1911 Ontario general election

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.).

1911 Ontario general election

December 11, 1911
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 4 3 Percentage 55.6% 38.5% Swing 0.5pp 0.9pp
Premier before election James P. Whitney Liberal Premier after election James P. Whitney Conservative

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)

Political party		Party leader	MPPs					Votes
			Candidates	1908	Dissol.	1911	±	#	%	± (pp)
	Conservative	James P. Whitney	106	86		82	4	205,338	55.59%	0.49
	Liberal	Newton Rowell	78	19		22	3	142,245	38.51%	0.94
	Labour		7	1		1		8,965	2.43%	0.69
	Liberal–Conservative		1	–		1	1	1,130	0.31%	New
	Independent-Conservative		2	–	–	–		3,593	0.97%	0.39
	Independent		5	–	–	–		3,327	0.90%	0.22
	Socialist		7	–	–	–		3,206	0.87%	0.23
	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%	8.42

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

Riding	Winning party								Turnout	Votes
Name	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

  = 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

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

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

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.

Northern Ontario

  Algoma: Albert Grigg

  Fort William: Charles William Jarvis

  Kenora: Harold Arthur Clement Machin

  Manitoulin: Robert Roswell Gamey

  Nipissing: Henri Morel

  Port Arthur: Donald McDonald Hogarth

  Rainy River: James Arthur Mathieu (Lib-Con)

  Sault Ste. Marie: William Howard Hearst

  Sturgeon Falls: Zotique Mageau

  Sudbury: Charles McCrea

  Timiskaming: Robert Taylor Shillington

Ottawa Valley

  Carleton: Robert Herbert McElroy

  Lanark North: Richard Franklin Preston

  Lanark South: Arthur James Matheson

  Ottawa East: Napoléon Champagne

  Ottawa West: James Albert Ellis

  Prescott: Gustave Évanturel

  Renfrew North: Edward Arunah Dunlop

  Renfrew South: Thomas William McGarry

  Russell: Damase Racine

Saint Lawrence Valley

  Brockville: Albert Edward Donovan

  Dundas: James Pliny Whitney

  Glengarry: Hugh Munro

  Grenville: George Howard Ferguson

  Kingston: Arthur Edward Ross

  Leeds: John Robertson Dargavel

  Stormont: John Colborne Milligan

Central Ontario

  Addington: William David Black

  Durham East: Josiah Johnston Preston

  Durham West: John Henry Devitt

  Frontenac: Anthony McGuin Rankin

  Hastings East: Sandy Grant

  Hastings North: John Robert Cooke

  Hastings West: John Wesley Johnson

  Lennox: Thomas George Carscallen

  Northumberland East: Samuel Greerson Nesbitt

  Northumberland West: Samuel Clarke

  Peterborough East: James Thompson

  Peterborough West: Edward Armour Peck

  Prince Edward: Robert Addison Norman

  Victoria East: Robert Mercer Mason

  Victoria West: Adam Edward Vrooman

Georgian Bay

  Bruce North: Charles Martin Bowman

  Grey North: Alexander Grant MacKay

  Muskoka: Arthur Arnold Mahaffy

  Parry Sound: John Galna

  Simcoe Centre: Alfred Burke Thompson

  Simcoe East: James Irwin Hartt

  Simcoe South: Alexander Ferguson

  Simcoe West: James Stoddart Duff

Wentworth/Halton/Niagara

  Halton: Alfred Westland Nixon

  Hamilton East: Allan Studholme

  Hamilton West: John Strathearn Hendrie

  Lincoln: Elisha Jessop

  Monck: Thomas A. Marshall

  Welland: Evan Eugene Fraser

  Wentworth North: James McQueen

  Wentworth South: James Thomas Hammill Regan

Midwestern Ontario

  Brant: John Wesley Westbrook

  Brant South: Willoughby Staples Brewster

  Bruce Centre: William MacDonald

  Bruce South: John Anderson

  Dufferin: Charles Robert McKeown

  Grey Centre: Isaac Benson Lucas

  Grey South: David Jamieson

  Haldimand: Christian Kohler

  Huron Centre: William Proudfoot

  Huron North: Armstrong Musgrove

  Huron South: Henry Eilber

  Norfolk North: Thomas Robert Atkinson

  Norfolk South: Arthur Clarence Pratt

  Oxford North: Newton Wesley Rowell

  Oxford South: Thomas Richard Mayberry

  Perth North: James Torrance

  Perth South: John Benneweis

  Waterloo North: Henry George Lackner

  Waterloo South: George Pattinson

  Wellington East: Udney Richardson

  Wellington South: Henry Scholfield

  Wellington West: William Clarke Chambers

Southwestern Ontario

  Elgin East: Charles Andrew Brower

  Elgin West: Findlay George MacDiarmid

  Essex North: Joseph Octave Reaume

  Essex South: Charles N. Anderson

  Kent East: Walter Renwick Ferguson

  Kent West: George William Sulman

  Lambton East: Robert John McCormick

  Lambton West: William John Hanna

  London: Adam Beck

  Middlesex East: Robert Sutherland

  Middlesex North: Duncan MacArthur

  Middlesex West: John Campbell Elliott

Peel/York/Ontario

  Ontario North: William Henry Hoyle

  Ontario South: William Edmund Newton Sinclair

  Peel: Samuel Charters

  York East: Alexander McCowan

  York North: Thomas Herbert Lennox

  York West: Forbes Godfrey

Toronto

  Toronto East - A: Robert Allan Pyne

  Toronto East - B: Thomas Richard Whitesides

  Toronto North - A: William Kirkpatrick McNaught

  Toronto North - B: James Joseph Foy

  Toronto South - A: Edward William James Owens

  Toronto South - B: George Horace Gooderham

  Toronto West - A: Thomas Crawford

  Toronto West - B: William David McPherson

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:

Liberal to Conservative

• Middlesex North
• Ottawa East
• Perth South
• Renfrew North
• Simcoe East
• Stormont
• Wellington West
• Wentworth South

Conservative to Liberal

• Bruce Centre
• Glengarry
• Kent East
• Middlesex East
• Monck
• Norfolk North
• Ontario South
• Prescott
• Sturgeon Falls
• Wellington East
• Wentworth North

Conservative to Liberal-Conservative

• Rainy River

See also

• Politics of Ontario
• List of Ontario political parties
• Premier of Ontario
• Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)

Further reading

• Hopkins, J. Castell (1912). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1911. Toronto: The Annual Review Publishing Company.