1905 Ontario general election

The 1905 Ontario general election was the 11th general election held in the province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on January 25, 1905, to elect the 98 Members of the 11th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs"). The Liberals had been able to stay dominant elections due to Mowat's willingness to compromise and his support from farmers.

! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party

! rowspan=2 | Party leader

! colspan=5 | MPPs

! colspan=3 | Votes

! Candidates

!1902

!<small>Dissol.</small>

!1905

!±

! ± (pp)

|style="text-align:left;"|James P. Whitney

|98

|48

|69

|21

|237,612

|53.37%

|5.83

|style="text-align:left;"|George William Ross

|95

|50

|28

|22

|198,595

|44.61%

|5.04

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

|–

|5,362

|1.20%

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

|–

|95

|0.02%

|0.36

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

|–

|100

|0.02%

|1.16

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

|–

|1,906

|0.43%

|0.29

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

|–

|1,273

|0.29%

|0.17

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

|–

|250

|0.06%

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

|–

|colspan="3"|Did not campaign

|colspan="3"|

|colspan="5"|

|-style="background:#E9E9E9;"

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

|210

|98

|445,193

|100.00%

|colspan="8" style="text-align:left;"|Blank and invalid ballots

|align="right"|3,254

|style="background:#E9E9E9;" colspan="2"|

|-style="background:#E9E9E9;"

|colspan="8" style="text-align:left;"|Registered voters / turnout

|616,996

|72.68%

|1.87

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

|+ Seats and popular vote by party

! colspan="2"|Party !! Seats !! Votes !! colspan="3" | Change (pp)

| || ||

Synopsis of results

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

|+ Results by riding - 1905 Ontario general election

! scope="col" colspan="8" | Winning party

! rowspan="3" scope="col" | Turnout

! scope="col" colspan="7" | Votes

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

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" scope="col" | 1902

! 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" | Con

! scope="col" | Lib

! scope="col" | I-Lib

! scope="col" | I-Con

! scope="col" |

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| 1,384 || 64.58% || 625 || 29.16% || 49.56% || 1,384 || 759 || – || – || – || – || 2,143

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

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

| 2,064 || 55.22% || 390 || 10.43% || 57.46% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|2,064 || 1,674 || – || – || – || – || 3,738

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

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

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

| 1,242 || 51.34% || 65 || 2.69% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|83.58% || 1,242 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|1,177 || – || – || – || – || 2,419

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

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

| 3,091 || 51.26% || 152 || 2.52% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|86.28% || 2,939 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|3,091 || – || – || – || – || 6,030

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

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

| 2,201 || 52.00% || 169 || 3.99% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|80.74% || 2,032 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|2,201 || – || – || – || – || 4,233

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

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

| 1,982 || 53.47% || 257 || 6.93% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|80.79% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,982 || 1,725 || – || – || – || – || 3,707

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

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

| 2,162 || 50.94% || 80 || 1.89% || 71.83% || style="background-color:#EEBBBB;"|2,082 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|2,162 || – || – || – || – || 4,244

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

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

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

| 1,890 || 50.97% || 72 || 1.94% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|78.65% || 1,890 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|1,818 || – || – || – || – || 3,708

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

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

| 1,902 || 65.25% || 889 || 30.50% || 54.23% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,902 || 1,013 || – || – || – || – || 2,915

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

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

| 1,617 || 78.69% || 1,179 || 57.37% || 42.74% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,617 || 438 || – || – || – || – || 2,055

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

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

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

| 2,027 || 53.88% || 292 || 7.76% || 65.39% || 2,027 || – || – || – || – || 1,735 || 3,762

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

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

| 2,293 || 57.87% || 624 || 15.75% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|75.63% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|2,293 || 1,669 || – || – || – || – || 3,962

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

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

| 1,665 || 65.60% || 792 || 31.21% || 60.41% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,665 || 873 || – || – || – || – || 2,538

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

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

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

| 1,690 || 52.02% || 131 || 4.03% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|88.82% || 1,690 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|1,559 || – || – || – || – || 3,249

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

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

| 2,249 || 51.42% || 124 || 2.83% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|85.65% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|2,249 || style="background-color:#EEBBBB;"|2,125 || – || – || – || – || 4,374

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

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

| 3,129 || 53.02% || 536 || 9.08% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|79.02% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|3,129 || 2,593 || – || – || – || 180 || 5,902

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

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

| 3,385 || 57.04% || 836 || 14.09% || 68.70% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|3,385 || 2,549 || – || – || – || – || 5,934

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

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

| 2,828 || 51.26% || 139 || 2.52% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|76.39% || 2,689 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|2,828 || – || – || – || – || 5,517

|style="text-align:left;" | Fort William and Lake of the Woods

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

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

| 1,536 || 55.57% || 308 || 11.14% || 45.06% || 1,536 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|1,228 || – || – || – || – || 2,764

