1879 Ontario general election

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1879 Ontario general election

| country = Ontario

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| party_colour = no

| party_name = no

| previous_election = 1875 Ontario general election

| previous_year = 1875

| previous_mps = 3rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario

| next_election = 1883 Ontario general election

| next_year = 1883

| seats_for_election = 88 seats in the 4th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
45 seats were needed for a majority

| election_date = June 5, 1879

| image1 = 150x150px

| colour1 = {{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal|nohash}}

| leader1 = Oliver Mowat

| leader_since1 = 1872

| party1 = {{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal|name}}

| leaders_seat1 = Oxford North

| last_election1 = 50

| seats1 = 57

| seat_change1 = {{increase}}7

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| colour2 = {{Canadian party colour|ON|Conservative|nohash}}

| leader2 = William Ralph Meredith

| leader_since2 = 1879

| party2 = {{Canadian party colour|ON|Conservative|name}}

| leaders_seat2 = London

| last_election2 = 34

| seats2 = 29

| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}5

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| title = Premier

| posttitle = Premier after election

| before_election = Oliver Mowat

| before_party = {{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal|name}}

| after_election = Oliver Mowat

| after_party = {{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal|name}}

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The 1879 Ontario general election was the fourth general election held in the province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 5, 1879, to elect the 88 members of the 4th Legislative Assembly ("MLAs").

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Oliver Mowat, won a third term in government with a larger majority in the legislature.

The Ontario Conservative Party, led by William Ralph Meredith, continued to lose seats.

Results

{{election table||title=Elections to the 4th Parliament of Ontario (1879)}}{{cite web |url= https://results.elections.on.ca/en/data-explorer?fromYear=1867&toYear=2021&electionType=GE&electionId=65&levelOfDetail=election|title= 1879 general election results|author= |publisher= Elections Ontario|access-date= November 11, 2023}}

! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party

! rowspan=2 | Party leader

! colspan=4 | MLAs

! colspan=4 | Votes

! Candidates

!1875

!1879

!±

! ±

! ± (pp)

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

| 81 || 50 || 57 || 7{{increase}} || 119,148 || 28,339{{increase}} || 48.07% || 0.52{{increase}}

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|William Ralph Meredith

| 87 || 34 || 29 || 5{{decrease}} || 118,513 || 31,693{{increase}} || 47.82% || 2.35{{increase}}

| – || 1 || – || 1{{decrease}} || – || 1,553{{decrease}} || – || 0.81{{decrease}}

| || 2 || 2 || 2 || {{no change}} || 2,111 || 18{{decrease}} || 0.85% || 0.26{{decrease}}

| || – || 1 || – || 1{{decrease}} || – || 1,125{{decrease}} || – || 0.59{{decrease}}

| || 19 || – || – || – || 8,085 || 1,328{{increase}} || 3.26% || 0.28{{decrease}}

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

|189||88

! " colspan="2"|88

! " colspan="2"|247,857

! " colspan="2"| 100.00%

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

| 247,857

| 56,891{{increase}}

| 63.22

| 4.06{{decrease}}

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

| 392,085

| 108,229{{increase}}

| colspan="2"|

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

| style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" |{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal|colour&name}} ||1

| style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" |{{Canadian party colour|ON|Conservative|colour&name}} ||1

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;" \|+ Seats and popular vote by party ! Party !! Seats !! Votes !! colspan="3" \| Change (pp)
style="text-align:left;" \|{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|Liberal\|colour&name}} \| {{Composition bar\|57\|88\|{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|Liberal}}\|width=175}}	{{Percentage bar\|48.07\|width=175\|c=darkgrey}}	{{bartable\| 0.52\|
5\|1em\|background:green}}
style="text-align:left;" \|{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|Conservative\|colour&name}} \| {{Composition bar\|29\|88\|{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|Conservative}}\|width=175}}	{{Percentage bar\|47.82\|width=175\|c=darkgrey}}	{{bartable\| 2.35\|
5\|1em\|background:green}}
style="text-align:left;" \|{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|Other\|colour&name}} \| {{Composition bar\|2\|88\|{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|Independent}}\|width=175}}	{{Percentage bar\|4.11\|width=175\|c=darkgrey}}	{{bartable\| -2.87\|
5\|1em\|background:red}}

