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1959 Ontario general election
Canadian provincial election
Canadian provincial election
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1959 Ontario general election | |
| country | Ontario | |
| flag_year | 1957 | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| party_colour | no | |
| party_name | no | |
| previous_election | 1955 Ontario general election | |
| previous_year | 1955 | |
| previous_mps | 25th Legislative Assembly of Ontario | |
| next_election | 1963 Ontario general election | |
| next_year | 1963 | |
| elected_mps | 26th Legislative Assembly of Ontario | |
| seats_for_election | 98 seats in the [26th Legislative Assembly of Ontario](26th-legislative-assembly-of-ontario) | |
| 50 seats were needed for a majority | ||
| election_date | June 11, 1959 | |
| image1 | [[File:Leslie Frost Premier of Ontario.jpg | 150x150px]] |
| colour1 | ||
| leader1 | Leslie Frost | |
| leader_since1 | [April 27, 1949](1949-progressive-conservative-party-of-ontario-leadership-election) | |
| party1 | ||
| leaders_seat1 | Victoria | |
| last_election1 | 83 | |
| seats1 | 71 | |
| seat_change1 | 12 | |
| percentage1 | 46.3% | |
| swing1 | 2.2pp | |
| image2 | **LIB** | |
| colour2 | ||
| leader2 | John Wintermeyer | |
| leader_since2 | April 20, 1958 | |
| party2 | ||
| leaders_seat2 | Waterloo North | |
| last_election2 | 11 | |
| seats2 | 22 | |
| seat_change2 | 11 | |
| percentage2 | 36.6% | |
| swing2 | 3.3pp | |
| image3 | [[File:Donald C. Macdonald crop.JPG | x150px]] |
| colour3 | ||
| leader3 | Donald C. MacDonald | |
| leader_since3 | November 21, 1953 | |
| party3 | ||
| leaders_seat3 | York South | |
| last_election3 | 3 | |
| seats3 | 5 | |
| seat_change3 | 2 | |
| percentage3 | 16.7% | |
| swing3 | 0.2pp | |
| title | Premier | |
| posttitle | Premier after election | |
| before_election | Leslie Frost | |
| before_party | ||
| after_election | Leslie Frost | |
| after_party |
50 seats were needed for a majority |}} The 1959 Ontario general election was held on June 11, 1959, to elect the 98 members of the 26th Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Members of Provincial Parliament, or "MPPs") of the province of Ontario.
The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, led by Leslie Frost, won a sixth consecutive term in office, and maintained its majority in the legislature, although it lost 12 of the 83 seats it had won in the previous election.
The Ontario Liberal Party, led by John Wintermeyer, increased its caucus from 11 to 22 members, and continued in the role of official opposition. Liberal-Labour MPP Albert Wren was re-elected and continued to sit with the Liberal caucus. Wren died in 1961 and was succeeded in a by-election by Robert Gibson.
The social democratic Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), led by Donald C. MacDonald, won two additional seats, for a total of five.
Campaign
| Candidates | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | **PC** | align="center" | **Lib** |
| 2 | 17 | ||
| 3 | 64 | ||
| 4 | 15 | ||
| 5 | 2 | ||
| Total | 98 |
Results
|-
! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party
! rowspan=2 | Party leader
! colspan=5 | MPPs
! colspan=3 | Votes
|-
! Candidates
!Dissol.
