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Ontario general election, 2007

Ontario general election, 2007
Ontario
2003 ←
October 10, 2007 → 2011
outgoing members ←

107 seats in the 39th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
54 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Dalton McGuinty small.png John Tory 2014.jpg Howard Hampton small.png
Leader Dalton McGuinty John Tory Howard Hampton
Party Liberal Progressive Conservative New Democratic
Leader since December 1, 1996 September 18, 2004 June 22, 1996
Leader's seat Ottawa South Dufferin—Peel—
Wellington—Grey

ran in Don Valley West (lost)
Kenora—Rainy River
Last election 72 24 7
Seats won 71 26 10
Seat change Decrease1 Increase2 Increase3
Popular vote 1,867,273 1,398,806 741,465
Percentage 42.25% 31.62% 16.76%
Swing Decrease4.15pp Decrease2.98pp Increase2.06pp

Ontario Election 2007 Riding Results Map.svg


Premier before election

Dalton McGuinty
Liberal

Premier-designate

Dalton McGuinty
Liberal


Ontario Election 2007 Riding Results Map.svg

Dalton McGuinty
Liberal

Dalton McGuinty
Liberal

The Ontario general election of 2007 was held on October 10, 2007 to elect members (MPPs) 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 vote. The election set a record for the lowest voter turnout in an Ontario provincial election; only 52.8% people who were eligible voted. This broke the previous record of 54.7% in the 1923 election.

As a result of legislation passed by the Legislature in 2004, election dates are now fixed by formula so that an election is held approximately four years after the previous election, unless the government is defeated by a vote of "no confidence" in the Legislature. Previously, the governing party had considerable flexibility to determine the date of an election anywhere up to five years of being elected. The date of this election was originally presumed to be October 4, 2007; however, the law fixes the date on the first Thursday of October or on any day within seven days thereof if required to accommodate a date of "religious or cultural significance". The date was set as October 10, 2007 to avoid a conflict with the Jewish holiday of Shemini Atzeret, which fell on October 4, 2007.


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