1945 Ontario general election

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90 seats in the 22nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario
46 seats were needed for a majority
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Leader  | George Drew | Mitchell Hepburn
Party  | Progressive Conservative | Liberal
Leader since  | December 9, 1938 | April 2, 1945
Leader's seat  | High Park | Elgin (lost re-election)
Last election  | 38  | 15
Seats won  | 66  | 14
Seat change  | 28  | 1
Percentage  | 44.3%  | 29.8%
Swing  | 8.6pp | 1.4pp

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| Third party  | Fourth party
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Leader  | Ted Jolliffe | Leslie Morris
Party  | Co-operative Commonwealth | Labor-Progressive
Leader since  | April 3, 1942 | 1945
Leader's seat  | York South (lost re-election) | Ran in Bracondale (Lost)
Last election  | 34  | 2
Seats won  | 8  | 2
Seat change  | 26  | ±0
Percentage  | 22.4%  | 2.4%
Swing  | 9.3pp | 1.5pp

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| Premier before election

George Drew
Progressive Conservative

| Premier after election

George Drew
Progressive Conservative

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The 1945 Ontario general election was held on June 4, 1945, to elect the 90 members of the 22nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Members of Provincial Parliament, or "MPPs") of the province of Ontario.[1]

## Background

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The Legislature was dissolved on March 24, 1945, upon the government's failure to defeat a non-confidence motion. The election call was delayed in order to implement new legislation relating to the collection of votes from servicemen and women overseas,[2] but the date was later fixed for June 11. When the 1945 Canadian federal election was set for the same date, the Ontario date was accelerated by one week to June 4,[3] in order to separate the two campaigns.

The Drew government called the election in an attempt to get a majority government. By exploiting increasing Cold War tensions, the PC Party was able to defeat Jolliffe's CCF by stoking fears about communism. Jolliffe replied by giving a radio speech (written by Lister Sinclair) that accused Drew of running a political gestapo in Ontario, alleging that a secret department of the Ontario Provincial Police was acting as a political police spying on the opposition and the media. This accusation led to a backlash, and loss of support for the CCF, including the loss of Jolliffe's own seat of York South. This probably helped Drew win his majority, although in the 1970s, archival evidence was discovered proving the charge.[4]

## Campaign

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Of the 90 ridings, only 8 had two-way races; 47 were three-way contests, and the Labor-Progressives forced 30 four way races:

Riding contests, by number of candidates (1945)  Candidates  | PC | CCF | Lib | LL | Lab | Lab-Pr | Soc-Lab | I-Lib | I-PC | Ind | SC | Soldier | Total

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2  | 4 | 3 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8
3  | 47 | 47 | 43 | 3 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 141
4  | 30 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 1 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 120
5  | 7 | 7 | 7 |  |  | 7 | 2 |  | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 35
6  | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 6
7  | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1 | 1 | 7
Total  | 90 | 89 | 80 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 317

## Outcome

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The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, led by George Drew, won a second consecutive term in office, winning a solid majority of seats in the legislature—66, up from 38 in the previous election.

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by former premier Mitchell Hepburn, was returned to the role of official opposition with 11 seats, plus 3 Liberal-Labour seats that it won, out of 6 contested, in coalition with the Labor-Progressive Party (which was, in fact, the Communist Party), in an effort to marginalize the CCF. The three new Liberal-Labour MPPs were James Newman of Rainy River, Joseph Meinzinger of Waterloo North and Alexander Parent of Essex North.

The social democratic Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), led by Ted Jolliffe, was reduced from 34 seats to 8.

Two seats were won by the Labor-Progressive Party on its own with the re-election of A.A. MacLeod and J.B. Salsberg. The LPP contested a total of 31 ridings under the leadership of Leslie Morris who was defeated in the Toronto riding of Bracondale.

