1902 Ontario general election

The 1902 Ontario general election was the tenth general election held in the province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on May 29, 1902, to elect the 98 Members of the 10th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Sir George William Ross, formed the government for a ninth consecutive term, although with only a very slim, two-seat majority in the legislature.

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

Expansion of the Legislative Assembly The number of electoral districts was increased from 93 to 97, under an Act passed in 1902. Ottawa in both cases was entitled to elect two members, and thus 98 MLAs would now be elected to the legislature., as amended by The following electoral changes were made:

Algoma West was divided into Fort William and Lake of the Woods and Port Arthur and Rainy River Algoma East was divided into Algoma, Manitoulin and Sault Ste. Marie Nipissing was divided into Nipissing East and Nipissing West

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

Notable candidates

Margaret Haile, a Canadian Socialist League candidate in Toronto North, made history as the first woman ever to run for political office in Canada.Janice Newton, The feminist challenge to the Canadian Left, 1900-1918.

Results

|style="text-align:left;"|George William Ross |94 |51 | |50 |1 |206,709 |47.54% |0.25

|style="text-align:left;"|James P. Whitney |97 |42 | |48 |6 |215,883 |49.65% |1.96

|style="text-align:left;"| |2 |1 | |– |1 |1,646 |0.38% |0.03

|style="text-align:left;"| |4 |– |– |– | |5,133 |1.18% |3.42

|style="text-align:left;"| |6 |– |– |– | |3,126 |0.72% |

|style="text-align:left;"| |9 |– |– |– | |1,993 |0.46% |

|style="text-align:left;"| |4 |– |– |– | |277 |0.06% |

|style="text-align:left;"| |1 |– |– |– | |colspan="3"|Did not campaign

|colspan="3"| | |colspan="5"| |-style="background:#E9E9E9;" |colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"|Total |216 |94 |94 |98 | |434,767 |100.00%

+ Seats and popular vote by partyParty Seats Votes Change (pp)

