1911 Ontario general election

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The 1911 Ontario general election was the 13th general election held in the province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on December 11, 1911, to elect the 106 Members of the 13th Legislative Assembly of Ontario (titled as Members of the Provincial Parliament or M.P.P.).[1]

Quick facts 106 seats in the 13th Legislative Assembly of Ontario 54 seats were needed for a majority, First party ...
1911 Ontario general election
← 1908
December 11, 1911
1914 â†’
106 seats in the 13th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
54 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader James P. Whitney Newton Rowell
Party Conservative Liberal
Leader since 1896 1911
Leader's seat Dundas Oxford North
Last election 86 19
Seats won 82 22
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 3
Percentage 55.6% 38.5%
Swing Increase 0.5pp Decrease 0.9pp
Premier before election

James P. Whitney
Conservative

 Premier after election

James P. Whitney
Conservative

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The Ontario Conservative Party, led by Sir James P. Whitney, was elected for a third consecutive term in government, with a slight reduced majority in the Legislature.

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Newton Rowell, added three members to its caucus.

The legislature's sole Labour MLA, Allan Studholme of Hamilton East, retained his seat.

The four Toronto districts each elected two members in this election. Each seat was contested separately, with each voter in the district allowed to vote for a candidate in each contest.

Results

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More information Political party, Party leader ...
Elections to the 13th Parliament of Ontario (1911)
Political party Party leader MPPs Votes
Candidates 1908 Dissol. 1911 ± # % ± (pp)
Conservative James P. Whitney 106 86 82 4Decrease 205,338 55.59% 0.49Increase
Liberal Newton Rowell 78 19 22 3Increase 142,245 38.51% 0.94Decrease
Labour 7 1 1 Steady 8,965 2.43% 0.69Increase
Liberal–Conservative 1 – 1 1Increase 1,130 0.31% New
Independent-Conservative 2 – – – 3,593 0.97% 0.39Decrease
Independent 5 – – – 3,327 0.90% 0.22Increase
Socialist 7 – – – 3,206 0.87% 0.23Increase
Conservative-Temperance 1 – – – 1,604 0.43% New
Total 207 106 106 106 369,408 100.00%
Blank and invalid ballots 4,390
Registered voters / turnout 581,657 64.26% 8.42Decrease
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More information Party, Seats ...
Seats and popular vote by party
PartySeatsVotesChange (pp)
Conservative
82 / 106
55.59%
0.49
 
Liberal
22 / 106
38.51%
-0.94
 
Other
2 / 106
5.90%
0.45
 
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Synopsis of results

More information Riding, Winning party ...
Results by riding - 1911 Ontario general election[1]
Riding Winning party Turnout Votes
Name[a 1] 1908 Party Votes Share Margin
#		 Margin
%		 Con L-Con Lib Lab I-Con Soc C-Tmp Ind Total
 
