1959 Ontario general election

Canadian provincial election

1959 Ontario general election

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| <- 1955 | June 11, 1959 | 1963 ->

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98 seats in the 26th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
50 seats were needed for a majority
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Leader  | Leslie Frost | John Wintermeyer | Donald C. MacDonald
Party  | Progressive Conservative | Liberal | Co-operative Commonwealth
Leader since  | April 27, 1949 | April 20, 1958 | November 21, 1953
Leader's seat  | Victoria | Waterloo North | York South
Last election  | 83  | 11  | 3
Seats won  | 71  | 22  | 5
Seat change  | 12  | 11  | 2
Percentage  | 46.3%  | 36.6%  | 16.7%
Swing  | 2.2pp | 3.3pp | 0.2pp

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| Premier before election

Leslie Frost
Progressive Conservative

| Premier after election

Leslie Frost
Progressive Conservative

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The 1959 Ontario general election was held on June 11, 1959, to elect the 98 members of the 26th Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Members of Provincial Parliament, or "MPPs") of the Province of Ontario.[1]

The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, led by Leslie Frost, won a sixth consecutive term in office, and maintained its majority in the legislature, although it lost 12 of the 83 seats it had won in the previous election.

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by John Wintermeyer, increased its caucus from 11 to 22 members, and continued in the role of official opposition. Liberal-Labour MPP Albert Wren was re-elected and continued to sit with the Liberal caucus. Wren died in 1961 and was succeeded in a by-election by Robert Gibson.

The social democratic Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), led by Donald C. MacDonald, won two additional seats, for a total of five.

## Campaign

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Riding contests, by number of candidates (1959)[1] Candidates  | PC | Lib | LL | CCF | Lab-CCF | Lab-Pr | SC | Ind | I-PC | WC | Total

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2  | 17 | 17 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34
3  | 64 | 63 | 1 | 63 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 192
4  | 15 | 15 |  | 15 |  | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 60
5  | 2 | 2 |  | 2 |  | 2 | 1 |  | 1 |  | 10
Total  | 98 | 97 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 296

## Results

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Elections to the 26th Parliament of Ontario (1959)[1] Political party  | Party leader  | MPPs  | Votes

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Candidates  | 1955 | Dissol. | 1959  | ±  | #  | %  | ± (pp)
| Progressive Conservative | Leslie Frost | 98  | 83  |  | 71  | 12 | 868,815  | 46.15%  | 1.91
| Liberal | John Wintermeyer | 97  | 10  |  | 21  | 11 | 682,589  | 36.26%  | 3.46
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Donald C. MacDonald | 80  | 3  |  | 5  | 2 | 313,834  | 16.67%  | 0.13
| Liberal–Labour |  | 1  | 1  |  | 1  |  | 6,559  | 0.35%  | 0.06
| Independent-PC  |  | 2  | 1  |  | - | 1 | 2,119  | 0.11%  | 0.29
| Labor–Progressive | Bruce Magnuson | 9  | - | - | - |  | 4,304  | 0.23%  | 0.96
| Social Credit | Edgar Shipley Birrell  | 5  | - | - | - |  | 1,740  | 0.09%  | New
| Labour-CCF  |  | 1  | - | - | - |  | 1,512  | 0.08%  | New
| Independent |  | 2  | - | - | - |  | 832  | 0.04%  | 0.48
| White Canada  |  | 1  | - | - | - |  | 268  | 0.01%  | New
| Independent-Liberal  |  |  | - | - | - |  | Did not campaign
| Independent-Social Credit  |  |  | - | - | - |  | Did not campaign
| Socialist-Labour  |  |  | - | - | - |  | Did not campaign
| Vacant  |  |  |
Total | 296 | 98 | 98 | 98 |  | 1,882,572 | 100.00% |
Blank and invalid ballots  | 21,272  |
Registered voters / turnout | 3,187,801 | 59.72% | 1.68
Seats and popular vote by party  Party | Seats | Votes | Change (pp)

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█ Progressive Conservative |