=Synopsis of results=

scope="col" \| Riding ! scope="col" colspan="8" \| Winning party ! rowspan="3" scope="col" \| Turnout ! scope="col" colspan="5" \| Votes
class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:right; font-size:90%" \|+ Results by riding - 1879 Ontario general election
rowspan="2" scope="col" \|Nameorder is as given in EO reports ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" scope="col" \| 1875 ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" scope="col" \|Party ! rowspan="2" scope="col" \|Votes ! rowspan="2" scope="col" \|Share ! rowspan="2" scope="col" \|Margin # ! rowspan="2" scope="col" \|Margin % ! scope="col" \| Lib ! scope="col" \| Con ! scope="col" \| {{abbr\|I-Con\|Independent Conservative}} ! scope="col" \| {{abbr\|Ind\|Independent}} ! rowspan="2" scope="col" \| Total
scope="col" style="background-color:#EA6D6A;"\| ! scope="col" style="background-color:#9999FF;"\| ! scope="col" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\| ! scope="col" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|
	colspan="2"\|	colspan="2"\|
style="text-align:left;" \| Addington \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,531	50.75%	45	1.49%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|66.76%	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,531	1,486	–	–	3,017
style="text-align:left;" \|Algoma \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,081	53.86%	155	7.72%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|96.58%	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,081	926	–	–	2,007
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;" \|style="text-align:left;" \| Brant North \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 990	60.37%	340	20.73%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|66.80%	990	650	–	–	1,640
style="text-align:left;" \| Brant South \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,622	56.87%	392	13.74%	60.93%	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,622	1,230	–	–	2,852
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;" \|style="text-align:left;" \| Brockville \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,379	52.14%	113	4.27%	60.33%	1,379	1,266	–	–	2,645
style="text-align:left;" \| Bruce North \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,686	56.77%	402	13.54%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|63.41%	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,686	1,284	–	–	2,970
style="text-align:left;" \| Bruce South \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 2,866	50.62%	70	1.24%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|72.67%	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|2,866	2,796	–	–	5,662
style="text-align:left;" \| Cardwell \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,261	50.60%	30	1.20%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|70.94%	1,261	style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"\|1,231	–	–	2,492
style="text-align:left;" \| Carleton \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| 2,074	79.74%	1,547	59.48%	55.47%	527	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|2,074	–	–	2,601
style="background-color:#FFFF99;" \|style="text-align:left;" \| Cornwall \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \|colspan="10" style="background-color:#87CEFA; text-align:center;" \|acclaimed
style="text-align:left;" \| Dufferin \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| 1,357	55.32%	261	10.64%	58.18%	–	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,357	–	1,096	2,453
style="text-align:left;" \| Dundas \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| 1,674	51.24%	81	2.48%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|77.29%	1,593	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,674	–	–	3,267
style="text-align:left;" \| Durham East \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| 1,292	52.33%	200	8.10%	55.58%	–	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,292	–	style="background-color:#F0E68C;"\|1,177	2,469
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;" \|style="text-align:left;" \| Durham West \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,467	52.66%	148	5.31%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|72.89%	1,467	1,319	–	–	2,786
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;" \|style="text-align:left;" \| Elgin East \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 2,275	51.49%	132	2.99%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|66.71%	2,275	2,143	–	–	4,418
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;" \|style="text-align:left;" \| Elgin West \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,257	50.22%	11	0.44%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|70.27%	1,257	1,246	–	–	2,503
style="text-align:left;" \| Essex North \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| 1,062	56.04%	229	12.08%	42.68%	833	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,062	–	–	1,895
style="text-align:left;" \| Essex South \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| 1,418	52.93%	157	5.86%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|74.29%	1,261	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,418	–	–	2,679
style="text-align:left;" \| Frontenac \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| 710	45.57%	204	13.09%	55.86%	506	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|710	–	style="background-color:#F0E68C;"\|342	1,558
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;" \|style="text-align:left;" \| Glengarry \| style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| I-Lib \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| 1,331	50.78%	41	1.56%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|74.31%	1,290	1,331	–	–	2,621
style="text-align:left;" \| Grenville South \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| 1,205	53.01%	137	6.03%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|70.20%	style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"\|1,068	1,205	–	–	2,273
style="text-align:left;" \| Grey East \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| 1,294	55.70%	566	24.37%	49.64%	–	style="background-color:#F0E68C;"\|1,595the incumbent Abram William Lauder was reelected	–	728	2,323
style="text-align:left;" \| Grey North \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| 1,660	50.27%	18	0.55%	60.98%	1,642	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,660	–	–	3,302
style="text-align:left;" \| Grey South \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,694	61.49%	633	22.98%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|73.72%	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,694	1,061	–	–	2,755
style="text-align:left;" \| Haldimand \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,612	51.01%	64	2.03%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|76.44%	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,612	1,548	–	–	3,160
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;" \|style="text-align:left;" \| Halton \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,765	50.46%	32	0.91%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|66.63%	1,765	1,733	–	–	3,498
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;" \|style="text-align:left;" \| Hamilton \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 2,240	50.70%	62	1.40%	59.07%	2,240	2,178	–	–	4,418
