1948 Ontario general election

1948 Ontario general election

← 1945 June 7, 1948 1951 →
90 seats in the 23rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario 46 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader George Drew Ted Jolliffe Party Progressive Conservative Co-operative Commonwealth Leader since December 9, 1938 April 3, 1942 Leader's seat High Park (lost re-election) York South Last election 66 8 Seats won 53 21 Seat change 13 13 Percentage 41.28% 26.52% Swing 2.97pp 4.11pp   Third party Fourth party   LP Leader Farquhar Oliver A. A. MacLeod Party Liberal Labor-Progressive Leader since May 16, 1947 1945 Leader's seat Grey South Bellwoods Last election 14 2 Seats won 14 2 Seat change – – Percentage 29.78% 1.00% Swing 0.66pp 1.63pp
Premier before election George Drew Progressive Conservative Premier after election George Drew Progressive Conservative

The 1948 Ontario general election was held on June 7, 1948, to elect the 90 members of the 23rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Members of Provincial Parliament, or "MPPs") of the Province of Ontario.^[1]

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.