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1975 Ontario general election

Canadian provincial election


Canadian provincial election

FieldValue
election_name1975 Ontario general election
countryOntario
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
party_colourno
party_nameno
previous_election1971 Ontario general election
previous_year1971
previous_mps29th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
next_election1977 Ontario general election
next_year1977
elected_mps30th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
seats_for_election125 seats in the [30th Legislative Assembly of Ontario](30th-legislative-assembly-of-ontario)
63 seats were needed for a majority
election_dateSeptember 18, 1975
image1[[File:William Davis Empire Club (cropped).jpg160x160px]]
colour1
leader1Bill Davis
leader_since1[February 12, 1971](1971-progressive-conservative-party-of-ontario-leadership-election)
party1
leaders_seat1Brampton
last_election178
seats151
seat_change127
popular_vote11,192,592
percentage136.07%
swing18.43pp
image2[[File:Stephen Lewis circa 1963.jpg160x160px]]
colour2
leader2Stephen Lewis
leader_since2October 4, 1970
party2
leaders_seat2Scarborough West
last_election219
seats238
seat_change219
popular_vote2956,904
percentage228.94%
swing21.79pp
image3[[File:Robert Nixon-c1971 (3x4).jpgRobert Nixon-c1971160x160px]]
colour3
leader3Robert Nixon
leader_since3January 6, 1967
party3
leaders_seat3Brant—Oxford—Norfolk
last_election320
seats336
seat_change316
popular_vote31,125,615
percentage334.04%
swing36.29pp
map_imageOleg75.png
map_size250px
titlePremier
posttitlePremier after election
before_electionBill Davis
before_party
after_electionBill Davis
after_party

63 seats were needed for a majority The 1975 Ontario general election was held on September 18, 1975, to elect the 125 members of the 30th Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Members of Provincial Parliament, or "MPPs") of the Province of Ontario, Canada.

The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, led by Bill Davis and campaigning under the slogan, "Your Future. Your choice.", won a tenth consecutive term in office but lost its majority in the legislature for the first time since the 1945 election. The PC party lost 27 seats from its result in the previous election.

The social democratic Ontario New Democratic Party, led by Stephen Lewis with the slogan "Tomorrow starts today", doubled its representation in the legislature, and became the Official Opposition on the strength of a campaign which called for rent control in Ontario and highlighted horror stories of individuals victimized by bad landlords who imposed exorbitant rent increases. The campaign forced Davis' Tories to promise to implement rent controls shortly before the election.

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Robert Nixon, won 16 additional seats, but lost the role of Official Opposition to the NDP. One member of its caucus was elected as a Liberal-Labour candidate.

Expansion of Legislative Assembly

An Act passed in May 1975 provided for an increase from 117 to 125 MPPs in the next Assembly:

Abolished ridingsNew ridings*Drawn from parts of other ridings**Reorganization of ridings**Division of ridings**Renaming of ridings**Consequential renaming of ridings on the creation of the Regional Municipality of Durham*

Campaign

CandidatesTotal
align="center"**PC**align="center"**Lib**
366
441
515
62
71
Total125

Among the independent candidates, there were 12 from the Social Credit League of Ontario who were not officially recognized as such as the party did not qualify for official party status under the Election Finances Reform Act, 1975.

Opinion polls

Polling firmLast day
of surveySourcePCOONDPOLPOtherMESampleCAPC}};" data-sort-type="number"CANDP}};" data-sort-type="number"CALiberal}};" data-sort-type="number"CAIndépendant}};" data-sort-type="number"
*Election 1975*September 18, 1975**36.07**28.9434.040.95
March 197530**42**
*[Election 1971](1971-ontario-general-election)*June 9, 1977**44.5**27.127.80.6

