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1951 Ontario general election
Canadian provincial election
Canadian provincial election
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1951 Ontario general election | |
| country | Ontario | |
| flag_year | 1921 | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| party_colour | no | |
| party_name | no | |
| previous_election | 1948 Ontario general election | |
| previous_year | 1948 | |
| previous_mps | 23rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario | |
| next_election | 1955 Ontario general election | |
| next_year | 1955 | |
| elected_mps | 24th Legislative Assembly of Ontario | |
| seats_for_election | 90 seats in the [24th Legislative Assembly of Ontario](24th-legislative-assembly-of-ontario) | |
| 46 seats were needed for a majority | ||
| election_date | November 22, 1951 | |
| image_size | 150x150px | |
| image1 | Leslie Frost Premier of Ontario.jpg | |
| colour1 | ||
| leader1 | Leslie Frost | |
| leader_since1 | [April 27, 1949](1949-progressive-conservative-party-of-ontario-leadership-election) | |
| party1 | ||
| leaders_seat1 | Victoria | |
| last_election1 | 53 | |
| seats1 | 79 | |
| seat_change1 | 26 | |
| percentage1 | 48.5% | |
| swing1 | 7.0pp | |
| image2 | Walter Cunningham Thomson Infobox.jpg | |
| colour2 | ||
| leader2 | Walter Thomson | |
| leader_since2 | November 10, 1950 | |
| party2 | ||
| leaders_seat2 | *Ran in Ontario (Lost)* | |
| last_election2 | 14 | |
| seats2 | 8 | |
| seat_change2 | 6 | |
| percentage2 | 31.5% | |
| swing2 | 1.7pp | |
| image4 | Ted jolliffe 1942.jpg | |
| colour4 | ||
| leader4 | Ted Jolliffe | |
| leader_since4 | April 3, 1942 | |
| party4 | ||
| leaders_seat4 | York South *(lost re-election)* | |
| last_election4 | 21 | |
| seats4 | 2 | |
| seat_change4 | 19 | |
| percentage4 | 19.1% | |
| swing4 | 3.3pp | |
| image5 | File:Stewartsmith.jpg | |
| colour5 | ||
| leader5 | Stewart Smith | |
| leader_since5 | 1951 | |
| party5 | Labor-Progressive | |
| last_election5 | 2 | |
| seats5 | 1 | |
| seat_change5 | 1 | |
| percentage5 | 0.7% | |
| swing5 | 0.3pp | |
| title | Premier | |
| posttitle | Premier after election | |
| before_election | Leslie Frost | |
| before_party | ||
| after_election | Leslie Frost | |
| after_party |
46 seats were needed for a majority The 1951 Ontario general election was held on November 22, 1951, to elect the 90 members of the 24th Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Members of Provincial Parliament, or "MPPs") of the province of Ontario.
Background
Because of Canada's participation in the Korean War, and because previous legislation governing the participation of active service voters stationed overseas had lapsed, new provision was made to enable the collection of votes of Ontario residents who had returned to active service because of the present conflict. Legislation governing the functioning of elections and the preparation of voters' lists was also revised.
Opinion Polls
| Polling firm | Last day | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| of survey | Source | PCO | OLP | OCCF | Other | Undecided | ME | Sample | ON | PC}};" data-sort-type="number" | ON | Liberal}};" data-sort-type="number" | ON | CCF}};" data-sort-type="number" | CA | Indépendant}};" data-sort-type="number" | ||||
| *Election 1953* | November 22, 1951 | **48.5** | 31.5 | 19.1 | 0.9 | |||||||||||||||
| Gallup | October 1951 | **44** | 40 | 14 | 3 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| Gallup | August 1951 | **47** | 40 | 11 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||||||||
| Gallup | June 1951 | title=Survey indicates CCF slipping in Ontario | date=June 8, 1951 | work=The Calgary Herald | page=5}} | **45** | 41 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Gallup | February 1951 | **43** | 42 | 14 | 1 | 23 | ||||||||||||||
| Gallup | July 1950 | title=Canadian conservatives gaining in popularity | date=October 27, 1951 | work=The Calgary Herald | page=11}} | **44** | 39 | 14 | 3 | 21 | ||||||||||
| *[Election 1948](1948-ontario-general-election)* | June 7, 1948 | **41.28** | 26.52 | 29.78 | 2.42 |
Campaign
The majority of races were three-way contests between the major parties:
| Candidates | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | **PC** | align="center" | **Lib** |
| 2 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 64 | ||
| 4 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 1 | ||
| Total | 90 |
Outcome
The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, led by Leslie Frost, won a fourth consecutive term in office, increasing its caucus in the legislature from 53 in the previous election to 79—a solid majority.
