# 1894 Ontario general election

The 1894 Ontario general election was the eighth general election held in the province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 26, 1894, to elect the 94 Members of the 8th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").
The main issues were the Liberals' "Ontario System", as well as French language schools, farmer interests, support for Toronto business, woman suffrage, the temperance movement, and the demands of labour unions.
The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Oliver Mowat, formed the government for the seventh consecutive parliament, even though some of its members were elected under joint banners: either with the Patrons of Industry or the Protestant Protective Association.
The Ontario Conservative Party, led by William Ralph Meredith, formed the official opposition.
The Patrons of Industry, a farmers' organization formed in 1890, cooperated with the urban labour movement to address the political frustrations of both groups with big business. Sixteen members of the Legislative Assembly were elected with Patrons of Industry support—12 Liberals, one Conservative, and three who ran only under the "Patrons of Industry" banner.
The Protestant Protective Association (PPA) was an anti-Catholic group, associated with the Orange Order. It campaigned against the rights of Catholics and French-Canadians, and argued that Roman Catholics were attempting to take over Ontario. Nine candidates were elected with PPA support, 6 Conservatives, 1 Liberal and 2 who ran only under the PPA banner. The PPA worked most closely with the Conservative opposition.
Ottawa was given a second seat, and plurality block voting was used. Elsewhere the first-past-the-post election system was used. The Toronto district had been divided into separate single member districts, as part of the expansion of the Assembly

## Expansion of the Legislative Assembly

An Act passed just prior to the election increased the size of the Assembly from 91 to 94 seats:
   * Toronto, a riding that returned three MLAs, was divided into Toronto East, Toronto North, Toronto South and Toronto West.
   * Hamilton, a single-member constituency, was divided into Hamilton East and Hamilton West.
   * Ottawa became a two-member riding.

## Results

Elections to the 8th Parliament of Ontario (1894) :
| Political party | Political party | Party leader | MPPs | MPPs | MPPs | MPPs | MPPs | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Political party | Political party | Party leader | Candidates | 1890 | Dissol. | 1894 | ± | # | % | ± (pp) |
| | Liberal | Oliver Mowat | 80 | 53 | | 45 | 8 | 153,826 | 40.99% | 8.64 |
| | Conservative | William Ralph Meredith | 56 | 34 | | 23 | 11 | 104,369 | 27.81% | 12.07 |
| | Liberal-Patrons | | 26 | – | – | 12 | 12 | 44,029 | 11.73% | New |
| | Conservative–P.P.A. | | 13 | – | – | 5 | 5 | 24,616 | 6.56% | New |
| | Patrons of Industry | Joseph Longford Haycock | 7 | – | – | 3 | 3 | 10,465 | 2.79% | New |
| | Conservative-Patrons | | 7 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 11,608 | 3.09% | New |
| | Liberal-P.P.A. | | 2 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 3,649 | 0.97% | New |
| | Protestant Protective Association | | 8 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 11,015 | 2.94% | New |
| | Independent-Conservative-PPA | | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2,326 | 0.62% | New |
| | Independent | | 9 | – | – | – | | 9,374 | 2.50% | New |
| | Liberal-Equal Rights | | | 2 | – | – | 2 | Did not campaign | Did not campaign | Did not campaign |
| | Conservative-Equal Rights | | | 2 | – | – | 2 | Did not campaign | Did not campaign | Did not campaign |
| | Vacant | | | | | | | | | |
| Total | Total | Total | 209 | 91 | 91 | 94 | | 375,277 | 100.00% | |
| Blank and invalid ballots | Blank and invalid ballots | Blank and invalid ballots | Blank and invalid ballots | Blank and invalid ballots | Blank and invalid ballots | Blank and invalid ballots | Blank and invalid ballots | 3,886 | | |
| Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | 539,358 | 70.30% | 0.70 |
Seats and popular vote by party of major influence :
| Party | Seats | Votes | Change (pp) | Change (pp) |
| Liberal | 45 / 94 | 40.99% | -8.64 | |
| Conservative | 23 / 94 | 27.81% | -12.07 | |
| Patrons of Industry | 17 / 94 | 17.61% | 17.61 | 17.61 |
| Protestant Protective Association | 9 / 94 | 11.09% | 11.09 | 11.09 |
| Equal Rights | 0 / 94 | 0.00% | -10.00 | |
| Other | 0 / 94 | 3.12% | 2.01 | 2.01 |
* 1 2 Straight party support only. Other MLAs sponsored by Patrons of Industry, PPA or Equal Rights Party are allocated to the latter, to show extent of influence.
* ↑ Associated with the Orange Order.
Before the Legislature's first session opened, four by-elections were called. William Ralph Meredith (London) resigned to accept appointment as a judge, while the elections of James M. Savage (Algoma West), John Senn (Haldimand) and Edward H. Smythe (Kingston) were overturned on appeal. The Liberals won all four Conservative seats, thus securing a majority in the Assembly. That, together with the inability of the Patrons of Industry and the Conservatives to combine on any issue, ensured the Liberals' hold on power.

