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The 1948 Ontario general election was held on June 7, 1948, to elect the 90 members of the 23rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Members of Provincial Parliament, or "MPPs") of the Province of Ontario. [1]
The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, led by George Drew, won a third consecutive term in office, winning a solid majority of seats in the legislature—53, down from 66 in the previous election.
The majority of races were three-way contests:
Candidates | PC | CCF | Lib | L-L | Lab-Pr | UE/SC | S-L | I-PC | I-CCF | I-Lab | Ind | Total |
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2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||
3 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 183 | |||||
4 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 72 | ||||
5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | |||
Total | 90 | 81 | 88 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 289 |
Polling firm | Last day of survey | Source | PCO | OCCF | OLP | LPP | Other | ME | Sample |
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Election 1948 | June 7, 1948 | 41.28 | 26.52 | 29.78 | 1.00 | 1.42 | |||
Gallup | September 1947 | [2] | 44 | 18 | 35 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Election 1945 | June 4, 1945 | 44.3 | 22.4 | 29.8 | 2.4 | 1.1 |
Despite winning a majority, Drew lost his own seat to temperance crusader Bill Temple. Instead of seeking a seat in a by-election, Drew left provincial politics to run for, and win, the leadership of the federal Progressive Conservative Party.
Drew was replaced as Ontario PC leader and premier by Thomas Kennedy on an interim basis, and then by Leslie Frost.
The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Farquhar Oliver, increased its caucus from 11 to 14, but lost the role of official opposition. Only one of the three Liberal-Labour MPPs sitting with the Liberal caucus, James Newman, was re-elected.
The social democratic Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (Ontario Section), led by Ted Jolliffe, formed the official opposition by increasing its caucus from 8 to 21 seats.
Two Toronto seats were won by Labor-Progressive Party MPPs J. B. Salsberg and A.A. MacLeod. The LPP was the official name of the Communist Party of Ontario. The LPP only ran two candidates, Salsberg and MacLeod, in 1948 down from 31 candidates in 1945.
Political party | Party leader | MPPs | Votes | |||||||
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Candidates | 1945 | Dissol. | 1948 | ± | # | % | ± (pp) | |||
Progressive Conservative | George Drew | 90 | 66 | 66 | 53 | 13 | 725,799 | 41.28% | 2.97 | |
Co-operative Commonwealth | Ted Jolliffe | 81 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 466,274 | 26.52% | 4.11 | |
Liberal | Farquhar Oliver | 88 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 515,795 | 29.34% | 0.66 | ||
Liberal–Labour | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7,682 | 0.44% | ||||
Labor–Progressive | A.A. MacLeod | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17,654 | 1.00% | 1.63 | ||
Union of Electors | Ron Gostick | 13 | – | – | – | – | 9,214 | 0.52% | 0.51 | |
Social Credit | 2 | – | – | – | 734 | 0.04% | ||||
Independent-CCF | 1 | – | – | – | 8,613 | 0.49% | New | |||
Independent PC | 3 | – | – | – | 3,340 | 0.19% | 0.17 | |||
Independent | 1 | – | – | – | 1,766 | 0.10% | 0.30 | |||
Socialist Labour | 5 | – | – | – | 913 | 0.05% | – | |||
Independent Labour | 1 | – | – | – | 253 | 0.01% | 0.60 | |||
Vacant | ||||||||||
Total | 289 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 1,758,037 | 100.00% | ||||
Blank and invalid ballots | 16,935 | |||||||||
Registered voters / turnout | 2,623,281 | 67.66% | 5.12 |
Party | Seats | Votes | Change (pp) | ||
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█ Progressive Conservative | 53 / 90 | 41.28% | -2.97 | ||
█ Co-operative Commonwealth | 21 / 90 | 26.52% | 4.11 | ||
█ Liberal | 13 / 90 | 29.34% | 2.44 | ||