The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Walter Thomson, lost six seats, but regained the role of official opposition because of the collapse of the CCF vote. Albert Wren was elected as a Liberal-Labour candidate and sat with the Liberal caucus.
The social democratic Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), led by Ted Jolliffe, lost all but two of its previous 21 seats with Jolliffe himself being defeated in the riding of York South.
One seat was won by J.B. Salsberg of the Labor-Progressive Party (which was the Communist Party of Ontario). LPP leader A.A. MacLeod lost his downtown Toronto seat of Bellwoods in this election and three other LPP candidates were also defeated.
Results
|-
! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party
! rowspan=2 | Party leader
! colspan=5 | MPPs
! colspan=3 | Votes
|-
! Candidates
!Dissol.
!1951
!±
!#
!%
! ± (pp)
| 90 || 53 || 53 || 79 || 26 || 860,939 || 48.46 || 7.18
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| 88 || 13 || 13 || 7 || rowspan="2"|6 || 551,753 || 31.06 || rowspan="2"|1.72
| 2 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 7,939 || 0.45
| 77 || 21 || 21 || 2 || 19 || 339,362 || 19.10 || 7.42
| 6 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 11,914 || 0.67 || 0.33
| 4 || || || || || 1,869 || 0.11 || 0.01
| 1 || || || || || 1,375 || 0.08 || 0.07
| 2 || || || || || 1,094 || 0.06 || 0.13
| 1 || || || || || 371 || 0.02 || 0.03
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Vote and seat summaries
|File:Ternary ON1948.svg |1948 |File:Ternary ON1951.svg |1951
| Party | Seats | Votes | Change (pp) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{bartable | 7.18 | |||
| /Liberal-Labour | {{bartable | 1.72 | ||
| {{bartable | -7.42 | |||
| {{bartable | -1.48 |
Synopsis of results
| Riding | Winning party | Turnout | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| including spoilt ballots | Votes | Nameorder is as given in EO reports | **[1948](1948-ontario-general-election)** | Party | Votes | Share | Margin | |||||||||||||
| # | Margin | |||||||||||||||||||
| % | PC | Lib/LL | CCF | Lab-Pr | I-PC | I-Lab | Ind | S-Lab | Total | |||||||||||
| Addington | PC | PC | 7,035 | 56.04% | 2,328 | 18.55% | 73.26% | 7,035 | 4,707 | 811 | – | – | – | – | – | 12,553 | ||||
| Algoma—Manitoulin | PC | PC | 5,718 | 47.18% | 1,138 | 9.39% | 68.95% | 5,718 | 4,580 | 1,822 | – | – | – | – | – | 12,120 | ||||
| Brant | Lib | Lib | 8,218 | 47.49% | 1,795 | 10.37% | 70.36% | 6,423 | 8,218 | 2,665 | – | – | – | – | – | 17,306 | ||||
| Brantford | Lib | Lib | 7,289 | 38.45% | 1,249 | 6.59% | 73.74% | 5,630 | 7,289 | 6,040 | – | – | – | – | – | 18,959 | ||||