## Results

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Elections to the 22nd Parliament of Ontario (1945)[1][5][6] Political party  | Party leader  | MPPs  | Votes

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Candidates  | 1943 | Dissol. | 1945  | ±  | #  | %  | ± (pp)
| Progressive Conservative | George Drew | 90 | 38 | 38 | 66 | 28 | 781,345 | 44.25 | 8.50
| Liberal | Mitchell Hepburn | 80 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 479,253 | 27.14 | 2.50
| Liberal–Labour |  | 6 | - | - | 3 | 34,879 | 1.98
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Ted Jolliffe | 89 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 26 | 395,708 | 22.41 | 9.21
| Labor–Progressive[a 1] | Leslie Morris | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 |  | 46,418 | 2.63 | 1.73
| Independent Liberal[a 2] |  | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 6,359 | 0.36 | 0.41
| Labour[a 3] |  | 4 | - | - | - | - | 10,805 | 0.61 | 0.44
| Independent |  | 5 | - | - | - | - | 6,995 | 0.40 | 0.21
| Soldier[a 4] |  | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1,875 | 0.11 | 0.07
| Socialist Labour |  | 4 | - | - | - | - | 976 | 0.06 | -
| Social Credit |  | 3 | - | - | - | - | 852 | 0.05 | Returned
| Independent PC  |  | 1 | - | - | - | - | 328 | 0.02 | 0.02
Total | 317 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  | 1,765,793 | 100.00% |
Blank and invalid ballots  | 17,597  |
Registered voters / turnout | 2,469,960 | 72.20% | 13.84

1. ^ A. A. MacLeod (Bellwoods) and J. B. Salsberg (St. Andrew) were the only candidates nominated and elected under the Labour ticket in 1943, but switched to the new Labor-Progressive Party on its formation shortly after the election.
2. ^ Mitchell Hepburn (Elgin) opted not to run as a Liberal candidate in 1943, and returned to the Liberals to once again become their leader.
3. ^ compared with Independent Labour 1943 results
4. ^ George Barker (York East) was an Independent-Soldier candidate, and John Beauchamp (Ottawa East) ran under the Veterans' Reform ticket.

Seats and popular vote by party  Party | Seats | Votes | Change (pp)

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█ Progressive Conservative |

66 / 90

44.25%

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█ Liberal/Liberal-Labour |

14 / 90

29.12%

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█ Co-operative Commonwealth |

