1898_Ontario_general_election
1898 Ontario general election
Provincial election in Ontario, Canada
The 1898 Ontario general election was the ninth general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on March 1, 1898, to elect the 94 Members of the 9th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").[1]
Quick Facts 94 seats in the 9th Legislative Assembly of Ontario 48 seats were needed for a majority, First party ...
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The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Arthur S. Hardy, won an eighth term in office with a clear majority – the Patrons of Industry and the Protestant Protective Association held no sway in this legislature.
The Ontario Conservative Party, led by Sir James P. Whitney, formed the official opposition.
More information Political party, Party leader ...
| Political party | Party leader | MPPs | Votes | |||||||
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| Candidates | 1894 | Dissol. | 1898 | ± | # | % | ± (pp) | |||
| Liberal | Arthur S. Hardy | 91 | 45 | 51 | 6 |
202,332 | 47.29% | 6.30 | ||
| Conservative | James P. Whitney | 90 | 23 | 42 | 19 |
204,011 | 47.69% | 19.88 | ||
| Independent-Conservative | 1 | – | 1 | 1 |
1,740 | 0.41% | New | |||
| Liberal-Patrons | – | 12 | – | 12 |
Did not campaign | |||||
| Conservative–P.P.A. | – | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||
| Patrons of Industry | Joseph Longford Haycock | – | 3 | – | 3 | |||||
| Conservative-Patrons | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||
| Liberal-P.P.A. | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||
| Protestant Protective Association | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||
| Independent-Conservative-PPA | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||
| Independent | 18 | – | – | – | 19,683 | 4.60% | 2.10 | |||
| Labour | 1 | – | – | – | 57 | 0.01% | New | |||
| Vacant | ||||||||||
| Total | 201 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 427,823 | 100.00% | ||||
| Blank and invalid ballots | 3,601 | |||||||||
| Registered voters / turnout | 525,795 | 82.05% | 11.75 | |||||||
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More information Party, Seats ...
| Party | Seats | Votes | Change (pp) | |||
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| Liberal[a 1] | 51 / 94 | 47.29% | 6.30 | 6.3 | ||
| Conservative[a 1] | 42 / 94 | 47.69% | 19.88 | 19.88 | ||
| Patrons of Industry | 0 / 94 | 0.00% | -17.61 | |||
| Protestant Protective Association[a 2] | 0 / 94 | 0.00% | -11.09 | |||
| Other | 1 / 94 | 5.02% | 2.52 | 2.52 | ||
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- Straight party support only. Other MLAs sponsored by Patrons of Industry, PPA or Equal Rights Party are allocated to the latter, to show extent of influence.
