The 1879 Ontario general election was the fourth general election held in the province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 5, 1879, to elect the 88 members of the 4th Legislative Assembly ("MLAs"). The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Oliver Mowat, won a third term in government with a larger majority in the legislature. The Ontario Conservative Party, led by William Ralph Meredith, continued to lose seats.

Results

! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party ! rowspan=2 | Party leader ! colspan=4 | MLAs ! colspan=4 | Votes ! Candidates !1879 !± !# ! ± !% ! ± (pp) ! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total ! " colspan="2"|88 ! " colspan="2"|247,857 ! " 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|#DCDCDC|Independent Conservative}}

Notes and references