The 1971 Ontario general election was held on October 21, 1971, to elect the 117 members of the 29th Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Members of Provincial Parliament, or "MPPs") of the Province of Ontario.[1]
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117 seats in the 29th Legislative Assembly of Ontario 59 seats were needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, led by Bill Davis, who had replaced John Robarts as PC leader and premier earlier in the year, won a ninth consecutive term in office, and maintained its majority in the legislature, increasing its caucus in the legislature by eight seats from its result in the previous election.
The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Robert Nixon, lost seven seats, but continued in the role of official opposition.
The social democratic Ontario New Democratic Party, led by Stephen Lewis, lost one seat.
This election marked the first time that the provincial election was held on a Thursday. Subsequently, every provincial election has also been held on a Thursday, with the exception of the 2007 Ontario general election, which was held on a Wednesday.
The electoral franchise was significantly expanded upon the reduction of the voting age from 21 to 18.[2]
Results
editSummary
editPolitical party | Party leader | MPPs | Votes | |||||||
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Candidates | 1967 | 1971 | ± | # | ± | % | ± (pp) | |||
Progressive Conservative | Bill Davis | 117 | 69 | 78 | 9 | 1,465,313 | 446,558 | 44.50% | 2.40 | |
Liberal[a 1] | Robert Nixon | 117 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 913,742 | 146,351 | 27.75% | 3.97 | |
New Democratic | Stephen Lewis | 117 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 893,879 | 265,482 | 27.15% | 1.18 | |
Independent | 23 | - | - | - | 16,959 | 14,577 | 0.52% | 0.42 | ||
Communist | William Stewart | 5 | - | - | - | 1,620 | 558 | 0.05% | 0.03 | |
Social Credit | 5 | - | - | - | 1,204 | 702 | 0.04% | 0.04 | ||
Total | 384 | 117 | 117 | 3,292,717 | 100.00% | |||||
Rejected ballots | 18,059 | 1,469 | ||||||||
Voter turnout | 3,310,776 | 871,538 | 73.52 | 7.34 | ||||||
Registered electors | 4,503,142 | 817,387 |
- ^ includes Liberal-Labour in 1967 totals
Party | Seats | Votes | Change (pp) | ||
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█ Progressive Conservative | 78 / 117 |
2.40 | |||
█ Liberal | 20 / 117 |
-3.97 | |||
█ New Democratic | 19 / 117 |
1.18 | |||
█ Independent | 0 / 122 |
0.42 | |||
█ Other | 0 / 122 |
-0.03 |
Synopsis of results
editRiding | Winning party | Turnout [a 1] |
Votes | |||||||||||||
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Name[a 2] | 1967 | Party | Votes | Aktie | Margin # |