Results

Summary

Main article: Results of the 1975 Ontario general election by riding

|- ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party ! rowspan=2 | Party leader ! colspan=4 | MPPs ! colspan=4 | Votes |- ! Candidates 1971 !1975 !± !# ! ± !% ! ± (pp) | 125 || 78 || 51 || 27 || 1,192,592 || 272,721 || 36.07% || 8.43 | 125 || 19 || 38 || 19 || 956,904 || 63,025 || 28.94% || 1.79 | 123 || 20 || 35 || 15 || 1,125,615 || 211,873 || 34.04% || 6.29 | 2 || – || 1 || 1 || 9,066 || 9,066 || 0.27% ||Returned | 33 || – || – || – || 9,120 || 7,500 || 0.28% || 0.23 | 15 || – || – || – || 4,437 || 4,437 || 0.13% ||New | || 17 || – || – || – || 4,093 || 12,866 || 0.12% || 0.40 | || 3 || – || – || – || 424 || 424 || 0.01% ||New |- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total |456||117 ! " colspan="2"|125 ! " colspan="2"|3,306,397 ! " colspan="2"| 100.00% |- | 17,937

122
3,310,776
13,558
67.82
5.71
-
4,503,142
398,635
}

Vote and seat summaries

|File:Ternary ON1971.svg |1971 |File:Ternary ON1975.svg |1975

PartySeatsVotesChange (pp)
{{bartable-8.43
{{bartable1.79
/Liberal-Labour{{bartable6.56
{{bartable-0.40
{{bartable0.48

