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1948 Ontario general election

Canadian provincial election

Field	Value
election_name	1948 Ontario general election
country	Ontario
flag_year	1921
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
party_colour	no
party_name	no
previous_election	1945 Ontario general election
previous_year	1945
previous_mps	22nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario
next_election	1951 Ontario general election
next_year	1951
elected_mps	23rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario
seats_for_election	90 seats in the [23rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario](23rd-legislative-assembly-of-ontario)
46 seats were needed for a majority
election_date	June 7, 1948
image_size	150x150px
image1	GeorgeDrew.jpg
colour1
leader1	George Drew
leader_since1	[December 9, 1938](1938-conservative-party-of-ontario-leadership-election)
party1
leaders_seat1	High Park (lost re-election)
last_election1	66
seats1	53
seat_change1	13
percentage1	41.28%
swing1	2.97pp
image2	Ted jolliffe 1942.jpg
colour2
leader2	Ted Jolliffe
leader_since2	April 3, 1942
party2
leaders_seat2	York South
last_election2	8
seats2	21
seat_change2	13
percentage2	26.52%
swing2	4.11pp
image4	Farquhar Oliver.JPG
colour4
leader4	Farquhar Oliver
leader_since4	May 16, 1947
party4
leaders_seat4	Grey South
last_election4	14
seats4	14
seat_change4	–
percentage4	29.78%
swing4	0.66pp
image5	LP
colour5
leader5	A. A. MacLeod
leader_since5	1945
party5	Labor-Progressive
leaders_seat5	Bellwoods
last_election5	2
seats5	2
seat_change5	–
percentage5	1.00%
swing5	1.63pp
title	Premier
posttitle	Premier after election
before_election	George Drew
before_party
after_election	George Drew
after_party

46 seats were needed for a majority |}}

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.

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. Drew unexpectedly lost his seat, and thereafter announced that rather than return to the legislature, he would seek the leadership of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.

Campaign

The majority of races were three-way contests:

Candidates	Total
align="center"	PC	align="center"	CCF
2	7
3	61
4	18
5	4
Total	90

Opinion Polls

Polling firm	Last day
of survey	Source	PCO	OCCF	OLP	LPP	Other	ME	Sample	ON	PC}};" data-sort-type="number"	ON	CCF}};" data-sort-type="number"	ON	Liberal}};" data-sort-type="number"	ON	Labor-Progressive}};" data-sort-type="number"	CA	Indépendant}};" data-sort-type="number"
Election 1948	June 7, 1948		41.28	26.52	29.78	1.00	1.42
Gallup	September 1947		44	18	35	1	2
[Election 1945](1945-ontario-general-election)	June 4, 1945		44.3	22.4	29.8	2.4	1.1

Outcome

George Drew (right) in the offices of the Ontario Department of Transportation the day after his party's election victory

Despite winning a majority, Drew lost his own seat to temperance crusader Bill Temple. Instead of seeking a seat in a by-election, Drew left provincial politics to run for, and win, the leadership of the federal Progressive Conservative Party.

Drew was replaced as Ontario PC leader and premier by Thomas Kennedy on an interim basis, and then by Leslie Frost.

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Farquhar Oliver, increased its caucus from 11 to 14, but lost the role of official opposition. Only one of the three Liberal-Labour MPPs sitting with the Liberal caucus, James Newman, was re-elected.

The social democratic Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (Ontario Section), led by Ted Jolliffe, formed the official opposition by increasing its caucus from 8 to 21 seats.

Two Toronto seats were won by Labor-Progressive Party MPPs J. B. Salsberg and A.A. MacLeod. The LPP was the official name of the Communist Party of Ontario. The LPP only ran two candidates, Salsberg and MacLeod, in 1948 down from 31 candidates in 1945.

