1911 Ontario general election

1911 Ontario general election
← 1908 December 11, 1911 1914 →
106 seats in the 13th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
54 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader James P. Whitney Newton Rowell
Party Conservative Liberal
Leader since 1896 1911
Leader's seat Dundas Oxford North
Last election 86 19
Seats won 82 22
Seat change Decrease4 Increase3
Percentage 55.6% 38.5%
Swing Increase0.5pp Decrease0.9pp
Premier before election

James P. Whitney
Liberal

Premier after election

James P. Whitney
Conservative

The 1911 Ontario general election was the 13th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on December 11, 1911, to elect the 106 Members of the 13th Legislative Assembly of Ontario (titled as Members of the Provincial Parliament or M.P.P.).[1]

The Ontario Conservative Party, led by Sir James P. Whitney, was elected for a third consecutive term in government, with a slight reduced majority in the Legislature.

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Newton Rowell, added three members to its caucus.

The legislature's sole Labour MLA, Allan Studholme of Hamilton East, retained his seat.

The four Toronto districts each elected two members in this election. Each seat was contested separately, with each voter in the district allowed to vote for a candidate in each contest.

Results

Elections to the 13th Parliament of Ontario (1911)[1]
Political party Party leader MPPs Votes
Candidates 1908 Dissol. 1911 ± # % ± (pp)
Conservative James P. Whitney 106 86 82 4Decrease 205,338 55.59% 0.49Increase
Liberal Newton Rowell 78 19 22 3Increase 142,245 38.51% 0.94Decrease
Labour 7 1 1 Steady 8,965 2.43% 0.69Increase
Liberal–Conservative 1 – 1 1Increase 1,130 0.31% New
Independent-Conservative 2 – – – 3,593 0.97% 0.39Decrease
Independent 5 – – – 3,327 0.90% 0.22Increase
Socialist 7 – – – 3,206 0.87% 0.23Increase
Conservative-Temperance 1 – – – 1,604 0.43% New
Total 207 106 106 106 369,408 100.00%
Blank and invalid ballots 4,390
Registered voters / turnout 581,657 64.26% 8.42Decrease
Seats and popular vote by party
Party Seats Votes Change (pp)
Conservative
82 / 106
55.59%
 0.49 0.49
 
Liberal
22 / 106
38.51%
 -0.94
 
Other
2 / 106
5.90%
 0.45 0.45
 

Synopsis of results

Results by riding - 1911 Ontario general election[1]
Riding Winning party Turnout Votes
Name[a 1] 1908 Party Votes Share Margin
# 		Margin
% 		Con L-Con Lib Lab I-Con Soc C-Tmp Ind Total
 
