1934 Ontario general election

1934 Ontario general election

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90 seats in the 19th Legislative Assembly of Ontario 46 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   CCF Leader Mitchell Hepburn George S. Henry John Mitchell as party president Party Liberal Conservative Co-operative Commonwealth Leader since December 17, 1930 1930 n.a. Leader's seat Elgin York East Ran in Wentworth (Lost) Last election 11 90 n.a. Seats won 64 17 1 Seat change 53 73 1 Percentage 46.56% 39.78% 6.98% Swing 15.06pp 16.88pp 6.98pp
Premier before election George S. Henry Conservative Premier after election Mitchell Hepburn Liberal

The 1934 Ontario general election was the 19th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 19, 1934, to elect the 19th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs"). ^[1]

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Mitchell Hepburn, defeated the governing Ontario Conservative Party, led by George Stewart Henry. Hepburn was assisted by Harry Nixon's Progressive bloc of MLAs who ran in this election as Liberal-Progressives on the understanding that they would support a Hepburn led government. Nixon, himself, became a senior cabinet minister in the Hepburn government.

Campaign

The campaign was brief and bitter, and both sides gained ammunition to use during that time. ^[2] The Liberals were helped by the effects of the Great Depression, in much the same manner as their colleagues in the recent elections in Nova Scotia, British Columbia and Saskatchewan. ^{[lower-alpha 1] [2]} They also aggressively pledged to reduce the cost of government once in office, ^[3] and downplayed the issue of temperance, by pledging to bring recently passed amendments to liquor legislation ^[4] into force as soon as they attained office. ^[5]

Under their new leader Mitchell Hepburn, the Liberals were considered to possess more energy in campaigning as a party than at any time since the collapse of the Ross government in 1905. ^[2] In several meetings (starting in Milton in April 1934), Hepburn especially accused several Conservatives of operating a "tollgate system" in agencies selling British liquor to the Liquor Control Board of Ontario through which they earned kickbacks based on the volume sold. ^[5]

The Liberals fielded candidates in 81 of the 90 ridings. None of the remaining nine were won by Conservatives: they were taken by 5 Liberal-Progressives, 1 UFO, 1 Liberal-Labour, 1 CCF and 1 Independent.

Riding contests, by number of candidates (1934)

Candidates	Lib	Con	CCF	L-P	UFO	Lib-Lab	Ind	Ind-Lib	Comm	Other	Total
2	34	39		3	1	1					78
3	28	31	22	2			6	1	1	2	93
4	13	13	10		1		4	1	6	4	52
5	3	4	2				2	1	3	5	20
6	3	3	3				2		3	4	18
Total	81	90	37	5	2	1	14	3	13	15	261

Election ad for the Ontario Conservatives run in the 1934 Ontario general election

Outcome

The Liberals won a majority in the Legislature, while the Conservatives lost four out of every five seats that they had won in the previous election. Eight Cabinet ministers were defeated, and no riding west of York County returned a Tory MPP. ^[6] Northern Ontario went solidly Liberal. ^[7]

The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, in its first provincial election, ran 37 candidates ^[8] and won a seat in the Ontario Legislature for the first time with the election of Samuel Lawrence in Hamilton East.

The United Farmers of Ontario had affiliated with the CCF but disaffiliated immediately prior to the 1934 election due to a row over suspected Communist infiltration of the party. Accordingly, two UFO nominated candidates, incumbent MLA Farquhar Oliver (Grey South) and Leslie Warner Oke, former MLA for Lambton East, ran as UFO candidates rather than with the CCF. Oliver was re-elected and later supported the Hepburn government.