Results

|- ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party ! rowspan=2 | Party leader ! colspan=5 | MPPs ! colspan=3 | Votes |- ! Candidates 1945 !Dissol. !1948 !± !# !% ! ± (pp) |90 |66 |66 |53 |13 |725,799 |41.28% |2.97 |81 |8 |8 |21 |13 |466,274 |26.52% |4.11 |88 |11 |11 |13 |515,795 |29.34% |2 |3 |3 |1 |7,682 |0.44% |2 |2 |2 |2 | |17,654 |1.00% |1.63 |13 |– |– |– |9,214 |0.52% |2 |– |– |– |734 |0.04% |1 |– |– |– | |8,613 |0.49% | |3 |– |– |– | |3,340 |0.19% |0.17 |1 |– |– |– | |1,766 |0.10% |0.30 |5 |– |– |– | |913 |0.05% |– | |1 |– |– |– | |253 |0.01% |0.60 | |-style="background:#E9E9E9;" |289 |90 |90 |90 | |1,758,037 |100.00% | |- |-style="background:#E9E9E9;" |2,623,281 |67.66% |5.12 |}

Vote and seat summaries

|File:Ternary ON1945.svg |1945 |File:Ternary ON1948.svg |1948

Party	Seats	Votes	Change (pp)
			{{bartable	-2.97
			{{bartable	4.11
			{{bartable	2.44
			{{bartable	-1.44
			{{bartable	-1.89
			{{bartable	-0.25