█ Labor–Progressive | 2 / 90 | 1.00% | -1.44 | ||
█ Liberal–Labour | 1 / 90 | 0.44% | -1.89 | ||
█ Other | 0 / 90 | 1.42% | -0.25 |
Riding | Winning party | Turnout [a 1] | Votes | |||||||||||||||||
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Name [a 2] | 1945 | Party | Votes | Share | Margin # | Margin % | PC | Lib/LL | CCF | Lab-Pr | I-CCF | I-PC | I-Lab | Ind | UE/SC | S-Lab | Total | |||
Addington | PC | PC | 6,497 | 53.05% | 1,891 | 15.44% | 70.02% | 6,497 | 4,606 | 1,143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12,246 | ||
Algoma—Manitoulin | PC | PC | 4,907 | 37.93% | 751 | 5.81% | 74.89% | 4,907 | 4,156 | 3,873 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12,936 | ||
Brant | Lib | Lib | 9,557 | 65.56% | 4,537 | 31.12% | 63.78% | 5,020 | 9,557 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14,577 | ||
Brantford | PC | Lib | 7,018 | 37.58% | 1,172 | 6.28% | 73.80% | 4,843 | 7,018 | 5,846 | – | – | 966 | – | – | – | – | 18,673 | ||
Bruce | PC | Lib | 7,171 | 46.81% | 636 | 4.15% | 74.45% | 6,535 | 7,171 | 1,614 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15,320 | ||
Carleton | PC | PC | 9,343 | 61.88% | 5,971 | 39.55% | 61.12% | 9,343 | 3,372 | 2,100 | – | – | – | – | – | 284 | – | 15,099 | ||
Cochrane North | Lib | PC | 3,838 | 36.89% | 1,253 | 12.04% | 78.55% | 3,838 | 2,321 | 2,585 | – | – | – | – | – | 1,659 | – | 10,403 | ||
Cochrane South | CCF | CCF | 14,190 | 50.91% | 5,999 | 21.52% | 72.55% | 8,191 | 4,307 | 14,190 | – | – | – | – | – | 1,186 | – | 27,874 | ||
Dufferin—Simcoe | PC | PC | 7,035 | 54.13% | 2,499 | 19.23% | 57.91% | 7,035 | 4,536 | 1,425 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12,996 | ||
Durham | PC | PC | 5,858 | 45.39% | 1,336 | 10.35% | 71.27% | 5,858 | 4,522 | 2,525 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12,905 | ||
Elgin | PC | PC | 7,713 | 44.58% | 592 | 3.42% | 64.40% | 7,713 | 7,121 | 2,467 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17,301 | ||
Essex North | LL | CCF | 7,497 | 36.49% | 790 | 3.84% | 67.38% | 6,344 | 6,707 | 7,497 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20,548 | ||
Essex South | PC | PC | 8,354 | 55.46% | 2,559 | 16.99% | 66.29% | 8,354 | 5,795 | 914 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15,063 | ||
Fort William | CCF | Lib | 6,860 | 35.93% | 225 | 1.18% | 73.47% | 5,596 | 6,860 | 6,635 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19,091 | ||
Glengarry | Lib | PC | 5,557 | 55.75% | 1,788 | 17.94% | 71.63% | 5,557 | 3,769 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 642 | – | 9,968 | ||
Grenville—Dundas | PC | PC | 6,994 | 59.30% | 3,385 | 28.70% | 52.91% | 6,994 | 3,609 | 1,191 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11,794 | ||
Grey North | PC | PC | 6,649 | 39.78% | 383 | 2.29% | 76.85% | 6,649 | 6,266 | 3,801 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16,716 | ||
Grey South | Lib | Lib | 7,822 | 61.28% | 3,892 | 30.49% | 71.91% | 3,930 | 7,822 | 764 | – | – | – | – | – | 249 | – | 12,765 | ||
Haldimand—Norfolk | PC | PC | 9,805 | 46.67% | 1,778 | 8.46% | 65.42% | 9,805 | 8,027 | 3,175 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21,007 | ||
Halton | PC | PC | 6,377 | 39.45% | 113 | 0.70% | 67.96% | 6,377 | 6,264 | 3,524 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16,165 | ||
Hamilton East | PC | CCF | 10,528 | 42.82% | 153 | 0.62% | 69.79% | 10,375 | 3,683 | 10,528 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24,586 | ||
Hamilton Centre | PC | CCF | 10,561 | 42.15% | 1,688 | 6.74% | 66.67% | 8,873 | 5,619 | 10,561 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25,053 | ||
Hamilton—Wentworth | PC | PC | 10,542 | 46.42% | 4,108 | 18.09% | 69.12% | 10,542 | 5,734 | 6,434 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22,710 | ||
Hastings East* | PC | PC | 5,163 | 54.14% | 2,048 | 21.48% | 63.69% | 5,163 | 3,115 | 1,258 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9,536 | ||
Hastings West | PC | PC | 8,501 | 50.85% | 3,221 | 19.27% | 61.88% | 8,501 | 5,280 | 2,937 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16,718 | ||