8 / 90

22.41%

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█ Labor–Progressive |

2 / 90

2.63%

| 1.73 |  | 1.73

█ Other |

0 / 90

1.59%

| 1.48 |  | 1.48

### Synopsis of results

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Results by riding - 1945 Ontario general election[1][5][6] Riding  | Winning party  | Turnout
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Name[a 2] | 1943 | Party  | Votes  | Share  | Margin
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%  | PC  | Lib  | LL | CCF  | Lab-Pr  | Lab  | I-Lib | I-Oth | Other | Total
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Addington |  | PC  |  | PC  | 6,992 | 54.15% | 2,113 | 16.36% | 80.65% | 6,992 | 4,879 | – | 1,042 | – | – | – | – | – | 12,913
Algoma—Manitoulin |  | Lib  |  | PC  | 4,336 | 37.42% | 168 | 1.45% | 77.98% | 4,336 | 4,168 | – | 3,083 | – | – | – | – | – | 11,587
Brant |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 7,151 | 47.68% | 1,191 | 7.94% | 70.12% | 5,960 | 7,151 | – | 1,886 | – | – | – | – | – | 14,997
Brantford |  | CCF  |  | PC  | 6,581 | 36.91% | 26 | 0.15% | 74.69% | 6,581 | 6,555 | – | 4,266 | 426 | – | – | – | – | 17,828
Bruce |  | Lib  |  | PC  | 7,229 | 46.16% | 449 | 2.87% | 76.77% | 7,229 | 6,780 | – | 1,651 | – | – | – | – | – | 15,660
Carleton |  | PC  |  | PC  | 9,495 | 59.80% | 5,253 | 33.08% | 72.09% | 9,495 | 4,242 | – | 2,141 | – | – | – | – | – | 15,878
Cochrane North |  | CCF  |  | Lib  | 3,573 | 39.07% | 313 | 3.42% | 80.91% | 1,918 | 3,573 | – | 3,260 | 395 | – | – | – | – | 9,146
Cochrane South |  | CCF  |  | CCF  | 10,521 | 40.29% | 2,822 | 10.81% | 79.48% | 6,126 | 7,699 | – | 10,521 | 1,764 | – | – | – | – | 26,110
Dufferin—Simcoe |  | PC  |  | PC  | 9,216 | 74.30% | 6,028 | 48.60% | 62.38% | 9,216 | – | – | 3,188 | – | – | – | – | – | 12,404
Durham |  | PC  |  | PC  | 7,027 | 53.36% | 2,585 | 19.63% | 77.00% | 7,027 | 4,442 | – | 1,700 | – | – | – | – | – | 13,169
Elgin |  | Ind-Lib  |  | PC  | 10,278 | 52.29% | 2,402 | 12.22% | 76.50% | 10,278 | 7,876 | – | 1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | 19,654
Essex North |  | CCF  |  | LL  | 6,801 | 36.41% | 685 | 3.67% | 69.28% | 6,116 | – | 6,801 | 5,762 | – | – | – | – | – | 18,679
Essex South |  | PC  |  | PC  | 7,688 | 51.99% | 1,825 | 12.34% | 74.42% | 7,688 | 5,863 | – | 1,237 | – | – | – | – | – | 14,788
Fort William |  | CCF  |  | CCF  | 8,197 | 41.88% | 2,590 | 13.23% | 74.29% | 5,607 | 4,598 | – | 8,197 | 1,171 | – | – | – | – | 19,573
Glengarry |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 5,594 | 54.90% | 1,613 | 15.83% | 74.30% | 3,981 | 5,594 | – | 615 | – | – | – | – | – | 10,190
Grenville—Dundas |  | PC  |  | PC  | 8,843 | 62.17% | 4,593 | 32.29% | 65.50% | 8,843 | 4,250 | – | 1,130 | – | – | – | – | – | 14,223
Grey North |  | Lib  |  | PC  | 7,275 | 45.63% | 592 | 3.71% | 74.17% | 7,275 | 6,683 | – | 1,987 | – | – | – | – | – | 15,945
Grey South |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 6,584 | 52.66% | 1,541 | 12.33% | 72.17% | 5,043 | 6,584 | – | 876 | – | – | – | – | – | 12,503
Haldimand—Norfolk |  | PC  |  | PC  | 11,943 | 53.64% | 4,622 | 20.76% | 71.55% | 11,943 | 7,321 | – | 3,003 | – | – | – | – | – | 22,267