Post-election developments

Three byelections had to be held shortly afterwards in August 1934:

• Earl Hutchinson (Kenora) was re-elected as a Liberal-Labour MLA but resigned a month later to allow Peter Heenan, a former Labour MLA in the riding, to contest Kenora in a by-election as a Liberal so that he could be appointed to Cabinet. Heenan was returned by acclamation. ^[9] Hutchinson was then appointed vice-chairman of the Workmen's Compensation Board.
• David Taylor (Grey North) was appointed as Deputy Minister of Games and Fisheries. He was succeeded by Roland Patterson. ^[9]
• Paul Munro (Wellington South) died in a car crash in July 1934. James King became the new MPP. ^[9]

Redistribution and reduction of ridings

Toronto ridings as constituted in 1926

Toronto riding boundaries after 1934 redistribution

The Legislative Assembly was reduced from 112 seats to 90 as a result of an Act passed in 1933: ^[10]

Abolished ridings	New ridings
Mergers of ridings
Algoma Manitoulin	Algoma—Manitoulin
Brockville Leeds	Leeds
Bruce North Bruce South	Bruce
Dufferin Simcoe Southwest	Dufferin—Simcoe
Elgin East Elgin West	Elgin
Dundas Grenville	Grenville—Dundas
Haldimand Norfolk	Haldimand—Norfolk
Hamilton West Wentworth South	Wentworth
Lanark North Lanark South	Lanark
Lincoln St. Catharines	Lincoln
London North London South	London
Muskoka Ontario North	Muskoka—Ontario
Nipissing Sturgeon Falls	Nipissing
Ottawa North [a 1] Ottawa South	Ottawa South
Oxford North Oxford South	Oxford
Perth North Perth South	Perth
Peterborough City Peterborough County	Peterborough
Prince Edward Frontenac-Lennox	Prince Edward—Lennox
Victoria North Victoria South	Victoria
Riding abolished; parts transferred to other ridings
Brockton	Dovercourt Parkdale
Greenwood	Riverdale Woodbine
Hastings North	Hastings East Hastings West
Change of name
Brant County	Brant
Huron North	Huron—Bruce [a 2]
Huron South	Huron
Middlesex West	Middlesex South [a 3]
Ontario South	Ontario
Wellington Northeast	Wellington North
Wentworth North	Hamilton—Wentworth
Windsor East	Windsor—Walkerville
Windsor West	Windsor—Sandwich

1. Part transferred to Carleton.
2. Also absorbed part of Bruce South.
3. Also absorbed part of Middlesex North.

A subsequent Act in 1934 modified the limits of several Toronto ridings. ^[11]

Results

^[12]

Elections to the 19th Parliament of Ontario (1934)

Political party		Party leader	MPPs					Votes
			Candidates [13]	1929	Dissol.	1934	±	#	%	± (pp)
	Liberal	Mitchell Hepburn	81	11	16	64	53	727,168	46.56%	15.06
	Conservative	George Stewart Henry	90	90	88	17	73	621,218	39.78%	16.88
	Co-operative Commonwealth	John Mitchell [a 1]	37	–	–	1	1	108,961	6.98%	New
	Liberal–Progressive [a 2]	Harry Nixon	5	7	4	5	2	45,090	2.89%	1.92
	Independent		14	–	–	1	1	19,103	1.22%	1.16
	United Farmers	Farquhar Oliver	2	1	1	1		8,648	0.55%	0.71
	Liberal–Labour		1	–	–	1	1	5,877	0.38%	New
	Independent Conservative		3	2	2	–	2	423	0.03%	2.13
	Labour		1	1	1	–	1	216	0.01%	0.84
	Independent Liberal		3	–	–	–	–	12,284	0.79%	New
	Communist		13	–	–	–	–	9,559	0.61%	0.46
	Socialist Labour		5	–	–	–	–	1,626	0.10%	New
	Farmer–Labour		1	–	–	–	–	608	0.04%	New
	Independent Labour		1	–	–	–	–	534	0.03%	New
	Independent Dry		1	–	–	–	–	165	0.01%	New
	Workers		1	–	–	–	–	158	0.01%	New
	Dry Liberal		1	–	–	–	–	107	0.01%	New
	Socialist		1	–	–	–	–	81	0.01%	New
Total			261	112	112	90	-22	1,561,826	100.00%
Blank and invalid ballots								17,267
Registered voters / turnout								2,145,255	73.61%	16.99

1. (party president)
2. Progressive and Liberal-Progressive 1929 results are combined.