Synopsis of results

+ Results by riding - 1902 Ontario general election Ridingexcluding Ottawa, a multi-member constituency Winning party Turnout VotesNameorder is as given in EO reports 1898Party Votes Share Margin#Margin% Lib Con I-Con Total Addington Con Con 1,711 60.14% 577 20.28% 59.37% 1,134 1,711 – – – 2,845 Algoma New Con 1,753 53.46% 227 6.92% 53.53% 1,526 1,753 – – – 3,279 Brant North Lib Lib 1,205 53.37% 152 6.73% 78.47% 1,205 1,053 – – – 2,258 Brant South Lib Lib 2,727 53.32% 340 6.65% 75.97% 2,727 2,387 – – – 5,114 Brockville Lib Lib 2,192 54.69% 376 9.38% 76.05% 2,192 1,816 – – – 4,008 Bruce Centre Lib Con 1,836 50.07% 5 0.14% 75.19% 1,831 1,836 – – – 3,667 Bruce North Lib Lib 2,477 52.86% 268 5.72% 76.85% 2,477 2,209 – – – 4,686 Bruce South Lib Lib 1,932 50.84% 64 1.68% 74.67% 1,932 1,868 – – – 3,800 Cardwell Con Con 2,003 62.63% 808 25.27% 56.50% 1,195 2,003 – – – 3,198 Carleton I-Con Con 1,971 72.57% 1,226 45.14% 54.68% 745 1,971 – – – 2,716 Dufferin Con Con 2,242 71.40% 1,344 42.80% 50.78% – 2,242 – – 898 3,140 Dundas Con Con 2,470 55.68% 504 11.36% 80.83% 1,966 2,470 – – – 4,436 Durham East Con Con 1,833 61.47% 684 22.94% 68.76% 1,149 1,833 – – – 2,982 Durham West Con Lib 1,706 51.32% 88 2.65% 86.05% 1,706 1,618 – – – 3,324 Elgin East Con Con 2,177 51.32% 112 2.64% 78.74% 2,065 2,177 – – – 4,242 Elgin West Con Con 3,027 50.63% 502 8.40% 77.19% 2,525 3,027 – – 427 5,979 Essex North Lib Con 2,940 52.95% 328 5.91% 66.69% 2,612 2,940 – – – 5,552 Essex South Lib Lib 2,847 54.67% 486 9.33% 72.92% 2,847 2,361 – – – 5,208 Fort William and Lake of the Woods New Lib 1,483 56.95% 362 13.90% 52.78% 1,483 1,121 – – – 2,604 Frontenac Con Con 1,774 50.82% 57 1.63% 73.76% 1,717 1,774 – – – 3,491 Glengarry Con Con 2,128 56.42% 484 12.83% 69.14% 1,644 2,128 – – – 3,772 Grenville Con Con 2,261 61.74% 860 23.48% 61.11% 1,401 2,261 – – – 3,662 Grey Centre Con Conacclaimed Grey North Con Lib 2,930 50.04% 5 0.09% 78.08% 2,930 2,925 – – – 5,855 Grey South Con Con 2,503 54.79% 438 9.59% 73.37% 2,065 2,503 – – – 4,568 Haldimand Lib Lib 1,705 52.27% 148 4.54% 71.72% 1,705 – 1,557 – – 3,262 Halton Lib Lib 2,365 50.17% 16 0.34% 83.90% 2,365 2,349 – – – 4,714 Hamilton East Con Con 2,576 47.85% 143 2.66% 77.75% 2,433 2,576 – – 375 5,384 Hamilton West Con Con 2,422 48.67% 152 3.05% 77.67% 2,270 2,422 89 – 195 4,976 Hastings East Lib Lib 1,962 50.46% 36 0.93% 82.69% 1,962 1,926 – – – 3,888 Hastings North Con Con 2,643 53.18% 316 6.36% 69.43% 2,327 2,643 – – – 4,970 Hastings West Con Con 1,884 54.66% 321 9.31% 64.34% 1,563 1,884 – – – 3,447 Huron East Lib Lib 2,299 55.63% 465 11.25% 78.18% 2,299 1,834 – – – 4,133 Huron South Con Con 2,497 50.54% 53 1.07% 83.44% 2,444 2,497 – – – 4,941 Huron West Lib Lib 2,458 50.21% 21 0.43% 80.84% 2,458 2,437 – – – 4,895 Kent East Lib Lib 2,468 50.81% 276 5.68% 66.62% 2,468 2,192 – 197 – 4,857 Kent West Lib Lib 3,714 51.63% 235 3.27% 76.49% 3,714 3,479 – – – 7,193 Kingston Lib Lib 2,043 51.72% 136 3.44% 86.38% 2,043 1,907 – – – 3,950 Lambton East Lib Lib 2,530 51.05% 104 2.10% 81.33% 2,530 2,426 – – – 4,956 Lambton West Lib Con 3,847 51.01% 152 2.02% 77.13% 3,695 3,847 – – – 7,542 Lanark North Lib Lib 1,811 51.13% 80 2.26% 81.79% 1,811 1,731 – – – 3,542 Lanark South Con Con 2,098 63.60% 897 27.19% 83.98% 1,201 2,098 – – – 3,299 Leeds Con Con 2,062 57.04% 509 14.08% 65.19% 1,553 2,062 – – – 3,615 Lennox Lib Con 1,566 50.05% 3 0.10% 77.89% 1,563 1,566 – – – 3,129 Lincoln Con Con 3,199 54.34% 695 11.81% 81.07% 2,504 3,199 – – 184 5,887 London Lib Con 3,445 45.06% 131 1.71% 82.15% 3,314 3,445 – – 887 7,646 Manitoulin New Con 1,214 51.90% 339 14.49% 44.31% 875 1,214 – 250 – 2,339 Middlesex East Con Lib 2,469 50.03% 21 0.43% 80.96% 2,469 2,448 – – 18 4,935 Middlesex North Lib Lib 2,173 52.44% 202 4.87% 79.07% 2,173 1,971 – – – 4,144 Middlesex West Lib Lib 2,172 58.07% 604 16.15% 73.32% 2,172 1,568 – – – 3,740 Monck Lib Lib 1,876 55.14% 350 10.29% 78.25% 1,876 1,526 – – – 3,402 Muskoka Lib Lib 2,089 51.05% 86 2.10% 72.15% 2,089 2,003 – – – 4,092 Nipissing East New Lib 1,218 54.57% 204 9.14% 50.26% 1,218 1,014 – – – 2,232 Nipissing West New Lib 1,185 55.69% 242 11.37% 51.26% 1,185 943 – – – 2,128 Norfolk North Lib Con 1,704 50.34% 23 0.68% 80.13% 1,681 1,704 – – – 3,385 Norfolk South Lib Lib 1,723 51.11% 75 2.22% 83.15% 1,723 1,648 – – – 3,371 Northumberland East Lib Con 2,538 52.95% 283 5.90% 78.02% 2,255 2,538 – – – 4,793 Northumberland West Lib Lib 1,606 53.50% 210 7.00% 82.64% 1,606 1,396 – – – 3,002 Ontario North Con Con 2,219 52.17% 185 4.35% 82.20% 2,034 2,219 – – – 4,253 Ontario South Con Lib 2,632 51.29% 132 2.57% 82.99% 2,632 2,500 – – – 5,132 Oxford North Lib Lib 2,254 50.79% 1,124 25.33% 65.26% 2,254 1,054 – 1,130 – 4,438 Oxford South Lib Con 2,043 52.21% 173 4.42% 58.76% 1,870 2,043 – – – 3,913 Parry Sound Lib Lib 2,490 53.40% 317 6.80% 41.45% 2,490 2,173 – – – 4,663 Peel Lib Lib 2,296 51.38% 123 2.75% 81.64% 2,296 2,173 – – – 4,469 Perth North Lib Con 3,292 50.02% 2 0.03% 83.90% 3,290 3,292 – – – 6,582 Perth South Lib Lib 2,486 50.72% 71 1.45% 81.35% 2,486 2,415 – – – 4,901 Peterborough East Lib Lib 2,067 56.00% 443 12.00% 76.07% 2,067 1,624 – – – 3,691 Peterborough West Lib Lib 2,849 63.25% 1,194 26.51% 79.43% 2,849 1,655 – – – 4,504 Port Arthur and Rainy River New Lib 1,124 66.55% 559 33.10% 46.06% 1,124 565 – – – 1,689 Prescott Lib Lib 2,341 59.51% 748 19.01% 64.13% 2,341 1,593 – – – 3,934 Prince Edward Con Lib 2,273 51.31% 116 2.62% 82.05% 2,273 2,157 – – – 4,430 Renfrew North Con Lib 2,565 54.91% 459 9.83% 82.46% 2,565 2,106 – – – 4,671 Renfrew South Lib Lib 2,676 59.76% 874 19.52% 69.19% 2,676 1,802 – – – 4,478 Russell Lib Lib 2,536 59.46% 807 18.92% 53.44% 2,536 1,729 – – – 4,265 Sault Ste. Marie New Con 1,359 53.95% 199 7.90% 51.69% 1,160 1,359 – – – 2,519 Simcoe Centre Con Lib 1,857 50.60% 44 1.20% 75.49% 1,857 1,813 – – – 3,670 Simcoe East Con Lib 3,365 53.56% 447 7.11% 78.41% 3,365 2,918 – – – 6,283 Simcoe West Con Con 1,734 69.89% 987 39.78% 46.15% – 1,734 – – 747 2,481 Stormont Con Lib 2,807 53.59% 376 7.18% 75.10% 2,807 2,431 – – – 5,238 Toronto East Con Con 3,136 54.07% 922 15.90% 56.73% 2,214 3,136 – – 450 5,800 Toronto North Con Con 3,838 51.19% 282 3.76% 56.62% – 3,838 – 3,556 104 7,498 Toronto South Con Con 5,072 52.41% 730 7.54% 59.15% 4,342 5,072 – – 263 9,677 Toronto West Con Con 4,267 58.19% 1,545 21.07% 51.24% 2,722 4,267 – – 344 7,333 Victoria East Con Con 2,390 56.81% 573 13.62% 77.02% 1,817 2,390 – – – 4,207 Victoria West Con Con 2,234 51.13% 99 2.27% 78.23% 2,135 2,234 – – – 4,369 Waterloo North Con Con 2,848 52.45% 266 4.90% 74.34% 2,582 2,848 – – – 5,430 Waterloo South Con Con 2,782 50.90% 98 1.79% 72.48% 2,684 2,782 – – – 5,466 Welland Lib Lib 2,851 51.00% 112 2.00% 77.12% 2,851 2,739 – – – 5,590 Wellington East Lib Lib 2,071 56.16% 454 12.31% 70.49% 2,071 1,617 – – – 3,688 Wellington South Lib Con 2,341 48.09% 227 4.66% 75.87% 2,114 2,341 – – 413 4,868 Wellington West Con Con 1,786 51.48% 103 2.97% 74.28% 1,683 1,786 – – – 3,469 Wentworth North Con Lib 1,410 50.87% 48 1.73% 71.32% 1,410 1,362 – – – 2,772 Wentworth South Lib Lib 1,526 53.66% 299 10.51% 78.83% 1,526 1,227 – – 91 2,844 York East Lib Lib 1,905 54.62% 322 9.23% 67.28% 1,905 1,583 – – – 3,488 York North Lib Lib 2,828 51.90% 207 3.80% 84.94% 2,828 2,621 – – – 5,449 York West Lib Con 2,802 54.04% 419 8.08% 76.55% 2,383 2,802 – – – 5,185