| Bruce | Lib | PC | 7,369 | 48.93% | 652 | 4.33% | 77.21% | 7,369 | 6,717 | 973 | – | – | – | – | – | 15,059 | ||||
| Carleton | PC | PC | 10,863 | 59.00% | 5,398 | 29.32% | 64.28% | 10,863 | 5,465 | 1,138 | – | 945 | – | – | – | 18,411 | ||||
| Cochrane North | PC | PC | 4,009 | 40.28% | 461 | 4.63% | 66.79% | 4,009 | 3,548 | 2,395 | – | – | – | – | – | 9,952 | ||||
| Cochrane South | CCF | CCF | 10,233 | 40.82% | 1,606 | 6.41% | 69.52% | 8,627 | 5,391 | 10,233 | 820 | – | – | – | – | 25,071 | ||||
| Dufferin—Simcoe | PC | PC | 7,535 | 58.33% | 2,966 | 22.96% | 62.52% | 7,535 | 4,569 | 814 | – | – | – | – | – | 12,918 | ||||
| Durham | PC | PC | 7,389 | 51.79% | 2,279 | 15.97% | 76.75% | 7,389 | 5,110 | 1,769 | – | – | – | – | – | 14,268 | ||||
| Elgin | PC | PC | 10,501 | 55.08% | 3,367 | 17.66% | 69.74% | 10,501 | 7,134 | 1,430 | – | – | – | – | – | 19,065 | ||||
| Essex North | CCF | Lib | 10,051 | 39.85% | 2,243 | 8.89% | 70.07% | 7,808 | 10,051 | 7,362 | – | – | – | – | – | 25,221 | ||||
| Essex South | PC | PC | 9,797 | 64.50% | 5,266 | 34.67% | 66.29% | 9,797 | 4,531 | 861 | – | – | – | – | – | 15,189 | ||||
| Fort William | Lib | PC | 8,057 | 42.60% | 722 | 3.82% | 72.57% | 8,057 | 7,335 | 3,157 | – | – | – | 366 | – | 18,915 | ||||
| Glengarry | PC | PC | 5,298 | 55.23% | 1,003 | 10.46% | 76.01% | 5,298 | 4,295 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9,593 | ||||
| Grenville—Dundas | PC | PC | 7,797 | 66.01% | 3,783 | 32.03% | 56.63% | 7,797 | 4,014 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 11,811 | ||||
| Grey North | PC | PC | 9,068 | 58.74% | 4,813 | 31.18% | 74.85% | 9,068 | 4,255 | 2,115 | – | – | – | – | – | 15,438 | ||||
| Grey South | Lib | Lib | 6,256 | 49.44% | 939 | 7.42% | 76.75% | 5,317 | 6,256 | 1,080 | – | – | – | – | – | 12,653 | ||||
| Haldimand—Norfolk | PC | PC | 11,298 | 51.58% | 2,430 | 11.09% | 69.31% | 11,298 | 8,868 | 1,739 | – | – | – | – | – | 21,905 | ||||
| Halton | PC | PC | 9,063 | 51.61% | 2,762 | 15.73% | 67.60% | 9,063 | 6,301 | 2,197 | – | – | – | – | – | 17,561 | ||||
| Hamilton East | CCF | PC | 9,336 | 44.36% | 1,850 | 8.79% | 51.77% | 9,336 | 4,224 | 7,486 | – | – | – | – | – | 21,046 | ||||
| Hamilton Centre | CCF | PC | 7,753 | 42.44% | 1,577 | 8.63% | 61.16% | 7,753 | 4,341 | 6,176 | – | – | – | – | – | 18,270 | ||||
| Hamilton—Wentworth | PC | PC | 11,865 | 55.58% | 6,800 | 31.85% | 63.10% | 11,865 | 5,065 | 4,417 | – | – | – | – | – | 21,347 | ||||
| Hastings East* | PC | PC | 6,294 | 56.76% | 2,198 | 19.82% | 72.42% | 6,294 | 4,096 | 699 | – | – | – | – | – | 11,089 | ||||
| Hastings West | PC | PC | 10,299 | 55.37% | 3,279 | 17.63% | 70.78% | 10,299 | 7,020 | 1,283 | – | – | – | – | – | 18,602 | ||||
