1902 Ontario general election

1902 General Election of Ontario, Canada

1902 Ontario general election

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<- outgoing members

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98 seats in the 10th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
50 seats were needed for a majority
|  | First party  | Second party

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Leader  | George William Ross | James P. Whitney
Party  | Liberal | Conservative
Leader since  | 1899  | 1896
Leader's seat  | Middlesex West | Dundas
Last election  | 51  | 42
Seats won  | 50  | 48
Seat change  | 1  | 6

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| Premier before election

George William Ross
Liberal

| Premier after election

George William Ross
Liberal

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The 1902 Ontario general election was the tenth general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on May 29, 1902, to elect the 98 Members of the 10th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").[1]

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Sir George William Ross, formed the government for a ninth consecutive term, although with only a very slim, two-seat majority in the legislature.

The Ontario Conservative Party, led by Sir James P. Whitney formed the official opposition.

## Expansion of the Legislative Assembly

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The number of electoral districts was increased from 93 to 97, under an Act passed in 1902. Ottawa in both cases was entitled to elect two members, and thus 98 MLAs would now be elected to the legislature.[2] The following electoral changes were made:

* Algoma West was divided into Fort William and Lake of the Woods and Port Arthur and Rainy River
* Algoma East was divided into Algoma, Manitoulin and Sault Ste. Marie
* Nipissing was divided into Nipissing East and Nipissing West

## Notable candidates

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Margaret Haile

Margaret Haile, a Canadian Socialist League candidate in Toronto North, made history as the first woman ever to run for political office in Canada.[3]

## Results

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Elections to the 10th Parliament of Ontario (1902)[1] Political party  | Party leader  | MPPs  | Votes

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Candidates  | 1898 | Dissol. | 1902  | ±  | #  | %  | ± (pp)
| Liberal | George William Ross | 94  | 51  |  | 50  | 1 | 206,709  | 47.54%  | 0.25
| Conservative | James P. Whitney | 97  | 42  |  | 48  | 6 | 215,883  | 49.65%  | 1.96
| Independent Conservative  |  | 2  | 1  |  | - | 1 | 1,646  | 0.38%  | 0.03
| Independent |  | 4  | - | - | - |  | 5,133  | 1.18%  | 3.42
| Prohibitionist  |  | 6  | - | - | - |  | 3,126  | 0.72%  | New
| Socialist |  | 9  | - | - | - |  | 1,993  | 0.46%  | New
| Socialist Labour |  | 4  | - | - | - |  | 277  | 0.06%  | New
| Labour |  | 1  | - | - | - |  | Did not campaign
| Vacant  |  |  |
Total | 216 | 94 | 94 | 98 |  | 434,767 | 100.00% |
Blank and invalid ballots  | 4,021  |
Registered voters / turnout | 588,570 | 74.55% | 7.50
Seats and popular vote by party  Party | Seats | Votes | Change (pp)

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| Liberal |

50 / 94

47.54%

| 0.25 |  | 0.25

| Conservative |

48 / 94

49.65%

| 1.96 |  | 1.96

| Other  |

0 / 94

2.81%

| -2.21 |

### Synopsis of results

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Results by riding - 1902 Ontario general election[1] Riding[a 1] | Winning party  | Turnout  | Votes

