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1934 Ontario general election
Canadian provincial election
Canadian provincial election
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1934 Ontario general election |
| country | Ontario |
| flag_year | 1921 |
| type | parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| party_colour | no |
| party_name | no |
| previous_election | 1929 Ontario general election |
| previous_year | 1929 |
| previous_mps | 18th Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| next_year | [1937](1937-ontario-general-election) |
| seats_for_election | 90 seats in the [19th Legislative Assembly of Ontario](19th-legislative-assembly-of-ontario) |
| 46 seats were needed for a majority | |
| election_date | June 19, 1934 |
| image_size | 150x150px |
| image1 | Mitchell Hepburn1 crop.jpg |
| colour1 | |
| leader1 | Mitchell Hepburn |
| leader_since1 | December 17, 1930 |
| party1 | |
| leaders_seat1 | Elgin |
| last_election1 | 11 |
| seats1 | **64** |
| seat_change1 | 53 |
| percentage1 | **46.56%** |
| swing1 | 15.06pp |
| image2 | George S. Henry 1941 (cropped).jpg |
| colour2 | |
| leader2 | George S. Henry |
| leader_since2 | 1930 |
| party2 | |
| leaders_seat2 | York East |
| last_election2 | 90 |
| seats2 | 17 |
| seat_change2 | 73 |
| percentage2 | 39.78% |
| swing2 | 16.88pp |
| image3 | John Mitchell 1936.jpg |
| colour3 | |
| leader3 | John Mitchell |
| as party president | |
| leader_since3 | n.a. |
| party3 | |
| leaders_seat3 | *Ran in Wentworth (Lost)* |
| last_election3 | n.a. |
| seats3 | 1 |
| seat_change3 | 1 |
| percentage3 | 6.98% |
| swing3 | 6.98pp |
| title | Premier |
| posttitle | Premier after election |
| before_election | George S. Henry |
| before_party | |
| after_election | Mitchell Hepburn |
| after_party | |
| elected_members | [elected members](19th-parliament-of-ontario) |
46 seats were needed for a majority as party president
The 1934 Ontario general election was the 19th general election held in the province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 19, 1934, to elect the 19th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").
The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Mitchell Hepburn, defeated the governing Ontario Conservative Party, led by George Stewart Henry. Hepburn was assisted by Harry Nixon's Progressive bloc of MLAs who ran in this election as Liberal-Progressives on the understanding that they would support a Hepburn led government. Nixon, himself, became a senior cabinet minister in the Hepburn government.
Campaign
The campaign was brief and bitter, and both sides gained ammunition to use during that time. The Liberals were helped by the effects of the Great Depression, in much the same manner as their colleagues in the recent elections in Nova Scotia, British Columbia and Saskatchewan. They also aggressively pledged to reduce the cost of government once in office, and downplayed the issue of temperance, by pledging to bring recently passed amendments to liquor legislation into force as soon as they attained office.
Under their new leader Mitchell Hepburn, the Liberals were considered to possess more energy in campaigning as a party than at any time since the collapse of the Ross government in 1905. In several meetings (starting in Milton in April 1934), Hepburn especially accused several Conservatives of operating a "tollgate system" in agencies selling British liquor to the Liquor Control Board of Ontario through which they earned kickbacks based on the volume sold.
The Liberals fielded candidates in 81 of the 90 ridings. None of the remaining nine were won by Conservatives: they were taken by 5 Liberal-Progressives, 1 UFO, 1 Liberal-Labour, 1 CCF and 1 Independent.
| Candidates | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | **Lib** | align="center" | **Con** |
| 2 | 34 | ||
| 3 | 28 | ||
| 4 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 3 | ||
| Total | 81 |

Outcome
The Liberals won a majority in the Legislature, while the Conservatives lost four out of every five seats that they had won in the previous election. Eight Cabinet ministers were defeated, and no riding west of York County returned a Tory MPP. Northern Ontario went solidly Liberal.
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, in its first provincial election, ran 37 candidates and won a seat in the Ontario Legislature for the first time with the election of Samuel Lawrence in Hamilton East.
