1867 Ontario general election

1867 Ontario general election
← outgoing members
82 seats in the 1st Legislative Assembly of Ontario ; 42 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	73.86%
	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).^[2] 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.^[3]

Results[]

Party		Leader	Candidates	Elected	Votes^[4]	%	Notes
	Conservative	John Sandfield Macdonald	78	41	80,111	50.28%	2 candidates were acclaimed and receive zero votes.
	Liberal	Archibald McKellar	80	41	77,689	48.76%	4 candidates were acclaimed and receive zero votes.
	Independents		13	0	1,521	0.95%
	Unknown		2	0	2	0.00%
Total Seats				82

Seats summary

Conservative			50.00%
Liberal			50.00%

References[]

^ https://results.elections.on.ca/en/data-explorer?fromYear=1867&toYear=2021&electionType=GE&electionId=1&levelOfDetail=election
^ "1867 General Election". Elections Ontario. Elections Ontario. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
^ "Ontario's 40th general election represents 100 years". . 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
^ "EFRS".

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[1] ttps://results.elections.on.ca/en/data-explorer?fromYear=1867&toYear=2021&electionType=GE&electionId=1&levelOfDetail=election

[2] "1867 General Election". Elections Ontario. Elections Ontario. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

[3] "Ontario's 40th general election represents 100 years". . 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2012-12-19.

[4] "EFRS".

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1867 Ontario general election

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