1875 Ontario general election

The 1875 Ontario general election was the third general election held in the province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on January 18, 1875, to elect the 88 Members of the 3rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").

The prior practice of voting by open declaration was abolished. This election allowed voters to vote secretly, using a marked ballot.

Redistribution of ridings

The Assembly was increased from 82 to 88 members, through the following changes:

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! Abolished ridings !! New ridings

! colspan="2"|Divisions of ridings

Essex

Essex North
Essex South

Lambton

Lambton East
Lambton West

! colspan="2"|Creation of riding from parts of others

Dufferin

Muskoka and Parry Sound

! colspan="2"|Mergers of ridings

Lincoln
Niagara

Lincoln

! colspan="2"|Reorganization of ridings

Grey North
Grey South

Grey North
Grey East
Grey South

Huron North
Huron South

Huron East
Huron South
Huron West

Bothwell
Kent

Kent East
Kent West

Simcoe North
Simcoe South

Simcoe East
Simcoe South
Simcoe West

Wellington Centre
Wellington North
Wellington South

Wellington Centre
Wellington South
Wellington West

! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party

! rowspan=2 | Party leader

! colspan=4 | MLAs

! colspan=4 | Votes

! Candidates

!1871

!1875

!±

! ±

! ± (pp)

|style="text-align:left;"|Oliver Mowat

| 84 || 43 || 49 || 6 || 90,809 || 22,443 || 47.55% || 4.75

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|Matthew Crooks Cameron

| 81 || 38 || 35 || 3 || 87,802 || 27,876 || 45.98% || 0.13

| 1 || – || 1 || 1 || 1,553 || 1,553 || 0.81% || New

| || 2 || – || 2 || 2 || 2,129 || 2,129 || 1.11% || New

| || 1 || – || 1 || 1 || 1,125 || 1,125 || 0.59% || New

| || 1 || 1 || – || 1 || 791 || 325 || 0.41% || 0.44

| || 11 || – || – || – || 6,757 || 5,454 || 3.54% || 2.54

! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total

|181||82

! " colspan="2"|88

! " colspan="2"|190,966

! " colspan="2"| 100.00%

| colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Voter turnout

| 190,966

| 60,255

| 67.28

| 4.35

| colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Registered electors

| 283,856

| 76,139

| colspan="2"|

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2" colspan="3" |Acclamations

| style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | ||8

| style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | ||1

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"

|+ Seats and popular vote by party

! Party !! Seats !! Votes !! colspan="3" | Change (pp)

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Synopsis of results

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:right; font-size:90%"

|+ Results by riding - 1875 Ontario general election

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" scope="col" | 1871

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" scope="col" |Party

! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Votes

! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Share

! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Margin<br>#

! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Margin<br>%

! scope="col" | Lib

! scope="col" | Con

! scope="col" |

! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Total

! scope="col" style="background-color:#EA6D6A;"|

! scope="col" style="background-color:#9999FF;"|

! scope="col" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|

!   !! colspan="2"| !! colspan="2"| !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!

|style="text-align:left;" | Addington

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,453 || 60.77% || 515 || 21.54% || 67.91% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,453 || 938 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,391

|- style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left;" |Algoma

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 510 || 64.31% || 227 || 28.63% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|91.25% || 510 || 283 || – || – || – || – || – || 793

|style="text-align:left;" | Brant North

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 747 || 54.17% || 115 || 8.34% || 62.54% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|747 || 632 || – || – || – || – || – || 1,379

|- style="background-color:#FFFF99;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Brant South

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

|colspan="13" style="background-color:#87CEFA; text-align:center;" |acclaimed

|style="text-align:left;" | Brockville

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,247 || 51.51% || 73 || 3.02% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|71.35% || 1,247 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|1,174 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,421

|style="text-align:left;" | Bruce North

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,232 || 55.95% || 262 || 11.90% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|68.75% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,232 || – || – || – || – || – || 970 || 2,202

|style="text-align:left;" | Bruce South

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,864 || 65.87% || 898 || 31.73% || 49.26% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,864 || 966 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,830

|- style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Cardwell

| style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" | || style="text-align:left;" | CL

