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Ontario general election, 1963
The Ontario general election of 1963 was held to elect the 108 members of the Legislative Assembly (Members of Provincial Parliament, or "MPPs") of the Province of Ontario, Canada.
The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, led by John Robarts, who had replaced Leslie Frost as PC leader and premier in 1961, won a sixth consecutive term in office, and maintained its majority in the legislature, increasing its caucus from the 71 members elected in the previous election to 77 members in an enlarged legislature.
The Ontario Liberal Party, led by John Wintermeyer, increased its caucus from 22 to 24 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, now called the "Ontario New Democratic Party" but still led by Donald C. MacDonald, won two additional seats, for a total of seven.
Results
| Party | Leader | Previous | Seats won | % change | Progressive Conservative | John Robarts | 71 | 77 | +8.5% | Liberal | John Wintermeyer | 21 | 23 | +9.5% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal-Labour | 1 | 1 | - | New Democratic | Donald C. MacDonald | 5 | 7 | +40.0% | |||||||
| Total Seats | 98 | 108 | +10.2% | ||||||||||||
See also
- Politics of Ontario
- List of Ontario political parties
- Premier of Ontario
- Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)
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