Provincial election in Ontario, Canada
2018 Ontario general election Opinion polls Turnout 56.67% ( 5.38pp )[ 1]
First party
Second party
Leader
Doug Ford
Andrea Horwath
Party
Progressive Conservative
New Democratic
Leader since
March 10, 2018
March 7, 2009
Leader's seat
Etobicoke North
Hamilton Centre
Last election
28 seats, 31.25%
21 seats, 23.75%
Seats before
27
18
Seats won
76
40
Seat change
49
22
Popular vote
2,326,632
1,929,649
Percentage
40.50%
33.59%
Swing
9.25pp
9.84pp
Third party
Fourth party
Leader
Kathleen Wynne
Mike Schreiner
Party
Liberal
Green
Leader since
January 26, 2013
May 16, 2009
Leader's seat
Don Valley West
Guelph
Last election
58 seats, 38.65%
0 seats, 4.84%
Seats before
55
0
Seats won
7
1
Seat change
48
1
Popular vote
1,124,218
264,487
Percentage
19.57%
4.60%
Swing
19.08pp
0.24pp
Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead by the result in each riding. Riding names are listed at the bottom.
The 2018 Ontario general election was held on June 7, 2018, to elect the 124 members of the 42nd Parliament of Ontario .[ 2] The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , led by Doug Ford , won a majority government with 76 of the 124 seats in the legislature. The Ontario New Democratic Party , led by Andrea Horwath , formed the Official Opposition. The Ontario Liberal Party , led by incumbent Premier Kathleen Wynne , lost official party status in recording both the worst result in the party's 161-year history and the worst result for any incumbent governing party in Ontario . The Green Party of Ontario won a seat for the first time in their history, while the Trillium Party of Ontario lost its single seat gained by a floor-crossing during the 41st Parliament .
Background
Redistribution of seats
The Electoral Boundaries Act, 2015 [ 3] 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,[ 4] 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.[ 5] [ 6] This was implemented through the Representation Statute Law Amendment Act, 2017 .[ 7]
The new districts have been criticized as undemocratic, as they have a population of around 30,000 people compared with over 120,000 people in some southern Ontario constituencies. National Post columnist Josh Dehaas suggested that the small population sizes of the ridings might violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms .[ 8]
In September 2017, a research firm analyzed the impact of redistribution if the boundaries had been in effect for the previous election.[ 9]
Change of fixed election date
Under legislation passed in 2005, Ontario elections were to be held on "the first Thursday in October in the fourth calendar year following polling day in the most recent general election", subject to the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario 's power to call an election earlier.[ 10] As the current government had a majority , the passage of a non-confidence motion was not a likely option for calling an early election, though Premier Kathleen Wynne stated in June 2015 that she would likely advise to dissolve the Legislature in spring 2018 rather than in October of that year in order to avoid any conflict with municipal elections and take advantage of better weather and longer days.[ 11]
To put this on a statutory footing, in October 2016 Attorney General of Ontario Yasir Naqvi introduced a bill in the Legislative Assembly which, in part, included moving the election date to "the first Thursday in June in the fourth calendar year following polling day in the most recent general election",[ 2] and it came into effect in December 2016.[ 12]
Prelude to campaign
The Ontario Liberal Party attempted to win their fifth consecutive general election, dating back to 2003 . The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario won their first election since 1999 , and the Ontario New Democratic Party attempted to win their second election (having previously won in 1990 ). Numerous other extra-parliamentary political parties also vied for votes.
