1890 Ontario general election

The 1890 Ontario general election was the seventh general election held in the province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 5, 1890, to elect the 91 members of the 7th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").

The Assembly had been increased from 90 members after the passage of an Act in 1889 creating Nipissing as a riding.

The election was a victory for the Ontario Liberal Party, led by Oliver Mowat. The party won a sixth consecutive term in government, despite losing a small number of seats in the Legislature.

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

This election was held partially using the Limited voting system where each Toronto voter had two votes for the three MPPs in the district. This produced mixed representation in that district and thus a degree of minority representation.1921 Special House of Commons Committee on pro-rep. report, p. 12

A key issue in the election was the segregation of schools for Catholic and Protestant students, with the Liberal Party supporting the segregation and the Conservatives opposing it.

An 1887 Act had renamed the riding of Cornwall and Stormont as Stormont., Schedule

Results

|style="text-align:left;"|Oliver Mowat |87 |57 | |53 |4 |162,118 |49.63% |1.22

|style="text-align:left;"|William Ralph Meredith |74 |32 | |34 |2 |130,289 |39.88% |7.14

|style="text-align:left;"|Conservative-Equal Rights |style="text-align:left;"| |14 |– |– |2 |2 |26,154 |8.01% |

|style="text-align:left;"|Liberal-Equal Rights |style="text-align:left;"| |2 |– |– |2 |2 |3,352 |1.03% |

|style="text-align:left;"| |1 |1 |– |– |1 |7 |– |0.68

|style="text-align:left;"| |7 |– |– |– | |3,131 |0.96% |

|style="text-align:left;"| |1 |– |– |– | |1,620 |0.50% |

|style="text-align:left;"| | |– |– |– | |colspan="3"|Did not campaign

|colspan="3"| | |colspan="5"| |-style="background:#E9E9E9;" |colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"|Total |186 |90 |90 |91 | |326,671 |100.00%

+ Seats and popular vote by party of major influenceParty Seats Votes Change (pp) Straight party support only. Other MLAs sponsored by Equal Rights Party are allocated to the latter, to show extent of influence.

