List of Ontario general elections

This article provides a summary of results for the general elections to the Canadian province of Ontario's unicameral legislative body, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The number of seats has varied over time, from 82 for the first election in 1867, to a high of 130 for 1987, 1990 and 1995 elections. There are currently 124 seats. As of December 2016^[update], Ontario elections are held every 4 years on the first Thursday in June.^[1]

Prior to 1867, Canada's confederation, elections had been held in Ontario to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada, starting in 1792.

Results by general election

Number of seats won by major parties at each election

Year		PC^[a]		Liberal^[b]		NDP^[c]		UFO^[d]		Ind.		Other		Total seats
												Other
		Seats	Votes (%)	Seats	Votes (%)	Seats	Votes (%)	Seats	Votes (%)	Seats	Votes (%)	Seats	Votes (%)
2022	Doug Ford	83	40.8	8	23.9	31	23.74			1		Green	1	124
2018	Doug Ford	76	40.5	7	19.6	40	33.57					Green	1	124
2014	Kathleen Wynne	28	31.25	58	38.7	21	23.75							107
2011	Dalton McGuinty	37	35.4	53	37.7	17	22.73							107
2007		26	31.6	71	42.3	10	16.8							107
2003		24	34.7	72	46.4	7	14.7							103
1999	Mike Harris	59	45.1	35	39.9	9	12.6							103
1995	Mike Harris	82	44.8	30	31.1	17	20.6			1				130
1990	Bob Rae	20	23.5	36	32.4	74	37.6
1987	David Peterson	16	24.7	95	47.3	19	25.7
1985	David Peterson	52^[e]	37	48^[f]	37.9	25	23.8							125
1981	Bill Davis	70	44.4	34	33.7	21	21.2
1977		58	39.7	34	31.4	33	28
1975		51	36.1	36	34.3	38	28.9
1971		78	44.5	20	27.8	19	27.1							117
1967	John Robarts	69	42.3	28	31.7	20	25.9							117
1963	John Robarts	77	48.9	24	35.1	7	15.5							108
1959	Leslie Frost	71	46.3	22	36.6	5	16.7							98
1955		84	48.5	11	33.2	3	16.5							98
1951		79	48.5	8	31.5	2	19.1					Labor-Progressive	1	90
1948	George A. Drew	53	41.5	14		21	27						2
1945		66	44.3	14		8	22.4						2
1943		38	35.7	16		34	31.7						2
1937	Mitchell Hepburn	23	40	66			5.6	1	0.5
1934	Mitchell Hepburn	17	39.8	69		1	7	1	0.6	1		Labour	1
1929	Howard Ferguson	92	58.8	14				1	1.3			Progressive (4), Labour (1)	5	112
1926		74	57.6	23				3	1.3			Progressive (11), Labour (1)	12	112
1923		75	49.8	14				17	21.0	1		Labour	4	111
1919	Ernest Drury	25	34.9	29				45	21.0			Soldier (1), Labour (11)	12
1914	Sir James Whitney	84	55.3	26							1
1911		83	55.6	22								Labour	1	106
1908		86	54.7	19								Labour	1	106
1905		69	53.37	29										98
1902	Sir George William Ross	48	49.7	50										98
1898	Arthur Hardy	43	47.7	51										94
1894	Sir Oliver Mowat	30	27.8	58						1		Patrons of Industry (3); P.P.A. (2)	5	94
1890		36	39.9	55										91
1886		32	47	57						1				90
1883		37	46.6	50						3				88
1879		29	47.8	57						2
1875		36	46.8	51						3
1871	Edward Blake	37	45.9	43								Conservative-Liberal	1	82
1867	John Sandfield Macdonald	41	50.3	41										82

References

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"Composition Of Legislature Following Ontario General Elections (1867 - 1902)". Elections Ontario. Government of Ontario. Archived from the original on 2010-12-10. Retrieved 2006-12-21.
"Composition Of Legislature Following Ontario General Elections (1905 - 1937)". Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on 2007-06-18. Retrieved 2006-12-21.
"Composition Of Legislature Following Ontario General Elections (1943 - 1975)". Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on 2007-06-18. Retrieved 2006-12-21.
"Composition Of Legislature Following Ontario General Elections (1977 - 2003)". Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on 2007-06-18. Retrieved 2006-12-21.

Notes

^ Includes all results for Progressive Conservatives (from 1943), Conservative–Equal Rights, Conservative-Patron, Conservative–P.P.A., Liberal-Conservative and Conservative Independent.
^ Includes all results for Liberal-P.P.A., Liberal-Patron, Liberal-Equal Rights, Liberal-Temperance, Liberal-United Farmers and Liberal Independent.
^ Includes all results for Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (Ontario Section) (CCF) prior to 1961.
^ Includes all results for Labour-United Farmers.
^ Despite winning the election, they were defeated in the legislature by the Liberal Party and their support from the NDP.
^ Although they had fewer seats than the Conservatives, the Liberals formed a minority government with the support of the NDP.

External links

Elections Ontario

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[2] Includes all results for Progressive Conservatives (from 1943), Conservative–Equal Rights, Conservative-Patron, Conservative–P.P.A., Liberal-Conservative and Conservative Independent.

[3] Includes all results for Liberal-P.P.A., Liberal-Patron, Liberal-Equal Rights, Liberal-Temperance, Liberal-United Farmers and Liberal Independent.

[4] Includes all results for Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (Ontario Section) (CCF) prior to 1961.

[5] Includes all results for Labour-United Farmers.

[6] Despite winning the election, they were defeated in the legislature by the Liberal Party and their support from the NDP.

[7] Although they had fewer seats than the Conservatives, the Liberals formed a minority government with the support of the NDP.

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List of Ontario general elections

Contents

Results by general election

See also

References

Notes

External links

	CCF / NDP			Liberal			United Farmers of Ontario
	Progressive Conservative			Other			Independent