| Huron | PC | PC | 8,005 | 54.88% | 1,424 | 9.76% | 80.51% | 8,005 | 6,581 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14,586 | ||||
| Huron—Bruce | PC | PC | 7,431 | 58.48% | 2,155 | 16.96% | 76.89% | 7,431 | 5,276 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12,707 | ||||
| Kenora | PC | LL | 4,776 | 43.58% | 133 | 1.21% | 66.00% | 4,643 | 4,776 | 1,541 | – | – | – | – | – | 10,960 | ||||
| Kent East | Lib | PC | 6,891 | 56.75% | 1,640 | 13.51% | 72.82% | 6,891 | 5,251 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 12,142 | ||||
| Kent West | PC | PC | 12,194 | 55.26% | 3,858 | 17.48% | 68.55% | 12,194 | 8,336 | 1,536 | – | – | – | – | – | 22,066 | ||||
| Kingston* | PC | PC | 9,924 | 57.34% | 3,518 | 20.33% | 74.21% | 9,924 | 6,406 | 978 | – | – | – | – | – | 17,308 | ||||
| Lambton East | PC | PC | 6,610 | 58.35% | 1,891 | 16.69% | 67.25% | 6,610 | 4,719 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11,329 | ||||
| Lambton West | PC | PC | 10,814 | 59.13% | 5,983 | 32.72% | 64.16% | 10,814 | 4,831 | 2,642 | – | – | – | – | – | 18,287 | ||||
| Lanark | PC | PC | 12,071 | 77.56% | 9,109 | 58.53% | 70.02% | 12,071 | 2,962 | 531 | – | – | – | – | – | 15,564 | ||||
| Leeds | PC | PC | 10,658 | 61.01% | 3,848 | 22.03% | 74.32% | 10,658 | 6,810 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17,468 | ||||
| Lincoln | PC | PC | 15,477 | 45.61% | 5,887 | 17.35% | 65.01% | 15,477 | 9,590 | 8,032 | – | – | – | 834 | – | 33,933 | ||||
| London | Lib | PC | 13,926 | 47.38% | 3,112 | 10.59% | 61.06% | 13,926 | 10,814 | 4,655 | – | – | – | – | – | 29,395 | ||||
| Middlesex North | PC | PC | 8,607 | 49.29% | 2,981 | 17.07% | 57.63% | 8,607 | 5,626 | 3,229 | – | – | – | – | – | 17,462 | ||||
| Middlesex South | PC | PC | 8,461 | 58.27% | 3,324 | 22.89% | 65.08% | 8,461 | 5,137 | 922 | – | – | – | – | – | 14,520 | ||||
| Muskoka—Ontario | PC | PC | 9,370 | 54.17% | 2,807 | 16.23% | 73.86% | 9,370 | 6,563 | 1,364 | – | – | – | – | – | 17,297 | ||||
| Niagara Falls | Lib | Lib | 10,209 | 48.79% | 3,263 | 15.59% | 61.57% | 6,946 | 10,209 | 3,769 | – | – | – | – | – | 20,924 | ||||
| Nipissing | PC | PC | 8,219 | 46.73% | 1,409 | 8.01% | 65.11% | 8,219 | 6,810 | 2,561 | – | – | – | – | – | 17,590 | ||||
| Northumberland | PC | PC | 10,140 | 62.43% | 4,039 | 24.87% | 78.11% | 10,140 | 6,101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16,241 | ||||
| Ontario | CCF | CCF | 12,054 | 40.17% | 2,178 | 7.26% | 71.44% | 9,876 | 7,806 | 12,054 | – | – | – | 268 | – | 30,004 | ||||
| Ottawa East | Lib | Lib | 10,722 | 50.08% | 2,275 | 10.63% | 58.34% | 8,447 | 10,722 | 2,242 | – | – | – | – | – | 21,411 | ||||
| Ottawa South | PC | PC | 19,908 | 55.98% | 7,464 | 20.99% | 59.72% | 19,908 | 12,444 | 3,212 | – | – | – | – | – | 35,564 | ||||