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 1,208 || 52.80% || 128 || 5.59% || 66.82% || 1,080 || 1,208 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,288

|- style="background-color:#FFFF99;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Carleton

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

|colspan="13" style="text-align:center;" |acclaimed

|style="text-align:left;" | Cornwall

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 499 || 50.25% || 5 || 0.50% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|68.44% || style="background-color:#87CEFA;"|494 || 499 || – || – || – || – || – || 993

|style="text-align:left;" | Dufferin

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" | New

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 982 || 46.06% || 255 || 11.96% || 66.23% || 33 || style="background-color:#F0E68C;"|2,099 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,132

|style="text-align:left;" | Dundas

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 1,458 || 51.67% || 94 || 3.33% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|74.99% || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|1,364 || 1,458 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,822

|- style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Durham East

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 1,454 || 55.22% || 275 || 10.44% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|69.73% || 1,179 || 1,454 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,633

|style="text-align:left;" | Durham West

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,257 || 53.95% || 184 || 7.90% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|71.52% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,257 || 1,073 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,330

|style="text-align:left;" | Elgin East

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,924 || 50.31% || 24 || 0.63% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|73.85% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,924 || 1,900 || – || – || – || – || – || 3,824

|style="text-align:left;" | Elgin West

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 1,101 || 50.23% || 10 || 0.46% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|78.01% || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|1,091 || 1,101 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,192

|style="text-align:left;" | Essex North

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" | New

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 1,209 || 61.56% || 454 || 23.12% || 54.37% || – || 1,209 || – || – || – || – || 755 || 1,964

|style="text-align:left;" | Essex South

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" | New

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 1,014 || 51.19% || 47 || 2.37% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|69.61% || 967 || 1,014 || – || – || – || – || – || 1,981

|- style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Frontenac

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 884 || 59.61% || 285 || 19.22% || 55.92% || 599 || 884 || – || – || – || – || – || 1,483

|- style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Glengarry

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" | || style="text-align:left;" | I-Lib

| 1,125 || 51.07% || 47 || 2.13% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|74.08% || 1,078 || – || – || – || 1,125 || – || – || 2,203

|style="text-align:left;" | Grenville South

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,136 || 53.36% || 143 || 6.72% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|71.04% || style="background-color:#87CEFA;"|1,136 || 993 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,129

|style="text-align:left;" | Grey East

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" | New

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 1,297 || 67.55% || 674 || 35.10% || 53.42% || 623 || style="background-color:#FFFF00;"|1,297 || – || – || – || – || – || 1,920

|style="text-align:left;" | Grey North

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 1,431 || 53.40% || 182 || 6.79% || 67.59% || 1,249 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,431 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,680

|- style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Grey South

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,017 || 46.27% || 293 || 13.33% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|69.29% || 1,017 || 457 || – || – || – || – || 724 || 2,198

|style="text-align:left;" | Haldimand

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,476 || 53.87% || 212 || 7.74% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|75.84% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,476 || 1,264 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,740

|style="text-align:left;" | Halton

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,609 || 52.58% || 158 || 5.16% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|68.18% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,609 || 1,451 || – || – || – || – || – || 3,060

|- style="background-color:#FFFF99;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Hamilton

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

|colspan="13" style="text-align:center;" |acclaimed

|- style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Hastings East

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" | || style="text-align:left;" | I-Con

| 1,064 || 63.37% || 493 || 29.36% || 58.20% || – || style="background-color:#F0E68C;"|615 || – || – || – || 1,064 || – || 1,679

|style="text-align:left;" | Hastings North

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 960 || 55.14% || 179 || 10.28% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|74.62% || 781 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|960 || – || – || – || – || – || 1,741

|- style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Hastings West

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 720 || 36.87% || 102 || 5.22% || 65.94% || 615 || 720 || – || – || – || – || 618 || 1,953

|style="text-align:left;" | Huron East

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" | New

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,530 || 52.92% || 169 || 5.85% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|70.89% || style="background-color:#FFFF00;"|1,530 || 1,361 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,891

