Ontario general election, 1911
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The Ontario general election, 1911 was the 13th general election held in the Province of Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. It was held on December 11, 1911, to elect the 106 Members of the 13th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
13th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The 13th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from December 11, 1911 until May 29, 1914, just prior to the 1914 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Conservative Party led by Sir James P. Whitney.- External links :*...

 (titled as Members of the Provincial Parliament or M.P.P.).

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
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...

, led by Newton Rowell
Newton Rowell
Newton Wesley Rowell, PC was a Canadian lawyer and politician and leading lay figure in the Methodist church. Rowell led the Ontario Liberal Party from 1911 to 1917 and put forward a platform advocating temperance...

, added three members to its caucus.

The legislature's sole Labour MLA, Allan Studholme
Allan Studholme
Allan Studholme was a Canadian trade unionist and politician.Born in England near Birmingham, Studholme worked from his childhood. He moved to Canada in 1878 living in Dundas and Guelph before settling in Hamilton in 1885 where he found work as a stove mounter...

 of Hamilton East, retained his seat.

Results

  Party Leader 1908
Ontario general election, 1908
The Ontario general election, 1908 was the 12th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 8, 1908, to elect the 106 Members of the 12th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ....

Elected % change
Conservative James P. Whitney 86 82 -4.7%
Liberal-Conservative   1  
Liberal
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...

Newton Rowell
Newton Rowell
Newton Wesley Rowell, PC was a Canadian lawyer and politician and leading lay figure in the Methodist church. Rowell led the Ontario Liberal Party from 1911 to 1917 and put forward a platform advocating temperance...

19 22 +15.8%
Labour   1 1 -
Total Seats 106 106 -

See also

  • Politics of Ontario
    Politics of Ontario
    The Province of Ontario is governed by a unicameral legislature, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, which operates in the Westminster system of government...

  • List of Ontario political parties
  • Premier of Ontario
    Premier of Ontario
    The Premier of Ontario is the first Minister of the Crown for the Canadian province of Ontario. The Premier is appointed as the province's head of government by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and presides over the Executive council, or Cabinet. The Executive Council Act The Premier of Ontario...

  • Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)
    Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)
    The Leader of the Opposition in Ontario is usually leader of the largest party in the Ontario legislature which is not the government. The current official opposition is formed by the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, and Tim Hudak is the current Leader of the Opposition.Ontario's first...

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