### Synopsis of results

Results by riding - 1890 Ontario general election :
| Riding | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Turnout | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Name | 1890 | 1890 | Party | Party | Votes | Share | Margin # | Margin % | Turnout | Lib | Con | POI | PPA | Ind | Total |
| Addington | | Con | | Con | 1,849 | 52.89% | 202 | 5.78% | 75.79% | 1,647 | 1,849 | – | – | – | 3,496 |
| Algoma East | | Con | | Lib | 1,982 | 50.85% | 66 | 1.69% | 50.48% | 1,982 | 1,916 | – | – | – | 3,898 |
| Algoma West | | Lib | | Con | 1,137 | 50.13% | 6 | 0.26% | 52.42% | 1,131 | 1,137 | – | – | – | 2,268 |
| Brant North | | Lib | | Lib | 1,192 | 61.44% | 444 | 22.89% | 77.41% | 1,192 | – | 748 | – | – | 1,940 |
| Brant South | | Lib | | Lib | 2,597 | 56.74% | 617 | 13.48% | 79.56% | 2,597 | – | – | 1,980 | – | 4,577 |
| Brockville | | Lib | | Lib | 2,045 | 53.49% | 267 | 6.98% | 71.43% | 2,045 | 1,778 | – | – | – | 3,823 |
| Bruce Centre | | Lib | | L-PI | 1,932 | 57.97% | 531 | 15.93% | 69.91% | 1,401 | – | 1,932 | – | – | 3,333 |
| Bruce North | | Con | | L-PP | 1,369 | 39.35% | 246 | 7.07% | 63.61% | 1,123 | 987 | – | 1,369 | – | 3,479 |
| Bruce South | | Lib | | Lib | 1,913 | 52.05% | 151 | 4.11% | 68.91% | 1,913 | – | 1,762 | – | – | 3,675 |
| Cardwell | | Con | | C-PI | 1,888 | 54.93% | 345 | 10.04% | 65.18% | 6 | – | 3,431 | – | – | 3,437 |
| Carleton | | Con | | C-PI | 1,986 | 63.61% | 850 | 27.23% | 68.07% | – | 1,136 | 1,986 | – | – | 3,122 |
| Dufferin | | C-ER | | PI | 2,465 | 57.05% | 609 | 14.09% | 71.28% | – | 1,856 | 2,465 | – | – | 4,321 |
| Dundas | | Con | | Con | 2,010 | 52.44% | 187 | 4.88% | 77.22% | – | 2,010 | 1,823 | – | – | 3,833 |
| Durham East | | C-ER | | Con | 1,746 | 56.49% | 401 | 12.97% | 66.84% | – | 1,746 | – | 1,345 | – | 3,091 |
| Durham West | | Lib | | C-PP | 1,646 | 50.94% | 61 | 1.89% | 84.42% | 1,585 | – | – | 1,646 | – | 3,231 |
| Elgin East | | Con | | Con | 1,700 | 43.72% | 366 | 9.41% | 74.35% | 1,334 | 1,700 | 854 | – | – | 3,888 |
| Elgin West | | Con | | L-PI | 2,851 | 51.55% | 171 | 3.09% | 80.82% | – | 2,680 | 2,851 | – | – | 5,531 |
| Essex North | | Con | | Lib | 1,843 | 42.46% | 246 | 5.67% | 54.60% | 1,843 | 901 | 1,597 | – | – | 4,341 |
| Essex South | | Lib | | Lib | 2,521 | 52.82% | 789 | 16.53% | 79.15% | 2,521 | – | 520 | 1,732 | – | 4,773 |
| Frontenac | | Con | | L-PI | 1,517 | 52.26% | 131 | 4.51% | 61.94% | – | 1,386 | 1,517 | – | – | 2,903 |
| Glengarry | | Lib | | L-PI | 2,030 | 55.22% | 384 | 10.45% | 70.96% | – | – | 2,030 | – | 1,646 | 3,676 |
| Grenville | | Con | | Con | 1,826 | 47.88% | 492 | 12.90% | 64.99% | 1,334 | 1,826 | – | 654 | – | 3,814 |
| Grey Centre | | Con | | PPA | 1,735 | 42.67% | 542 | 13.33% | 67.33% | 1,138 | – | – | 2,928 | – | 4,066 |
| Grey North | | Lib | | Lib | 1,646 | 38.09% | 213 | 4.93% | 66.04% | 1,646 | 1,242 | – | 1,433 | – | 4,321 |
| Grey South | | Con | | PI | 2,401 | 59.83% | 789 | 19.66% | 69.29% | 1,612 | – | 2,401 | – | – | 4,013 |
