The Ontario general election, 1934 was the nineteenth general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held to elect the 90 Members of the Legislative Assembly (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 Liberal Party, led by Mitchell Hepburn, defeated the governing Ontario Conservative Party, led by George Stewart Henry. Hepburn was assisted by Harry Nixon's Progressive bloc of MLAs who ran in this election as Liberal-Progressives on the understanding that they would support a Hepburn led government. Nixon, himself, became a senior cabinet minister in the Hepburn government. The Ontario Liberal Party is a centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. ... Mitchell Frederick Hepburn (August 12, 1896 - January 5, 1953) was Premier of Ontario from 1934 to 1942. ... The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party of Ontario) is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. ... George Stewart Henry (July 16, 1871-September 2, 1953) was a farmer, businessman and politician in Ontario, Canada. ... Harry Corwin Nixon (April 1, 1891-October 22, 1961) was a Canadian poltician and briefly Premier of Ontario. ... The Progressive Party of Canada was a political party in Canada in the 1920s and 1930s. ... Liberal-Progressive was a label used by a number of candidates in Canadian elections between 1926 and 1953. ... Alternate meanings in cabinet (disambiguation) A Cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ...

The Liberals won a majority in the Legislature, while the Conservatives lost four out of every five seats that they had won in the previous election. 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 Co-operative Commonwealth Federation won a seat in the Ontario Legislature for the first time with the election of Samuel Lawrence in Hamilton East. The Ontario New Democratic Party (formerly known as the Ontario Cooperative Commonwealth Federation) is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. ... Disambiguation: Samuel Lawrence (disambiguation) Sam Lawrence joining a picket line supporting nine hour days for restaurant workers in the 1930s. ... Hamilton East is both a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. ...

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• Politics of Ontario
• List of Ontario political parties
• Premier of Ontario
• Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)