- Associated with the Orange Order.
Synopsis of results
More information Riding, Winning party ...
| Riding[a 1] | Winning party | Turnout | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| Name[a 2] | 1894 | Party | Votes | Share | Margin # |
Margin % |
Lib | Con | I-Con | Lab | Ind | Total | |||
| Addington | Con | Con | 1,901 | 54.30% | 301 | 8.60% | 74.61% | 1,600 | 1,901 | – | – | – | 3,501 | ||
| Algoma East | Lib | Lib | 2,833 | 52.55% | 275 | 5.10% | 45.93% | 2,833 | 2,558 | – | – | – | 5,391 | ||
| Algoma West | Con | Lib | 1,723 | 54.61% | 291 | 9.22% | 51.55% | 1,723 | 1,432 | – | – | – | 3,155 | ||
| Brant North | Lib | Lib | 1,167 | 52.28% | 102 | 4.57% | 83.53% | 1,167 | 1,065 | – | – | – | 2,232 | ||
| Brant South | Lib | Lib | 3,038 | 54.75% | 527 | 9.50% | 84.72% | 3,038 | 2,511 | – | – | – | 5,549 | ||
| Brockville | Lib | Lib | 2,232 | 52.20% | 188 | 4.40% | 78.96% | 2,232 | 2,044 | – | – | – | 4,276 | ||
| Bruce Centre | L-PI | Lib | 1,850 | 53.38% | 234 | 6.75% | 68.35% | 1,850 | – | – | – | 1,616 | 3,466 | ||
| Bruce North | L-PP | Lib | 2,464 | 52.84% | 265 | 5.68% | 82.09% | 2,464 | 2,199 | – | – | – | 4,663 | ||
| Bruce South | Lib | Lib | acclaimed | ||||||||||||
| Cardwell | C-PI | Con | 2,267 | 55.63% | 459 | 11.26% | 70.72% | 1,808 | 2,267 | – | – | – | 4,075 | ||
| Carleton | C-PI | I-Con | 1,740 | 63.64% | 746 | 27.29% | 55.38% | 994 | – | 1,740 | – | – | 2,734 | ||
| Dufferin | PI | Con | 2,660 | 55.99% | 569 | 11.98% | 65.78% | – | 2,660 | – | – | 2,091 | 4,751 | ||
| Dundas | Con | Con | 2,354 | 51.37% | 126 | 2.75% | 86.40% | 2,228 | 2,354 | – | – | – | 4,582 | ||
| Durham East | Con | Con | 1,949 | 54.26% | 306 | 8.52% | 77.55% | 1,643 | 1,949 | – | – | – | 3,592 | ||
| Durham West | C-PP | Con | 1,825 | 51.69% | 119 | 3.37% | 90.22% | 1,706 | 1,825 | – | – | – | 3,531 | ||
| Elgin East | Con | Con | 2,267 | 50.32% | 29 | 0.64% | 82.75% | 2,238 | 2,267 | – | – | – | 4,505 | ||
| Elgin West | L-PI | Con | 3,101 | 50.01% | 1 | 0.02% | 78.62% | 3,100 | 3,101 | – | – | – | 6,201 | ||
| Essex North | Lib | Lib | 2,683 | 50.15% | 95 | 1.78% | 64.37% | 2,683 | 2,588 | – | – | 79 | 5,350 | ||
| Essex South | Lib | Lib | 3,138 | 56.05% | 677 | 12.09% | 84.07% | 3,138 | 2,461 | – | – | – | 5,599 | ||
| Frontenac | L-PI | Con | 1,936 | 53.73% | 269 | 7.47% | 75.44% | – | 1,936 | – | – | 1,667 | 3,603 | ||
| Glengarry | L-PI | Con | 1,905 | 47.35% | 466 | 11.58% | 73.81% | 679 | 1,905 | – | – | 1,439 | 4,023 | ||
| Grenville | Con | Con | 2,361 | 57.43% | 611 | 14.86% | 68.35% | 1,750 | 2,361 | – | – | – | 4,111 | ||
| Grey Centre | PPA | Con | 2,813 | 58.58% | 1,091 | 22.72% | 73.97% | 1,722 | 2,813 | – | – | 267 | 4,802 | ||
| Grey North | Lib | Con | 2,707 | 51.30% | 137 | 2.60% | 76.33% | 2,570 | 2,707 | – | – | – | 5,277 | ||