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

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

| 1,616 || 55.46% || 318 || 10.91% || 62.29% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,616 || 1,298 || – || – || – || – || 2,914

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

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

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

| 2,214 || 53.17% || 264 || 6.34% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|74.28% || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|1,950 || 2,214 || – || – || – || – || 4,164

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

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

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

| 2,010 || 57.89% || 548 || 15.78% || 62.92% || 2,010 || – || 1,462 || – || – || – || 3,472

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

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

| 2,160 || 70.11% || 1,239 || 40.21% || 50.62% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|2,160 || 921 || – || – || – || – || 3,081

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

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

| 3,268 || 52.16% || 271 || 4.33% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|77.42% || style="background-color:#EEBBBB;"|2,997 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|3,268 || – || – || – || – || 6,265

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

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

| 2,372 || 54.73% || 410 || 9.46% || 71.57% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|2,372 || 1,962 || – || – || – || – || 4,334

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

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

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

| 2,019 || 57.50% || 527 || 15.01% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|86.11% || 1,492 || 2,019 || – || – || – || – || 3,511

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

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

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

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

| 2,522 || 55.62% || 510 || 11.25% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|82.70% || 2,522 || 2,012 || – || – || – || – || 4,534

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

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

| 3,273 || 54.48% || 538 || 8.95% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|79.39% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|3,273 || 2,735 || – || – || – || – || 6,008

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

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

| 3,089 || 53.68% || 424 || 7.37% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|80.78% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|3,089 || 2,665 || – || – || – || – || 5,754

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

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

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

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

| 2,125 || 53.42% || 272 || 6.84% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|86.32% || 1,853 || – || 2,125 || – || – || – || 3,978

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

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

| 2,327 || 74.51% || 1,531 || 49.02% || 44.02% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|2,327 || 796 || – || – || – || – || 3,123

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

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

| 2,018 || 57.46% || 524 || 14.92% || 68.93% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|2,018 || 1,494 || – || – || – || – || 3,512

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

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

| 2,212 || 51.66% || 142 || 3.32% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|86.22% || 2,070 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|2,212 || – || – || – || – || 4,282

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

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

| 2,688 || 54.14% || 411 || 8.28% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|88.60% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|2,688 || 2,277 || – || – || – || – || 4,965

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

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

| 2,435 || 50.02% || 2 || 0.04% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|83.44% || 2,433 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|2,435 || – || – || – || – || 4,868

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

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

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

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

| 2,714 || 50.52% || 56 || 1.04% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|76.12% || 2,714 || 2,658 || – || – || – || – || 5,372

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

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

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

| 4,073 || 51.05% || 167 || 2.09% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|83.46% || style="background-color:#EEBBBB;"|3,906 || 4,073 || – || – || – || – || 7,979

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

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

| 2,238 || 50.22% || 20 || 0.45% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|91.13% || 2,218 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|2,238 || – || – || – || – || 4,456

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

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

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

| 2,587 || 51.94% || 193 || 3.87% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|85.17% || 2,587 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|2,394 || – || – || – || – || 4,981

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

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

| 4,201 || 54.01% || 624 || 8.02% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|80.75% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|4,201 || style="background-color:#EEBBBB;"|3,577 || – || – || – || – || 7,778

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

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

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

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

| 1,810 || 57.59% || 477 || 15.18% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|75.61% || style="background-color:#EEBBBB;"|1,810 || 1,333 || – || – || – || – || 3,143

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

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

| 1,565 || 69.90% || 891 || 39.79% || 39.61% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,565 || 674 || – || – || – || – || 2,239

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

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

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

| 1,983 || 64.89% || 910 || 29.78% || 55.59% || 1,983 || 1,073 || – || – || – || – || 3,056

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

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

| 1,597 || 51.09% || 68 || 2.18% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|81.95% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,597 || 1,529 || – || – || – || – || 3,126

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

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

| 3,287 || 56.58% || 765 || 13.17% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|78.68% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|3,287 || 2,522 || – || – || – || – || 5,809

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

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

| 4,783 || 52.27% || 566 || 6.19% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|86.19% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|4,783 || 4,217 || – || – || – || 150 || 9,150

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

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

| 1,277 || 56.43% || 448 || 19.80% || 42.66% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,277 || 829 || – || – || – || 157 || 2,263

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

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

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

| 2,463 || 51.46% || 140 || 2.93% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|85.15% || 2,463 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|2,323 || – || – || – || – || 4,786

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

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

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

| 2,069 || 50.69% || 56 || 1.37% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|84.68% || 2,069 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|2,013 || – || – || – || – || 4,082