|style="text-align:left;" | Huron South

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,440 || 51.39% || 78 || 2.78% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|72.53% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,440 || 1,362 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,802

|style="text-align:left;" | Huron West

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" | New

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,595 || 51.48% || 92 || 2.97% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|68.59% || 1,595 || 1,503 || – || – || – || – || – || 3,098

|style="text-align:left;" | Kent East

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" | New

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,425 || 51.76% || 97 || 3.52% || 66.27% || style="background-color:#FFFF00;"|1,425 || 1,328 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,753

|style="text-align:left;" | Kent West

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" | New

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 1,440 || 52.67% || 146 || 5.34% || 58.64% || 1,294 || 1,440 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,734

|style="text-align:left;" | Kingston

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 935 || 54.17% || 144 || 8.34% || 64.55% || – || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|935 || – || 791 || – || – || – || 1,726

|style="text-align:left;" | Lambton East

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" | New

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,443 || 53.35% || 181 || 6.69% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|70.74% || 1,443 || 1,262 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,705

|style="text-align:left;" | Lambton West

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" | New

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,372 || 64.53% || 618 || 29.07% || 57.23% || style="background-color:#FFFF00;"|1,372 || 754 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,126

|style="text-align:left;" | Lanark North

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 913 || 50.72% || 26 || 1.44% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|80.07% || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|887 || 913 || – || – || – || – || – || 1,800

|style="text-align:left;" | Lanark South

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 1,234 || 53.68% || 169 || 7.35% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|72.57% || 1,065 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,234 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,299

|style="text-align:left;" | Leeds North and Grenville North

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 1,035 || 61.57% || 389 || 23.14% || 66.63% || – || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,035 || – || – || – || – || 646 || 1,681

|- style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Leeds South

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 1,481 || 58.70% || 439 || 17.40% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|79.87% || 1,042 || 1,481 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,523

|style="text-align:left;" | Lennox

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" | || style="text-align:left;" | I-Con

| 1,065 || 54.36% || 555 || 28.33% || 53.47% || 510 || – || – || – || – || style="background-color:#EABB94;"|1,065 || 384 || 1,959

|style="text-align:left;" | Lincoln

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" | New

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 2,065 || 51.38% || 111 || 2.76% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|75.25% || 2,065 || style="background-color:#FFFF00;"|1,954 || – || – || – || – || – || 4,019

|style="text-align:left;" | London

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 1,311 || 52.84% || 141 || 5.68% || 60.39% || 1,170 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,311 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,481

|style="text-align:left;" | Middlesex East

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 2,185 || 53.11% || 256 || 6.22% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|72.87% || 1,929 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|2,185 || – || – || – || – || – || 4,114

|style="text-align:left;" | Middlesex North

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 1,565 || 54.89% || 279 || 9.79% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|72.77% || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|1,286 || 1,565 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,851

|style="text-align:left;" | Middlesex West

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,415 || 54.30% || 224 || 8.60% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|71.36% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,415 || 1,191 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,606

|style="text-align:left;" | Monck

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,412 || 56.21% || 312 || 12.42% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|74.47% || style="background-color:#87CEFA;"|1,412 || 1,100 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,512

|style="text-align:left;" | Muskoka and Parry Sound

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" | New

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 839 || 58.63% || 247 || 17.26% || 65.52% || 839 || 592 || – || – || – || – || – || 1,431

|style="text-align:left;" | Norfolk North

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,417 || 52.19% || 119 || 4.38% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|75.77% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,417 || 1,298 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,715

|style="text-align:left;" | Norfolk South

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 1,293 || 58.27% || 367 || 16.54% || 64.71% || – || 1,293 || – || – || – || – || style="background-color:#EABB94;"|926 || 2,219

|style="text-align:left;" | Northumberland East

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,551 || 48.27% || 103 || 3.21% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|74.62% || style="background-color:#F0E68C;"|1,765 || 1,448 || – || – || – || – || – || 3,213