Addington Con Con acclaimed
Algoma Con Con 1,72361.87%66123.73%53.34%1,723–1,062–––––2,785
Brant North Con Con 1,72252.69%1765.39%68.81%1,722–1,546–––––3,268
Brant South Con Con 3,20153.19%3846.38%77.02%3,201–2,817–––––6,018
Brockville Con Con 2,09052.99%44911.38%73.15%2,090–1,641––213––3,944
Bruce Centre Con Lib 1,72751.55%1043.10%78.92%1,623–1,727–––––3,350
Bruce North Lib Lib 2,18254.92%3919.84%72.94%1,791–2,182–––––3,973
Bruce South Lib Lib 1,89454.38%3058.76%76.39%1,589–1,894–––––3,483
Carleton Con Con 1,34760.13%45420.27%88.24%1,347–893–––––2,240
Dufferin Con Con 1,88053.96%2767.92%62.10%1,880–––––1,604–3,484
Dundas Con Con 2,23962.95%92125.89%68.32%2,239–1,318–––––3,557
Durham East Con Con acclaimed
Durham West Con Con 1,55353.92%2267.85%82.49%1,553–1,327–––––2,880
Elgin East Con Con 2,12757.91%58115.82%69.29%2,127–1,546–––––3,673
Elgin West Con Con 3,18862.41%1,26824.82%59.69%3,188–1,920–––––5,108
Essex North Con Con 2,58642.46%530.87%54.46%2,586–972–2,533–––6,091
Essex South Con Con 2,66551.25%1302.50%74.93%2,665–2,535–––––5,200
Fort William Con Con 1,36343.53%2548.11%52.04%1,363–1,109––––6593,131
Frontenac Con Con 1,64161.67%62123.34%59.29%1,641–1,020–––––2,661
Glengarry Con Lib 1,98853.56%2647.11%67.83%1,724–1,988–––––3,712
Grenville Con Con acclaimed
Grey Centre Con Con 2,22367.90%1,17235.80%54.31%2,223–1,051–––––3,274
Grey North Lib Lib 3,63555.67%74111.35%71.93%2,894–3,635–––––6,529
Grey South Con Con 2,28154.32%3638.64%69.96%2,281–1,918–––––4,199
Haldimand Lib Lib 1,92456.21%42512.42%78.23%1,499–1,924–––––3,423
Halton Con Con 2,38553.74%3327.48%70.52%2,385–2,053–––––4,438
Hamilton East Lab Lab 3,52155.34%67910.67%63.65%2,842––3,521––––6,363
Hamilton West Con Con 2,59469.30%1,44538.61%49.32%2,594–1,149–––––3,743
Hastings East Con Con acclaimed
Hastings North Con Con acclaimed
Hastings West Con Con acclaimed
Huron Centre Lib Lib 2,14852.65%2165.29%77.16%1,932–2,148–––––4,080
Huron North Con Con 2,21053.21%2676.43%80.94%2,210–1,943–––––4,153
Huron South Con Con 2,26153.29%2796.58%82.70%2,261–1,982–––––4,243
Kenora Con Con 1,17961.66%44623.33%46.40%1,179–733–––––1,912
Kent East Con Lib 2,45252.26%2124.52%70.47%2,240–2,452–––––4,692
Kent West Con Con 3,10658.11%86716.22%55.76%3,106––––––2,2395,345
Kingston Con Con acclaimed
Lambton East Lib Lib 2,17051.05%892.09%78.10%2,081–2,170–––––4,251
Lambton West Con Con 3,96957.71%1,06115.43%67.85%3,969–2,908–––––6,877
Lanark North Con Con acclaimed
Lanark South Con Con acclaimed
Leeds Con Con 1,99552.12%1624.23%72.24%1,995–1,833–––––3,828
Lennox Con Con 1,45051.40%792.80%76.66%1,450–1,371–––––2,821
Lincoln Con Con acclaimed
London Con Con acclaimed
Manitoulin Con Con 1,25474.69%82949.37%38.85%1,254–425–––––1,679
Middlesex East Con Lib 2,03950.31%250.62%69.27%2,014–2,039–––––4,053
Middlesex North Lib Con 1,99150.44%350.89%75.39%1,991–1,956–––––3,947
Middlesex West Lib Lib 1,76759.86%58219.72%73.09%1,185–1,767–––––2,952
Monck Con Lib 1,87552.14%1544.28%75.87%1,721–1,875–––––3,596
Muskoka Con Con 1,97077.87%1,41055.73%45.71%1,970–560–––––2,530
Nipissing Con Con 1,80064.47%80828.94%50.17%1,800–992–––––2,792
Norfolk North Con Lib 1,74055.20%32810.41%74.56%1,412–1,740–––––3,152
Norfolk South Con Con 1,42356.99%37715.10%66.99%1,423–1,046––28––2,497
Northumberland East Con Con 2,31164.21%1,02328.42%61.80%2,311–1,288–––––3,599
Northumberland West Lib Lib 1,61553.89%2337.77%79.75%1,382–1,615–––––2,997
Ontario North Con Con 1,97157.21%49714.43%73.77%1,971–1,474–––––3,445
Ontario South Con Lib 2,57752.52%2475.03%73.50%2,330–2,577–––––4,907
Ottawa East Lib Con 2,84264.46%1,27528.92%60.57%2,842–1,567–––––4,409
Ottawa West Con Con 4,39865.70%2,10231.40%48.42%4,398–2,296–––––6,694
Oxford North Lib Lib 2,65155.90%56011.81%68.09%2,091–2,651–––––4,742
Oxford South Lib Lib 2,45752.15%2034.31%73.24%2,254–2,457–––––4,711
Parry Sound Con Con 2,21865.99%1,07531.98%35.75%2,218–1,143–––––3,361
Peel Con Con 2,70557.63%71615.25%70.55%2,705–1,989–––––4,694
Perth North Con Con 3,52352.79%3725.57%77.13%3,523–3,151–––––6,674
Perth South Lib Con 2,38850.78%731.55%80.47%2,388–2,315–––––4,703
Peterborough East Con Con 1,57956.90%50318.13%61.98%1,579–1,076––––1202,775
Peterborough West Con Con 2,67456.53%61813.07%62.49%2,674–2,056–––––4,730
Port Arthur Con Con 1,51572.56%94245.11%42.79%1,515––––573––2,088
Prescott Con Lib 1,97653.87%2847.74%59.84%1,692–1,976–––––3,668
Prince Edward Con Con 2,28657.37%58714.73%75.92%2,286–1,699–––––3,985
Rainy River Con L-Con 1,13057.24%28614.49%54.14%8441,130––––––1,974
Renfrew North Lib Con acclaimed
Renfrew South Con Con acclaimed
Russell Lib Lib 3,04164.16%1,34228.31%54.74%1,699–3,041–––––4,740
Sault Ste. Marie Con Con acclaimed
Simcoe Centre Con Con 1,79151.36%952.72%66.18%1,791–1,696–––––3,487
Simcoe East Lib Con 3,10352.80%3295.60%65.37%3,103–2,774–––––5,877
Simcoe South Con Con acclaimed
Simcoe West Con Con acclaimed
Stormont Lib Con 2,24952.63%2255.27%63.45%2,249–2,024–––––4,273
Sturgeon Falls Con Lib 88554.53%1479.06%66.44%738–885–––––1,623
Sudbury Con Con 2,54168.90%1,39437.80%29.16%2,541––––1,147––3,688
Timiskaming Con Con 2,40352.91%2645.81%40.68%2,403–2,139–––––4,542
Toronto East - A Con Con 3,29978.16%2,23953.04%32.07%3,299––922––––4,221
Toronto East – B Con Con 2,76763.77%1,70739.34%33.27%2,767––5121,060–––4,339
Toronto North - A Con Con 5,16579.73%2,04931.63%44.92%5,165––1,313––––6,478
Toronto North – B Con Con 3,82453.72%7089.95%49.36%3,824–3,116178––––7,118
Toronto South - A Con Con 2,59477.11%1,82454.22%29.34%2,594––770––––3,364
Toronto South – B Con Con 2,64778.87%1,87755.93%29.27%2,647–709–––––3,356
Toronto West - A Con Con 5,46975.93%3,72051.65%30.56%5,469–1,519––––2157,203
Toronto West – B Con Con 5,22574.92%3,47649.84%29.59%5,225––1,749––––6,974
Victoria East Con Con acclaimed
Victoria West Con Con 1,83650.14%1042.84%68.21%1,836–1,732––––943,662
Waterloo North Con Con 3,05947.95%1933.03%69.51%3,059–2,866––454––6,379
Waterloo South Con Con 2,77054.05%99719.45%59.48%2,770–1,773––582––5,125
Welland Con Con 3,51156.47%80512.95%61.62%3,511–2,706–––––6,217
Wellington East Con Lib 1,93254.78%3379.55%72.46%1,595–1,932–––––3,527
Wellington South Con Con 2,91254.19%4508.37%72.76%2,912–2,462–––––5,374
Wellington West Lib Con 1,77851.82%1253.64%77.44%1,778–1,653–––––3,431
Wentworth North Con Lib 1,72350.42%290.85%81.92%1,694–1,723–––––3,417
Wentworth South Lib Con 1,49648.32%1053.39%49.75%1,496–1,391––209––3,096
York East Con Con 2,33760.05%78220.09%36.56%2,337–1,555–––––3,892
York North Con Con 3,02354.44%4938.88%84.46%3,023–2,530–––––5,553
York West Con Con 2,84765.16%1,32530.33%39.79%2,847–1,522–––––4,369
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  1. [1]
    order is as given in EO reports
  = 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 by-election 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