| Haldimand | | Lib | | Con | 1,693 | 50.22% | 15 | 0.44% | 76.00% | 1,678 | 1,693 | – | – | – | 3,371 |
| Halton | | Con | | Con | 2,269 | 51.25% | 111 | 2.51% | 77.10% | 2,158 | 2,269 | – | – | – | 4,427 |
| Hamilton East | New | New | | Lib | 2,348 | 51.09% | 100 | 2.18% | 78.01% | 2,348 | – | – | 2,248 | – | 4,596 |
| Hamilton West | New | New | | Lib | 2,468 | 55.10% | 457 | 10.20% | 78.80% | 2,468 | – | – | 2,011 | – | 4,479 |
| Hastings East | | Con | | L-PI | 1,574 | 52.70% | 161 | 5.39% | 63.32% | 1,413 | – | 1,574 | – | – | 2,987 |
| Hastings North | | Con | | PI | 1,782 | 50.71% | 50 | 1.42% | 61.37% | – | 1,732 | 1,782 | – | – | 3,514 |
| Hastings West | | Lib | | Lib | 1,473 | 51.41% | 81 | 2.83% | 56.05% | 1,473 | – | – | – | 1,392 | 2,865 |
| Huron East | | Lib | | Lib | 2,129 | 55.95% | 453 | 11.91% | 74.44% | 2,129 | – | 1,676 | – | – | 3,805 |
| Huron South | | Lib | | Lib | 2,335 | 50.24% | 22 | 0.47% | 79.03% | 2,335 | 2,313 | – | – | – | 4,648 |
| Huron West | | Lib | | Lib | 2,263 | 50.85% | 76 | 1.71% | 73.39% | 2,263 | – | 2,187 | – | – | 4,450 |
| Kent East | | Lib | | Lib | 2,365 | 55.03% | 432 | 10.05% | 61.62% | 2,365 | – | 1,933 | – | – | 4,298 |
| Kent West | | Con | | L-PI | 3,106 | 54.52% | 515 | 9.04% | 71.59% | – | 2,591 | 3,106 | – | – | 5,697 |
| Kingston | | Con | | Con | 1,710 | 50.01% | 1 | 0.03% | 80.89% | 1,709 | 1,710 | – | – | – | 3,419 |
| Lambton East | | Lib | | IC-PP | 2,326 | 52.06% | 184 | 4.12% | 78.15% | 2,142 | – | – | 2,326 | – | 4,468 |
| Lambton West | | Lib | | C-PP | 3,044 | 50.73% | 88 | 1.47% | 63.63% | 2,956 | – | – | 3,044 | – | 6,000 |
| Lanark North | | L-ER | | Con | 1,499 | 50.44% | 26 | 0.87% | 75.08% | 1,473 | 1,499 | – | – | – | 2,972 |
| Lanark South | | Con | | Con | 1,830 | 53.03% | 623 | 18.05% | 69.08% | 1,207 | 1,830 | – | 414 | – | 3,451 |
| Leeds | | Con | | Con | 1,999 | 55.14% | 373 | 10.29% | 65.02% | – | 1,999 | 1,626 | – | – | 3,625 |
| Lennox | | Con | | Con | 1,089 | 39.09% | 112 | 4.02% | 67.24% | 977 | 1,089 | 720 | – | – | 2,786 |
| Lincoln | | Con | | Con | 2,548 | 51.23% | 122 | 2.45% | 76.62% | – | 2,548 | – | – | 2,426 | 4,974 |
| London | | Con | | Con | 3,273 | 51.07% | 137 | 2.14% | 86.29% | 3,136 | 3,273 | – | – | – | 6,409 |
| Middlesex East | | Con | | L-PP | 2,280 | 54.79% | 399 | 9.59% | 69.27% | 1,881 | – | – | 2,280 | – | 4,161 |
| Middlesex North | | Lib | | L-PI | 2,015 | 51.64% | 128 | 3.28% | 75.79% | – | – | 2,015 | 1,887 | – | 3,902 |
| Middlesex West | | Lib | | Lib | 1,970 | 51.46% | 112 | 2.93% | 79.59% | 1,970 | 1,858 | – | – | – | 3,828 |
| Monck | | Lib | | Lib | 1,519 | 51.13% | 67 | 2.26% | 72.61% | 1,519 | – | – | 1,452 | – | 2,971 |
| Muskoka | | Con | | C-PP | 1,803 | 52.44% | 168 | 4.89% | 75.02% | 1,635 | – | – | 1,803 | – | 3,438 |
| Nipissing | | Lib | | Lib | 1,345 | 65.83% | 647 | 31.67% | 56.12% | 1,345 | – | – | – | 698 | 2,043 |
| Norfolk North | | Lib | | Lib | 1,690 | 54.64% | 287 | 9.28% | 76.63% | 1,690 | – | – | 1,403 | – | 3,093 |
| Norfolk South | | Lib | | Lib | 1,424 | 50.37% | 21 | 0.74% | 73.06% | 1,424 | – | 1,403 | – | – | 2,827 |
