1977 Ontario general election

1977 Ontario general election

← 1975 June 9, 1977 1981 →
125 seats in the 31st Legislative Assembly of Ontario 63 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   LIB Leader Bill Davis Stuart Smith Party Progressive Conservative Liberal Leader since February 12, 1971 January 25, 1976 Leader's seat Brampton Hamilton West Last election 51 35 Seats won 58 33 Seat change 7 2 Popular vote 1,322,723 1,042,474 Percentage 39.58% 31.19% Swing 3.5pp 3.2pp   Third party Fourth party   Leader Stephen Lewis Party New Democratic Liberal–Labour Leader since October 4, 1970 Leader's seat Scarborough West Last election 38 0 Seats won 33 1 Seat change 5 1 Popular vote 940,961 8,242 Percentage 28.16% 0.25% Swing 0.7pp
Seating in chamber after the election
Premier before election Bill Davis Progressive Conservative Premier after election Bill Davis Progressive Conservative

The 1977 Ontario general election was held on June 9, 1977, to elect the 125 members of the 31st Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

The Progressive Conservative Party, led by Premier Bill Davis, was re-elected for an eleventh consecutive term in office, again with a minority in the legislature. The PCs won an additional seven seats, but were not able to win a majority. The Liberal Party, led by Dr. Stuart Smith, lost one seat compared to its result in the previous election, but formed the Official Opposition because the NDP lost more seats. The New Democratic Party, led by Stephen Lewis, lost five seats, losing the status of Official Opposition to the Liberals.

Sheila Copps, future federal cabinet minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, made her political debut in this election, finishing second in the riding of Hamilton Centre. This was the first election in which Jim Bradley, the second-longest serving MPP in Ontario history, was elected.