The Liberals under Kathleen Wynne headed into the 2018 campaign trailing far behind the Progressive Conservatives, led by former Toronto City Councillor Doug Ford . The Liberals' standing with voters had been badly hurt when they partially privatized Hydro One in 2015, after campaigning against it in the 2014 election, as well as rising criticism over "ballooning provincial debt, high electricity prices and costly, politically expedient decisions".[ 13] [ 14] In early April, the CBC published their analysis of aggregate polls showing that Ford and the Progressive Conservatives were ahead of the other parties averaging 42.1% support, compared to 27.2% for the governing Liberals, 23.4% for the NDP and 5.7% for the Greens[ 15] and with 11 Liberal MPPs announcing they would not be running for re-election or having already resigned their seats in the months leading up to the election.[ 16]
According to Wynne, voters were offered a "stark choice", between "cutting and removing supports from people" with "billions in cuts", which she alleged the Progressive Conservatives would do if they won the election, and expanding investments in social programs such as prescription drugs and childcare , which the Liberal platform promised.[ 17]
In March 2018, the Liberals tabled a pre-election budget in the provincial legislature which promised billions of dollars in new spending for free childcare and expanded coverage for dental care but replaced the government's previous balanced budget with a $6.7 billion deficit projected to last until 2024–2025.[ 18] PC leader Doug Ford called the budget a "spending spree".[ 19]
Mood of the voters
According to Toronto Star columnist Susan Delacourt , voters were motivated by a desire for change—such desire being more driven by emotion than by ideology—and one researcher estimated that more than half of the electorate was undecided in who they were likely to vote for.[ 20] The Huffington Post reported that half of voters were basing their vote intentions on how best to block the party they oppose.[ 21]
In February 2018, Campaign Research conducted a gap analysis on voter intentions in Ontario, and determined the following:
Voter gap analysis by party (February 2018)[ 22]
Liberal
PC
NDP
Highlights
PCs had the lowest proportion of respondents (51%) not willing to vote for them at all, while the Liberals had the highest such proportion (64%)
At 13%, the Liberals' "hard support" was only half that for the PCs
For PCs, the strength of "hard support" increases with age, and older demographics tend to be more reliable voters
Conversely, such support for the Liberals and NDP significantly declines with age, with almost ¾ of those aged 55+ not willing to vote for them at all
= Not voting for party; not considered
= Not voting for party; shared consideration
= Not voting for party; exclusive consideration
= Will vote for party; others considered
= Will vote for party; no others considered
Events leading up to the election (2014–2018)
Date
June 12, 2014
The Liberal Party under Kathleen Wynne wins a majority government in the 41st Ontario general election . Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak announces his intention to step down following the selection of his successor .[ 23]
July 2, 2014
Tim Hudak resigns as leader of the Progressive Conservatives.[ 24] Simcoe—Grey MPP Jim Wilson is named interim leader.[ 25]
July 24, 2014
The Liberals pass their May 1 budget in its final reading.
May 9, 2015
Patrick Brown , the Conservative federal MP for Barrie , is elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party.[ 26]
September 24, 2015
Ontario Provincial Police lay charges in relation to the Sudbury by-election scandal.[ 27]
November 1, 2016
Ontario Provincial Police announce charges under the provincial act against Gerry Lougheed and Patricia Sorbara (CEO and director of the 2018 Liberal campaign) for alleged bribery during a 2015 byelection.[ 28] Sorbara announced that she will step down from the campaign.[ 29]
January 24, 2018
CTV News reports that Progressive Conservative Party leader Patrick Brown is accused by two women of committing sexual misconduct. Brown denies the allegations.[ 30]
January 25, 2018
Patrick Brown resigns as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party.[ 31] [ 32]
January 26, 2018
Progressive Conservative Party caucus chooses Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli as interim leader .[ 33]
March 10, 2018
Doug Ford is elected leader of the Progressive Conservatives on the third ballot of the party's leadership election .[ 34] Fedeli continues as Leader of the Opposition for legislative purposes until the election due to Ford not having a seat in the Legislature.[ 35]
April 11, 2018
First Leaders Debate hosted by the Jamaican Canadian Association. Andrea Horwath, Mike Schreiner, and Premier Kathleen Wynne were in attendance.[ 36]
April 16, 2018
The Ontario NDP release their full election platform.[ 37]
May 7, 2018
First televised debate hosted by CityNews : Toronto-focused debate with Ford, Horwath and Wynne[ 38]
May 9, 2018
Electoral Writ issued.[ 39]
May 11, 2018
Leaders' debate in Parry Sound .[ 40]
May 17, 2018
Candidate nominations close at 2 PM local time.[ 41]
May 26, 2018
Advance voting starts at voting locations and returning offices.[ 42] [ 43]
May 27, 2018
Second televised debate, moderated by Steve Paikin and Farah Nasser , held at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto and aired on CBC , CTV , Global , TVO , CPAC , CHCH and other outlets. Attended by Wynne, Ford, and Horwath.[ 44]
May 30, 2018
Advance voting ends at advance voting locations.[ 42]
June 1, 2018
Advance voting ends at returning offices.[ 42]
June 2, 2018
Premier Wynne concedes that the Liberals will not win the election.[ 45] [ 46]
June 6, 2018
Special ballot voting at returning office or through home visit ends at 6:00 PM EST.[ 42]
June 7, 2018
Election day. Fixed-date of the 2018 provincial election.
