44th Ontario general election

The 44th Ontario general election is tentatively scheduled to be held on June 4, 2026. As of December 2016, Ontario elections are held on the first Thursday in June in the fourth calendar year following the previous general election,[1] unless the Legislative Assembly of Ontario is dissolved earlier by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario due to a motion of no confidence. Such a dissolution is unlikely as the current government has a majority.

44th Ontario general election
On or before June 4, 2026 (2026-06-04)
124 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
63 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
 
Leader Doug Ford Marit Stiles
Party Progressive Conservative New Democratic
Leader since March 10, 2018 February 4, 2023
Leader's seat Etobicoke North Davenport
Last election 83 seats, 40.82% 31 seats, 23.74%
Current seats 79 28
 
Leader John Fraser
(interim)		 Mike Schreiner
Party Liberal Green
Leader since August 3, 2022 May 16, 2009
Leader's seat Ottawa South Guelph
Last election 8 seats, 23.85% 1 seat, 5.96%
Current seats 9 1
Incumbent Premier

Doug Ford
Progressive Conservative


Standings
Summary of the standings of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Party Party leader Seats
2022 Current
Progressive Conservative Doug Ford 83 79
New Democratic Marit Stiles 31 28
Liberal John Fraser (interim) 8 9
Green Mike Schreiner 1 1
  Independent 1 5
Vacant 0 2
Total 124 124

Timeline
Changes in seats held since June 2, 2022
Seat Before Change
Date Member Party Reason Date Member Party
Hamilton Centre August 15, 2022 Andrea Horwath[2][3] █ New Democratic Resignation from legislature.[a 1] March 16, 2023 Sarah Jama[4] █ New Democratic
Don Valley North March 10, 2023 Vincent Ke[5] █ PC Resignation from PC caucus.[a 2] █ Independent
Kanata—Carleton March 24, 2023 Merrilee Fullerton[6] █ PC Resignation from legislature.[a 3] July 27, 2023 Karen McCrimmon █ Liberal
Algoma—Manitoulin March 31, 2023 Michael Mantha[7] █ New Democratic Expelled from NDP caucus.[a 4] █ Independent
Scarborough—Guildwood May 10, 2023 Mitzie Hunter[8] █ Liberal Resignation from legislature.[a 5] July 27, 2023 Andrea Hazell █ Liberal
Kitchener Centre July 13, 2023 Laura Mae Lindo[9][10] █ New Democratic Resignation from legislature.[a 6] Vacant
Mississauga East—Cooksville September 20, 2023 Kaleed Rasheed[11] █ PC Resignation from PC caucus.[a 7] █ Independent
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex September 22, 2023 Monte McNaughton █ PC Resignation from legislature[a 8] Vacant
Hamilton Centre October 23, 2023 Sarah Jama[12] █ New Democratic Expelled from NDP caucus.[a 9] █ Independent
  1. to run for Mayor of Hamilton.
  2. from PC Caucus due to allegations that he was involved in the 2019 Canadian Parliament infiltration plot.
  3. as minister and MPP
  4. from NDP Caucus over workplace misconduct allegations.
  5. to run for Mayor of Toronto.
  6. to accept position at the University of Waterloo
  7. after contradictory claims were made regarding a Las Vegas business trip.
  8. as minister and MPP
  9. from NDP Caucus over comments made regarding the 2023 Israel–Hamas war

2022

2023

Ridings

The Electoral Boundaries Act, 2015[20] increased the number of electoral districts from 107 to 122, following the boundaries set out by the federal 2013 Representation Order for Ontario, while preserving the special boundaries of the 11 seats in Northern Ontario set out in the 1996 redistribution.