Huron | PC | PC | 7,566 | 50.35% | 106 | 0.71% | 75.35% | 7,566 | 7,460 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15,026 | ||
Huron—Bruce | PC | PC | 6,678 | 50.97% | 255 | 1.95% | 75.50% | 6,678 | 6,423 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13,101 | ||
Kenora | CCF | PC | 4,292 | 38.82% | 579 | 5.24% | 64.20% | 4,292 | 3,713 | 3,051 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11,056 | ||
Kent East | PC | Lib | 7,536 | 55.06% | 1,385 | 10.12% | 77.18% | 6,151 | 7,536 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13,687 | ||
Kent West | PC | PC | 9,825 | 50.75% | 291 | 1.50% | 62.38% | 9,825 | 9,534 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19,359 | ||
Kingston* | PC | PC | 7,367 | 46.42% | 1,008 | 6.35% | 67.97% | 7,367 | 6,359 | 2,143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15,869 | ||
Lambton East | PC | PC | 5,632 | 47.85% | 511 | 4.34% | 66.08% | 5,632 | 5,121 | 1,018 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11,771 | ||
Lambton West | PC | PC | 7,765 | 48.90% | 2,495 | 15.71% | 66.15% | 7,765 | 5,270 | 2,845 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15,880 | ||
Lanark | PC | PC | 10,077 | 65.43% | 5,879 | 38.17% | 67.91% | 10,077 | 4,198 | 1,127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15,402 | ||
Leeds | PC | PC | 9,018 | 51.94% | 2,605 | 15.00% | 74.41% | 9,018 | 6,413 | 1,932 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17,363 | ||
Lincoln | PC | PC | 13,826 | 41.69% | 3,297 | 9.94% | 71.26% | 13,826 | 8,361 | 10,529 | – | – | – | – | – | 450 | – | 33,166 | ||
London | PC | Lib | 12,730 | 40.75% | 1,027 | 3.29% | 64.23% | 11,703 | 12,730 | 6,803 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 31,236 | ||
Middlesex North | PC | PC | 6,601 | 43.35% | 1,255 | 8.24% | 63.62% | 6,601 | 5,346 | 3,281 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15,228 | ||
Middlesex South | PC | PC | 6,957 | 50.74% | 1,413 | 10.31% | 68.06% | 6,957 | 5,544 | 1,209 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13,710 | ||
Muskoka—Ontario | PC | PC | 7,197 | 41.42% | 306 | 1.76% | 71.15% | 7,197 | 6,891 | 3,288 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17,376 | ||
Niagara Falls | PC | Lib | 8,253 | 40.07% | 491 | 2.38% | 67.94% | 4,582 | 8,253 | 7,762 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20,597 | ||
Nipissing | Lib | PC | 6,903 | 40.01% | 1,296 | 7.51% | 68.61% | 6,903 | 5,607 | 3,683 | – | – | – | – | – | 1,060 | – | 17,253 | ||
Northumberland | PC | PC | 8,361 | 55.88% | 3,047 | 20.36% | 70.94% | 8,361 | 5,314 | 1,288 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14,963 | ||
Ontario | PC | CCF | 11,758 | 42.23% | 2,731 | 9.81% | 73.25% | 9,027 | 7,058 | 11,758 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27,843 | ||
Ottawa East | Lib | Lib | 9,407 | 45.83% | 1,630 | 7.94% | 55.25% | 7,777 | 9,407 | 2,859 | – | – | – | – | – | 485 | – | 20,528 | ||
Ottawa South | PC | PC | 18,955 | 55.13% | 9,142 | 26.59% | 56.58% | 18,955 | 9,813 | 5,151 | – | – | – | – | – | 279 | 185 | 34,383 | ||
Oxford | PC | PC | 9,404 | 45.81% | 941 | 4.58% | 61.71% | 9,404 | 8,463 | 2,662 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20,529 | ||
Parry Sound | Lib | PC | 4,343 | 37.57% | 439 | 3.80% | 75.55% | 4,343 | 3,904 | 3,314 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11,561 | ||
Peel | PC | PC | 9,070 | 47.25% | 3,677 | 19.16% | 65.35% | 9,070 | 5,393 | 4,733 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19,196 | ||
Perth | PC | PC | 10,686 | 45.04% | 1,077 | 4.54% | 68.16% | 10,686 | 9,609 | 3,432 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23,727 | ||
Peterborough | PC | PC | 10,257 | 42.89% | 2,528 | 10.57% | 73.09% | 10,257 | 7,729 | 5,927 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23,913 | ||
Port Arthur | CCF | CCF | 8,734 | 44.93% | 2,602 | 13.39% | 62.77% | 4,572 | 6,132 | 8,734 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19,438 | ||
