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1902 Ontario general election

Canadian provincial election

Field	Value
election_name	1902 Ontario general election
country	Ontario
flag_year	1868
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
party_colour	no
party_name	no
previous_election	1898 Ontario general election
previous_year	1898
previous_mps	9th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
next_election	1905 Ontario general election
next_year	1905
elected_members	[elected members](10th-legislative-assembly-of-ontario)
seats_for_election	98 seats in the [10th Legislative Assembly of Ontario](10th-legislative-assembly-of-ontario)
50 seats were needed for a majority
election_date	May 29, 1902
image1	[[Image:Honourable GW Ross, Prime Minister for Ontario (HS85-10-12129).jpg	150x150px]]
colour1
leader1	George William Ross
leader_since1	1899
party1
leaders_seat1	Middlesex West
last_election1	51
seats1	50
seat_change1	1
popular_vote1	206,709
percentage1	47.54%
swing1	0.25 pp
image2	[[Image:James Whitney.jpg	150x150px]]
colour2
leader2	James P. Whitney
leader_since2	1896
party2
leaders_seat2	Dundas
last_election2	42
seats2	48
seat_change2	6
popular_vote2	215,883
percentage2	49.65%
swing2	1.96 pp
title	Premier
posttitle	Premier after election
before_election	George William Ross
before_party
after_election	George William Ross
after_party
map	{{Switcher

50 seats were needed for a majority | [[File:1902 Ontario Election by vote share map.png|400px]] | Results by electoral district, shaded by winners' vote share | [[File:1902 Ontario Election by holds and gains map.png|400px]] | Results by electoral district, holds and gains}}

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").

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

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. 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

Ottawa had two seats, and plurality block voting was used. Elsewhere the first-past-the-post election system was used.

Notable candidates

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

Results

|- ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party ! rowspan=2 | Party leader ! colspan=5 | MPPs ! colspan=3 | Votes |- ! Candidates 1898 !Dissol. !1902 !± !# !% ! ± (pp) |94 |51 | |50 |1 |206,709 |47.54% |0.25 |97 |42 | |48 |6 |215,883 |49.65% |1.96 |2 |1 | |– |1 |1,646 |0.38% |0.03 |4 |– |– |– | |5,133 |1.18% |3.42 |6 |– |– |– | |3,126 |0.72% | |9 |– |– |– | |1,993 |0.46% | |4 |– |– |– | |277 |0.06% | |1 |– |– |– | | |-style="background:#E9E9E9;" |216 |94 |94 |98 | |434,767 |100.00% | |- |-style="background:#E9E9E9;" |588,570 |74.55% |7.50 |}

Party	Seats	Votes	Change (pp)
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Synopsis of results

Ridingexcluding Ottawa, a multi-member constituency	Winning party	Turnout	Votes	Nameorder is as given in EO reports	[1898](1898-ontario-general-election)	Party	Votes	Share	Margin
#	Margin
%	Lib	Con	I-Con	Ind	Oth	Total
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

: = 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

|- ! colspan=2 | Political party ! Candidate ! Votes ! % ! Elected ! Incumbent |- |5,770 ||27.15 |- |5,633 ||26.50 |- |5,154 ||24.25 |- |4,698 ||22.10 |- !colspan="3" style="text-align:right;"|Majorityplurality for third winning candidate |479 ||2.25 |- !colspan="3" style="text-align:right;"|Turnout |11,247 ||71.85 |- !colspan="3" style="text-align:right;"|Registered voters |15,653 |}

Analysis

Party in 1st place	Party in 2nd place	Total	Accl	Lib	Con	I-Con	Proh
		48	1		1	50
1	42			2	1	46
Total	1	42	48	1	2	2	96

Accl	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
	50	42	1	1
1	46	49	1
		2	4
		2	2
		1		1
			8	1
				4

Source	Party	Total
align="center"	Lib	align="center"	Con
Seats retained	Incumbents returned	30
Returned by acclamation		1
Open seats held	5	4
Byelection losses reversed	1	1
Ouster of incumbent changing allegiance		2
Seats changing hands	Incumbents defeated	6
Open seats gained	2	3
Byelection gains held	2
Incumbent changing allegiance		1
Ottawa seats	New MLA
Incumbent defeated		1
New seats	New MLA	3
Previously incumbent in another riding	1	1
Total	50	48

MLAs elected by region and riding

Party designations are as follows:

Northern Ontario

Ottawa Valley

Saint Lawrence Valley

Central Ontario

Georgian Bay

Wentworth/Halton/Niagara

Midwestern Ontario

Southwestern Ontario

Peel/York/Ontario

Toronto

Division of ridings

The newly created ridings returned the following MLAs:

1898	1902	Riding	Party	Riding	Party
Algoma West		Fort William and Lake of the Woods
Port Arthur and Rainy River
Algoma East		Algoma
Manitoulin
Sault Ste. Marie
Nipissing		Nipissing East
Nipissing West

Seats that changed hands

Party	1898	Gain from (loss to)	1902	Lib	Con	I-Con
48			10	(12)
42	12	(10)			1
Total	91	12	(10)	10	(13)	1

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

References

{{Cite canlaw. (1897). (1902)
Janice Newton, [https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZo1jEAWS3IC&dq=%22Margaret+Haile%22+election&pg=PA17 The feminist challenge to the Canadian Left, 1900-1918].
"1902 General Election".
. (1904). ["Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario"](https://archive.org/details/journalsoflegisl38ontauoft/page/n37/mode/2up). *Legislative Assembly of Ontario*.
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