1867 Ontario general election
September 3, 1867 1871 →
82 seats in the 1st Legislative Assembly of Ontario
42 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout73.86%[1]
  First party Second party
 
Leader John Sandfield Macdonald Archibald McKellar
Party Conservative Liberal
Leader's seat Cornwall Bothwell
Seats won 41 41
Popular vote 80,111 77,689
Percentage 50.28% 48.76%
Premier after election

John Sandfield Macdonald
Conservative

The 1867 Ontario general election was the first general election held in the newly created Province of Ontario, Canada. Previously, the territory was known as Canada West, a part of the Province of Canada. The election was held on September 3, 1867, to elect the 82 members of the 1st Legislative Assembly (MLAs).[1] The dates of the election in 1867 varied from August 20 to September 26.

The Conservative Party, led by John Sandfield Macdonald, and the Ontario Liberal Party, led by Archibald McKellar, each won 41 seats. A coalition government was formed under the leadership of Macdonald.

Votes were recorded orally. Voter eligibility was only 13% of the population.[2]

Results

Elections to the 1st Parliament of Ontario (1867)[1]
Political party Party leader Candidates Seats Votes
# %
Conservative John Sandfield Macdonald 78 41 80,111 50.28%
Liberal Archibald McKellar 80 41 77,689 48.76%
Independent 15 – 1,523 0.96%
Total 173 82 159,323 100.00%
Registered electors 215,722
Acclamations █ Conservative 2
█ Liberal 4
Other candidates receiving nil votes[a 1] █ Independent 1
  1. ^ one in Lanark South


Seats summary
Conservative
 
 50.00%
Liberal
 
 50.00%

Synopsis of results

Results by riding - 1867 Ontario general election[1]
Riding Winning party Turnout Votes
Name[a 1] Party Votes Share Margin
# 		Margin
% 		Con Lib Ind Total
 