Campaign period
Issues
2018 Ontario election – issues and respective party platforms[ 47] [ 48] [ 49] [ 50] [ 51] [ 52]
Issue
Liberal
PC
NDP
Budget
Standing by its last budget's assertion of six consecutive deficits, with a return to balance in 2024–25
Conduct a value-for-money audit of the government's spending
Conduct an independent commission of inquiry into the previous government's spending
Centralize government purchasing
Increase the Risk Management Program limit by $50 million annually
Eliminate the Jobs and Prosperity fund
There will be five consecutive deficits of between $5 billion and $2 billion.
Child care
Publicly-funded child care for all Ontarians aged two-and-a-half to junior kindergarten age, regardless of income
Fund a sliding scale of tax rebates, providing up to $6,750 per child under 15 and giving low-income families as much as 75% of their child-care costs
Income-based scale for child care, providing publicly-funded child care for families earning under $40,000 annually and public funding to reduce the cost of childcare to an average of $12 per day cost for those making over $40,000
Education
Modernize the curriculum and assessment of schools, from kindergarten to grade 12
$3 billion in capital grants over 10 years to post-secondary institutions
$16 billion in spending over 10 years on infrastructure and repairs at Ontario's schools
Cap kindergarten class sizes at 26 students
Abolish standardized EQAO testing
Give OSAP-qualified students non-repayable grants instead of loans
Remove interest from existing student loans and apply interest that has already been paid to the loan principal
Environment
Hire more conservation officers
Create an emissions-reduction fund to subsidize new technologies that reduce emissions
Increase funding for cleaning up garbage
Divert at least 25% of cap-and-trade revenue to help northern, rural and low-income Ontarians adapt to a lower-carbon lifestyle
Spend $50 million on a home-efficiency retrofit program
Healthcare
Create 30,000 new long-term care beds by 2028
Create a publicly-funded universal pharmacare program for seniors
Hire 400 new mental health workers in schools
Create 30,000 new long-term care beds by 2028
Increase funding for mental health
Increase funding for autism treatment by $125 million per year
Create a publicly-funded universal pharmacare program for everyone that covers approximately 125 medications
Create 40,000 new long-term care beds by 2028
Create 2,000 new hospital beds
Hire 4,500 new nurses
Electricity
Standing by its 2017 plan to defer rate increases through current borrowing
Will proceed to sell the Province's remaining 60% interest in Hydro One
Cut rates by 12%, over and above the Liberals' current 25% reduction
Fire the CEO and Board of Hydro One
Cancel energy contracts that are in the pre-construction stage
Regulation
Increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour in 2019
End geographic price variations in car insurance rates
Increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour in 2019
Allow illegal immigrants to access all government services and do not enforce federal immigration laws against them
Impose price controls on gasoline
Taxation
Proceed with last budget's simplification of rate structure for personal income tax
Raise taxes on cigarettes by $4 per carton
Increase taxes on people making over $95,000 per year
Reduce middle-class income tax rates by 20%
Eliminate income tax entirely for minimum-wage earners
Repeal the present cap and trade program
Challenge the federal carbon tax in court
Reduce the small business income tax rate by 8.7%
Reduce gasoline taxes by 10¢ per litre
Reduce diesel taxes by 10.3¢ per litre