| Grey South | PI | Con | 2,249 | 47.35% | 532 | 11.20% | 75.47% | 1,717 | 2,249 | – | – | 784 | 4,750 | ||
| Haldimand | Con | Lib | 1,957 | 51.34% | 102 | 2.68% | 85.14% | 1,957 | 1,855 | – | – | – | 3,812 | ||
| Halton | Con | Lib | 2,531 | 51.25% | 123 | 2.49% | 84.73% | 2,531 | 2,408 | – | – | – | 4,939 | ||
| Hamilton East | Lib | Con | 3,247 | 57.84% | 880 | 15.68% | 82.88% | 2,367 | 3,247 | – | – | – | 5,614 | ||
| Hamilton West | Lib | Con | 2,752 | 52.66% | 278 | 5.32% | 82.51% | 2,474 | 2,752 | – | – | – | 5,226 | ||
| Hastings East | L-PI | Lib | 2,011 | 51.64% | 128 | 3.29% | 83.94% | 2,011 | 1,883 | – | – | – | 3,894 | ||
| Hastings North | PI | Con | 2,374 | 52.80% | 252 | 5.60% | 99.91% | 2,122 | 2,374 | – | – | – | 4,496 | ||
| Hastings West | Lib | Con | 1,985 | 52.67% | 201 | 5.33% | 67.44% | 1,784 | 1,985 | – | – | – | 3,769 | ||
| Huron East | Lib | Lib | 2,417 | 55.74% | 498 | 11.49% | 74.69% | 2,417 | 1,919 | – | – | – | 4,336 | ||
| Huron South | Lib | Con | 2,775 | 51.47% | 159 | 2.95% | 86.14% | 2,616 | 2,775 | – | – | – | 5,391 | ||
| Huron West | Lib | Lib | 2,465 | 50.01% | 1 | 0.02% | 73.71% | 2,465 | 2,464 | – | – | – | 4,929 | ||
| Kent East | Lib | Lib | 2,869 | 55.32% | 552 | 10.64% | 68.47% | 2,869 | 2,317 | – | – | – | 5,186 | ||
| Kent West | L-PI | Lib | 3,689 | 51.99% | 283 | 3.99% | 78.63% | 3,689 | 3,406 | – | – | – | 7,095 | ||
| Kingston | Con | Lib | 2,125 | 53.66% | 290 | 7.32% | 84.35% | 2,125 | 1,835 | – | – | – | 3,960 | ||
| Lambton East | IC-PP | Lib | 2,361 | 49.21% | 40 | 0.83% | 78.40% | 2,361 | 116 | – | – | 2,321 | 4,798 | ||
| Lambton West | C-PP | Lib | 3,600 | 53.73% | 500 | 7.46% | 68.13% | 3,600 | 3,100 | – | – | – | 6,700 | ||
| Lanark North | Con | Lib | 1,989 | 52.38% | 181 | 4.77% | 82.92% | 1,989 | 1,808 | – | – | – | 3,797 | ||
| Lanark South | Con | Con | 2,195 | 61.09% | 797 | 22.18% | 67.71% | 1,398 | 2,195 | – | – | – | 3,593 | ||
| Leeds | Con | Con | 2,200 | 55.81% | 458 | 11.62% | 67.37% | 1,742 | 2,200 | – | – | – | 3,942 | ||
| Lennox | Con | Lib | 1,677 | 50.65% | 43 | 1.30% | 78.74% | 1,677 | 1,634 | – | – | – | 3,311 | ||
| Lincoln | Con | Con | 2,974 | 53.15% | 353 | 6.31% | 83.14% | – | 5,595 | – | – | – | 5,595 | ||
| London | Con | Lib | 3,994 | 50.75% | 301 | 3.82% | 85.94% | 3,994 | 3,693 | – | 57 | 126 | 7,870 | ||
| Middlesex East | L-PP | Con | 2,463 | 50.98% | 95 | 1.97% | 77.57% | 2,368 | 2,463 | – | – | – | 4,831 | ||
| Middlesex North | L-PI | Lib | 2,195 | 51.07% | 92 | 2.14% | 79.80% | 2,195 | 2,103 | – | – | – | 4,298 | ||
| Middlesex West | Lib | Lib | 2,262 | 51.73% | 151 | 3.45% | 84.79% | 2,262 | 2,111 | – | – | – | 4,373 | ||
| Monck | Lib | Lib | 1,985 | 54.50% | 328 | 9.01% | 84.46% | 1,985 | 1,657 | – | – | – | 3,642 | ||
