1951 Ontario general election

The 1951 Ontario general election was held on November 22, 1951, to elect the 90 members of the 24th Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Members of Provincial Parliament, or "MPPs") of the Province of Ontario.

1951 Ontario general election
November 22, 1951
90 seats in the 24th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
46 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Leslie Frost Walter Thomson
Party Progressive Conservative Liberal
Leader since April 27, 1949 November 10, 1950
Leader's seat Victoria Ran in Ontario (Lost)
Last election 53 14
Seats won 79 8
Seat change 26 6
Percentage 48.5% 31.5%
Swing 7.0pp 1.7pp
  Third party Fourth party
  LP
Leader Ted Jolliffe Stewart Smith
Party Co-operative Commonwealth Labor-Progressive
Leader since April 3, 1942 1951
Leader's seat York South (lost re-election)
Last election 21 2
Seats won 2 1
Seat change 19 1
Percentage 19.1% 0.7%
Swing 3.3pp 0.3pp
Premier before election

Leslie Frost
Progressive Conservative

 Premier after election

Leslie Frost
Progressive Conservative

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