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Ontario general election, 1948
The Ontario general election of 1948 was held to elect the 90 members of the Legislative Assembly (Members of Provincial Parliament, or "MPPs") of the Province of Ontario, Canada.
The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, led by George Drew, won a third consecutive term in office, winning a solid majority of seats in the legislature -- 53, down from 66 in the previous election.
Despite winning a majority, Drew lost his own seat to temperance crusader Rev. Bill Temple. Instead of seeking a seat in a by-election, Drew left provincial politics to run for, and win, the leadership of the federal Progressive Conservative Party.
Drew was replaced as Ontario PC leader and premier by Thomas Kennedy on an interim basis, and then by Leslie Frost.
The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Farquhar Oliver, increased its caucus from 11 to 14, but lost the role of official opposition. One member of its caucus was elected as a Liberal-Labour candidate.
The social democratic Cooperative Commonwealth Federation, led by Ted Jolliffe, formed the official opposition by increasing its caucus from 8 to 21 seats.
Two seats were won by the Labour-Progressive Party (which was the Communist Party of Ontario).
Results
| Party | Leader | Previous | Seats won | % change | Progressive Conservative | George Drew | 66 | 53 | -19.7% | Cooperative Commonwealth | Ted Jolliffe | 8 | 21 | +163% | Liberal | Farquhar Oliver | 11 | 13 | +18.2% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal-Labour | 3 | 1 | -66.7% | Labour-Progressive Party | 2 | 2 | - | |||||||||||||
| Total Seats | 90 | 90 | - | |||||||||||||||||
See also
- Politics of Ontario
- List of Ontario political parties
- Premier of Ontario
- Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)
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