|style="text-align:left;" | Northumberland West

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,251 || 52.59% || 123 || 5.17% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|70.78% || 1,251 || style="background-color:#87CEFA;"|1,128 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,379

|style="text-align:left;" | Ontario North

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,858 || 51.84% || 132 || 3.68% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|68.24% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,858 || 1,726 || – || – || – || – || – || 3,584

|style="text-align:left;" | Ontario South

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 1,614 || 50.52% || 33 || 1.03% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|72.91% || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|1,581 || 1,614 || – || – || – || – || – || 3,195

|style="text-align:left;" | Ottawa

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 852 || 35.35% || 52 || 2.16% || 54.25% || style="background-color:#F0E68C;"|1,652 || 758 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,410

|- style="background-color:#FFFF99;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Oxford North

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

|colspan="13" style="text-align:center;" |acclaimed

|style="text-align:left;" | Oxford South

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,305 || 44.27% || 43 || 1.46% || 66.05% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,305 || 1,262 || – || – || – || – || style="background-color:#F0E68C;"|381 || 2,948

|style="text-align:left;" | Peel

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,349 || 51.98% || 103 || 3.97% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|72.95% || style="background-color:#87CEFA;"|1,349 || 1,246 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,595

|style="text-align:left;" | Perth North

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,847 || 51.69% || 140 || 3.92% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|68.16% || 1,847 || style="background-color:#F0E68C;"|1,726 || – || – || – || – || – || 3,573

|- style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Perth South

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,508 || 53.23% || 183 || 6.46% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|70.98% || 1,508 || 1,325 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,833

|- style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Peterborough East

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 759 || 52.13% || 62 || 4.26% || 67.47% || 697 || 759 || – || – || – || – || – || 1,456

|style="text-align:left;" | Peterborough West

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 970 || 51.19% || 45 || 2.37% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|71.27% || 970 || style="background-color:#87CEFA;"|925 || – || – || – || – || – || 1,895

|- style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Prescott

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 988 || 62.57% || 397 || 25.14% || 59.61% || 591 || 988 || – || – || – || – || – || 1,579

|style="text-align:left;" | Prince Edward

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,762 || 50.91% || 63 || 1.82% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|77.90% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,762 || 1,699 || – || – || – || – || – || 3,461

|style="text-align:left;" | Renfrew North

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 894 || 53.44% || 115 || 6.87% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|76.71% || 779 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|894 || – || – || – || – || – || 1,673

|- style="background-color:#FFFF99;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Renfrew South

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

|colspan="13" style="text-align:center;" |acclaimed

|- style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Russell

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 1,066 || 61.30% || 393 || 22.60% || 49.10% || 673 || 1,066 || – || – || – || – || – || 1,739

|style="text-align:left;" | Simcoe East

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" | New

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 1,133 || 54.00% || 168 || 8.01% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|73.90% || 965 || 1,133 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,098

|- style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Simcoe South

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 1,057 || 58.17% || 297 || 16.35% || 67.15% || 760 || 1,057 || – || – || – || – || – || 1,817

|style="text-align:left;" | Simcoe West

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" | New

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 1,353 || 51.15% || 61 || 2.31% || 67.63% || 1,292 || 1,353 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,645

|style="text-align:left;" | Stormont

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 948 || 53.77% || 133 || 7.54% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|77.19% || style="background-color:#87CEFA;"|948 || 815 || – || – || – || – || – || 1,763

|style="text-align:left;" | Toronto East

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 1,849 || 53.83% || 270 || 7.86% || 54.42% || 1,579 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,849 || – || – || – || – || – || 3,435

|- style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Toronto West

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 2,145 || 50.71% || 60 || 1.42% || 55.31% || 2,085 || 2,145 || – || – || – || – || – || 4,230

|style="text-align:left;" | Victoria North

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 724 || 50.14% || 4 || 0.28% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|68.60% || 724 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|720 || – || – || – || – || – || 1,444

|style="text-align:left;" | Victoria South

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,326 || 56.38% || 300 || 12.76% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|68.29% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,326 || 1,026 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,352

|style="text-align:left;" | Waterloo North

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,363 || 67.71% || 713 || 35.42% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|70.31% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,363 || 650 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,013

|- style="background-color:#FFFF99;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Waterloo South