| Oxford | PC | PC | 10,026 | 45.17% | 196 | 0.88% | 68.16% | 10,026 | 9,830 | 2,338 | – | – | – | – | – | 22,194 | ||||
| Parry Sound | PC | PC | 6,348 | 60.24% | 2,158 | 20.48% | 68.87% | 6,348 | 4,190 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10,538 | ||||
| Peel | PC | PC | 12,528 | 56.61% | 6,817 | 30.80% | 66.22% | 12,528 | 5,711 | 3,893 | – | – | – | – | – | 22,132 | ||||
| Perth | PC | PC | 11,697 | 50.21% | 2,577 | 11.06% | 69.05% | 11,697 | 9,120 | 2,477 | – | – | – | – | – | 23,294 | ||||
| Peterborough | PC | PC | 14,442 | 58.48% | 6,802 | 27.54% | 67.14% | 14,442 | 7,640 | 2,614 | – | – | – | – | – | 24,696 | ||||
| Port Arthur | CCF | PC | 7,758 | 37.38% | 1,586 | 7.64% | 63.89% | 7,758 | 5,447 | 6,172 | – | – | 1,375Bruce Magnuson, who later became the Labor-Progressive leader in Ontario in 1956 | – | – | 20,752 | ||||
| Prescott | PC | PC | 7,046 | 57.11% | 1,960 | 15.89% | 76.77% | 7,046 | 5,086 | 56 | – | 149 | – | – | – | 12,337 | ||||
| Prince Edward—Lennox | Lib | PC | 7,565 | 54.30% | 1,197 | 8.59% | 100.23% | 7,565 | 6,368 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13,933 | ||||
| Rainy River | LL | PC | 3,633 | 44.04% | 470 | 5.70% | 72.52% | 3,633 | 3,163 | 1,454 | – | – | – | – | – | 8,250 | ||||
| Renfrew North | PC | PC | 7,769 | 57.93% | 2,127 | 15.86% | 67.59% | 7,769 | 5,642 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13,411 | ||||
| Renfrew South | PC | PC | 6,875 | 56.00% | 1,937 | 15.78% | 68.97% | 6,875 | 4,938 | 463 | – | – | – | – | – | 12,276 | ||||
| Russell | PC | PC | 6,946 | 44.31% | 10 | 0.06% | 55.68% | 6,946 | 6,936 | 1,794 | – | – | – | – | – | 15,676 | ||||
| Sault Ste. Marie | CCF | PC | 7,359 | 39.42% | 1,308 | 7.01% | 71.24% | 7,359 | 6,051 | 5,257 | – | – | – | – | – | 18,667 | ||||
| Simcoe Centre | PC | PC | 7,721 | 57.03% | 1,903 | 14.06% | 62.02% | 7,721 | 5,818 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13,539 | ||||
| Simcoe East | PC | PC | 8,634 | 55.91% | 3,565 | 23.08% | 72.59% | 8,634 | 5,069 | 1,741 | – | – | – | – | – | 15,444 | ||||
| Stormont | PC | Lib | 9,383 | 50.32% | 1,680 | 9.01% | 70.95% | 7,703 | 9,383 | 1,560 | – | – | – | – | – | 18,646 | ||||
| Sudbury | PC | PC | 14,056 | 44.91% | 2,418 | 7.73% | 65.77% | 14,056 | 11,638 | 5,605 | – | – | – | – | – | 31,299 | ||||
| Temiskaming | CCF | PC | 4,328 | 39.53% | 663 | 6.05% | 73.61% | 4,328 | 2,957 | 3,665 | – | – | – | – | – | 10,950 | ||||
| Victoria | PC | PC | 12,423 | 81.02% | 9,512 | 62.03% | 69.66% | 12,423 | 2,911 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15,334 | ||||
| Waterloo North | Lib | PC | 9,873 | 35.22% | 161 | 0.57% | 58.54% | 9,873 | 9,712 | 8,445 | – | – | – | – | – | 28,030 | ||||
