1898 Ontario general election

The 1898 Ontario general election was the ninth general election held in the province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on March 1, 1898, to elect the 94 Members of the 9th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Arthur S. Hardy, won an eighth term in office with a clear majority – the Patrons of Industry and the Protestant Protective Association held no sway in this legislature.

The Ontario Conservative Party, led by Sir James P. Whitney, formed the official opposition.

Ottawa had two seats, and plurality block voting was used. Elsewhere the first-past-the-post election system was used.

Results

|style="text-align:left;"|Arthur S. Hardy |91 |45 | |51 |6 |202,332 |47.29% |6.30

|style="text-align:left;"|James P. Whitney |90 |23 | |42 |19 |204,011 |47.69% |19.88

|style="text-align:left;"| |1 |– | |1 |1 |1,740 |0.41% |

|style="text-align:left;"|Liberal-Patrons |style="text-align:left;"| |– |12 | |– |12 |rowspan="7" colspan="3"|Did not campaign

|style="text-align:left;"|Conservative–P.P.A. |style="text-align:left;"| |– |5 | |– |5

|style="text-align:left;"|Joseph Longford Haycock |– |3 | |– |3

|style="text-align:left;"|Conservative-Patrons |style="text-align:left;"| |– |2 | |– |2

|style="text-align:left;"|Liberal-P.P.A. |style="text-align:left;"| |– |2 | |– |2 |- |style="background-color:#FF8000;"| |style="text-align:left;"|Protestant Protective Association |style="text-align:left;"| |– |1 | |– |1

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

|style="text-align:left;"| |18 |– |– |– | |19,683 |4.60% |2.10

|style="text-align:left;"| |1 |– |– |– | |57 |0.01% |

|colspan="3"| | |colspan="5"| |-style="background:#E9E9E9;" |colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"|Total |201 |94 |94 |94 | |427,823 |100.00%

+ Seats and popular vote by party of major influenceParty Seats Votes Change (pp) Straight party support only. Other MLAs sponsored by Patrons of Industry, PPA or Equal Rights Party are allocated to the latter, to show extent of influence. Protestant Protective AssociationAssociated with the Orange Order.