Reduce the corporate income tax rate from 11.5% to 10.5%
Reduce aviation fuel taxes for Northern Ontario flights
Exempt the Royal Canadian Legion from being charged property tax
Raise corporate tax rate from 11.5% to 13%
Raise income taxes on people earning over $220,000 by 1%
Raise income taxes on people earning over $300,000 by 2%
Transportation
Fund $79 billion for various public-transit projects over 14 years
Build a Toronto-to-Windsor high-speed rail line
Fund an expansion of light rail O-Train in Ottawa
$5 billion in extra funding for new subways in Toronto
Upload ownership and construction of subway lines from the municipal government to the provincial government
Build the Relief Line subway line
Build the Yonge Extension subway line
Build future crosstown expansions underground
Expand all-day two-way GO service Bowmanville and Kitchener
Finish construction of the Niagara GO Expansion
Restore operations of the Northlander in Northern Ontario
Fund an expansion of light rail O-Train in Ottawa
Ensure that the Scarborough Subway Extension to the Scarborough Town Centre will have three stops
Build the Sheppard Loop with the Scarborough Subway Extension
Party slogans
Endorsements
Endorsements received by each party
Type
Liberal
PC
NDP
Green
No endorsement
Media
Politicians and public figures
Unions and business associations
Ontario Convenience Stores Association[ 83]
Ottawa Police Association[ 84]
United Steelworkers Local 2251[ 85]
Candidates
Candidate nominations
In February 2018, the PC leadership overturned the nomination of candidates Karma Macgregor in Ottawa West—Nepean and Thenusha Parani in Scarborough Centre because of irregularities and allegations of ballot stuffing at their nomination meetings.[ 90] Both candidates denied these claims.[ 91] The nomination meetings were reorganized, and both candidates lost the nomination at those meetings. However, the PC leadership decided not to overturn the nomination meeting's result in Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas , where a similar situation took place, because of an ongoing police investigation on this situation.[ 92]
In March 2018, the NDP nominated Lyra Evans as their candidate in Ottawa—Vanier . Evans was the first openly transgender candidate nominated by a major party to run in an Ontario general election.[ 93] [ 94]
Incumbents not running for reelection
Results
↓
76
40
7
1
Progressive Conservative
New Democratic
Liberal
G
Elections Ontario used electronic vote tabulator machines from Dominion Voting Systems for counting the ballots. Tabulators were deployed at 50 per cent of polling stations at a cost of CA$32,000,000 .[ 109] [ 110] This election was the first time Ontario used vote counting machines for a provincial election, although tabulators have been used in Ontario civic elections for more than 20 years, and also in a 2016 by-election in Whitby-Oshawa .
The original paper ballots marked by voters will be kept for a year along with the digital scans of each ballot by the tabulator.[ 110]
The percentage of votes cast for the Progressive Conservatives by riding.
The percentage of votes cast for the NDP by riding.
The percentage of votes cast for the Liberals by riding.
Change in Progressive Conservative vote share by riding compared to the 2014 Ontario election.
Each dot represents five-thousand votes for the party of the associated colour. Data is based on individual riding results. Dots are placed at random positions within the ridings that they belong to.
A
cartogram showing popular vote in each riding.
The disproportionality of elections to the Legislative Assembly in the 2018 election was 17.96 according to the
Gallagher Index , significantly in favour of the PCs.