Synopsis of results

+ Results by riding - 1890 Ontario general election Ridingexcluding Toronto, a multi-member constituency Winning party Turnout VotesNameorder is as given in EO reports 1886Party Votes Share Margin#Margin% Lib Con Total Addington Con Con 1,498 51.48% 86 2.96% 62.05% 1,412 1,498 – – – 2,910 Algoma East Lib Con 1,569 50.97% 60 1.95% 110.54% 1,509 1,569 – – – 3,078 Algoma West Lib Lib 786 51.95% 59 3.90% 116.85% 786 727 – – – 1,513 Brant North Lib Lib 1,178 64.20% 521 28.39% 66.55% 1,178 657 – – – 1,835 Brant South Lib Lib 2,067 59.06% 634 18.11% 65.02% 2,067 1,433 – – – 3,500 Brockville Lib Lib 1,781 52.37% 161 4.73% 62.44% 1,781 – – 1,620 – 3,401 Bruce Centre Lib Lib 1,860 54.56% 311 9.12% 69.74% 1,860 – 1,549 – – 3,409 Bruce North Con Con 1,835 50.23% 17 0.47% 70.83% 1,818 1,835 – – – 3,653 Bruce South Lib Lib 2,179 64.41% 975 28.82% 64.86% 2,179 1,204 – – – 3,383 Cardwell Con Con 1,183 50.97% 45 1.94% 41.81% – 2,321the incumbent William Henry Hammell was the winning candidate – – – 2,321 Carleton Con Con 1,145 50.20% 9 0.39% 45.56% 1,136 1,145 – – – 2,281 Stormont Lib Lib 2,262 54.27% 356 8.54% 68.38% 2,262 1,906 – – – 4,168 Dufferin Con C-ER 1,333 54.70% 730 29.95% 40.18% 603 – 1,834John Barr (Conservative/Equal Rights) was the winning candidate – – 2,437 Dundas Lib Con 2,104 51.92% 156 3.85% 78.15% 1,948 2,104 – – – 4,052 Durham East Con C-ER 1,314 50.19% 10 0.38% 55.35% – 1,304 1,314 – – 2,618 Durham West Lib Lib 1,694 50.76% 51 1.53% 73.21% 1,694 1,643 – – – 3,337 Elgin East Lib Con 2,038 51.49% 118 2.98% 74.29% 1,920 2,038 – – – 3,958 Elgin West Con Con 2,384 52.02% 185 4.04% 67.70% 2,199 2,384 – – – 4,583 Essex North Lib Con 1,901 47.90% 635 16.00% 58.22% 2,068the incumbent Gaspard Pacaud received 1,266 votes 1,901 – – – 3,969 Essex South Lib Lib 2,505 52.15% 207 4.31% 73.61% 2,505 2,298 – – – 4,803 Frontenac Con Con 1,258 52.03% 98 4.05% 65.67% 1,160 1,258 – – – 2,418 Glengarry Lib Lib 1,756 53.96% 258 7.93% 66.38% 1,756 1,498 – – – 3,254 Grenville Con Con 1,611 57.33% 412 14.66% 48.87% – 2,810the incumbent Frederick John French received 1,199 votes – – – 2,810 Grey Centre Con Con 1,513 52.48% 143 4.96% 48.76% 1,370 1,513 – – – 2,883 Grey North Con Lib 2,312 54.44% 377 8.88% 67.88% 2,312 1,935 – – – 4,247 Grey South Con Lib 2,156 51.73% 144 3.45% 72.98% 2,156 2,012 – – – 4,168 Haldimand Lib Lib 2,000 54.54% 333 9.08% 81.00% 2,000 1,667 – – – 3,667 Halton Con Con 2,377 51.98% 181 3.96% 78.53% 2,196 2,377 – – – 4,573 Hamilton Lib Con 4,111 50.53% 86 1.06% 78.54% 4,025 4,111 – – – 8,136 Hastings East Con Con 1,801 50.13% 9 0.25% 79.49% 1,792 1,801 – – – 3,593 Hastings North Con Conacclaimed Hastings West Con Lib 1,678 52.11% 136 4.22% 64.41% 1,678 1,542 – – – 3,220 Huron East Lib Lib 2,256 56.27% 503 12.55% 73.87% 2,256 1,753 – – – 4,009 Huron South Lib Lib 2,144 51.91% 158 3.83% 68.23% 2,144 1,986 – – – 4,130 Huron West Lib Lib 2,125 51.35% 112 2.71% 64.60% 2,125 2,013 – – – 4,138 Kent East Lib Lib 2,347 53.99% 633 14.56% 88.46% 4,061the incumbent Robert Ferguson was the winning candidate – 286 – – 4,347 Kent West Con Con 2,823 50.37% 41 0.73% 65.34% 2,782 2,823 – – – 5,605 Kingston Con Con 1,629 50.45% 29 0.90% 58.16% 1,600 1,629 – – – 3,229 Lambton East Lib Lib 2,203 52.40% 462 10.99% 73.65% 2,203 1,741 260 – – 4,204 Lambton West Lib Lib 2,748 55.46% 713 14.39% 56.04% 2,748 2,035 172 – – 4,955 Lanark North Lib L-ER 1,525 53.30% 189 6.61% 71.27% – 1,336 1,525the Liberal incumbent William Clyde Caldwell ran as a Liberal/Equal Rights candidate – – 2,861 Lanark South Con Con 1,509 58.17% 431 16.62% 54.29% 1,078 1,509 – – 7 2,594 Leeds Con Con 1,813 57.10% 451 14.20% 57.69% 1,362 1,813 – – – 3,175 Lennox Con Con 1,441 50.38% 22 0.77% 70.54% 1,419 1,441 – – – 2,860 Lincoln Lib Con 2,424 51.63% 153 3.26% 67.51% 2,271 2,424 – – – 4,695 London Con Conacclaimed Middlesex East Con Con 2,508 50.58% 58 1.17% 74.07% 2,450 2,508 – – – 4,958 Middlesex North Lib Lib 2,060 51.05% 85 2.11% 78.04% 2,060 1,975 – – – 4,035 Middlesex West Lib Lib 1,950 51.64% 124 3.28% 80.35% 1,950 1,826 – – – 3,776 Monck Lib Lib 1,765 56.83% 424 13.65% 71.30% 3,106the incumbent Richard Harcourt was the winning candidate 0 – – – 3,106 Muskoka Con Con 1,565 51.46% 89 2.93% 77.76% 1,476 1,565 – – – 3,041 Nipissing New Lib 881 67.25% 452 34.50% 64.56% 881 429 – – – 1,310 Norfolk North Lib Lib 1,601 55.30% 307 10.60% 72.46% 1,601 1,294 – – – 2,895 Norfolk South Con Lib 1,563 51.06% 65 2.12% 76.54% 1,563 1,498 – – – 3,061 Northumberland East Con Con 2,185 53.36% 275 6.72% 83.74% 1,910 2,185William Arnson Willoughby was elected in 1886, but was unseated by the court – – – 4,095 Northumberland West Lib Lib 1,453 57.82% 393 15.64% 65.90% 1,453 1,060 – – – 2,513 Ontario North Lib Con 1,869 51.07% 78 2.13% 70.38% 1,791 1,869 – – – 3,660 Ontario South Lib Lib 2,460 51.38% 132 2.76% 73.43% 2,460 2,328 – – – 4,788 Ottawa Lib Lib 3,379 63.24% 1,415 26.48% 58.66% 3,379 – 1,964 – – 5,343 Oxford North Lib Libacclaimed Oxford South Lib Lib 1,764 64.69% 801 29.37% 44.21% 1,764 – 963 – – 2,727 Parry Sound Ind Lib 1,387 52.06% 110 4.13% n/a 1,387 1,277 – – – 2,664 Peel Lib Lib 2,059 51.54% 123 3.08% 74.33% 2,059 – 1,936 – – 3,995 Perth North Con Lib 2,729 50.86% 92 1.71% 72.44% 2,729 2,637 – – – 5,366 Perth South Lib Lib 2,241 58.19% 631 16.39% 61.55% 2,241 – 1,610 – – 3,851 Peterborough East Lib Lib 1,421 51.43% 79 2.86% 70.40% 1,421 – 1,342 – – 2,763 Peterborough West Lib Lib 1,925 58.58% 564 17.16% 70.65% 1,925 – 1,361 – – 3,286 Prescott Lib Libacclaimed Prince Edward Lib Lib 2,040 50.09% 7 0.17% 71.71% 2,040 2,033 – – – 4,073 Renfrew North Lib Con 1,843 51.22% 88 2.45% 75.64% 1,755 1,843 – – – 3,598 Renfrew South Lib Lib 1,470 49.71% 229 7.74% 63.02% 2,711the winning candidate John Francis Dowling had been previously elected to the Legislature – 246 – – 2,957 Russell Lib Lib 2,223 61.56% 835 23.12% 57.36% 2,223 1,388 – – – 3,611 Simcoe Centre Lib Lib 1,559 57.72% 417 15.44% 60.03% 1,559 – 1,142 – – 2,701 Simcoe East Lib Con 2,092 51.96% 158 3.92% 62.59% 1,934 2,092 – – – 4,026 Simcoe West Con Con 1,318 61.56% 495 23.12% 44.95% 823 1,318 – – – 2,141 Victoria East Con Con 1,459 51.26% 72 2.53% 55.05% 1,387 1,459 – – – 2,846 Victoria West Con L-ER 1,827 56.70% 432 13.41% 66.13% – 1,395 1,827 – – 3,222 Waterloo North Lib Lib 2,205 59.79% 722 19.58% 66.67% 2,205 1,483 – – – 3,688 Waterloo South Lib Lib 2,161 55.34% 417 10.68% 66.42% 2,161 1,744 – – – 3,905 Welland Lib Con 2,345 50.77% 71 1.54% 71.83% 2,274 2,345 – – – 4,619 Wellington East Lib Lib 1,562 58.61% 459 17.22% 53.37% 1,562 1,103 – – – 2,665 Wellington South Lib Lib 2,098 59.20% 652 18.40% 61.76% 2,098 1,446 – – – 3,544 Wellington West Lib Lib 1,495 55.70% 306 11.40% 58.64% 1,495 1,189 – – – 2,684 Wentworth North Lib Lib 1,469 55.43% 288 10.87% 72.58% 1,469 1,181 – – – 2,650 Wentworth South Lib Lib 1,472 50.88% 51 1.76% 81.96% 1,472 1,421 – – – 2,893 York East Lib Lib 1,705 58.94% 517 17.87% 63.29% 1,705 – 1,188 – – 2,893 York North Lib Lib 1,875 61.29% 691 22.59% 47.87% 1,875 – 1,184 – – 3,059 York West Lib Lib 1,789 50.87% 61 1.73% 94.73% 1,789 – 1,728 – – 3,517

