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Ontario general election, 1959
The Ontario general election of 1959 was held to elect the 98 members of the Legislative Assembly (Members of Provincial Parliament, or "MPPs") of the Province of Ontario, Canada.
The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, led by Leslie Frost, won a fifth consecutive term in office, and maintained its majority in the legislature, although it lost 12 of the 83 seats it had won in the previous election.
The Ontario Liberal Party, led by John Wintermeyer, increased its caucus from 11 to 22 members, and continued in 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 Donald C. MacDonald, won two additional seats, for a total of five.
Results
| Party | Leader | Previous | Seats won | % change | Progressive Conservative | Leslie Frost | 83 | 71 | -14.5% | Liberal | John Wintermeyer | 10 | 21 | +110% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal-Labour | 1 | 1 | - | Cooperative Commonwealth | Donald C. MacDonald | 3 | 5 | +66.7% | |||||||
| Total Seats | 98 | 98 | - | ||||||||||||
See also
- Politics of Ontario
- List of Ontario political parties
- Premier of Ontario
- Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)
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