Ontario general election, 1914

Ontario general election, 1914
Ontario general election, 1914
Ontario
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29 June 1914 (1914-06-29)
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111 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
30 seats were needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
  Newton Rowell.jpg James Whitney.jpg
Leader Newton Wesley Rowell James Whitney
Party Liberal [[Ontario Conservative Party|Template:Ontario Conservative Party/meta/shortname]]
Leader since 1911 1896
Seats before 22 24
Seats won 24 84

Premier before election

James Whitney
[[Conservative Party of Ontario|Template:Conservative Party of Ontario/meta/shortname]]

Elected Premier

James Whitney
[[Conservative Party of Ontario|Template:Conservative Party of Ontario/meta/shortname]]

The Ontario general election, 1914 was the 14th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 29, 1914, to elect the 111 Members of the 14th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").

The Ontario Conservative Party, led by Sir James P. Whitney, won a fourth consecutive term in government. Whitney died three months after the election and was succeeded by William Howard Hearst.

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Newton Wesley Rowell, formed the official opposition.

Independent Labour MLA Allan Studholme was re-elected in Hamilton East. He had held the seat since a 1906 by-election.

Results

  Party Leader 1911 Elected % change Popular vote
 % change
     Conservative James P. Whitney 82 84 +2.4% 55.3%  
     Liberal Newton Wesley Rowell 22 24 +9.1% 38.6%  
     Liberal-Temperance   1  
     Labour   1 1 - 1.3%  
     Liberal Independent   - 1      
Total 106 111 +4.7% 100%  

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