Seats and popular vote by party

Party	Seats	Votes	Change (pp)
█  Liberal	64 / 90	46.56%	15.06		15.06
█  Conservative	17 / 90	39.78%	-16.88
█  Liberal–Progressive	5 / 90	2.89%	-1.92
█  Co-operative Commonwealth	1 / 90	6.96%	6.96		6.96
█  United Farmers	1 / 90	0.56%	-0.71
█  Liberal–Labour	1 / 90	0.38%	0.38		0.38
█ Prohibitionist	0 / 90	0.00%	-2.54
█ Other	1 / 90	2.87%	0.25		0.25

Synopsis of results

Results by riding - 1934 Ontario general election ^{[12] [14]}

Riding	Winning party						Turnout [a 1]	Votes
Name [a 2]	Party		Votes	Share	Margin #	Margin %		Lib	Con	CCF	L-Prog	UFO	LL	Ind	Comm	Ind-Lib	Ind-Oth	Other	Total
Addington		Con	7,223	53.81%	1,024	7.63%	79.40%	6,199	7,223	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13,422
Algoma—Manitoulin		Lib	9,247	62.87%	3,786	25.74%	79.07%	9,247	5,461	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14,708
Brant		L-P	9,402	68.65%	5,108	37.30%	70.69%	–	4,294	–	9,402	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13,696
Brantford		Ind	8,349	50.17%	2,014	12.10%	81.55%	–	6,335	1,958	–	–	–	8,349	–	–	–	–	16,642
Bruce		Lib	10,100	60.07%	3,387	20.15%	77.98%	10,100	6,713	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16,813
Carleton		Con	6,842	56.36%	1,545	12.73%	72.73%	5,297	6,842	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12,139
Cochrane North		Lib	5,304	53.41%	1,981	19.95%	79.83%	5,304	3,323	770	–	–	–	–	–	–	534	–	9,931
Cochrane South		Lib	8,183	47.02%	3,061	17.59%	71.56%	8,183	5,122	2,975	–	–	–	210	759	–	156	–	17,405
Dufferin—Simcoe		Lib	8,393	53.60%	1,126	7.19%	76.21%	8,393	7,267	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15,660
Durham		Lib	6,232	45.75%	268	1.97%	74.32%	6,232	5,964	1,425	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13,621
Elgin		Lib	11,922	56.58%	2,772	13.15%	82.13%	11,922	9,150	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	21,072
Essex North		Lib	7,459	50.71%	3,030	20.60%	77.04%	7,459	4,429	1,812	–	–	–	–	1,009	–	–	–	14,709
Essex South		Lib	7,110	55.56%	1,423	11.12%	66.68%	7,110	5,687	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12,797
Fort William		Lib	9,100	62.87%	3,725	25.73%	82.43%	9,100	5,375	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14,475
Glengarry		Lib	6,391	61.55%	2,398	23.09%	68.33%	6,391	3,993	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10,384
Grenville—Dundas		Con	8,859	53.97%	1,302	7.93%	73.56%	7,557	8,859	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16,416
Grey North		L-P	9,770	60.52%	3,396	21.04%	79.81%	–	6,374	–	9,770	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16,144
Grey South		UFO	8,301	59.66%	2,689	19.33%	73.46%	–	5,612	–	–	8,301	–	–	–	–	–	–	13,913
Haldimand—Norfolk		Lib	12,164	56.43%	2,771	12.85%	74.32%	12,164	9,393	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	21,557
Halton		L-P	6,929	50.00%	1,301	9.39%	74.60%	–	5,628	1,301	6,929	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13,858
Hamilton East		CCF	10,458	54.86%	3,245	17.02%	67.64%	–	7,213	10,458	–	–	–	416	815	–	–	162	19,064
Hamilton Centre		Lib	11,250	51.71%	3,222	14.81%	70.34%	11,250	8,028	2,478	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	21,756
Hamilton—Wentworth		Lib	11,127	57.18%	4,284	22.01%	77.45%	11,127	6,843	1,491	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	19,461
Hastings East		Con	6,257	51.73%	418	3.46%	78.35%	5,839	6,257	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12,096
Hastings West		Lib	9,627	53.26%	1,179	6.52%	80.01%	9,627	8,448	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	18,075
Huron		Lib	8,254	57.52%	2,281	15.90%	78.86%	8,254	5,973	–	–	–	–	122	–	–	–	–	14,349