71 / 98

46.15%

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█ Liberal |

21 / 98

36.26%

| 3.46 |  | 3.46

█ Co-operative Commonwealth |

5 / 98

16.67%

| 0.13 |  | 0.13

█ Other |

1 / 98

0.92%

| -1.68 |

### Synopsis of results

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Results by riding - 1959 Ontario general election[1] Riding  | Winning party  | Turnout
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Name[a 2] | 1955 | Party  | Votes  | Share  | Margin
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%  | PC  | Lib/LL | CCF | Lab-Pr  | SC  | Ind | Oth | Total
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Algoma—Manitoulin |  | PC  |  | PC  | 8,055 | 41.20% | 1,046 | 5.35% | 62.75% | 8,055 | 7,009 | 4,488 | – | – | – | – | 19,552
Brant |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 8,512 | 47.42% | 1,166 | 6.50% | 59.81% | 7,346 | 8,512 | 2,092 | – | – | – | – | 17,950
Brantford |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 8,011 | 45.08% | 1,460 | 8.22% | 71.17% | 6,551 | 8,011 | 3,208 | – | – | – | – | 17,770
Bruce |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 8,940 | 61.52% | 3,348 | 23.04% | 77.24% | 5,592 | 8,940 | – | – | – | – | – | 14,532
Carleton |  | PC  |  | PC  | 6,410 | 59.85% | 2,662 | 24.86% | 49.24% | 6,410 | 3,748 | 373 | – | 179 | – | – | 10,710
Cochrane North |  | PC  |  | PC  | 5,596 | 45.03% | 1,319 | 10.61% | 68.18% | 5,596 | 4,277 | 2,555 | – | – | – | – | 12,428
Cochrane South |  | PC  |  | PC  | 12,247 | 48.66% | 4,659 | 18.51% | 66.66% | 12,247 | 4,750 | 7,588 | 585 | – | – | – | 25,170
Dufferin—Simcoe |  | PC  |  | PC  | 8,390 | 68.90% | 4,603 | 37.80% | 52.70% | 8,390 | 3,787 | – | – | – | – | – | 12,177
Durham |  | PC  |  | PC  | 6,946 | 50.87% | 1,974 | 14.46% | 64.13% | 6,946 | 4,972 | 1,736 | – | – | – | – | 13,654
Elgin |  | PC  |  | PC  | 9,157 | 51.60% | 1,833 | 10.33% | 62.73% | 9,157 | 7,324 | 963 | – | 302 | – | – | 17,746
Essex North |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 12,412 | 42.00% | 3,584 | 12.13% | 66.91% | 8,828 | 12,412 | 8,313 | – | – | – | – | 29,553
Essex South |  | PC  |  | PC  | 8,356 | 50.78% | 1,001 | 6.08% | 65.35% | 8,356 | 7,355 | 743 | – | – | – | – | 16,454
Fort William |  | PC  |  | Lib  | 9,255 | 42.09% | 1,336 | 6.08% | 74.77% | 7,919 | 9,255 | 4,434 | – | – | 382 | – | 21,990
Frontenac—Addington |  | PC  |  | PC  | 6,834 | 56.81% | 2,238 | 18.60% | 67.37% | 6,834 | 4,596 | 600 | – | – | – | – | 12,030
Glengarry |  | PC  |  | PC  | 4,575 | 50.38% | 69 | 0.76% | 70.61% | 4,575 | 4,506 | – | – | – | – | – | 9,081
Grenville—Dundas |  | PC  |  | PC  | 8,462 | 68.78% | 4,621 | 37.56% | 56.00% | 8,462 | 3,841 | – | – | – | – | – | 12,303
Grey North |  | PC  |  | PC  | 8,167 | 55.03% | 3,153 | 21.25% | 70.93% | 8,167 | 5,014 | 1,659 | – | – | – | – | 14,840
Grey South |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 6,106 | 52.43% | 565 | 4.85% | 75.01% | 5,541 | 6,106 | – | – | – | – | – | 11,647
Haldimand—Norfolk |  | PC  |  | PC  | 13,007 | 59.37% | 4,104 | 18.73% | 64.25% | 13,007 | 8,903 | – | – | – | – | – | 21,910
Halton |  | PC  |  | PC  | 10,385 | 43.23% | 727 | 3.03% | 50.49% | 10,385 | 9,658 | 3,977 | – | – | – | – | 24,020