The United Farmers of Ontario had affiliated with the CCF but disaffiliated immediately prior to the 1934 election due to a row over suspected Communist infiltration of the party. Accordingly, two UFO nominated candidates, incumbent MLA Farquhar Oliver (Grey South) and Leslie Warner Oke, former MLA for Lambton East, ran as UFO candidates rather than with the CCF. Oliver was re-elected and later supported the Hepburn government.
Post-election developments
Three byelections had to be held shortly afterwards in August 1934:
:* Earl Hutchinson (Kenora) was re-elected as a Liberal-Labour MLA but resigned a month later to allow Peter Heenan, a former Labour MLA in the riding, to contest Kenora in a by-election as a Liberal so that he could be appointed to Cabinet. Heenan was returned by acclamation. Hutchinson was then appointed vice-chairman of the Workmen's Compensation Board. :* David Taylor (Grey North) was appointed as Deputy Minister of Games and Fisheries. He was succeeded by Roland Patterson. :* Paul Munro (Wellington South) died in a car crash in July 1934. James King became the new MPP.
Redistribution and reduction of ridings

The Legislative Assembly was reduced from 112 seats to 90 as a result of an Act passed in 1933:
| Abolished ridings | New ridings | *Mergers of ridings* | *Riding abolished; parts transferred to other ridings* | *Change of name* |
|---|
A subsequent Act in 1934 modified the limits of several Toronto ridings.
Results
|-
! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party
! rowspan=2 | Party leader
! colspan=5 | MPPs
! colspan=3 | Votes
|-
! Candidates
!Dissol.
!1934
!±
!#
!%
! ± (pp)
| 81 || 11 || 16 || 64 || 53 || 727,168 || 46.56% || 15.06
| 90 || 90 || 88 || 17 || 73 || 621,218 || 39.78% || 16.88
| 37 || – || – || 1 || 1 || 108,961 || 6.98% ||
Progressive and Liberal-Progressive 1929 results are combined.
| 5 || 7 || 4 || 5 || 2 || 45,090 || 2.89% || 1.92
| 14 || – || – || 1 || 1 || 19,103 || 1.22% || 1.16
| 2 || 1 || 1 || 1 || || 8,648 || 0.55% || 0.71
| 1 || – || – || 1 || 1 || 5,877 || 0.38% ||
| 3 || 2 || 2 || – || 2 || 423 || 0.03% || 2.13
|
| 1 || 1 || 1 || – || 1 || 216 || 0.01% || 0.84
| 3 || – || – || – || – || 12,284 || 0.79% ||
| 13 || – || – || – || – || 9,559 || 0.61% || 0.46
| 5 || – || – || – || – || 1,626 || 0.10% ||
| 1 || – || – || – || – || 608 || 0.04% ||
| 1 || – || – || – || – || 534 || 0.03% ||
| 1 || – || – || – || – || 165 || 0.01% ||
| 1 || – || – || – || – || 158 || 0.01% ||
| 1 || – || – || – || – || 107 || 0.01% ||
| 1 || – || – || – || – || 81 || 0.01% ||
|-style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| 261 || 112 || 112 || 90 || -22 || 1,561,826 || 100.00% ||
|-
|-style="background:#E9E9E9;"
|2,145,255
|73.61%
|16.99
|}
Vote and seat summaries
|File:Ternary ON1929.svg |1929 |File:Ternary ON1934.svg |1934
| Party | Seats | Votes | Change (pp) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{bartable | 15.06 | |||
| {{bartable | -16.88 | |||
| {{bartable | -1.92 | |||
| {{bartable | 6.96 | |||
| {{bartable | -0.71 | |||
| {{bartable | 0.38 | |||
| {{bartable | -2.54 | |||
| {{bartable | 0.25 |
Synopsis of results
| Riding | Winning party | Turnout | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| including spoilt ballots | Votes | Nameorder is as given in EO reports | Party | Votes | Share | Margin | ||||||||||||||||
| # | Margin | |||||||||||||||||||||
| % | Lib | Con | CCF | L-Prog | UFO | LL | Ind | Comm | Ind-Lib | Ind-Oth | Other | Total | ||||||||||
| Addington | Con | 7,223 | 53.81% | 1,024 | 7.63% | 79.40% | 6,199 | 7,223 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13,422 | ||||
| Algoma—Manitoulin | Lib | 9,247 | 62.87% | 3,786 | 25.74% | 79.07% | 9,247 | 5,461 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14,708 | ||||