| Waterloo South | CCF | PC | 8,239 | 40.57% | 1,249 | 6.15% | 68.30% | 8,239 | 5,078 | 6,990 | – | – | – | – | – | 20,307 | ||||
| Welland | Lib | PC | 10,390 | 40.27% | 482 | 1.87% | 68.83% | 10,390 | 9,908 | 4,709 | 791 | – | – | – | – | 25,798 | ||||
| Wellington North | Lib | PC | 7,159 | 49.85% | 602 | 4.19% | 75.90% | 7,159 | 6,557 | 645 | – | – | – | – | – | 14,361 | ||||
| Wellington South | PC | PC | 8,208 | 43.65% | 2,235 | 11.88% | 71.77% | 8,208 | 5,973 | 4,625 | – | – | – | – | – | 18,806 | ||||
| Wentworth | CCF | PC | 11,004 | 37.97% | 408 | 1.41% | 53.08% | 11,004 | 7,383 | 10,596 | – | – | – | – | – | 28,983 | ||||
| Windsor—Walkerville | PC | PC | 8,858 | 48.60% | 3,801 | 20.86% | 66.24% | 8,858 | 3,451 | 5,057 | 859 | – | – | – | – | 18,225 | ||||
| Windsor—Sandwich | PC | PC | 11,666 | 53.32% | 6,501 | 29.71% | 63.81% | 11,666 | 5,050 | 5,165 | – | – | – | – | – | 21,881 | ||||
| York East | CCF | PC | 30,944 | 47.78% | 8,708 | 13.45% | 56.23% | 30,944 | 11,581 | 22,236 | – | – | – | – | – | 64,761 | ||||
| York North | PC | PC | 19,518 | 49.00% | 8,159 | 20.48% | 59.64% | 19,518 | 11,359 | 8,955 | – | – | – | – | – | 39,832 | ||||
| York South | CCF | PC | 13,760 | 39.61% | 514 | 1.48% | 58.74% | 13,760 | 6,870 | 13,246 | 867 | – | – | – | – | 34,743 | ||||
| York West | CCF | PC | 24,614 | 47.62% | 7,573 | 14.65% | 65.39% | 24,614 | 10,034 | 17,041 | – | – | – | – | – | 51,689 | ||||
| Beaches | CCF | PC | 9,904 | 49.28% | 2,679 | 13.33% | 66.15% | 9,904 | 2,970 | 7,225 | – | – | – | – | – | 20,099 | ||||
| Bellwoods | Lab-Pr | PC | 5,571 | 33.39% | 298 | 1.79% | 64.56% | 5,571 | 5,273 | 2,483 | 3,357 | – | – | – | – | 16,684 | ||||
| Bracondale | CCF | PC | 6,213 | 42.17% | 1,720 | 11.67% | 59.11% | 6,213 | 4,028 | 4,493 | – | – | – | – | – | 14,734 | ||||
| Dovercourt | CCF | PC | 8,595 | 38.98% | 462 | 2.10% | 59.97% | 8,595 | 5,321 | 8,133 | – | – | – | – | – | 22,049 | ||||
| Eglinton | PC | PC | 21,876 | 65.20% | 14,783 | 44.06% | 66.98% | 21,876 | 7,093 | 4,585 | – | – | – | – | – | 33,554 | ||||
| High Park | CCF | PC | 10,360 | 44.30% | 2,399 | 10.26% | 67.71% | 10,360 | 5,065 | 7,961 | – | – | – | – | – | 23,386 | ||||
| Parkdale | CCF | PC | 10,914 | 42.58% | 2,501 | 9.76% | 61.82% | 10,914 | 6,304 | 8,413 | – | – | – | – | – | 25,631 | ||||
| Riverdale | CCF | PC | 10,736 | 45.57% | 3,570 | 15.15% | 60.36% | 10,736 | 5,285 | 7,166 | – | – | – | – | 371 | 23,558 | ||||
| St. Andrew | Lab-Pr | Lab-Pr | 5,220 | 38.85% | 1,365 | 10.16% | 56.64% | 3,855 | 2,046 | 1,915 | 5,220 | – | – | 401 | – | 13,437 | ||||
| St. David | CCF | PC | 6,880 | 40.64% | 1,232 | 7.28% | 57.90% | 6,880 | 4,401 | 5,648 | – | – | – | – | – | 16,929 | ||||
| St. George | PC | PC | 10,333 | 56.86% | 5,904 | 32.49% | 54.42% | 10,333 | 3,410 | 4,429 | – | – | – | – | – | 18,172 | ||||
