Ontario general election, 1908

Ontario general election, 1908

June 8, 1908

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-designate James P. Whitney Conservative

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 ("MLAs").

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.

Results

	Party	Leader	1905	Elected	% change
	Conservative	James P. Whitney	69	86	+24.6%
	Liberal	Alexander Grant MacKay	28	19	-25.0%
	Labour			1
	Liberal Independent		1	-
Total Seats			98	106	+8.2%

See also

• Politics of Ontario
• List of Ontario political parties
• Premier of Ontario
• Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)