| Ontario provincial by-election, October 1875: Peterborough West Previous election voided | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | William Hepburn Scott | 995 | 50.03 | −0.32 | ||||
| Liberal | George Albertus Cox | 994 | 49.97 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 1,989 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −0.32 | ||||||
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[1]: 304 | ||||||||
