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Encyclopedia > Ontario general election, 1948

The Ontario general election of 1948 was held to elect the 90 members of the Legislative Assembly (Members of Provincial Parliament, or "MPPs") of the Province of Ontario, Canada. The Ontario Legislature Building at Queens Park The Legislative Assembly of Ontario, is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... 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. ...


The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, led by George Drew, won a third consecutive term in office, winning a solid majority of seats in the legislature -- 53, down from 66 in the previous election. The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party of Ontario) is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. ... George Alexander Drew (May 7, 1894 - January 4, 1973) was a Canadian conservative politician who founded a Tory dynasty in Ontario that lasted 42 years. ... The Ontario general election of 1945 was held to elect the 90 members of the Legislative Assembly (Members of Provincial Parliament, or MPPs) of the Province of Ontario, Canada. ...


Despite winning a majority, Drew lost his own seat to temperance crusader Rev. Bill Temple. Instead of seeking a seat in a by-election, Drew left provincial politics to run for, and win, the leadership of the federal Progressive Conservative Party. See: temperance (virtue) Temperance movement, a socio-political movement Temperance - album by Astrud Gilberto This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Rev. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ...


Drew was replaced as Ontario PC leader and premier by Thomas Kennedy on an interim basis, and then by Leslie Frost. Thomas Laird Kennedy (August 15, 1878-February 13, 1959) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. ... Leslie Miscampbell Frost (September 20, 1895-May 4, 1973) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. ...


The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Farquhar Oliver, increased its caucus from 11 to 14, but lost the role of official opposition. One member of its caucus was elected as a Liberal-Labour candidate. The Ontario Liberal Party is a centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. ... Farquhar Robert Oliver (March 6, 1904-January 22, 1989) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. ... The Parliamentary Opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. ... The Liberal-Labour banner has also been used several times by candidates in Canadian elections: Malcolm Lang, who was elected as a Labour Party of Canada Member of Parliament in the 1926 federal election, was re-elected as Liberal-Labour in the north-eastern Ontario riding of Timiskaming South in...


The social democratic Cooperative Commonwealth Federation, led by Ted Jolliffe, formed the official opposition by increasing its caucus from 8 to 21 seats. Social democracy is a political ideology emerging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from supporters of Marxism who believed that the transition to a socialist society could be achieved through democratic evolutionary rather than revolutionary means. ... The Ontario New Democratic Party (formerly known as the Ontario Cooperative Commonwealth Federation) is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. ... Edward (Ted) Bigelow Jolliffe (1909-1998) was a Canadian politician and lawyer and was the first leader of the Ontario Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. ...


Two Toronto seats were won by Labour-Progressive Party MPPs J. B. Salsberg and A.A. MacLeod. The LPP was the official name of the Communist Party of Ontario. }|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Official Flag]]|Coat Image=[[Image:{{{Coat Image}}}|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Coat of Arms]]}} {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Diversity Our Strength {{Canadian City/Location Image is:{{{Location Image Type}}}|[[Image:{{{Location Image}}}|thumbnail|250px|City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Location. ... The Labour-Progressive Party was a Communist party in Canada. ... Joseph Baruch (J. B.) Salsberg (1903-1998) was a Canadian politician, long time Communist and activist in the Jewish community. ... Albert Alexander MacLeod, widely known as A.A. MacLeod and familiarly as Alex was a prominent member of the Communist Party of Canada and its front group the Labour Progressive Party. ... The Communist Party of Ontario is the Ontario, Canada provincial wing of the Communist Party of Canada. ...


Results

  Party Leader 1945 Elected % change
     Progressive Conservative George Drew 66 53 -19.7%
     Cooperative Commonwealth Ted Jolliffe 8 21 +163%
     Liberal Farquhar Oliver 11 13 +18.2%
     Liberal-Labour 3 1 -66.7%
     Labour-Progressive Party   2 2 -
Total Seats 90 90 -

The Ontario general election of 1945 was held to elect the 90 members of the Legislative Assembly (Members of Provincial Parliament, or MPPs) of 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 Alexander Drew (May 7, 1894 - January 4, 1973) was a Canadian conservative politician who founded a Tory dynasty in Ontario that lasted 42 years. ... The Ontario New Democratic Party (formerly known as the Ontario Cooperative Commonwealth Federation) is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. ... Edward (Ted) Bigelow Jolliffe (1909-1998) was a Canadian politician and lawyer and was the first leader of the Ontario Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. ... The Ontario Liberal Party is a centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. ... Farquhar Robert Oliver (March 6, 1904-January 22, 1989) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. ... The Liberal-Labour banner has also been used several times by candidates in Canadian elections: Malcolm Lang, who was elected as a Labour Party of Canada Member of Parliament in the 1926 federal election, was re-elected as Liberal-Labour in the north-eastern Ontario riding of Timiskaming South in... The Communist Party of Ontario is the Ontario, Canada provincial wing of the Communist Party of Canada. ...

See also


Preceded by:
1945 election
List of Ontario general elections Followed by:
1951 election


The Ontario general election of 1945 was held to elect the 90 members of the Legislative Assembly (Members of Provincial Parliament, or MPPs) of the Province of Ontario, Canada. ... Beginning with the 2003 election, Ontario elections are held every 4 years in October. ... The Ontario general election of 1951 was held to elect the 90 members of the Legislative Assembly (Members of Provincial Parliament, or MPPs) of the Province of Ontario, Canada. ...


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