117 seats in the 29th Legislative Assembly of Ontario 59 seats were needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Bill Davis
Robert Nixon
Stephen Lewis
Party
Progressive Conservative
Liberal
New Democratic
Leader since
February 12, 1971
January 6, 1967
October 4, 1970
Leader's seat
Peel North
Brant
Scarborough West
Last election
69
28
20
Seats won
78
20
19
Seat change
9
8
1
Popular vote
1,465,313
913,742
893,879
Percentage
44.5%
27.8%
27.1%
Swing
2.2pp
3.8pp
1.2pp
Premier before election
Bill Davis
Progressive Conservative
Premier after election
Bill Davis
Progressive Conservative
The 1971 Ontario general election was held on October 21, 1971, to elect the 117 members of the 29th Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Members of Provincial Parliament, or "MPPs") of the Province of Ontario.[1]
The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, led by Bill Davis, who had replaced John Robarts as PC leader and premier earlier in the year, won a ninth consecutive term in office, and maintained its majority in the legislature, increasing its caucus in the legislature by eight seats from its result in the previous election.
The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Robert Nixon, lost seven seats, but continued in the role of official opposition.
The social democratic Ontario New Democratic Party, led by Stephen Lewis, lost one seat.
This election marked the first time that the provincial election was held on a Thursday. Subsequently, every provincial election has also been held on a Thursday, with the exception of the 2007 Ontario general election, which was held on a Wednesday.
The electoral franchise was significantly expanded upon the reduction of the voting age from 21 to 18.[2]
^"1971 General Election". Elections Ontario. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
^The Age of Majority and Accountability Act, 1971, S.O. 1971, c. 98
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