Halton |  | PC  |  | PC  | 6,914 | 44.77% | 1,189 | 7.70% | 74.31% | 6,914 | 5,725 | – | 2,806 | – | – | – | – | – | 15,445
Hamilton East |  | CCF  |  | PC  | 10,561 | 41.70% | 2,739 | 10.81% | 73.12% | 10,561 | 4,445 | – | 7,822 | 2,291 | – | – | – | 207 | 25,326
Hamilton Centre |  | CCF  |  | PC  | 9,091 | 36.23% | 640 | 2.55% | 74.18% | 9,091 | 5,633 | – | 8,451 | 1,919 | – | – | – | – | 25,094
Hamilton—Wentworth |  | CCF  |  | PC  | 10,102 | 44.00% | 3,850 | 16.77% | 78.49% | 10,102 | 6,252 | – | 6,047 | 556 | – | – | – | – | 22,957
Hastings East*  |  | PC  |  | PC  | 5,928 | 56.90% | 2,489 | 23.89% | 72.02% | 5,928 | 3,439 | – | 1,052 | – | – | – | – | – | 10,419
Hastings West |  | PC  |  | PC  | 9,351 | 50.83% | 2,910 | 15.82% | 69.35% | 9,351 | 6,441 | – | 2,604 | – | – | – | – | – | 18,396
Huron |  | PC  |  | PC  | 7,081 | 52.67% | 1,929 | 14.35% | 74.90% | 7,081 | 5,152 | – | 1,211 | – | – | – | – | – | 13,444
Huron—Bruce |  | PC  |  | PC  | 7,188 | 52.57% | 2,169 | 15.86% | 76.53% | 7,188 | 5,019 | – | 1,465 | – | – | – | – | – | 13,672
Kenora |  | CCF  |  | CCF  | 3,461 | 33.92% | 190 | 1.86% | 73.80% | 3,271 | – | 2,998 | 3,461 | 474 | – | – | – | – | 10,204
Kent East |  | PC  |  | PC  | 7,000 | 53.20% | 841 | 6.39% | 78.53% | 7,000 | 6,159 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13,159
Kent West |  | Lib  |  | PC  | 10,691 | 51.68% | 2,555 | 12.35% | 71.20% | 10,691 | 8,136 | – | 1,861 | – | – | – | – | – | 20,688
Kingston*  |  | PC  |  | PC  | 9,275 | 52.71% | 2,907 | 16.52% | 73.63% | 9,275 | 6,368 | – | 1,631 | 322 | – | – | – | – | 17,596
Lambton East |  | Lib  |  | PC  | 5,693 | 45.96% | 86 | 0.69% | 71.90% | 5,693 | 5,607 | – | 1,087 | – | – | – | – | – | 12,387
Lambton West |  | CCF  |  | PC  | 7,255 | 42.61% | 975 | 5.73% | 77.16% | 7,255 | 6,280 | – | 3,490 | – | – | – | – | – | 17,025
Lanark |  | PC  |  | PC  | 12,483 | 87.26% | 10,660 | 74.51% | 63.59% | 12,483 | – | – | 1,823 | – | – | – | – | – | 14,306
Leeds |  | PC  |  | PC  | 10,192 | 58.05% | 4,229 | 24.09% | 75.89% | 10,192 | 5,963 | – | 1,403 | – | – | – | – | – | 17,558
Lincoln |  | PC  |  | PC  | 16,344 | 49.91% | 8,293 | 25.32% | 76.03% | 16,344 | 8,051 | – | 6,791 | – | 1,563 | – | – | – | 32,749
London |  | PC  |  | PC  | 16,649 | 46.03% | 5,390 | 14.90% | 77.55% | 16,649 | 11,259 | – | 7,863 | 402 | – | – | – | – | 36,173
Middlesex North |  | PC  |  | PC  | 7,123 | 45.85% | 1,764 | 11.35% | 71.76% | 7,123 | 5,359 | – | 3,055 | – | – | – | – | – | 15,537
Middlesex South |  | PC  |  | PC  | 6,251 | 44.57% | 135 | 0.96% | 71.08% | 6,251 | 6,116 | – | 1,659 | – | – | – | – | – | 14,026
Muskoka—Ontario |  | Lib  |  | PC  | 8,073 | 47.71% | 1,902 | 11.24% | 73.95% | 8,073 | 6,171 | – | 2,676 | – | – | – | – | – | 16,920
Niagara Falls |  | CCF  |  | PC  | 7,014 | 33.39% | 192 | 0.91% | 70.22% | 7,014 | 6,822 | – | 6,560 | 611 | – | – | – | – | 21,007
Nipissing |  | CCF  |  | Lib  | 5,988 | 35.45% | 1,123 | 6.65% | 74.59% | 4,512 | 5,988 | – | 4,865 | – | – | – | 1,525 | – | 16,890
Northumberland |  | PC  |  | PC  | 8,674 | 55.70% | 2,911 | 18.69% | 76.85% | 8,674 | 5,763 | – | 1,135 | – | – | – | – | – | 15,572
