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Encyclopedia > Ontario general election, 1923

The Ontario general election, 1923 was the sixteenth general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held to elect the 111 Members of the Legislative Assembly (known as Members of Provincial Parliament or "MPPs"). Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ... Canada is a sovereign state in northern North America, the northern-most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. ... The Ontario Legislature Building at Queens Park The Legislative Assembly of Ontario, is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario. ...


The Ontario Conservative Party, led by George Howard Ferguson, was returned to power with a majority in the Legislature as voters rejected the United Farmers of Ontario-Labour coalition government of Ernest C. Drury. The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party of Ontario) is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. ... George Howard Ferguson (June 18, 1870-February 21, 1946) was a Conservative politician and Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1923 to 1930. ... In the Westminster System, a majority government is one in which the government enjoys an absolute majority of seats in the legislature or Parliament. ... The United Farmers of Ontario (UFO) were the Ontario section of the nation-wide United Farmers movement that arose in Canada in the early part of the 20th century. ... There have been various groups in Canada who have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s until the 1960s. ... Ernest Charles Drury (January 22, 1878-February 17, 1968) was a farmer, politician and writer who served as Premier of Ontario from 1919 to 1923 as the head of a United Farmers of Ontario - Labour coalition government. ...


The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Wellington Hay, lost close ot half its caucus in the Conservative landslide. The Ontario Liberal Party is a centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. ... Francis Wellington Hay (1864-1932) was a grain merchant and Canadian politician. ...


Results

  Party Leader 1919 Elected % change
     Conservative George Howard Ferguson 25 75 +200%
     United Farmers Ernest C. Drury 44 17 -61.4%
     Labour 11 4 -63.6%
     Liberal Wellington Hay 27 14 -48.1%
     Independent   - 1  
Total Seats 111 111 -

Preceded by:
1919 election The Ontario general election, 1919 was the fifteenth general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. ... The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party of Ontario) is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. ... George Howard Ferguson (June 18, 1870-February 21, 1946) was a Conservative politician and Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1923 to 1930. ... The United Farmers of Ontario (UFO) were the Ontario section of the nation-wide United Farmers movement that arose in Canada in the early part of the 20th century. ... Ernest Charles Drury (January 22, 1878-February 17, 1968) was a farmer, politician and writer who served as Premier of Ontario from 1919 to 1923 as the head of a United Farmers of Ontario - Labour coalition government. ... There have been various groups in Canada who have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s until the 1960s. ... The Ontario Liberal Party is a centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. ... Francis Wellington Hay (1864-1932) was a grain merchant and Canadian politician. ... The Ontario general election, 1919 was the fifteenth general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. ...

List of Ontario general elections

Followed by:
1926 election Beginning with the 2003 election, Ontario elections are held every 4 years in October. ... The Ontario general election, 1926 was the seventeenth general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. ...

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Ontario is the second largest of Canada’s ten provinces in area and the largest in terms of population.
Ontario can be divided into three major natural regions: the Canadian Shield (also known as the Laurentian Plateau), which cuts a wide swath across the center of the province; the Hudson Bay Lowlands to the north; and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands, which form the southernmost region.
Ontario’s size and its location in the northern interior of North America mean that the province’s climate is marked by strong seasonal variations in temperature.
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Ontario became part of the Canadian Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four original provinces.
Ontario covers a large area and has a wide range of climates, which can be grouped into two main regions-an arctic and subarctic climate area in the north and a humid continental zone in the south.
Ontario is represented in the Canadian Parliament by 24 senators, appointed by the Canadian governor-general in council, and by 99 members of the House of Commons, popularly elected to terms of up to five years.
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