| Muskoka | C-PP | Lib | 1,938 | 50.97% | 74 | 1.95% | 70.35% | 1,938 | 1,864 | – | – | – | 3,802 | ||
| Nipissing | Lib | Lib | 1,590 | 50.98% | 61 | 1.96% | 97.47% | 1,590 | 1,529 | – | – | – | 3,119 | ||
| Norfolk North | Lib | Lib | 1,885 | 53.55% | 250 | 7.10% | 81.09% | 1,885 | 1,635 | – | – | – | 3,520 | ||
| Norfolk South | Lib | Lib | 1,723 | 50.50% | 34 | 1.00% | 84.02% | 1,723 | 1,689 | – | – | – | 3,412 | ||
| Northumberland East | Con | Lib | 2,814 | 53.95% | 412 | 7.90% | 83.44% | 2,814 | 2,402 | – | – | – | 5,216 | ||
| Northumberland West | Lib | Lib | 1,654 | 52.11% | 134 | 4.22% | 84.95% | 1,654 | 1,520 | – | – | – | 3,174 | ||
| Ontario North | Lib | Con | 2,326 | 55.11% | 431 | 10.21% | 95.93% | 1,895 | 2,326 | – | – | – | 4,221 | ||
| Ontario South | Lib | Con | 2,781 | 50.88% | 96 | 1.76% | 97.89% | 2,685 | 2,781 | – | – | – | 5,466 | ||
| Oxford North | Lib | Lib | 2,838 | 53.99% | 1,023 | 19.46% | 76.32% | 2,838 | 604 | – | – | 1,815 | 5,257 | ||
| Oxford South | Lib | Lib | 2,343 | 58.40% | 674 | 16.80% | 62.53% | 2,343 | 1,669 | – | – | – | 4,012 | ||
| Parry Sound | L-PI | Lib | 2,332 | 65.52% | 1,105 | 31.05% | 90.05% | 2,332 | – | – | – | 1,227 | 3,559 | ||
| Peel | Lib | Lib | 2,343 | 53.32% | 292 | 6.65% | 81.10% | 2,343 | 2,051 | – | – | – | 4,394 | ||
| Perth North | Con | Lib | 3,396 | 51.21% | 160 | 2.41% | 87.03% | 3,396 | 3,236 | – | – | – | 6,632 | ||
| Perth South | L-PI | Lib | 2,357 | 49.12% | 4 | 0.08% | 82.08% | 2,357 | 2,353 | – | – | 88 | 4,798 | ||
| Peterborough East | Lib | Lib | 1,771 | 53.25% | 216 | 6.49% | 70.55% | 1,771 | 1,555 | – | – | – | 3,326 | ||
| Peterborough West | Lib | Lib | 2,742 | 61.14% | 999 | 22.27% | 82.06% | 2,742 | 1,743 | – | – | – | 4,485 | ||
| Prescott | Lib | Lib | acclaimed | ||||||||||||
| Prince Edward | L-PI | Con | 2,387 | 53.96% | 357 | 8.07% | 78.17% | 7 | 2,387 | – | – | 2,030 | 4,424 | ||
| Renfrew North | Lib | Con | 2,321 | 51.70% | 153 | 3.41% | 82.63% | 2,168 | 2,321 | – | – | – | 4,489 | ||
| Renfrew South | Lib | Lib | 2,455 | 55.21% | 1,441 | 32.40% | 72.25% | 2,455 | 978 | – | – | 1,014 | 4,447 | ||
| Russell | Lib | Lib | 2,738 | 58.26% | 776 | 16.51% | 70.52% | 2,738 | 1,962 | – | – | – | 4,700 | ||
| Simcoe Centre | Lib | Con | 1,761 | 43.65% | 57 | 1.41% | 77.32% | 1,704 | 1,761 | – | – | 569 | 4,034 | ||
| Simcoe East | Con | Con | 2,593 | 50.67% | 69 | 1.35% | 99.96% | 2,524 | 2,593 | – | – | – | 5,117 | ||
| Simcoe West | L-PI | Con | 2,015 | 56.05% | 435 | 12.10% | 65.83% | 1,580 | 2,015 | – | – | – | 3,595 | ||
| Stormont | L-PI | Con | 2,125 | 43.16% | 182 | 3.70% | 71.01% | 1,943 | 2,125 | – | – | 855 | 4,923 | ||
| Toronto East | C-PP | Con | 3,103 | 67.78% | 1,628 | 35.56% | 67.37% | 1,475 | 3,103 | – | – | – | 4,578 | ||
| Toronto North | Con | Con | 3,513 | 50.24% | 34 | 0.49% | 97.76% | 3,479 | 3,513 | – | – | – | 6,992 | ||