| Northumberland East | | Con | | Con | 1,701 | 38.76% | 179 | 4.08% | 74.35% | 1,522 | 2,867 | – | – | – | 4,389 |
| Northumberland West | | Lib | | Lib | 1,402 | 52.27% | 146 | 5.44% | 73.18% | 1,402 | 1,256 | – | – | 24 | 2,682 |
| Ontario North | | Con | | Lib | 2,114 | 50.90% | 75 | 1.81% | 79.45% | 2,114 | 2,039 | – | – | – | 4,153 |
| Ontario South | | Lib | | Lib | 2,884 | 52.94% | 320 | 5.87% | 82.45% | 2,884 | 2,564 | – | – | – | 5,448 |
| Oxford North | | Lib | | Lib | 2,197 | 58.40% | 632 | 16.80% | 64.35% | 2,197 | – | – | 1,565 | – | 3,762 |
| Oxford South | | Lib | | Lib | 2,454 | 54.21% | 381 | 8.42% | 71.16% | 2,454 | – | 2,073 | – | – | 4,527 |
| Parry Sound | | Lib | | L-PI | 1,968 | 56.94% | 480 | 13.89% | 42.89% | 1,488 | – | 1,968 | – | – | 3,456 |
| Peel | | Lib | | Lib | 2,273 | 54.78% | 397 | 9.57% | 75.59% | 2,273 | – | – | 1,876 | – | 4,149 |
| Perth North | | Lib | | Con | 2,957 | 50.93% | 108 | 1.86% | 81.23% | 2,849 | 2,957 | – | – | – | 5,806 |
| Perth South | | Lib | | L-PI | 2,232 | 50.26% | 23 | 0.52% | 75.32% | 2,209 | – | 2,232 | – | – | 4,441 |
| Peterborough East | | Lib | | Lib | 1,621 | 58.37% | 465 | 16.74% | 62.43% | 1,621 | 1,156 | – | – | – | 2,777 |
| Peterborough West | | Lib | | Lib | 2,280 | 60.00% | 760 | 20.00% | 75.10% | 2,280 | 1,520 | – | – | – | 3,800 |
| Prescott | | Lib | | Lib | 2,038 | 71.06% | 1,208 | 42.12% | 58.42% | 2,038 | – | 830 | – | – | 2,868 |
| Prince Edward | | Lib | | L-PI | 2,149 | 53.35% | 667 | 16.56% | 71.00% | – | 1,482 | 2,149 | – | 397 | 4,028 |
| Renfrew North | | Con | | Lib | 1,978 | 54.40% | 320 | 8.80% | 75.46% | 1,978 | 1,658 | – | – | – | 3,636 |
| Renfrew South | | Lib | | Lib | 1,802 | 53.41% | 231 | 6.85% | 69.55% | 3,373 | 1 | – | – | – | 3,374 |
| Russell | | Lib | | Lib | 1,976 | 62.47% | 789 | 24.94% | 48.17% | 1,976 | 1,187 | – | – | – | 3,163 |
| Simcoe Centre | | Lib | | Lib | 1,170 | 36.76% | 79 | 2.48% | 67.88% | 1,170 | 922 | – | 1,091 | – | 3,183 |
| Simcoe East | | Con | | Con | 2,021 | 43.21% | 124 | 2.65% | 67.07% | 1,897 | 2,021 | 759 | – | – | 4,677 |
| Simcoe West | | Con | | L-PI | 1,509 | 51.48% | 87 | 2.97% | 58.38% | – | – | 2,931 | – | – | 2,931 |
| Stormont | | Lib | | L-PI | 1,809 | 47.02% | 404 | 10.50% | 62.89% | 1,405 | 633 | 1,809 | – | – | 3,847 |
| Toronto East | New | New | | C-PP | 3,401 | 66.12% | 1,658 | 32.23% | 62.00% | – | – | 1,743 | 3,401 | – | 5,144 |
| Toronto North | New | New | | Con | 4,007 | 55.58% | 805 | 11.17% | 71.21% | 3,202 | 4,007 | – | – | – | 7,209 |
| Toronto South | New | New | | Con | 6,073 | 60.31% | 2,077 | 20.63% | 71.35% | 3,996 | 6,073 | – | – | – | 10,069 |
| Toronto West | New | New | | Con | 4,366 | 60.53% | 1,519 | 21.06% | 68.31% | 2,847 | 4,366 | – | – | – | 7,213 |
| Victoria East | | Con | | Con | 1,688 | 54.40% | 273 | 8.80% | 60.24% | – | 1,688 | 1,415 | – | – | 3,103 |
| Victoria West | | L-ER | | Lib | 1,785 | 48.64% | 470 | 12.81% | 70.62% | 1,785 | 1,315 | 570 | – | – | 3,670 |
| Waterloo North | | Lib | | Lib | 2,042 | 51.11% | 918 | 22.98% | 64.48% | 2,042 | – | 1,124 | – | 829 | 3,995 |
