1908_Ontario_general_election
The 1908 Ontario general election was the 12th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 8, 1908, to elect the 106 Members of the 12th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").[1]
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The Ontario Conservative Party, led by Sir James P. Whitney, was elected for a second term in government, increasing its majority in the Legislature significantly.
The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Alexander Grant MacKay, continued to lose seats.
Allan Studholme became the province's first Labour MLA as the result of a 1906 Hamilton East by-election. He was re-elected in the 1908 general election and would remain in the legislature until his death in 1919.
The four Toronto districts each elected two members in this election. Each seat was contested separately, with each voter in the district allowed to vote for a candidate in each contest.
The number of electoral districts was increased from 97 to 102, under an Act passed in 1902, returning a total of 106 MLAs.[2] The following electoral changes were made:
- Fort William and Lake of the Woods was split into Fort William and Kenora
- Port Arthur and Rainy River was split into Port Arthur and Rainy River
- Nipissing East was divided into Nipissing and Timiskaming
- Nipissing West was divided into Sudbury and Sturgeon Falls
- Cardwell was renamed Simcoe South, after the transfer of Albion and Bolton to Peel
- The three ridings of Huron County were reorganized:
- Huron South gained from Huron West the remainder of the Township of Goderich not previously included in it, in exchange for Seaforth
- Huron East and Huron West were reorganized into Huron North and Huron Centre respectively
- Ottawa was divided into Ottawa East and Ottawa West
- Toronto East, Toronto North, Toronto South and Toronto West now returned two MLAs each, elected separately in seats labelled A and B in each district.
The eight Toronto MPPs were elected in two-seat districts. Plurality block voting was used in these districts.
The other 94 MPPs were elected through First-past-the-post voting in single-member districts.
More information Political party, Party leader ...
| Political party | Party leader | MLAs | Votes | |||||||
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| Candidates | 1905 | 1908 | ± | # | ± | % | ± (pp) | |||
| Conservative | James P. Whitney | 105 | 69 | 86 | 17 | 246,324 | 8,712 | 54.68% | 1.31 | |
| Liberal | Alexander Grant MacKay | 90 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 177,719 | 20,876 | 39.45% | 5.16 | |
| Labour | 8 | – | 1 | 1 | 7,555 | 7,555 | 1.68% | New | ||
| Independent Liberal | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 1,470 | 3,892 | 0.33% | 0.87 | ||
| Independent Conservative | 6 | – | – | – | 7,977 | 7,882 | 1.77% | 1.75 | ||
| Socialist | 13 | – | – | – | 3,129 | 1,856 | 0.69% | 0.40 | ||
| Independent | 6 | – | – | – | 3,091 | 2,991 | 0.69% | 0.67 | ||
| Prohibitionist | 1 | – | – | – | 2,187 | 281 | 0.49% | 0.06 | ||
| Liberal-Temperance | 1 | – | – | – | 1,017 | 1,017 | 0.23% | New | ||
| Total | 232 | 98 | 106 | 450,469 | 100.00% | |||||
| Voter turnout | 457,209 | 10,006 |
73.42 | 0.54 | ||||||
| Registered electors | 622,751 | 18,085 |
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| Acclamations | █ Conservative | 6 | ||||||||
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More information Party, Seats ...
| Party | Seats | Votes | Change (pp) | |||
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| Conservative | 86 / 106 | 54.68% | 1.31 | 1.31 | ||
| Liberal | 19 / 106 | 39.45% | -5.16 | |||
| Labour | 1 / 106 | 1.68% | 1.68 | 1.68 | ||
| Other | 0 / 106 | 4.19% | 2.17 | 2.17 | ||
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Synopsis of results
More information Riding, Winning party ...
