1945 Ontario general election

1945 Ontario general election

← 1943 June 4, 1945 1948 →
90 seats in the 22nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario 46 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader George Drew Mitchell Hepburn Party Progressive Conservative Liberal Leader since December 9, 1938 April 2, 1945 Leader's seat High Park Elgin (lost re-election) Last election 38 15 Seats won 66 14 Seat change 28 1 Percentage 44.3% 29.8% Swing 8.6pp 1.4pp   Third party Fourth party   LP Leader Ted Jolliffe Leslie Morris Party Co-operative Commonwealth Labor-Progressive Leader since April 3, 1942 1945 Leader's seat York South (lost re-election) Ran in Bracondale (Lost) Last election 34 2 Seats won 8 2 Seat change 26 ±0 Percentage 22.4% 2.4% Swing 9.3pp 1.5pp
Premier before election George Drew Progressive Conservative Premier after election George Drew Progressive Conservative

The 1945 Ontario general election was held on June 4, 1945, to elect the 90 members of the 22nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Members of Provincial Parliament, or "MPPs") of the province of Ontario.^[1]