The 1875 Ontario general election was the third general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on January 18, 1875, to elect the 88 Members of the 3rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs"). The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Oliver Mowat, increased its majority in the Legislature for its second term in government. The Ontario Conservative Party, led by Matthew Crooks Cameron lost four of its seats.

Electoral reforms

The Legislative Assembly had passed several pieces of legislation that impacted on the current election:

Redistribution of ridings

The Assembly was increased from 82 to 88 members, through the following changes: ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party ! rowspan=2 | Party leader ! colspan=4 | MLAs ! colspan=4 | Votes ! Candidates !1875 !± !# ! ± !% ! ± (pp) ! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total ! " colspan="2"|88 ! " colspan="2"|190,966 ! " colspan="2"| 100.00%

Synopsis of results

Analysis

MLAs elected by region and riding

Party designations are as follows: {{legend|#EA6D6A|Liberal}} {{legend|#9999FF|Conservative}} {{legend|#9999FF|Liberal-Conservative}} {{legend|#DCDCDC|Independent Conservative}} {{legend|#DCDCDC|Independent Liberal}}

Controverted elections

The following constituencies had elections which were declared void, for which writs of election were issued and elections held prior to the opening of the first session of the new Legislature:

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