| Riding | Winning party | Turnout | Votes | ||||||||||||||||
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| Name[a 1] | 1905 | Party | Votes | Share | Margin # |
Margin % |
Con | Lib | Lab | I-Con | I-Lib | Soc | Proh | L-Tmp | Ind | Total | |||
| Addington | Con | Con | acclaimed | ||||||||||||||||
| Algoma | Con | Con | 2,134 | 60.95% | 767 | 21.91% | 80.70% | 2,134 | 1,367 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,501 | ||
| Brant North | Con | Con | 1,850 | 54.69% | 317 | 9.37% | 89.15% | 1,850 | 1,533 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,383 | ||
| Brant South | Lib | Con | 2,815 | 51.83% | 199 | 3.66% | 86.91% | 2,815 | 2,616 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,431 | ||
| Brockville | Lib | Con | 2,195 | 56.59% | 511 | 13.17% | 85.09% | 2,195 | 1,684 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,879 | ||
| Bruce Centre | Con | Con | 1,940 | 55.05% | 356 | 10.10% | 88.48% | 1,940 | 1,584 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,524 | ||
| Bruce North | Lib | Lib | 2,282 | 53.99% | 337 | 7.97% | 80.85% | 1,945 | 2,282 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,227 | ||
| Bruce South | Con | Lib | 1,774 | 51.39% | 96 | 2.78% | 86.02% | 1,678 | 1,774 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,452 | ||
| Carleton | Con | Con | 1,352 | 62.22% | 531 | 24.44% | 51.67% | 1,352 | 821 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2,173 | ||
| Dufferin | Con | Con | 2,229 | 50.48% | 42 | 0.95% | 84.37% | 2,229 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,187 | – | – | 4,416 | ||
| Dundas | Con | Con | 2,260 | 62.67% | 914 | 25.35% | 75.78% | 2,260 | 1,346 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,606 | ||
| Durham East | Con | Con | acclaimed | ||||||||||||||||
| Durham West | Con | Con | 1,575 | 51.04% | 64 | 2.07% | 85.30% | 1,575 | 1,511 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,086 | ||
| Elgin East | Con | Con | 2,289 | 56.09% | 497 | 12.18% | 86.70% | 2,289 | 1,792 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,081 | ||
| Elgin West | Con | Con | 3,347 | 55.00% | 609 | 10.01% | 76.88% | 3,347 | 2,738 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,085 | ||
| Essex North | Con | Con | 2,988 | 63.63% | 1,280 | 27.26% | 51.74% | 2,988 | 1,708 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,696 | ||
| Essex South | Lib | Con | 2,618 | 50.76% | 78 | 1.51% | 83.62% | 2,618 | 2,540 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,158 | ||
| Fort William | New | Con | 1,317 | 61.06% | 477 | 22.11% | 67.38% | 1,317 | 840 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2,157 | ||
| Frontenac | Con | Con | 1,576 | 53.05% | 181 | 6.09% | 67.46% | 1,576 | 1,395 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2,971 | ||
| Glengarry | Lib | Con | 2,170 | 53.07% | 251 | 6.14% | 77.41% | 2,170 | 1,919 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,089 | ||
| Grenville | Con | Con | 1,923 | 50.30% | 23 | 0.60% | 75.72% | 1,923 | – | – | 1,900 | – | – | – | – | – | 3,823 | ||
| Grey Centre | Con | Con | 2,253 | 64.54% | 1,015 | 29.07% | 62.54% | 2,253 | 1,238 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,491 | ||
| Grey North | Lib | Lib | 3,026 | 50.59% | 71 | 1.19% | 70.93% | 2,955 | 3,026 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,981 | ||
| Grey South | Con | Con | 2,187 | 53.04% | 251 | 6.09% | 73.16% | 2,187 | 1,936 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,123 | ||
| Haldimand | Lib | Lib | 1,977 | 54.81% | 347 | 9.62% | 96.22% | 1,630 | 1,977 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,607 | ||
| Halton | Con | Con | 2,449 | 53.86% | 351 | 7.72% | 86.86% | 2,449 | 2,098 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,547 | ||
