1898 Ontario general election
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.
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.
Ottawa had two seats, and plurality block voting was used. Elsewhere the first-past-the-post election system was used.
Results
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Synopsis of results
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Analysis
| Parties | Accl | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| 2 | 49 | 37 | 3 | ||
| 41 | 44 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 1 | |||||
| 10 | 8 | ||||
| 1 |
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'''
Seats that changed hands
There were 50 seats that changed allegiance in the election:Conservative to Liberal
Liberal/Patrons of Industry to Liberal
Conservative/PPA to Liberal
Liberal/PPA to Liberal
Independent-Conservative/PPA to Liberal
Liberal to Conservative
- Grey North
- Hamilton East
- Hamilton West
- Hastings West
- Huron South
- Ontario North
- Ontario South
- Ottawa
- Renfrew North
- Simcoe Centre
- Victoria West
- Waterloo North
- Waterloo South
- Wentworth North
Conservative/PPA to Conservative
Patrons of Industry to Conservative
Conservative/Patrons of Industry to Conservative
Liberal/PPA to Conservative
PPA to Conservative
Conservative/Patrons of Industry to Independent-Conservative
MLAs changing parties
Six members changed their principal affiliation from the previous election:| Riding | MLA | 1894 | 1898 |
| Kent West | Thomas Letson Pardo | ||
| Middlesex North | William Henry Taylor | ||
| Parry Sound | William Rabb Beatty | ||
| Durham West | William Henry Reid | ||
| Cardwell | Edward Alfred Little | ||
| Carleton | George Nelson Kidd |