Synopsis of results

+ Results by riding - 1898 Ontario general election Ridingexcluding Ottawa, a multi-member constituency Winning party Turnout VotesNameorder is as given in EO reports 1894Party Votes Share Margin#Margin% Lib Con I-Con Total Addington Con Con 1,901 54.30% 301 8.60% 74.61% 1,600 1,901 – – – 3,501 Algoma East Lib Lib 2,833 52.55% 275 5.10% 45.93% 2,833 2,558 – – – 5,391 Algoma West Con Lib 1,723 54.61% 291 9.22% 51.55% 1,723 1,432 – – – 3,155 Brant North Lib Lib 1,167 52.28% 102 4.57% 83.53% 1,167 1,065 – – – 2,232 Brant South Lib Lib 3,038 54.75% 527 9.50% 84.72% 3,038 2,511 – – – 5,549 Brockville Lib Lib 2,232 52.20% 188 4.40% 78.96% 2,232 2,044 – – – 4,276 Bruce Centre L-PI Lib 1,850 53.38% 234 6.75% 68.35% 1,850 – – – 1,616 3,466 Bruce North L-PP Lib 2,464 52.84% 265 5.68% 82.09% 2,464 2,199 – – – 4,663 Bruce South Lib Libacclaimed Cardwell C-PI Con 2,267 55.63% 459 11.26% 70.72% 1,808 2,267 – – – 4,075 Carleton C-PI I-Con 1,740 63.64% 746 27.29% 55.38% 994 – 1,740 – – 2,734 Dufferin PI Con 2,660 55.99% 569 11.98% 65.78% – 2,660 – – 2,091 4,751 Dundas Con Con 2,354 51.37% 126 2.75% 86.40% 2,228 2,354 – – – 4,582 Durham East Con Con 1,949 54.26% 306 8.52% 77.55% 1,643 1,949 – – – 3,592 Durham West C-PP Con 1,825 51.69% 119 3.37% 90.22% 1,706 1,825 – – – 3,531 Elgin East Con Con 2,267 50.32% 29 0.64% 82.75% 2,238 2,267 – – – 4,505 Elgin West L-PI Con 3,101 50.01% 1 0.02% 78.62% 3,100 3,101 – – – 6,201 Essex North Lib Lib 2,683 50.15% 95 1.78% 64.37% 2,683 2,588 – – 79 5,350 Essex South Lib Lib 3,138 56.05% 677 12.09% 84.07% 3,138 2,461 – – – 5,599 Frontenac L-PI Con 1,936 53.73% 269 7.47% 75.44% – 1,936 – – 1,667 3,603 Glengarry L-PI Con 1,905 47.35% 466 11.58% 73.81% 679 1,905 – – 1,439 4,023 Grenville Con Con 2,361 57.43% 611 14.86% 68.35% 1,750 2,361 – – – 4,111 Grey Centre PPA Con 2,813 58.58% 1,091 22.72% 73.97% 1,722 2,813 – – 267 4,802 Grey North Lib Con 2,707 51.30% 137 2.60% 76.33% 2,570 2,707 – – – 5,277 Grey South PI Con 2,249 47.35% 532 11.20% 75.47% 1,717 2,249 – – 784 4,750 Haldimand Con Lib 1,957 51.34% 102 2.68% 85.14% 1,957 1,855 – – – 3,812 Halton Con Lib 2,531 51.25% 123 2.49% 84.73% 2,531 2,408 – – – 4,939 Hamilton East Lib Con 3,247 57.84% 880 15.68% 82.88% 2,367 3,247 – – – 5,614 Hamilton West Lib Con 2,752 52.66% 278 5.32% 82.51% 2,474 2,752 – – – 5,226 Hastings East L-PI Lib 2,011 51.64% 128 3.29% 83.94% 2,011 1,883 – – – 3,894 Hastings North PI Con 2,374 52.80% 252 5.60% 99.91% 2,122 2,374 – – – 4,496 Hastings West Lib Con 1,985 52.67% 201 5.33% 67.44% 1,784 1,985 – – – 3,769 Huron East Lib Lib 2,417 55.74% 498 11.49% 74.69% 2,417 1,919 – – – 4,336 Huron South Lib Con 2,775 51.47% 159 2.95% 86.14% 2,616 2,775 – – – 5,391 Huron West Lib Lib 2,465 50.01% 1 0.02% 73.71% 2,465 2,464 – – – 4,929 Kent East Lib Lib 2,869 55.32% 552 10.64% 68.47% 2,869 2,317 – – – 5,186 Kent West L-PI Lib 3,689 51.99% 283 3.99% 78.63% 3,689 3,406 – – – 7,095 Kingston Con Lib 2,125 53.66% 290 7.32% 84.35% 2,125 1,835 – – – 3,960 Lambton East IC-PP Lib 2,361 49.21% 40 0.83% 78.40% 2,361 116 – – 2,321 4,798 Lambton West C-PP Lib 3,600 53.73% 500 7.46% 68.13% 3,600 3,100 – – – 6,700 Lanark North Con Lib 1,989 52.38% 181 4.77% 82.92% 1,989 1,808 – – – 3,797 Lanark South Con Con 2,195 61.09% 797 22.18% 67.71% 1,398 2,195 – – – 3,593 Leeds Con Con 2,200 55.81% 458 11.62% 67.37% 1,742 2,200 – – – 3,942 Lennox Con Lib 1,677 50.65% 43 1.30% 78.74% 1,677 1,634 – – – 3,311 Lincoln Con Con 2,974 53.15% 353 6.31% 83.14% – 5,595 – – – 5,595 London