Huron—Bruce		Lib	9,591	65.78%	4,602	31.56%	73.25%	9,591	4,989	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14,580
Kenora		L-L	5,877	62.41%	2,337	24.82%	71.92%	–	3,540	–	–	–	5,877	–	–	–	–	–	9,417
Kent East		L-P	8,399	64.60%	4,064	31.26%	72.89%	–	4,335	–	8,399 [a 3]	–	–	267	–	–	–	–	13,001
Kent West		Lib	11,016	58.81%	4,879	26.04%	74.30%	11,016	6,137	–	–	–	–	1,580	–	–	–	–	18,733
Kingston		Con	7,634	53.92%	1,109	7.83%	79.02%	6,525	7,634	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14,159
Lambton East		Lib	7,835	56.80%	2,406	17.44%	74.64%	7,835	5,429	–	–	347	–	183	–	–	–	–	13,794
Lambton West		Lib	7,473	54.75%	2,307	16.90%	76.57%	7,473	5,166	–	–	–	–	1,010	–	–	–	–	13,649
Lanark		Con	8,468	52.27%	737	4.55%	73.20%	7,731	8,468	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16,199
Leeds		Lib	10,195	53.24%	1,242	6.49%	77.95%	10,195	8,953	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	19,148
Lincoln		Lib	12,924	48.85%	1,436	5.43%	76.94%	12,924	11,488	2,047	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	26,459
London		Lib	16,442	54.69%	3,119	10.37%	74.95%	16,442	13,323	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	300	30,065
Middlesex North		Lib	7,753	54.75%	1,345	9.50%	72.72%	7,753	6,408	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14,161
Middlesex South		Lib	8,239	60.33%	2,821	20.66%	73.33%	8,239	5,418	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13,657
Muskoka—Ontario		L-P	10,590	56.86%	2,554	13.71%	79.04%	–	8,036	–	10,590	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	18,626
Niagara Falls		Lib	9,096	53.12%	3,982	23.25%	73.04%	9,096	5,114	2,914	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	17,124
Nipissing		Lib	12,149	66.80%	6,111	33.60%	74.90%	12,149	6,038	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	18,187
Northumberland		Lib	9,087	52.53%	876	5.06%	83.20%	9,087	8,211	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	17,298
Ontario		Lib	11,409	56.63%	5,046	25.05%	76.42%	11,409	6,363	2,375	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	20,147
Ottawa East		Lib	10,314	43.37%	3,039	12.78%	81.10%	10,314	7,275	–	–	–	–	–	–	6,116	79	–	23,784
Ottawa South		Con	16,983	47.56%	246	0.69%	74.20%	16,737	16,983	1,531	–	–	–	–	192	–	165	100	35,708
Oxford		Lib	11,767	50.11%	2,472	10.53%	79.50%	11,767	9,295	2,422	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	23,484
Parry Sound		Lib	7,199	62.83%	2,940	25.66%	78.82%	7,199	4,259	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11,458
Peel		Lib	7,960	48.42%	244	1.48%	78.04%	7,960	7,716	764	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16,440
Perth		Lib	16,371	60.23%	5,560	20.45%	78.88%	16,371	10,811	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	27,182
Peterborough		Con	9,394	44.64%	34	0.16%	76.36%	9,360	9,394	2,288	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	21,042
Port Arthur		Lib	7,514	58.93%	3,228	25.32%	81.10%	7,514	4,286	342	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	608	12,750
Prescott		Lib	5,004	38.79%	228	1.77%	76.80%	5,004	3,119	–	–	–	–	–	–	4,776	–	–	12,899
Prince Edward—Lennox		Lib	7,866	52.15%	650	4.31%	74.95%	7,866	7,216	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15,082
Rainy River		Lib	4,725	68.26%	2,528	36.52%	76.13%	4,725	2,197	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6,922
Renfrew North		Lib	7,770	60.86%	2,772	21.71%	76.80%	7,770	4,998	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12,768
Renfrew South		Lib	8,406	65.18%	3,915	30.36%	76.00%	8,406	4,491	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12,897
Russell		Lib	6,381	54.55%	2,971	25.40%	72.36%	6,381	3,410	–	–	–	–	1,906	–	–	–	–	11,697