| Brant | L-P | 9,402 | 68.65% | 5,108 | 37.30% | 70.69% | – | 4,294 | – | 9,402 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13,696 | ||||
| Brantford | Ind | 8,349 | 50.17% | 2,014 | 12.10% | 81.55% | – | 6,335 | 1,958 | – | – | – | 8,349 | – | – | – | – | 16,642 | ||||
| Bruce | Lib | 10,100 | 60.07% | 3,387 | 20.15% | 77.98% | 10,100 | 6,713 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16,813 | ||||
| Carleton | Con | 6,842 | 56.36% | 1,545 | 12.73% | 72.73% | 5,297 | 6,842 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12,139 | ||||
| Cochrane North | Lib | 5,304 | 53.41% | 1,981 | 19.95% | 79.83% | 5,304 | 3,323 | 770 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 534 | – | 9,931 | ||||
| Cochrane South | Lib | 8,183 | 47.02% | 3,061 | 17.59% | 71.56% | 8,183 | 5,122 | 2,975 | – | – | – | 210 | 759 | – | 156 | – | 17,405 | ||||
| Dufferin—Simcoe | Lib | 8,393 | 53.60% | 1,126 | 7.19% | 76.21% | 8,393 | 7,267 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15,660 | ||||
| Durham | Lib | 6,232 | 45.75% | 268 | 1.97% | 74.32% | 6,232 | 5,964 | 1,425 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13,621 | ||||
| Elgin | Lib | 11,922 | 56.58% | 2,772 | 13.15% | 82.13% | 11,922 | 9,150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21,072 | ||||
| Essex North | Lib | 7,459 | 50.71% | 3,030 | 20.60% | 77.04% | 7,459 | 4,429 | 1,812 | – | – | – | – | 1,009 | – | – | – | 14,709 | ||||
| Essex South | Lib | 7,110 | 55.56% | 1,423 | 11.12% | 66.68% | 7,110 | 5,687 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12,797 | ||||
| Fort William | Lib | 9,100 | 62.87% | 3,725 | 25.73% | 82.43% | 9,100 | 5,375 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14,475 | ||||
| Glengarry | Lib | 6,391 | 61.55% | 2,398 | 23.09% | 68.33% | 6,391 | 3,993 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10,384 | ||||
| Grenville—Dundas | Con | 8,859 | 53.97% | 1,302 | 7.93% | 73.56% | 7,557 | 8,859 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16,416 | ||||
| Grey North | L-P | 9,770 | 60.52% | 3,396 | 21.04% | 79.81% | – | 6,374 | – | 9,770 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16,144 | ||||
| Grey South | UFO | 8,301 | 59.66% | 2,689 | 19.33% | 73.46% | – | 5,612 | – | – | 8,301 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13,913 | ||||
| Haldimand—Norfolk | Lib | 12,164 | 56.43% | 2,771 | 12.85% | 74.32% | 12,164 | 9,393 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21,557 | ||||
| Halton | L-P | 6,929 | 50.00% | 1,301 | 9.39% | 74.60% | – | 5,628 | 1,301 | 6,929 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13,858 | ||||
| Hamilton East | CCF | 10,458 | 54.86% | 3,245 | 17.02% | 67.64% | – | 7,213 | 10,458 | – | – | – | 416 | 815 | – | – | 162 | 19,064 | ||||
| Hamilton Centre | Lib | 11,250 | 51.71% | 3,222 | 14.81% | 70.34% | 11,250 | 8,028 | 2,478 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21,756 | ||||
| Hamilton—Wentworth | Lib | 11,127 | 57.18% | 4,284 | 22.01% | 77.45% | 11,127 | 6,843 | 1,491 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19,461 | ||||
| Hastings East | Con | 6,257 | 51.73% | 418 | 3.46% | 78.35% | 5,839 | 6,257 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12,096 | ||||
| Hastings West | Lib | 9,627 | 53.26% | 1,179 | 6.52% | 80.01% | 9,627 | 8,448 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18,075 | ||||
| Huron | Lib | 8,254 | 57.52% | 2,281 | 15.90% | 78.86% | 8,254 | 5,973 | – | – | – | – | 122 | – | – | – | – | 14,349 | ||||
| Huron—Bruce | Lib | 9,591 | 65.78% | 4,602 | 31.56% | 73.25% | 9,591 | 4,989 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14,580 | ||||
| Kenora | L-L | 5,877 | 62.41% | 2,337 | 24.82% | 71.92% | – | 3,540 | – | – | – | 5,877 | – | – | – | – | – | 9,417 | ||||