Margin % |
PC | Lib | NDP | Ind | Comm | SC | Total | |||
Algoma | PC | PC | 5,222 | 42.20% | 1,397 | 11.29% | 73.88% | 5,222 | 3,326 | 3,825 | - | - | - | 12,373 | ||
Algoma—Manitoulin | Lib | PC | 5,147 | 40.32% | 1,298 | 10.17% | 72.06% | 5,147 | 3,768 | 3,849 | - | - | - | 12,764 | ||
Brant | Lib | Lib | 8,846 | 50.98% | 3,699 | 21.32% | 73.31% | 5,147 | 8,846 | 3,359 | - | - | - | 17,352 | ||
Brantford | NDP | PC | 16,632 | 45.04% | 4,524 | 12.25% | 80.80% | 16,632 | 8,188 | 12,108 | - | - | - | 36,928 | ||
Carleton | PC | PC | 18,538 | 49.95% | 7,622 | 20.54% | 73.78% | 18,538 | 10,916 | 7,656 | - | - | - | 37,110 | ||
Carleton East | PC | PC | 13,190 | 46.56% | 4,123 | 14.56% | 65.97% | 13,190 | 9,067 | 6,069 | - | - | - | 28,326 | ||
Chatham—Kent | PC | PC | 10,827 | 48.54% | 2,208 | 9.90% | 65.09% | 10,827 | 8,619 | 2,859 | - | - | - | 22,305 | ||
Cochrane North | PC | PC | 11,212 | 64.02% | 5,454 | 31.14% | 76.21% | 11,212 | 543 | 5,758 | - | - | - | 17,513 | ||
Cochrane South | NDP | NDP | 11,383 | 48.43% | 655 | 2.79% | 74.68% | 10,728 | 1,270 | 11,383 | 122 | - | - | 23,503 | ||
Dufferin—Simcoe | PC | PC | 12,063 | 51.97% | 4,454 | 19.19% | 68.28% | 12,063 | 7,609 | 3,540 | - | - | - | 23,212 | ||
Durham | PC | PC | 10,628 | 48.22% | 3,454 | 15.67% | 76.47% | 10,628 | 4,239 | 7,174 | - | - | - | 22,041 | ||
Elgin | PC | PC | 14,742 | 45.08% | 4,325 | 13.23% | 78.98% | 14,742 | 10,417 | 7,329 | 215 | - | - | 32,703 | ||
Essex—Kent | Lib | Lib | 7,087 | 40.30% | 1,035 | 5.89% | 75.52% | 4,446 | 7,087 | 6,052 | - | - | - | 17,585 | ||
Essex South | Lib | Lib | 12,217 | 51.75% | 5,696 | 24.13% | 74.77% | 4,872 | 12,217 | 6,521 | - | - | - | 23,610 | ||
Fort William | PC | PC | 13,428 | 49.05% | 3,777 | 13.80% | 75.91% | 13,428 | 4,296 | 9,651 | - | - | - | 27,375 | ||
Frontenac—Addington | PC | PC | 7,539 | 38.05% | 1,706 | 8.61% | 71.67% | 7,539 | 5,833 | 2,081 | 4,363 | - | - | 19,816 | ||
Glengarry | PC | PC | 7,496 | 55.72% | 3,211 | 23.87% | 75.27% | 7,496 | 4,285 | 1,672 | - | - | - | 13,453 | ||
Grenville—Dundas | PC | PC | 11,635 | 63.06% | 6,988 | 37.87% | 70.55% | 11,635 | 4,647 | 1,927 | 242 | - | - | 18,451 | ||
Grey—Bruce | Lib | Lib | 13,657 | 46.17% | 2,638 | 8.92% | 79.70% | 11,019 | 13,657 | 4,905 | - | - | - | 29,581 | ||
Grey South | PC | PC | 10,285 | 54.91% | 4,870 | 26.00% | 77.15% | 10,285 | 5,415 | 3,029 | - | - | - | 18,729 | ||
Haldimand—Norfolk | PC | PC | 16,197 | 57.67% | 8,981 | 31.98% | 74.48% | 16,197 | 7,216 | 4,673 | - | - | - | 28,086 | ||
Halton East | PC | PC | 21,359 | 55.43% | 11,622 | 30.16% | 75.07% | 21,359 | 9,737 | 7,154 | 284 | - | - | 38,534 | ||
Halton West | PC | PC | 25,136 | 59.53% | 16,353 | 38.73% | 76.20% | 25,136 | 8,783 | 8,306 | - | - | - | 42,225 | ||
