2011 Ontario general election

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2011 Ontario general election
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107 seats in the 40th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
54 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout48.2% (Decrease2.svg4.6pp) [1]
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Dalton McGuinty, Mayors' Summit (cropped).jpg Tim Hudak 2014 (cropped).jpg Andrea Horwath (cropped).jpg
Leader Dalton McGuinty Tim Hudak Andrea Horwath
Party Liberal Progressive Conservative New Democratic
Leader since December 1, 1996 June 27, 2009 March 7, 2009
Leader's seat Ottawa South Niagara West—Glanbrook Hamilton Centre
Last election71 seats, 42.25%26 seats, 31.62%10 seats, 16.76%
Seats before702510
Seats won533717
Seat changeDecrease2.svg17Increase2.svg12Increase2.svg7
Popular vote1,625,1021,530,076981,508
Percentage37.65%35.45%22.74%
SwingDecrease2.svg4.60pp Increase2.svg3.83pp Increase2.svg5.98pp
Ontario Election 2011 Riding Results Map.svg
Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Riding names are listed at the bottom.
Premier before election

Dalton McGuinty
Liberal

Premier after election

Dalton McGuinty
Liberal

The 2011 Ontario general election was held on October 6, 2011, to elect members of the 40th Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The Ontario Liberal Party was elected to a minority government, with the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (PC Party) serving as the Official Opposition and the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) serving as the third party. In the final result, Premier McGuinty's party fell one seat short of winning a majority government.

Contents

Under amendments passed by the Legislature in December 2005, Ontario elections were now held on fixed dates, namely the first Thursday of October every four years. [2] The writ of election was issued by Lieutenant Governor David Onley on September 7, 2011.

The election saw a then–record low voter turnout of 48.2%, [1] only to be surpassed by the 2022 Ontario general election with 43.53%.

Timeline

2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

Party leadership

In March 2009, PC Party leader John Tory stepped down as leader, with Tim Hudak elected to be his successor. Also in March 2009, Andrea Horwath replaced Howard Hampton as leader of the NDP at the leadership election. Thus, both the Progressive Conservatives and the NDP went into the election with a new leader. Green Party of Ontario leader Frank de Jong stepped down in November 2009; their leadership convention confirmed Mike Schreiner as their new leader. Dalton McGuinty won 95 percent support for his leadership at an Ontario Liberal annual general meeting after the 2007 election, and ran again in 2011.

Incumbents not running for reelection

Electoral districtIncumbent at dissolution and subsequent nomineeNew MPP
Barrie   Aileen Carroll [7] Karl Walsh  Rod Jackson
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound   Bill Murdoch [8] Bill Walker  Bill Walker
Burlington   Joyce Savoline [9] Jane McKenna  Jane McKenna
Cambridge   Gerry Martiniuk [10] Rob Leone  Rob Leone
Carleton—Mississippi Mills   Norm Sterling [11] Jack MacLaren  Jack MacLaren
Chatham-Kent—Essex   Pat Hoy [12] Paul Watson  Rick Nicholls
Davenport   Tony Ruprecht [13] Cristina Martins   Jonah Schein
Don Valley East   David Caplan [14] Michael Coteau  Michael Coteau
Elgin—Middlesex—London   Steve Peters [15] Lori Baldwin-Sands  Jeff Yurek
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell   Jean-Marc Lalonde [16] Grant Crack  Grant Crack
Kenora—Rainy River   Howard Hampton [17] Sarah Campbell  Sarah Campbell
Nipissing   Monique Smith [18] Catherine Whiting  Vic Fedeli
Pickering—Scarborough East   Wayne Arthurs [19] Tracy MacCharles  Tracy MacCharles
Scarborough—Agincourt   Gerry Phillips [20] Soo Wong  Soo Wong
Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry   Jim Brownell [21] Mark A. Macdonald  Jim McDonell
Timiskaming—Cochrane   David Ramsay [22] Denis Bonin  John Vanthof
Welland   Peter Kormos [23] Cindy Forster  Cindy Forster
Windsor West   Sandra Pupatello [24] Teresa Piruzza  Teresa Piruzza