= 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;"|Dennis Murphy |5,770 ||27.15 |style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:left;"|Charles Berkeley Powell |5,633 ||26.50 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:left;"|S. Bingham |5,154 ||24.25

|style="text-align:left;"|Alexander Lumsden |4,698 ||22.10 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |- !colspan="3" style="text-align:right;"|Majorityplurality for third winning candidate |479 ||2.25 |- !colspan="3" style="text-align:right;"|Turnout |11,247 ||71.85 |- !colspan="3" style="text-align:right;"|Registered voters |15,653

Analysis

+ Party candidates in 2nd placeexcluding Ottawa seats Party in 1st place Party in 2nd place Total Lib Con I-Con Proh Ind 48 1 1 501 42 2 1 46 Total1 42 48 1 2 2 96

+ Candidates ranked 1st to 4th place, by party Parties Accl 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 50 42 1 11 46 49 1 2 4 2 2 1 1 8 1 4

+ Resulting composition of the 10th Legislative Assembly of Ontario Source PartyLibConTotalSeats retained Incumbents returned 30 23 53Returned by acclamation 1 1Open seats held5 4 9Byelection losses reversed1 1 2Ouster of incumbent changing allegiance 2 2Seats changing hands Incumbents defeated6 8 14Open seats gained2 3 5Byelection gains held2 2Incumbent changing allegiance 1 1Ottawa seats New MLA 1 1Incumbent defeated 1 1New seats New MLA3 2 5Previously incumbent in another riding1 1 2Total50 48 98

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

Northern Ontario

Ottawa Valley

1902 Ontario general election

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