Hamilton Centre | NDP | NDP | 8,018 | 38.32% | 1,422 | 6.80% | 61.61% | 6,596 | 6,310 | 8,018 | - | - | - | 20,924 | ||
Hamilton East | NDP | NDP | 11,073 | 40.64% | 2,846 | 10.45% | 71.11% | 8,227 | 7,947 | 11,073 | - | - | - | 27,247 | ||
Hamilton Mountain | PC | PC | 17,979 | 50.28% | 7,254 | 20.29% | 78.13% | 17,979 | 7,053 | 10,725 | - | - | - | 35,757 | ||
Hamilton West | PC | PC | 12,807 | 43.51% | 4,565 | 15.51% | 73.86% | 12,807 | 8,150 | 8,242 | - | 233 | - | 29,432 | ||
Hastings | PC | PC | 9,195 | 59.79% | 4,636 | 30.14% | 70.12% | 9,195 | 4,559 | 1,626 | - | - | - | 15,380 | ||
Huron | PC | PC | 9,793 | 57.81% | 6,155 | 36.34% | 78.11% | 9,793 | 3,638 | 3,414 | 94 | - | - | 16,939 | ||
Huron—Bruce | Lib | Lib | 12,374 | 67.60% | 8,616 | 47.07% | 79.13% | 3,758 | 12,374 | 2,172 | - | - | - | 18,304 | ||
Kenora | PC | PC | 11,226 | 61.44% | 6,331 | 34.65% | 73.05% | 11,226 | 2,150 | 4,895 | - | - | - | 18,271 | ||
Kent | Lib | Lib | 8,768 | 49.83% | 1,992 | 11.32% | 80.37% | 6,776 | 8,768 | 2,051 | - | - | - | 17,595 | ||
Kingston and the Islands | PC | PC | 12,285 | 43.92% | 187 | 0.67% | 68.30% | 12,285 | 12,098 | 3,587 | - | - | - | 27,970 | ||
Kitchener | Lib | Lib | 19,168 | 42.30% | 5,633 | 12.43% | 72.62% | 13,535 | 19,168 | 12,237 | 379 | - | - | 45,319 | ||
Lambton | PC | PC | 9,983 | 50.70% | 3,697 | 18.78% | 75.69% | 9,983 | 6,286 | 2,915 | 507 | - | - | 19,691 | ||
Lanark | PC | PC | 10,670 | 58.97% | 5,695 | 31.47% | 69.20% | 10,670 | 4,975 | 2,450 | - | - | - | 18,095 | ||
Leeds | PC | PC | 15,477 | 65.45% | 10,754 | 45.48% | 75.26% | 15,477 | 3,447 | 4,723 | - | - | - | 23,647 | ||
Lincoln | PC | PC | 19,513 | 62.54% | 13,289 | 42.59% | 72.38% | 19,513 | 6,224 | 4,556 | 572 | 336 | - | 31,201 | ||
London North | PC | PC | 17,266 | 41.90% | 5,426 | 13.17% | 73.09% | 17,266 | 11,198 | 11,840 | 902 | - | - | 41,206 | ||
London South | PC | PC | 24,064 | 50.54% | 11,363 | 23.87% | 77.88% | 24,064 | 12,701 | 10,845 | - | - | - | 47,610 | ||
Middlesex North | PC | PC | 8,633 | 52.49% | 4,155 | 25.26% | 78.65% | 8,633 | 3,337 | 4,478 | - | - | - | 16,448 | ||
Middlesex South | PC | PC | 12,253 | 42.85% | 3,053 | 10.68% | 77.14% | 12,253 | 7,140 | 9,200 | - | - | - | 28,593 | ||
Muskoka | PC | PC | 7,240 | 50.01% | 3,119 | 21.54% | 73.68% | 7,240 | 3,116 | 4,121 | - | - | - | 14,477 | ||
Niagara Falls | Lib | PC | 12,221 | 42.25% | 1,833 | 6.34% | 73.46% | 12,221 | 10,388 | 6,319 | - | - | - | 28,928 | ||
Nickel Belt | PC | NDP | 9,003 | 49.37% | 1,964 | 10.77% | 79.34% | 7,039 | 2,195 | 9,003 | - | - | - | 18,237 | ||
Nipissing | Lib | Lib | 12,166 | 41.95% | 28 | 0.10% | 74.61% | 12,138 | 12,166 | 4,698 | - | - | - | 29,002 | ||
