Ontario general election, 1883

Ontario general election, 1883 was the fifth general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on February 27, 1883, to elect the 88 Members of the 5th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Oliver Mowat, won a fourth consecutive term in government, despite losing nine seats in the Legislature.

The Ontario Conservative Party, led by William Ralph Meredith, won eight additional seats.

Results

	Party	Leader	1879	Elected	% change
	Liberal	Oliver Mowat	57	48	-14.0%
	Conservative	William Ralph Meredith	29	37	+27.6%
	Liberal - Independent		-	2
	Independent		-	1
	Conservative Independent		2	-	-
Total Seats			88	88	-

See also

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