1955 Ontario general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 1955 Ontario general election Ontario 1921 parliamentary no no no 1951 Ontario general election 1951 24th Legislative Assembly of Ontario 1959 Ontario general election 1959 25th Legislative Assembly of Ontario 98 seats in the 25th Legislative Assembly of Ontario 50 seats were needed for a majority June 9, 1955 150x150px Leslie Frost Premier of Ontario.jpg ON PC nohash Leslie Frost April 27, 1949 ON PC name Victoria 79 83 4 48.5% ±0.0pp Farquhar Oliver.JPG ON Liberal nohash Farquhar Oliver April 9, 1954 ON Liberal name Grey South 8 11 3 33.3% 1.8pp Donald C. Macdonald crop.JPG ON CCF nohash Donald C. MacDonald November 21, 1953 ON CCF name York South 2 3 1 16.5% 2.6pp Premier Premier after election Leslie Frost ON PC name Leslie Frost ON PC name The 1955 Ontario general election was held on June 9, 1955, to elect the 98 members of the 25th Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Members of Provincial Parliament, or "MPPs") of the Province of Ontario.1955 General Election https://results.elections.on.ca/en/data-explorer?fromYear=1867&toYear=2021&electionId=257&levelOfDetail=election Elections Ontario January 3, 2021 The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, led by Leslie Frost, won a fifth consecutive term in office, increasing its caucus in the legislature from 79 in the previous election to 83. The Ontario Liberal Party, again led by Farquhar Oliver, won three additional seats in the enlarged legislature, increasing its caucus from 8 to 11, and continuing in the role of official opposition. Liberal-Labour MPP Albert Wren was re-elected and continued to sit with the Liberal caucus. The social democratic Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), led by Donald C. MacDonald, won one additional seat, for a total of three. The Labor-Progressive Party (which was the Communist Party) lost its last remaining seat with the defeat of J.B. Salsberg. James Shannon Dempsey (Renfrew South) had his endorsement as a PC candidate withdrawn because of controversy over a political gift, O'Hearn Don May 19, 1955 Dempsey Case Rocks Legislation https://news.ourontario.ca/3815069/page/5068116 Daily Times-Gazette Oshawa 6 but he was reelected as an Independent PC. Pre-election developments Franchise reform The Election Act, 1951The Election Act, 1951 S.O. 1951 21 https://archive.org/details/statutesofprovin1951onta/page/70/mode/2up was significantly amended in 1954,The Election Amendment Act, 1954 S.O. 1954 25 https://archive.org/details/statutesofprovin1954onta/page/138/mode/2up providing for the following changes to the right to vote in Ontario: removal of the disqualification from voting for having been paid to act on behalf of a candidate1954 Act, s. 2 removal of the disqualification from voting for being an inmate maintained in a home for the aged or a house of industry1954 Act, s. 3 extension of the franchise to all Indians living in the province, whether