Con Lib 3,994 50.75% 301 3.82% 85.94% 3,994 3,693 – 57 126 7,870 Middlesex East L-PP Con 2,463 50.98% 95 1.97% 77.57% 2,368 2,463 – – – 4,831 Middlesex North L-PI Lib 2,195 51.07% 92 2.14% 79.80% 2,195 2,103 – – – 4,298 Middlesex West Lib Lib 2,262 51.73% 151 3.45% 84.79% 2,262 2,111 – – – 4,373 Monck Lib Lib 1,985 54.50% 328 9.01% 84.46% 1,985 1,657 – – – 3,642 Muskoka C-PP Lib 1,938 50.97% 74 1.95% 70.35% 1,938 1,864 – – – 3,802 Nipissing Lib Lib 1,590 50.98% 61 1.96% 97.47% 1,590 1,529 – – – 3,119 Norfolk North Lib Lib 1,885 53.55% 250 7.10% 81.09% 1,885 1,635 – – – 3,520 Norfolk South Lib Lib 1,723 50.50% 34 1.00% 84.02% 1,723 1,689 – – – 3,412 Northumberland East Con Lib 2,814 53.95% 412 7.90% 83.44% 2,814 2,402 – – – 5,216 Northumberland West Lib Lib 1,654 52.11% 134 4.22% 84.95% 1,654 1,520 – – – 3,174 Ontario North Lib Con 2,326 55.11% 431 10.21% 95.93% 1,895 2,326 – – – 4,221 Ontario South Lib Con 2,781 50.88% 96 1.76% 97.89% 2,685 2,781 – – – 5,466 Oxford North Lib Lib 2,838 53.99% 1,023 19.46% 76.32% 2,838 604 – – 1,815 5,257 Oxford South Lib Lib 2,343 58.40% 674 16.80% 62.53% 2,343 1,669 – – – 4,012 Parry Sound L-PI Lib 2,332 65.52% 1,105 31.05% 90.05% 2,332 – – – 1,227 3,559 Peel Lib Lib 2,343 53.32% 292 6.65% 81.10% 2,343 2,051 – – – 4,394 Perth North Con Lib 3,396 51.21% 160 2.41% 87.03% 3,396 3,236 – – – 6,632 Perth South L-PI Lib 2,357 49.12% 4 0.08% 82.08% 2,357 2,353 – – 88 4,798 Peterborough East Lib Lib 1,771 53.25% 216 6.49% 70.55% 1,771 1,555 – – – 3,326 Peterborough West Lib Lib 2,742 61.14% 999 22.27% 82.06% 2,742 1,743 – – – 4,485 Prescott Lib Libacclaimed Prince Edward L-PI Con 2,387 53.96% 357 8.07% 78.17% 7 2,387 – – 2,030 4,424 Renfrew North Lib Con 2,321 51.70% 153 3.41% 82.63% 2,168 2,321 – – – 4,489 Renfrew South Lib Lib 2,455 55.21% 1,441 32.40% 72.25% 2,455 978 – – 1,014 4,447 Russell Lib Lib 2,738 58.26% 776 16.51% 70.52% 2,738 1,962 – – – 4,700 Simcoe Centre Lib Con 1,761 43.65% 57 1.41% 77.32% 1,704 1,761 – – 569 4,034 Simcoe East Con Con 2,593 50.67% 69 1.35% 99.96% 2,524 2,593 – – – 5,117 Simcoe West L-PI Con 2,015 56.05% 435 12.10% 65.83% 1,580 2,015 – – – 3,595 Stormont L-PI Con 2,125 43.16% 182 3.70% 71.01% 1,943 2,125 – – 855 4,923 Toronto East C-PP Con 3,103 67.78% 1,628 35.56% 67.37% 1,475 3,103 – – – 4,578 Toronto North Con Con 3,513 50.24% 34 0.49% 97.76% 3,479 3,513 – – – 6,992 Toronto South Con Con 4,464 52.38% 405 4.75% 67.83% 4,059 4,464 – – – 8,523 Toronto West Con Con 3,698 55.73% 760 11.45% 95.31% 2,938 3,698 – – – 6,636 Victoria East Con Con 2,289 55.29% 438 10.58% 69.88% 1,851 2,289 – – – 4,140 Victoria West Lib Con 2,163 50.82% 70 1.64% 74.02% 2,093 2,163 – – – 4,256 Waterloo North Lib Con 2,701 50.61% 65 1.22% 75.18% 2,636 2,701 – – – 5,337 Waterloo South Lib Con 2,532 51.10% 109 2.20% 75.81% 2,423 2,532 – – – 4,955 Welland Lib Lib 3,125 56.11% 681 12.23% 92.26% 3,125 2,444 – – – 5,569 Wellington East Lib Lib 1,476 36.85% 188 4.69% 75.97% 1,476 1,241 – – 1,288 4,005 Wellington South Lib Lib 2,341 49.88% 396 8.44% 90.53% 2,341 1,945 – – 407 4,693 Wellington West C-PP Con 1,912 53.18% 229 6.37% 76.73% 1,683 1,912 – – – 3,595 Wentworth North Lib Con 1,700 55.43% 333 10.86% 79.58% 1,367 1,700 – – – 3,067 Wentworth South Lib Lib 1,649 52.78% 174 5.57% 83.62% 1,649 1,475 – – – 3,124 York East Lib Lib 2,091 55.63% 423 11.25% 69.47% 2,091 1,668 – – – 3,759 York North Lib Lib 2,543 55.08% 469 10.16% 80.61% 2,543 2,074 – – – 4,617 York West Con Lib 2,465 50.36% 35 0.72% 83.12% 2,465 2,430 – – – 4,895