Synopsis of results

Riding	Winning party	Turnout
including spoilt ballots	Votes	Nameorder is as given in EO reports	[1945](1945-ontario-general-election)	Party	Votes	Share	Margin
#	Margin
%	PC	Lib/LL	CCF	Lab-Pr	I-CCF	I-PC	I-Lab	Ind	UE/SC	S-Lab	Total
Addington		PC		PC	6,497	53.05%	1,891	15.44%	70.02%	6,497	4,606	1,143	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12,246
Algoma—Manitoulin		PC		PC	4,907	37.93%	751	5.81%	74.89%	4,907	4,156	3,873	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12,936
Brant		Lib		Lib	9,557	65.56%	4,537	31.12%	63.78%	5,020	9,557	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14,577
Brantford		PC		Lib	7,018	37.58%	1,172	6.28%	73.80%	4,843	7,018	5,846	–	–	966	–	–	–	–	18,673
Bruce		PC		Lib	7,171	46.81%	636	4.15%	74.45%	6,535	7,171	1,614	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15,320
Carleton		PC		PC	9,343	61.88%	5,971	39.55%	61.12%	9,343	3,372	2,100	–	–	–	–	–	284	–	15,099
Cochrane North		Lib		PC	3,838	36.89%	1,253	12.04%	78.55%	3,838	2,321	2,585	–	–	–	–	–	1,659	–	10,403
Cochrane South		CCF		CCF	14,190	50.91%	5,999	21.52%	72.55%	8,191	4,307	14,190	–	–	–	–	–	1,186	–	27,874
Dufferin—Simcoe		PC		PC	7,035	54.13%	2,499	19.23%	57.91%	7,035	4,536	1,425	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12,996
Durham		PC		PC	5,858	45.39%	1,336	10.35%	71.27%	5,858	4,522	2,525	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12,905
Elgin		PC		PC	7,713	44.58%	592	3.42%	64.40%	7,713	7,121	2,467	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	17,301
Essex North		LL		CCF	7,497	36.49%	790	3.84%	67.38%	6,344	6,707	7,497	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	20,548
Essex South		PC		PC	8,354	55.46%	2,559	16.99%	66.29%	8,354	5,795	914	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15,063
Fort William		CCF		Lib	6,860	35.93%	225	1.18%	73.47%	5,596	6,860	6,635	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	19,091
Glengarry		Lib		PC	5,557	55.75%	1,788	17.94%	71.63%	5,557	3,769	–	–	–	–	–	–	642	–	9,968
Grenville—Dundas		PC		PC	6,994	59.30%	3,385	28.70%	52.91%	6,994	3,609	1,191	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11,794
Grey North		PC		PC	6,649	39.78%	383	2.29%	76.85%	6,649	6,266	3,801	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16,716
Grey South		Lib		Lib	7,822	61.28%	3,892	30.49%	71.91%	3,930	7,822	764	–	–	–	–	–	249	–	12,765
Haldimand—Norfolk		PC		PC	9,805	46.67%	1,778	8.46%	65.42%	9,805	8,027	3,175	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	21,007
Halton		PC		PC	6,377	39.45%	113	0.70%	67.96%	6,377	6,264	3,524	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16,165
Hamilton East		PC		CCF	10,528	42.82%	153	0.62%	69.79%	10,375	3,683	10,528	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	24,586
Hamilton Centre		PC		CCF	10,561	42.15%	1,688	6.74%	66.67%	8,873	5,619	10,561	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	25,053
Hamilton—Wentworth		PC		PC	10,542	46.42%	4,108	18.09%	69.12%	10,542	5,734	6,434	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	22,710
Hastings East*		PC		PC	5,163	54.14%	2,048	21.48%	63.69%	5,163	3,115	1,258	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9,536
Hastings West		PC		PC	8,501	50.85%	3,221	19.27%	61.88%	8,501	5,280	2,937	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16,718
Huron		PC		PC	7,566	50.35%	106	0.71%	75.35%	7,566	7,460	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15,026
Huron—Bruce		PC		PC	6,678	50.97%	255	1.95%	75.50%	6,678	6,423	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13,101
Kenora		CCF		PC	4,292	38.82%	579	5.24%	64.20%	4,292	3,713	3,051	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11,056
Kent East		PC		Lib	7,536	55.06%	1,385	10.12%	77.18%	6,151	7,536	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13,687
Kent West		PC		PC	9,825	50.75%	291	1.50%	62.38%	9,825	9,534	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	19,359
Kingston*		PC		PC	7,367	46.42%	1,008	6.35%	67.97%	7,367	6,359	2,143	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15,869
Lambton East		PC		PC	5,632	47.85%	511	4.34%	66.08%	5,632	5,121	1,018	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11,771
Lambton West		PC		PC	7,765	48.90%	2,495	15.71%	66.15%	7,765	5,270	2,845	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15,880
Lanark		PC		PC	10,077	65.43%	5,879	38.17%	67.91%	10,077	4,198	1,127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15,402
Leeds		PC		PC	9,018	51.94%	2,605	15.00%	74.41%	9,018	6,413	1,932	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	17,363
Lincoln		PC		PC	13,826	41.69%	3,297	9.94%	71.26%	13,826	8,361	10,529	–	–	–	–	–	450	–	33,166
London		PC		Lib	12,730	40.75%	1,027	3.29%	64.23%	11,703	12,730	6,803	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	31,236
Middlesex North		PC		PC	6,601	43.35%	1,255	8.24%	63.62%	6,601	5,346	3,281	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15,228
Middlesex South		PC		PC	6,957	50.74%	1,413	10.31%	68.06%	6,957	5,544	1,209	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13,710
Muskoka—Ontario		PC		PC	7,197	41.42%	306	1.76%	71.15%	7,197	6,891	3,288	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	17,376
Niagara Falls		PC		Lib	8,253	40.07%	491	2.38%	67.94%	4,582	8,253	7,762	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	20,597
Nipissing		Lib		PC	6,903	40.01%	1,296	7.51%	68.61%	6,903	5,607	3,683	–	–	–	–	–	1,060	–	17,253
Northumberland		PC		PC	8,361	55.88%	3,047	20.36%	70.94%	8,361	5,314	1,288	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14,963