| Hamilton East | Con | Lab | 2,717 | 40.91% | 75 | 1.13% | 72.45% | 2,642 | 1,258 | 2,717 | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 6,641 | ||
| Hamilton West | Con | Con | 3,121 | 63.22% | 1,558 | 31.56% | 69.65% | 3,121 | 1,563 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 253 | 4,937 | ||
| Hastings East | I-Lib | Con | 2,201 | 61.76% | 838 | 23.51% | 75.90% | 2,201 | 1,363 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,564 | ||
| Hastings North | Con | Con | 2,225 | 65.42% | 1,049 | 30.84% | 64.19% | 2,225 | – | – | 1,176 | – | – | – | – | – | 3,401 | ||
| Hastings West | Con | Con | 1,882 | 52.41% | 173 | 4.82% | 81.15% | 1,882 | 1,709 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,591 | ||
| Huron Centre | Lib | Lib | 2,051 | 52.11% | 166 | 4.22% | 78.68% | 1,885 | 2,051 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,936 | ||
| Huron North | Lib | Con | 2,292 | 51.94% | 171 | 3.87% | 93.11% | 2,292 | 2,121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,413 | ||
| Huron South | Con | Con | 2,365 | 54.41% | 383 | 8.81% | 89.97% | 2,365 | 1,982 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,347 | ||
| Kenora | New | Con | 1,078 | 56.00% | 231 | 12.00% | 41.23% | 1,078 | 847 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,925 | ||
| Kent East | Con | Con | 2,524 | 50.83% | 82 | 1.65% | 78.54% | 2,524 | 2,442 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,966 | ||
| Kent West | Lib | Con | 3,926 | 52.98% | 441 | 5.95% | 83.47% | 3,926 | 3,485 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,411 | ||
| Kingston | Lib | Con | 2,215 | 54.48% | 393 | 9.67% | 96.27% | 2,215 | 1,822 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,066 | ||
| Lambton East | Con | Lib | 2,404 | 52.57% | 235 | 5.14% | 93.46% | 2,169 | 2,404 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,573 | ||
| Lambton West | Con | Con | 3,841 | 54.45% | 628 | 8.90% | 79.98% | 3,841 | 3,213 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,054 | ||
| Lanark North | Con | Con | 2,017 | 56.61% | 471 | 13.22% | 90.11% | 2,017 | 1,546 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,563 | ||
| Lanark South | Con | Con | acclaimed | ||||||||||||||||
| Leeds | Con | Con | 2,102 | 52.35% | 189 | 4.71% | 89.98% | 2,102 | 1,913 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,015 | ||
| Lennox | Con | Con | 1,477 | 50.29% | 17 | 0.58% | 89.40% | 1,477 | 1,460 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2,937 | ||
| Lincoln | Con | Con | 3,463 | 59.56% | 1,112 | 19.13% | 78.67% | 3,463 | 2,351 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,814 | ||
| London | Con | Con | 5,084 | 58.00% | 1,403 | 16.01% | 78.42% | 5,084 | 3,681 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8,765 | ||
| Manitoulin | Con | Con | 1,414 | 66.73% | 709 | 33.46% | 58.48% | 1,414 | 705 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2,119 | ||
| Middlesex East | Con | Con | 2,363 | 56.44% | 539 | 12.87% | 79.28% | 2,363 | 1,824 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,187 | ||
| Middlesex North | Con | Lib | 2,172 | 51.29% | 109 | 2.57% | 91.10% | 2,063 | 2,172 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,235 | ||
| Middlesex West | Lib | Lib | 1,775 | 60.29% | 606 | 20.58% | 82.91% | – | 1,775 | – | – | 1,169 | – | – | – | – | 2,944 | ||
| Monck | Lib | Con | 1,816 | 50.49% | 35 | 0.97% | 90.23% | 1,816 | 1,781 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,597 | ||
| Muskoka | Con | Con | acclaimed | ||||||||||||||||
| Nipissing | New | Con | 1,654 | 59.09% | 509 | 18.19% | 67.63% | 1,654 | 1,145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2,799 | ||