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Name[a 2] | 1898 | Party  | Votes  | Share  | Margin
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%  | Lib  | Con  | I-Con  | Ind | Oth | Total
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Addington |  | Con  |  | Con  | 1,711 | 60.14% | 577 | 20.28% | 59.37% | 1,134 | 1,711 | – | – | – | 2,845
Algoma | New |  | Con  | 1,753 | 53.46% | 227 | 6.92% | 53.53% | 1,526 | 1,753 | – | – | – | 3,279
Brant North |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 1,205 | 53.37% | 152 | 6.73% | 78.47% | 1,205 | 1,053 | – | – | – | 2,258
Brant South |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 2,727 | 53.32% | 340 | 6.65% | 75.97% | 2,727 | 2,387 | – | – | – | 5,114
Brockville |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 2,192 | 54.69% | 376 | 9.38% | 76.05% | 2,192 | 1,816 | – | – | – | 4,008
Bruce Centre |  | Lib  |  | Con  | 1,836 | 50.07% | 5 | 0.14% | 75.19% | 1,831 | 1,836 | – | – | – | 3,667
Bruce North |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 2,477 | 52.86% | 268 | 5.72% | 76.85% | 2,477 | 2,209 | – | – | – | 4,686
Bruce South |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 1,932 | 50.84% | 64 | 1.68% | 74.67% | 1,932 | 1,868 | – | – | – | 3,800
Cardwell |  | Con  |  | Con  | 2,003 | 62.63% | 808 | 25.27% | 56.50% | 1,195 | 2,003 | – | – | – | 3,198
Carleton |  | I-Con  |  | Con  | 1,971 | 72.57% | 1,226 | 45.14% | 54.68% | 745 | 1,971 | – | – | – | 2,716
Dufferin |  | Con  |  | Con  | 2,242 | 71.40% | 1,344 | 42.80% | 50.78% | – | 2,242 | – | – | 898 | 3,140
Dundas |  | Con  |  | Con  | 2,470 | 55.68% | 504 | 11.36% | 80.83% | 1,966 | 2,470 | – | – | – | 4,436
Durham East |  | Con  |  | Con  | 1,833 | 61.47% | 684 | 22.94% | 68.76% | 1,149 | 1,833 | – | – | – | 2,982
Durham West |  | Con  |  | Lib  | 1,706 | 51.32% | 88 | 2.65% | 86.05% | 1,706 | 1,618 | – | – | – | 3,324
Elgin East |  | Con  |  | Con  | 2,177 | 51.32% | 112 | 2.64% | 78.74% | 2,065 | 2,177 | – | – | – | 4,242
Elgin West |  | Con  |  | Con  | 3,027 | 50.63% | 502 | 8.40% | 77.19% | 2,525 | 3,027 | – | – | 427 | 5,979
Essex North |  | Lib  |  | Con  | 2,940 | 52.95% | 328 | 5.91% | 66.69% | 2,612 | 2,940 | – | – | – | 5,552
Essex South |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 2,847 | 54.67% | 486 | 9.33% | 72.92% | 2,847 | 2,361 | – | – | – | 5,208
Fort William and Lake of the Woods | New |  | Lib  | 1,483 | 56.95% | 362 | 13.90% | 52.78% | 1,483 | 1,121 | – | – | – | 2,604
Frontenac |  | Con  |  | Con  | 1,774 | 50.82% | 57 | 1.63% | 73.76% | 1,717 | 1,774 | – | – | – | 3,491
Glengarry |  | Con  |  | Con  | 2,128 | 56.42% | 484 | 12.83% | 69.14% | 1,644 | 2,128 | – | – | – | 3,772
Grenville |  | Con  |  | Con  | 2,261 | 61.74% | 860 | 23.48% | 61.11% | 1,401 | 2,261 | – | – | – | 3,662
Grey Centre |  | Con  |  | Con  | acclaimed
Grey North |  | Con  |  | Lib  | 2,930 | 50.04% | 5 | 0.09% | 78.08% | 2,930 | 2,925 | – | – | – | 5,855
Grey South |  | Con  |  | Con  | 2,503 | 54.79% | 438 | 9.59% | 73.37% | 2,065 | 2,503 | – | – | – | 4,568
Haldimand |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 1,705 | 52.27% | 148 | 4.54% | 71.72% | 1,705 | – | 1,557 | – | – | 3,262
Halton |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 2,365 | 50.17% | 16 | 0.34% | 83.90% | 2,365 | 2,349 | – | – | – | 4,714
Hamilton East |  | Con  |  | Con  | 2,576 | 47.85% | 143 | 2.66% | 77.75% | 2,433 | 2,576 | – | – | 375 | 5,384
Hamilton West |  | Con  |  | Con  | 2,422 | 48.67% | 152 | 3.05% | 77.67% | 2,270 | 2,422 | 89 | – | 195 | 4,976
Hastings East |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 1,962 | 50.46% | 36 | 0.93% | 82.69% | 1,962 | 1,926 | – | – | – | 3,888
Hastings North |  | Con  |  | Con  | 2,643 | 53.18% | 316 | 6.36% | 69.43% | 2,327 | 2,643 | – | – | – | 4,970
Hastings West |  | Con  |  | Con  | 1,884 | 54.66% | 321 | 9.31% | 64.34% | 1,563 | 1,884 | – | – | – | 3,447