Synopsis of results

RidingWinning partyTurnout
including spoilt ballotsVotesNameorder is as given in EO reports**[1971](1971-ontario-general-election)**PartyVotesShareMargin
#Margin
%PCLib/LLNDPIndOtherTotal
AlgomaPCNDP4,92338.57%3983.12%72.02%4,5253,3154,92312,763
Algoma—ManitoulinPCPC5,45240.79%1,1278.43%72.28%5,4523,5894,32513,366
Brampton*New*PC16,43243.66%5,60814.90%72.11%16,4329,90610,8246541037,637
BrantfordPCNDP12,01239.06%2,4507.97%72.65%9,0639,56212,01211530,752
Brant—Oxford—NorfolkLibLib14,35855.52%7,93430.68%69.71%6,42414,3584,72135825,861
Brock*New*PC10,97848.31%5,06722.30%65.69%10,9785,9115,83622,725
Burlington South*New*PC17,09345.83%5,75115.42%69.50%17,09311,3428,85937,294
Cambridge*New*NDP11,25538.14%1,5935.40%66.96%8,5959,66211,25529,512
CarletonPCPC12,65338.87%6762.08%68.68%12,65311,9777,76915732,556
Carleton EastPCNDP11,98236.02%2810.84%66.58%9,57911,70111,98233,262
Carleton-Grenville*New*PC12,75953.80%7,02729.63%68.88%12,7595,2265,73223,717
Chatham—KentPCPC10,14643.73%2,81912.15%61.68%10,1467,3275,72823,201
Cochrane NorthPCPC9,98761.74%6,22038.45%66.45%9,9872,4233,76716,177
Cochrane SouthNDPNDP11,07347.87%1,2925.59%68.42%9,7811,95811,07311420523,131
Cornwall*New*NDP11,95851.05%2,68211.45%70.41%9,2762,19111,95823,425
Dufferin—SimcoePCPC14,20145.88%1,6915.46%68.52%14,20112,5103,58565530,951
Durham EastPCNDP12,89342.26%2,2297.31%70.16%10,6646,69612,89325830,511
Durham NorthPCPC11,20639.28%1110.39%74.12%11,20611,0956,23028,531
Durham WestPCNDP11,35638.99%1,3144.51%72.71%7,57910,04211,35614929,126
ElginPCPC11,88043.98%1,8296.77%71.27%11,88010,0515,08427,015
ErieLibLib9,55645.27%2,65012.55%69.35%4,6469,5566,90621,108
Essex NorthLibLib9,55044.05%1,8728.64%67.73%4,4519,5507,67821,679
Essex SouthLibLib9,51741.34%2,1229.22%67.05%7,3959,5176,10823,020
Fort WilliamPCNDP9,17336.59%9533.80%64.61%8,2207,4449,17323025,067
Frontenac—AddingtonPCLib10,37244.63%1,4156.09%70.78%8,95710,3723,36854523,242
GreyPCLib11,68645.02%2771.07%73.81%11,40911,6862,86325,958
Grey—BruceLibLib14,19355.39%5,96423.28%75.71%8,22914,1933,20225,624
Haldimand—NorfolkPCLib13,97645.36%1,9556.35%71.99%12,02113,9764,81430,811
Halton—Burlington*New*Lib10,99839.14%4631.65%72.75%10,53510,9986,56728,100
Hamilton CentreNDPNDP8,11438.43%5862.78%56.70%5,2567,5288,11421421,112
Hamilton EastNDPNDP14,41547.89%5,73619.06%64.10%6,4078,67914,41560130,102
Hamilton MountainPCPC12,76938.80%1,7275.25%72.64%12,7698,92111,04217732,909
Hamilton WestPCLib10,58338.34%5421.96%66.04%10,04110,5836,97827,602
Hastings—PeterboroughPCPC10,91247.89%2,34110.27%71.01%10,9128,5712,96933522,787
Huron—BruceLibLib16,27665.70%10,39341.95%73.52%5,88316,2762,61324,772
Huron—Middlesex*New*Lib11,89354.04%3,79517.24%76.12%8,09811,8932,01822,009
KenoraPCPC9,58452.42%4,06022.21%67.40%9,5843,1745,52418,282
Kent—ElginLibLib12,79356.57%5,23223.13%70.31%7,56112,7932,26222,616
Kingston and the IslandsPCPC9,44237.82%2030.81%65.01%9,4429,2396,16112424,966
KitchenerLibLib13,03644.83%4,71016.20%63.50%8,32613,0367,32739229,081
Kitchener—Wilmot*New*Lib9,92940.71%1,7457.16%64.38%6,2759,9298,18424,388
Lake NipigonNDPNDP7,11459.38%4,01433.51%66.78%1,7663,1007,11411,980
LambtonPCPC11,04251.53%1,8368.57%73.00%11,0429,2061,18021,428
LanarkPCPC11,64156.58%5,79928.18%72.17%11,6415,8423,09220,575
LeedsPCPC13,91358.21%8,19734.29%70.69%13,9134,2745,71623,903
LincolnPCLib8,99542.84%1,0945.21%69.87%7,9018,9954,10020,996
London Centre*New*Lib11,57240.37%2,5698.96%61.12%9,00311,5727,87821328,666
London NorthPCLib13,68944.65%2,2827.44%66.71%11,40713,6895,56030,656
London SouthPCLib14,49640.94%5591.58%64.25%13,93714,4966,97135,404
Middlesex*New*PC10,09244.97%8693.87%72.34%10,0929,2233,12522,440
Mississauga East*New*PC9,97339.05%1,3355.23%64.95%9,9738,6386,49943225,542
Mississauga North*New*PC11,00135.55%3851.24%67.33%11,0019,33210,61630,949
Mississauga South*New*PC11,87043.04%3,14411.40%69.04%11,8708,7266,98127,577
MuskokaPCPC7,06143.97%1,3768.57%68.73%7,0613,2005,68511116,057
Niagara FallsPCLib10,59437.80%1720.61%65.02%10,42210,5947,01328,029
Nickel BeltNDPNDP10,24360.09%6,20936.42%72.60%4,0342,77010,24317,047
NipissingLibLib15,48354.35%8,24428.94%69.44%7,23915,4835,11065828,490
NorthumberlandPCPC13,32844.58%3,00110.04%72.44%13,32810,3276,24129,896
Oakville*New*PC12,93345.84%3,75913.32%74.29%12,9339,1746,0119728,215
OshawaPCNDP14,63858.94%7,78731.35%63.27%6,8513,20214,63814624,837
Ottawa CentreNDPNDP11,65841.07%2,6809.44%62.19%8,9787,50011,65825028,386
Ottawa EastLibLib14,90060.96%9,89940.50%53.08%5,00114,9004,54324,444