| Kent East | L-P | 8,399 | 64.60% | 4,064 | 31.26% | 72.89% | – | 4,335 | – | 8,399byelection gain was under the Liberal banner | – | – | 267 | – | – | – | – | 13,001 | ||||
| Kent West | Lib | 11,016 | 58.81% | 4,879 | 26.04% | 74.30% | 11,016 | 6,137 | – | – | – | – | 1,580 | – | – | – | – | 18,733 | ||||
| Kingston | Con | 7,634 | 53.92% | 1,109 | 7.83% | 79.02% | 6,525 | 7,634 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14,159 | ||||
| Lambton East | Lib | 7,835 | 56.80% | 2,406 | 17.44% | 74.64% | 7,835 | 5,429 | – | – | 347 | – | 183 | – | – | – | – | 13,794 | ||||
| Lambton West | Lib | 7,473 | 54.75% | 2,307 | 16.90% | 76.57% | 7,473 | 5,166 | – | – | – | – | 1,010 | – | – | – | – | 13,649 | ||||
| Lanark | Con | 8,468 | 52.27% | 737 | 4.55% | 73.20% | 7,731 | 8,468 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16,199 | ||||
| Leeds | Lib | 10,195 | 53.24% | 1,242 | 6.49% | 77.95% | 10,195 | 8,953 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19,148 | ||||
| Lincoln | Lib | 12,924 | 48.85% | 1,436 | 5.43% | 76.94% | 12,924 | 11,488 | 2,047 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26,459 | ||||
| London | Lib | 16,442 | 54.69% | 3,119 | 10.37% | 74.95% | 16,442 | 13,323 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 300 | 30,065 | ||||
| Middlesex North | Lib | 7,753 | 54.75% | 1,345 | 9.50% | 72.72% | 7,753 | 6,408 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14,161 | ||||
| Middlesex South | Lib | 8,239 | 60.33% | 2,821 | 20.66% | 73.33% | 8,239 | 5,418 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13,657 | ||||
| Muskoka—Ontario | L-P | 10,590 | 56.86% | 2,554 | 13.71% | 79.04% | – | 8,036 | – | 10,590 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18,626 | ||||
| Niagara Falls | Lib | 9,096 | 53.12% | 3,982 | 23.25% | 73.04% | 9,096 | 5,114 | 2,914 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17,124 | ||||
| Nipissing | Lib | 12,149 | 66.80% | 6,111 | 33.60% | 74.90% | 12,149 | 6,038 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18,187 | ||||
| Northumberland | Lib | 9,087 | 52.53% | 876 | 5.06% | 83.20% | 9,087 | 8,211 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17,298 | ||||
| Ontario | Lib | 11,409 | 56.63% | 5,046 | 25.05% | 76.42% | 11,409 | 6,363 | 2,375 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20,147 | ||||
| Ottawa East | Lib | 10,314 | 43.37% | 3,039 | 12.78% | 81.10% | 10,314 | 7,275 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,116 | 79 | – | 23,784 | ||||
| Ottawa South | Con | 16,983 | 47.56% | 246 | 0.69% | 74.20% | 16,737 | 16,983 | 1,531 | – | – | – | – | 192 | – | 165 | 100 | 35,708 | ||||
| Oxford | Lib | 11,767 | 50.11% | 2,472 | 10.53% | 79.50% | 11,767 | 9,295 | 2,422 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23,484 | ||||
| Parry Sound | Lib | 7,199 | 62.83% | 2,940 | 25.66% | 78.82% | 7,199 | 4,259 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11,458 | ||||
| Peel | Lib | 7,960 | 48.42% | 244 | 1.48% | 78.04% | 7,960 | 7,716 | 764 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16,440 | ||||
| Perth | Lib | 16,371 | 60.23% | 5,560 | 20.45% | 78.88% | 16,371 | 10,811 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27,182 | ||||
| Peterborough | Con | 9,394 | 44.64% | 34 | 0.16% | 76.36% | 9,360 | 9,394 | 2,288 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21,042 | ||||
| Port Arthur | Lib | 7,514 | 58.93% | 3,228 | 25.32% | 81.10% | 7,514 | 4,286 | 342 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 608 | 12,750 | ||||
| Prescott | Lib | 5,004 | 38.79% | 228 | 1.77% | 76.80% | 5,004 | 3,119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,776 | – | – | 12,899 | ||||
| Prince Edward—Lennox | Lib | 7,866 | 52.15% | 650 | 4.31% | 74.95% | 7,866 | 7,216 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15,082 | ||||
