The 1929 Ontario general election was the 18th general election held in the Province of

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, Canada. It was held on October 30, 1929, to elect the 112 Members of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs"). The

Ontario Conservative Party The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (french: Parti progressiste-conservateur de l'Ontario), often shortened to the Ontario PC Party or simply the PCs, colloquially known as the Tories, is a centre-right political party in Ontario, Canada ...

, led by

George Howard Ferguson George Howard Ferguson, PC (June 18, 1870 – February 21, 1946) was the ninth premier of Ontario, from 1923 to 1930. He was a Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1905 to 1930 who represented the eastern provinc ...

, was elected for a third consecutive term in government with an increased majority in the Legislature. The

Ontario Liberal Party The Ontario Liberal Party (OLP; french: Parti libéral de l'Ontario, PLO) is a political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. The party has been led by interim leader John Fraser since August 2022. The party espouses the principles of li ...

, led by

W.E.N. Sinclair William Edmund Newton Sinclair (June 28, 1873 – November 26, 1947), known as W. E. N. Sinclair, was a Canadian barrister, solicitor and interim leader of the Ontario Liberal Party. Background Sinclair was born in Whitby Township, Ontario, the ...

, lost one seat, but continued to form the official opposition. Conservative gains came at the expense of the

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and the

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Earl Hutchinson Earl Hutchinson (October 23, 1888 – August 17, 1976) was a railroad engineer and political figure from Ontario, Canada. He represented Kenora in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Labour member from 1929 to 1934. He was re-electe ...

of Kenora is the sole

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MLA elected.

Results

, - ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 , Political party ! rowspan=2 , Party leader ! colspan=5 , MPPs ! colspan=3 , Votes , - ! Candidates ! 1926 ! Dissol. !1929 !± !# !% ! ± (pp) , style="text-align:left;",

Howard Ferguson George Howard Ferguson, PC (June 18, 1870 – February 21, 1946) was the ninth premier of Ontario, from 1923 to 1930. He was a Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1905 to 1930 who represented the eastern provinci ...

, 112 , 72 , 72 , 90 , 18 , 574,730 , 56.66% , 1.30 , style="text-align:left;",

, 84 , 14 , 14 , 13 , 1 , 326,960 , 32.23% , 14.99 , style="text-align:left;",

William Raney William Edgar Raney (1859–1933) was a lawyer, politician and judge in Ontario, Canada, in the early twentieth century. He was known for his opposition to gambling on horse racing and the sale of alcohol. Early life Born on December 8, 1859, ...

, 10 , 10 , 8 , 4 , 6 , 34,507 , 3.40% , 2.92 , , 1 , 4 , 4 , 1 , 3 , 5,449 , 0.54% , 3.45 , style="text-align:left;", Leslie Oke , 3 , 3 , 3 , 1 , 2 , 12,752 , 1.26% , 0.08 , , 4 , 1 , 1 , 1 , , 10,029 , 0.99% , 0.30 , style="text-align:left;", , 7 , 2 , 2 , 2 , , 21,950 , 2.16% , 0.49 , style="text-align:left;", , – , 4 , 3 , – , 4 , colspan="3", ''Did not campaign'' , style="text-align:left;", , – , 1 , 1 , – , 1 , colspan="3", ''Did not campaign'' , style="text-align:left;", Liberal-Prohibitionist , style="text-align:left;", , – , 1 , 1 , – , 1 , colspan="3", ''Did not campaign'' , style="text-align:left;", , 8 , – , – , – , , 25,807 , 2.54% , 5.91 , style="text-align:left;", , 5 , – , – , – , , 1,542 , 0.15% , , style="text-align:left;", , 2 , – , – , – , , 587 , 0.06% , 0.19 , style="text-align:left;", Liberal-Labour , style="text-align:left;", , – , – , – , – , , colspan="3", ''Did not campaign'' , style="text-align:left;", Progressive-Liberal , style="text-align:left;", , – , – , – , – , , colspan="3", ''Did not campaign'' , style="text-align:left;", Liberal-Labour-Prohibitionist , style="text-align:left;", , – , – , – , – , , colspan="3", ''Did not campaign'' , colspan="3", , 3 , colspan="5", , -style="background:#E9E9E9;" , colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", Total , 236 , 112 , 112 , 112 , , 1,014,313 , 100.00% , , - , colspan="8" style="text-align:left;", Blank and invalid ballots , align="right", 7,749 , style="background:#E9E9E9;" colspan="2", , -style="background:#E9E9E9;" , colspan="8" style="text-align:left;", Registered voters / turnout , 1,804,937 , 56.63% , 7.26

Seats that changed hands

There were 35 seats that changed allegiance in the election: ; Conservative to Liberal *

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* Halton *

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; Conservative to Labour * Kenora ; Conservative to Independent-Conservative * Rainy River ; Liberal to Conservative *

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* Frontenac—Lennox * Haldimand *

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; Progressive to Conservative * Kent East *

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* Prince Edward ; Progressive to Liberal * Bruce South ; Liberal-Progressive to Conservative * Simcoe Southwest * Victoria South ; Liberal-Progressive to Liberal * Oxford South ; UFO to Conservative *

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; Labour to Conservative *

Waterloo South Waterloo South was a federal electoral district and a provincial electoral district in Canada. Federally, it was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the Bri ...

; Independent-Liberal to Conservative * Ottawa East * Russell * Sturgeon Falls ; Independent-Liberal to Independent-Conservative * Prescott ; Independent-Conservative to Conservative * Port Arthur * St. Catharines ; Independent-Progressive to Conservative * Middlesex North ; Liberal-Prohibitionist to Conservative * Dundas

Results

Seats that changed hands

Notes

References

See also

Further reading