Sault Ste. Marie		Lib	7,530	55.47%	1,811	13.34%	77.94%	7,530	5,719	327	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13,576
Simcoe Centre		Lib	9,004	62.59%	3,622	25.18%	74.46%	9,004	5,382	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14,386
Simcoe East		Lib	9,327	57.15%	2,334	14.30%	80.64%	9,327	6,993	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16,320
Stormont		Lib	9,430	63.06%	3,905	26.11%	72.25%	9,430	5,525	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14,955
Sudbury		Lib	10,516	52.88%	1,604	8.07%	76.86%	10,516	8,912	–	–	–	–	–	458	–	–	–	19,886
Temiskaming		Lib	5,573	48.48%	2,300	20.01%	73.92%	5,573	3,273	2,649	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11,495
Victoria		Lib	10,629	57.11%	2,647	14.22%	81.29%	10,629	7,982	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	18,611
Waterloo North		Lib	11,827	53.11%	6,241	28.03%	68.87%	11,827	5,586	4,327	–	–	–	–	528	–	–	–	22,268
Waterloo South		Lib	8,860	50.43%	2,337	13.30%	75.91%	8,860	6,523	2,186	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	17,569
Welland		Lib	10,386	55.74%	4,164	22.35%	73.36%	10,386	6,222	2,024	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	18,632
Wellington North		Lib	10,209	66.29%	5,017	32.58%	74.10%	10,209	5,192	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15,401
Wellington South		Lib	10,376	60.36%	3,561	20.71%	84.97%	10,376	6,815	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	17,191
Wentworth		Lib	6,272	34.47%	119	0.65%	71.89%	6,272	6,153	5,771	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	18,196
Windsor—Walkerville		Lib	10,104	57.58%	5,324	30.34%	76.74%	10,104	4,780	2,151	–	–	–	–	512	–	–	–	17,547
Windsor—Sandwich		Lib	9,934	56.51%	3,953	22.49%	69.85%	9,934	5,981	1,664	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	17,579
York East		Con	12,815	42.60%	2,741	9.11%	69.78%	10,074	12,815	6,223	–	–	–	225	664	–	–	81	30,082
York North		Lib	11,402	56.20%	3,489	17.20%	77.52%	11,402	7,913	974	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	20,289
York South		Con	10,159	39.70%	980	3.83%	69.06%	9,179	10,159	5,546	–	–	–	–	706	–	–	–	25,590
York West		Lib	11,600	45.60%	2,119	8.33%	63.36%	11,600	9,481	3,875	–	–	–	–	483	–	–	–	25,439
Beaches		Con	7,822	44.38%	2,876	16.32%	67.62%	4,859	7,822	4,946	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	17,627
Bellwoods		Lib	9,339	55.17%	3,973	23.47%	70.70%	9,339	5,366	–	–	–	–	1,133	1,091	–	–	–	16,929
Bracondale		Con	6,452	41.10%	289	1.84%	64.84%	6,163	6,452	2,734	–	–	–	–	312	–	–	39	15,700
Dovercourt		Con	9,266	41.13%	410	1.82%	66.94%	8,856	9,266	4,192	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	216	22,530
Eglinton		Lib	12,556	46.51%	1,665	6.17%	68.03%	12,556	10,891	–	–	–	–	3,287	–	–	–	265	26,999
High Park		Con	8,934	42.14%	993	4.68%	68.08%	7,941	8,934	4,327	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	21,202
Parkdale		Con	10,087	42.26%	212	0.89%	67.01%	9,875	10,087	3,906	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	23,868
Riverdale		Lib	10,898	48.90%	535	2.40%	63.70%	10,898	10,363	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1,025	22,286
St. Andrew		Lib	6,055	42.20%	1,371	9.55%	66.57%	6,055	4,684	–	–	–	–	–	2,030	1,392	188	–	14,349
St. David		Con	6,751	40.51%	1,095	6.57%	64.63%	5,656	6,751	4,260	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16,667
St. George		Lib	8,296	45.49%	426	2.34%	62.16%	8,296	7,870	1,862	–	–	–	210	–	–	–	–	18,238
St. Patrick		Lib	5,704	50.08%	18	0.16%	63.00%	5,704	5,686	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11,390
Woodbine		Con	9,334	41.76%	2,190	9.80%	65.43%	7,144	9,334	5,666	–	–	–	205	–	–	–	–	22,349