Ontario |  | CCF  |  | PC  | 9,130 | 35.49% | 1,079 | 4.19% | 74.38% | 9,130 | 8,051 | – | 7,693 | – | 852 | – | – | – | 25,726
Ottawa East |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 10,725 | 42.36% | 4,708 | 18.60% | 66.34% | 5,287 | 10,725 | – | 2,234 | – | – | 6,359 | – | 711 | 25,316
Ottawa South |  | PC  |  | PC  | 23,616 | 53.50% | 9,167 | 20.77% | 69.93% | 23,616 | 14,449 | – | 5,571 | – | – | – | – | 503 | 44,139
Oxford |  | PC  |  | PC  | 11,402 | 50.05% | 3,408 | 14.96% | 72.53% | 11,402 | 7,994 | – | 3,386 | – | – | – | – | – | 22,782
Parry Sound |  | CCF  |  | Lib  | 4,289 | 36.81% | 124 | 1.06% | 73.35% | 4,165 | 4,289 | – | 3,199 | – | – | – | – | – | 11,653
Peel |  | PC  |  | PC  | 9,923 | 56.19% | 5,511 | 31.21% | 69.10% | 9,923 | – | 4,412 | 3,325 | – | – | – | – | – | 17,660
Perth |  | Lib  |  | PC  | 12,302 | 48.24% | 1,935 | 7.59% | 72.34% | 12,302 | 10,367 | – | 2,835 | – | – | – | – | – | 25,504
Peterborough |  | PC  |  | PC  | 12,398 | 50.94% | 4,684 | 19.25% | 81.29% | 12,398 | 7,714 | – | 4,225 | – | – | – | – | – | 24,337
Port Arthur |  | CCF  |  | CCF  | 6,403 | 34.90% | 2,028 | 11.05% | 73.01% | 3,254 | 4,375 | – | 6,403 | 1,486 | – | – | 2,828 | – | 18,346
Prescott |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 6,037 | 51.31% | 2,255 | 19.17% | 75.06% | 1,946 | 6,037 | – | 3,782 | – | – | – | – | – | 11,765
Prince Edward—Lennox |  | PC  |  | PC  | 7,583 | 57.46% | 2,878 | 21.81% | 71.84% | 7,583 | 4,705 | – | 909 | – | – | – | – | – | 13,197
Rainy River |  | CCF  |  | LL  | 2,583 | 34.59% | 251 | 3.36% | 78.63% | 2,332 | – | 2,583 | 2,186 | 366 | – | – | – | – | 7,467
Renfrew North |  | PC  |  | PC  | 6,118 | 45.97% | 1,570 | 11.80% | 80.89% | 6,118 | 4,548 | – | 2,643 | – | – | – | – | – | 13,309
Renfrew South |  | Lib  |  | PC  | 5,864 | 48.39% | 774 | 6.39% | 75.09% | 5,864 | 5,090 | – | 1,164 | – | – | – | – | – | 12,118
Russell |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 5,925 | 49.94% | 1,511 | 12.74% | 65.82% | 4,414 | 5,925 | – | 997 | – | – | – | 528 | – | 11,864
Sault Ste. Marie |  | CCF  |  | CCF  | 5,623 | 34.69% | 176 | 1.09% | 81.51% | 5,447 | 5,138 | – | 5,623 | – | – | – | – | – | 16,208
Simcoe Centre |  | PC  |  | PC  | 6,229 | 45.22% | 1,613 | 11.71% | 77.39% | 6,229 | 4,616 | – | 1,754 | – | – | – | 1,176 | – | 13,775
Simcoe East |  | PC  |  | PC  | 7,433 | 50.05% | 3,265 | 21.99% | 60.10% | 7,433 | 4,168 | – | 3,249 | – | – | – | – | – | 14,850
Stormont |  | PC  |  | Lib  | 8,701 | 49.43% | 2,057 | 11.69% | 59.26% | 6,644 | 8,701 | – | 1,664 | 594 | – | – | – | – | 17,603
Sudbury |  | CCF  |  | CCF  | 13,627 | 47.33% | 6,075 | 21.10% | 74.80% | 5,920 | 7,552 | – | 13,627 | 1,692 | – | – | – | – | 28,791
Temiskaming |  | CCF  |  | CCF  | 4,327 | 39.66% | 1,176 | 10.78% | 78.17% | 3,151 | 3,150 | – | 4,327 | 282 | – | – | – | – | 10,910
Victoria |  | PC  |  | PC  | 9,732 | 61.39% | 5,098 | 32.16% | 75.66% | 9,732 | 4,634 | – | 1,487 | – | – | – | – | – | 15,853
Waterloo North |  | CCF  |  | LL  | 11,104 | 41.24% | 1,165 | 4.33% | 69.96% | 9,939 | – | 11,104 | 5,135 | 745 | – | – | – | – | 26,923