Prescott | Lib | PC | 6,537 | 56.01% | 2,193 | 18.79% | 73.85% | 6,537 | 4,344 | 179 | – | – | – | – | – | 611 | – | 11,671 | ||
Prince Edward—Lennox | PC | Lib | 6,202 | 46.45% | 55 | 0.41% | 70.16% | 6,147 | 6,202 | – | – | – | 1,003 | – | – | – | – | 13,352 | ||
Rainy River | LL | LL | 3,969 | 56.32% | 891 | 12.64% | 65.70% | 3,078 | 3,969 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,047 | ||
Renfrew North | PC | PC | 5,864 | 44.51% | 377 | 2.86% | 72.32% | 5,864 | 5,487 | 1,824 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13,175 | ||
Renfrew South | PC | PC | 6,744 | 54.07% | 1,743 | 13.97% | 69.49% | 6,744 | 5,001 | 728 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12,473 | ||
Russell | Lib | PC | 5,292 | 41.89% | 697 | 5.52% | 58.29% | 5,292 | 4,595 | 1,611 | – | – | – | – | – | 1,134 | – | 12,632 | ||
Sault Ste. Marie | CCF | CCF | 6,514 | 41.77% | 1,433 | 9.19% | 67.36% | 5,081 | 4,000 | 6,514 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15,595 | ||
Simcoe Centre | PC | PC | 5,791 | 41.73% | 1,782 | 12.84% | 67.22% | 5,791 | 4,009 | 1,805 | – | – | – | – | 1,766 | 506 | – | 13,877 | ||
Simcoe East | PC | PC | 6,376 | 43.17% | 1,002 | 6.78% | 71.60% | 6,376 | 5,374 | 3,018 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14,768 | ||
Stormont | Lib | PC | 6,729 | 39.96% | 250 | 1.48% | 72.01% | 6,729 | 6,479 | 2,976 | – | – | – | – | – | 655 | – | 16,839 | ||
Sudbury | CCF | PC | 8,892 | 29.01% | 279 | 0.91% | 72.57% | 8,892 | 6,949 | 5,821 | – | 8,613 | – | – | – | 378 | – | 30,653 | ||
Temiskaming | CCF | CCF | 4,851 | 41.40% | 561 | 4.79% | 79.83% | 4,290 | 2,576 | 4,851 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11,717 | ||
Victoria | PC | PC | 8,830 | 59.92% | 4,173 | 28.32% | 68.21% | 8,830 | 4,657 | 1,249 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14,736 | ||
Waterloo North | LL | Lib | 10,200 | 37.44% | 1,250 | 4.59% | 62.20% | 6,726 | 10,200 | 8,950 | – | – | 1,371 | – | – | – | – | 27,247 | ||
Waterloo South | PC | CCF | 7,210 | 35.68% | 705 | 3.49% | 69.85% | 6,505 | 6,495 | 7,210 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20,210 | ||
Welland | PC | Lib | 8,961 | 36.33% | 11 | 0.04% | 72.48% | 6,756 | 8,961 | 8,950 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24,667 | ||
Wellington North | Lib | Lib | 7,764 | 53.05% | 893 | 6.10% | 71.06% | 6,871 | 7,764 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14,635 | ||
Wellington South | PC | PC | 6,913 | 36.97% | 666 | 3.56% | 78.82% | 6,913 | 6,247 | 5,541 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18,701 | ||
Wentworth | CCF | CCF | 13,190 | 46.35% | 2,327 | 8.18% | 67.98% | 10,863 | 4,405 | 13,190 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28,458 | ||
Windsor—Walkerville | PC | PC | 7,730 | 41.51% | 1,422 | 7.64% | 53.63% | 7,730 | 4,585 | 6,308 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18,623 | ||
Windsor—Sandwich | PC | PC | 10,781 | 53.46% | 5,213 | 25.85% | 70.32% | 10,781 | 3,624 | 5,568 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 192 | 20,165 | ||
York East | PC | CCF | 21,628 | 42.81% | 881 | 1.74% | 63.76% | 20,747 | 7,772 | 21,628 | – | – | – | – | – | 370 | – | 50,517 | ||
York North | PC | PC | 10,444 | 39.21% | 1,902 | 7.14% | 66.63% | 10,444 | 7,653 | 8,542 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26,639 | ||
York South | PC | CCF | 19,320 | 49.52% | 4,465 | 11.44% | 67.97% | 14,855 | 4,838 | 19,320 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 39,013 | ||
York West | PC | CCF | 18,627 | 43.41% | 2,383 | 5.55% | 69.42% | 16,244 | 8,041 | 18,627 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 42,912 | ||
Beaches | PC | CCF | 9,910 | 44.03% | 440 | 1.96% | 71.98% | 9,470 | 3,126 | 9,910 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22,506 | ||
Bellwoods | Lab-Pr | Lab-Pr | 7,764 | 37.17% | 1,286 | 6.16% | 69.55% | 6,478 | 2,292 | 4,353 | 7,764 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20,887 | ||
Bracondale | PC | CCF | 7,956 | 45.00% | 1,184 | 6.70% | 63.97% | 6,772 | 2,952 | 7,956 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17,680 | ||