Northumberland | PC | PC | 12,277 | 54.43% | 5,560 | 24.65% | 75.74% | 12,277 | 6,717 | 3,563 | - | - | - | 22,557 | ||
Ontario | PC | PC | 10,970 | 52.26% | 5,306 | 25.28% | 76.40% | 10,970 | 5,664 | 4,356 | - | - | - | 20,990 | ||
Ontario South | PC | PC | 16,561 | 51.14% | 5,614 | 17.34% | 78.42% | 16,561 | 4,876 | 10,947 | - | - | - | 32,384 | ||
Oshawa | NDP | PC | 19,207 | 46.73% | 2,726 | 6.63% | 74.99% | 19,207 | 5,413 | 16,481 | - | - | - | 41,101 | ||
Ottawa Centre | Lib | NDP | 8,075 | 35.46% | 182 | 0.80% | 62.36% | 7,893 | 6,804 | 8,075 | - | - | - | 22,772 | ||
Ottawa East | PC | Lib | 10,827 | 52.52% | 5,127 | 24.87% | 57.10% | 5,700 | 10,827 | 3,590 | 499 | - | - | 20,616 | ||
Ottawa South | PC | PC | 22,392 | 51.67% | 11,754 | 27.12% | 72.89% | 22,392 | 10,307 | 10,638 | - | - | - | 43,337 | ||
Ottawa West | PC | PC | 18,349 | 45.54% | 6,712 | 16.66% | 74.85% | 18,349 | 10,308 | 11,637 | - | - | - | 40,294 | ||
Oxford | Lib | PC | 16,322 | 46.01% | 3,024 | 8.52% | 77.52% | 16,322 | 13,298 | 5,856 | - | - | - | 35,476 | ||
Parry Sound | PC | PC | 6,682 | 37.35% | 2,184 | 12.21% | 74.58% | 6,682 | 3,763 | 2,947 | 4,498 | - | - | 17,890 | ||
Peel North | PC | PC | 29,851 | 59.48% | 18,592 | 37.04% | 73.38% | 29,851 | 9,080 | 11,259 | - | - | - | 50,190 | ||
Peel South | PC | PC | 29,569 | 54.63% | 17,282 | 31.93% | 73.61% | 29,569 | 12,287 | 12,266 | - | - | - | 54,122 | ||
Perth | Lib | Lib | 16,265 | 54.31% | 6,815 | 22.76% | 74.35% | 9,450 | 16,265 | 4,231 | - | - | - | 29,946 | ||
Peterborough | NDP | PC | 18,632 | 42.69% | 590 | 1.35% | 77.67% | 18,632 | 6,970 | 18,042 | - | - | - | 43,644 | ||
Port Arthur | Lib | NDP | 11,461 | 45.06% | 1,369 | 5.38% | 75.47% | 10,092 | 3,880 | 11,461 | - | - | - | 25,433 | ||
Prescott and Russell | PC | PC | 10,950 | 51.84% | 5,499 | 26.03% | 75.01% | 10,950 | 5,451 | 4,723 | - | - | - | 21,124 | ||
Prince Edward—Lennox | PC | PC | 9,995 | 52.78% | 3,404 | 17.98% | 74.09% | 9,995 | 6,591 | 2,350 | - | - | - | 18,936 | ||
Quinte | PC | PC | 15,066 | 57.36% | 7,455 | 28.38% | 67.52% | 15,066 | 7,611 | 3,588 | - | - | - | 26,265 | ||
Rainy River | LL | Lib | 6,115 | 50.00% | 2,206 | 18.04% | 72.30% | 2,207 | 6,115 | 3,909 | - | - | - | 12,231 | ||
Renfrew North | PC | PC | 11,980 | 51.76% | 3,517 | 15.20% | 71.42% | 11,980 | 8,463 | 2,516 | 185 | - | - | 23,144 | ||
Renfrew South | PC | PC | 9,370 | 53.87% | 3,353 | 19.28% | 79.83% | 9,370 | 6,017 | 2,008 | - | - | - | 17,395 | ||
St. Catharines | PC | PC | 16,074 | 43.92% | 5,627 | 15.37% | 68.01% | 16,074 | 10,080 | 10,447 | - | - | - | 36,601 | ||
Sandwich—Riverside | NDP | NDP | 17,944 | 50.24% | 8,592 | 24.05% | 74.86% | 9,352 | 8,424 | 17,944 | - | - | - | 35,720 | ||
