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1905 Ontario general election

The 1905 Ontario general election was the 11th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on January 25, 1905, to elect the 98 Members of the 11th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").[1]

The Ontario Conservative Party, led by Sir James P. Whitney, defeated the Ontario Liberal Party, led by Sir George William Ross, bringing to an end the control of the government that the Liberal Party had exercised power for the previous 34 years.

Campaign

The main focus of the campaign was on the Conservatives attacking the Liberal "machine" which had dominated elections in the Province, especially between 1898 and 1904, and was involved in numerous instances of bribery and other corrupt practices.[2] This was further highlighted by the fact that no Liberals were prosecuted for this, while Conservatives were involved in fewer such matters but faced numerous convictions.[3] By 1905, this had led to widespread disgust,[4] and one Tory candidate, P.D. Ross in Ottawa, declared upon his nomination that every honest man should be a Conservative.[5]

The ensuing Conservative victory was overwhelming. Six constituencies returned Tory members for the first time ever since Confederation, plus eight others which had only done so once before.[6] Most cities, other than Ottawa and Kingston, voted Conservative.[7]

Results

Synopsis of results

  1. ^ excluding Ottawa, a multi-member constituency
  2. ^ order is as given in EO reports
  3. ^ the incumbent Alfred Évanturel received 2,092 votes
  4. ^ George Kerr was the winning candidate
  5. ^ EO error re party affiliations corrected
  = 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
  1. ^ plurality for second winning candidate

Analysis

  1. ^ excluding Ottawa seats

MLAs elected by region and riding

Party designations are as follows:

  Liberal
  Conservative
  Independent Liberal

Seats that changed hands

There were 32 seats that changed allegiance in the election:

See also

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. Pense was reelected in the subsequent byelection.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "1905 General Election". Elections Ontario. Elections Ontario. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. ^ Hopkins 1906, pp. 204–206.
  3. ^ Hopkins 1906, p. 206.
  4. ^ Hopkins 1906, p. 208.
  5. ^ Hopkins 1906, p. 209.
  6. ^ Hopkins 1906, pp. 215–216.
  7. ^ Hopkins 1906, p. 216.
  8. ^ Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario. Vol. XL. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 1906. pp. 11–13.

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