Ontario		PC		CCF	11,758	42.23%	2,731	9.81%	73.25%	9,027	7,058	11,758	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	27,843
Ottawa East		Lib		Lib	9,407	45.83%	1,630	7.94%	55.25%	7,777	9,407	2,859	–	–	–	–	–	485	–	20,528
Ottawa South		PC		PC	18,955	55.13%	9,142	26.59%	56.58%	18,955	9,813	5,151	–	–	–	–	–	279	185	34,383
Oxford		PC		PC	9,404	45.81%	941	4.58%	61.71%	9,404	8,463	2,662	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	20,529
Parry Sound		Lib		PC	4,343	37.57%	439	3.80%	75.55%	4,343	3,904	3,314	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11,561
Peel		PC		PC	9,070	47.25%	3,677	19.16%	65.35%	9,070	5,393	4,733	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	19,196
Perth		PC		PC	10,686	45.04%	1,077	4.54%	68.16%	10,686	9,609	3,432	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	23,727
Peterborough		PC		PC	10,257	42.89%	2,528	10.57%	73.09%	10,257	7,729	5,927	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	23,913
Port Arthur		CCF		CCF	8,734	44.93%	2,602	13.39%	62.77%	4,572	6,132	8,734	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	19,438
Prescott		Lib		PC	6,537	56.01%	2,193	18.79%	73.85%	6,537	4,344	179	–	–	–	–	–	611	–	11,671
Prince Edward—Lennox		PC		Lib	6,202	46.45%	55	0.41%	70.16%	6,147	6,202	–	–	–	1,003	–	–	–	–	13,352
Rainy River		LL		LL	3,969	56.32%	891	12.64%	65.70%	3,078	3,969	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7,047
Renfrew North		PC		PC	5,864	44.51%	377	2.86%	72.32%	5,864	5,487	1,824	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13,175
Renfrew South		PC		PC	6,744	54.07%	1,743	13.97%	69.49%	6,744	5,001	728	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12,473
Russell		Lib		PC	5,292	41.89%	697	5.52%	58.29%	5,292	4,595	1,611	–	–	–	–	–	1,134	–	12,632
Sault Ste. Marie		CCF		CCF	6,514	41.77%	1,433	9.19%	67.36%	5,081	4,000	6,514	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15,595
Simcoe Centre		PC		PC	5,791	41.73%	1,782	12.84%	67.22%	5,791	4,009	1,805	–	–	–	–	1,766	506	–	13,877
Simcoe East		PC		PC	6,376	43.17%	1,002	6.78%	71.60%	6,376	5,374	3,018	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14,768
Stormont		Lib		PC	6,729	39.96%	250	1.48%	72.01%	6,729	6,479	2,976	–	–	–	–	–	655	–	16,839
Sudbury		CCF		PC	8,892	29.01%	279	0.91%	72.57%	8,892	6,949	5,821	–	8,613	–	–	–	378	–	30,653
Temiskaming		CCF		CCF	4,851	41.40%	561	4.79%	79.83%	4,290	2,576	4,851	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11,717
Victoria		PC		PC	8,830	59.92%	4,173	28.32%	68.21%	8,830	4,657	1,249	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14,736
Waterloo North		LL		Lib	10,200	37.44%	1,250	4.59%	62.20%	6,726	10,200	8,950	–	–	1,371	–	–	–	–	27,247
Waterloo South		PC		CCF	7,210	35.68%	705	3.49%	69.85%	6,505	6,495	7,210	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	20,210
Welland		PC		Lib	8,961	36.33%	11	0.04%	72.48%	6,756	8,961	8,950	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	24,667
Wellington North		Lib		Lib	7,764	53.05%	893	6.10%	71.06%	6,871	7,764	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14,635
Wellington South		PC		PC	6,913	36.97%	666	3.56%	78.82%	6,913	6,247	5,541	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	18,701
Wentworth		CCF		CCF	13,190	46.35%	2,327	8.18%	67.98%	10,863	4,405	13,190	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	28,458
Windsor—Walkerville		PC		PC	7,730	41.51%	1,422	7.64%	53.63%	7,730	4,585	6,308	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	18,623
Windsor—Sandwich		PC		PC	10,781	53.46%	5,213	25.85%	70.32%	10,781	3,624	5,568	–	–	–	–	–	–	192	20,165
York East		PC		CCF	21,628	42.81%	881	1.74%	63.76%	20,747	7,772	21,628	–	–	–	–	–	370	–	50,517
York North		PC		PC	10,444	39.21%	1,902	7.14%	66.63%	10,444	7,653	8,542	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	26,639
York South		PC		CCF	19,320	49.52%	4,465	11.44%	67.97%	14,855	4,838	19,320	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	39,013
York West		PC		CCF	18,627	43.41%	2,383	5.55%	69.42%	16,244	8,041	18,627	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	42,912
Beaches		PC		CCF	9,910	44.03%	440	1.96%	71.98%	9,470	3,126	9,910	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	22,506
Bellwoods		Lab-Pr		Lab-Pr	7,764	37.17%	1,286	6.16%	69.55%	6,478	2,292	4,353	7,764	–	–	–	–	–	–	20,887
Bracondale		PC		CCF	7,956	45.00%	1,184	6.70%	63.97%	6,772	2,952	7,956	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	17,680
Dovercourt		PC		CCF	12,262	48.16%	3,039	11.93%	64.28%	9,223	3,978	12,262	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	25,463
Eglinton		PC		PC	18,767	51.62%	9,543	26.25%	69.16%	18,767	9,224	8,366	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	36,357
High Park		PC		CCF	11,562	42.24%	1,017	3.72%	74.88%	10,545	5,262	11,562	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	27,369
Parkdale		PC		CCF	11,778	39.52%	650	2.18%	68.34%	11,128	6,900	11,778	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	29,806
Riverdale		PC		CCF	12,429	47.55%	2,159	8.26%	65.32%	10,270	3,195	12,429	–	–	–	–	–	–	245	26,139
St. Andrew		Lab-Pr		Lab-Pr	9,890	49.40%	4,926	24.61%	71.22%	4,964	1,757	3,408	9,890	–	–	–	–	–	–	20,019
St. David		PC		CCF	8,539	41.39%	676	3.28%	66.08%	7,863	3,908	8,539	–	–	–	253	–	–	69	20,632
St. George		PC		PC	10,161	45.23%	2,711	12.07%	61.19%	10,161	4,853	7,450	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	22,464
St. Patrick		PC		PC	6,946	44.06%	1,597	10.13%	66.48%	6,946	3,469	5,349	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15,764
Woodbine		PC		CCF	12,986	47.36%	2,292	8.36%	68.97%	10,694	3,516	12,986	–	–	–	–	–	–	222	27,418