Huron East |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 2,299 | 55.63% | 465 | 11.25% | 78.18% | 2,299 | 1,834 | – | – | – | 4,133
Huron South |  | Con  |  | Con  | 2,497 | 50.54% | 53 | 1.07% | 83.44% | 2,444 | 2,497 | – | – | – | 4,941
Huron West |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 2,458 | 50.21% | 21 | 0.43% | 80.84% | 2,458 | 2,437 | – | – | – | 4,895
Kent East |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 2,468 | 50.81% | 276 | 5.68% | 66.62% | 2,468 | 2,192 | – | 197 | – | 4,857
Kent West |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 3,714 | 51.63% | 235 | 3.27% | 76.49% | 3,714 | 3,479 | – | – | – | 7,193
Kingston |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 2,043 | 51.72% | 136 | 3.44% | 86.38% | 2,043 | 1,907 | – | – | – | 3,950
Lambton East |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 2,530 | 51.05% | 104 | 2.10% | 81.33% | 2,530 | 2,426 | – | – | – | 4,956
Lambton West |  | Lib  |  | Con  | 3,847 | 51.01% | 152 | 2.02% | 77.13% | 3,695 | 3,847 | – | – | – | 7,542
Lanark North |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 1,811 | 51.13% | 80 | 2.26% | 81.79% | 1,811 | 1,731 | – | – | – | 3,542
Lanark South |  | Con  |  | Con  | 2,098 | 63.60% | 897 | 27.19% | 83.98% | 1,201 | 2,098 | – | – | – | 3,299
Leeds |  | Con  |  | Con  | 2,062 | 57.04% | 509 | 14.08% | 65.19% | 1,553 | 2,062 | – | – | – | 3,615
Lennox |  | Lib  |  | Con  | 1,566 | 50.05% | 3 | 0.10% | 77.89% | 1,563 | 1,566 | – | – | – | 3,129
Lincoln |  | Con  |  | Con  | 3,199 | 54.34% | 695 | 11.81% | 81.07% | 2,504 | 3,199 | – | – | 184 | 5,887
London |  | Lib  |  | Con  | 3,445 | 45.06% | 131 | 1.71% | 82.15% | 3,314 | 3,445 | – | – | 887 | 7,646
Manitoulin | New |  | Con  | 1,214 | 51.90% | 339 | 14.49% | 44.31% | 875 | 1,214 | – | 250 | – | 2,339
Middlesex East |  | Con  |  | Lib  | 2,469 | 50.03% | 21 | 0.43% | 80.96% | 2,469 | 2,448 | – | – | 18 | 4,935
Middlesex North |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 2,173 | 52.44% | 202 | 4.87% | 79.07% | 2,173 | 1,971 | – | – | – | 4,144
Middlesex West |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 2,172 | 58.07% | 604 | 16.15% | 73.32% | 2,172 | 1,568 | – | – | – | 3,740
Monck |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 1,876 | 55.14% | 350 | 10.29% | 78.25% | 1,876 | 1,526 | – | – | – | 3,402
Muskoka |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 2,089 | 51.05% | 86 | 2.10% | 72.15% | 2,089 | 2,003 | – | – | – | 4,092
Nipissing East | New |  | Lib  | 1,218 | 54.57% | 204 | 9.14% | 50.26% | 1,218 | 1,014 | – | – | – | 2,232
Nipissing West | New |  | Lib  | 1,185 | 55.69% | 242 | 11.37% | 51.26% | 1,185 | 943 | – | – | – | 2,128
Norfolk North |  | Lib  |  | Con  | 1,704 | 50.34% | 23 | 0.68% | 80.13% | 1,681 | 1,704 | – | – | – | 3,385
Norfolk South |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 1,723 | 51.11% | 75 | 2.22% | 83.15% | 1,723 | 1,648 | – | – | – | 3,371
Northumberland East |  | Lib  |  | Con  | 2,538 | 52.95% | 283 | 5.90% | 78.02% | 2,255 | 2,538 | – | – | – | 4,793
Northumberland West |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 1,606 | 53.50% | 210 | 7.00% | 82.64% | 1,606 | 1,396 | – | – | – | 3,002
Ontario North |  | Con  |  | Con  | 2,219 | 52.17% | 185 | 4.35% | 82.20% | 2,034 | 2,219 | – | – | – | 4,253
Ontario South |  | Con  |  | Lib  | 2,632 | 51.29% | 132 | 2.57% | 82.99% | 2,632 | 2,500 | – | – | – | 5,132
Oxford North |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 2,254 | 50.79% | 1,124 | 25.33% | 65.26% | 2,254 | 1,054 | – | 1,130 | – | 4,438
Oxford South |  | Lib  |  | Con  | 2,043 | 52.21% | 173 | 4.42% | 58.76% | 1,870 | 2,043 | – | – | – | 3,913
Parry Sound |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 2,490 | 53.40% | 317 | 6.80% | 41.45% | 2,490 | 2,173 | – | – | – | 4,663
Peel |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 2,296 | 51.38% | 123 | 2.75% | 81.64% | 2,296 | 2,173 | – | – | – | 4,469