| Waterloo South | | Lib | | Lib | 2,212 | 55.63% | 448 | 11.27% | 65.85% | 3,976 | – | – | – | – | 3,976 |
| Welland | | Con | | Lib | 2,579 | 50.90% | 91 | 1.80% | 78.16% | 2,579 | 2,488 | – | – | – | 5,067 |
| Wellington East | | Lib | | Lib | 1,308 | 36.90% | 55 | 1.55% | 71.66% | 1,308 | 984 | 1,253 | – | – | 3,545 |
| Wellington South | | Lib | | Lib | 1,993 | 60.39% | 686 | 20.79% | 59.46% | 1,993 | – | 1,307 | – | – | 3,300 |
| Wellington West | | Lib | | C-PP | 1,718 | 54.49% | 283 | 8.98% | 65.91% | 1,435 | – | – | 1,718 | – | 3,153 |
| Wentworth North | | Lib | | Lib | 1,449 | 51.31% | 74 | 2.62% | 78.75% | 1,449 | 1,375 | – | – | – | 2,824 |
| Wentworth South | | Lib | | Lib | 1,551 | 55.37% | 301 | 10.75% | 83.84% | 1,551 | 1,250 | – | – | – | 2,801 |
| York East | | Lib | | Lib | 1,959 | 56.23% | 434 | 12.46% | 67.24% | 1,959 | 1,525 | – | – | – | 3,484 |
| York North | | Lib | | Lib | 2,035 | 54.28% | 321 | 8.56% | 61.07% | 2,035 | 1,714 | – | – | – | 3,749 |
| York West | | Lib | | Con | 2,151 | 50.62% | 53 | 1.25% | 72.41% | 2,098 | 2,151 | – | – | – | 4,249 |
* ↑ excluding Ottawa, a multi-member constituency
* ↑ order is as given in EO reports
* ↑ the Patrons of Industry incumbent Daniel McNaughton, who was elected in an 1893 byelection
* ↑ two Conservative candidates
* ↑ 1 PPA, plus the Conservative incumbent Joseph Rorke.
* ↑ Peter Duncan McCallum, elected as an Independent Conservative in an 1893 byelection
* ↑ the incumbent William Arnson Willoughby was the winning candidate
* ↑ the incumbent John Francis Dowling received 1,571 votes
* ↑ 1 Liberal; 1 Conservative
* ↑ George Ryerson was previously elected as a Conservative in an 1893 byelection.
* ↑ the incumbent John Douglas Moore was the winning candidate
    = open seat
    = turnout is above provincial average
    = winning candidate was in previous Legislature
    = incumbent had switched allegiance
    = previously incumbent in another riding
    = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature
    = incumbency arose from byelection gain
    = incumbency arose from prior election result being overturned by the court
    = other incumbents renominated
    = joint Conservative candidate
    = joint Independent Conservative candidate
    = joint Liberal candidate
    = joint Labour candidate
    = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada
    = multiple candidates
Results for Ottawa (2 seats) :
| Political party | Political party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | Incumbent |
| | Liberal | George O. O'Keefe | 3,381 | 29.99 | Y |
| | Liberal | Erskine Henry Bronson | 3,316 | 29.41 | Y | Y |
| | Conservative | Taylor McVeitty | 2,616 | 23.20 |
| | Independent | A. F. McIntyre | 1,923 | 17.06 |
| | Independent | T. H. Beck | 39 | 0.65 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 700 | 6.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,841 | 56.11 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 12,193 |
* ↑ plurality for third winning candidate

