1923 Ontario general election

The 1923 Ontario general election was the 16th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 25, 1923, to elect the 111 Members of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").[1]

1923 Ontario general election
June 25, 1923
111 seats in the 16th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
56 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  LIB
Leader Howard Ferguson Ernest C. Drury Wellington Hay
Party Conservative United Farmers Liberal
Leader since December 2, 1920 1920 1921
Leader's seat Grenville Halton (lost re-election) Perth North (lost re-election)
Last election 25 44 27
Seats won 75 17 14
Seat change 50 27 13
Percentage 49.8% 21.1% 21.8%
Swing 14.9pp 0.1pp 5.1pp
  Fourth party
 
Leader Walter Rollo
Party Labour
Leader since 1919
Leader's seat Hamilton West (lost re-election)
Last election 11
Seats won 4
Seat change 7
Percentage 4.8%
Swing 4.3pp
Premier before election

Ernest Charles Drury
United Farmers

 Premier after election

Howard Ferguson
Conservative

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%, the lowest voter turnout in Ontario history until the 2007 election.[2]

Results
Elections to the 16th Parliament of Ontario (1923)
Political party Party leader MPPs Votes
Candidates 1919 Dissol. 1923 ± # % ± (pp)
Conservative Howard Ferguson 103 25 24 75 50 471,196 49.56% 15.47
United Farmers E.C. Drury 71 44 44 17 27 200,762 21.11% 0.14
Liberal Wellington Hay 78 27 27 14 13 203,079 21.36% 4.15
Labour Walter Rollo 23 11 11 4 7 45,213 4.76% 4.33
Independent 12 – – 1 1 15,426 1.62% 2.45
Independent Liberal 2 1 1 – 1 5,041 0.53% 0.08
Progressive 3 – – – – 10,122 1.06% New
Farmer–Labour – 1 1 – 1 Did not campaign
Farmer-Liberal – 1 1 – 1 Did not campaign
Soldier – 1 1 – 1 Did not campaign
Vacant 1
Total 292 111 111 111 950,839 100.00%
Blank and invalid ballots 8,886
Registered voters / turnout 1,662,160 57.74% 27.79
Seats and popular vote by party
PartySeatsVotesChange (pp)
█ Conservative
75 / 111
49.56%
15.47 15.47
 
█ United Farmers
17 / 111
21.11%
0.14 0.14
 
█ Liberal
14 / 111
21.36%
-4.15
 
█ Labour
4 / 111
4.76%
-4.33
 
█ Independent
1 / 111
1.62%
-2.45
 
█ Other
0 / 111
1.59%
-4.68
 

Seats that changed hands
Elections to the 16th Parliament of Ontario – seats won/lost by party, 1919–1923
Party 1919 Gain from (loss to) 1923
Con UFO Lib Lab Ind I-Lib F-Lab F-Lib Sol
Conservative 252913(2)9(1)1175
United Farmers 44(29)3(2)117
Liberal 272(13)2(3)(1)14
Labour 111(9)14
Independent –11
Independent-Liberal 1(1)–
Farmer–Labour 1(1)–
Farmer-Liberal 1(1)–
Soldier 1(1)–
Total1113(53)31(4)17(4)9(2)–(1)1–1–1–1–111

There were 64 seats that changed allegiance in the election.

See also

Notes

    References
    1. "1923 General Election". Elections Ontario. Elections Ontario. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
    2. "Boring campaign behind poor voter turnout: analysts". CTV News. Bell Media. October 11, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

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