1908 Ontario general election

1908 Ontario general election

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106 seats in the 12th Legislative Assembly of Ontario 54 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader James P. Whitney Alexander Grant MacKay Party Conservative Liberal Leader since 1896 1907 Leader's seat Dundas Grey North Last election 69 28 Seats won 86 19 Seat change 17 9
Premier before election James P. Whitney Conservative Premier after election James P. Whitney Conservative

The 1908 Ontario general election 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 ("MLAs").^[1]

The Ontario Conservative Party, led by Sir James P. Whitney, was elected for a second term in government, increasing its majority in the Legislature significantly.

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Alexander Grant MacKay, continued to lose seats.

Allan Studholme became the province's first Labour MLA as the result of a 1906 Hamilton East by-election. He was re-elected in the 1908 general election and would remain in the legislature until his death in 1919.

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.