!1959
!±
!#
!%
! ± (pp)
|98
|83
|
|71
|12
|868,815
|46.15%
|1.91
|97
|10
|
|21
|11
|682,589
|36.26%
|3.46
|80
|3
|
|5
|2
|313,834
|16.67%
|0.13
|1
|1
|
|1
|
|6,559
|0.35%
|0.06
|2
|1
|
|–
|1
|2,119
|0.11%
|0.29
|9
|–
|–
|–
|
|4,304
|0.23%
|0.96
|5
|–
|–
|–
|
|1,740
|0.09%
|
|1
|–
|–
|–
|
|1,512
|0.08%
|
|2
|–
|–
|–
|
|832
|0.04%
|0.48
|1
|–
|–
|–
|
|268
|0.01%
|
|
|–
|–
|–
|
|
|–
|–
|–
|
|
|–
|–
|–
|
|
|-style="background:#E9E9E9;"
|296
|98
|98
|98
|
|1,882,572
|100.00%
|
|-
|-style="background:#E9E9E9;"
|3,187,801
|59.72%
|1.68
|}
Vote and seat summaries
|File:Ternary ON1955.svg |1955 |File:Ternary ON1959.svg |1959
| Party | Seats | Votes | Change (pp) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{bartable | -1.91 | |||
| {{bartable | 3.46 | |||
| {{bartable | 0.13 | |||
| {{bartable | -1.68 |
Synopsis of results
| Riding | Winning party | Turnout | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| including spoilt ballots | Votes | Nameorder is as given in EO reports | **[1955](1955-ontario-general-election)** | Party | Votes | Share | Margin | ||||||||||||
| # | Margin | ||||||||||||||||||
| % | PC | Lib/LL | CCF | Lab-Pr | SC | Ind | Oth | Total | |||||||||||
| Algoma—Manitoulin | PC | PC | 8,055 | 41.20% | 1,046 | 5.35% | 62.75% | 8,055 | 7,009 | 4,488 | – | – | – | – | 19,552 | ||||
| Brant | Lib | Lib | 8,512 | 47.42% | 1,166 | 6.50% | 59.81% | 7,346 | 8,512 | 2,092 | – | – | – | – | 17,950 | ||||
| Brantford | Lib | Lib | 8,011 | 45.08% | 1,460 | 8.22% | 71.17% | 6,551 | 8,011 | 3,208 | – | – | – | – | 17,770 | ||||
| Bruce | Lib | Lib | 8,940 | 61.52% | 3,348 | 23.04% | 77.24% | 5,592 | 8,940 | – | – | – | – | – | 14,532 | ||||
| Carleton | PC | PC | 6,410 | 59.85% | 2,662 | 24.86% | 49.24% | 6,410 | 3,748 | 373 | – | 179 | – | – | 10,710 | ||||
| Cochrane North | PC | PC | 5,596 | 45.03% | 1,319 | 10.61% | 68.18% | 5,596 | 4,277 | 2,555 | – | – | – | – | 12,428 | ||||
| Cochrane South | PC | PC | 12,247 | 48.66% | 4,659 | 18.51% | 66.66% | 12,247 | 4,750 | 7,588 | 585 | – | – | – | 25,170 | ||||
| Dufferin—Simcoe | PC | PC | 8,390 | 68.90% | 4,603 | 37.80% | 52.70% | 8,390 | 3,787 | – | – | – | – | – | 12,177 | ||||
| Durham | PC | PC | 6,946 | 50.87% | 1,974 | 14.46% | 64.13% | 6,946 | 4,972 | 1,736 | – | – | – | – | 13,654 | ||||
| Elgin | PC | PC | 9,157 | 51.60% | 1,833 | 10.33% | 62.73% | 9,157 | 7,324 | 963 | – | 302 | – | – | 17,746 | ||||
| Essex North | Lib | Lib | 12,412 | 42.00% | 3,584 | 12.13% | 66.91% | 8,828 | 12,412 | 8,313 | – | – | – | – | 29,553 | ||||
| Essex South | PC | PC | 8,356 | 50.78% | 1,001 | 6.08% | 65.35% | 8,356 | 7,355 | 743 | – | – | – | – | 16,454 | ||||
| Fort William | PC | Lib | 9,255 | 42.09% | 1,336 | 6.08% | 74.77% | 7,919 | 9,255 | 4,434 | – | – | 382 | – | 21,990 | ||||
| Frontenac—Addington | PC | PC | 6,834 | 56.81% | 2,238 | 18.60% | 67.37% | 6,834 | 4,596 | 600 | – | – | – | – | 12,030 | ||||
| Glengarry | PC | PC | 4,575 | 50.38% | 69 | 0.76% | 70.61% | 4,575 | 4,506 | – | – | – | – | – | 9,081 | ||||