| Rainy River | Lib | 4,725 | 68.26% | 2,528 | 36.52% | 76.13% | 4,725 | 2,197 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,922 | ||||
| Renfrew North | Lib | 7,770 | 60.86% | 2,772 | 21.71% | 76.80% | 7,770 | 4,998 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12,768 | ||||
| Renfrew South | Lib | 8,406 | 65.18% | 3,915 | 30.36% | 76.00% | 8,406 | 4,491 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12,897 | ||||
| Russell | Lib | 6,381 | 54.55% | 2,971 | 25.40% | 72.36% | 6,381 | 3,410 | – | – | – | – | 1,906 | – | – | – | – | 11,697 | ||||
| Sault Ste. Marie | Lib | 7,530 | 55.47% | 1,811 | 13.34% | 77.94% | 7,530 | 5,719 | 327 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13,576 | ||||
| Simcoe Centre | Lib | 9,004 | 62.59% | 3,622 | 25.18% | 74.46% | 9,004 | 5,382 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14,386 | ||||
| Simcoe East | Lib | 9,327 | 57.15% | 2,334 | 14.30% | 80.64% | 9,327 | 6,993 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16,320 | ||||
| Stormont | Lib | 9,430 | 63.06% | 3,905 | 26.11% | 72.25% | 9,430 | 5,525 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14,955 | ||||
| Sudbury | Lib | 10,516 | 52.88% | 1,604 | 8.07% | 76.86% | 10,516 | 8,912 | – | – | – | – | – | 458 | – | – | – | 19,886 | ||||
| Temiskaming | Lib | 5,573 | 48.48% | 2,300 | 20.01% | 73.92% | 5,573 | 3,273 | 2,649 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11,495 | ||||
| Victoria | Lib | 10,629 | 57.11% | 2,647 | 14.22% | 81.29% | 10,629 | 7,982 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18,611 | ||||
| Waterloo North | Lib | 11,827 | 53.11% | 6,241 | 28.03% | 68.87% | 11,827 | 5,586 | 4,327 | – | – | – | – | 528 | – | – | – | 22,268 | ||||
| Waterloo South | Lib | 8,860 | 50.43% | 2,337 | 13.30% | 75.91% | 8,860 | 6,523 | 2,186 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17,569 | ||||
| Welland | Lib | 10,386 | 55.74% | 4,164 | 22.35% | 73.36% | 10,386 | 6,222 | 2,024 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18,632 | ||||
| Wellington North | Lib | 10,209 | 66.29% | 5,017 | 32.58% | 74.10% | 10,209 | 5,192 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15,401 | ||||
| Wellington South | Lib | 10,376 | 60.36% | 3,561 | 20.71% | 84.97% | 10,376 | 6,815 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17,191 | ||||
| Wentworth | Lib | 6,272 | 34.47% | 119 | 0.65% | 71.89% | 6,272 | 6,153 | 5,771 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18,196 | ||||
| Windsor—Walkerville | Lib | 10,104 | 57.58% | 5,324 | 30.34% | 76.74% | 10,104 | 4,780 | 2,151 | – | – | – | – | 512 | – | – | – | 17,547 | ||||
| Windsor—Sandwich | Lib | 9,934 | 56.51% | 3,953 | 22.49% | 69.85% | 9,934 | 5,981 | 1,664 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17,579 | ||||
| York East | Con | 12,815 | 42.60% | 2,741 | 9.11% | 69.78% | 10,074 | 12,815 | 6,223 | – | – | – | 225 | 664 | – | – | 81 | 30,082 | ||||
| York North | Lib | 11,402 | 56.20% | 3,489 | 17.20% | 77.52% | 11,402 | 7,913 | 974 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20,289 | ||||
| York South | Con | 10,159 | 39.70% | 980 | 3.83% | 69.06% | 9,179 | 10,159 | 5,546 | – | – | – | – | 706 | – | – | – | 25,590 | ||||
| York West | Lib | 11,600 | 45.60% | 2,119 | 8.33% | 63.36% | 11,600 | 9,481 | 3,875 | – | – | – | – | 483 | – | – | – | 25,439 | ||||
| Beaches | Con | 7,822 | 44.38% | 2,876 | 16.32% | 67.62% | 4,859 | 7,822 | 4,946 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17,627 | ||||
| Bellwoods | Lib | 9,339 | 55.17% | 3,973 | 23.47% | 70.70% | 9,339 | 5,366 | – | – | – | – | 1,133 | 1,091 | – | – | – | 16,929 | ||||
| Bracondale | Con | 6,452 | 41.10% | 289 | 1.84% | 64.84% | 6,163 | 6,452 | 2,734 | – | – | – | – | 312 | – | – | 39 | 15,700 | ||||