| Toronto South | Con | Con | 4,464 | 52.38% | 405 | 4.75% | 67.83% | 4,059 | 4,464 | – | – | – | 8,523 | ||
| Toronto West | Con | Con | 3,698 | 55.73% | 760 | 11.45% | 95.31% | 2,938 | 3,698 | – | – | – | 6,636 | ||
| Victoria East | Con | Con | 2,289 | 55.29% | 438 | 10.58% | 69.88% | 1,851 | 2,289 | – | – | – | 4,140 | ||
| Victoria West | Lib | Con | 2,163 | 50.82% | 70 | 1.64% | 74.02% | 2,093 | 2,163 | – | – | – | 4,256 | ||
| Waterloo North | Lib | Con | 2,701 | 50.61% | 65 | 1.22% | 75.18% | 2,636 | 2,701 | – | – | – | 5,337 | ||
| Waterloo South | Lib | Con | 2,532 | 51.10% | 109 | 2.20% | 75.81% | 2,423 | 2,532 | – | – | – | 4,955 | ||
| Welland | Lib | Lib | 3,125 | 56.11% | 681 | 12.23% | 92.26% | 3,125 | 2,444 | – | – | – | 5,569 | ||
| Wellington East | Lib | Lib | 1,476 | 36.85% | 188 | 4.69% | 75.97% | 1,476 | 1,241 | – | – | 1,288 | 4,005 | ||
| Wellington South | Lib | Lib | 2,341 | 49.88% | 396 | 8.44% | 90.53% | 2,341 | 1,945 | – | – | 407 | 4,693 | ||
| Wellington West | C-PP | Con | 1,912 | 53.18% | 229 | 6.37% | 76.73% | 1,683 | 1,912 | – | – | – | 3,595 | ||
| Wentworth North | Lib | Con | 1,700 | 55.43% | 333 | 10.86% | 79.58% | 1,367 | 1,700 | – | – | – | 3,067 | ||
| Wentworth South | Lib | Lib | 1,649 | 52.78% | 174 | 5.57% | 83.62% | 1,649 | 1,475 | – | – | – | 3,124 | ||
| York East | Lib | Lib | 2,091 | 55.63% | 423 | 11.25% | 69.47% | 2,091 | 1,668 | – | – | – | 3,759 | ||
| York North | Lib | Lib | 2,543 | 55.08% | 469 | 10.16% | 80.61% | 2,543 | 2,074 | – | – | – | 4,617 | ||
| York West | Con | Lib | 2,465 | 50.36% | 35 | 0.72% | 83.12% | 2,465 | 2,430 | – | – | – | 4,895 | ||
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- = 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
More information Political party, Candidate ...
| Political party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | Incumbent | |
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| Liberal | Alexander Lumsden | 4,793 | 26.86 |  Y | ||
| Conservative | Charles Berkeley Powell | 4,548 | 25.49 | Y | ||
| Liberal | George O. O'Keefe | 4,539 | 25.44 |  N |
Y | |
| Conservative | B. Slattery | 3,964 | 22.21 | |||
| Majority[a 1] | 9 | 0.05 | ||||
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- plurality for second winning candidate
Analysis
More information Party in 1st place, Party in 2nd place ...
| Party in 1st place | Party in 2nd place | Total | ||||
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| Accl | Lib | Con | Ind | |||
| Liberal | 2 | 42 | 6 | 50 | ||
| Conservative | 36 | 1 | 4 | 41 | ||
| Independent Conservative | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 37 | 43 | 10 | 92 | |
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- excluding Ottawa seats
More information Parties, Accl ...
