1923 Ontario general election
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The Ontario Conservative Party, led by George Howard Ferguson, was returned to power with a majority in the Legislature as voters rejected the United Farmers of Ontario-Labour coalition government of Ernest C. Drury.
The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Wellington Hay, lost close to half its caucus in the Conservative landslide.
Voter turnout
The election saw a voter turnout of just 54.7 per cent, the lowest voter turnout in Ontario history until the 2007 election.[1]
Results
| Party | Leader | 1919 | Elected | % change | Popular vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | change | ||||||
| Conservative | George Howard Ferguson | 25 | 75 | +200% | 49.8% | +14.9% | |
| United Farmers | Ernest C. Drury | 44 | 17[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] | -61.4% | 20.9% | -0.8% | |
| Labour | 11 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | -63.6% | 4.7% | -6.9% | ||
| Labour-United Farmers | 1[lower-alpha 3] | -100% | |||||
| Liberal-United Farmers | 1[lower-alpha 2] | -100% | |||||
| Soldier | 1[lower-alpha 4] | -100% | |||||
| Liberal | Wellington Hay | 27 | 14 | -48.1% | 21.8% | -5.1% | |
| Independent | - | 1 | |||||
| Liberal Independent | 1 | -100% | |||||
| Total Seats | 111 | 111 | - | 100% | |||
Notes
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- Politics of Ontario
- List of Ontario political parties
- Premier of Ontario
- Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)
References
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- ↑ CTV Toronto - Boring campaign behind poor voter turnout: analysts - CTV News, Shows and Sports - Canadian Television
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