The Far North Electoral Boundaries Commission, appointed in 2016,[21] recommended the creation of the additional districts of Kiiwetinoong and Mushkegowuk—James Bay, carved out from the existing Kenora—Rainy River and Timmins—James Bay ridings, which accordingly raised the total number of seats to 124.[22][23] This was implemented through the Representation Statute Law Amendment Act, 2017.[24]

With the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, it is expected that Ontario will be allotted 1 additional seat in the House of Commons, which would potentially increase the number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

Opinion polls
Polling firm Last date
of polling		 Source PC NDP Liberal Green New Blue Other Margin of error Sample size Polling type Lead
Abacus Data October 15, 2023 [p 1] 40 24 24 7 — 5 ±2.2% 1,000 Online 16
Pallas Data September 27, 2023 [p 2][p 3] 33.4 27.4 26.7 6.7 — 5.8 ±3.1% 1,010 IVR 6
Angus Reid September 6, 2023 [p 4] 38 28 22 7 — 5 — 799 Online 10
Abacus Data September 4, 2023 [p 5] 34 26 28 7 — 5 ±2.2% 2,003 Online 6
Pallas Data August 29, 2023 [p 6] 37.3 25.8 26.9 5.2 — 4.9 ±3.2% 940 IVR 10.4
Abacus Data August 23, 2023 [p 7] 38 24 25 7 — 6 ±3.1% 1,040 Online 13
Abacus Data July 25, 2023 [p 8] 41 23 24 7 — 5 ±3.1% 1,000 Online 17
Mainstreet Research June 30, 2023 [p 9][p 10] 34.7 24.7 25.0 10.7 — 4.9 ±3.1% 993 Smart IVR 9.7
Abacus Data June 11, 2023 [p 11][p 12] 36 26 27 6 — 4 ±3.1% 1,000 Online 9
Counsel Public Affairs June 8, 2023 [p 13] 39 23 27 7 — 4 — 1,323 Online 12
Angus Reid June 3, 2023 [p 14] 36 27 25 6 — 6 — 653 Online 9
Angus Reid March 13, 2023 [p 15] 38 30 20 6 — 6 ±3% 861 Online 8
Abacus Data March 4, 2023 [p 16] 41 22 28 5 2 2 ±3.1% 1,000 Online 13
Mainstreet Research February 4, 2023 [p 17] 36.8 19.4 23.3 11.2 — 9.4 ±2.9% 1,166 Smart IVR 13.5
February 4, 2023Marit Stiles declared Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party
Angus Reid December 3, 2022 [p 18] 37 27 25 6 — 5 ±3% 1,058 Online 10
Mainstreet Research December 2, 2022 [p 19] 37.3 25.9 24.4 6.6 — 5.8 ±2.9% 1,162 Smart IVR 11.4
Abacus Data November 5, 2022 [p 20] 38 26 27 5 3 2 ±3.1% 1,000 Online 11
EKOS June 20, 2022 [p 21][p 22] 37.5 23.3 19.2 9.8 5.2 5 ±2.7% 1,357 Online/Telephone 14.2
2022 election June 2, 2022 — 40.82 23.74 23.85 5.96 2.72 2.90 — 4,683,796 — 16.97

Notes

    References
    1. Ferguson, Rob (October 19, 2016). "Ontario moves election date to June 7, 2018". Toronto Star. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
    2. Moro, Teviah (July 26, 2022). "'I love this city': Former Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath enters Hamilton mayoral race". Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
    3. Werner, Kevin (August 15, 2022). "Hamilton mayoral candidate Andrea Horwath officially resigns her Hamilton Centre seat Aug. 15". Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
    4. Hristova, Bobby (March 16, 2023). "NDP's Sarah Jama elected as next MPP for Hamilton Centre". CBC News. Archived from the original on April 12, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
    5. Stone, Laura (March 10, 2023). "Progressive Conservative MPP Vincent Ke leaves caucus after allegations of election interference". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
    6. "Ontario PC cabinet minister Merrilee Fullerton resigns". CP24. The Canadian Press. March 24, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
    7. The Canadian Press (April 1, 2023). "Michael Mantha removed from Ontario NDP caucus amid workplace investigation". CBC News. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
    8. "Toronto mayoral candidate Mitzie Hunter reveals date she'll resign as MPP". thestar.com. May 2, 2023.
    9. Maher, Brandon (July 11, 2023). "Lindo steps down as MPP, citing cost of childcare". CityNews 570. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
    10. Bueckert, Kate (January 18, 2023). "Kitchener Centre MPP Laura Mae Lindo stepping down to take Ontario university job". CBC News. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
    11. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-mpp-kaleed-rasheed-resigns-from-ford-s-cabinet-following-greenbelt-probe-1.6973107
    12. DeClerq, Katherine (October 23, 2023). "Ontario MPP Sarah Jama censured and removed from NDP caucus over Israel-Gaza comments". CP24. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
    13. Benzie, Robert (June 2, 2022). "Doug Ford trounces the competition as Steven Del Duca and Andrea Horwath resign as party leaders". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
    14. "Ontario NDP names Peter Tabuns interim leader". CBC News. The Canadian Press. June 28, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
    15. Jackson, Hannah (July 25, 2022). "Ontario Liberal caucus selects John Fraser to serve as party's interim leader". Global News. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
    16. "Ontario Liberals Announce New Critic Roles". www.ontarioliberal.ca. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
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    20. Electoral Boundaries Act, 2015, S.O. 2015, c. 31
    21. as a result of the Election Statute Law Amendment Act, 2016, S.O. 2016, c. 33, s. 36
    22. "Report: Far North Electoral Boundaries Commission". August 8, 2017. Archived from the original on March 19, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
    23. Benzie, Robert (August 8, 2017). "Ontario to get 17 new ridings, including a constituency that is largely Indigenous". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
    24. Representation Statute Law Amendment Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, c. 18