Perth North |  | Lib  |  | Con  | 3,292 | 50.02% | 2 | 0.03% | 83.90% | 3,290 | 3,292 | – | – | – | 6,582
Perth South |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 2,486 | 50.72% | 71 | 1.45% | 81.35% | 2,486 | 2,415 | – | – | – | 4,901
Peterborough East |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 2,067 | 56.00% | 443 | 12.00% | 76.07% | 2,067 | 1,624 | – | – | – | 3,691
Peterborough West |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 2,849 | 63.25% | 1,194 | 26.51% | 79.43% | 2,849 | 1,655 | – | – | – | 4,504
Port Arthur and Rainy River | New |  | Lib  | 1,124 | 66.55% | 559 | 33.10% | 46.06% | 1,124 | 565 | – | – | – | 1,689
Prescott |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 2,341 | 59.51% | 748 | 19.01% | 64.13% | 2,341 | 1,593 | – | – | – | 3,934
Prince Edward |  | Con  |  | Lib  | 2,273 | 51.31% | 116 | 2.62% | 82.05% | 2,273 | 2,157 | – | – | – | 4,430
Renfrew North |  | Con  |  | Lib  | 2,565 | 54.91% | 459 | 9.83% | 82.46% | 2,565 | 2,106 | – | – | – | 4,671
Renfrew South |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 2,676 | 59.76% | 874 | 19.52% | 69.19% | 2,676 | 1,802 | – | – | – | 4,478
Russell |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 2,536 | 59.46% | 807 | 18.92% | 53.44% | 2,536 | 1,729 | – | – | – | 4,265
Sault Ste. Marie | New |  | Con  | 1,359 | 53.95% | 199 | 7.90% | 51.69% | 1,160 | 1,359 | – | – | – | 2,519
Simcoe Centre |  | Con  |  | Lib  | 1,857 | 50.60% | 44 | 1.20% | 75.49% | 1,857 | 1,813 | – | – | – | 3,670
Simcoe East |  | Con  |  | Lib  | 3,365 | 53.56% | 447 | 7.11% | 78.41% | 3,365 | 2,918 | – | – | – | 6,283
Simcoe West |  | Con  |  | Con  | 1,734 | 69.89% | 987 | 39.78% | 46.15% | – | 1,734 | – | – | 747 | 2,481
Stormont |  | Con  |  | Lib  | 2,807 | 53.59% | 376 | 7.18% | 75.10% | 2,807 | 2,431 | – | – | – | 5,238
Toronto East |  | Con  |  | Con  | 3,136 | 54.07% | 922 | 15.90% | 56.73% | 2,214 | 3,136 | – | – | 450 | 5,800
Toronto North |  | Con  |  | Con  | 3,838 | 51.19% | 282 | 3.76% | 56.62% | – | 3,838 | – | 3,556 | 104 | 7,498
Toronto South |  | Con  |  | Con  | 5,072 | 52.41% | 730 | 7.54% | 59.15% | 4,342 | 5,072 | – | – | 263 | 9,677
Toronto West |  | Con  |  | Con  | 4,267 | 58.19% | 1,545 | 21.07% | 51.24% | 2,722 | 4,267 | – | – | 344 | 7,333
Victoria East |  | Con  |  | Con  | 2,390 | 56.81% | 573 | 13.62% | 77.02% | 1,817 | 2,390 | – | – | – | 4,207
Victoria West |  | Con  |  | Con  | 2,234 | 51.13% | 99 | 2.27% | 78.23% | 2,135 | 2,234 | – | – | – | 4,369
Waterloo North |  | Con  |  | Con  | 2,848 | 52.45% | 266 | 4.90% | 74.34% | 2,582 | 2,848 | – | – | – | 5,430
Waterloo South |  | Con  |  | Con  | 2,782 | 50.90% | 98 | 1.79% | 72.48% | 2,684 | 2,782 | – | – | – | 5,466
Welland |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 2,851 | 51.00% | 112 | 2.00% | 77.12% | 2,851 | 2,739 | – | – | – | 5,590
Wellington East |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 2,071 | 56.16% | 454 | 12.31% | 70.49% | 2,071 | 1,617 | – | – | – | 3,688
Wellington South |  | Lib  |  | Con  | 2,341 | 48.09% | 227 | 4.66% | 75.87% | 2,114 | 2,341 | – | – | 413 | 4,868
Wellington West |  | Con  |  | Con  | 1,786 | 51.48% | 103 | 2.97% | 74.28% | 1,683 | 1,786 | – | – | – | 3,469
Wentworth North |  | Con  |  | Lib  | 1,410 | 50.87% | 48 | 1.73% | 71.32% | 1,410 | 1,362 | – | – | – | 2,772
Wentworth South |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 1,526 | 53.66% | 299 | 10.51% | 78.83% | 1,526 | 1,227 | – | – | 91 | 2,844
York East |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 1,905 | 54.62% | 322 | 9.23% | 67.28% | 1,905 | 1,583 | – | – | – | 3,488
York North |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 2,828 | 51.90% | 207 | 3.80% | 84.94% | 2,828 | 2,621 | – | – | – | 5,449
York West |  | Lib  |  | Con  | 2,802 | 54.04% | 419 | 8.08% | 76.55% | 2,383 | 2,802 | – | – | – | 5,185