Popular vote
PC
40.50%
New Democratic
33.59%
Liberal
19.57%
Green
4.60%
Others
1.74%
Seat summary
PC
61.29%
New Democratic
32.26%
Liberal
5.65%
Green
0.81%
Synopsis of results
Results by riding - 2018 Ontario general election[ a 1]
Riding
Winning party
Turnout[ a 2]
Votes[ a 3]
Party
Votes
Share
Margin #
Margin %
PC
NDP
Lib
Green
Ind
Other
Total
Ajax
PC
19,078
39.1%
3,948
8.1%
54.6%
19,078
15,130
12,607
1,224
220
601
48,860
Algoma—Manitoulin
NDP
17,105
58.6%
9,962
34.1%
53.1%
7,143
17,105
2,365
1,025
–
1,573
29,211
Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill
PC
25,214
56.0%
15,496
34.4%
55.4%
25,214
9,718
8,116
1,195
–
755
44,998
Barrie—Innisfil
PC
22,121
50.0%
9,460
21.4%
54.3%
22,121
12,661
5,543
3,190
–
757
44,272
Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte
PC
20,445
44.7%
7,554
16.5%
57.0%
20,445
12,891
6,210
5,354
335
454
45,689
Bay of Quinte
PC
24,224
48.0%
8,161
16.2%
56.5%
24,224
16,063
7,511
1,730
379
535
50,442
Beaches—East York
NDP
24,064
48.2%
10,584
21.2%
61.2%
9,202
24,064
13,480
2,128
161
879
49,914
Brampton Centre
NDP
12,892
38.4%
89
0.3%
50.3%
12,803
12,892
5,825
1,053
–
1,025
33,598
Brampton East
NDP
18,062
46.9%
5,166
13.4%
51.2%
12,896
18,062
6,398
523
–
616
38,495
Brampton North
NDP
14,877
37.5%
497
1.3%
51.7%
14,380
14,877
8,410
1,366
–
591
39,624
Brampton South
PC
15,652
41.0%
2,733
7.2%
51.6%
15,652
12,919
7,212
1,472
–
914
38,169
Brampton West
PC
14,951
39.4%
490
1.3%
49.9%
14,951
14,461
7,013
999
–
537
37,961
Brantford—Brant
PC
24,437
39.4%
635
1.1%
47.7%
24,437
23,802
5,553
2,741
–
1,655
58,188
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
PC
26,874
54.7%
15,037
30.6%
57.2%
26,874
11,837
6,041
2,927
–
1,449
49,129
Burlington
PC
25,504
40.4%
7,451
11.8%
58.4%
25,504
18,053
15,515
2,828
–
1,155
63,055
Cambridge
PC
17,793
37.0%
2,154
4.5%
63.4%
17,793
15,639
11,191
3,018
–
490
48,131
Carleton
PC
25,798
51.3%
14,490
28.8%
55.2%
25,798
11,308
9,768
1,985
91
1,308
50,258
Chatham-Kent—Leamington
PC
24,078
51.9%
7,520
16.2%
62.0%
24,078
16,558
3,736
1,643
358
–
46,373
Davenport
NDP
27,613
60.3%
19,055
41.6%
56.8%
7,370
27,613
8,558
1,624
69
585
45,819
Don Valley East
Lib
13,012
35.9%
1,028
2.8%
55.2%
11,984
9,937
13,012
917
–
367
36,217
Don Valley North
PC
18,046
44.4%
5,489
13.5%
53.8%
18,046
8,476
12,557
1,039
–
489
40,607
Don Valley West
Lib
17,802
38.9%
181
0.4%
61.3%
17,621
8,620
17,802
1,268
–
466
45,777
Dufferin—Caledon
PC
29,704
53.1%
18,323
32.7%
56.6%
29,704
11,381
6,972
7,011
–
888
55,956
Durham
PC
28,575
47.0%
9,322
15.3%
59.9%
28,575
19,253
10,237
2,360
–
382
60,807
Eglinton—Lawrence
PC
19,999
40.4%
957
1.9%
60.1%
19,999
8,985
19,042
1,190
–
311
49,527
Elgin—Middlesex—London
PC
29,264
55.5%
12,341
23.4%
59.4%
29,264
16,923
3,857
2,029
–
694