Hamilton Centre |  | PC  |  | PC  | 7,287 | 39.76% | 1,314 | 7.17% | 49.97% | 7,287 | 4,602 | 5,973 | 467 | – | – | – | 18,329
Hamilton East |  | PC  |  | CCF  | 7,805 | 41.61% | 1,017 | 5.42% | 54.90% | 6,788 | 3,574 | 7,805 | 591 | – | – | – | 18,758
Hamilton—Wentworth |  | PC  |  | PC  | 10,453 | 56.55% | 5,958 | 32.24% | 56.98% | 10,453 | 4,495 | 3,535 | – | – | – | – | 18,483
Hastings East |  | PC  |  | PC  | 6,141 | 56.95% | 1,904 | 17.66% | 65.66% | 6,141 | 4,237 | 406 | – | – | – | – | 10,784
Hastings West |  | PC  |  | PC  | 10,384 | 59.06% | 4,209 | 23.94% | 58.32% | 10,384 | 6,175 | 1,023 | – | – | – | – | 17,582
Huron |  | PC  |  | PC  | 7,759 | 55.84% | 1,624 | 11.69% | 76.34% | 7,759 | 6,135 | – | – | – | – | – | 13,894
Huron—Bruce |  | PC  |  | PC  | 6,683 | 55.42% | 1,308 | 10.85% | 76.53% | 6,683 | 5,375 | – | – | – | – | – | 12,058
Kenora |  | LL  |  | LL  | 6,559 | 44.98% | 47 | 0.32% | 69.75% | 6,512 | 6,559[a 3] | 1,512 | – | – | – | – | 14,583
Kent East |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 7,352 | 56.14% | 1,608 | 12.28% | 77.45% | 5,744 | 7,352 | – | – | – | – | – | 13,096
Kent West |  | PC  |  | PC  | 9,941 | 51.15% | 446 | 2.29% | 55.95% | 9,941 | 9,495 | – | – | – | – | – | 19,436
Kingston |  | PC  |  | PC  | 10,330 | 56.53% | 3,358 | 18.37% | 63.73% | 10,330 | 6,972 | 973 | – | – | – | – | 18,275
Lambton East |  | PC  |  | PC  | 6,673 | 53.69% | 917 | 7.38% | 70.91% | 6,673 | 5,756 | – | – | – | – | – | 12,429
Lambton West |  | PC  |  | PC  | 10,861 | 48.54% | 2,094 | 9.36% | 62.60% | 10,861 | 8,767 | 2,746 | – | – | – | – | 22,374
Lanark |  | PC  |  | PC  | 8,843 | 62.24% | 3,479 | 24.49% | 64.26% | 8,843 | 5,364 | – | – | – | – | – | 14,207
Leeds |  | PC  |  | PC  | 11,318 | 65.35% | 6,010 | 34.70% | 67.15% | 11,318 | 5,308 | 692 | – | – | – | – | 17,318
Lincoln |  | PC  |  | PC  | 18,089 | 49.57% | 5,998 | 16.44% | 56.06% | 18,089 | 12,091 | 6,314 | – | – | – | – | 36,494
London North |  | PC  |  | PC  | 9,253 | 54.97% | 3,288 | 19.53% | 54.28% | 9,253 | 5,965 | 1,615 | – | – | – | – | 16,833
London South |  | PC  |  | PC  | 9,888 | 50.71% | 2,840 | 14.56% | 49.95% | 9,888 | 7,048 | 2,564 | – | – | – | – | 19,500
Middlesex North |  | PC  |  | PC  | 6,452 | 62.34% | 2,907 | 28.09% | 65.99% | 6,452 | 3,545 | 353 | – | – | – | – | 10,350
Middlesex South |  | PC  |  | PC  | 9,317 | 55.98% | 3,124 | 18.77% | 59.45% | 9,317 | 6,193 | 1,132 | – | – | – | – | 16,642
Muskoka |  | PC  |  | PC  | 5,995 | 56.47% | 2,166 | 20.40% | 71.63% | 5,995 | 3,829 | 793 | – | – | – | – | 10,617
Niagara Falls |  | PC  |  | Lib  | 12,403 | 52.07% | 4,345 | 18.24% | 59.22% | 8,058 | 12,403 | 3,357 | – | – | – | – | 23,818
Nickel Belt |  | PC  |  | PC  | 8,244 | 36.86% | 453 | 2.03% | 71.16% | 8,244 | 7,791 | 6,333 | – | – | – | – | 22,368
Nipissing |  | PC  |  | Lib  | 10,390 | 49.91% | 1,870 | 8.98% | 62.87% | 8,520 | 10,390 | 1,908 | – | – | – | – | 20,818
Northumberland |  | PC  |  | PC  | 10,322 | 58.28% | 3,341 | 18.87% | 79.32% | 10,322 | 6,981 | 407 | – | – | – | – | 17,710
Ontario |  | PC  |  | PC  | 9,018 | 59.67% | 4,822 | 31.90% | 62.69% | 9,018 | 4,196 | 1,900 | – | – | – | – | 15,114