Sarnia | Lib | Lib | 14,422 | 52.44% | 6,884 | 25.03% | 67.23% | 7,538 | 14,422 | 5,544 | - | - | - | 27,504 | ||
Sault Ste. Marie | PC | PC | 14,983 | 43.00% | 1,035 | 2.97% | 79.24% | 14,983 | 5,915 | 13,948 | - | - | - | 34,846 | ||
Simcoe Centre | PC | PC | 17,067 | 55.98% | 9,192 | 30.15% | 72.30% | 17,067 | 7,875 | 5,543 | - | - | - | 30,485 | ||
Simcoe East | PC | PC | 12,109 | 48.41% | 5,468 | 21.86% | 73.33% | 12,109 | 6,264 | 6,641 | - | - | - | 25,014 | ||
Stormont | PC | PC | 13,378 | 58.09% | 7,099 | 30.83% | 68.46% | 13,378 | 3,372 | 6,279 | - | - | - | 23,029 | ||
Sudbury | Lib | NDP | 11,905 | 40.92% | 2,770 | 9.52% | 70.16% | 8,053 | 9,135 | 11,905 | - | - | - | 29,093 | ||
Sudbury East | NDP | NDP | 15,522 | 53.62% | 8,457 | 29.21% | 71.69% | 6,363 | 7,065 | 15,522 | - | - | - | 28,950 | ||
Thunder Bay | NDP | NDP | 6,996 | 55.03% | 3,882 | 30.54% | 75.38% | 3,114 | 2,602 | 6,996 | - | - | - | 12,712 | ||
Temiskaming | NDP | PC | 9,695 | 47.22% | 2,154 | 10.49% | 74.88% | 9,695 | 3,297 | 7,541 | - | - | - | 20,533 | ||
Victoria—Haliburton | PC | PC | 10,368 | 48.88% | 2,119 | 9.99% | 74.78% | 10,368 | 8,249 | 2,595 | - | - | - | 21,212 | ||
Waterloo North | Lib | Lib | 15,035 | 39.41% | 2,438 | 6.39% | 72.90% | 12,597 | 15,035 | 10,162 | 359 | - | - | 38,153 | ||
Waterloo South | PC | PC | 15,165 | 50.40% | 4,543 | 15.10% | 76.08% | 15,165 | 4,302 | 10,622 | - | - | - | 30,089 | ||
Welland | PC | PC | 15,044 | 50.19% | 5,157 | 17.20% | 79.87% | 15,044 | 5,046 | 9,887 | - | - | - | 29,977 | ||
Welland South | Lib | Lib | 8,845 | 36.35% | 438 | 1.80% | 74.09% | 8,407 | 8,845 | 7,082 | - | - | - | 24,334 | ||
Wellington—Dufferin | PC | PC | 8,250 | 51.11% | 3,383 | 20.96% | 71.41% | 8,250 | 4,867 | 2,559 | 467 | - | - | 16,143 | ||
Wellington South | Lib | Lib | 16,606 | 45.94% | 6,856 | 18.97% | 74.54% | 9,750 | 16,606 | 9,161 | 630 | - | - | 36,147 | ||
Wentworth | NDP | NDP | 14,128 | 43.82% | 3,937 | 12.21% | 70.84% | 10,191 | 7,920 | 14,128 | - | - | - | 32,239 | ||
Wentworth North | PC | PC | 12,489 | 45.35% | 4,279 | 15.54% | 80.74% | 12,489 | 8,210 | 6,842 | - | - | - | 27,541 | ||
Windsor—Walkerville | Lib | Lib | 12,986 | 44.83% | 976 | 3.37% | 74.84% | 3,974 | 12,986 | 12,010 | - | - | - | 28,970 | ||
Windsor West | NDP | NDP | 13,119 | 42.98% | 3,444 | 11.28% | 72.33% | 9,675 | 7,731 | 13,119 | - | - | - | 30,525 | ||
York Centre | Lib | Lib | 14,885 | 42.28% | 212 | 0.60% | 73.79% | 14,673 | 14,885 | 5,645 | - | - | - | 35,203 | ||
York North | PC | PC | 15,557 | 52.39% | 7,514 | 25.30% | 73.16% | 15,557 | 6,094 | 8,043 | - | - | - | 29,694 | ||
Armourdale | PC | PC | 16,055 | 49.99% | 7,511 | 23.39% | 74.05% | 16,055 | 8,544 | 7,519 | - | - | - | 32,118 | ||