Waterloo South |  | CCF  |  | PC  | 8,289 | 42.32% | 2,035 | 10.39% | 72.64% | 8,289 | 5,043 | – | 6,254 | – | – | – | – | – | 19,586
Welland |  | CCF  |  | PC  | 8,161 | 34.55% | 244 | 1.03% | 78.35% | 8,161 | 7,917 | – | 5,440 | – | 2,106 | – | – | – | 23,624
Wellington North |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 6,821 | 46.89% | 24 | 0.16% | 72.58% | 6,797 | 6,821 | – | 928 | – | – | – | – | – | 14,546
Wellington South |  | CCF  |  | PC  | 7,608 | 43.40% | 1,598 | 9.12% | 74.29% | 7,608 | 6,010 | – | 3,910 | – | – | – | – | – | 17,528
Wentworth |  | CCF  |  | CCF  | 9,612 | 39.08% | 591 | 2.40% | 70.03% | 9,021 | 4,254 | – | 9,612 | 1,325 | – | – | – | 385 | 24,597
Windsor—Walkerville |  | CCF  |  | PC  | 7,880 | 40.27% | 1,596 | 8.16% | 69.21% | 7,880 | – | – | 5,402 | – | 6,284 | – | – | – | 19,566
Windsor—Sandwich |  | CCF  |  | PC  | 8,487 | 40.59% | 1,506 | 7.20% | 67.54% | 8,487 | – | 6,981 | 5,439 | – | – | – | – | – | 20,907
York East |  | CCF  |  | PC  | 20,741 | 46.95% | 5,628 | 12.74% | 68.66% | 20,741 | 6,163 | – | 15,113 | 753 | – | – | – | 1,411 | 44,181
York North |  | CCF  |  | PC  | 10,348 | 42.16% | 3,042 | 12.39% | 72.23% | 10,348 | 7,306 | – | 6,889 | – | – | – | – | – | 24,543
York South |  | CCF  |  | PC  | 14,893 | 40.53% | 768 | 2.09% | 68.39% | 14,893 | 6,486 | – | 14,125 | 1,024 | – | – | – | 220 | 36,748
York West |  | CCF  |  | PC  | 16,408 | 43.95% | 4,422 | 11.85% | 68.84% | 16,408 | 8,016 | – | 11,986 | 922 | – | – | – | – | 37,332
Beaches |  | PC  |  | PC  | 11,676 | 52.38% | 4,854 | 21.77% | 70.60% | 11,676 | 3,794 | – | 6,822 | – | – | – | – | – | 22,292
Bellwoods |  | Lab  |  | Lab-Pr  | 6,799 | 33.62% | 816 | 4.03% | 70.28% | 5,983 | 3,301 | – | 4,142 | 6,799 | – | – | – | – | 20,225
Bracondale |  | CCF  |  | PC  | 6,600 | 35.61% | 1,622 | 8.75% | 70.77% | 6,600 | 4,019 | – | 4,978 | 2,607 | – | – | 328 | – | 18,532
Dovercourt |  | PC  |  | PC  | 12,236 | 45.67% | 4,704 | 17.56% | 68.84% | 12,236 | 5,788 | – | 7,532 | 1,237 | – | – | – | – | 26,793
Eglinton |  | PC  |  | PC  | 26,115 | 63.72% | 18,830 | 45.95% | 78.93% | 26,115 | 6,450 | – | 7,285 | 1,132 | – | – | – | – | 40,982
High Park |  | PC  |  | PC  | 15,238 | 57.19% | 3,830 | 14.37% | 72.87% | 15,238 | – | – | 11,408 | – | – | – | – | – | 26,646
Parkdale |  | PC  |  | PC  | 13,875 | 46.71% | 6,159 | 20.73% | 71.44% | 13,875 | 7,716 | – | 6,812 | 1,304 | – | – | – | – | 29,707
Riverdale |  | CCF  |  | PC  | 12,620 | 47.53% | 3,871 | 14.58% | 67.06% | 12,620 | 4,302 | – | 8,749 | 683 | – | – | – | 197 | 26,551
St. Andrew |  | Lab  |  | Lab-Pr  | 10,010 | 51.80% | 5,985 | 30.97% | 68.22% | 4,025 | 2,505 | – | 2,786 | 10,010 | – | – | – | – | 19,326
St. David |  | CCF  |  | PC  | 8,535 | 42.24% | 2,973 | 14.71% | 66.38% | 8,535 | 4,924 | – | 5,562 | 1,183 | – | – | – | – | 20,204
St. George |  | PC  |  | PC  | 13,153 | 55.34% | 6,982 | 29.38% | 65.87% | 13,153 | 4,442 | – | 6,171 | – | – | – | – | – | 23,766
St. Patrick |  | PC  |  | PC  | 7,974 | 50.21% | 4,713 | 29.68% | 68.02% | 7,974 | 3,163 | – | 3,261 | 1,484 | – | – | – | – | 15,882
Woodbine |  | CCF  |  | PC  | 12,083 | 43.83% | 2,262 | 8.20% | 67.78% | 12,083 | 4,199 | – | 9,821 | 459 | – | – | 938 | 69 | 27,569