Oshawa |  | CCF  |  | CCF  | 10,243 | 41.98% | 1,600 | 6.56% | 56.87% | 8,643 | 5,513 | 10,243 | – | – | – | – | 24,399
Ottawa East |  | PC  |  | PC  | 7,965 | 49.27% | 313 | 1.94% | 50.87% | 7,965 | 7,652 | 548 | – | – | – | – | 16,165
Ottawa South |  | PC  |  | PC  | 12,989 | 51.66% | 1,870 | 7.44% | 56.34% | 12,989 | 11,119 | 1,037 | – | – | – | – | 25,145
Ottawa West |  | PC  |  | PC  | 8,505 | 51.44% | 1,444 | 8.73% | 58.29% | 8,505 | 7,061 | 969 | – | – | – | – | 16,535
Oxford |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 11,414 | 47.39% | 216 | 0.90% | 68.65% | 11,198 | 11,414 | 1,475 | – | – | – | – | 24,087
Parry Sound |  | PC  |  | PC  | 6,540 | 57.81% | 3,044 | 26.91% | 71.19% | 6,540 | 3,496 | 1,277 | – | – | – | – | 11,313
Peel |  | PC  |  | PC  | 13,278 | 42.98% | 1,203 | 3.89% | 59.45% | 13,278 | 12,075 | 5,537 | – | – | – | – | 30,890
Perth |  | PC  |  | PC  | 11,791 | 51.70% | 2,458 | 10.78% | 68.36% | 11,791 | 9,333 | 1,681 | – | – | – | – | 22,805
Peterborough |  | PC  |  | PC  | 13,984 | 58.17% | 6,009 | 25.00% | 58.23% | 13,984 | 7,975 | 1,834 | – | 246 | – | – | 24,039
Port Arthur |  | PC  |  | PC  | 10,881 | 40.88% | 2,022 | 7.60% | 70.89% | 10,881 | 8,859 | 6,874 | – | – | – | – | 26,614
Prescott |  | PC  |  | PC  | 6,587 | 58.76% | 1,964 | 17.52% | 69.19% | 6,587 | 4,623 | – | – | – | – | – | 11,210
Prince Edward—Lennox |  | PC  |  | PC  | 7,249 | 61.75% | 2,758 | 23.49% | 58.08% | 7,249 | 4,491 | – | – | – | – | – | 11,740
Rainy River |  | PC  |  | PC  | 4,896 | 52.57% | 2,283 | 24.51% | 72.26% | 4,896 | 1,804 | 2,613 | – | – | – | – | 9,313
Renfrew North |  | PC  |  | PC  | 8,448 | 49.55% | 1,118 | 6.56% | 68.64% | 8,448 | 7,330 | 1,270 | – | – | – | – | 17,048
Renfrew South |  | I-PC  |  | PC  | 8,411 | 56.96% | 2,055 | 13.92% | 79.90% | 8,411 | 6,356 | – | – | – | – | – | 14,767
Russell |  | PC  |  | PC  | 13,940 | 54.18% | 3,445 | 13.39% | 52.82% | 13,940 | 10,495 | 1,294 | – | – | – | – | 25,729
Stormont |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 12,109 | 62.63% | 4,884 | 25.26% | 62.87% | 7,225 | 12,109 | – | – | – | – | – | 19,334
Sault Ste. Marie |  | PC  |  | PC  | 8,260 | 40.10% | 1,305 | 6.33% | 59.76% | 8,260 | 6,955 | 5,386 | – | – | – | – | 20,601
Simcoe Centre |  | PC  |  | PC  | 8,625 | 52.92% | 2,240 | 13.74% | 62.63% | 8,625 | 6,385 | 1,287 | – | – | – | – | 16,297
Simcoe East |  | PC  |  | PC  | 8,631 | 57.28% | 4,220 | 28.01% | 61.88% | 8,631 | 4,411 | 1,144 | – | – | – | 882 | 15,068
Sudbury |  | PC  |  | Lib  | 10,904 | 44.19% | 3,143 | 12.74% | 68.56% | 7,761 | 10,904 | 6,008 | – | – | – | – | 24,673
Temiskaming |  | PC  |  | PC  | 4,327 | 41.11% | 1,117 | 10.61% | 75.88% | 4,327 | 3,210 | 2,989 | – | – | – | – | 10,526
Victoria |  | PC  |  | PC  | 11,117 | 73.98% | 8,233 | 54.79% | 65.92% | 11,117 | 2,884 | 1,026 | – | – | – | – | 15,027
Waterloo North |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 15,767 | 43.35% | 4,168 | 11.46% | 62.66% | 11,599 | 15,767 | 9,003 | – | – | – | – | 36,369
Waterloo South |  | PC  |  | PC  | 9,075 | 42.13% | 2,425 | 11.26% | 66.43% | 9,075 | 5,816 | 6,650 | – | – | – | – | 21,541
Welland |  | PC  |  | PC  | 12,915 | 47.16% | 2,729 | 9.96% | 62.44% | 12,915 | 10,186 | 4,287 | – | – | – | – | 27,388
