Ontario general election, 1937

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The Ontario general election, 1937 was held on October 6, 1937, to elect the 90 Members of the Legislative Assembly ("MLAs"). It was the twentieth general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada.

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Mitchell Hepburn, was re-elected for a second term in government, with a slightly reduced majority in the Legislature.

The Ontario Conservative Party, led by William Earl Rowe, was able to win six additional seats, and continued to form the official opposition.

Meanwhile, the fledgling Co-operative Commonwealth Federation lost its sole MLA, Sam Lawrence.

In 1938, MLAs voted to adopt the title "Member of Provincial Parliament", and became known as "MPPs".

[edit] Results

	Party	Leader	1934	Elected	% change	Popular vote
						%	change
	Liberal	Mitchell Hepburn	65	63	-3.1%	51.6%	+1.2%
	Liberal-Progressive1		4	2	-50.0%
	United Farmers2		1	1	-
	Conservative	William Earl Rowe	17	23	+35.3%	40.0%	0.2%
	Co-operative Commonwealth		1	-	-100%	5.6%	-1.4%
	Liberal Independent		-	1
	Labour		1	-	-
	Independent		1	-
Total			90	90	-	100%

¹Liberal-Progressive MLAs supported the Hepburn government since its election in 1934. Liberal-Progressive MLA Harry Nixon sitting in Hepburn's cabinet from the beginning and formally became a Liberal in 1937.

²United Farmers MLA Farquhar Oliver was a supporter of the Hepburn Liberal government and joined Hepburn's cabinet following the 1937 election.

Preceded by 1934 election

List of Ontario general elections

Succeeded by 1943 election

[edit] See also

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