| Norfolk North | Lib | Con | 1,720 | 51.08% | 73 | 2.17% | 94.01% | 1,720 | 1,647 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,367 | ||
| Norfolk South | Con | Con | 1,490 | 52.04% | 117 | 4.09% | 92.48% | 1,490 | 1,373 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2,863 | ||
| Northumberland East | Con | Con | 2,582 | 56.30% | 578 | 12.60% | 82.12% | 2,582 | 2,004 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,586 | ||
| Northumberland West | Lib | Lib | 1,591 | 53.44% | 205 | 6.89% | 92.38% | 1,386 | 1,591 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2,977 | ||
| Ontario North | Con | Con | 2,230 | 55.62% | 451 | 11.25% | 85.39% | 2,230 | 1,779 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,009 | ||
| Ontario South | Con | Con | 2,773 | 52.90% | 304 | 5.80% | 85.46% | 2,773 | 2,469 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,242 | ||
| Ottawa East | New | Lib | 2,798 | 54.54% | 466 | 9.08% | 78.11% | 2,332 | 2,798 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,130 | ||
| Ottawa West | New | Con | 4,806 | 55.04% | 880 | 10.08% | 71.86% | 4,806 | 3,926 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8,732 | ||
| Oxford North | Lib | Lib | 2,893 | 54.03% | 432 | 8.07% | 81.25% | 2,461 | 2,893 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,354 | ||
| Oxford South | Con | Lib | 2,671 | 50.42% | 44 | 0.83% | 88.55% | 2,627 | 2,671 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,298 | ||
| Parry Sound | Con | Con | 2,879 | 62.05% | 1,263 | 27.22% | 53.88% | 2,879 | 1,616 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 145 | 4,640 | ||
| Peel | Lib | Con | 2,852 | 54.78% | 498 | 9.57% | 87.79% | 2,852 | 2,354 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,206 | ||
| Perth North | Con | Con | 3,688 | 51.87% | 266 | 3.74% | 88.65% | 3,688 | 3,422 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,110 | ||
| Perth South | Con | Lib | 2,453 | 50.58% | 56 | 1.15% | 93.18% | 2,397 | 2,453 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,850 | ||
| Peterborough East | Lib | Con | 1,978 | 61.14% | 721 | 22.29% | 78.99% | 1,978 | 1,257 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,235 | ||
| Peterborough West | Con | Con | 2,561 | 54.56% | 428 | 9.12% | 76.14% | 2,561 | 2,133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,694 | ||
| Port Arthur | New | Con | 1,241 | 55.16% | 380 | 16.89% | 71.64% | 1,241 | – | – | 861 | – | 148 | – | – | – | 2,250 | ||
| Prescott | Lib | Con | 1,944 | 50.09% | 7 | 0.18% | 66.02% | 1,944 | 1,937 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,881 | ||
| Prince Edward | Lib | Con | 2,221 | 51.53% | 132 | 3.06% | 86.70% | 2,221 | – | – | 2,089 | – | – | – | – | – | 4,310 | ||
| Rainy River | New | Con | 944 | 54.95% | 170 | 9.90% | 78.65% | 944 | 774 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,718 | ||
| Renfrew North | Con | Lib | 2,274 | 52.28% | 198 | 4.55% | 86.47% | 2,076 | 2,274 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,350 | ||
| Renfrew South | Con | Con | 2,623 | 52.39% | 239 | 4.77% | 77.82% | 2,623 | 2,384 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,007 | ||
| Russell | Lib | Lib | 2,642 | 58.72% | 785 | 17.45% | 59.61% | 1,857 | 2,642 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,499 | ||
| Sault Ste. Marie | Lib | Con | 1,406 | 54.69% | 241 | 9.37% | 61.43% | 1,406 | 1,165 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2,571 | ||
| Simcoe Centre | Con | Con | 1,972 | 55.08% | 364 | 10.17% | 75.97% | 1,972 | 1,608 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,580 | ||
| Simcoe East | Lib | Lib | 3,105 | 51.49% | 180 | 2.99% | 75.37% | 2,925 | 3,105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,030 | ||
| Simcoe South | Con | Con | acclaimed | ||||||||||||||||
