2014 Ontario general election

2014 Ontario general election
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107 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
54 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout51.3% (Increase3.1pp)[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Kathleen Wynne Tim Hudak Andrea Horwath
Party Liberal Progressive Conservative New Democratic
Leader since January 26, 2013 June 27, 2009 March 7, 2009
Leader's seat Don Valley West Niagara West—Glanbrook Hamilton Centre
Last election 53 seats, 37.65% 37 seats, 35.45% 17 seats, 22.74%
Seats before 48 37 21
Seats won 58 28 21
Seat change Increase10 Decrease9 Steady
Popular vote 1,863,974 1,505,436 1,144,822
Percentage 38.67% 31.23% 23.75%
Swing Increase1.02pp Decrease4.22pp Increase1.01pp
Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Riding names are listed at the bottom.
Premier before election

Kathleen Wynne
Liberal

Premier after election

Kathleen Wynne
Liberal

The 2014 Ontario general election was held on June 12, 2014, to elect the members of the 41st Parliament of Ontario. The Liberal Party won a majority of seats in the legislature, allowing its leader, Kathleen Wynne, to continue as premier, moving from a minority to majority government. This was the Liberals' fourth consecutive win since 2003 and an improvement from their performance in the 2011 election.[2] The Progressive Conservatives under Tim Hudak were returned to the official opposition; following the election loss, Hudak announced his resignation as Progressive Conservative leader.[3] The New Democratic Party under Andrea Horwath remained in third place, albeit with an improved share of the popular vote.

The election was called on May 2, 2014, by Lieutenant Governor David Onley,[4] upon the recommendation of Wynne following the announcement that the NDP, whose support was critical to the survival of the Liberals' minority government in the Legislative Assembly, would vote against the Liberals' proposed budget.[5]

With the election, Wynne became the first woman and the first openly gay person to lead a party to a majority victory in an Ontario general election.[6][7]

  1. ^ "STATISTICAL SUMMARY" (PDF). Elections Ontario. June 13, 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "Ontario election 2014: Liberals return to power with majority". CBC News. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on May 11, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  3. ^ "Ontario election 2014: Tim Hudak to step down". CBC News. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on June 12, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  4. ^ "Ontario election 2014: Wynne vows to re-introduce budget - Toronto - CBC News". CBC News. May 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 17, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  5. ^ "Ontario Election Seemingly On Way As NDP Won't Support Budget". Huffington Post. May 2, 2014. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  6. ^ "Sexuality a 'non-issue' during Wynne's election campaign: expert". National Post. The Canadian Press. June 14, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  7. ^ Tepper, Sean (June 13, 2014). "Ontario takes pride that gay premier's win taken in stride". Globe and Mail. Retrieved December 15, 2023.