Results

Summary of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario election results
PartyParty leaderCandidatesSeatsPopular vote
2007 Dissol. 2011Change#%Change
Liberal Dalton McGuinty 10771705318Decrease2.svg1,625,10237.65%4.7%Decrease2.svg
Progressive Conservative Tim Hudak 10726253711Increase2.svg1,530,07635.45%3.8%Increase2.svg
New Democratic Andrea Horwath 1071010177Increase2.svg981,50822.74%5.9%Increase2.svg
Green Mike Schreiner 107––––126,0212.92%5.1%Decrease2.svg
Libertarian Sam Apelbaum 51––––19,4470.45%0.3%Increase2.svg
Family Coalition Phil Lees 31––––9,5240.22%0.6%Decrease2.svg
Freedom Paul McKeever 57––––9,2530.21%0.1%Increase2.svg
Independent  36––––9,0210.21%–
Communist Elizabeth Rowley 9––––1,1620.03%0.01%Decrease2.svg
Northern Ontario Heritage Edward Deibel3––––6760.02%–
Special Needs Danish Ahmed4––––6670.02%0.01%Increase2.svg
Reform Bradley J. Harness4––––6470.01%0.01%Increase2.svg
Paramount Canadians Ranvir Dogra4––––5620.01%–
Confederation of Regions vacant3––––5590.01%–
Socialist Michael Laxer 5––––5190.01%–
People's Political Party Kevin Clarke 4––––386––
Vegan Environmental Paul Figueiras3––––366––
Republican Trueman Tuck3––––232––
The Only Party Michael Green3––––188––
Human Rights Marilyn McCormick2––––170––
Canadians' Choice Bahman Yazdanfar3––––156––
Paupers John Turmel 2––––140< .01%–
 Vacant2 
Total6551071071074,316,382100%
Source: "40TH GENERAL ELECTION - SUMMARY OF VALID BALLOTS CAST" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 1, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
Popular vote
Liberal
 
37.65%
PC
 
35.45%
New Democratic
 
22.74%
Others
 
4.16%
Seats summary
Liberal
 
49.53%
PC
 
34.58%
New Democratic
 
15.89%

Summary

Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario - seats won/lost by party, 2007-2011
Party2007Gain from(loss to)2011
LibPCNDP
Liberal 71(11)(7)53
Progressive Conservative 261137
New Democratic 10717
Total10718(11)(7)107

Regional analysis

Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario - seats won by region (2011)
PartyToronto905 BeltHam/NiagaraCentralEastMidwestSouthwestNorthTotal
   Liberal 171431734453
   Conservative 3310784237
   New Democratic 5142517
Total2218101114111011107

Synopsis of results

Results by riding - 2011 Ontario general election [a 1]
Riding 2007 Winning partyTurnout
[a 2] 		Votes [a 3]
PartyVotesShareMargin
#		Margin
%		 Lib PC NDP Green IndOtherTotal
 
