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. On October 27, 2025, the government announced changes to the Elections Act to end the "fixed date election law" whereby the constitutional limit of five years prevail.

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.

Results by general election

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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

See also

  • Timeline of Canadian elections
  • List of political parties in Ontario
  • List of Ontario by-elections

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