Addington Con 1,554 73.72% 1,003 47.58% 75.94% 1,554 551 3 2,108
Algoma Con 351 67.89% 224 43.33% 60.19% 351 127 39 517
Bothwell Lib 1,242 51.45% 70 2.90% 83.16% 1,172 1,242 – 2,414
Brant North Lib 706 53.16% 84 6.33% 72.69% 622 706 – 1,328
Brant South Con 1,268 54.37% 204 8.75% 71.45% 1,268 1,064 – 2,332
Brockville and Elizabethtown Con 630 51.05% 26 2.11% 75.38% 630 604 – 1,234
Bruce North Lib acclaimed
Bruce South Lib 1,726 50.10% 7 0.20% 84.83% 1,719 1,726 – 3,445
Cardwell Con 1,151 52.37% 104 4.73% 84.96% 1,151 1,047 – 2,198
Carleton Lib 987 47.29% 48 2.30% 88.13% 939 987 161 2,087
Cornwall Con 479 64.73% 218 29.46% 72.27% 479 261 – 740
Dundas Lib 1,162 53.57% 155 7.15% 79.42% 1,007 1,162 – 2,169
Durham East Con 1,208 95.19% 1,147 90.39% 43.88% 1,208 61 – 1,269
Durham West Lib 1,473 68.80% 805 37.60% 77.43% 668 1,473 – 2,141
Elgin East Con 1,431 50.44% 25 0.88% 75.47% 1,431 1,406 – 2,837
Elgin West Con 909 52.27% 79 4.54% 85.16% 909 830 – 1,739
Essex Con 1,566 53.69% 215 7.37% 75.41% 1,566 1,351 – 2,917
Frontenac Con 1,186 62.49% 476 25.08% 73.91% 1,186 710 2 1,898
Glengarry Con 1,149 56.71% 272 13.43% 82.59% 1,149 877 – 2,026
Grenville South Con 849 53.46% 110 6.93% 80.90% 849 739 – 1,588
Grey North Con 1,430 55.17% 268 10.34% 74.63% 1,430 1,162 – 2,592
Grey South Con 1,675 53.23% 203 6.45% 80.86% 1,675 1,472 – 3,147
Haldimand Lib 1,377 56.43% 314 12.87% 78.36% 1,063 1,377 – 2,440
Halton Lib 1,556 56.62% 364 13.25% 76.70% 1,192 1,556 – 2,748
Hamilton Lib 1,193 53.88% 172 7.77% 58.23% 1,021 1,193 – 2,214
Hastings East Con 908 57.65% 241 15.30% 75.21% 908 667 – 1,575
Hastings North Con 970 63.73% 418 27.46% 69.31% 970 552 – 1,522
Hastings West Con 940 72.92% 591 45.85% 54.50% 940 349 – 1,289
Huron North Con 2,030 50.80% 64 1.60% 72.48% 2,030 1,966 – 3,996
Huron South Lib 1,558 50.16% 10 0.32% 82.00% 1,548 1,558 – 3,106
Kent Lib 1,486 51.14% 66 2.27% 77.99% 1,420 1,486 – 2,906
Kingston Con 705 84.63% 577 69.27% 37.14% 705 128 – 833
Lambton Lib 2,107 65.80% 1,012 31.61% 75.41% 1,095 2,107 – 3,202
Lanark North Lib acclaimed
Lanark South Con 1,294 62.00% 503 24.10% 70.53% 1,294 791 2 2,087
Leeds North and Grenville North Lib 962 56.19% 212 12.38% 78.28% 750 962 – 1,712
Leeds South Con 1,380 50.13% 7 0.25% 83.96% 1,380 1,373 – 2,753
Lennox Con 1,222 53.29% 396 17.27% 66.35% 1,222 826 245 2,293
Lincoln Con acclaimed
London Con 948 61.00% 342 22.01% 56.00% 948 606 – 1,554
Middlesex East Lib 1,821 50.42% 30 0.83% 86.62% 1,791 1,821 – 3,612
Middlesex North Lib 1,084 43.69% 38 1.53% 84.79% 1,046 1,084 351 2,481
Middlesex West Con 1,100 52.08% 88 4.17% 87.45% 1,100 1,012 – 2,112
Monck Con 1,118 56.10% 243 12.19% 78.59% 1,118 875 – 1,993
Niagara Con 302 54.32% 48 8.63% 76.48% 302 254 – 556
Norfolk North Con 987 50.05% 2 0.10% 83.84% 987 985 – 1,972
Norfolk South Lib 975 50.47% 18 0.93% 78.06% 957 975 – 1,932
Northumberland East Lib 1,492 64.56% 675 29.21% 66.97% 817 1,492 2 2,311
Northumberland West Lib acclaimed
Ontario North Lib 1,694 58.70% 502 17.39% 79.26% 1,192 1,694 – 2,886
Ontario South Lib 1,367 56.35% 308 12.70% 83.60% 1,059 1,367 – 2,426
Ottawa Lib 810 68.76% 442 37.52% 41.49% 368 810 – 1,178
Oxford North Lib 1,187 55.36% 230 10.73% 58.34% 957 1,187 – 2,144
Oxford South Lib 1,399 54.52% 232 9.04% 74.64% 1,167 1,399 – 2,566
Peel Con 1,118 51.05% 46 2.10% 82.11% 1,118 1,072 – 2,190
Perth North Con 1,568 57.58% 413 15.17% 72.81% 1,568 1,155 – 2,723
Perth South Lib 1,552 56.56% 360 13.12% 80.16% 1,192 1,552 – 2,744
Peterborough East Con 996 62.52% 399 25.05% 80.82% 996 597 – 1,593
Peterborough West Con 670 50.68% 18 1.36% 78.50% 670 652 – 1,322
Prescott Lib 838 50.67% 22 1.33% 82.78% 816 838 – 1,654
Prince Edward Lib 1,605 58.66% 474 17.32% 76.53% 1,131 1,605 – 2,736
Renfrew North Con 802 71.74% 487 43.56% 80.26% 802 315 1 1,118
Renfrew South Lib 543 63.96% 237 27.92% 71.17% 306 543 – 849
Russell Con 1,287 65.33% 818 41.52% 68.95% 1,287 469 214 1,970
Simcoe North Lib 1,431 52.40% 131 4.80% 81.91% 1,300 1,431 – 2,731
Simcoe South Con acclaimed
Stormont Con 793 55.65% 161 11.30% 81.15% 793 632 – 1,425
Toronto East Con 1,178 56.28% 264 12.61% 49.80% 1,178 914 1 2,093
Toronto West Con 1,439 57.26% 365 14.52% 52.94% 1,439 1,074 – 2,513
Victoria North Lib 676 62.42% 269 24.84% 79.87% 407 676 – 1,083
Victoria South Lib acclaimed
Waterloo North Lib 908 50.67% 24 1.34% 71.68% 884 908 – 1,792
Waterloo South Lib 1,309 57.59% 345 15.18% 81.59% 964 1,309 – 2,273
Welland Lib 1,298 54.22% 202 8.44% 68.52% 1,096 1,298 – 2,394
Wellington Centre Con 1,106 44.36% 58 2.33% 79.24% 1,106 1,048 339 2,493
Wellington North Lib 1,434 51.29% 72 2.58% 81.04% 1,362 1,434 – 2,796
Wellington South Lib 940 58.42% 271 16.84% 74.56% 669 940 – 1,609
Wentworth North Lib 1,139 50.44% 20 0.89% 79.93% 1,119 1,139 – 2,258
Wentworth South Lib 1,002 50.07% 3 0.15% 83.24% 999 1,002 – 2,001
York East Lib 1,193 58.25% 338 16.50% 72.37% 855 1,193 – 2,048
York North Lib 1,369 54.20% 212 8.39% 73.90% 1,157 1,369 – 2,526
York West Con 587 46.44% 73 5.78% 56.71% 587 514 163 1,264
  1. ^ order is as given in EO reports
  = elected by acclamation
  = turnout is above provincial average
  = was a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
  = was a member of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
  = multiple candidates

MLAs elected by region and riding

Party designations are as follows:

  Liberal
  Conservative


  1. ^ a b c d also an MP in the House of Commons of Canada

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "1867 General Election". Elections Ontario. Elections Ontario. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Ontario's 40th general election represents 100 years". Orléans Star. September 27, 2011. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
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