1. ^ excluding Ottawa, a multi-member constituency
2. ^ 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 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
Results for Ottawa (2 seats)[1] Political party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | Elected  | Incumbent

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| Conservative | Dennis Murphy | 5,770 | 27.15  | Y
| Conservative | Charles Berkeley Powell | 5,633 | 26.50  | Y | Y
| Liberal | S. Bingham  | 5,154 | 24.25
| Liberal | Alexander Lumsden | 4,698 | 22.10  | N | Y
Majority[a 1] | 479 | 2.25
Turnout  | 11,247 | 71.85
Registered voters  | 15,653

1. ^ plurality for third winning candidate

### Analysis

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Party candidates in 2nd place[1][a 1] Party in 1st place | Party in 2nd place | Total

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Accl | Lib | Con | I-Con | Proh | Ind
| Liberal |  |  | 48 | 1 |  | 1 | 50
| Conservative | 1 | 42 |  |  | 2 | 1 | 46
Total  | 1 | 42 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 96

1. ^ excluding Ottawa seats

Candidates ranked 1st to 4th place, by party[1] Parties | Accl | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th

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█ Liberal |  | 50 | 42 | 1 | 1
█ Conservative | 1 | 46 | 49 | 1 |
█ Prohibitionist  |  |  | 2 | 4 |
█ Independent |  |  | 2 | 2 |
█ Independent Conservative  |  |  | 1 |  | 1
█ Socialist |  |  |  | 8 | 1
█ Socialist Labour |  |  |  |  | 4
Resulting composition of the 10th Legislative Assembly of Ontario[1] Source | Party