| Grenville—Dundas | PC | PC | 8,462 | 68.78% | 4,621 | 37.56% | 56.00% | 8,462 | 3,841 | – | – | – | – | – | 12,303 | ||||
| Grey North | PC | PC | 8,167 | 55.03% | 3,153 | 21.25% | 70.93% | 8,167 | 5,014 | 1,659 | – | – | – | – | 14,840 | ||||
| Grey South | Lib | Lib | 6,106 | 52.43% | 565 | 4.85% | 75.01% | 5,541 | 6,106 | – | – | – | – | – | 11,647 | ||||
| Haldimand—Norfolk | PC | PC | 13,007 | 59.37% | 4,104 | 18.73% | 64.25% | 13,007 | 8,903 | – | – | – | – | – | 21,910 | ||||
| Halton | PC | PC | 10,385 | 43.23% | 727 | 3.03% | 50.49% | 10,385 | 9,658 | 3,977 | – | – | – | – | 24,020 | ||||
| Hamilton Centre | PC | PC | 7,287 | 39.76% | 1,314 | 7.17% | 49.97% | 7,287 | 4,602 | 5,973 | 467 | – | – | – | 18,329 | ||||
| Hamilton East | PC | CCF | 7,805 | 41.61% | 1,017 | 5.42% | 54.90% | 6,788 | 3,574 | 7,805 | 591 | – | – | – | 18,758 | ||||
| Hamilton—Wentworth | PC | PC | 10,453 | 56.55% | 5,958 | 32.24% | 56.98% | 10,453 | 4,495 | 3,535 | – | – | – | – | 18,483 | ||||
| Hastings East | PC | PC | 6,141 | 56.95% | 1,904 | 17.66% | 65.66% | 6,141 | 4,237 | 406 | – | – | – | – | 10,784 | ||||
| Hastings West | PC | PC | 10,384 | 59.06% | 4,209 | 23.94% | 58.32% | 10,384 | 6,175 | 1,023 | – | – | – | – | 17,582 | ||||
| Huron | PC | PC | 7,759 | 55.84% | 1,624 | 11.69% | 76.34% | 7,759 | 6,135 | – | – | – | – | – | 13,894 | ||||
| Huron—Bruce | PC | PC | 6,683 | 55.42% | 1,308 | 10.85% | 76.53% | 6,683 | 5,375 | – | – | – | – | – | 12,058 | ||||
| Kenora | LL | LL | 6,559 | 44.98% | 47 | 0.32% | 69.75% | 6,512 | 6,559Albert Wren was already a member of the Legislature | 1,512 | – | – | – | – | 14,583 | ||||
| Kent East | Lib | Lib | 7,352 | 56.14% | 1,608 | 12.28% | 77.45% | 5,744 | 7,352 | – | – | – | – | – | 13,096 | ||||
| Kent West | PC | PC | 9,941 | 51.15% | 446 | 2.29% | 55.95% | 9,941 | 9,495 | – | – | – | – | – | 19,436 | ||||
| Kingston | PC | PC | 10,330 | 56.53% | 3,358 | 18.37% | 63.73% | 10,330 | 6,972 | 973 | – | – | – | – | 18,275 | ||||
| Lambton East | PC | PC | 6,673 | 53.69% | 917 | 7.38% | 70.91% | 6,673 | 5,756 | – | – | – | – | – | 12,429 | ||||
| Lambton West | PC | PC | 10,861 | 48.54% | 2,094 | 9.36% | 62.60% | 10,861 | 8,767 | 2,746 | – | – | – | – | 22,374 | ||||
| Lanark | PC | PC | 8,843 | 62.24% | 3,479 | 24.49% | 64.26% | 8,843 | 5,364 | – | – | – | – | – | 14,207 | ||||
| Leeds | PC | PC | 11,318 | 65.35% | 6,010 | 34.70% | 67.15% | 11,318 | 5,308 | 692 | – | – | – | – | 17,318 | ||||
| Lincoln | PC | PC | 18,089 | 49.57% | 5,998 | 16.44% | 56.06% | 18,089 | 12,091 | 6,314 | – | – | – | – | 36,494 | ||||
| London North | PC | PC | 9,253 | 54.97% | 3,288 | 19.53% | 54.28% | 9,253 | 5,965 | 1,615 | – | – | – | – | 16,833 | ||||
| London South | PC | PC | 9,888 | 50.71% | 2,840 | 14.56% | 49.95% | 9,888 | 7,048 | 2,564 | – | – | – | – | 19,500 | ||||
| Middlesex North | PC | PC | 6,452 | 62.34% | 2,907 | 28.09% | 65.99% | 6,452 | 3,545 | 353 | – | – | – | – | 10,350 | ||||
| Middlesex South | PC | PC | 9,317 | 55.98% | 3,124 | 18.77% | 59.45% | 9,317 | 6,193 | 1,132 | – | – | – | – | 16,642 | ||||