| Simcoe West | Con | Con | 1,921 | 65.38% | 904 | 30.77% | 61.18% | 1,921 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,017 | – | 2,938 | ||
| Stormont | Con | Lib | 2,327 | 50.09% | 8 | 0.17% | 70.96% | 2,319 | 2,327 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,646 | ||
| Sturgeon Falls | New | Con | 959 | 52.92% | 106 | 5.85% | 82.42% | 959 | 853 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,812 | ||
| Sudbury | New | Con | 1,492 | 62.69% | 604 | 25.38% | 64.29% | 1,492 | 888 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2,380 | ||
| Timiskaming | New | Con | 1,649 | 55.00% | 549 | 18.31% | 48.21% | 1,649 | 1,100 | – | – | – | 249 | – | – | – | 2,998 | ||
| Toronto East - A | Con | Con | 4,393 | 76.51% | 1,988 | 34.62% | 48.59% | 4,393 | – | 1,003 | – | – | 346 | – | – | – | 5,742 | ||
| Toronto East – B | New | Con | 2,695 | 43.03% | 290 | 4.63% | 53.00% | 2,695 | 975 | – | – | – | 188 | – | – | 2,405 | 6,263 | ||
| Toronto North - A | Con | Con | 6,789 | 88.44% | 2,919 | 38.03% | 53.92% | 6,789 | – | 544 | – | – | 343 | – | – | – | 7,676 | ||
| Toronto North – B | New | Con | 4,502 | 52.40% | 632 | 7.36% | 60.40% | 4,502 | 3,870 | – | – | – | 220 | – | – | – | 8,592 | ||
| Toronto South - A | Con | Con | 5,202 | 74.69% | 3,103 | 44.55% | 47.61% | 5,202 | – | 1,473 | – | – | 290 | – | – | – | 6,965 | ||
| Toronto South – B | New | Con | 4,947 | 67.67% | 2,848 | 38.95% | 49.94% | 4,947 | 2,099 | – | – | – | 265 | – | – | – | 7,311 | ||
| Toronto West - A | Con | Con | 6,190 | 70.58% | 3,975 | 45.32% | 47.86% | 6,190 | 1,877 | 56 | – | 301 | 297 | – | – | 49 | 8,770 | ||
| Toronto West – B | New | Con | 4,160 | 47.41% | 1,945 | 22.17% | 47.88% | 4,160 | 2,215 | 380 | 1,870 | – | 150 | – | – | – | 8,775 | ||
| Victoria East | Con | Con | acclaimed | ||||||||||||||||
| Victoria West | Con | Con | 2,061 | 50.50% | 98 | 2.40% | 94.00% | 2,061 | 1,963 | – | – | – | 57 | – | – | – | 4,081 | ||
| Waterloo North | Con | Con | 3,063 | 49.42% | 332 | 5.36% | 76.73% | 3,063 | 2,731 | – | – | – | 404 | – | – | – | 6,198 | ||
| Waterloo South | Con | Con | 2,353 | 63.49% | 1,000 | 26.98% | 54.01% | 2,353 | – | 1,353 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,706 | ||
| Welland | Con | Con | 3,729 | 56.57% | 866 | 13.14% | 77.32% | 3,729 | 2,863 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,592 | ||
| Wellington East | Con | Con | 1,898 | 53.06% | 219 | 6.12% | 82.09% | 1,898 | 1,679 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,577 | ||
| Wellington South | Con | Con | 2,787 | 52.12% | 399 | 7.46% | 78.67% | 2,787 | 2,388 | – | – | – | 172 | – | – | – | 5,347 | ||
| Wellington West | Con | Lib | 1,665 | 50.53% | 35 | 1.06% | 83.14% | 1,630 | 1,665 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,295 | ||
| Wentworth North | Lib | Con | 1,600 | 50.60% | 119 | 3.76% | 90.98% | 1,600 | 1,481 | – | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | 3,162 | ||
| Wentworth South | Lib | Lib | 1,582 | 53.72% | 219 | 7.44% | 85.19% | 1,363 | 1,582 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2,945 | ||
| York East | Con | Con | 2,998 | 56.84% | 722 | 13.69% | 65.47% | 2,998 | 2,276 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,274 | ||
| York North | Con | Con | 2,918 | 54.00% | 432 | 7.99% | 92.95% | 2,918 | 2,486 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,404 | ||
| York West | Con | Con | 3,241 | 61.80% | 1,453 | 27.71% | 54.81% | 3,241 | 1,788 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 215 | 5,244 | ||
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- order is as given in EO reports
- = 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
Analysis
More information Party in 1st place, Party in 2nd place ...