| Dovercourt | Con | 9,266 | 41.13% | 410 | 1.82% | 66.94% | 8,856 | 9,266 | 4,192 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 216 | 22,530 | ||||
| Eglinton | Lib | 12,556 | 46.51% | 1,665 | 6.17% | 68.03% | 12,556 | 10,891 | – | – | – | – | 3,287 | – | – | – | 265 | 26,999 | ||||
| High Park | Con | 8,934 | 42.14% | 993 | 4.68% | 68.08% | 7,941 | 8,934 | 4,327 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21,202 | ||||
| Parkdale | Con | 10,087 | 42.26% | 212 | 0.89% | 67.01% | 9,875 | 10,087 | 3,906 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23,868 | ||||
| Riverdale | Lib | 10,898 | 48.90% | 535 | 2.40% | 63.70% | 10,898 | 10,363 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,025 | 22,286 | ||||
| St. Andrew | Lib | 6,055 | 42.20% | 1,371 | 9.55% | 66.57% | 6,055 | 4,684 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,030 | 1,392 | 188 | – | 14,349 | ||||
| St. David | Con | 6,751 | 40.51% | 1,095 | 6.57% | 64.63% | 5,656 | 6,751 | 4,260 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16,667 | ||||
| St. George | Lib | 8,296 | 45.49% | 426 | 2.34% | 62.16% | 8,296 | 7,870 | 1,862 | – | – | – | 210 | – | – | – | – | 18,238 | ||||
| St. Patrick | Lib | 5,704 | 50.08% | 18 | 0.16% | 63.00% | 5,704 | 5,686 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11,390 | ||||
| Woodbine | Con | 9,334 | 41.76% | 2,190 | 9.80% | 65.43% | 7,144 | 9,334 | 5,666 | – | – | – | 205 | – | – | – | – | 22,349 |
: = open seat : = turnout is above provincial average : = winning candidate was in previous Legislature : = incumbent switched allegiance for the election : = incumbency arose from byelection gain : = other incumbents renominated : = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature : = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada : = multiple candidates
| Party in 1st place | Party in 2nd place | Total | Lib | Con | CCF | I-Lib |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 1 | 64 | ||||
| 16 | 1 | 17 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 16 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 90 |
| Parties | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 16 | 1 | 90 | |||
| 17 | 72 | 1 | 90 | |||
| 5 | 5 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 37 | ||
| 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 3 | 10 | 13 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 1 |
Reorganization of ridings
| 1929 | 1934 | Riding | Party | Riding | Party | *Mergers of ridings* | *Riding abolished; parts transferred to other ridings* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algoma | Algoma—Manitoulin | ||||||
| Manitoulin | |||||||
| Brockville | Leeds | ||||||
| Leeds | |||||||
| Bruce North | Bruce | ||||||
| Bruce South | |||||||
| Dufferin | Dufferin—Simcoe | ||||||
| Simcoe Southwest | |||||||
| Elgin East | Elgin | ||||||
| Elgin West | |||||||
| Dundas | Grenville—Dundas | ||||||
| Grenville | |||||||
| Haldimand | Haldimand—Norfolk | ||||||
| Norfolk | |||||||
| Hamilton West | Wentworth | ||||||
| Wentworth South | |||||||
| Lanark North | Lanark | ||||||
| Lanark South | |||||||
| Lincoln | Lincoln | ||||||
| St. Catharines | |||||||
| London North | London | ||||||
| London South | |||||||
| Muskoka | Muskoka—Ontario | ||||||
| Ontario North | |||||||
| Nipissing | Nipissing | ||||||
| Sturgeon Falls | |||||||
| Ottawa North | Ottawa South | ||||||
| Ottawa South | |||||||
| Oxford North | Oxford | ||||||
| Oxford South | |||||||
| Perth North | Perth | ||||||
| Perth South | |||||||
| Peterborough City | Peterborough | ||||||
| Peterborough County | |||||||
| Prince Edward | Prince Edward—Lennox | ||||||
| Frontenac-Lennox | |||||||
| Victoria North | Victoria | ||||||
| Victoria South | |||||||
