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List of Ontario general elections

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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, Ontario elections are held in the first Thursday in June in the fourth calendar year following polling day in the most recent general election. 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.

Tables

· Results by general election
Seats
Seats
Year
Seats
Elected Premier
Votes (%)
Elected Premier
Seats
PC
Votes (%)
PC
Seats
Liberal
Votes (%)
Liberal
Seats
NDP
Votes (%)
NDP
Seats
UFO
Party
UFO
Seats
2025
2025
Year
2025
Elected Premier
Elected Premier
Doug Ford
PC
80
PC
43.0
Liberal
14
Liberal
30.0
NDP
27
NDP
18.6
Ind.
1
Other
Green
Other
2
Total seats
124
2022
2022
Year
2022
Elected Premier
83
Elected Premier
40.8
PC
8
PC
23.9
Liberal
31
Liberal
23.7
UFO
1
UFO
1
2018
2018
Year
2018
Elected Premier
76
Elected Premier
40.5
PC
7
PC
19.6
Liberal
40
Liberal
33.6
UFO
1
2014
2014
Year
2014
Elected Premier
Elected Premier
Kathleen Wynne
PC
28
PC
31.2
Liberal
58
Liberal
38.7
NDP
21
NDP
23.7
Total seats
107
2011
2011
Year
2011
Elected Premier
Elected Premier
Dalton McGuinty
PC
37
PC
35.4
Liberal
53
Liberal
37.6
NDP
17
NDP
22.6
2007
2007
Year
2007
Elected Premier
26
Elected Premier
31.6
PC
71
PC
42.3
Liberal
10
Liberal
16.8
Other
107
2003
2003
Year
2003
Elected Premier
24
Elected Premier
34.7
PC
72
PC
46.4
Liberal
7
Liberal
14.7
Other
103
1999
1999
Year
1999
Elected Premier
Elected Premier
Mike Harris
PC
59
PC
45.1
Liberal
35
Liberal
39.9
NDP
9
NDP
12.6
1995
1995
Year
1995
Elected Premier
82
Elected Premier
44.8
PC
30
PC
31.1
Liberal
17
Liberal
20.6
UFO
1
Other
130
1990
1990
Year
1990
Elected Premier
Elected Premier
Bob Rae
PC
20
PC
23.5
Liberal
36
Liberal
32.4
NDP
74
NDP
37.6
1987
1987
Year
1987
Elected Premier
Elected Premier
David Peterson
PC
16
PC
24.7
Liberal
95
Liberal
47.3
NDP
19
NDP
25.7
1985
1985
Year
1985
Elected Premier
52
Elected Premier
37
PC
48
PC
37.9
Liberal
25
Liberal
23.8
Other
125
1981
1981
Year
1981
Elected Premier
Elected Premier
Bill Davis
PC
70
PC
44.4
Liberal
34
Liberal
33.7
NDP
21
NDP
21.2
1977
1977
Year
1977
Elected Premier
58
Elected Premier
39.7
PC
34
PC
31.4
Liberal
33
Liberal
28
1975
1975
Year
1975
Elected Premier
51
Elected Premier
36.1
PC
36
PC
34.3
Liberal
38
Liberal
28.9
1971
1971
Year
1971
Elected Premier
78
Elected Premier
44.5
PC
20
PC
27.8
Liberal
19
Liberal
27.1
Other
117
1967
1967
Year
1967
Elected Premier
Elected Premier
John Robarts
PC
69
PC
42.3
Liberal
28
Liberal
31.7
NDP
20
NDP
25.9
1963
1963
Year
1963
Elected Premier
77
Elected Premier
48.9
PC
24
PC
35.1
Liberal
7
Liberal
15.5
Other
108
1959
1959
Year
1959
Elected Premier
Elected Premier
Leslie Frost
PC
71
PC
46.3
Liberal
22
Liberal
36.6
NDP
5
NDP
16.7
Total seats
98
1955
1955
Year
1955
Elected Premier
84
Elected Premier
48.5
PC
11
PC
33.2
Liberal
3
Liberal
16.5
1951
1951
Year
1951
Elected Premier
79
Elected Premier
48.5
PC
8
PC
31.5
Liberal
2
Liberal
19.1
UFO
Labor-Progressive
Ind.
1
Other
90
1948
1948
Year
1948
Elected Premier
Elected Premier
George A. Drew
PC
53
PC
41.5
Liberal
14
NDP
21
NDP
27
Other
2
1945
1945
Year
1945
Elected Premier
66
Elected Premier
44.3
PC
14
Liberal
8
Liberal
22.4
UFO
2
1943
1943
Year
1943
Elected Premier
38
Elected Premier
35.7
PC
16
Liberal
34
Liberal
31.7
UFO
2
1937
1937
Year
1937
Elected Premier
Elected Premier
Mitchell Hepburn
PC
23
PC
40
Liberal
66
NDP
5.6
UFO