### Analysis

Party candidates in 2nd place :
| Party in 1st place | Party in 2nd place | Party in 2nd place | Party in 2nd place | Party in 2nd place | Party in 2nd place | Party in 2nd place | Party in 2nd place | Party in 2nd place | Party in 2nd place | Total |
| Party in 1st place | Lib | Con | L-PI | C-PP | POI | C-PI | PPA | Ind | Lab-PI | Total |
| █ Liberal | 2 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | | 43 |
| █ Conservative | 18 | | 2 | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 23 |
| █ Liberal-PI | 5 | 4 | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | 12 |
| █ Conservative-PPA | 4 | | | | | | | | 1 | 5 |
| █ Patrons of Industry | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 |
| █ Conservative-PI | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 |
| █ Liberal-PP | 2 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| █ PPA | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 |
| █ Independent Conservative-PPA | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Total | 33 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 92 |
* ↑ excluding Ottawa seats
Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party :
| Parties | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| █ Liberal | 44 | 34 | 2 | | |
| █ Conservative | 23 | 24 | 9 | | |
| █ Liberal-PI | 12 | 11 | 2 | | |
| █ Conservative-PPA | 5 | 7 | 1 | | |
| █ Patrons of Industry | 3 | 2 | 2 | | |
| █ Conservative-PI | 2 | 4 | 1 | | |
| █ Liberal-PP | 2 | | | |
| █ PPA | 1 | 6 | 1 | | |
| █ Independent Conservative-PPA | 1 | | | | |
| █ Independent | | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| █ Labour-PI | | 1 | | | |
Resulting composition of the 8th Legislative Assembly of Ontario :
| Source | Source | Party | Party | Party | Party | Party | Party | Party | Party | Party | Total |
| Source | Source | Lib | Con | POI | L-PI | C-PI | PPA | L-PP | C-PP | IC-PP | Total |
| Seats retained | Incumbents returned | 26 | 9 | | | | | | | | 35 |
| Seats retained | Open seats held | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | 12 |
| Seats retained | Byelection loss reversed | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Seats retained | Defeated by same-party candidate | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Seats changing hands | Incumbents defeated | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | | 3 | | 21 |
| Seats changing hands | Open seats gained | 1 | 1 | | 6 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | 11 |
| Seats changing hands | Byelection gains held | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Seats changing hands | Incumbent changed allegiance | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Seats changing hands | Incumbent from 3rd-party byelection gain changed allegiance | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | 2 |
| New seat | New MLAs | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 |
| New seat | Previously incumbent in the Legislature | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | 3 |
| Ottawa seats | MLA returned | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Ottawa seats | New MLAs | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Total | Total | 45 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 94 |