style="text-align:left;" \| Hastings East \| style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| I-Con \| style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| I-Con \| 1,204	51.52%	71	3.04%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\| 67.82%	–	1,133	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,204	–	2,337
style="text-align:left;" \| Hastings North \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| 1,081	51.35%	57	2.71%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|63.27%	–	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,081	–	1,024	2,105
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;" \|style="text-align:left;" \| Hastings West \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| 1,402	56.60%	327	13.20%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|68.92%	1,075	1,402	–	–	2,477
style="text-align:left;" \| Huron East \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,924	50.74%	56	1.48%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|68.76%	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,924	1,868	–	–	3,792
style="text-align:left;" \| Huron South \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,893	52.21%	160	4.41%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|70.75%	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,893	1,733	–	–	3,626
style="text-align:left;" \| Huron West \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 2,064	55.57%	414	11.15%	62.70%	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|2,064	1,650	–	–	3,714
style="text-align:left;" \| Kent East \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,774	54.91%	317	9.81%	58.60%	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,774	1,457	–	–	3,231
style="text-align:left;" \| Kent West \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,343	52.69%	137	5.37%	46.87%	1,343	style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"\|1,206	–	–	2,549
style="text-align:left;" \| Kingston \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| 955	55.82%	199	11.63%	59.53%	style="background-color:#EABB94;"\|756	955	–	–	1,711
style="text-align:left;" \| Lambton East \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,840	50.88%	64	1.77%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|73.23%	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,840	1,776	–	–	3,616
style="text-align:left;" \| Lambton West \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,759	53.47%	228	6.93%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|63.24%	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,759	1,531	–	–	3,290
style="text-align:left;" \| Lanark North \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,309	56.04%	282	12.07%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|73.44%	style="background-color:#EEBBBB;"\|1,309	style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"\|1,027	–	–	2,336
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;" \|style="text-align:left;" \| Lanark South \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| I-Con \| 907	49.64%	53	2.90%	56.60%	–	854	907	style="background-color:#F0E68C;"\|66	1,827
style="text-align:left;" \| Leeds North and Grenville North \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| 1,084	59.53%	347	19.06%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|64.90%	737	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,084	–	–	1,821
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;" \|style="text-align:left;" \| Leeds South \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| 1,362	56.92%	331	13.83%	57.41%	–	1,362	–	1,031	2,393
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;" \|style="text-align:left;" \| Lennox \| style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| I-Con \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,231	50.20%	10	0.41%	62.71%	1,231	1,221	–	–	2,452
style="text-align:left;" \| Lincoln \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 2,222	50.79%	69	1.58%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|68.25%	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|2,222	2,153	–	–	4,375
style="text-align:left;" \| London \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| 1,578	58.25%	447	16.50%	55.24%	1,131	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,578	–	–	2,709
style="text-align:left;" \| Middlesex East \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| 2,546	51.86%	183	3.73%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|66.82%	2,363	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|2,546	–	–	4,909
style="text-align:left;" \| Middlesex North \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,917	53.22%	232	6.44%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|72.87%	1,917	style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"\|1,685	–	–	3,602
style="text-align:left;" \| Middlesex West \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,575	50.82%	51	1.65%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|69.80%	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,575	1,524	–	–	3,099
style="text-align:left;" \| Monck \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,486	52.64%	149	5.28%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|81.42%	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,486	1,337	–	–	2,823
style="text-align:left;" \| Muskoka and Parry Sound \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,704	57.98%	469	15.96%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|74.90%	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,704	1,235	–	–	2,939
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;" \|style="text-align:left;" \| Norfolk North \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,490	52.12%	121	4.23%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|71.55%	1,490	style="background-color:#EEBBBB;"\|1,369	–	–	2,859
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;" \|style="text-align:left;" \| Norfolk South \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| 1,386	50.36%	20	0.73%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|76.23%	1,366	1,386	–	–	2,752
style="text-align:left;" \| Northumberland East \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,887	50.64%	48	1.29%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|71.32%	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,887	1,839	–	–	3,726
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;" \|style="text-align:left;" \| Northumberland West \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,333	50.40%	21	0.79%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|65.54%	1,333	1,312	–	–	2,645
style="text-align:left;" \| Ontario North \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 2,244	52.21%	190	4.42%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|63.85%	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|2,244	2,054	–	–	4,298
style="text-align:left;" \| Ontario South \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,721	56.24%	382	12.48%	60.59%	1,721	style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"\|1,339	–	–	3,060
style="text-align:left;" \| Ottawa \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| 1,064	39.72%	64	2.39%	47.99%	style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"\|606	1,064	–	style="background-color:#F0E68C;"\|1,009	2,679