1
UFO
0.5
1934
1934
Year
1934
Elected Premier
17
Elected Premier
39.8
PC
69
Liberal
1
Liberal
7
NDP
1
NDP
0.6
UFO
1
UFO
Labour
Ind.
1
1929
1929
Year
1929
Elected Premier
Elected Premier
Howard Ferguson
PC
92
PC
58.8
Liberal
14
UFO
1
UFO
1.3
Other
Progressive (4), Labour (1)
Other
5
Total seats
112
1926
1926
Year
1926
Elected Premier
74
Elected Premier
57.6
PC
23
NDP
3
NDP
1.3
UFO
Progressive (11), Labour (1)
Ind.
12
1923
1923
Year
1923
Elected Premier
75
Elected Premier
49.8
PC
14
NDP
17
NDP
21.0
UFO
1
UFO
Labour
Ind.
4
Other
111
1919
1919
Year
1919
Elected Premier
Elected Premier
Ernest Drury
PC
25
PC
34.9
Liberal
29
UFO
45
UFO
21.0
Other
Soldier (1), Labour (11)
Other
12
1914
1914
Year
1914
Elected Premier
Elected Premier
Sir James Whitney
PC
84
PC
55.3
Liberal
26
Ind.
1
1911
1911
Year
1911
Elected Premier
83
Elected Premier
55.6
PC
22
UFO
Labour
Ind.
1
Other
106
1908
1908
Year
1908
Elected Premier
86
Elected Premier
54.7
PC
19
UFO
1
1905
1905
Year
1905
Elected Premier
69
Elected Premier
53.4
PC
29
Other
98
1902
1902
Year
1902
Elected Premier
Elected Premier
Sir George William Ross
PC
48
PC
49.7
Liberal
50
1898
1898
Year
1898
Elected Premier
Elected Premier
Arthur Hardy
PC
43
PC
47.7
Liberal
51
Total seats
94
1894
1894
Year
1894
Elected Premier
Elected Premier
Sir Oliver Mowat
PC
30
PC
27.8
Liberal
58
Ind.
1
Other
Patrons of Industry (3); P.P.A. (2)
Other
5
1890
1890
Year
1890
Elected Premier
36
Elected Premier
39.9
PC
55
Other
91
1886
1886
Year
1886
Elected Premier
32
Elected Premier
47
PC
57
UFO
1
Other
90
1883
1883
Year
1883
Elected Premier
37
Elected Premier
46.6
PC
50
UFO
3
Other
88
1879
1879
Year
1879
Elected Premier
29
Elected Premier
47.8
PC
57
UFO
2
1875
1875
Year
1875
Elected Premier
36
Elected Premier
46.8
PC
51
UFO
3
1871
1871
Year
1871
Elected Premier
Elected Premier
Edward Blake
PC
37
PC
45.9
Liberal
43
Other
Conservative-Liberal
Other
1
Total seats
82
1867
1867
Year
1867
Elected Premier
Elected Premier
John Sandfield Macdonald
PC
41
PC
50.3
Liberal
41
Year
Elected Premier
PC
Liberal
NDP
UFO
Ind.
Other
Total seats
Seats
Votes (%)
Seats
Votes (%)
Seats
Votes (%)
Seats
Votes (%)
Seats
Party
Seats
2025
Doug Ford
80
43.0
14
30.0
27
18.6
1
Green
2
124
2022
83
40.8
8
23.9
31
23.7
1
1
2018
76
40.5
7
19.6
40
33.6
1
2014
Kathleen Wynne
28
31.2
58
38.7
21
23.7
107
2011
Dalton McGuinty
37
35.4
53
37.6
17
22.6
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
1995
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
52
37
48
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
1963
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
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
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
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
1
1905
69
53.4
29
98
1902
Sir George William Ross
48
49.7
50
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
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

References

  1. Election Statute Law Amendment Act, 2016, S.O. 2016, c. 33 - Bill 45
    https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/s16033
  2. Includes all results for Progressive Conservatives (from 1943), Conservative–Equal Rights, Conservative-Patron, Conserva
  3. Includes all results for Liberal-P.P.A., Liberal-Patron, Liberal-Equal Rights, Liberal-Temperance, Liberal-United Farmer
  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
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