Ottawa SouthPCPC14,76743.15%3,66810.72%67.88%14,7678,36011,09934,226
Ottawa WestPCPC14,88944.34%5,06315.08%66.10%14,8899,8268,86133,576
OxfordPCPC17,77650.72%5,18114.78%71.77%17,77612,5954,67635,047
Parry SoundPCPC8,15444.56%9665.28%66.77%8,1547,1882,95718,299
PerthLibLib17,86563.36%10,47837.16%65.17%7,38717,8652,94528,197
PeterboroughPCNDP16,15439.53%5051.24%71.23%15,6498,97916,1548340,865
Port ArthurNDPNDP12,21349.74%4,61818.81%66.36%7,5954,49912,21324724,554
Prescott and RussellPCPC11,00643.93%2,0458.16%68.85%11,0068,9615,08525,052
Prince Edward—LennoxPCPC9,62844.32%7333.37%74.37%9,6288,8953,20021,723
QuintePCLib12,44043.07%6592.28%67.95%11,78112,4404,66328,884
Rainy RiverLibLL5,89251.58%2,65723.26%64.77%3,2355,892T. Patrick Reid was elected as a Liberal in 19712,29511,422
Renfrew NorthPCLib7,05835.41%1830.92%70.90%6,8757,0586,00119,934
Renfrew SouthPCPC13,88654.20%5,81922.71%75.49%13,8868,0673,26740125,621
St. CatharinesPCPC10,06434.74%7942.74%59.77%10,0649,2709,21541928,968
SarniaLibLib16,27557.69%7,50226.59%63.97%8,77316,2752,95720428,209
Sault Ste. MariePCPC14,41542.46%9452.78%70.91%14,4155,83513,47023233,952
Simcoe CentrePCPC13,55739.52%1,9295.62%69.48%13,5579,11611,62834,301
Simcoe EastPCPC11,62239.48%1,1403.87%69.35%11,6227,33410,48229,438
Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry*New*PC10,83352.54%3,85118.68%68.99%10,8336,9822,80420,619
SudburyNDPNDP12,25838.35%2,2787.13%74.53%9,5499,98012,25817531,962
Sudbury EastNDPNDP18,76558.84%9,47629.71%74.04%3,8379,28918,76531,891
TemiskamingPCNDP8,71344.07%1,5447.81%68.53%7,1693,5468,71317517019,773
Victoria—HaliburtonPCLib10,90743.53%1,0234.08%70.64%9,88410,9073,70755625,054
Waterloo NorthLibLib12,40947.49%5,26520.15%64.40%7,14412,4096,57626,129
WellandPCNDP9,99436.88%1,1154.11%71.26%8,8798,0009,99422327,096
Wellington—Dufferin—PeelPCPC12,11040.61%7122.39%69.50%12,11011,3986,31329,821
Wellington SouthLibLib15,65450.69%7,88625.54%68.36%7,06315,6547,76825214530,882
WentworthNDPNDP14,84758.73%9,57737.89%68.32%5,2705,16214,84725,279
Wentworth NorthPCLib13,24240.56%1,9776.06%72.56%11,26513,2428,14032,647
Windsor—RiversideNDPNDP13,27347.85%2,4798.94%61.67%3,67110,79413,27327,738
Windsor—SandwichNDPNDP10,62449.73%3,06714.36%58.25%2,7327,55710,62426518421,362
Windsor—WalkervilleLibLib12,51753.28%5,67224.14%63.52%3,97912,5176,84515323,494
York CentreLibLib14,91340.96%1,8305.03%69.10%13,08314,9138,14027536,411
York NorthPCPC12,89139.65%2,5257.77%68.40%12,89110,3669,25632,513
ArmourdalePCLib14,52643.90%2,7028.17%68.91%11,82414,5266,16956733,086
Beaches—WoodbinePCNDP11,46245.58%2,88611.48%66.65%8,5764,91411,46219525,147
BellwoodsPCNDP4,93538.38%4943.84%64.90%3,2344,4414,93524712,857
Don MillsPCPC14,00746.59%5,93319.74%60.68%14,0077,9818,07430,062
DovercourtPCNDP6,08342.10%1,46510.14%63.87%4,6183,1746,0839647714,448
DownsviewLibNDP8,09136.90%680.31%65.70%5,8148,0238,09121,928
EglintonPCPC16,67950.97%5,89418.01%68.94%16,67910,7854,70655132,721
EtobicokeLibNDP9,01637.62%1,2565.24%67.04%7,1917,7609,01623,967
High Park—SwanseaNDPNDP10,17239.84%1,8447.22%68.77%8,3286,54010,17249325,533
HumberPCPC17,73944.51%3,3378.37%71.58%17,73914,4027,71039,851
LakeshoreNDPNDP14,27151.01%7,62527.26%65.74%6,2816,64614,27117560227,975
Oakwood*New*NDP7,38839.25%1,4187.53%59.66%4,6375,9707,38855827118,824
Oriole*New*PC12,29738.71%2390.75%68.00%12,29712,0587,41331,768
ParkdaleNDPNDP7,15841.71%1,5599.08%63.23%3,8165,5997,15829229817,163
RiverdaleNDPNDP9,13350.27%4,26823.49%59.48%4,8653,7549,1339631918,167
St. Andrew—St. PatrickPCPC8,05436.66%4291.95%62.57%8,0545,9517,62533921,969
St. DavidPCPC10,53640.27%2,4939.53%66.43%10,5367,1418,04344226,162
St. GeorgePCLib11,04242.10%2,4659.40%60.70%8,57711,0426,02958226,230
Scarborough CentrePCPC10,39941.15%1,0374.10%64.13%10,3995,0429,36246925,272
Scarborough EastPCPC12,64542.59%3,83612.92%66.94%12,6458,8097,85038329,687
Scarborough—Ellesmere*New*NDP10,57339.00%1,3474.97%67.73%9,2267,01910,57329527,113
Scarborough NorthPCPC16,51243.41%2,6777.04%70.03%16,51213,8357,24144738,035
Scarborough WestNDPNDP15,81557.39%8,60331.22%70.20%7,2124,39315,81513527,555
Wilson Heights*New*Lib11,37942.26%2,6409.81%61.95%8,73911,3796,44136626,925
York EastPCPC14,48747.42%5,49617.99%66.05%14,4878,9915,9191,15230,549
York MillsPCPC17,36546.46%4,07510.90%70.81%17,36513,2906,72037,375
York SouthNDPNDP13,28248.47%6,21822.69%67.30%7,0646,44513,28260927,400
York WestPCPC13,87138.70%1,3563.78%71.33%13,87112,5159,45435,840
YorkviewNDPNDP13,40652.40%5,32020.79%63.02%3,4988,08613,40659425,584