enfranchised or not under the Indian Act1954 Act, ss. 4, 5 removal from the voters' list for temporary absence because of being a student, a mariner, or a member of the Canadian, Commonwealth or allied forces1954 Act, s. 5 Expansion of Legislative Assembly For the first time since the 1934 election, the number of seats in the Legislature was adjusted, rising from 90 to 98.The Representation Act, 1954 S.O. 1954 84 https://archive.org/details/statutesofprovin1954onta/page/436/mode/2up?view=theater The following changes were made: Addington became Frontenac—Addington London was divided into London North and London South Muskoka—Ontario was reduced to Muskoka, ceding its part of Ontario County to Ontario Nickel Belt was separated from Sudbury Oshawa was separated from Ontario Ottawa West was carved out from Carleton Wellington North became Wellington—Dufferin Part of Wentworth became Wentworth East York Centre was carved out from York North York—Humber was separated from York West York—Scarborough was ceded from York East Campaign + Riding contests, by number of candidates (1955) CandidatesPCLibLLCCFI-PCLab-PrIndI-LibSCS-LabTotal217 16 1 34346 44 2 46 1 1 1 141431 31 31 27 4 12453 3 3 3 1 1 1 15Total97 94 2 81 1 31 5 1 1 1 314 Results Elections to the 25th Parliament of Ontario (1955) https://results.elections.on.ca/en/data-explorer?fromYear=1867&toYear=2019&electionType=GE&electionId=257 1955 general election results Elections Ontario October 9, 2023 |- ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party ! rowspan=2 | Party leader ! colspan=5 | MPPs ! colspan=3 | Votes |- ! Candidates !1951 !Dissol. !1955 !± !# !% ! ± (pp) ON PC row-name |style="text-align:left;"|Leslie Frost |97 |79 | |83 |4 |846,592 |48.06% |0.40 ON Liberal row-name |style="text-align:left;"|Farquhar Oliver |94 |7 | |10 |3 |577,774 |32.80% |1.74 ON CCF row-name |style="text-align:left;"|Donald C. MacDonald |81 |2 | |3 |1 |291,410 |16.54% |2.56 ON Labor-Progressive row-name |style="text-align:left;"|Stewart Smith |31 |1 | |– |1 |20,875 |1.19% |0.52 ON Liberal-Labour row-name |style="text-align:left;"| |2 |1 | |1 | |7,305 |0.41% |0.04 ON Independent PC row-name |style="text-align:left;"| |1 |– |– |1 |1 |7,033 |0.40% |0.34 ON Independent row-name |style="text-align:left;"| |5 |– |– |– | |9,169 |0.52% |0.41 ON Independent Liberal row-name |style="text-align:left;"| |1 |– |– |– | |641 |0.04% |New ON Independent Social Credit row-name |style="text-align:left;"| |1 |– |– |– | |602 |0.03% |New ON Socialist Labour row-name |style="text-align:left;"| |1 |– |– |– | |124 |0.01% | ON Independent Labour row-name |style="text-align:left;"| |– |– |– |– | |colspan="3"|Did not campaign ON Vacant row-name |colspan="3"| | |colspan="5"| |-style="background:#E9E9E9;" |colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"|Total |314 |90 |90 |98 | |1,761,525 |100.00% | |- |colspan="8" style="text-align:left;"|Blank and invalid ballots |align="right"|22,622 |style="background:#E9E9E9;" colspan="2"| |-style="background:#E9E9E9;" |colspan="8" style="text-align:left;"|Registered voters / turnout |2,905,760 |61.40% |4.17 |} Vote and seat summaries Ternary plots - shift of electoral support (1951-1955) 350 200 yes center Electoral districts identified by colours of winning parties File:Ternary ON1951.svg 1951 Ternary plot of 1951 results File:Ternary ON1955.svg 1955 Ternary plot of 1955 results + Seats and popular vote by party Party Seats Votes Change (pp) ON PC colour&name 83 98 ON PC 175 48.06 175 darkgrey -0.40 -5 1em background:red ON Liberal colour&name 10 98 ON Liberal 175 32.80 175 darkgrey 1.74 -5 1em background:green ON CCF colour&name 3 98 ON CCF 175 16.54 175 darkgrey -2.56 -5 1em background:red ON Other colour&name 2 98 ON Independent 175 2.60 175 darkgrey 1.22 -5 1em background:green Synopsis of results + Results by riding - 1955 Ontario general election Riding Winning party Turnoutincluding spoilt ballots VotesNameorder is as given in EO reports 1951Party Votes Share Margin#Margin% PC/UPC Unendorsed PC Lib/LL Liberal-Labour CCF Lab-Pr Ind Independent Oth Other Total   Algoma—Manitoulin PC PC 5,725 44.37% 900 6.98% 69.54% 5,725 4,825 2,352 – – – 12,902 Brant Lib Lib 8,582 52.06% 3,251 19.72% 60.28% 5,331 8,582 2,571 – – – 16,484 Brantford Lib Lib 7,110 39.55% 372 2.07% 71.81% 6,738 7,110 3,928 200 – – 17,976 Bruce PC Lib 8,609 54.43% 1,918 12.13% 83.40% 6,691 8,609 518 – – – 15,818 Carleton PC PC 5,153 63.65% 2,210 27.30% 55.97% 5,153 2,943 – – – – 8,096 Cochrane North PC PC 5,943 54.02% 3,310 30.09% 64.55% 5,943 2,425 2,633 – – – 11,001 Cochrane South CCF PC 11,904 49.43% 612 2.54% 65.23% 11,904 – 11,292 887 – – 24,083 Dufferin—Simcoe PC PC 7,778 62.09% 3,731 29.78% 57.70% 7,778 4,047 702 – – – 12,527 Durham PC PC 6,939 53.36% 2,327 17.89% 67.15% 6,939 4,612 1,454 – – – 13,005 Elgin PC PC 9,741 60.89% 5,387 33.68% 59.40% 9,741 4,354 1,902 – – – 15,997 Essex North Lib Lib 10,200 38.79% 649 2.47% 66.30% 9,551 10,200 6,546 – – – 26,297 Essex South PC PC 8,080 56.71% 1,912 13.42% 60.45% 8,080 6,168 – – – – 14,248 Fort William PC PC 8,868 46.78% 3,950 20.84% 71.05% 8,868 4,788 4,918 383 – – 18,957 Frontenac—Addington formerly Addington PC PC 6,508 62.39% 3,114 29.85% 65.67% 6,508 3,394 529 – – – 10,431 Glengarry PC PC 5,635 61.48% 2,104 22.95% 74.41% 5,635 3,531 – – – – 9,166 Grenville—Dundas PC PC 7,921 63.56% 3,379 27.11% 59.61% 7,921 4,542 – – – – 12,463 Grey North PC PC 8,910 52.74% 1,876 11.10% 81.23% 8,910 7,034 950 – – – 16,894 Grey South Lib Lib 6,800 51.58% 1,621 12.30% 81.48% 5,179 6,800 1,204 – – – 13,183 Haldimand—Norfolk PC PC 12,914 56.73% 4,074 17.90% 71.41% 12,914 8,840 1,011 – – – 22,765 Halton PC PC 8,373 47.31% 2,461 13.90% 54.89% 8,373 5,912 3,414 – – – 17,699 Hamilton Centre PC PC 8,427 44.72% 2,580 13.69% 47.08% 8,427 3,688 5,847 882 – – 18,844 Hamilton East PC PC 7,444 36.13% 854 4.14% 56.90% 7,444 5,898 6,590 674 – – 20,606 Hamilton—Wentworth PC PC 9,769 58.69% 5,713 34.32% 57.75% 9,769 4,056 2,467 354 – – 16,646 