2003 Ontario general election

The 2003 Ontario general election was held on October 2, 2003, to elect the 103 members of the 38th Legislative Assembly (Members of Provincial Parliament, or "MPPs") of the Province of Ontario, Canada.

2003 Ontario general election
October 2, 2003
103 seats in the 38th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
52 seats were needed in a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Dalton McGuinty Ernie Eves Howard Hampton
Party Liberal Progressive Conservative New Democratic
Leader since December 1, 1996 March 23, 2002 June 22, 1996
Leader's seat Ottawa South Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey Kenora—Rainy River
Last election 35 59 9
Seats won 72 24 7
Seat change 37 35 2
Popular vote 2,090,001 1,559,181 660,730
Percentage 46.4% 34.6% 14.7%
Swing 6.6pp 10.5pp 2.1pp
Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Click the map for more details.
Premier before election

Ernie Eves
Progressive Conservative

 Premier after election

Dalton McGuinty
Liberal

The election was called on September 2 by Premier Ernie Eves in the wake of supporting polls for the governing Ontario Progressive Conservative Party in the days following the 2003 North American blackout. The election resulted in a majority government won by the Ontario Liberal Party, led by Dalton McGuinty.

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