    Opinion poll sources
    1. Coletto, David (October 18, 2023). "Ontario PCs rebound despite RCMP investigation starting". Abacus Data. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
    2. "Provincial Voting Intentions and Ontarians' Opinions on Ontario Liberal Leadership Candidates" (PDF). Village Media. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
    3. Smith Cross, Jessica (October 2, 2023). "Support for Doug Ford's PCs nears all-time low, poll finds". The Trillium. Village Media. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
    4. "Greenbelt Grief: Ford's personal approval drops to five-year low, but voters still prefer PCPO to opposition options". www.angusreid.org.
    5. Coletto, David (September 6, 2023). "Ford's PCs down 7-points since the end of July as the Greenbelt scandal bites". Abacus Data. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
    6. "Provincial Voting Intentions and Ontarians' Attitudes About Greenbelt Development" (PDF). Village Media. Pallas Data. August 30, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
    7. Coletto, David (August 25, 2023). "Has the Greenbelt scandal hurt the Ford PCs in Ontario?". Abacus Data. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
    8. Benzie, Robert (July 26, 2023). "A bad sign for Doug Ford's future? Majority of Ontarians think his decisions benefit 'friends and supporters,' poll finds". Toronto Star. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
    9. Fric, Curtis (July 6, 2023). "Ontario Provincial, July 2023 Public". Mainstreet Research. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
    10. "Latest Ontario Polling From Mainstreet!". Twitter. Mainstreet Research. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
    11. Benzie, Robert (June 12, 2023). "A front-runner has emerged in the Liberal leadership race, poll finds". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
    12. Coletto, David (June 13, 2023). "Ford PCs ahead by 9 as Ontario Liberal leadership race kicks off: Abacus Data Poll". Abacus Data. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
    13. Nanji, Sabrina (July 20, 2023). "Exclusive: Crombie is tops, Ford is Teflon". Queen's Park Observer. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
    14. "Provincial Performance: B.C. & Ontario governments face immense, growing criticism over handling of key issues" (PDF). www.angusreid.org.
    15. "Ontario Spotlight: NDP under Marit Stiles opens up gap over Liberals, but new leader still relatively unknown" (PDF). www.angusreid.org.
    16. "Ontario Politics: PCs lead by 13 as the public reacts to the story about the Ford family stag-and-doe and wedding". abacusdata.ca. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
    17. "Mainstreet Research Survey - Ontario" (PDF). ipolitics.ca. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
    18. "Angus Reid Ontario Spotlight: Ford government frozen out over key issues of inflation, health care, education". angusreid.org. December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
    19. "Mainstreet Research Survey - Ontario" (PDF). ipolitics.ca. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
    20. "Abacus Data | Ford vs. Education Workers: How are Ontarians reacting?". abacusdata.ca. November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
    21. "The 2022 Ontario Election in Review". Ekos Politics. June 27, 2022.
    22. "Ekos Data Tables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2022.


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