| St. Patrick | PC | PC | 7,400 | 57.97% | 4,496 | 35.22% | 53.52% | 7,400 | 2,462 | 2,904 | – | – | – | – | – | 12,766 | ||||
| Woodbine | CCF | PC | 10,445 | 43.97% | 1,167 | 4.91% | 61.78% | 10,445 | 4,030 | 9,278 | – | – | – | – | – | 23,753 |
: = 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
Analysis
| Party in 1st place | Party in 2nd place | Total | PC | Lib | LL | CCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 1 | 21 | 79 | |||
| 6 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| 2 | 2 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 10 | 57 | 1 | 22 | 90 |
| Parties | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 10 | 1 | 90 | |||
| 7 | 57 | 24 | 88 | |||
| 2 | 22 | 50 | 3 | 77 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 1 |
| Source | Party | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | **PC** | align="center" | **Lib** | align="center" | **L-L** |
| Seats retained | Incumbents returned | 44 | |||
| Open seats held | 7 | ||||
| Seats changing hands | Incumbents defeated | 26 | |||
| Open seats gained | 2 | ||||
| **Total** | 79 | 7 |
Seats that changed hands
| Party | 1948 | Gain from (loss to) | 1951 | PC | Lib | CCF | Lbr-P | L-L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 8 | (1) | 18 | 1 | ||||
| 13 | 1 | (8) | 1 | |||||
| 21 | (18) | (1) | ||||||
| 2 | (1) | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | (1) | ||||||
| **Total** | 90 | 2 | (28) | 8 | (2) | 19 | – | 1 |
There were 29 seats that changed allegiance in the election.
CCF to PC
- Beaches
- Bracondale
- Dovercourt
- Hamilton Centre
- Hamilton East
- High Park
- Parkdale
- Port Arthur
- Riverdale
- Sault Ste. Marie
- St. David
- Timiskaming
- Waterloo South
- Wentworth
- Woodbine
- York East
- York South
- York West
CCF to Liberal
- Essex North
PC to Liberal
- Stormont
PC to Liberal-Labour
- Kenora
Liberal to PC
- Bruce
- Fort William
- Kent East
- London
- Prince Edward—Lennox
- Waterloo North
- Welland
- Wellington North
Labor-Progressive to PC
- Bellwoods
Liberal-Labour to PC
- Rainy River
References
References
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- (June 8, 1951). "Survey indicates CCF slipping in Ontario". The Calgary Herald.
- (October 27, 1951). "Canadian conservatives gaining in popularity". The Calgary Herald.
- . ["1951 Ontario general election"](https://results.elections.on.ca/en/data-explorer?fromYear=1867&toYear=2019&electionType=GE&electionId=253).
- . (November 23, 1951). ["Results By Constituencies In Ontario Provincial Elections"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/456568224/). *[[Ottawa Citizen]]*.
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