1937 Ontario general election

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Mitchell Hepburn, was re-elected for a second term in government, with a slightly reduced majority in the Legislature. The Ontario Conservative Party, led by William Earl Rowe, was able to win six additional seats, and continued to form the official opposition. Meanwhile, the fledgling democratic socialist Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) ran 37 candidates out of a possible 90, led by party president John Mitchell running in Waterloo South, who also campaigned throughout the province on the party's behalf. The election, however, resulted in a modest decline in popular vote and the loss of the party's sole MLA, Sam Lawrence in Hamilton East. Incumbent MLA Farquhar Oliver was the last remaining United Farmers of Ontario MLA and ran as the party's sole candidate in the election. In practice, however, he had been a supporter of the Liberal government and would join Hepburn's cabinet in 1940, formally joining the Liberal Party. Outcome In 1938, MLAs voted to adopt the title "Member of Provincial Parliament", and became known as "MPPs". This Ontario election was the last to date in which the winning party (together with effective support from the Liberal-Progressives and UFO, against which they did not field opposing candidates) has won an absolute majority of the popular vote. ==Results==

Vote and seat summaries Synopsis of results : = open seat : = turnout is above provincial average : = winning candidate was in previous Legislature : = incumbent switched allegiance for the election : = incumbency arose from byelection gain : = other incumbents renominated : = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada : = multiple candidates : = campaigned as CCF-Labour candidates Analysis Seats that changed hands There were 17 seats that changed allegiance in the election. Liberal to Conservative • Dufferin—Simcoe • Fort William • Hastings West • Leeds • Peel • Prince Edward—Lennox • Riverdale • Simcoe East • Victoria Conservative to Liberal • Bracondale • Peterborough • St. David Liberal-Progressive to Liberal • Brant • Muskoka—Ontario CCF to Liberal • Hamilton East Liberal-Labour to Liberal • Kenora Independent to Independent-Liberal • Brantford ==See also==