Ajax—Pickering LibLib19,60647.34%4,88811.80%44.84%19,60614,7185,952843–29941,418
Algoma—Manitoulin LibNDP11,58544.52%4,18816.09%49.43%7,3976,14111,585684–21726,024
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale LibLib21,64843.70%4,5169.12%56.45%21,64817,1328,5211,477–76549,543
Barrie LibPC17,52740.66%2,5215.85%46.00%15,00617,5278,1711,909–49743,110
Beaches—East York NDPNDP17,92546.82%4,11210.74%51.64%13,8135,33317,9251,025–18938,285
Bramalea—Gore—Malton LibNDP16,62638.16%2,2775.23%40.71%14,3499,89616,6261,0914911,11943,572
Brampton—Springdale LibLib15,66344.43%2,9098.25%40.54%15,66312,7545,378900–56235,257
Brampton West LibLib19,22443.76%4,79010.90%38.29%19,22414,4348,3311,432–50943,930
Brant LibLib16,86737.08%1,1062.43%48.23%16,86715,76111,00695724464945,484
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound PCPC19,56747.37%8,67821.01%54.70%10,88919,5676,1332,6541,47858541,306
Burlington PCPC20,06140.41%2,1524.33%54.83%17,90920,0619,3701,129–1,17549,644
Cambridge PCPC15,94737.69%1,9544.62%46.04%13,99315,94710,4141,05627162942,310
Carleton—Mississippi Mills PCPC28,24650.29%9,10216.21%53.50%19,14428,2466,3711,857–54956,167
Chatham-Kent—Essex LibPC15,12141.78%3,4909.64%49.41%11,63115,1218,4151,027––36,194
Davenport LibNDP14,36745.93%1,4144.52%45.59%12,9532,48014,36785525037431,279
Don Valley East LibLib16,35051.08%7,64523.88%46.08%16,3508,7055,953702–30032,010
Don Valley West LibLib24,44458.32%11,61727.71%50.93%24,44412,8273,621718–30741,917
Dufferin—Caledon PCPC17,83346.95%7,67120.19%47.74%10,16217,8334,2005,540–25037,985
Durham PCPC22,39349.07%8,99919.72%49.74%13,39422,3938,0271,221–59645,631
Eglinton—Lawrence LibLib20,75254.15%7,89520.60%51.81%20,75212,8573,76357514623138,324
Elgin—Middlesex—London LibPC19,77147.86%8,69621.05%51.28%11,07519,7719,201981–28341,311
Essex LibNDP17,41737.99%1,3682.98%51.38%11,51816,04917,417860––45,844
Etobicoke Centre LibLib21,91651.48%7,96018.70%52.62%21,91613,9565,099837–76142,569
Etobicoke—Lakeshore LibLib22,16951.02%9,46421.78%50.01%22,16912,7056,7131,16422647143,448
Etobicoke North LibLib12,08148.46%6,00924.10%40.15%12,0816,0725,426541–81124,931
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell LibLib17,34543.18%1,3723.42%47.81%17,34515,9735,721770–36340,172
Guelph LibLib19,81542.43%7,86116.83%50.27%19,81511,95411,1503,23410044446,697
Haldimand—Norfolk PCPC25,20360.81%17,15541.39%53.31%7,08725,2038,048868–24241,448
Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock PCPC22,35245.43%5,83011.85%54.98%16,52222,3528,5171,562–24549,198
Halton PCPC26,22844.47%3,1485.34%45.99%23,08026,2287,7571,28616646458,981
Hamilton Centre NDPNDP20,58661.33%14,72543.87%42.43%5,8614,42120,5861,2492681,18233,567
Hamilton East—Stoney Creek NDPNDP20,44251.72%10,04525.41%46.26%10,3977,39520,442692–60139,527
Hamilton Mountain LibNDP20,49245.16%5,79812.78%50.45%14,6948,64120,492748–79845,373
Huron—Bruce LibPC19,13842.76%4,47910.01%59.23%14,65919,1389,32977220065644,754
Kenora—Rainy River NDPNDP10,94949.62%2,64211.97%45.75%2,2028,30710,949391–21622,065
Kingston and the Islands LibLib21,02848.84%10,78725.06%45.03%21,0289,61010,2411,594–57843,051
Kitchener Centre LibLib15,39239.23%3230.82%49.16%15,39215,0697,38593813731739,238
Kitchener—Conestoga LibPC18,01744.18%3,5418.68%46.62%14,47618,0177,1651,121––40,779
Kitchener—Waterloo PCPC21,66543.77%3,8287.73%50.54%17,83721,6658,2501,30831612349,499
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex LibPC19,37945.74%6,95616.42%54.08%12,42319,3798,882987–70142,372
Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington PCPC22,45750.12%9,96722.25%50.43%12,49022,4578,1041,754––44,805
Leeds—Grenville PCPC24,31463.60%17,65146.17%50.64%6,66324,3145,8221,319–11138,229
London—Fanshawe LibNDP13,95340.77%4,27512.49%45.82%9,6789,07513,95385219247534,225
London North Centre LibLib19,16743.91%6,53914.98%47.87%19,16712,6289,9141,451–49243,652
London West LibLib22,61045.65%8,00716.17%53.01%22,61014,60310,7571,194–36149,525
Markham—Unionville LibLib19,57952.58%7,85921.11%40.68%19,57911,7204,5751,104–25937,237
Mississauga—Brampton South LibLib15,57946.04%5,29215.64%36.43%15,57910,2875,4201,24761669133,840
Mississauga East—Cooksville LibLib15,53545.74%4,23812.48%40.50%15,53511,2975,70493419929433,963
Mississauga—Erindale LibLib20,55245.03%4,2589.33%43.91%20,55216,2947,768853–17645,643
Mississauga South LibLib20,37550.71%5,87614.62%51.25%20,37514,4994,044860–40140,179
Mississauga—Streetsville LibLib18,59151.54%7,93622.00%41.46%18,59110,6555,4941,329–036,069
Nepean—Carleton PCPC29,98554.48%15,14127.51%49.91%14,84429,9858,1271,641–44055,037
Newmarket—Aurora PCPC21,42547.24%5,27111.62%49.33%16,15421,4256,5141,256––45,349
Niagara Falls LibLib16,79435.89%4981.06%49.44%16,79416,29612,30475923140846,792
Niagara West—Glanbrook PCPC24,91950.95%12,21124.97%54.88%12,70824,9199,0701,372–83748,906
Nickel Belt NDPNDP16,87654.86%9,42530.64%49.55%7,4515,62516,876810––30,762
Nipissing LibPC15,38150.11%6,60621.52%51.86%8,77515,3815,567971––30,694
Northumberland—Quinte West LibPC19,27939.80%7071.46%51.88%18,57219,2798,5891,48315935748,439
Oak Ridges—Markham LibLib28,87844.78%4,9287.64%42.70%28,87823,9508,5481,5694841,05764,486
Oakville LibLib21,71148.09%4,58010.14%52.70%21,71117,1314,62587849830345,146
Oshawa PCPC16,71942.25%2,4036.07%44.26%6,92116,71914,3161,035–58239,573
Ottawa Centre LibLib23,64646.81%8,93117.68%53.73%23,6469,25714,7152,18430940050,511
Ottawa—Orléans LibLib21,85746.44%2,8546.06%52.65%21,85719,0034,979886–33747,062
Ottawa South LibLib21,84248.86%6,89715.43%51.19%21,84214,9455,9881,442–49044,707
Ottawa—Vanier LibLib19,61951.51%10,69028.07%46.81%19,6198,9297,4661,719–35238,085
Ottawa West—Nepean LibLib18,49241.62%1,0092.27%54.02%18,49217,4836,5761,485–39644,432
Oxford PCPC20,65854.87%11,24829.88%49.18%9,41020,6585,8851,336–35937,648
Parkdale—High Park NDPNDP18,36546.20%3,4888.77%51.79%14,8774,66818,3651,32528922839,752
Parry Sound—Muskoka PCPC19,41754.09%12,88035.88%51.79%6,53719,4176,5273,251–16735,899
Perth—Wellington LibPC14,84540.09%2100.57%51.89%14,63514,8455,836918–79137,025
Peterborough LibLib19,43039.93%4,1078.44%53.18%19,43015,32312,4601,235–21048,658
Pickering—Scarborough East LibLib18,20146.66%5,16813.25%49.69%18,20113,0336,4241,096–25239,006
Prince Edward—Hastings LibPC18,81642.28%3,1307.03%51.74%15,68618,8167,3792,049–57344,503
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke PCPC27,59470.78%21,36354.80%52.69%6,23127,5944,277574–30938,985
Richmond Hill LibLib18,04246.92%4,27911.13%42.49%18,04213,7634,9871,268–39438,454
St. Catharines LibLib17,16640.21%1,7053.99%51.00%17,16615,4618,6241,066–37842,695
St. Paul's LibLib25,04858.39%16,07637.48%50.41%25,0488,9727,1241,180–57342,897
Sarnia—Lambton PCPC19,57048.32%9,26322.87%51.75%8,81919,57010,3075671,07716040,500
Sault Ste. Marie LibLib16,10954.95%7,07224.12%49.35%16,1093,4779,037519–17229,314
Scarborough—Agincourt LibLib14,90746.85%4,68514.73%43.57%14,90710,2225,017722–94831,816
Scarborough Centre LibLib16,14251.43%8,63127.50%44.49%16,1427,5116,876558–30131,388
Scarborough—Guildwood LibLib15,60748.93%6,47020.29%47.65%15,6079,1376,194413–54331,894
Scarborough—Rouge River LibLib15,23741.87%2,1495.91%42.89%15,2376,83713,088455–77336,390
Scarborough Southwest LibLib14,58544.09%4,18112.64%47.78%14,5857,06110,404777–25033,077
Simcoe—Grey PCPC25,33954.33%14,93532.02%48.12%10,40425,3396,8394,057––46,639
Simcoe North PCPC25,08155.16%14,89032.75%50.98%10,19125,0817,7102,488––45,470
Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry LibPC21,46355.25%13,05033.60%51.40%8,41321,4638,021551–39638,844
Sudbury LibLib13,73542.37%5311.64%49.94%13,7354,40013,2048704416432,417
Thornhill PCPC20,97146.71%2,5985.79%45.35%18,37320,9714,024756–77244,896
Thunder Bay—Atikokan LibLib10,31938.97%4381.65%46.61%10,3195,8159,88137986–26,480
Thunder Bay—Superior North LibLib11,76545.00%2,65410.15%48.20%11,7654,5789,111555–13326,142
Timiskaming—Cochrane LibNDP12,63350.12%6,10124.21%50.01%6,5325,33712,633312–39125,205
Timmins—James Bay NDPNDP11,47949.47%2,96412.77%46.84%2,8708,51511,479233–10823,205
Toronto Centre LibLib25,23654.94%13,66529.75%48.42%25,2367,18611,5711,123–82045,936
Toronto—Danforth NDPNDP20,06254.01%8,69323.40%49.30%11,3693,48820,0621,354–87537,148
Trinity—Spadina NDPNDP19,87042.36%1,1392.43%43.00%18,7315,42019,8702,415–47046,906
Vaughan LibLib26,17453.02%10,75421.78%41.08%26,17415,4205,5946941691,31649,367
Welland NDPNDP19,52744.66%5,47912.53%51.64%8,63814,04819,5271,005–50543,723
Wellington—Halton Hills PCPC23,49555.62%12,16128.79%51.11%11,33423,4956,1061,309––42,244
Whitby—Oshawa PCPC24,49948.17%7,51114.77%49.69%16,98824,4997,8651,139–37150,862
Willowdale LibLib21,98450.84%7,45617.24%45.40%21,98414,5285,556874–29743,239
Windsor—Tecumseh LibLib15,94642.83%3,7189.99%44.69%15,9467,75112,228830–47637,231
Windsor West LibLib14,12741.31%3,58310.48%41.57%14,1278,47610,5441,051––34,198
York Centre LibLib14,69445.36%3,1889.84%45.74%14,69411,5064,57953512795432,395
York—Simcoe PCPC20,42552.78%10,92928.24%42.91%9,49620,4256,6071,479–69038,697
York South—Weston LibLib13,80544.55%7342.37%44.86%13,8053,44113,0714744515130,987
York West LibLib11,45550.49%3,55415.66%39.24%11,4552,7357,90128720310722,688
  = open seat
  = turnout is above provincial average
  = incumbent re-elected
  = incumbency arose from byelection gain
  1. ↑ "2011 Ontario General Election". elections.on.ca. Elections Ontario . Retrieved June 20, 2023. Error in EO report re Willowdale corrected: "Alexander Brown for Willowdale". willowdalendp.ca. November 7, 2011. Archived from the original on November 7, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  2. ↑ including spoilt ballots
  3. ↑ minor political parties receiving less than 1% of the popular vote are aggregated under "Other"; independent candidates are aggregated separately