style="text-align:left;" \| Oxford North \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,731	75.10%	1,157	50.20%	41.71%	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,731	574	–	–	2,305
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;" \|style="text-align:left;" \| Oxford South \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,775	66.73%	940	35.34%	48.33%	1,775	–	–	style="background-color:#F0E68C;"\|885	2,660
style="text-align:left;" \| Peel \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,519	52.69%	155	5.38%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|76.09%	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,519	1,364	–	–	2,883
style="text-align:left;" \| Perth North \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 2,396	50.18%	17	0.36%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|67.44%	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|2,396	2,379	–	–	4,775
style="text-align:left;" \| Perth South \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,759	55.00%	320	10.01%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|65.67%	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,759	1,439	–	–	3,198
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;" \|style="text-align:left;" \| Peterborough East \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,078	53.21%	130	6.42%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|65.38%	1,078	948	–	–	2,026
style="text-align:left;" \| Peterborough West \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| 1,130	52.68%	252	11.75%	55.99%	878	style="background-color:#87CEFA;"\|1,130	–	137	2,145
style="text-align:left;" \| Prescott \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| 900	47.62%	278	14.71%	58.77%	622	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|900	–	style="background-color:#F0E68C;"\|368	1,890
style="text-align:left;" \| Prince Edward \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,894	50.47%	35	0.93%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|73.78%	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,894	1,859	–	–	3,753
style="text-align:left;" \| Renfrew North \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,066	52.56%	104	5.13%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|72.07%	style="background-color:#EEBBBB;"\|1,066	style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"\|962	–	–	2,028
style="text-align:left;" \| Renfrew South \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 837	54.28%	132	8.56%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|67.72%	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|837	style="background-color:#EEBBBB;"\|705	–	–	1,542
style="text-align:left;" \| Russell \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 696	37.30%	27	1.45%	38.86%	style="background-color:#F0E68C;"\|975	style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"\|669	–	222	1,866
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;" \|style="text-align:left;" \| Simcoe East \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,324	56.82%	318	13.65%	61.72%	1,324	1,006	–	–	2,330
style="background-color:#FFFF99;" \|style="text-align:left;" \| Simcoe South \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \|colspan="10" style="text-align:center;" \|acclaimed
style="text-align:left;" \| Simcoe West \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| 1,483	51.10%	64	2.21%	55.06%	1,419	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,483	–	–	2,902
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;" \|style="text-align:left;" \| Stormont \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| 950	50.29%	11	0.58%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|71.47%	939	950	–	–	1,889
style="text-align:left;" \| Toronto East \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| 2,132	50.68%	57	1.35%	51.12%	2,075	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|2,132	–	–	4,207
style="text-align:left;" \| Toronto West \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| 2,324	50.74%	68	1.48%	45.24%	2,256	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|2,324	–	–	4,580
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;" \|style="text-align:left;" \| Victoria North \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,217	56.34%	274	12.69%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|65.04%	1,217	943	–	–	2,160
style="text-align:left;" \| Victoria South \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,644	51.81%	115	3.62%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|68.27%	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,644	1,529	–	–	3,173
style="text-align:left;" \| Waterloo North \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,351	53.29%	167	6.59%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|71.37%	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,351	1,184	–	–	2,535
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;" \|style="text-align:left;" \| Waterloo South \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,699	57.38%	437	14.76%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|72.06%	1,699	1,262	–	–	2,961
style="text-align:left;" \| Welland \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| 1,966	50.97%	75	1.94%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|66.49%	style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"\|1,891	1,966	–	–	3,857
style="text-align:left;" \| Wellington Centre \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,405	65.35%	660	30.70%	50.05%	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,405	745	–	–	2,150
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;" \|style="text-align:left;" \| Wellington South \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,430	52.15%	118	4.30%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|65.83%	1,430	1,312	–	–	2,742
style="text-align:left;" \| Wellington West \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| L-Con \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 2,026	56.00%	434	12.00%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|64.61%	style="background-color:#EEBBBB;"\|2,026	style="background-color:#EABB94;"\|1,592	–	–	3,618
style="text-align:left;" \| Wentworth North \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,223	85.41%	1,014	70.81%	38.23%	style="background-color:#87CEFA;"\|1,223	209	–	–	1,432
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;" \|style="text-align:left;" \| Wentworth South \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#9999FF;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Con \| 1,231	50.02%	1	0.04%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|66.19%	1,230	1,231	–	–	2,461
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;" \|style="text-align:left;" \| York East \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,825	53.58%	244	7.16%	58.93%	1,825	1,581	–	–	3,406
style="text-align:left;" \| York North \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 2,200	56.54%	509	13.08%	style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"\|68.77%	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|2,200	1,691	–	–	3,891
style="text-align:left;" \| York West \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" \|	style="text-align:left;" \| Lib \| 1,268	51.21%	60	2.42%	63.16%	style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"\|1,268	1,208	–	–	2,476