| Muskoka | PC | PC | 5,995 | 56.47% | 2,166 | 20.40% | 71.63% | 5,995 | 3,829 | 793 | – | – | – | – | 10,617 | ||||
| Niagara Falls | PC | Lib | 12,403 | 52.07% | 4,345 | 18.24% | 59.22% | 8,058 | 12,403 | 3,357 | – | – | – | – | 23,818 | ||||
| Nickel Belt | PC | PC | 8,244 | 36.86% | 453 | 2.03% | 71.16% | 8,244 | 7,791 | 6,333 | – | – | – | – | 22,368 | ||||
| Nipissing | PC | Lib | 10,390 | 49.91% | 1,870 | 8.98% | 62.87% | 8,520 | 10,390 | 1,908 | – | – | – | – | 20,818 | ||||
| Northumberland | PC | PC | 10,322 | 58.28% | 3,341 | 18.87% | 79.32% | 10,322 | 6,981 | 407 | – | – | – | – | 17,710 | ||||
| Ontario | PC | PC | 9,018 | 59.67% | 4,822 | 31.90% | 62.69% | 9,018 | 4,196 | 1,900 | – | – | – | – | 15,114 | ||||
| Oshawa | CCF | CCF | 10,243 | 41.98% | 1,600 | 6.56% | 56.87% | 8,643 | 5,513 | 10,243 | – | – | – | – | 24,399 | ||||
| Ottawa East | PC | PC | 7,965 | 49.27% | 313 | 1.94% | 50.87% | 7,965 | 7,652 | 548 | – | – | – | – | 16,165 | ||||
| Ottawa South | PC | PC | 12,989 | 51.66% | 1,870 | 7.44% | 56.34% | 12,989 | 11,119 | 1,037 | – | – | – | – | 25,145 | ||||
| Ottawa West | PC | PC | 8,505 | 51.44% | 1,444 | 8.73% | 58.29% | 8,505 | 7,061 | 969 | – | – | – | – | 16,535 | ||||
| Oxford | Lib | Lib | 11,414 | 47.39% | 216 | 0.90% | 68.65% | 11,198 | 11,414 | 1,475 | – | – | – | – | 24,087 | ||||
| Parry Sound | PC | PC | 6,540 | 57.81% | 3,044 | 26.91% | 71.19% | 6,540 | 3,496 | 1,277 | – | – | – | – | 11,313 | ||||
| Peel | PC | PC | 13,278 | 42.98% | 1,203 | 3.89% | 59.45% | 13,278 | 12,075 | 5,537 | – | – | – | – | 30,890 | ||||
| Perth | PC | PC | 11,791 | 51.70% | 2,458 | 10.78% | 68.36% | 11,791 | 9,333 | 1,681 | – | – | – | – | 22,805 | ||||
| Peterborough | PC | PC | 13,984 | 58.17% | 6,009 | 25.00% | 58.23% | 13,984 | 7,975 | 1,834 | – | 246 | – | – | 24,039 | ||||
| Port Arthur | PC | PC | 10,881 | 40.88% | 2,022 | 7.60% | 70.89% | 10,881 | 8,859 | 6,874 | – | – | – | – | 26,614 | ||||
| Prescott | PC | PC | 6,587 | 58.76% | 1,964 | 17.52% | 69.19% | 6,587 | 4,623 | – | – | – | – | – | 11,210 | ||||
| Prince Edward—Lennox | PC | PC | 7,249 | 61.75% | 2,758 | 23.49% | 58.08% | 7,249 | 4,491 | – | – | – | – | – | 11,740 | ||||
| Rainy River | PC | PC | 4,896 | 52.57% | 2,283 | 24.51% | 72.26% | 4,896 | 1,804 | 2,613 | – | – | – | – | 9,313 | ||||
| Renfrew North | PC | PC | 8,448 | 49.55% | 1,118 | 6.56% | 68.64% | 8,448 | 7,330 | 1,270 | – | – | – | – | 17,048 | ||||
| Renfrew South | I-PC | PC | 8,411 | 56.96% | 2,055 | 13.92% | 79.90% | 8,411 | 6,356 | – | – | – | – | – | 14,767 | ||||
| Russell | PC | PC | 13,940 | 54.18% | 3,445 | 13.39% | 52.82% | 13,940 | 10,495 | 1,294 | – | – | – | – | 25,729 | ||||
| Stormont | Lib | Lib | 12,109 | 62.63% | 4,884 | 25.26% | 62.87% | 7,225 | 12,109 | – | – | – | – | – | 19,334 | ||||
| Sault Ste. Marie | PC | PC | 8,260 | 40.10% | 1,305 | 6.33% | 59.76% | 8,260 | 6,955 | 5,386 | – | – | – | – | 20,601 | ||||