Hastings East PC PC 5,999 60.47% 2,481 25.01% 66.70% 5,999 3,518 403 – – – 9,920 Hastings West PC PC 11,017 60.95% 5,219 28.88% 63.67% 11,017 5,798 1,259 – – – 18,074 Huron PC PC 7,890 55.27% 1,505 10.54% 79.31% 7,890 6,385 – – – – 14,275 Huron—Bruce PC PC 7,244 55.67% 1,475 11.33% 81.18% 7,244 5,769 – – – – 13,013 Kenora LL LL 5,266 42.22% 128 1.03% 65.83% 5,138 5,266Albert Wren was already a member of the Legislature 2,068 – – – 12,472 Kent East PC Lib 6,940 52.76% 725 5.51% 77.99% 6,215 6,940 – – – – 13,155 Kent West PC PC 10,399 54.58% 3,272 17.17% 58.04% 10,399 7,127 1,526 – – – 19,052 Kingston* PC PC 10,614 57.09% 3,364 18.09% 65.38% 10,614 7,250 728 – – – 18,592 Lambton East PC PC 6,855 56.41% 1,557 12.81% 71.53% 6,855 5,298 – – – – 12,153 Lambton West PC PC 10,767 56.45% 4,924 25.82% 59.81% 10,767 5,843 2,462 – – – 19,072 Lanark PC PC 11,206 74.85% 7,441 49.70% 68.90% 11,206 3,765 – – – – 14,971 Leeds PC PC 10,632 63.34% 4,479 26.68% 68.96% 10,632 6,153 – – – – 16,785 Lincoln PC PC 15,903 50.28% 5,204 16.45% 54.94% 15,903 10,699 3,869 519 – 641 31,631 London North New PC 9,022 47.70% 1,648 8.71% 61.21% 9,022 7,374 2,518 – – – 18,914 London South New PC 8,735 45.85% 2,504 13.14% 53.69% 8,735 6,231 3,489 595 – – 19,050 Middlesex North PC PC 5,077 51.38% 563 5.70% 74.36% 5,077 4,514 291 – – – 9,882 Middlesex South PC PC 9,434 56.72% 2,235 13.44% 67.64% 9,434 7,199 – – – – 16,633 Muskoka PC PC 5,256 47.63% 535 4.85% 77.27% 5,256 4,721 1,058 – – – 11,035 Niagara Falls Lib PC 10,354 48.72% 2,078 9.78% 57.67% 10,354 8,276 2,305 316 – – 21,251 Nickel Belt New PC 7,088 37.98% 1,913 10.25% 71.14% 7,088 5,175 2,039 – 4,359 – 18,661 Nipissing PC PC 8,723 51.04% 3,708 21.69% 60.56% 8,723 5,015 2,965 – 389 – 17,092 Northumberland PC PC 10,200 63.20% 4,767 29.54% 75.12% 10,200 5,433 507 – – – 16,140 Ontario CCF PC 7,248 49.97% 1,882 12.97% 69.05% 7,248 5,366 1,892 – – – 14,506 Oshawa New CCF 9,114 41.16% 2,313 10.45% 61.80% 6,801 5,966 9,114 261 – – 22,142 Ottawa East Lib PC 8,688 51.32% 1,102 6.51% 47.03% 8,688 7,586 654 – – – 16,928 Ottawa South PC PC 14,151 53.94% 3,167 12.07% 53.21% 14,151 10,984 826 273 – – 26,234 Ottawa West New PC 8,513 57.90% 3,467 23.58% 56.76% 8,513 5,046 1,144 – – – 14,703 Oxford PC Lib 11,781 48.03% 1,053 4.29% 72.69% 10,728 11,781 2,017 – – – 24,526 Parry Sound PC PC 6,492 59.58% 3,650 33.50% 69.78% 6,492 2,842 1,562 – – – 10,896 Peel PC PC 13,296 50.56% 4,600 17.49% 60.38% 13,296 8,696 4,305 – – – 26,297 Perth PC PC 12,247 53.43% 1,574 6.87% 69.17% 12,247 10,673 – – – – 22,920 Peterborough PC PC 11,561 51.63% 3,652 16.31% 58.97% 11,561 7,909 2,920 – – – 22,390 Port Arthur PC PC 9,517 42.52% 1,776 7.94% 68.38% 9,517 4,347 7,741 775 – – 22,380 Prescott PC PC 6,385 60.26% 2,175 20.53% 65.85% 6,385 4,210 – – – – 10,595 Prince Edward—Lennox PC PC 7,003 60.29% 2,390 20.58% 59.15% 7,003 4,613 – – – – 11,616 Rainy River PC PC 4,977 60.08% 2,938 35.47% 67.86% 4,977 2,039 1,268 – – – 8,284 Renfrew North PC PC 8,215 52.34% 2,147 13.68% 70.34% 