:{{Color box|#B9E5B9|border=silver}} = open seat

:{{Color box|#F5F5DC|border=silver}} = turnout is above provincial average

:{{Color box|#DCDCDC|border=silver}} = winning candidate was in previous Legislature

:{{Color box|#EABB94|border=silver}} = incumbent had switched allegiance

:{{Color box|#FFFF00|border=silver}} = previously incumbent in another riding

:{{Color box|#EEBBBB|border=silver}} = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature

:{{Color box|#87CEFA|border=silver}} = incumbency arose from byelection gain

:{{Color box|#DCD0FF|border=silver}} = other incumbents renominated

:{{Color box|#FFA07A|border=silver}} = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada

:{{Color box|#F0E68C|border=silver}} = multiple candidates

=Analysis=

rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" \| Party in 1st place	colspan="4"\|Party in 2nd place	rowspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;" \|+ Party candidates in 2nd place
{{abbr\|Accl\|Acclamation}}	Lib	Con	Ind
{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|Liberal\|row-name}} \|1		55	1	57
{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|Conservative\|row-name}} \|1	22		6	29
{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|Independent Conservative\|row-name}} \|				2
colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" \| Total \|	22	57	7	88

style="text-align:left;" \| Parties	Accl	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;" \|+ Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party
style="text-align:left;" \|{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|Liberal\|colour&name}} \|1	56	22	2
style="text-align:left;" \|{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|Conservative\|colour&name}} \|1	28	57	1
style="text-align:left;" \|{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|Independent Conservative\|colour&name}} \|	2
style="text-align:left;" \|{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|Independent\|colour&name}} \|		7	6	5	1

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;" \|+ Resulting composition of the 2nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario !colspan="2" rowspan="2"\| Source !!colspan="4"\|Party
{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|Liberal\|background}} align="center" \|Lib \|{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|Conservative\|background}} align="center" \|Con \|{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|Independent\|background}} align="center" \|I-Con !Total
rowspan="4" style="text-align:left;"\|Seats retained	style="text-align:left;"\|Incumbents returned \|30	17	1	48
style="text-align:left;"\|Returned by acclamation \|	1		1
style="text-align:left;"\|Open seats held \|13	3		16
style="text-align:left;"\|Ouster of incumbent changing allegiance \|	1		1
rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;"\|Seats changing hands	style="text-align:left;"\|Incumbents defeated \|8	3		11
style="text-align:left;"\|Open seats gained \|4	3	1	8
style="text-align:left;"\|Byelection gains held \|2	1		3
colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"\|Total \|57	29	2	88