### MLAs elected by region and riding

Party designations are as follows:

### Division of ridings

The newly created ridings returned the following MLAs:
| 1890 | 1890 | 1890 | 1894 | 1894 | 1894 |
| Riding | Party | MLAs | Riding | Party | MLAs |
| Toronto | █ Conservative | 2 | Toronto East | █ Conservative-PPA | 1 |
| Toronto | █ Conservative | 2 | Toronto North | █ Conservative | 1 |
| Toronto | █ Liberal | 1 | Toronto South | █ Conservative | 1 |
| Toronto | █ Liberal | 1 | Toronto West | █ Conservative | 1 |
| Hamilton | █ Liberal | 1 | Hamilton East | █ Liberal | 1 |
| Hamilton | █ Liberal | 1 | Hamilton West | █ Liberal | 1 |
| Ottawa | █ Liberal | 1 | converted to dual-member riding | █ Liberal | 2 |

### Seats that changed hands

Elections to the 8th Parliament of Ontario – unaltered seats won/lost by party, 1890–1894 :
| Party | Party | 1890 | Gain from (loss to) | Gain from (loss to) | Gain from (loss to) | Gain from (loss to) | Gain from (loss to) | Gain from (loss to) | Gain from (loss to) | Gain from (loss to) | Gain from (loss to) | Gain from (loss to) | Gain from (loss to) | Gain from (loss to) | Gain from (loss to) | Gain from (loss to) | Gain from (loss to) | Gain from (loss to) | Gain from (loss to) | Gain from (loss to) | Gain from (loss to) | Gain from (loss to) | Gain from (loss to) | Gain from (loss to) | 1894 |
| Party | Party | 1890 | Lib | Lib | Con | Con | Lib-P | Lib-P | C-PPA | C-PPA | POI | POI | Con-P | Con-P | L-PPA | L-PPA | PPA | PPA | ICP | ICP | L-ER | L-ER | C-ER | C-ER | | 1894 |
| | Liberal | 50 | | | 6 | (4) | | (7) | | (3) | | (1) | | | | | | | | (1) | 1 | | | | 41 |
| | Conservative | 32 | 4 | (6) | | | | (5) | | (1) | | (1) | | (2) | | (2) | | (1) | | | 1 | | 1 | | 20 |
| | Liberal-Patrons | – | 7 | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| | Conservative–P.P.A. | – | 3 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| | Patrons of Industry | – | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 3 |
| | Conservative-Patrons | – | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| | Liberal-P.P.A. | – | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| | Protestant Protective Association | – | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| | Independent-Conservative-PPA | – | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| | Liberal-Equal Rights | 2 | | (1) | | (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | – |
| | Conservative-Equal Rights | 2 | | | | (1) | | | | | | (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | – |
| Total | Total | 86 | 16 | (7) | 18 | (6) | – | (12) | – | (4) | – | (3) | – | (2) | – | (2) | – | (1) | – | (1) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 86 |
Of the constituencies that were not altered, there were 38 seats that changed allegiance in the election: