
, -
, style="background-color:#FF8000;",
, style="text-align:left;", Protestant Protective Association
, style="text-align:left;",
, –
, 1
,
, –
, 1
, style="text-align:left;",
, –
, 1
,
, –
, 1
, style="text-align:left;",
, 18
, –
, –
, –
,
, 19,683
, 4.60%
, 2.10
, style="text-align:left;",
, 1
, –
, –
, –
,
, 57
, 0.01%
,
, colspan="3",
,
, colspan="5",
, -style="background:#E9E9E9;"
, colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", Total
, 201
, 94
, 94
, 94
,
, 427,823
, 100.00%
,
, -
, colspan="8" style="text-align:left;", Blank and invalid ballots
, align="right", 3,601
, style="background:#E9E9E9;" colspan="2",
, -style="background:#E9E9E9;"
, colspan="8" style="text-align:left;", Registered voters / turnout
, 525,795
, 82.05%
, 11.75
Seats that changed hands
There were 50 seats that changed allegiance in the election:
; Conservative to Liberal
*
Algoma West
Algoma West was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1968. It was created in 1903 from parts of Algoma riding.
The west riding of Algoma was defined to consist of ...
*
Haldimand
*
Halton
*
Kingston
*
Lanark North
Lanark North was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Lanark ...
*
Lennox
*
London
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*
Northumberland East
Northumberland East was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917. It was located in the provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. It was created by ...
*
Perth North
Perth North was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Perth ...
*
York West
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;Liberal/Patrons of Industry to Liberal
*
Bruce Centre
*
Hastings East
Hastings East was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Hasti ...
*
Kent West
Kent West was a federal electoral district (or ''riding'') represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1917. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1903 when Kent riding was divided into two ridings, ...
*
Middlesex North
Middlesex North was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the ...
*
Parry Sound
Parry Sound is a sound or bay of Georgian Bay on Lake Huron, in Ontario, Canada. It is highly irregularly shaped with many deep bays and islands. Killbear Provincial Park is located on the large peninsula that separates the sound from Georgian B ...
*
Perth South
Perth South was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, which divided the County of Perth ...
;Conservative/PPA to Liberal
*
Lambton West
Lambton West was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1883 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created from parts of Lambton riding.
The West Riding of the county of ...
*
Muskoka
;Liberal/PPA to Liberal
*
Bruce North
;Independent-Conservative/PPA to Liberal
*
Lambton East
Lambton East was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1935. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created from Lambton riding.
The East Riding of the county of Lambton was ...
;Liberal to Conservative
*
Grey North
Grey North was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, which divided the County of Grey in ...
*
Hamilton East
*
Hamilton West
*
Hastings West
Hastings West was a federal electoral district in the province of Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Hast ...
*
Huron South
Huron South was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Huron into two ridings ...
*
Ontario North
Ontario North was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867.
The North Riding of Ontario init ...
*
Ontario South
Ontario South was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867.
The South riding consisted initi ...
*
Ottawa
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(1 MLA)
*
Renfrew North
Renfrew North (also known as Renfrew North—Nipissing East) was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North Americ ...
*
Simcoe Centre
Simcoe Centre was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Grey—Simcoe, Simcoe South and Wellington—Dufferin—S ...
*
Victoria West
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*
Waterloo North
Waterloo North was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which entitled each of north and s ...
*
Waterloo South
Waterloo South was a federal electoral district and a provincial electoral district in Canada.
Federally, it was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the Bri ...
*
Wentworth North
;Liberal/Patrons of Industry to Conservative
*
Elgin West
Elgin West was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the county of Elgin into ...
*
Frontenac
*
Glengarry
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*
Prince Edward
*
Simcoe West
Simcoe West was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1875 from Simcoe North
Simcoe North (french: Simcoe-Nord) is a federal electoral district in central Ontario, Canada. It was established as a federal riding in 1867.
...
*
Stormont
;Conservative/PPA to Conservative
*
Durham West
Durham West was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the county of Durham ...
*
Toronto East
Toronto East (called East Toronto until 1903) was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935. It was located in the city of Toronto in the provinces and territories of ...
*
Wellington West
;Patrons of Industry to Conservative
*
Dufferin
*
Grey South
Grey South was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1876 to 1917. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Grey into ...
*
Hastings North
;Conservative/Patrons of Industry to Conservative
*
Cardwell
;Liberal/PPA to Conservative
*
Middlesex East
Middlesex East was a former federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, which divided the County of Middlesex into th ...
;PPA to Conservative
*
Grey Centre
;Conservative/Patrons of Industry to Independent-Conservative
*
Carleton
MLAs changing parties
Six members changed their principal affiliation from the previous election:
See also
*
Politics of Ontario
The Provinces and territories of Canada, 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 o ...
*
List of Ontario political parties
*
Premier of Ontario
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*
Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)
The Leader of the Official Opposition (french: Chef de l'opposition officielle) in Ontario, officially Leader of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition (french: Chef de la loyale opposition de Sa Majesté), is the leader of the largest party in the Legis ...
References
1898
Events
January–March
* January 1 – New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York as the world's second largest. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, B ...
1898 elections in Canada
1898 in Ontario
March 1898 events
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