Addington Con Con acclaimed
Algoma Con Con 1,723 61.87% 661 23.73% 53.34% 1,723 – 1,062 – – – – – 2,785
Brant North Con Con 1,722 52.69% 176 5.39% 68.81% 1,722 – 1,546 – – – – – 3,268
Brant South Con Con 3,201 53.19% 384 6.38% 77.02% 3,201 – 2,817 – – – – – 6,018
Brockville Con Con 2,090 52.99% 449 11.38% 73.15% 2,090 – 1,641 – – 213 – – 3,944
Bruce Centre Con Lib 1,727 51.55% 104 3.10% 78.92% 1,623 – 1,727 – – – – – 3,350
Bruce North Lib Lib 2,182 54.92% 391 9.84% 72.94% 1,791 – 2,182 – – – – – 3,973
Bruce South Lib Lib 1,894 54.38% 305 8.76% 76.39% 1,589 – 1,894 – – – – – 3,483
Carleton Con Con 1,347 60.13% 454 20.27% 88.24% 1,347 – 893 – – – – – 2,240
Dufferin Con Con 1,880 53.96% 276 7.92% 62.10% 1,880 – – – – – 1,604 – 3,484
Dundas Con Con 2,239 62.95% 921 25.89% 68.32% 2,239 – 1,318 – – – – – 3,557
Durham East Con Con acclaimed
Durham West Con Con 1,553 53.92% 226 7.85% 82.49% 1,553 – 1,327 – – – – – 2,880
Elgin East Con Con 2,127 57.91% 581 15.82% 69.29% 2,127 – 1,546 – – – – – 3,673
Elgin West Con Con 3,188 62.41% 1,268 24.82% 59.69% 3,188 – 1,920 – – – – – 5,108
Essex North Con Con 2,586 42.46% 53 0.87% 54.46% 2,586 – 972 – 2,533 – – – 6,091
Essex South Con Con 2,665 51.25% 130 2.50% 74.93% 2,665 – 2,535 – – – – – 5,200
Fort William Con Con 1,363 43.53% 254 8.11% 52.04% 1,363 – 1,109 – – – – 659 3,131
Frontenac Con Con 1,641 61.67% 621 23.34% 59.29% 1,641 – 1,020 – – – – – 2,661
Glengarry Con Lib 1,988 53.56% 264 7.11% 67.83% 1,724 – 1,988 – – – – – 3,712
Grenville Con Con acclaimed
Grey Centre Con Con 2,223 67.90% 1,172 35.80% 54.31% 2,223 – 1,051 – – – – – 3,274
Grey North Lib Lib 3,635 55.67% 741 11.35% 71.93% 2,894 – 3,635 – – – – – 6,529
Grey South Con Con 2,281 54.32% 363 8.64% 69.96% 2,281 – 1,918 – – – – – 4,199
Haldimand Lib Lib 1,924 56.21% 425 12.42% 78.23% 1,499 – 1,924 – – – – – 3,423
Halton Con Con 2,385 53.74% 332 7.48% 70.52% 2,385 – 2,053 – – – – – 4,438
Hamilton East Lab Lab 3,521 55.34% 679 10.67% 63.65% 2,842 – – 3,521 – – – – 6,363
Hamilton West Con Con 2,594 69.30% 1,445 38.61% 49.32% 2,594 – 1,149 – – – – – 3,743
Hastings East Con Con acclaimed
Hastings North Con Con acclaimed
Hastings West Con Con acclaimed
Huron Centre Lib Lib 2,148 52.65% 216 5.29% 77.16% 1,932 – 2,148 – – – – – 4,080
Huron North Con Con 2,210 53.21% 267 6.43% 80.94% 2,210 – 1,943 – – – – – 4,153
Huron South Con Con 2,261 53.29% 279 6.58% 82.70% 2,261 – 1,982 – – – – – 4,243
Kenora Con Con 1,179 61.66% 446 23.33% 46.40% 1,179 – 733 – – – – – 1,912
Kent East Con Lib 2,452 52.26% 212 4.52% 70.47% 2,240 – 2,452 – – – – – 4,692
Kent West Con Con 3,106 58.11% 867 16.22% 55.76% 3,106 – – – – – – 2,239 5,345
Kingston Con Con acclaimed
Lambton East Lib Lib 2,170 51.05% 89 2.09% 78.10% 2,081 – 2,170 – – – – – 4,251
Lambton West Con Con 3,969 57.71% 1,061 15.43% 67.85% 3,969 – 2,908 – – – – – 6,877
Lanark North Con Con acclaimed
Lanark South Con Con acclaimed
Leeds Con Con 1,995 52.12% 162 4.23% 72.24% 1,995 – 1,833 – – – – – 3,828
Lennox Con Con 1,450 51.40% 79 2.80% 76.66% 1,450 – 1,371 – – – – – 2,821
Lincoln Con Con acclaimed
London Con Con acclaimed
Manitoulin Con Con 1,254 74.69% 829 49.37% 38.85% 1,254 – 425 – – – – – 1,679
Middlesex East Con Lib 2,039 50.31% 25 0.62% 69.27% 2,014 – 2,039 – – – – – 4,053
Middlesex North Lib Con 1,991 50.44% 35 0.89% 75.39% 1,991 – 1,956 – – – – – 3,947
Middlesex West Lib Lib 1,767 59.86% 582 19.72% 73.09% 1,185 – 1,767 – – – – – 2,952
Monck Con Lib 1,875 52.14% 154 4.28% 75.87% 1,721 – 1,875 – – – – – 3,596
Muskoka Con Con 1,970 77.87% 1,410 55.73% 45.71% 1,970 – 560 – – – – – 2,530
Nipissing Con Con 1,800 64.47% 808 28.94% 50.17% 1,800 – 992 – – – – – 2,792
Norfolk North Con Lib 1,740 55.20% 328 10.41% 74.56% 1,412 – 1,740 – – – – – 3,152
Norfolk South Con Con 1,423 56.99% 377 15.10% 66.99% 1,423 – 1,046 – – 28 – – 2,497
Northumberland East Con Con 2,311 64.21% 1,023 28.42% 61.80% 2,311 – 1,288 – – – – – 3,599
