Ontario general election, 1875

The Ontario general election of 1875 was the third general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on January 18, 1875, to elect the 88 Members of the 3rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Oliver Mowat, increased its majority in the Legislature for its second term in government.

The Ontario Conservative Party, led by Matthew Crooks Cameron lost four of its seats.

Results

	Party	Leader	1871	Elected	% change
	Liberal	Oliver Mowat	43	50	+16.3%
	Conservative	Matthew Crooks Cameron	38	34	-11.8%
	Liberal-Conservative		-	1
	Conservative Independent		-	2
	Liberal - Independent		-	1
	Conservative - Liberal		1	-
Total Seats			82	88	+7.3%

This was the first election in which paper ballots were used. Previously, votes were cast by public declaration.^[1]

See also

• Politics of Ontario
• List of Ontario political parties
• Premier of Ontario
• Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)

References

• 1. ^ "Voting in Ontario Provincial Elections". Elections Ontario. http://www.elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/E61AA9C4-CA1B-4F0B-AAB4-85EB9884950B/0/VotingInOntProvincialElections.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-10.