1898 Ontario general election

The 1898 Ontario general election was the ninth general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on March 1, 1898, to elect the 94 Members of the 9th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").[1]

1898 Ontario general election
March 1, 1898
94 seats in the 9th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
48 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Arthur S. Hardy James P. Whitney
Party Liberal Conservative
Leader since 1896 1896
Leader's seat Brant South Dundas
Last election 45 23
Seats won 51 42
Seat change Increase6 Increase19
Premier before election

Arthur S. Hardy
Liberal

 Premier after election

Arthur S. Hardy
Liberal

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Arthur S. Hardy, won an eighth term in office with a clear majority – the Patrons of Industry and the Protestant Protective Association held no sway in this legislature.

The Ontario Conservative Party, led by Sir James P. Whitney, formed the official opposition.

Results
Elections to the 9th Parliament of Ontario (1898)
Political party Party leader MPPs Votes
Candidates 1894 Dissol. 1898 ± # % ± (pp)
Liberal Arthur S. Hardy 91 45 51 6Increase 202,332 47.29% 6.30Increase
Conservative James P. Whitney 90 23 42 19Increase 204,011 47.69% 19.88Increase
Independent-Conservative 1 – 1 1Increase 1,740 0.41% New
  Liberal-Patrons – 12 – 12Decrease Did not campaign
  Conservative–P.P.A. – 5 – 5Decrease
Patrons of Industry Joseph Longford Haycock – 3 – 3Decrease
  Conservative-Patrons – 2 – 2Decrease
  Liberal-P.P.A. – 2 – 2Decrease
Protestant Protective Association – 1 – 1Decrease
Independent-Conservative-PPA – 1 – 1Decrease
Independent 18 – – – 19,683 4.60% 2.10Increase
Labour 1 – – – 57 0.01% New
Vacant
Total 201 94 94 94 427,823 100.00%
Blank and invalid ballots 3,601
Registered voters / turnout 525,795 82.05% 11.75Increase
Seats and popular vote by party of major influence
PartySeatsVotesChange (pp)
Liberal[a 1]
51 / 94
47.29%
6.30 6.3
 
Conservative[a 1]
42 / 94
47.69%
19.88 19.88
 
Patrons of Industry
0 / 94
0.00%
-17.61
 
Protestant Protective Association[a 2]
0 / 94
0.00%
-11.09
 
Other
1 / 94
5.02%
2.52 2.52
 
  1. Straight party support only. Other MLAs sponsored by Patrons of Industry, PPA or Equal Rights Party are allocated to the latter, to show extent of influence.
  2. Associated with the Orange Order.

Seats that changed hands
Elections to the 9th Parliament of Ontario – seats won/lost by party, 1894–1898
Party 1894 Gain from (loss to) 1898
Lib Con Ind-C Lib-P C-PPA POI Con-P L-PPA PPA ICP
Liberal 4510(14)621151
Conservative 2314(10)63311142
Independent-Conservative –11
  Liberal-Patrons 12(6)(6)–
  Conservative–P.P.A. 5(2)(3)–
Patrons of Industry 3(3)–
  Conservative-Patrons 2(1)(1)–
  Liberal-P.P.A. 2(1)(1)–
Protestant Protective Association 1(1)–
Independent-Conservative-PPA 1(1)–
Total9414(20)10(29)–(1)12–5–3–2–2–1–1–94

There were 50 seats that changed allegiance in the election:

MLAs changing parties

Six members changed their principal affiliation from the previous election:

Riding MLA 1894 1898
Kent West Thomas Letson Pardo █ Patrons of Industry █ Liberal
Middlesex North William Henry Taylor █ Patrons of Industry █ Liberal
Parry Sound William Rabb Beatty █ Patrons of Industry █ Liberal
Durham West William Henry Reid █ Protestant Protective Association █ Conservative
Cardwell Edward Alfred Little █ Patrons of Industry █ Conservative
Carleton George Nelson Kidd █ Patrons of Industry █ Independent-Conservative

See also

References
  1. "1898 General Election". Elections Ontario. Elections Ontario. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
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