1923 Ontario general election

Ontario general election, 1923

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-Labour coalition Liberal Leader since 1919 1919 1921 Leader's seat Grenville Halton (lost re-election) Perth North (lost re-election) Last election 25 58 27 Seats won 75 21 14 Seat change +50 -37 -13 Percentage 49.8% 25.6% 21.8% Swing +14.9pp -7.7pp -5.1pp
Premier before election Ernest Charles Drury United Farmers Premier-designate Howard Ferguson Conservative

The Ontario general election, 1923 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").

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 per cent, the lowest voter turnout in Ontario history until the 2007 election.

Results

	Party	Leader	1919	Elected	% change	Popular vote
						%	change
	Conservative	George Howard Ferguson	25	75	+200%	49.8%	+14.9%
	United Farmers	Ernest C. Drury	44	17	-61.4%	20.9%	-0.8%
	Labour		11	4	-63.6%	4.7%	-6.9%
	Labour-United Farmers		1		-100%
	Liberal-United Farmers		1		-100%
	Soldier		1		-100%
	Liberal	Wellington Hay	27	14	-48.1%	21.8%	-5.1%
	Independent		-	1
	Liberal Independent		1		-100%
Total Seats			111	111	-	100%

See also

• Politics of Ontario
• List of Ontario political parties
• Premier of Ontario
• Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)