1934 Ontario general election

The 1934 Ontario general election was the 19th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 19, 1934, to elect the 19th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").

1934 Ontario general election
June 19, 1934
90 seats in the 19th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
46 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  CCF
Leader Mitchell Hepburn George S. Henry John Mitchell
as party president
Party Liberal Conservative Co-operative Commonwealth
Leader since December 17, 1930 1930 n.a.
Leader's seat Elgin York East Ran in Wentworth (Lost)
Last election 11 90 n.a.
Seats won 64 17 1
Seat change 53 73 1
Percentage 46.56% 39.78% 6.98%
Swing 15.06pp 16.88pp 6.98pp
Premier before election

George S. Henry
Conservative

 Premier after election

Mitchell Hepburn
Liberal

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.

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