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Lib | Con | Total
Seats retained | Incumbents returned  | 30 | 23 | 53
Returned by acclamation  |  | 1 | 1
Open seats held  | 5 | 4 | 9
Byelection losses reversed  | 1 | 1 | 2
Ouster of incumbent changing allegiance  |  | 2 | 2
Seats changing hands | Incumbents defeated  | 6 | 8 | 14
Open seats gained  | 2 | 3 | 5
Byelection gains held  | 2 |  | 2
Incumbent changing allegiance  |  | 1 | 1
Ottawa seats | New MLA  |  | 1 | 1
Incumbent defeated  |  | 1 | 1
New seats | New MLA  | 3 | 2 | 5
Previously incumbent in another riding  | 1 | 1 | 2
Total | 50 | 48 | 98

### MLAs elected by region and riding

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Party designations are as follows:

Liberal

Conservative

Northern Ontario

* Algoma: William Ross Smyth

* Fort William and Lake of the Woods: Douglas Colin Cameron

* Manitoulin: Robert Roswell Gamey

* Nipissing East: Michael James

* Nipissing West: Joseph Michaud

* Port Arthur and Rainy River: James Conmee

* Sault Ste. Marie: Andrew Miscampbell[a]

Ottawa Valley

* Carleton: George Nelson Kidd

* Lanark North: William Clyde Caldwell

* Lanark South: Arthur James Matheson

* Ottawa: Dennis Murphy

* Ottawa: Charles Berkeley Powell

* Prescott: Alfred Évanturel

* Renfrew North: John W. Munro[b]

* Renfrew South: Francis Robert Latchford

* Russell: Onésime Guibord

Saint Lawrence Valley

* Brockville: George Perry Graham

* Dundas: James Pliny Whitney

* Glengarry: William Duncan McLeod

* Grenville: Robert L. Joynt

* Kingston: William Harty

* Leeds: Walter Beatty

* Stormont: William John McCart

Central Ontario

* Addington: James Reid

* Durham East: Josiah Johnston Preston

* Durham West: William Rickard

* Frontenac: John S. Gallagher

* Hastings East: Samuel Russell

* Hastings North: Josiah Williams Pearce

* Hastings West: Marshall Bidwell Morrison

* Lennox: Thomas George Carscallen

* Northumberland East: William Arnson Willoughby

* Northumberland West: Samuel Clarke

* Peterborough East: William A. Anderson

* Peterborough West: James Robert Stratton

* Prince Edward: Morley Currie

* Victoria East: John Hilliard Carnegie

* Victoria West: Samuel John Fox

Georgian Bay

* Bruce North: Charles Martin Bowman

* Grey North: Alexander Grant MacKay[c]

* Muskoka: Samuel Bridgeland

* Parry Sound: Joseph Milton Carr

* Simcoe Centre: David Davidson

* Simcoe East: James Brockett Tudhope

* Simcoe West: James Stoddart Duff

Wentworth/Halton/Niagara

* Halton: John Roaf Barber

* Hamilton East: Henry Carscallen

* Hamilton West: John Strathearn Hendrie

* Lincoln: Elisha Jessop

* Monck: Richard Harcourt

* Welland: John Franklin Gross

* Wentworth North: Robert Adam Thompson

* Wentworth South: John Dickenson

Midwestern Ontario

* Brant North: Daniel Burt

* Brant South: Thomas Hiram Preston

* Bruce Centre: Hugh Clark[d]

* Bruce South: Reuben Eldridge Truax

* Dufferin: John Barr

* Grey Centre: Isaac Benson Lucas

* Grey South: David Jamieson

* Haldimand: Joseph William Holmes

* Huron East: Archibald Hislop

* Huron South: Henry Eilber

* Huron West: Malcolm Graeme Cameron

* Norfolk North: Frederick Snider[e]

* Norfolk South: William Andrew Charlton

* Oxford North: Andrew Pattulo

* Oxford South: Donald Sutherland

* Perth North: John C. Monteith[f]