1. including spoilt ballots
2. order is as given in EO reports
3. byelection gain was under the Liberal banner

  = open seat

  = turnout is above provincial average

  = winning candidate was in previous Legislature

  = incumbent switched allegiance for the election

  = incumbency arose from byelection gain

  = other incumbents renominated

  = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature

  = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada

  = multiple candidates

Party candidates in 2nd place

Party in 1st place		Party in 2nd place				Total
		Lib	Con	CCF	I-Lib
	Liberal		63		1	64
	Conservative	16		1		17
	Liberal–Progressive		5			5
	United Farmers		1			1
	Liberal–Labour		1			1
	Co-operative Commonwealth		1			1
	Independent		1			1
Total		16	72	1	1	90

Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party

Parties	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	Total
█  Liberal	64	16	1			90
█  Conservative	17	72	1			90
█  Liberal–Progressive	5					5
█  Co-operative Commonwealth	1	1	34	1		37
█  Independent	1		7	4	2	14
█  United Farmers	1		1			2
█  Liberal–Labour	1					1
█ Independent Liberal		1	1	1		3
█  Communist			3	10		13
█  Socialist Labour			2		2	4
█  Farmer–Labour			1			1
█ Independent Conservative				1	1	2
█  Independent Labour				1		1
█  Labour				1		1
█ Workers				1		1
█ Dry Liberal					1	1
█ Independent Dry					1	1

Reorganization of ridings

1929		1934
Riding	Party	Riding	Party
Mergers of ridings
Algoma	█  Conservative	Algoma—Manitoulin	█  Liberal
Manitoulin	█  Conservative
Brockville	█  Conservative	Leeds	█  Liberal
Leeds	█  Conservative
Bruce North	█  Liberal	Bruce	█  Liberal
Bruce South	█  Liberal
Dufferin	█ Progressive	Dufferin—Simcoe	█  Liberal
Simcoe Southwest	█  Conservative
Elgin East	█  Conservative	Elgin	█  Liberal
Elgin West	█  Conservative
Dundas	█  Conservative	Grenville—Dundas	█  Conservative
Grenville	█  Conservative
Haldimand	█  Conservative	Haldimand—Norfolk	█  Liberal
Norfolk	█  Conservative
Hamilton West	█  Conservative	Wentworth	█  Liberal
Wentworth South	█  Conservative
Lanark North	█  Conservative	Lanark	█  Conservative
Lanark South	█  Conservative
Lincoln	█  Conservative	Lincoln	█  Liberal
St. Catharines	█  Conservative
London North	█  Conservative	London	█  Liberal
London South	█  Conservative
Muskoka	█  Conservative	Muskoka—Ontario	█  Liberal–Progressive
Ontario North	█  Conservative
Nipissing	█  Conservative	Nipissing	█  Liberal
Sturgeon Falls	█  Conservative
Ottawa North	█  Conservative	Ottawa South	█  Conservative
Ottawa South	█  Conservative
Oxford North	█  Liberal–Progressive	Oxford	█  Liberal
Oxford South	█  Liberal
Perth North	█  Conservative	Perth	█  Liberal
Perth South	█  Conservative
Peterborough City	█  Conservative	Peterborough	█  Conservative
Peterborough County	█  Conservative
Prince Edward	█  Conservative	Prince Edward—Lennox	█  Liberal
Frontenac-Lennox	█  Conservative
Victoria North	█  Liberal–Progressive	Victoria	█  Liberal
Victoria South	█  Conservative
Riding abolished; parts transferred to other ridings
Brockton	█  Conservative
Greenwood	█  Conservative
Hastings North	█  Conservative