Northumberland West Lib Lib 1,615 53.89% 233 7.77% 79.75% 1,382 – 1,615 – – – – – 2,997
Ontario North Con Con 1,971 57.21% 497 14.43% 73.77% 1,971 – 1,474 – – – – – 3,445
Ontario South Con Lib 2,577 52.52% 247 5.03% 73.50% 2,330 – 2,577 – – – – – 4,907
Ottawa East Lib Con 2,842 64.46% 1,275 28.92% 60.57% 2,842 – 1,567 – – – – – 4,409
Ottawa West Con Con 4,398 65.70% 2,102 31.40% 48.42% 4,398 – 2,296 – – – – – 6,694
Oxford North Lib Lib 2,651 55.90% 560 11.81% 68.09% 2,091 – 2,651 – – – – – 4,742
Oxford South Lib Lib 2,457 52.15% 203 4.31% 73.24% 2,254 – 2,457 – – – – – 4,711
Parry Sound Con Con 2,218 65.99% 1,075 31.98% 35.75% 2,218 – 1,143 – – – – – 3,361
Peel Con Con 2,705 57.63% 716 15.25% 70.55% 2,705 – 1,989 – – – – – 4,694
Perth North Con Con 3,523 52.79% 372 5.57% 77.13% 3,523 – 3,151 – – – – – 6,674
Perth South Lib Con 2,388 50.78% 73 1.55% 80.47% 2,388 – 2,315 – – – – – 4,703
Peterborough East Con Con 1,579 56.90% 503 18.13% 61.98% 1,579 – 1,076 – – – – 120 2,775
Peterborough West Con Con 2,674 56.53% 618 13.07% 62.49% 2,674 – 2,056 – – – – – 4,730
Port Arthur Con Con 1,515 72.56% 942 45.11% 42.79% 1,515 – – – – 573 – – 2,088
Prescott Con Lib 1,976 53.87% 284 7.74% 59.84% 1,692 – 1,976 – – – – – 3,668
Prince Edward Con Con 2,286 57.37% 587 14.73% 75.92% 2,286 – 1,699 – – – – – 3,985
Rainy River Con L-Con 1,130 57.24% 286 14.49% 54.14% 844 1,130 – – – – – – 1,974
Renfrew North Lib Con acclaimed
Renfrew South Con Con acclaimed
Russell Lib Lib 3,041 64.16% 1,342 28.31% 54.74% 1,699 – 3,041 – – – – – 4,740
Sault Ste. Marie Con Con acclaimed
Simcoe Centre Con Con 1,791 51.36% 95 2.72% 66.18% 1,791 – 1,696 – – – – – 3,487
Simcoe East Lib Con 3,103 52.80% 329 5.60% 65.37% 3,103 – 2,774 – – – – – 5,877
Simcoe South Con Con acclaimed
Simcoe West Con Con acclaimed
Stormont Lib Con 2,249 52.63% 225 5.27% 63.45% 2,249 – 2,024 – – – – – 4,273
Sturgeon Falls Con Lib 885 54.53% 147 9.06% 66.44% 738 – 885 – – – – – 1,623
Sudbury Con Con 2,541 68.90% 1,394 37.80% 29.16% 2,541 – – – – 1,147 – – 3,688
Timiskaming Con Con 2,403 52.91% 264 5.81% 40.68% 2,403 – 2,139 – – – – – 4,542
Toronto East - A Con Con 3,299 78.16% 2,239 53.04% 32.07% 3,299 – – 922 – – – – 4,221
Toronto East – B Con Con 2,767 63.77% 1,707 39.34% 33.27% 2,767 – – 512 1,060 – – – 4,339
Toronto North - A Con Con 5,165 79.73% 2,049 31.63% 44.92% 5,165 – – 1,313 – – – – 6,478
Toronto North – B Con Con 3,824 53.72% 708 9.95% 49.36% 3,824 – 3,116 178 – – – – 7,118
Toronto South - A Con Con 2,594 77.11% 1,824 54.22% 29.34% 2,594 – – 770 – – – – 3,364
Toronto South – B Con Con 2,647 78.87% 1,877 55.93% 29.27% 2,647 – 709 – – – – – 3,356
Toronto West - A Con Con 5,469 75.93% 3,720 51.65% 30.56% 5,469 – 1,519 – – – – 215 7,203
Toronto West – B Con Con 5,225 74.92% 3,476 49.84% 29.59% 5,225 – – 1,749 – – – – 6,974
Victoria East Con Con acclaimed
Victoria West Con Con 1,836 50.14% 104 2.84% 68.21% 1,836 – 1,732 – – – – 94 3,662
Waterloo North Con Con 3,059 47.95% 193 3.03% 69.51% 3,059 – 2,866 – – 454 – – 6,379
Waterloo South Con Con 2,770 54.05% 997 19.45% 59.48% 2,770 – 1,773 – – 582 – – 5,125
Welland Con Con 3,511 56.47% 805 12.95% 61.62% 3,511 – 2,706 – – – – – 6,217
Wellington East Con Lib 1,932 54.78% 337 9.55% 72.46% 1,595 – 1,932 – – – – – 3,527
Wellington South Con Con 2,912 54.19% 450 8.37% 72.76% 2,912 – 2,462 – – – – – 5,374
Wellington West Lib Con 1,778 51.82% 125 3.64% 77.44% 1,778 – 1,653 – – – – – 3,431
Wentworth North Con Lib 1,723 50.42% 29 0.85% 81.92% 1,694 – 1,723 – – – – – 3,417
Wentworth South Lib Con 1,496 48.32% 105 3.39% 49.75% 1,496 – 1,391 – – 209 – – 3,096
York East Con Con 2,337 60.05% 782 20.09% 36.56% 2,337 – 1,555 – – – – – 3,892
York North Con Con 3,023 54.44% 493 8.88% 84.46% 3,023 – 2,530 – – – – – 5,553
York West Con Con 2,847 65.16% 1,325 30.33% 39.79% 2,847 – 1,522 – – – – – 4,369
  1. ^ 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