=MLAs elected by region and riding=

Party designations are as follows:

Northern Ontario

{{legend|#EA6D6A|Algoma: Robert Adam Lyon}}

Ottawa Valley

{{legend|#9999FF|Carleton: George William Monk}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Lanark North: William Clyde Caldwell}}
{{legend|#DCDCDC|Lanark South: William Lees ({{abbr|I-Con|Independent Conservative}})}}
{{legend|#9999FF|Ottawa: Patrick Baskerville}}
{{legend|#9999FF|Prescott: William Harkin}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Renfrew North: Thomas Deacon}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Renfrew South: Thomas Murray}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Russell: Ira Morgan{{efn|Overturned on petition to the court, because of ballot papers improperly rejected.{{cite book |author= |date= 1880|title= List of Sessional Papers (Vol. XII Part III)|chapter=Sessional Paper No. 19|chapter-url= https://archive.org/details/n03ontariosession12ontauoft/page/54/mode/2up|location= Toronto|publisher= Legislative Assembly of Ontario|pages=53–54 |isbn=}} Adam Jacob Baker (Conservative) was declared elected.{{cite book |author= |date= 1880|title= Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario|url=https://archive.org/details/journalsoflegisl13ontauoft/page/n15/mode/2up |location= Toronto|publisher= Legislative Assembly of Ontario|pages= 7–10}}}}}}

Saint Lawrence Valley

{{legend|#EA6D6A|Brockville: Christopher Finlay Fraser}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Cornwall: William Mack}}
{{legend|#9999FF|Dundas: Andrew Broder}}
{{legend|#9999FF|Glengarry: Donald Macmaster}}
{{legend|#9999FF|Grenville South: Frederick John French}}
{{legend|#9999FF|Kingston: James Henry Metcalfe}}
{{legend|#9999FF|Leeds North and Grenville North: Henry Merrick}}
{{legend|#9999FF|Leeds South: William Richardson}}
{{legend|#9999FF|Stormont: Joseph Kerr{{efn|Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. Kerr was returned in the subsequent byelection.}}}}

Central Ontario

{{legend|#EA6D6A|Addington: Hammel Madden Deroche}}
{{legend|#9999FF|Durham East: John Rosevear}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Durham West: James Wellington McLaughlin}}
{{legend|#9999FF|Frontenac: Delino Dexter Calvin}}
{{legend|#DCDCDC|Hastings East: Nathaniel Stephen Appleby ({{abbr|I-Con|Independent Conservative}})}}
{{legend|#9999FF|Hastings North: George Henry Boulter}}
{{legend|#9999FF|Hastings West: Alexander Robertson{{efn|Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued. Robertson was returned in the subsequent byelection.}}}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Lennox: George Douglas Hawley}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Northumberland East: James Marshall Ferris}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Northumberland West: John Collard Field}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Peterborough East: Thomas Blezard}}
{{legend|#9999FF|Peterborough West: William Hepburn Scott}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Prince Edward: Gideon Striker}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Victoria North: Samuel Stanley Peck}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Victoria South: Samuel Casey Wood}}

Georgian Bay

{{legend|#EA6D6A|Bruce North: Donald Sinclair}}
{{legend|#9999FF|Grey North: David Creighton}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Muskoka and Parry Sound: John Classon Miller}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Simcoe East: Herman Henry Cook}}
{{legend|#9999FF|Simcoe South: William James Parkhill}}
{{legend|#9999FF|Simcoe West: Thomas Long}}

Wentworth/Halton/Niagara

{{legend|#EA6D6A|Halton: David Robertson}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Hamilton: John Morison Gibson}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Lincoln: Sylvester Neelon}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Monck: Richard Harcourt}}
{{legend|#9999FF|Welland: Daniel Near}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Wentworth North: James McMahon}}
{{legend|#9999FF|Wentworth South: Franklin Carpenter{{efn|Overturned on petition to the court. Nicholas Awrey (Liberal) was declared elected.}}}}