1. ^ including spoilt ballots
2. ^ order is as given in EO reports

= open seat
= turnout is above provincial average
= winning candidate was in previous Legislature
= incumbent had switched allegiance
= incumbency arose from byelection gain
= previously incumbent in another riding
= other incumbents renominated
= not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature
= previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada
= multiple candidates

### Analysis

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Party candidates in 2nd place  Party in 1st place | Party in 2nd place | Total

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PC | Lib | LL | CCF | Lab | I-Lib
| Progressive Conservative |  | 45 | 2 | 18 | 1 |  | 66
| Liberal | 7 |  |  | 3 |  | 1 | 11
| Liberal–Labour | 3 |  |  |  |  |  | 3
| Co-operative Commonwealth | 5 | 3 |  |  |  |  | 8
| Labor–Progressive | 2 |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Total  | 17 | 48 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 90
Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party  Parties | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Total

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█ Progressive Conservative | 66 | 17 | 7 |  |  | 90
█ Liberal | 11 | 48 | 19 | 2 |  | 80
█ Co-operative Commonwealth | 8 | 21 | 59 | 1 |  | 89
█ Liberal–Labour | 3 | 2 | 1 |  |  | 6
█ Labor–Progressive | 2 |  |  | 26 | 3 | 31
█ Labour |  | 1 |  | 3 |  | 4
█ Independent Liberal  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1
█ Independent |  |  |  | 5 |  | 5
█ Socialist Labour |  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3
█ Soldier |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 2
█ Social Credit |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2
█ Independent PC  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1
Resulting composition of the 22nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario  Source | Party

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PC | Lib | L-L | CCF | Lab-Pr | Total
Seats retained | Incumbents returned  | 35 | 6 |  | 8 | 2 | 51
Open seats held  | 2 | 1 |  |  |  | 3
Seats changing hands | Incumbents defeated  | 25 | 2 | 2 |  |  | 29
Open seats gained  | 3 |  | 1 |  |  | 4
Return of members previously elected  | 1 | 2 |  |  |  | 3
Total | 66 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 90