Analysis

Party candidates in 2nd place[1]
Party in 1st place Party in 2nd place Total
Accl Con Lib Lab I-Con Soc Ind C-Tmp
Conservative 17 55 4 2 2 1 1 82
Liberal–Conservative 1 1
Liberal 22 22
Labour 1 1
Total 17 24 55 4 2 2 1 1 106
Candidates ranked 1st to 3rd place, by party[1]
Parties Accl 1st 2nd 3rd
█ Conservative 17 65 24
█ Liberal 22 55 1
█ Labour 1 4 2
█ Liberal–Conservative 1
█ Socialist 2 5
█ Independent Conservative 2
█ Independent 1 4
█ Conservative-Temperance 1
Resulting composition of the 10th Legislative Assembly of Ontario[1]
Source Party
Con L-Con Lib Lab Total
Seats retained Incumbents returned 47 9 1 57
Acclamations 17 17
Open seats held 11 2 13
Seats changing hands Incumbents defeated 3 1 7 11
Open seats gained 4 4
Total 82 1 22 1 106

MLAs elected by region and riding

Party designations are as follows:

  Conservative
  Liberal
  Labour

Italicized names indicate members returned by acclamation.

Seats that changed hands

Elections to the 12th Parliament of Ontario – unaltered seats won/lost by party, 1908–1911
Party 1908 Gain from (loss to) 1911
Con Lib Lab L-Con
Conservative 86 8 (11) (1) 82
Liberal 19 11 (8) 22
Labour 1 1
Liberal–Conservative – 1 1
Total 106 12 (8) 8 (11) – – – (1) 106

Twenty seats changed allegiance from the previous election:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "1911 General Election". Elections Ontario. Elections Ontario. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

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