Beaches—Woodbine | NDP | PC | 13,768 | 49.25% | 2,630 | 9.41% | 73.73% | 13,768 | 2,819 | 11,138 | 88 | - | 145 | 27,958 | ||
Bellwoods | PC | PC | 7,443 | 51.71% | 3,839 | 26.67% | 69.73% | 7,443 | 3,347 | 3,604 | - | - | - | 14,394 | ||
Don Mills | PC | PC | 16,102 | 50.80% | 5,986 | 18.88% | 74.18% | 16,102 | 5,481 | 10,116 | - | - | - | 31,699 | ||
Dovercourt | Lib | PC | 6,183 | 34.60% | 39 | 0.22% | 66.65% | 6,183 | 5,116 | 6,144 | - | 429 | - | 17,872 | ||
Downsview | Lib | Lib | 17,140 | 52.25% | 6,219 | 18.96% | 68.42% | 4,740 | 17,140 | 10,921 | - | - | - | 32,801 | ||
Eglinton | PC | PC | 20,242 | 57.06% | 10,005 | 28.20% | 78.82% | 20,242 | 10,237 | 4,819 | 180 | - | - | 35,478 | ||
Etobicoke | Lib | Lib | 16,676 | 39.79% | 943 | 2.25% | 75.56% | 15,733 | 16,676 | 9,072 | 432 | - | - | 41,913 | ||
High Park | NDP | NDP | 16,509 | 54.58% | 7,282 | 24.07% | 74.39% | 9,227 | 4,284 | 16,509 | - | - | 229 | 30,249 | ||
Humber | Lib | PC | 11,235 | 41.48% | 3,055 | 11.28% | 72.61% | 11,235 | 7,673 | 8,180 | - | - | - | 27,088 | ||
Lakeshore | NDP | NDP | 10,867 | 42.36% | 735 | 2.87% | 75.42% | 10,132 | 4,653 | 10,867 | - | - | - | 25,652 | ||
Parkdale | Lib | NDP | 5,994 | 36.37% | 436 | 2.65% | 66.60% | 4,930 | 5,558 | 5,994 | - | - | - | 16,482 | ||
Riverdale | NDP | NDP | 11,132 | 49.27% | 2,518 | 11.14% | 65.04% | 8,614 | 2,503 | 11,132 | - | - | 346 | 22,595 | ||
St. Andrew—St. Patrick | PC | PC | 9,588 | 46.61% | 1,137 | 5.53% | 68.33% | 9,588 | 1,860 | 8,451 | 275 | 231 | 164 | 20,569 | ||
St. David | PC | PC | 13,320 | 50.07% | 5,291 | 19.89% | 70.46% | 13,320 | 4,934 | 8,029 | - | - | 320 | 26,603 | ||
St. George | PC | PC | 16,916 | 55.44% | 9,492 | 31.11% | 67.58% | 16,916 | 7,424 | 5,801 | 374 | - | - | 30,515 | ||
Scarborough Centre | NDP | PC | 15,781 | 48.36% | 4,873 | 14.93% | 73.04% | 15,781 | 4,962 | 10,908 | 984 | - | - | 32,635 | ||
Scarborough East | Lib | PC | 13,206 | 40.94% | 670 | 2.08% | 73.51% | 13,206 | 12,536 | 6,514 | - | - | - | 32,256 | ||
Scarborough North | PC | PC | 24,982 | 56.16% | 12,023 | 27.03% | 80.39% | 24,982 | 6,235 | 12,959 | 308 | - | - | 44,484 | ||
Scarborough West | NDP | NDP | 13,092 | 38.96% | 170 | 0.51% | 73.50% | 12,922 | 7,594 | 13,092 | - | - | - | 33,608 | ||
York East | PC | PC | 17,830 | 50.69% | 7,890 | 22.43% | 74.83% | 17,830 | 9,940 | 7,402 | - | - | - | 35,172 | ||
York-Forest Hill | PC | Lib | 13,870 | 41.52% | 1,300 | 3.89% | 72.89% | 12,570 | 13,870 | 6,963 | - | - | - | 33,403 | ||
York Mills | PC | PC | 41,629 | 59.12% | 23,007 | 32.68% | 73.87% | 41,629 | 18,622 | 10,159 | - | - | - | 70,410 | ||
York South | NDP | NDP | 12,915 | 48.01% | 2,877 | 10.69% | 69.53% | 10,038 | 3,949 | 12,915 | - | - | - | 26,902 | ||