### Seats that changed hands

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Elections to the 22nd Parliament of Ontario – seats won/lost by party, 1943–1945  Party  | 1943  | Gain from (loss to)  | 1945

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PC  | Lib  | CCF  | L-L  | Lbr-P  | I-Lib
| Progressive Conservative | 38 |  |  | 8 | (1) | 20 |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 66
| Liberal | 15 | 1 | (8) |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11
| Co-operative Commonwealth | 34 |  | (20) |  | (3) |  |  |  | (3) |  |  |  |  | 8
| Liberal–Labour | - |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
| Labor–Progressive | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
| Independent-Liberal[a 1] | 1 |  | (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | -
Total | 90 | 1 | (29) | 8 | (4) | 26 | - | - | (3) | - | - | 1 | - | 90

1. ^ Mitchell Hepburn (Elgin) campaigned as a Liberal and lost.

There were 36 seats that changed allegiance in the election.

PC to Liberal

* Stormont

Liberal to PC

* Algoma—Manitoulin
* Bruce
* Grey North
* Kent West
* Lambton East
* Muskoka—Ontario
* Perth
* Renfrew South

CCF to PC

* Bracondale
* Brantford
* Hamilton Centre
* Hamilton East
* Hamilton—Wentworth
* Lambton West
* Niagara Falls
* Ontario
* Riverdale
* St. David
* Waterloo South
* Welland
* Wellington South
* Windsor—Sandwich
* Windsor—Walkerville
* Woodbine
* York East
* York North
* York South
* York West

CCF to Liberal

* Cochrane North
* Nipissing
* Parry Sound

CCF to Liberal-Labour

* Essex North
* Rainy River
* Waterloo North

Independent-Liberal to PC

* Elgin

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### Notable group of candidates

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Ten candidates who were not incumbents had served as MPPs prior to 1943:

Riding | Candidate | Votes | Placed

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Cochrane North | █ Liberal | Joseph-Anaclet Habel | 3,573 | 1st
Hamilton Centre | █ Liberal | John Newlands | 5,633 | 3rd
Hamilton—Wentworth | █ Liberal | Thomas Baker McQuesten | 6,252 | 2nd
Lambton West | █ Liberal | William Guthrie | 6,280 | 2nd
Niagara Falls | █ Liberal | William Houck | 6,822 | 2nd
Parry Sound | █ Liberal | Milton Taylor Armstrong | 4,289 | 1st
Temiskaming | █ Liberal | William Glennie Nixon | 3,150 | 3rd
Welland | █ Liberal | Edward James Anderson | 7,917 | 2nd
Bracondale | █ Liberal | Lionel Pretoria Conacher | 4,019 | 3rd
Woodbine | █ Progressive Conservative | Goldwin Corlett Elgie | 12,083 | 1st

## See also

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

## References

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1. ^ a b c "1945 General Election". Elections Ontario. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
2. ^ The Active Service Election Act, 1945, S.O. 1945 (1st sess.), c. 1
3. ^ "Advance Ontario Election To June 4". Ottawa Citizen. April 16, 1945. p. 1.
4. ^ MacDonald, Donald C. (1998). The Happy Warrior: Political Memoirs, 2nd Ed. Toronto: Dundurn Press. pp. 292–296. ISBN 1-55002-307-1.
5. ^ a b "Returns by Ridings". Ottawa Journal. June 5, 1945. p. 11. Party affiliation for Robert Shantz (Waterloo South) corrected - he was a Liberal candidate: "South Waterloo Liberals Name Candidate For Federal Election". Waterloo Chronicle. p. 1.
6. ^ a b "Sessional Paper No. 40 - Return from the records of the General Election to the Legislative Assembly in 1945". Sessional Papers: Vol. LXXVIII - Part IV. Toronto: King's Printer. 1946.

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