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

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

| 2,043 || 51.42% || 113 || 2.84% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|84.00% || 1,930 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|2,043 || – || – || – || – || 3,973

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

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

| 1,766 || 51.11% || 77 || 2.23% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|82.77% || 1,689 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,766 || – || – || – || – || 3,455

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

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

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

| 2,122 || 63.46% || 900 || 26.91% || 59.12% || style="background-color:#87CEFA;"|2,122 || 1,222 || – || – || – || – || 3,344

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

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

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

| 1,524 || 49.48% || 63 || 2.05% || 58.63% || 1,524 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|1,461 || – || 95 || – || – || 3,080

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

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

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

| 1,533 || 58.62% || 451 || 17.25% || 44.50% || 1,533 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|1,082 || – || – || – || – || 2,615

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

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

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

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

| 1,969 || 55.36% || 381 || 10.71% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|88.14% || style="background-color:#EEBBBB;"|1,588 || 1,969 || – || – || – || – || 3,557

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

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

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

| 1,711 || 50.19% || 13 || 0.38% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|91.67% || 1,711 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|1,698 || – || – || – || – || 3,409

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

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

| 2,644 || 59.47% || 842 || 18.94% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|75.38% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|2,644 || 1,802 || – || – || – || – || 4,446

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

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

| 1,510 || 54.91% || 270 || 9.82% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|81.64% || 1,240 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,510 || – || – || – || – || 2,750

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

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

| 2,258 || 52.10% || 182 || 4.20% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|85.32% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|2,258 || 2,076 || – || – || – || – || 4,334

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

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

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

| 2,720 || 51.05% || 112 || 2.10% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|87.48% || style="background-color:#EEBBBB;"|2,720 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|2,608 || – || – || – || – || 5,328

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

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

| 2,885 || 54.82% || 507 || 9.63% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|75.82% || 2,378 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|2,885 || – || – || – || – || 5,263

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

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

| 2,713 || 52.04% || 213 || 4.09% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|82.73% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|2,713 || 2,500 || – || – || – || – || 5,213

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

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

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

| 2,243 || 52.37% || 374 || 8.73% || 43.75% || 2,243 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|1,869 || – || – || – || 171 || 4,283

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

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

| 2,269 || 50.36% || 32 || 0.71% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|86.86% || 2,237 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|2,269 || – || – || – || – || 4,506

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

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

| 3,712 || 52.21% || 314 || 4.42% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|88.18% || 3,712 || style="background-color:#87CEFA;"|3,398 || – || – || – || – || 7,110

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

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

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

| 2,555 || 50.58% || 59 || 1.17% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|87.11% || style="background-color:#EEBBBB;"|2,555 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|2,496 || – || – || – || – || 5,051

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

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

| 1,371 || 52.25% || 118 || 4.50% || 64.81% || 1,253 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,371 || – || – || – || – || 2,624

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

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

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

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

| 2,967 || 62.33% || 1,174 || 24.66% || 73.55% || 2,967 || 1,793 || – || – || – || – || 4,760

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

|style="text-align:left;" | Port Arthur and Rainy River

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

| 1,285 || 50.27% || 14 || 0.55% || 53.77% || 1,271 || 1,285 || – || – || – || – || 2,556

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

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

| 2,093 || 50.01% || 1 || 0.02% || 67.64% || – || style="background-color:#F0E68C;"|4,185 || – || – || – || – || 4,185

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

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

| 2,270 || 50.06% || 5 || 0.11% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|85.84% || 2,265 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|2,270 || – || – || – || – || 4,535

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

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

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

| 2,791 || 67.48% || 1,446 || 34.96% || 73.03% || style="background-color:#87CEFA;"|2,791 || 1,345 || – || – || – || – || 4,136

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

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

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

| 2,457 || 54.55% || 410 || 9.10% || 70.65% || 2,457 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|2,047 || – || – || – || – || 4,504

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

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

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

| 2,557 || 59.55% || 820 || 19.10% || 54.87% || 1,737 || 2,557 || – || – || – || – || 4,294

|style="text-align:left;" | Sault Ste. Marie

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

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

| 1,396 || 52.05% || 110 || 4.10% || 55.73% || 1,286 || style="background-color:#87CEFA;"|1,396 || – || – || – || – || 2,682

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

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

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

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

| 2,201 || 57.26% || 558 || 14.52% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|79.10% || 2,201 || 1,643 || – || – || – || – || 3,844

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

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

| 3,284 || 51.92% || 243 || 3.84% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|77.68% || 3,041 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|3,284 || – || – || – || – || 6,325

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

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

| 2,129 || 59.60% || 686 || 19.20% || 65.33% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|2,129 || 1,443 || – || – || – || – || 3,572

