Template:1872 Ontario provincial by-elections/Middlesex West 2
| Ontario provincial by-election, September 1872: Middlesex West Resignation of Alexander Mackenzie | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | John Watterworth | 1,311 | 51.94 | |||||
| Independent | J.D. Dewan | 1,213 | 48.06 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,524 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | ||||||||
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[1]: 220 | ||||||||