2014 Ontario general election

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Ontario general election, 2014

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107 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
54 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout51.3% (Increase3.1pp)[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Kathleen Wynne Tim Hudak Andrea Horwath
Party Liberal Progressive Conservative New Democratic
Leader's seat Don Valley West Niagara West—Glanbrook Hamilton Centre
Last election 53 seats, 37.65% 37 seats, 35.45% 17 seats, 22.74%
Seats before 48 37 21
Seats won 58 28 21
Seat change Increase10 Decrease9 Steady
Popular vote 1,862,907 1,506,267 1,144,576
Percentage 38.65% 31.25% 23.75%
Swing Increase1.00pp Decrease4.20pp Increase1.01pp

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

Kathleen Wynne
Liberal

Premier-designate

Kathleen Wynne
Liberal

The Ontario general election of 2014 was on June 12, 2014, to elect the MPPs of the 41st Parliament of Ontario in the Ontario Legislative Assembly. The Ontario Liberal Party won a majority government of 56 seats, with Kathleen Wynne to continue as Premier of Ontario. This was the Liberals' fourth consecutive win since 2003. Tim Hudak lead the Progressive Conservatives' only to official opposition status again, due to this Hudak resigned as leader. The New Democrats under Andrea Horwath continued in third party status.

The election had the lowest voter turnout record of 48.2%

References[change | change source]

  1. "STATISTICAL SUMMARY" (PDF). Elections Ontario. June 13, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2018.