| Simcoe Centre | PC | PC | 8,625 | 52.92% | 2,240 | 13.74% | 62.63% | 8,625 | 6,385 | 1,287 | – | – | – | – | 16,297 | ||||
| Simcoe East | PC | PC | 8,631 | 57.28% | 4,220 | 28.01% | 61.88% | 8,631 | 4,411 | 1,144 | – | – | – | 882 | 15,068 | ||||
| Sudbury | PC | Lib | 10,904 | 44.19% | 3,143 | 12.74% | 68.56% | 7,761 | 10,904 | 6,008 | – | – | – | – | 24,673 | ||||
| Temiskaming | PC | PC | 4,327 | 41.11% | 1,117 | 10.61% | 75.88% | 4,327 | 3,210 | 2,989 | – | – | – | – | 10,526 | ||||
| Victoria | PC | PC | 11,117 | 73.98% | 8,233 | 54.79% | 65.92% | 11,117 | 2,884 | 1,026 | – | – | – | – | 15,027 | ||||
| Waterloo North | Lib | Lib | 15,767 | 43.35% | 4,168 | 11.46% | 62.66% | 11,599 | 15,767 | 9,003 | – | – | – | – | 36,369 | ||||
| Waterloo South | PC | PC | 9,075 | 42.13% | 2,425 | 11.26% | 66.43% | 9,075 | 5,816 | 6,650 | – | – | – | – | 21,541 | ||||
| Welland | PC | PC | 12,915 | 47.16% | 2,729 | 9.96% | 62.44% | 12,915 | 10,186 | 4,287 | – | – | – | – | 27,388 | ||||
| Wellington—Dufferin | PC | PC | 7,811 | 61.17% | 2,852 | 22.33% | 69.18% | 7,811 | 4,959 | – | – | – | – | – | 12,770 | ||||
| Wellington South | Lib | Lib | 10,427 | 50.47% | 3,467 | 16.78% | 69.71% | 6,960 | 10,427 | 3,271 | – | – | – | – | 20,658 | ||||
| Wentworth | PC | Lib | 9,318 | 37.41% | 945 | 3.79% | 58.07% | 8,373 | 9,318 | 7,219 | – | – | – | – | 24,910 | ||||
| Wentworth East | CCF | CCF | 9,366 | 51.01% | 3,812 | 20.76% | 53.28% | 5,554 | 3,440 | 9,366 | – | – | – | – | 18,360 | ||||
| Windsor—Walkerville | PC | Lib | 6,340 | 41.40% | 1,024 | 6.69% | 63.05% | 5,316 | 6,340 | 3,659 | – | – | – | – | 15,315 | ||||
| Windsor—Sandwich | PC | Lib | 8,388 | 38.23% | 1,030 | 4.69% | 55.31% | 7,358 | 8,388 | 6,197 | – | – | – | – | 21,943 | ||||
| York Centre | PC | Lib | 15,857 | 36.54% | 1,991 | 4.59% | 51.21% | 13,866 | 15,857 | 13,400 | – | – | – | 268 | 43,391 | ||||
| York East | PC | PC | 21,827 | 47.33% | 7,545 | 16.36% | 50.17% | 21,827 | 14,282 | 9,122 | – | 881 | – | – | 46,112 | ||||
| York—Humber | PC | PC | 11,850 | 44.02% | 3,305 | 12.28% | 52.58% | 11,850 | 8,545 | 6,522 | – | – | – | – | 26,917 | ||||
| York North | PC | PC | 12,981 | 47.16% | 2,999 | 10.90% | 49.89% | 12,981 | 9,982 | 4,560 | – | – | – | – | 27,523 | ||||
| York—Scarborough | PC | PC | 18,778 | 37.26% | 1,536 | 3.05% | 50.28% | 18,778 | 17,242 | 14,380 | – | – | – | – | 50,400 | ||||
| York South | CCF | CCF | 14,478 | 46.89% | 5,303 | 17.17% | 50.06% | 9,175 | 5,531 | 14,478 | 456 | – | – | 1,237 | 30,877 | ||||
| York West | PC | PC | 18,355 | 44.77% | 6,191 | 15.10% | 51.63% | 18,355 | 12,164 | 10,484 | – | – | – | – | 41,003 | ||||
| Beaches | PC | PC | 7,294 | 45.90% | 2,892 | 18.20% | 57.16% | 7,294 | 4,195 | 4,402 | – | – | – | – | 15,891 | ||||
| Bellwoods | PC | PC | 6,408 | 54.96% | 3,733 | 32.02% | 57.67% | 6,408 | 2,675 | 1,867 | 710 | – | – | – | 11,660 | ||||
| Bracondale | PC | Lib | 4,069 | 36.59% | 391 | 3.52% | 56.40% | 3,678 | 4,069 | 2,925 | – | – | 450 | – | 11,122 | ||||
| Dovercourt | PC | Lib | 5,336 | 34.74% | 218 | 1.42% | 54.46% | 5,118 | 5,336 | 4,434 | 473 | – | – | – | 15,361 | ||||