Wellington—Dufferin |  | PC  |  | PC  | 7,811 | 61.17% | 2,852 | 22.33% | 69.18% | 7,811 | 4,959 | – | – | – | – | – | 12,770
Wellington South |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 10,427 | 50.47% | 3,467 | 16.78% | 69.71% | 6,960 | 10,427 | 3,271 | – | – | – | – | 20,658
Wentworth |  | PC  |  | Lib  | 9,318 | 37.41% | 945 | 3.79% | 58.07% | 8,373 | 9,318 | 7,219 | – | – | – | – | 24,910
Wentworth East |  | CCF  |  | CCF  | 9,366 | 51.01% | 3,812 | 20.76% | 53.28% | 5,554 | 3,440 | 9,366 | – | – | – | – | 18,360
Windsor—Walkerville |  | PC  |  | Lib  | 6,340 | 41.40% | 1,024 | 6.69% | 63.05% | 5,316 | 6,340 | 3,659 | – | – | – | – | 15,315
Windsor—Sandwich |  | PC  |  | Lib  | 8,388 | 38.23% | 1,030 | 4.69% | 55.31% | 7,358 | 8,388 | 6,197 | – | – | – | – | 21,943
York Centre |  | PC  |  | Lib  | 15,857 | 36.54% | 1,991 | 4.59% | 51.21% | 13,866 | 15,857 | 13,400 | – | – | – | 268 | 43,391
York East |  | PC  |  | PC  | 21,827 | 47.33% | 7,545 | 16.36% | 50.17% | 21,827 | 14,282 | 9,122 | – | 881 | – | – | 46,112
York—Humber |  | PC  |  | PC  | 11,850 | 44.02% | 3,305 | 12.28% | 52.58% | 11,850 | 8,545 | 6,522 | – | – | – | – | 26,917
York North |  | PC  |  | PC  | 12,981 | 47.16% | 2,999 | 10.90% | 49.89% | 12,981 | 9,982 | 4,560 | – | – | – | – | 27,523
York—Scarborough |  | PC  |  | PC  | 18,778 | 37.26% | 1,536 | 3.05% | 50.28% | 18,778 | 17,242 | 14,380 | – | – | – | – | 50,400
York South |  | CCF  |  | CCF  | 14,478 | 46.89% | 5,303 | 17.17% | 50.06% | 9,175 | 5,531 | 14,478 | 456 | – | – | 1,237 | 30,877
York West |  | PC  |  | PC  | 18,355 | 44.77% | 6,191 | 15.10% | 51.63% | 18,355 | 12,164 | 10,484 | – | – | – | – | 41,003
Beaches |  | PC  |  | PC  | 7,294 | 45.90% | 2,892 | 18.20% | 57.16% | 7,294 | 4,195 | 4,402 | – | – | – | – | 15,891
Bellwoods |  | PC  |  | PC  | 6,408 | 54.96% | 3,733 | 32.02% | 57.67% | 6,408 | 2,675 | 1,867 | 710 | – | – | – | 11,660
Bracondale |  | PC  |  | Lib  | 4,069 | 36.59% | 391 | 3.52% | 56.40% | 3,678 | 4,069 | 2,925 | – | – | 450 | – | 11,122
Dovercourt |  | PC  |  | Lib  | 5,336 | 34.74% | 218 | 1.42% | 54.46% | 5,118 | 5,336 | 4,434 | 473 | – | – | – | 15,361
Eglinton |  | PC  |  | PC  | 14,805 | 57.35% | 6,950 | 26.92% | 51.93% | 14,805 | 7,855 | 3,153 | – | – | – | – | 25,813
High Park |  | PC  |  | PC  | 6,414 | 37.85% | 504 | 2.97% | 57.20% | 6,414 | 5,910 | 4,229 | 394 | – | – | – | 16,947
Parkdale |  | PC  |  | Lib  | 9,233 | 47.05% | 2,703 | 13.77% | 56.77% | 6,530 | 9,233 | 3,862 | – | – | – | – | 19,625
Riverdale |  | PC  |  | PC  | 7,814 | 51.25% | 3,911 | 25.65% | 48.09% | 7,814 | 3,530 | 3,903 | – | – | – | – | 15,247
St. Andrew |  | PC  |  | PC  | 3,787 | 42.16% | 781 | 8.70% | 53.63% | 3,787 | 3,006 | 1,655 | 402 | 132 | – | – | 8,982
St. David |  | PC  |  | PC  | 5,813 | 43.70% | 1,520 | 11.43% | 51.47% | 5,813 | 4,293 | 2,971 | 226 | – | – | – | 13,303
St. George |  | PC  |  | PC  | 7,960 | 54.31% | 3,047 | 20.79% | 49.17% | 7,960 | 4,913 | 1,783 | – | – | – | – | 14,656
St. Patrick |  | PC  |  | PC  | 5,298 | 59.21% | 2,767 | 30.92% | 51.76% | 5,298 | 2,531 | 1,119 | – | – | – | – | 8,948
Woodbine |  | PC  |  | CCF  | 7,883 | 41.87% | 267 | 1.42% | 57.44% | 7,616 | 3,330 | 7,883 | – | – | – | – | 18,829