8,215 6,068 1,411 – – – 15,694 Renfrew South PC I-PC 7,033 50.72% 708 5.11% 77.83% 7,033James Shannon Dempsey was a PC MPP in the previous Legislature 6,325 509 – – – 13,867 Russell PC PC 10,392 65.27% 4,862 30.54% 43.05% 10,392 5,530 – – – – 15,922 Stormont Lib Lib 10,577 55.51% 2,702 14.18% 66.60% 7,875 10,577 – – – 602 19,054 Sault Ste. Marie PC PC 7,716 41.77% 1,931 10.45% 63.68% 7,716 4,517 5,785 453 – – 18,471 Simcoe Centre PC PC 8,305 57.39% 2,139 14.78% 62.45% 8,305 6,166 – – – – 14,471 Simcoe East PC PC 8,436 54.69% 2,792 18.10% 66.83% 8,436 5,644 1,346 – – – 15,426 Sudbury PC PC 8,957 39.73% 980 4.35% 71.08% 8,957 7,977 1,657 – 3,954 – 22,545 Temiskaming PC PC 6,322 60.24% 2,150 20.49% 73.63% 6,322 – 4,172 – – – 10,494 Victoria PC PC 10,630 69.61% 7,455 48.82% 68.59% 10,630 3,175 1,465 – – – 15,270 Waterloo North PC Lib 14,436 44.65% 2,160 6.68% 62.50% 12,276 14,436 5,623 – – – 32,335 Waterloo South PC PC 8,290 39.97% 1,755 8.46% 68.98% 8,290 5,915 6,535 – – – 20,740 Welland PC PC 11,815 44.33% 2,409 9.04% 66.90% 11,815 9,406 4,645 787 – – 26,653 Wellington—Dufferinformerly Wellington North PC PC 7,720 53.53% 1,651 11.45% 77.71% 7,720 6,069 634 – – – 14,423 Wellington South PC Lib 9,924 48.38% 1,968 9.59% 76.20% 7,956 9,924 2,634 – – – 20,514 Wentworth PC PC 6,821 40.77% 1,437 8.59% 57.81% 6,821 5,384 4,201 324 – – 16,730 Wentworth East New CCF 6,505 41.44% 1,949 12.42% 51.34% 4,556 4,294 6,505 341 – – 15,696 Windsor—Walkerville PC PC 7,289 47.22% 2,880 18.66% 61.46% 7,289 3,140 4,409 598 – – 15,436 Windsor—Sandwich PC PC 10,186 54.42% 5,911 31.58% 52.50% 10,186 4,275 4,256 – – – 18,717 York Centre New PC 12,731 37.72% 1,105 3.27% 56.94% 12,731 11,626 8,742 656 – – 33,755 York East PC PC 18,931 45.86% 7,563 18.32% 52.69% 18,931 11,368 10,982 – – – 41,281 York—Humber New PC 11,806 44.25% 4,098 15.36% 58.03% 11,806 7,708 6,261 908 – – 26,683 York North PC PC 11,301 48.74% 2,672 11.53% 55.12% 11,301 8,629 3,254 – – – 23,184 York—Scarborough New PC 13,806 42.22% 1,525 4.66% 53.82% 13,806 12,281 6,287 330 – – 32,704 York South PC CCF 13,877 44.03% 1,426 4.52% 50.57% 12,451 4,168 13,877 1,019 – – 31,515 York West PC PC 14,372 45.79% 4,197 13.37% 55.04% 14,372 6,837 10,175 – – – 31,384 Beaches PC PC 7,965 48.12% 1,966 11.88% 58.07% 7,965 2,589 5,999 – – – 16,553 Bellwoods PC PC 5,330 38.43% 233 1.68% 62.97% 5,330 5,097 1,875 1,567 – – 13,869 Bracondale PC PC 4,727 40.40% 1,333 11.39% 55.24% 4,727 2,991 3,394 588 – – 11,700 Dovercourt PC PC 6,288 36.12% 383 2.20% 55.92% 6,288 4,655 5,905 560 – – 17,408 Eglinton PC PC 15,954 55.70% 5,996 20.93% 58.95% 15,954 9,958 2,417 – 315 – 28,644 High Park PC PC 7,723 42.39% 2,054 11.27% 58.74% 7,723 4,392 5,669 435 – – 18,219 Parkdale PC PC 7,503 36.92% 730 3.59% 55.04% 7,503 6,773 5,503 542 – – 20,321 Riverdale PC PC 8,771 47.14% 3,623 19.47% 53.44% 8,771 4,236 5,148 329 – 124 18,608 St. Andrew Lab-Pr PC 5,019 41.50% 743 6.14% 60.93% 5,019 1,228 1,420 4,276 152 – 12,095 St. David PC PC 5,747 37.18% 561 3.63% 