Ontario general election, 1919
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The Ontario general election, 1919 was the fifteenth general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on October 20, 1919, to elect the 111 Members of the Legislative Assembly ("MLAs").
The Ontario Conservative Party, led by Sir William Hearst, was soundly defeated in a bid for a fifth consecutive term in office by the newly-formed United Farmers of Ontario.
The UFO ran in the election without a party leader and with only one incumbent MLA, Beniah Bowman, who had entered the legislature the previous year by winning a by-election in Manitoulan. When they emerged from the vote with the largest bloc of seats, they joined the eleven Labour MLAs to form a coalition and approached Ernest C. Drury to lead the new government as Premier of Ontario. Drury had not been a candidate in the election and had to run in a by-election to enter the legislature following his appointment to the office of Premier.
The Ontario Liberal Party, led by William Proudfoot, was able to maintain and increase its caucus by a small number. It was the Conservative Party that lost the most ground to the UFO and Labour.
Results
| Party | Leader | 1914 | Elected | % change | Popular vote | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | change |- |bgcolor="#66CC00"| | United Farmers | * | 44 | * | 21.7% | * |- |bgcolor="lightcoral"| | Liberal | William Proudfoot | 24 | 27 | align="right" | 26.9% | -11.7 |- |bgcolor="#9999FF"| | Conservative | William Hearst | 84 | 25 | align="right" | |||||||||||||||
| 34.9% | -20.4% |- |bgcolor=#EEBBBB| | Labour | 1 | 11 | align="right" | 11.6% | +10.3% |- |bgcolor="gainsboro"| | Liberal-United Farmers | * | 1 | * | |- |bgcolor="gainsboro"| | Labour-United Farmers | * | 1 | * | |- |bgcolor="gainsboro"| | Soldier | * | 1 | * | |- |bgcolor="gainsboro"| | Liberal Independent | 1 | 1 | align="right" | ||||||||
| Total Seats | 111 | 111 | - | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note:
| Preceded by: 1914 election | List of Ontario general elections | Followed by: 1923 election |
See also
- Politics of Ontario
- List of Ontario political parties
- Premier of Ontario
- Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)
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