= 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

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

|style="text-align:left;"|Alexander Lumsden |4,793 ||26.86 |style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:left;"|Charles Berkeley Powell |4,548 ||25.49 |style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:left;"|George O. O'Keefe |4,539 ||25.44 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:left;"|B. Slattery |3,964 ||22.21 |- !colspan="3" style="text-align:right;"|Majorityplurality for second winning candidate |9 ||0.05

Analysis

+ Party candidates in 2nd placeexcluding Ottawa seats Party in 1st place Party in 2nd place Total Lib Con Ind2 42 6 50 36 1 4 41 1 1 Total2 37 43 10 92

+ Candidates ranked 1st to 4th place, by party Parties Accl 1st 2nd 3rd 4th2 49 37 3 41 44 4 1 1 10 8 1

+ Resulting composition of the 2nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario Source PartyLibConI-ConTotalSeats retained Incumbents returned 22 10 32Returned by acclamation2 2Open seats held6 3 9Seats changing hands Incumbents defeated10 15 25Open seats gained5 10 15Byelection gains held2 1 3Incumbent changed allegiance3 2 1 6Ottawa seats New MLAs1 1 Total51 42 1 94

MLAs elected by region and riding Party designations are as follows:

Northern Ontario

Ottawa Valley

Saint Lawrence Valley

Central Ontario

Georgian Bay

Wentworth/Halton/Niagara

Midwestern Ontario

Southwestern Ontario

Peel/York/Ontario

Seats that changed hands + Elections to the 9th Parliament of Ontario – seats won/lost by party, 1894–1898Party1894Gain from (loss to)1898LibConInd-CLib-PC-PPAPOICon-PL-PPAPPAICP45 10 (14) 6 2 1 1 5123 14 (10) 6 3 3 1 1 1 42– 1 1Liberal-Patrons12 (6) (6) –Conservative–P.P.A.5 (2) (3) –3 (3) –Conservative-Patrons2 (1) (1) –Liberal-P.P.A.2 (1) (1) –Protestant Protective Association1 (1) –1 (1) –Total 94 14 (20) 10 (29) – (1) 12 – 5 – 3 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 1 – 94

There were 50 seats that changed allegiance in the election:

Conservative to Liberal Algoma West Haldimand Halton Kingston Lanark North Lennox London

1898 Ontario general election

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