York West | PC | PC | 26,034 | 59.41% | 13,582 | 30.99% | 77.66% | 26,034 | 12,452 | 5,335 | - | - | - | 43,821 | ||
Yorkview | NDP | NDP | 20,660 | 43.38% | 6,630 | 13.92% | 71.37% | 12,550 | 14,030 | 20,660 | - | 391 | - | 47,631 |
- = open seat
- = turnout is above provincial average
- = winning candidate was in previous Legislature
- = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature
- = incumbent had switched allegiance
- = incumbency arose from byelection gain
- = previously incumbent in another riding
- = other incumbents renominated
Analysis
editParty in 1st place | Party in 2nd place | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PC | Lib | NDP | Ind | |||
Progressive Conservative | 40 | 37 | 1 | 78 | ||
Liberal | 15 | 5 | 20 | |||
New Democratic | 15 | 4 | 19 | |||
Total | 30 | 44 | 42 | 1 | 117 |
Parties | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
█ Progressive Conservative | 78 | 30 | 9 | ||
█ Liberal | 20 | 44 | 53 | ||
█ New Democratic | 19 | 42 | 54 | 2 | |
█ Independent | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | |
█ Social Credit | 4 | ||||
█ Communist | 3 | 2 |
Source | Party | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PC | Lib | NDP | Total | ||
Seats retained | Incumbents returned | 50 | 17 | 13 | 80 |
Open seats held | 15 | 1 | 16 | ||
Byelection loss reversed | 1 | 1 | |||
Seats changing hands | Incumbents defeated | 10 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
Open seats gained | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
Incumbent changed allegiance | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | 78 | 20 | 19 | 117 |
Seats changing hands
editOf the 117 seats, 22 were open because of MPPs who chose not to stand for reelection, and voters in only 19 seats changed allegiance from the previous election in 2018.
Tom Reid (Rainy River) had previously campaigned on the Liberal-Labour ticket, but sat with the Liberal caucus. In 1971, he opted to stand as a Liberal instead.
Party | 1967 | Gain from (loss to) | 1971 | ||||||
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PC | Lib | NDP | |||||||
Progressive Conservative | 69 | 6 | (1) | 6 | (2) | 78 | |||
Liberal | 28 | 2 | (6) | (4) | 20 | ||||
New Democratic | 20 | 1 | (6) | 4 | 19 | ||||
Total | 117 | 3 | (12) | 10 | (1) | 6 | (6) | 117 |
There were 19 seats that changed allegiance in the election:
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See also
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edit- ^ "1971 General Election". Elections Ontario. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ The Age of Majority and Accountability Act, 1971, S.O. 1971, c. 98
- ^ a b c d e "1971 general election results". Elections Ontario. Retrieved November 1, 2023.