Ontario general election, 1923 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Ontario general election, 1923 was the 16th general election held in the Province of Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. It was held on June 25, 1923, to elect the 111 Members of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Ontario

16th Legislative Assembly of Ontario

The 16th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 25, 1923 until October 18, 1926, just prior to the 1926 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Conservative Party led by George Howard Ferguson....

("MLAs").

The Ontario Conservative Party, led by George Howard Ferguson, was returned to power with a majority

Majority government

A majority government is when the governing party has an absolute majority of seats in the legislature or parliament in a parliamentary system. This is as opposed to a minority government, where even the largest party wins only a plurality of seats and thus must constantly bargain for support from...

in the Legislature as voters rejected the United Farmers of Ontario

United Farmers of Ontario

The United Farmers of Ontario was a political party in Ontario, Canada. It was the Ontario provincial branch of the United Farmers movement of the early part of the 20th century.- Foundation and rise :...

-Labour coalition government of Ernest C. Drury.

The Ontario Liberal Party

Ontario Liberal Party

The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...

, led by Wellington Hay

Wellington Hay

Francis Wellington Hay was a grain merchant and Canadian politician.Hay was born in Listowel, Canada West, the son of William G. Hay. He worked for the Federal Bank for three years before entering the family grain business. He was mayor of Listowel from 1903 to 1904...

, lost close to half its caucus in the Conservative landslide.

Voter turnout

The election saw a voter turnout of just 54.7 per cent, the lowest voter turnout in Ontario history until the 2007 election

Ontario general election, 2007

The Ontario general election of 2007 was held on October 10, 2007 to elect members of the 39th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. The Liberals under Dalton McGuinty won the election with a majority government, winning 71 out of a possible 107 seats with 42.2% of the popular...

Results

	Party	Leader		Elected	% change
	Party	Leader	1919 Ontario general election, 1919 The Ontario general election, 1919 was the 15th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on October 20, 1919, to elect the 111 Members of the 15th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ....	Elected	% change	Popular vote
%	change	Conservative	George Howard Ferguson	25	75	+200%	49.8%	+14.9%	United Farmers United Farmers of Ontario The United Farmers of Ontario was a political party in Ontario, Canada. It was the Ontario provincial branch of the United Farmers movement of the early part of the 20th century.- Foundation and rise :...	Ernest C. Drury	44	17^1,3	-61.4%	20.9%	-0.8%	Labour	11	4²	-63.6%	4.7%	-6.9%	Labour-United Farmers United Farmers of Ontario The United Farmers of Ontario was a political party in Ontario, Canada. It was the Ontario provincial branch of the United Farmers movement of the early part of the 20th century.- Foundation and rise :...	1²	-100%	Liberal Ontario Liberal Party The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and... -United Farmers United Farmers of Ontario The United Farmers of Ontario was a political party in Ontario, Canada. It was the Ontario provincial branch of the United Farmers movement of the early part of the 20th century.- Foundation and rise :...	1³	-100%	Soldier	1⁴	-100%	Liberal Ontario Liberal Party The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...	Wellington Hay Wellington Hay Francis Wellington Hay was a grain merchant and Canadian politician.Hay was born in Listowel, Canada West, the son of William G. Hay. He worked for the Federal Bank for three years before entering the family grain business. He was mayor of Listowel from 1903 to 1904...	27	14	-48.1%	21.8%	-5.1%	Independent	-	1	Liberal Independent	1	-100%
Total Seats			111	111	-	100%

1. Though the UFO emerged with the second largest bloc of seats, they were denied Official Opposition status by new Premier Howard Ferguson

Howard Ferguson

George Howard Ferguson, PC was a Conservative politician and the ninth Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1923 to 1930.-Background:He was the son of Charles Frederick Ferguson who served in the Canadian House of Commons...

who used as justification an announcement by UFO general secretary James J. Morrison

James J. Morrison

James J. Morrison was a farm leader in Ontario, Canada, a founder of the United Farmers of Ontario in 1914, and a leader of the co-operative movement...

that the UFO would be withdrawing from party politics.

2. Karl Homuth, who was elected as the UFO-Labour MLA for Waterloo South

Waterloo South

Waterloo South was a federal electoral district and a provincial electoral district.Federally, it was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario...

in 1919 was re-elected as a Labour MLA in 1923 and 1927. He would cross the floor to join the Conservative Party in 1929.http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=1310 Morrison MacBride broke with the Labour caucus shortly after the 1919 election in a dispute over its relationship with the UFO and sat in opposition for the entire life of the legislature. He ran for re-election as a "Conservative-Labour" candidate in 1926 though he sat as a Labour MLA after the election.

3. David James Taylor

David James Taylor

David James Taylor was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Grey North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1919 to 1934 as a Liberal-United Farmers, United Farmers, Progressive and finally Liberal-Progressive member.He was born in Keppel Township, Ontario, the son of...

was elected as a Liberal-United Farmers MLA in 1919 was re-elected as a straight UFO MLA in 1923.http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=1901

4. Joseph McNamara

Joseph McNamara

Joseph McNamara was an Ontario political figure. He represented Riverdale in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1919 to 1923 as the only member of the Soldier Party and supported the United Farmers of Ontario-Independent Labour Party government of E.C. Drury that took office following the...

, MLA for Riverdale listed his political affiliation as "Soldier" in Ontario Legislative Assembly records while Elections Ontario records indicate he was elected as a UFO candidate. He did not run for re-election in 1923 but attempted to regain the Riverdale seat in 1948 as a Liberal candidate and came in third place behind the CCF and the Progressive Conservatives.

Voter turnout

Results

See also