| Brockton | |||||||
| Greenwood | |||||||
| Hastings North |
Seats that changed hands
| Party | 1929 | Gain from (loss to) | 1934 | Con | Lib | Pro | L-Pro | UFO | Lab | I-Con | CCF | Ind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | (39) | (1) | ||||||||||
| 8 | 39 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 | (1) | (2) | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | (2) | |||||||||||
| – | 1 | |||||||||||
| – | 1 | |||||||||||
| **Total** | 71 | 42 | – | – | (42) | 3 | – | – | (3) | – | – | – |
Of the unaltered seats, there were 47 that changed allegiance in the election:
Conservative to Liberal
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Bellwoods
-
Cochrane North
-
Cochrane South
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Eglinton
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Essex North
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Essex South
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Fort William
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Hamilton Centre
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Hamilton—Wentworth
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Hastings West
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Kent West
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Lambton East
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Lambton West
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Middlesex North
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Middlesex South
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Niagara Falls
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Northumberland
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Ottawa East
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Parry Sound
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Peel
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Port Arthur
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Renfrew North
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Riverdale
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Russell
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Sault Ste. Marie
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Simcoe East
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St. Andrew
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St. George
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St. Patrick
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Stormont
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Sudbury
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Timiskaming
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Waterloo South
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Welland
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Wellington South
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Windsor—Sandwich
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Windsor—Walkerville
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York North
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York West
Conservative to Liberal-Progressive
- Kent East
Conservative to CCF
- Hamilton East
Conservative to Independent
- Brantford
Progressive to Liberal
- Huron (formerly Huron South)
Progressive to Liberal-Progressive
- Brant
- Grey North
Independent-Conservative to Liberal
- Prescott
- Rainy River
References
- "1934 General Election".
- {{Cite canlaw. (1934)
- (13 June 1934). "Nominations for Elections in Ontario and Saskatchewan". Ottawa Citizen.
- {{Cite canlaw. (1933)
- {{Cite canlaw. (1934)
- . ["1934 General Election"](https://results.elections.on.ca/en/data-explorer?fromYear=1867&toYear=2019&electionType=GE&electionId=228). *[[Elections Ontario]]*.
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