| Party in 1st place | Party in 2nd place | Total | |||||||||
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| Accl | Con | Lib | Lab | I-Con | I-Lib | Ind | L-Tmp | Proh | |||
| Conservative | 6 | 69 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 86 | |||
| Liberal | 18 | 1 | 19 | ||||||||
| Labour | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Total | 6 | 19 | 69 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 106 | |
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- excluding Ottawa seats
More information Parties, Accl ...
| Parties | Accl | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
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| █ Conservative | 6 | 80 | 19 | |||
| █ Liberal | 19 | 69 | 2 | |||
| █ Labour | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| █ Independent Conservative | 4 | 2 | ||||
| █ Independent | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
| █ Independent Liberal | 1 | 1 | ||||
| █ Prohibitionist | 1 | |||||
| █ Liberal-Temperance | 1 | |||||
| █ Socialist | 10 | 2 | 1 |
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More information Source, Party ...
| Source | Party | ||||
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| Con | Lib | Lab | Total | ||
| Seats retained | Incumbents returned | 49 | 7 | 56 | |
| Acclamations | 6 | 6 | |||
| Open seats held | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Seats changing hands | Incumbents defeated | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| Open seats gained | 9 | 2 | 11 | ||
| Byelection gains held | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| New seats | New MLAs | 9 | 9 | ||
| Previously incumbent in the Legislature | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Total | 86 | 19 | 1 | 106 | |
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MLAs elected by region and riding
Party designations are as follows:
Conservative
Liberal
Labour
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Division and reorganization of ridings
The newly created ridings returned the following MLAs:
More information Riding, Party ...
| 1905 | 1908 | ||
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| Riding | Party | Riding | Party |
| Fort William and Lake of the Woods | █ Conservative | Fort William | █ Conservative |
| Kenora | █ Conservative | ||
| Port Arthur and Rainy River | █ Liberal | Port Arthur | █ Conservative |
| Rainy River | █ Conservative | ||
| Nipissing East | █ Conservative | Nipissing | █ Conservative |
| Timiskaming | █ Conservative | ||
| Nipissing West | █ Conservative | Sudbury | █ Conservative |
| Sturgeon Falls | █ Conservative | ||
| Ottawa | █ Liberal (2 MLAs) |
Ottawa East | █ Liberal |
| Ottawa West | █ Conservative | ||
| Toronto East | █ Conservative | Seat A | █ Conservative |
| Seat B | █ Conservative | ||
| Toronto North | █ Conservative | Seat A | █ Conservative |
| Seat B | █ Conservative | ||
| Toronto South | █ Conservative | Seat A | █ Conservative |
| Seat B | █ Conservative | ||
| Toronto West | █ Conservative | Seat A | █ Conservative |
| Seat B | █ Conservative | ||
| Huron East | █ Liberal | Huron North | █ Conservative |
| Huron West | █ Liberal | Huron Centre | █ Liberal |
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Seats that changed hands
More information Party, Gain from (loss to) ...
| Party | 1905 | Gain from (loss to) | 1908 | ||||||||
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| Con | Lib | I-Lib | Lab | ||||||||
| Conservative | 62 | 14 | (8) | 1 | (1) | 68 | |||||
| Liberal | 23 | 8 | (14) | 17 | |||||||
| Independent-Liberal | 1 | (1) | – | ||||||||
| Labour | – | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Total | 86 | 9 | (15) | 14 | (8) | 1 | – | – | (1) | 86 | |
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Of the unaltered seats, there were 24 that changed allegiance in the election:
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Notes
- Resigned before the opening of the first session, in order to stand and win in Algoma East in the 1908 federal election. Albert Grigg (Conservative) won the subsequent byelection.
References
- "1908 General Election". Elections Ontario. Elections Ontario. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- The Representation Act, 1908, S.O. 1908, c. 2
- Hopkins, J. Castell (1909). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1908. Toronto: The Annual Review Publishing Company.