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").[1]

1890 Ontario general election
June 5, 1890
91 seats in the 7th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
46 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Oliver Mowat William Ralph Meredith
Party Liberal Conservative
Leader since 1872 1879
Leader's seat Oxford North London
Last election 57 32
Seats won 53 34
Seat change 4 2
Premier before election

Oliver Mowat
Liberal

 Premier after election

Oliver Mowat
Liberal

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Oliver Mowat, 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 under the Limited Vote system wherein Toronto voters had two votes for the three MPPs in their districts. This allowed a degree of minority representation.[2]

Results
  Party Leader 1886 Elected % change
  Liberal Oliver Mowat 57 53 -7.0%
  Liberal-Equal Rights   - 2  
  Conservative William Ralph Meredith 32 34 +6.3%
  Conservative-Equal Rights   - 2  
  Independent   1 -  
Total Seats 90 91 +1.1%
Seats summary
Liberal
 
 60.44%
Conservative
 
 39.56%

See also

References
  1. "1890 General Election". Elections Ontario. Elections Ontario. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. 1921 Special House of Commons Committee on pro-rep. report, p. 12
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