Seats that changed hands

Elections to the 18th Parliament of Ontario – unaltered seats won/lost by party, 1929–1934

Party		1929	Gain from (loss to)																		1934
			Con		Lib		Pro		L-Pro		UFO		Lab		I-Con		CCF		Ind
	Conservative	55				(39)				(1)								(1)		(1)	13
	Liberal	8	39				1								2						50
	Progressive	3				(1)				(2)											–
	Liberal–Progressive	1	1				2														4
	United Farmers	1																			1
	Labour [a 1]	1																			1
	Independent-Conservative	2				(2)															–
	Co-operative Commonwealth	–	1																		1
	Independent	–	1																		1
Total		71	42	–	–	(42)	3	–	–	(3)	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	(1)	–	(1)	71

1. Incumbent changed affiliation to Liberal-Labour for the 1934 election

Of the unaltered seats, there were 47 that changed allegiance in the election:

Conservative to Liberal Bellwoods Cochrane North Cochrane South Eglinton Essex North Essex South Fort William Hamilton Centre Hamilton—Wentworth Hastings West Kent West Lambton East Lambton West Middlesex North Middlesex South Niagara Falls Northumberland Ottawa East Parry Sound Peel

Port Arthur Renfrew North Riverdale Russell Sault Ste. Marie Simcoe East St. Andrew St. George St. Patrick Stormont Sudbury Timiskaming Waterloo South Welland Wellington South Windsor—Sandwich Windsor—Walkerville York North York West

Conservative to Liberal-Progressive Kent East Conservative to CCF Hamilton East Conservative to Independent Brantford Progressive to Liberal Huron (formerly Huron South) Progressive to Liberal-Progressive Brant Grey North Independent-Conservative to Liberal Prescott Rainy River

See also

• Politics of Ontario
• List of Ontario political parties
• Premier of Ontario
• Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)

Notes and references

Notes

1. as experienced in the recent 1933 Nova Scotia general election, 1933 British Columbia general election and 1934 Saskatchewan general election.

References

1. "1934 General Election". Elections Ontario. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
2. Cdn Ann Rev 1935, p. 174.
3. Cdn Ann Rev 1935, p. 175.
4. The Liquor Control Act, 1934 , S.O. 1934, c. 26
5. Cdn Ann Rev 1935, p. 176.
6. Cdn Ann Rev 1935, p. 178.
7. Cdn Ann Rev 1935, p. 179.
8. "Nominations for Elections in Ontario and Saskatchewan". Ottawa Citizen. June 13, 1934. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
9. Cdn Ann Rev 1935, p. 180.
10. The Representation Act, 1933 , S.O. 1933, c. 56
11. The Representation Act, 1934 , S.O. 1934, c. 51
12. "1934 General Election". elections.on.ca. Elections Ontario . Retrieved August 13, 2023. EO data errors on party affiliations corrected: "Results by Constituencies in Ontario and Saskatchewan". Ottawa Citizen . June 20, 1934. p. 17. Supplementary correction for T.A. Blakelock (Halton) - he was nominated, and campaigned, as a Liberal-Progressive): "Liberal-Progressive Convention". The Canadian Champion . Milton. April 26, 1934. p. 3., "T.A Blakelock Candidate". The Canadian Champion . Milton. May 3, 1934.
13. Cdn Ann Rev 1935, p. 177.
14. Cdn Ann Rev 1935, pp. 178–179.

Further reading

• The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1934. Toronto: The Annual Review Company. 1935.