| Ontario provincial by-election, October 1875: Wellington West Previous election voided | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | John McGowan | 1,238 | 50.57 | |||||
| Liberal | Robert McKim | 1,210 | 49.43 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,448 | |||||||
| Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[1]: 403 | ||||||||