* Perth South: Valentine Stock

* Waterloo North: Henry George Lackner

* Waterloo South: William Abram Kribs

* Wellington East: John Morison Gibson

* Wellington South: Joseph Patrick Downey

* Wellington West: James Tucker

Southwestern Ontario

* Elgin East: Charles Andrew Brower

* Elgin West: Findlay George MacDiarmid

* Essex North: Joseph Octave Reaume

* Essex South: John Allan Auld

* Kent East: John Lee

* Kent West: Thomas Letson Pardo

* Lambton East: Henry John Pettypiece

* Lambton West: William John Hanna

* London: Adam Beck

* Middlesex East: George Albert Routledge

* Middlesex North: William Taylor

* Middlesex West: George William Ross

Peel/York/Ontario

* Cardwell: Edward Alfred Little

* Ontario North: William Henry Hoyle

* Ontario South: John Dryden

* Peel: John Smith

* York East: John Richardson

* York North: Elihu James Davis[g]

* York West: Joseph Wesley St. John

Toronto

* Toronto East: Robert Allan Pyne

* Toronto North: William Beattie Nesbitt

* Toronto South: J.J. Foy

* Toronto West: Thomas Crawford

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### Division of ridings

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Voters go to the polls in Ottawa East

The newly created ridings returned the following MLAs:

1898  | 1902

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Riding  | Party  | Riding  | Party
Algoma West | █ Liberal | Fort William and Lake of the Woods | █ Liberal
Port Arthur and Rainy River | █ Liberal
Algoma East | █ Liberal | Algoma | █ Conservative
Manitoulin | █ Conservative
Sault Ste. Marie | █ Conservative
Nipissing | █ Liberal | Nipissing East | █ Liberal
Nipissing West | █ Liberal

### Seats that changed hands

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Elections to the 8th Parliament of Ontario – unaltered seats won/lost by party, 1898–1902  Party  | 1898  | Gain from (loss to)  | 1902

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Lib  | Con  | I-Con
| Liberal | 48 |  |  | 10 | (12) |  |  | 46
| Conservative | 42 | 12 | (10) |  |  | 1 |  | 45
| Independent-Conservative  | 1 |  |  |  | (1) |  |  | -
Total | 91 | 12 | (10) | 10 | (13) | 1 | - | 91

Of the constituencies that were not altered, there were 23 seats that changed allegiance in the election:

Liberal to Conservative

* Bruce Centre
* Essex North
* Lambton West
* Lennox
* London
* Norfolk North
* Northumberland East
* Ottawa (2nd MLA)
* Oxford South
* Perth North
* Wellington South
* York West

Conservative to Liberal

* Durham West
* Grey North
* Middlesex East
* Ontario South
* Prince Edward
* Renfrew North
* Simcoe Centre
* Simcoe East
* Stormont
* Wentworth North

Independent-Conservative to Conservative

* Carleton

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## See also

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

## Notes and references

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### Notes

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1. ^ Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. Charles Napier Smith (Liberal) was reelected in the subsequent byelection.[4]
2. ^ Munro died two days after Election Day. Writ for new election issued. Edward Arunah Dunlop (Conservative) was elected in the subsequent byelection.[4]
3. ^ Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. McKay was reelected in the subsequent byelection.[5]
4. ^ Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. Clark was reelected in the subsequent byelection.[5]
5. ^ Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. Archibald Little (Liberal) was elected in the subsequent byelection.[5]
6. ^ Election determined to have ended in a tie vote, and was thus declared void. Writ for new election issued. John Brown (Liberal) was elected in the subsequent byelection.[5]
7. ^ Davis resigned in exchange for withdrawal of election petition. Writ for new election issued. He was reelected in the subsequent byelection.[5]

### References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g "1902 General Election". Elections Ontario. Elections Ontario. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
2. ^ An Act respecting the Representation of the People in the Legislative Assembly, R.S.O. 1897, c. 6 , as amended by An Act to amend the Act respecting the Representation of the People in the Legislative Assembly, S.O. 1902, c. 4
3. ^ Janice Newton, The feminist challenge to the Canadian Left, 1900-1918.
4. ^ a b Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario. Vol. XXXVIII. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 1904. pp. 2–4.
5. ^ a b c d e Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario. Vol. XXXVII. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 1903. pp. 41–44, 64.

## Further reading

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* Hopkins, J. Castell (1903). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1902. Toronto: The Annual Review Publishing Company.

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