1908 Ontario general election
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"). 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. Expansion of the Legislative Assembly. The number of electoral districts was increased from 97 to 102, under an Act passed in 1902, returning a total of 106 MLAs. The following electoral changes were made: Results. ! | Political party ! | Party leader ! | MPPs ! | Votes ! Candidates !1905 !1908 !# ! ± (pp) Division  and reorganization of ridings. The newly created ridings returned the following MLAs: Seats that changed hands. Of the unaltered seats, there were 24 that changed allegiance in the election: