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 103 seats. Starting from the 2003 election, Ontario elections are held every 4 years in October.
Number of seats won by major parties at each election
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Liberal |
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United Farmers |
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Labour |
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The chart on the left shows the information graphically, with the most recent elections towards the right. It shows how the Liberal Party (red) dominated the first 40 years of provincial politics, winning nine elections in a row. However, the Conservative Party (blue) have won twenty-one of the twenty-nine elections from 1903, including twelve in a row from 1943 to 1981. The one-off wins of the New Democrats (orange) and the United Farmers (yellow) can also be seen.
This article only covers elections since the Canadian confederation in 1867, when Ontario was created as one of Canada's provinces. For Ontario's first 13 elections as Upper Canada from 1792 to 1840, see Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada. For the eight joint elections of Ontario and Quebec as the Province of Canada, from 1840 to 1867, see list of elections in the Province of Canada.
Summary of results
The table below shows the total number of seats won by the major political parties at each election. The winning party's total is shown in bold. Full details on any election are linked via the year of the election at the start of the row.
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Notes
- A Includes all results for Progressive Conservatives (from 1943), Conservative–Equal Rights, Conservative-Patron, Conservative–P.P.A., Liberal-Conservative and Conservative Independent.
- B Includes all results for Liberal-P.P.A., Liberal-Patron, Liberal-Equal Rights, Liberal-Temperance, Liberal-United Farmers and Liberal Independent.
- C Includes all results for Labour-United Farmers.
- D Includes all results for Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) prior to 1961.
- E Although they had fewer seats than the Conservatives, the Liberals formed a minority government with the support of the NDP.
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