1929 Ontario general election

The 1929 Ontario general election was the 18th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on October 30, 1929, to elect the 112 Members of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").[1]

1929 Ontario general election

October 30, 1929
112 seats in the 18th Legislative Assembly of Ontario 57 seats were needed for a majority
LIB Leader George Howard Ferguson W.E.N. Sinclair Party Conservative Liberal Leader since December 2, 1920 1923 Leader's seat Grenville Ontario South Last election 72 15 Seats won 90 13 Seat change 18 2 Percentage 58.8% 32.8% Swing 1.2% 8.2%   Leader John Giles Lethbridge Leslie Oke Party Progressive United Farmers Leader since 1927 - Leader's seat Middlesex West (lost re-election) Lambton East (lost re-election) Last election 10 3 Seats won 4 1 Seat change 6 2 Percentage 3.4% 1.3% Swing 3.8% -
Premier before election George H. Ferguson Conservative Premier after election George H. Ferguson Conservative

The Ontario Conservative Party, led by George Howard Ferguson, was elected for a third consecutive term in government with an increased majority in the Legislature.

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by W.E.N. Sinclair, lost one seat, but continued to form the official opposition.

Conservative gains came at the expense of the Progressive Party and the United Farmers of Ontario.

Earl Hutchinson of Kenora is the sole Labour MLA elected.

Results

	Party	Leader	1926	Elected	% change	Popular vote
%	change
	Conservative	George Howard Ferguson	72	90	+11.1%	58.8%	+1.2%
	Liberal	W.E.N. Sinclair	14	13	-7.1%	32.8%	+8.2%
	Liberal-Prohibitionist		1	-	*		*
	Progressive	John Giles Lethbridge	10	4	-60.0%	3.4%	-3.8%
	United Farmers[lower-alpha 1]	Leslie Warner Oke	3	1	-66.7%	1.3%	-
	Conservative Independent		2	2	-
	Liberal–Progressive		4	1	-75.0%
	Labour[lower-alpha 2]		1	1	-
	Liberal Independent		4	-	*		*
	Progressive Independent		1	-	*		*
Total			112	112	-	&100%

Popular vote Conservative   58.80% Liberal   32.80% Progressive/UFO   4.70% Others   8.40%

Seats summary Conservative   80.36% Liberal   11.61% Progressive/UFO   4.46% Others   3.57%

Notes

1. There were only two UFO candidates in the election, Oke and Farquhar Oliver. Thomas Farquhar, who was elected as a UFO MLA in 1926, ran for re-election in 1929 as a Liberal.
2. Waterloo South Labour MLA Karl Homuth is re-elected as a Conservative in this election. Earl Hutchinson of Kenora replaced Hamuth as the sole Labour representative in the legislature.

References

1. "1929 General Election". Elections Ontario. Elections Ontario. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

See also

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