Dovercourt | PC | CCF | 12,262 | 48.16% | 3,039 | 11.93% | 64.28% | 9,223 | 3,978 | 12,262 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25,463 | ||
Eglinton | PC | PC | 18,767 | 51.62% | 9,543 | 26.25% | 69.16% | 18,767 | 9,224 | 8,366 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 36,357 | ||
High Park | PC | CCF | 11,562 | 42.24% | 1,017 | 3.72% | 74.88% | 10,545 | 5,262 | 11,562 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27,369 | ||
Parkdale | PC | CCF | 11,778 | 39.52% | 650 | 2.18% | 68.34% | 11,128 | 6,900 | 11,778 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29,806 | ||
Riverdale | PC | CCF | 12,429 | 47.55% | 2,159 | 8.26% | 65.32% | 10,270 | 3,195 | 12,429 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 245 | 26,139 | ||
St. Andrew | Lab-Pr | Lab-Pr | 9,890 | 49.40% | 4,926 | 24.61% | 71.22% | 4,964 | 1,757 | 3,408 | 9,890 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20,019 | ||
St. David | PC | CCF | 8,539 | 41.39% | 676 | 3.28% | 66.08% | 7,863 | 3,908 | 8,539 | – | – | – | 253 | – | – | 69 | 20,632 | ||
St. George | PC | PC | 10,161 | 45.23% | 2,711 | 12.07% | 61.19% | 10,161 | 4,853 | 7,450 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22,464 | ||
St. Patrick | PC | PC | 6,946 | 44.06% | 1,597 | 10.13% | 66.48% | 6,946 | 3,469 | 5,349 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15,764 | ||
Woodbine | PC | CCF | 12,986 | 47.36% | 2,292 | 8.36% | 68.97% | 10,694 | 3,516 | 12,986 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 222 | 27,418 |
Party in 1st place | Party in 2nd place | Total | |||||
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PC | Lib | LL | CCF | Ind-CCF | |||
Progressive Conservative | 43 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 53 | ||
Liberal | 8 | 5 | 13 | ||||
Liberal–Labour | 1 | 1 | |||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | 19 | 2 | 21 | ||||
Labor–Progressive | 2 | 2 | |||||
Total | 30 | 45 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 90 |
Parties | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Total |
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█ Progressive Conservative | 53 | 30 | 7 | 90 | ||
█ Co-operative Commonwealth | 21 | 13 | 45 | 2 | 81 | |
█ Liberal | 13 | 45 | 28 | 2 | 88 | |
█ Labor–Progressive | 2 | 2 | ||||
█ Liberal–Labour | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
█ Independent-CCF | 1 | 1 | ||||
█ Union of Electors | 2 | 9 | 2 | 13 | ||
█ Independent PC | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
█ Socialist Labour | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
█ Social Credit | 2 | 2 | ||||
█ Independent Labour | 1 | 1 | ||||
█ Independent | 1 | 1 |
Source | Party | ||||||
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PC | CCF | Lib | L-L | Lab-Pr | Total | ||
Seats retained | Incumbents returned | 40 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 51 |
Open seats held | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||
Seats changing hands | Incumbents defeated | 8 | 12 | 7 | 27 | ||
Open seats gained | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |||
Total | 53 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 90 |
Party | 1943 | Gain from (loss to) | 1945 | ||||||||||
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PC | CCF | Lib | Lbr-P | L-L | |||||||||
Progressive Conservative | 66 | 2 | (15) | 7 | (7) | 53 | |||||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | 8 | 15 | (2) | (1) | 1 | 21 | |||||||
Liberal | 11 | 7 | (7) | 1 | 1 | 13 | |||||||
Labor–Progressive | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
Liberal–Labour | 3 | (1) | (1) | 1 | |||||||||
Total | 90 | 22 | (9) | 3 | (16) | 7 | (9) | – | – | 2 | – | 90 |
There were 34 seats that changed allegiance in the election.
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The Ontario New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. The party currently forms the Official Opposition in Ontario following the 2018 general election. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961 from the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL).