= 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 = joint Conservative/Equal Rights candidate = joint Liberal/Equal Rights candidate = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada = multiple candidates

! colspan=2 | Political party ! Candidate ! Votes ! % ! Elected ! Incumbent

|style="text-align:left;"|Edward Frederick Clarke |5,862 ||18.81 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:left;"|Henry Edward Clarke |5,542 ||17.78 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:left;"|Joseph Tait |5,359 ||17.20 |style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:left;"|Alfred McDougall |5,197 ||16.68 |- |style="background-color:#B8BFFE;"| |style="text-align:left;"|Conservative/Equal Rights |style="text-align:left;"|E.D. Armour |4,502 ||14.45 |- |style="background-color:#B8BFFE;"| |style="text-align:left;"|Conservative/Equal Rights |style="text-align:left;"|Robert Bell |4,001 ||12.84 |- |style="background-color:#FF8000;"| |style="text-align:left;"|Equal Rights |style="text-align:left;"|Frank Moses |703 ||2.26 |- !colspan="3" style="text-align:right;"|Majorityplurality for third winning candidate |162 ||0.52 |- !colspan="3" style="text-align:right;"|Turnout |31,287 ||72.31 |- !colspan="3" style="text-align:right;"|Registered voters |43,265

Analysis

+ Party candidates in 2nd placeexcluding Toronto seats Party in 1st place Party in 2nd place Total Lib Con C-ER Ind-L ER2 3 35 10 1 1 522 28 2 32 C-ER 1 1 2 L-ER 2 2 Total4 32 40 10 1 1 88

+ Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party Parties Accl 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th2 50 32 2 1 2 31 41 2 10 1 2 1 5 1 1

1890 Ontario general election

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