1929 Ontario general election

The 1929 Ontario general election was the 18th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on October 30, 1929, to elect the 112 Members of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").[1]

1929 Ontario general election
October 30, 1929
112 seats in the 18th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
57 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
  LIB
Leader George Howard Ferguson W.E.N. Sinclair
Party Conservative Liberal
Leader since December 2, 1920 1923
Leader's seat Grenville Ontario South
Last election 72 15
Seats won 90 13
Seat change Increase18 Decrease2
Percentage 56.7% 32.2%
Swing Increase1.3pp Increase15.0pp
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader John Giles Lethbridge Leslie Oke
Party Progressive United Farmers
Leader since 1927 -
Leader's seat Middlesex West (lost re-election) Lambton East (lost re-election)
Last election 10 3
Seats won 4 1
Seat change Decrease6 Decrease2
Percentage 3.4% 1.3%
Swing Decrease2.9pp -
Premier before election

George H. Ferguson
Conservative

 Premier after election

George H. Ferguson
Conservative

The Ontario Conservative Party, led by George Howard Ferguson, was elected for a third consecutive term in government with an increased majority in the Legislature.

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by W.E.N. Sinclair, lost one seat, but continued to form the official opposition.

Conservative gains came at the expense of the Progressive Party and the United Farmers of Ontario.

Earl Hutchinson of Kenora is the sole Labour MLA elected.

Results
Elections to the 18th Parliament of Ontario (1929)
Political party Party leader MPPs Votes
Candidates 1926 Dissol. 1929 ± # % ± (pp)
Conservative Howard Ferguson 112 72 72 90 18Increase 574,730 56.66% 1.30Increase
Liberal W.E.N. Sinclair 84 14 14 13 1Decrease 326,960 32.23% 14.99Increase
Progressive William Raney 10 10 8 4 6Decrease 34,507 3.40% 2.92Decrease
Liberal–Progressive 1 4 4 1 3Decrease 5,449 0.54% 3.45Decrease
United Farmers Leslie Oke 3 3 3 1 2Decrease 12,752 1.26% 0.08Decrease
Labour 4 1 1 1 Steady 10,029 0.99% 0.30Decrease
Independent Conservative 7 2 2 2 Steady 21,950 2.16% 0.49Increase
Independent Liberal – 4 3 – 4Decrease Did not campaign
Independent Progressive – 1 1 – 1Decrease Did not campaign
  Liberal-Prohibitionist – 1 1 – 1Decrease Did not campaign
Prohibitionist 8 – – – 25,807 2.54% 5.91Decrease
Communist 5 – – – 1,542 0.15% New
Independent 2 – – – 587 0.06% 0.19Decrease
  Liberal-Labour – – – – Did not campaign
  Progressive-Liberal – – – – Did not campaign
  Liberal-Labour-Prohibitionist – – – – Did not campaign
Vacant 3
Total 236 112 112 112 1,014,313 100.00%
Blank and invalid ballots 7,749
Registered voters / turnout 1,804,937 56.63% 7.26Decrease
Seats and popular vote by party
PartySeatsVotesChange (pp)
█ Conservative
90 / 112
56.66%
1.30 1.3
 
█ Liberal
13 / 112
32.23%
14.99 14.99
 
█ Progressive
4 / 112
3.40%
-2.92
 
█ Liberal–Progressive
1 / 112
0.54%
-3.45
 
█ United Farmers
1 / 112
1.26%
-0.08
 
█ Labour
1 / 112
0.99%
-0.30
 
█ Independent-Conservative
2 / 112
2.16%
0.49 0.49
 
█ Prohibitionist
0 / 112
2.54%
-5.91
 
█ Other
0 / 112
0.22%
-4.12
 

Seats that changed hands
Elections to the 18th Parliament of Ontario – seats won/lost by party, 1926–1929
Party 1926 Gain from (loss to) 1929
Con Lib Pro L-Pro UFO Lab I-Lib I-Con I-Pro L-Prb
Conservative 728(5)5221(1)32(1)1190
Liberal 145(8)1113
Progressive 10(5)(1)4
Liberal–Progressive 4(2)(1)1
United Farmers 3(2)1
Labour 11(1)1
Independent-Liberal 4(3)(1)–
Independent-Conservative 21(2)12
Independent-Progressive 1(1)–
Liberal-Prohibitionist 1(1)–
Total1127(25)8(7)6–3–2–1(1)4–2(2)1–1–112

There were 35 seats that changed allegiance in the election:

Notes

    References
    1. "1929 General Election". Elections Ontario. Elections Ontario. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

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