: = open seat : = turnout is above provincial average : = winning candidate was in previous Legislature : = incumbent had switched allegiance : = other incumbents renominated : = campaigned as a Liberal-Labour candidate : = campaigned as a Social Credit candidate

Analysis

Party in 1st place	Party in 2nd place	Total	PC	Lib	LL	CCF
	43	1	8	1	53
8			5		13
1					1
19	2				21
2					2
Total	30	45	1	13	1	90

1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	Total
53	30	7			90
21	13	45	2		81
13	45	28	2		88
2					2
1	1				2
	1				1
		2	9	2	13
		1	2		3
			3	2	5
			2		2
			1		1
			1		1

Source	Party	Total
align="center"	PC	align="center"	CCF	align="center"	Lib
Seats retained	Incumbents returned	40
Open seats held	4	1
Seats changing hands	Incumbents defeated	8
Open seats gained	1	4
Total	53	21

Seats that changed hands

Party	1943	Gain from (loss to)	1945	PC	CCF	Lib	Lbr-P	L-L
66			2	(15)	7	(7)
8	15	(2)				(1)
11	7	(7)	1
2
3				(1)		(1)
Total	90	22	(9)	3	(16)	7	(9)	–

There were 34 seats that changed allegiance in the election.

PC to CCF

Beaches
Bracondale
Dovercourt
Hamilton Centre
Hamilton East
High Park
Ontario
Parkdale
Riverdale
St. David
Waterloo South
Woodbine
York East
York South
York West

PC to Liberal

Brantford
Bruce
Kent East
London
Niagara Falls
Prince Edward—Lennox
Welland

CCF to PC

Kenora
Sudbury

CCF to Liberal

Fort William

Liberal to PC

Cochrane North
Glengarry
Nipissing
Parry Sound
Prescott
Russell
Stormont

Liberal-Labour to CCF

Essex North

Liberal-Labour to Liberal

Waterloo North

Notes

References

(October 8, 1947). "Shifting vote support seen throughout Ontario, Quebec". The Windsor Daily Star.
. ["1948 Ontario general election"](https://results.elections.on.ca/en/data-explorer?fromYear=1867&toYear=2021&electionId=249&levelOfDetail=election).
. (June 8, 1948). ["Vote Polled By Candidates In Ontario Constituencies"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/456550880/). *[[Ottawa Citizen]]*.

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