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
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

• Politics of Ontario
• List of Ontario political parties
• Premier of Ontario
• Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)

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