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1871 Ontario general election
The
1871
Ontario general election
was the second
general election
held in the
Province of Ontario
,
Canada
. It was held on
March 21
, 1871, to
elect
the 82 Members of the
2nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario
.
The
Ontario Liberal Party
, led by
Edward Blake
, won a slim
majority
of the
seats
, and formed
the government
.
The
Ontario Conservative Party
, led by
John Sandfield Macdonald
, served as the
official opposition
.
Results