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

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

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

| 2,679 || 49.93% || 37 || 0.69% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|79.90% || style="background-color:#F0E68C;"|2,723 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|2,642 || – || – || – || – || 5,365

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

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

| 3,573 || 72.08% || 2,373 || 47.87% || 55.23% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|3,573 || 1,200 || – || – || – || 184 || 4,957

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

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

| 5,189 || 57.00% || 1,485 || 16.31% || 70.74% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|5,189 || 3,704 || – || – || – || 211 || 9,104

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

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

| 5,380 || 68.48% || 3,072 || 39.10% || 57.89% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|5,380 || 2,308 || – || – || – || 168 || 7,856

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

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

| 4,998 || 70.26% || 3,223 || 45.31% || 53.88% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|4,998 || – || 1,775 || – || 28 || style="background-color:#F0E68C;"|313 || 7,114

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

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

| 2,128 || 67.02% || 1,081 || 34.05% || 58.99% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|2,128 || 1,047 || – || – || – || – || 3,175

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

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

| 2,211 || 51.61% || 138 || 3.22% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|78.33% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|2,211 || 2,073 || – || – || – || – || 4,284

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

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

| 3,021 || 52.51% || 361 || 6.27% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|74.87% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|3,021 || 2,660 || – || – || 72 || – || 5,753

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

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

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

| 2,862 || 54.19% || 443 || 8.39% || 73.89% || 2,862 || 2,419 || – || – || – || – || 5,281

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

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

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

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

| 3,328 || 52.29% || 291 || 4.57% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|79.15% || 3,328 || 3,037 || – || – || – || – || 6,365

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

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

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

| 1,910 || 52.36% || 172 || 4.71% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|74.39% || 1,910 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|1,738 || – || – || – || – || 3,648

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

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

| 2,640 || 51.18% || 282 || 5.47% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|80.29% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|2,640 || 2,358 || – || – || – || 160 || 5,158

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

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

| 1,863 || 53.20% || 224 || 6.40% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|79.89% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,863 || 1,639 || – || – || – || – || 3,502

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

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

| 1,612 || 50.44% || 28 || 0.88% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|80.53% || 1,584 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,612 || – || – || – || – || 3,196

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

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

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

| 1,490 || 54.01% || 221 || 8.01% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|78.50% || 1,269 || 1,490 || – || – || – || – || 2,759

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

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

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

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

| 2,228 || 55.33% || 429 || 10.65% || 73.50% || 2,228 || 1,799 || – || – || – || – || 4,027

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

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

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

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

| 2,827 || 52.49% || 268 || 4.98% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|87.60% || 2,827 || 2,559 || – || – || – || – || 5,386

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

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

| 3,276 || 64.07% || 1,439 || 28.14% || 61.08% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|3,276 || 1,837 || – || – || – || – || 5,113

: = 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

|229 ||0.99

!colspan="3" style="text-align:right;"|Turnout

|11,726 ||74.01

!colspan="3" style="text-align:right;"|Registered voters

|15,844

Analysis

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

|+ Party candidates in 2nd place

! rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Party in 1st place !! colspan="4"|Party in 2nd place !!rowspan="2"|Total

!Con !!Lib !!I-Lib !!Proh

| ||66 ||2 ||1 ||69

|25 ||1 || || ||26

|1 || || || ||1

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

|26 ||67 ||2 ||1 ||96

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

|+ Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party

Central Ontario

Georgian Bay

Wentworth/Halton/Niagara

Midwestern Ontario

Southwestern Ontario

Peel/York/Ontario

Toronto

Seats that changed hands

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

|+ Elections to the 11th Parliament of Ontario – seats won/lost by party, 1902–1905

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

!rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"|1902

!colspan="6"|Gain from (loss to)

!rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"|1905

! colspan="2"|Con

! colspan="2"|Lib

! colspan="2"|I-Lib

|48 || || ||26 ||(5) || || ||69

|50 ||5 ||(26) || || || ||(1) ||28

|– ||1 || || || || || ||1

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|Total ||98||6 ||(26) ||26 ||(5) ||– ||(1) ||98

There were 32 seats that changed allegiance in the election:

Liberal to Conservative

Brant
Bruce South
Durham West
Fort William and Lake of the Woods
Halton
Kent East
Lambton East
Lanark North
Middlesex East
Middlesex North
Muskoka
Nipissing East
Nipissing West

Norfolk South
Ontario South
Parry Sound
Perth South
Peterborough West
Renfrew South
Simcoe Centre
Stormont
Welland
Wellington East
York East
York North
York West

Liberal to Independent-Liberal

Hastings East

Conservative to Liberal

Glengarry
Norfolk North
Ottawa (both MLAs)
Sault Ste. Marie

1905 Ontario general election

Synopsis of results

Analysis

Seats that changed hands

See also

Notes and references

Notes

References

Further reading