59.19% 5,747 4,299 5,186 227 – – 15,459 St. George PC PC 7,593 54.86% 4,119 29.76% 47.64% 7,593 3,474 2,773 – – – 13,840 St. Patrick PC PC 5,165 54.60% 2,754 29.12% 51.56% 5,165 2,411 1,548 335 – – 9,459 Woodbine PC PC 8,755 43.65% 1,305 6.51% 56.18% 8,755 3,372 7,450 481 – – 20,058 a #B9E5B9 silver = open seat #F5F5DC silver = turnout is above provincial average #DCDCDC silver = winning candidate was in previous Legislature #FFFF00 silver = previously incumbent in another riding #87CEFA silver = incumbency arose from byelection gain #EABB94 silver = incumbent had switched allegiance #DCD0FF silver = other incumbents renominated #ADD8E6 silver = unendorsed PC candidate #EEBBBB silver = Liberal-Labour candidate Analysis + Party candidates in 2nd place Party in 1st place Party in 2nd place TotalPC Lib LL CCF LPON PC row-name 63 1 18 1 83ON Liberal row-name 10 10ON Liberal-Labour row-name 1 1ON CCF row-name 3 3ON Independent PC row-name 1 1 Total14 64 1 18 1 98 + Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party Parties 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5thON PC colour&name83 14 ON Liberal colour&name10 64 19 1 ON CCF colour&name3 18 58 2 ON Liberal-Labour colour&name1 1 ON Independent PC colour&name1 ON Labor-Progressive colour&name 1 1 28 1ON Independent colour&name 2 2 1ON Social Credit colour&name 1 ON Independent Liberal colour&name 1 ON Socialist Labour colour&name 1 + Resulting composition of the 25th Legislative Assembly Source PartyPCLibLib-LabCCFInd-PCTotalSeats retained Incumbents returned 65 5 1 71Open seats held6 6Seats changing hands Incumbents defeated3 5 1 9Open seats gained1 1Byelection gains held1 1Incumbent changed allegiance 1 1New ridings Incumbent returned in new seat2 1 3New MPP elected5 1 6Total83 10 1 3 1 98 Reorganization of ridings The reorganized ridings returned the following MLAs: 19511955 Riding PartyRiding PartyCarletonON PC colour&nameCarleton ON PC colour&nameOttawa West ON PC colour&nameLondonON PC colour&nameLondon North ON PC colour&nameLondon South ON PC colour&nameOntarioON CCF colour&nameOntario ON PC colour&nameOshawa ON CCF colour&nameSudburyON PC colour&nameNickel Belt ON PC colour&nameSudbury ON PC colour&nameWentworthON PC colour&nameWentworth ON PC colour&nameWentworth East ON CCF colour&nameYork EastON PC colour&nameYork East ON PC colour&nameYork—Scarborough ON PC colour&nameYork NorthON PC colour&nameYork Centre ON PC colour&nameYork North ON PC colour&nameYork WestON PC colour&nameYork—Humber ON PC colour&nameYork West ON PC colour&name See also Politics of Ontario List of Ontario political parties Premier of Ontario Leader of the Opposition (Ontario) References Further reading Ontario. Chief Election Officer Return from the Records of the By-Elections and General Election held on the 26th of May and 9th of June, 1955 1955 Queen's Printer Toronto https://archive.org/details/31761115472664 Category:1955 elections in Canada 1955 Category:1955 in Ontario Category:June 1955 in Canada