: = open seat : = turnout is above provincial average : = winning candidate was in previous Legislature : = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature : = incumbent had switched allegiance : = incumbency arose from byelection gain : = previously incumbent in another riding : = Liberal-Labour candidate : = other incumbents renominated : = multiple candidates

Analysis

Party in 1st placeParty in 2nd placeTotalPCLibNDP
173451
201838
30535
11
Total512252125
Parties1st2nd3rd4th5th
515123
382265
355236
11
267
123
102
95
21
SourcePartyTotal
align="center"**PC**align="center"**NDP**align="center"**Lib**
Seats retainedIncumbents returned34
Open seats held54
Held by previous incumbent from other riding1
Incumbent changed to Liberal-Labour
Seats changing handsIncumbents defeated
Open seats gained5
Byelection gain held
Ouster of third-party byelection gain1
New ridingsNew MPPs3
Previously incumbent in other riding81
**Total**5138

MPPs elected by region and riding

Party designations are as follows:

;Northern Ontario

;Ottawa Valley

;Saint Lawrence Valley

;Central Ontario

;Georgian Bay

;Hamilton/Halton/Niagara

;Midwestern Ontario

;Southwestern Ontario

;Peel/York/Durham

;Metropolitan Toronto

References

References

  1. {{Cite canlaw. (1975)
  2. {{Cite canlaw. (1975)
  3. . (September 5, 1975). "125 seats in legislature: Record 454 candidates nominated for 125 Ontario seats". *[[The Globe and Mail]]*.
  4. Williamson, Robert. (September 19, 1975). "Elected: PCs, 51; NDP, 38; Lib, 36: AFTER 30 YEARS, TORY MINORITY Lewis will head official Opposition". [[The Globe and Mail]].
  5. . (August 14, 1975). "Leader didn't know: Socreds don't qualify as a party for election". *[[The Globe and Mail]]*.
  6. (March 31, 1975). "Ontario budget holds key". The Citizen.
  7. . ["1975 general election results"](https://results.elections.on.ca/en/data-explorer?fromYear=1867&toYear=2019&electionType=GE&electionId=279). *[[Elections Ontario]]*.
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