| Parties | Accl | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
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| █ Liberal | 2 | 49 | 37 | 3 | |
| █ Conservative | 41 | 44 | 4 | 1 | |
| █ Independent Conservative | 1 | ||||
| █ Independent | 10 | 8 | |||
| █ Labour | 1 |
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More information Source, Party ...
| Source | Party | ||||
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| Lib | Con | I-Con | Total | ||
| Seats retained | Incumbents returned | 22 | 10 | 32 | |
| Returned by acclamation | 2 | 2 | |||
| Open seats held | 6 | 3 | 9 | ||
| Seats changing hands | Incumbents defeated | 10 | 15 | 25 | |
| Open seats gained | 5 | 10 | 15 | ||
| Byelection gains held | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Incumbent changed allegiance | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Ottawa seats | New MLAs | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 51 | 42 | 1 | 94 | |
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MLAs elected by region and riding
Party designations are as follows:
Liberal
Conservative
Independent Conservative
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Seats that changed hands
More information Party, Gain from (loss to) ...
| Party | 1894 | Gain from (loss to) | 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Lib | Con | Ind-C | Lib-P | C-PPA | POI | Con-P | L-PPA | PPA | ICP | ||||||||||||||
| Liberal | 45 | 10 | (14) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 51 | |||||||||||||||
| Conservative | 23 | 14 | (10) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 | |||||||||||||
| Independent-Conservative | – | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberal-Patrons | 12 | (6) | (6) | – | |||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative–P.P.A. | 5 | (2) | (3) | – | |||||||||||||||||||
| Patrons of Industry | 3 | (3) | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative-Patrons | 2 | (1) | (1) | – | |||||||||||||||||||
| Liberal-P.P.A. | 2 | (1) | (1) | – | |||||||||||||||||||
| Protestant Protective Association | 1 | (1) | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Independent-Conservative-PPA | 1 | (1) | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 94 | 14 | (20) | 10 | (29) | – | (1) | 12 | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 94 | |
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There were 50 seats that changed allegiance in the election:
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MLAs changing parties
Six members changed their principal affiliation from the previous election:
More information Riding, MLA ...
| Riding | MLA | 1894 | 1898 |
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| Kent West | Thomas Letson Pardo | █ Patrons of Industry | █ Liberal |
| Middlesex North | William Henry Taylor | █ Patrons of Industry | █ Liberal |
| Parry Sound | William Rabb Beatty | █ Patrons of Industry | █ Liberal |
| Durham West | William Henry Reid | █ Protestant Protective Association | █ Conservative |
| Cardwell | Edward Alfred Little | █ Patrons of Industry | █ Conservative |
| Carleton | George Nelson Kidd | █ Patrons of Industry | █ Independent-Conservative |
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Notes
- Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. Loughrin was reelected in the subsequent byelection.[2]
- Tendered resignation in exchange for withdrawing election petition. Writ for new election issued. Allen was reelected in the subsequent byelection.[2]
- Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. Aylsworth was reelected in the subsequent byelection.[2]
- Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. Douglas was reelected in the subsequent byelection.[2]
- Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. Barber was reelected in the subsequent byelection.[2]
- Tendered resignation in exchange for withdrawing election petition. Writ for new election issued. Garrow was reelected in the subsequent byelection.[2]
- Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. Samuel Nelson Monteith (Conservative) was elected in the subsequent byelection.[2]
- Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Appeal was dismissed.[2] Writ for new election issued. Louis Jacob Breithaupt (Liberal) was elected in the subsequent byelection.[3]
- Court ruling dismissing original election petion was overturned on appeal. Writ for election issued. Brower was reelected in the subsequent byelection.[3]
- Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. Donald Macnish (Liberal) was elected in the subsequent byelection.[2] Byelection declared void, and MacDiarmid returned in a later byelection.[3]
- Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. John Dryden (Liberal) was elected in the subsequent byelection.[2]
References
- "1898 General Election". Elections Ontario. Elections Ontario. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario. Vol. XXXIII. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 1899. pp. 4, 61–64, 75, 185–186, 210.
- Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario. Vol. XXXIV. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 1900. pp. 9–15.