Maps

Principal races

Party candidates in 2nd place
Party in 1st placeParty in 2nd placeTotal
LibPCNDP
Liberal –401353
Progressive Conservative 34–337
New Democratic 134–17
Total474416107
Principal races, according to 1st and 2nd-place results
PartiesSeats
█  Liberal █  Progressive Conservative 74
█  Liberal █  New Democratic 26
█  Progressive Conservative █  New Democratic 7
Total107
Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party
Parties1st2nd3rd4th5thTotal
█  Liberal 53477107
█  Progressive Conservative 374426107
█  New Democratic 1716731107
█  Green 11015107
█  Libertarian 33639
█  Independent 11011
█  Northern Ontario Heritage 112
█  Family Coalition 2121
█  Freedom 1818
█  Special Needs 22
█  Communist 11
█  Confederation of Regions 11
█  Socialist 11

Significant results among independent and minor party candidates

Those candidates not belonging to a major party, receiving more than 1,000 votes in the election, are listed below:

RidingPartyCandidatesVotesPlaced
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound █  Independent Shane Jolley1,4785th
Oak Ridges—Markham █  Libertarian Karl Boelling1,0574th
Sarnia—Lambton █  Independent Andy Bruziewicz1,0774th

Seats changing hands

There were 18 seats that changed allegiance from the 2007 election.

Resulting composition of the 41st Legislative Assembly of Ontario
SourceParty
LibPCNDPTotal
Seats retainedIncumbents returned4721876
Open seats held64212
Byelection loss reversed11
Seats changing handsIncumbents defeated6410
Open seats gained538
Total533717107

Opinion polls

Polling FirmDate of PollingLink Liberal PC NDP Green Type of pollMargin of error
Angus Reid October 4–5, 2011 PDF 3733263 Online 3.6%
EKOS October 3–5, 2011 PDF 37.731.523.35.9 Interactive voice response 2.0%
Forum Research October 4, 2011 HTML 3736233 Interactive voice response 3.1%
Angus Reid October 3–4, 2011 PDF 3336265 Online 2.1%
Abacus Data October 3–4, 2011 HTML 3734244 Online 3.1%
EKOS October 2–4, 2011 PDF 39.029.723.16.6 Interactive voice response 2.2%
Nanos Research October 2–3, 2011 PDF 40.133.023.22.8 Telephone 4.2%
EKOS October 2–3, 2011 PDF 39.129.124.56.0 Interactive voice response 2.9%
Nanos Research October 1–3, 2011 PDF 37.733.225.82.1 Telephone 3.4%
Ipsos Reid September 30 – October 3, 2011 PDF 4131253 Telephone 3.1%
Nanos Research September 30 – October 2, 2011 PDF 35.936.425.71.2 Telephone 3.5%
EKOS September 29 – October 2, 2011 PDF 37.830.622.77.3 Interactive voice response 2.8%
Nanos Research September 29 – October 1, 2011 PDF 36.53426.81.9 Telephone 3.5%
Nanos Research September 28–30, 2011 PDF 38.035.324.61.8 Telephone 3.5%
Angus Reid September 28–30, 2011 PDF 3334266 Online 3.1%
Leger Marketing September 28–29, 2011 PDF [ permanent dead link ]3234295 Online 3.1%
Nanos Research September 28–29, 2011 PDF 37.734.425.52.0 Telephone 4.3%
Environics September 26–28, 2011 HTML 3536253 Online
Abacus Data September 23–25, 2011 PDF 3337236 Online 2.9%
EKOS September 21–25, 2011 PDF 34.931.424.77.6 Interactive voice response 2.3%
Forum Research September 22–23, 2011 HTML 3535235 Interactive voice response 0.5%
Angus Reid September 13–15, 2011 HTML 3236266 Online 3.1%
Leger Marketing September 12–15, 2011 PDF [ permanent dead link ]3336265 Online 3.1%
Abacus Data September 9–12, 2011 HTML 3241206 Online 3.2%
Nanos Research September 10–11, 2011 PDF 38.134.724.32.7 Telephone 4.9%
Ipsos Reid September 7–11, 2011 HTML Archived September 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine 3837241 Telephone 3.5%
Harris-Decima August 25 – September 4, 2011 HTML 4029246 Telephone 3.8%
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