1. ^ including spoilt ballots
2. ^ order is as given in EO reports
3. ^ Albert Wren was already a member of the Legislature

= open seat
= turnout is above provincial average
= incumbency arose from byelection gain
= other incumbents renominated
= Liberal-Labour candidate
= Labour-CCF candidate

### Analysis

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

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| Progressive Conservative |  | 65 | 6 | 71
| Liberal | 21 |  |  | 21
| Liberal–Labour | 1 |  |  | 1
| Co-operative Commonwealth | 5 |  |  | 5
Total  | 27 | 65 | 6 | 98
Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party[1] Parties | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th

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█ Progressive Conservative | 71 | 27 |  |  |
█ Liberal | 21 | 65 | 11 |  |
█ Co-operative Commonwealth | 5 | 6 | 69 |  |
█ Liberal–Labour | 1 |  |  |  |
█ Labour CCF  |  |  | 1 |  |
█ Labor–Progressive |  |  |  | 8 | 1
█ Social Credit |  |  |  | 4 | 1
█ Independent |  |  |  | 2 |
█ Independent PC  |  |  |  | 2 |
█ White Canada  |  |  |  | 1 |
Resulting composition of the 26th Legislative Assembly[1] Source | Party

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PC | Lib | Lib-Lab | CCF | Total
Seats retained | Incumbents returned  | 63 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 77
Open seats held  | 7 |  |  |  | 7
Seats changing hands | Incumbents defeated  |  | 8 |  | 2 | 10
Open seats gained  |  | 3 |  |  | 3
Byelection gains held  | 1 |  |  |  | 1
Total | 71 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 98

### Seats that changed hands

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Elections to the 26th Parliament of Ontario – seats won/lost by party, 1955–1959  Party  | 1955  | Gain from (loss to)  | 1959

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PC  | Lib  | CCF  | L-L  | I-PC
| Progressive Conservative | 83 |  |  |  | (11) |  | (2) |  |  | 1 |  | 71
| Liberal | 10 | 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21
| Co-operative Commonwealth | 3 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
| Liberal–Labour | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
| Independent-PC  | 1 |  | (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | -
Total | 98 | 13 | (1) | - | (11) | - | (2) | - | - | 1 | - | 98

There were 14 seats that changed allegiance in the election.

PC to Liberal

* Bracondale
* Dovercourt
* Fort William
* Niagara Falls
* Nipissing
* Parkdale
* Sudbury
* Wentworth
* Windsor—Sandwich
* Windsor—Walkerville
* York Centre

PC to CCF

* Hamilton East
* Woodbine

Independent-PC to PC

* Renfrew South

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## 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 d e f g "1959 general election results". Elections Ontario. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

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