Ontario general election, 1948
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The Ontario general election of 1948 was held on June 7, 1948, to elect the 90 members of the Legislative Assembly (Members of Provincial Parliament, or "MPPs") of the Province of Ontario, Canada.
The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, led by George Drew, won a third consecutive term in office, winning a solid majority of seats in the legislature -- 53, down from 66 in the previous election.
Despite winning a majority, Drew lost his own seat to temperance crusader Rev. Bill Temple. Instead of seeking a seat in a by-election, Drew left provincial politics to run for, and win, the leadership of the federal Progressive Conservative Party.
Drew was replaced as Ontario PC leader and premier by Thomas Kennedy on an interim basis, and then by Leslie Frost.
The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Farquhar Oliver, increased its caucus from 11 to 14, but lost the role of official opposition. Only one of the three Liberal-Labour MPPs sitting with the Liberal caucus, James Newman, was re-elected.
The social democratic Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, led by Ted Jolliffe, formed the official opposition by increasing its caucus from 8 to 21 seats.
Two Toronto seats were won by Labour-Progressive Party MPPs J. B. Salsberg and A.A. MacLeod. The LPP was the official name of the Communist Party of Ontario.
[edit] Results
| Party | Leader | 1945 | Elected | % change | Popular vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | change | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Drew | 66 | 53 | -19.7% | 41.5% | -2.8% | |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Ted Jolliffe | 8 | 21 | +163% | 27.0% | +4.6% | |
| Liberal | Farquhar Oliver | 11 | 13 | +18.2% | 29.8% | - | |
| Liberal-Labour | 3 | 1 | -66.7% | ||||
| Labour-Progressive Party | 2 | 2 | - | 1.0% | -1.4% | ||
| Total | 90 | 90 | - | 100% | |||
[edit] See also
| Preceded by 1945 election |
List of Ontario general elections | Succeeded by 1951 election |