| Eglinton | PC | PC | 14,805 | 57.35% | 6,950 | 26.92% | 51.93% | 14,805 | 7,855 | 3,153 | – | – | – | – | 25,813 | ||||
| High Park | PC | PC | 6,414 | 37.85% | 504 | 2.97% | 57.20% | 6,414 | 5,910 | 4,229 | 394 | – | – | – | 16,947 | ||||
| Parkdale | PC | Lib | 9,233 | 47.05% | 2,703 | 13.77% | 56.77% | 6,530 | 9,233 | 3,862 | – | – | – | – | 19,625 | ||||
| Riverdale | PC | PC | 7,814 | 51.25% | 3,911 | 25.65% | 48.09% | 7,814 | 3,530 | 3,903 | – | – | – | – | 15,247 | ||||
| St. Andrew | PC | PC | 3,787 | 42.16% | 781 | 8.70% | 53.63% | 3,787 | 3,006 | 1,655 | 402 | 132 | – | – | 8,982 | ||||
| St. David | PC | PC | 5,813 | 43.70% | 1,520 | 11.43% | 51.47% | 5,813 | 4,293 | 2,971 | 226 | – | – | – | 13,303 | ||||
| St. George | PC | PC | 7,960 | 54.31% | 3,047 | 20.79% | 49.17% | 7,960 | 4,913 | 1,783 | – | – | – | – | 14,656 | ||||
| St. Patrick | PC | PC | 5,298 | 59.21% | 2,767 | 30.92% | 51.76% | 5,298 | 2,531 | 1,119 | – | – | – | – | 8,948 | ||||
| Woodbine | PC | CCF | 7,883 | 41.87% | 267 | 1.42% | 57.44% | 7,616 | 3,330 | 7,883 | – | – | – | – | 18,829 |
: = open seat : = turnout is above provincial average : = incumbency arose from byelection gain : = other incumbents renominated : = Liberal-Labour candidate : = Labour-CCF candidate
Analysis
| Party in 1st place | Party in 2nd place | Total | PC | Lib | CCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | 6 | 71 | |||
| 21 | 21 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 65 | 6 | 98 |
| Parties | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 27 | ||||
| 21 | 65 | 11 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 69 | |||
| 1 | |||||
| 1 | |||||
| 8 | 1 | ||||
| 4 | 1 | ||||
| 2 | |||||
| 2 | |||||
| 1 |
| Source | Party | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | **PC** | align="center" | **Lib** | align="center" | **Lib-Lab** |
| Seats retained | Incumbents returned | 63 | |||
| Open seats held | 7 | ||||
| Seats changing hands | Incumbents defeated | ||||
| Open seats gained | 3 | ||||
| Byelection gains held | 1 | ||||
| **Total** | 71 | 21 |
Seats that changed hands
| Party | 1955 | Gain from (loss to) | 1959 | PC | Lib | CCF | L-L | I-PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | (11) | (2) | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | |||||||
| 3 | 2 | |||||||
| 1 | ||||||||
| 1 | (1) | |||||||
| **Total** | 98 | 13 | (1) | – | (11) | – | (2) | – |
There were 14 seats that changed allegiance in the election.
PC to Liberal
- Bracondale
- Dovercourt
- Fort William
- Niagara Falls
- Nipissing
- Parkdale
- Sudbury
- Wentworth
- Windsor—Sandwich
- Windsor—Walkerville
- York Centre
PC to CCF
- Hamilton East
- Woodbine
Independent-PC to PC
- Renfrew South
References
References
- . ["1959 general election results"](https://results.elections.on.ca/en/data-explorer?fromYear=1867&toYear=2019&electionType=GE&electionId=265). *[[Elections Ontario]]*.
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