Analysis

More information Party in 1st place, Party in 2nd place ...
Party candidates in 2nd place[1]
Party in 1st placeParty in 2nd placeTotal
AcclConLibLabI-ConSocIndC-Tmp
Conservative 17554221182
Liberal–Conservative 11
Liberal 2222
Labour 11
Total 17245542211106
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More information Parties, Accl ...
Candidates ranked 1st to 3rd place, by party[1]
PartiesAccl1st2nd3rd
█ Conservative 176524
█ Liberal 22551
█ Labour 142
█ Liberal–Conservative 1
█ Socialist 25
█ Independent Conservative 2
█ Independent 14
█ Conservative-Temperance 1
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More information Source, Party ...
Resulting composition of the 10th Legislative Assembly of Ontario[1]
SourceParty
Con L-Con Lib Lab Total
Seats retainedIncumbents returned 479157
Acclamations 1717
Open seats held 11213
Seats changing handsIncumbents defeated 31711
Open seats gained 44
Total 821221106
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MLAs elected by region and riding

Party designations are as follows:

  Conservative
  Liberal
  Labour

Italicized names indicate members returned by acclamation.

Seats that changed hands

More information Party, Gain from (loss to) ...
Elections to the 12th Parliament of Ontario – unaltered seats won/lost by party, 1908–1911
Party 1908 Gain from (loss to) 1911
Con Lib Lab L-Con
Conservative 868(11)(1)82
Liberal 1911(8)22
Labour 11
Liberal–Conservative –11
Total10612(8)8(11)–––(1)106
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Twenty seats changed allegiance from the previous election:

See also

References

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