The Communist Party of Canada (Ontario) (French: Parti communiste du Canada (Ontario)) is the Ontario provincial wing of the Communist Party of Canada. Using the name Labor-Progressive Party from 1943 until 1959, the group won two seats in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario: A.A. MacLeod and J.B. Salsberg were elected in the 1943 provincial election as "Labour" candidates but took their seats as members of the Labor-Progressive Party, which the banned Communist Party launched as its public face in a convention held on August 21 and 22, 1943, shortly after both the August 4 provincial election and the August 7 election of Communist Fred Rose to the House of Commons in a Montreal by-election.
The Liberal–Labour banner has been used several times by candidates in Canadian elections:
The 1990 Ontario general election was held on September 6, 1990, to elect members of the 35th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada. The governing Ontario Liberal Party led by Premier David Peterson was unexpectedly defeated. Although the Peterson government, and Peterson himself, were very popular, he was accused of opportunism in calling an election just three years into his mandate. In a shocking upset, the New Democratic Party (NDP), led by Bob Rae, won a majority government. This marked the first time the NDP had won government east of Manitoba, and to date the only time the NDP formed the government in Ontario.
The 1981 Ontario general election was held on March 19, 1981, to elect members of the 32nd Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.
The 1977 Ontario general election was held on June 9, 1977, to elect the 125 members of the 31st Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
The 1945 Ontario general election was held on June 4, 1945, to elect the 90 members of the 22nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario.
The 1951 Ontario general election was held on November 22, 1951, to elect the 90 members of the 24th Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario.
The 1955 Ontario general election was held on June 9, 1955, to elect the 98 members of the 25th Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario.
The 1959 Ontario general election was held on June 11, 1959, to elect the 98 members of the 26th Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario.
The 1963 Ontario general election was held on September 25, 1963, to elect the 108 members of the 27th Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario.
The 1967 Ontario general election was held on October 17, 1967, to elect the 117 members of the 28th Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada.
The 1971 Ontario general election was held on October 21, 1971, to elect the 117 members of the 29th Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario.
The 1975 Ontario general election was held on September 18, 1975, to elect the 125 members of the 30th Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada.
The 1943 Ontario general election was held on August 4, 1943, to elect the 90 Members of the 21st Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario.
The 1908 Ontario general election was the 12th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 8, 1908, to elect the 106 Members of the 12th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").
The 1911 Ontario general election was the 13th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on December 11, 1911, to elect the 106 Members of the 13th Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
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").
The 1937 Ontario general election was held on October 6, 1937, to elect the 90 Members of the 20th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs"). It was the 20th general election held in the Province of Ontario.
The Labor-Progressive Party was the legal front of the Communist Party of Canada and several provincial wings of the party from 1943 to 1959.