Ontario general election, 1955

Ontario general election, 1955
Ontario
June 9, 1955
98 seats in the 25th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
50 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Leslie Frost Farquhar Oliver Donald C. MacDonald
Party Progressive Conservative Liberal Co-operative Commonwealth
Leader since April 27, 1949 April 9, 1954 November 21, 1953
Leader's seat Victoria Grey South York South
Last election 79 8 2
Seats won 83 11 3
Seat change +4 +3 +1
Percentage 48.5% 33.3% 16.5%
Swing +0.0pp -1.8pp -2.6pp
Premier before election

Leslie Frost
Progressive Conservative

 Premier-designate

Leslie Frost
Progressive Conservative

The Ontario general election of 1955 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, Canada.

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.

One "PC Independent" was elected.

Results

  Party Leader 1951 Elected % change Popular vote
% change
     Progressive Conservative Leslie Frost 79 83 +5.1% 48.5% -
     Liberal Farquhar Oliver 7 10 +42.9% 33.3% -1.8%
     Liberal-Labour 1 1 -
     Co-operative Commonwealth Donald C. MacDonald 2 3 +50% 16.5% -2.6%
     PC Independent   - 1      
Labor–Progressive Stewart Smith 1 0 -100%    
Total 90 98 +8.9% 100%  

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