List of United Farmers/Labour MLAs in the Ontario legislature
The United Farmers of Ontario entered politics by contesting a 1918 by-election which was won by UFO candidate Beniah Bowman. The next year, in the 1919 provincial election in Ontario they achieved a major political upset by winning enough seats to form a government in alliance with Labour MLAs in the Ontario legislature (also listed). The UFO did not have a leader until after the 1919 election when Ernest Charles Drury was asked by the caucus to serve as Premier of Ontario. As he did not have a seat in the legislature he had to enter via a by-election.
1874 by-election
[edit]- Daniel John O'Donoghue, was the first Labour candidate elected to the Ontario legislature. He won an 1874 by-election in Ottawa. Though he supported the Liberals in the legislature he was defeated in the 1875 general election in a three way race against Conservative and Liberal opponents.
Patrons of Industry (1894)
[edit]Three candidates were elected under the Patrons of Industry banner in the 1894 general election:
Twelve Liberals and one Conservative were also elected on a joint ticket with the Patrons. The party did not elect any candidates in the 1898 election.
Rise and fall of UFO and Labour
[edit]- = UFO
- = Progressive
- = Independent-Progressive
- = Labour
- = Labour-United Farmers
- = Liberal-United Farmers
- = Liberal-Progressive
Notes
[edit]- ^ elected in 1918 byelection
- ^ defeated in 1929 when he ran for re-election as a Liberal
- ^ elected in 1919 byelection
- ^ resigned in 1920 to allow byelection
- ^ elected in 1920 byelection
- ^ resigned in 1920 to allow byelection
- ^ elected in 1920 byelection
- ^ returned as Liberal for Middlesex North, 1934, 1937
- ^ returned as Liberal, 1934, 1937 (see Liberal-Labour)
- ^ resigned 1934 to accept a government appointment
- ^ resigned in 1920 to allow byelection
- ^ elected in 1920 byelection, subsequently elected in Prince Edward in 1926
- ^ reelected as Conservative in 1929, died 1930
- ^ returned as Liberal, 1943, 1945, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1959, 1963, joined Liberal cabinet 1941, served as Liberal leader twice
- ^ returned as Independent 1934, Independent Liberal 1937, died 1938
- ^ Liberal 1937, 1943, 1945, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1959, d. 1961. Provincial Secretary (1919–1923), also served in Liberal cabinets (1934–1943) and as Liberal Premier (1943)
- ^ leader of Independent Labour Party
- ^ elected in 1921 byelection
- ^ died 1934
- ^ d? 1927