Ontario general election, 1879 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Ontario general election, 1879 was the fourth general election

General election

In a parliamentary political system, a general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen. The term is usually used to refer to elections held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local elections.The term...

held in the Province of Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. It was held on June 5, 1879, to elect the 88 Members of the 4th Legislative Assembly

4th Legislative Assembly of Ontario

The 4th Parliament of Ontario was in session from June 5, 1879 until February 1, 1883, just prior to the 1883 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Liberal Party led by Oliver Mowat.-References:**...

("MLAs").

The Ontario Liberal Party

Ontario Liberal Party

The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...

, led by Oliver Mowat

Oliver Mowat

Sir Oliver Mowat, was a Canadian politician, and the third Premier of Ontario from 1872 to 1896, making him the longest serving premier of that province and the 3rd longest in all of Canadian history...

, won a third term in government with a larger majority in the Legislature.

The Ontario Conservative Party, led by William Ralph Meredith

William Ralph Meredith

The Hon. Sir William Ralph Meredith, Q.C., LL.D. was Leader of the Ontario Conservatives from 1878 to 1894; Chancellor of the University of Toronto from 1900 until his death, and Chief Justice of Ontario from 1913 until his death...

, continued to lose seats.

Results

	Party	Leader	1875 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 ....	Elected	% change	Liberal Ontario Liberal Party The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...	Oliver Mowat Oliver Mowat Sir Oliver Mowat, was a Canadian politician, and the third Premier of Ontario from 1872 to 1896, making him the longest serving premier of that province and the 3rd longest in all of Canadian history...	50	57	+14.0%	Conservative	William Ralph Meredith William Ralph Meredith The Hon. Sir William Ralph Meredith, Q.C., LL.D. was Leader of the Ontario Conservatives from 1878 to 1894; Chancellor of the University of Toronto from 1900 until his death, and Chief Justice of Ontario from 1913 until his death...	34	29	-14.7%	Liberal-Conservative	1	-	-	Conservative Independent		2	2	-	Liberal - Independent		1	-	-
Total Seats			88	88	-

Results

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