Midwestern Ontario

{{legend|#EA6D6A|Brant North: James Young}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Brant South: Arthur Sturgis Hardy}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Bruce South: Rupert Mearse Wells}}
{{legend|#9999FF|Dufferin: John Barr{{efn|Election declared void because of corrupt practices. Writ for new election issued, but Barr would decline to stand for reelection. William Jelly would succeed in the ensuing race.}}}}
{{legend|#9999FF|Grey East: Abram William Lauder}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Grey South: James Hill Hunter}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Haldimand: Jacob Baxter}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Huron East: Thomas Gibson}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Huron South: Archibald Bishop}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Huron West: Alexander McLagan Ross}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Norfolk North: John Bailey Freeman}}
{{legend|#9999FF|Norfolk South: William Morgan}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Oxford North: Oliver Mowat}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Oxford South: Adam Crooks}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Perth North: David Davidson Hay}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Perth South: Thomas Ballantyne}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Waterloo North: Moses Springer}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Waterloo South: James Livingston}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Wellington Centre: Charles Clarke}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Wellington South: James Laidlaw}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Wellington West: Robert McKim}}

Southwestern Ontario

{{legend|#EA6D6A|Elgin East: Thomas McIntyre Nairn}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Elgin West: John Cascaden}}
{{legend|#9999FF|Essex North: Solomon White}}
{{legend|#9999FF|Essex South: Lewis Wigle}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Kent East: Daniel McCraney}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Kent West: Edward Robinson}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Lambton East: Peter Graham}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Lambton West: Timothy Blair Pardee}}
{{legend|#9999FF|London: William Ralph Meredith}}
{{legend|#9999FF|Middlesex East: Richard Tooley}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Middlesex North: John Waters}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Middlesex West: John Watterworth}}

Peel/York/Ontario

{{legend|#EA6D6A|Cardwell: Charles Robinson}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Ontario North: Thomas Paxton}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Ontario South: John Dryden}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|Peel: Kenneth Chisholm}}
{{legend|#9999FF|Toronto East: Alexander Morris}}
{{legend|#9999FF|Toronto West: Robert Bell}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|York East: George Badgerow}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|York North: Joseph Henry Widdifield}}
{{legend|#EA6D6A|York West: Peter Patterson}}

Notes and references

=Notes=

=References=

1879

Category:1879 elections in Canada

Category:1879 in Ontario

Category:June 1879

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;" \|+ Seats and popular vote by party ! Party !! Seats !! Votes !! colspan="3" \| Change (pp)
style="text-align:left;" \|{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|Liberal\|colour&name}} \| {{Composition bar\|57\|88\|{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|Liberal}}\|width=175}}	{{Percentage bar\|48.07\|width=175\|c=darkgrey}}	{{bartable\| 0.52\|
5\|1em\|background:green}}
style="text-align:left;" \|{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|Conservative\|colour&name}} \| {{Composition bar\|29\|88\|{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|Conservative}}\|width=175}}	{{Percentage bar\|47.82\|width=175\|c=darkgrey}}	{{bartable\| 2.35\|
5\|1em\|background:green}}
style="text-align:left;" \|{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|Other\|colour&name}} \| {{Composition bar\|2\|88\|{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|Independent}}\|width=175}}	{{Percentage bar\|4.11\|width=175\|c=darkgrey}}	{{bartable\| -2.87\|
5\|1em\|background:red}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;" \|+ Resulting composition of the 2nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario !colspan="2" rowspan="2"\| Source !!colspan="4"\|Party
{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|Liberal\|background}} align="center" \|Lib \|{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|Conservative\|background}} align="center" \|Con \|{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|Independent\|background}} align="center" \|I-Con !Total
rowspan="4" style="text-align:left;"\|Seats retained	style="text-align:left;"\|Incumbents returned \|30	17	1	48
style="text-align:left;"\|Returned by acclamation \|	1		1
style="text-align:left;"\|Open seats held \|13	3		16
style="text-align:left;"\|Ouster of incumbent changing allegiance \|	1		1
rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;"\|Seats changing hands	style="text-align:left;"\|Incumbents defeated \|8	3		11
style="text-align:left;"\|Open seats gained \|4	3	1	8
style="text-align:left;"\|Byelection gains held \|2	1		3
colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"\|Total \|57	29	2	88