Ontario general election, 1929

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October 30, 1929

1934 →

112 seats in the 18th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
57 seats were needed for a majority

	First party	Second party
		LIB
Leader	George Howard Ferguson	W.E.N. Sinclair
Party	Conservative	Liberal
Leader since	December 2, 1920	1923
Leader's seat	Grenville	Ontario South
Last election	72	15
Seats won	90	13
Seat change	+18	-2
Percentage	58.8%	32.8%
Swing	+1.2%	+8.2%

	Third party	Fourth party

Leader	John Giles Lethbridge	Leslie Oke
Party	Progressive	United Farmers
Leader since	1927	-
Leader's seat	Middlesex West (lost re-election)	Lambton East (lost re-election)
Last election	10	3
Seats won	4	1
Seat change	-6	-2
Percentage	3.4%	1.3%
Swing	-3.8%	-

Premier before election

George H. Ferguson
Conservative

Premier-designate

George H. Ferguson
Conservative

The Ontario general election, 1929 was the 18th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on October 30, 1929, to elect the 112 Members of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").

The Ontario Conservative Party, led by George Howard Ferguson, was elected for a third consecutive term in government with an increased majority in the Legislature.

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by W.E.N. Sinclair, lost one seat, but continued to form the official opposition.

Conservative gains came at the expense of the Progressive Party and the United Farmers of Ontario.

Earl Hutchinson of Kenora is the sole Labour MLA elected.

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