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

|colspan="13" style="text-align:center;" |acclaimed

|style="text-align:left;" | Welland

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,719 || 51.16% || 78 || 2.32% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|69.48% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,719 || 1,641 || – || – || – || – || – || 3,360

|- style="background-color:#FFFF99;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Wellington Centre

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

|colspan="13" style="text-align:center;" |acclaimed

|- style="background-color:#FFFF99;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Wellington South

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

|colspan="13" style="text-align:center;" |acclaimed

|style="text-align:left;" | Wellington West

| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" | New

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | L-Con

| 1,553 || 51.63% || 98 || 3.26% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|73.82% || 1,455 || – || style="background-color:#EABB94;"|1,553 || – || – || – || – || 3,008

|style="text-align:left;" | Wentworth North

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| 1,222 || 50.48% || 23 || 0.95% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|73.72% || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|1,199 || 1,222 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,421

|style="text-align:left;" | Wentworth South

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 944 || 71.14% || 561 || 42.28% || 44.70% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|944 || 383 || – || – || – || – || – || 1,327

|- style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left;" | York East

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,266 || 54.26% || 199 || 8.53% || 63.16% || 1,266 || 1,067 || – || – || – || – || – || 2,333

|- style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left;" | York North

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Con

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 1,835 || 57.69% || 489 || 15.37% || 65.36% || 1,835 || – || – || – || – || – || 1,346 || 3,181

|- style="background-color:#FFFF99;"

|style="text-align:left;" | York West

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

|colspan="13" style="text-align:center;" |acclaimed

: = 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

: = other incumbents renominated

: = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada

: = multiple candidates

Analysis

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"

|+ Party candidates in 2nd place

! colspan="3" | Voided result

! colspan="3" | Subsequent outcome

! District

! colspan="2" | Candidate

! Date writ returned

! colspan="2" | Winner

|Cornwall

| |  ||Alexander Fraser McIntyre

|September 20, 1875

| |  ||John Goodall Snetsinger

|Dundas

| |  ||Andrew Broder

|September 28, 1875

| colspan="2" | Reelected

|Essex South

| |  ||Lewis Wigle

|September 24, 1875

| colspan="2" | Reelected

|Grey North

| |  ||Thomas Scott

|November 3, 1875

| |  ||David Creighton

|Halton

| |  ||William Barber

|November 8, 1875

| |  ||William Durie Lyon

|Kent East

| |  ||Archibald McKellar

|September 22, 1875

| |  ||Daniel McCraney

|Monck

| |  ||Henry Ryan Haney

|June 28, 1875

| colspan="2" | Reelected

|Northumberland East

| |  ||James Marshall Ferris

|November 18, 1875

| colspan="2" | Reelected

|Ontario North

| |  ||Thomas Paxton

|October 30, 1875

| colspan="2" | Reelected

|Oxford South

| |  ||Adam Oliver

|September 14, 1875

| |  ||Adam Crooks

|Peterborough East

| |  ||John C. O'Sullivan

|September 28, 1875

| colspan="2" | Reelected

|Peterborough West

| |  ||George Albertus Cox

|October 30, 1875

| |  ||William Hepburn Scott

|Russell

| |  ||Adam Jacob Baker

|August 21, 1875

| colspan="2" | Reelected

|Simcoe South

| |  ||D'Arcy Edward Boulton

|June 3, 1875

| |  ||William McDougall

|Victoria North

| |  ||John David Smith

|September 29, 1875

| |  ||Duncan McRae

|Welland

| |  ||James George Currie

|July 8, 1875

| colspan="2" | Reelected

|Wellington West

| |  ||John McGowan

|October 4, 1875

| colspan="2" | Reelected

|Wentworth North

| |  ||Thomas Stock

|November 3, 1875

| |  ||James McMahon

1875 Ontario general election

Redistribution of ridings

Synopsis of results

Analysis

See also

Notes and references

Notes

References