52,767
Essex
NDP
26,134
47.9%
2,711
5.0%
56.1%
23,423
26,134
3,026
1,920
–
–
54,503
Etobicoke Centre
PC
24,432
43.0%
4,724
8.3%
61.9%
24,432
10,311
19,708
1,329
162
883
56,825
Etobicoke—Lakeshore
PC
22,626
38.3%
3,225
5.5%
58.6%
22,626
19,401
14,305
2,138
–
523
58,993
Etobicoke North
PC
19,055
52.5%
9,845
27.1%
50.6%
19,055
9,210
6,601
1,026
–
414
36,306
Flamborough—Glanbrook
PC
22,454
43.5%
4,824
9.4%
60.6%
22,454
17,630
7,967
2,307
–
1,230
51,588
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
PC
19,952
41.0%
4,543
9.3%
55.4%
19,952
10,610
15,409
1,427
–
1,292
48,690
Guelph
Grn
29,082
45.0%
14,998
23.4%
61.1%
14,084
13,929
6,537
29,082
–
945
64,577
Haldimand—Norfolk
PC
28,889
57.1%
15,280
30.2%
59.2%
28,889
13,609
4,656
2,095
–
1,344
50,593
Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock
PC
32,406
56.7%
17,264
30.2%
59.7%
32,406
15,142
5,655
2,551
–
1,389
57,143
Hamilton Centre
NDP
23,866
65.2%
18,136
49.6%
48.9%
5,730
23,866
3,982
2,102
156
739
36,575
Hamilton East—Stoney Creek
NDP
22,518
51.1%
9,834
22.3%
53.1%
12,684
22,518
5,320
1,884
–
1,614
44,020
Hamilton Mountain
NDP
24,406
54.6%
11,515
25.8%
56.2%
12,891
24,406
4,134
2,300
–
986
44,717
Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas
NDP
23,921
43.2%
6,732
12.2%
62.3%
17,189
23,921
10,960
2,302
247
771
55,390
Hastings—Lennox and Addington
PC
22,374
50.2%
7,933
17.8%
59.1%
22,374
14,441
5,180
1,924
–
602
44,521
Humber River—Black Creek
NDP
11,573
37.4%
2,206
7.1%
47.3%
9,367
11,573
8,642
485
–
862
30,929
Huron—Bruce
PC
27,646
52.4%
12,320
23.3%
63.5%
27,646
15,326
7,356
1,804
–
670
52,802
Kanata—Carleton
PC
23,089
43.2%
7,497
14.0%
62.3%
23,089
15,592
9,090
2,827
–
2,855
53,453
Kenora—Rainy River
PC
9,748
48.6%
2,255
11.2%
54.1%
9,748
7,493
2,123
707
–
–
20,071
Kiiwetinoong
NDP
3,232
49.9%
1,467
22.7%
45.8%
1,765
3,232
983
406
–
91
6,477
King—Vaughan
PC
29,136
56.6%
17,124
33.3%
55.5%
29,136
7,921
12,012
1,754
–
638
51,461
Kingston and the Islands
NDP
21,788
39.2%
6,476
11.6%
57.3%
14,512
21,788
15,312
3,574
–
458
55,644
Kitchener Centre
NDP
20,512
43.4%
7,432
15.7%
58.3%
13,080
20,512
9,499
3,234
–
955
47,280
Kitchener—Conestoga
PC
17,005
39.6%
686
1.6%
59.9%
17,005
16,319
6,035
2,853
–
762
42,974
Kitchener South—Hespeler
PC
16,511
38.9%
770
1.8%
55.8%
16,511
15,741
6,335
3,198
275
423
42,483
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
PC
27,906
58.3%
11,108
22.0%
60.8%
27,906
16,800
3,143
1,660
–
915
50,424
Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston
PC
26,194
52.0%
10,855
21.6%
62.0%
26,194
15,339
5,359
2,410
440
601
50,343
Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes
PC
30,002
61.3%
20,314
41.5%
60.2%
30,002
9,688
6,543
2,347
–
389
48,969
London—Fanshawe
NDP
25,272
55.7%
11,753
25.9%
49.6%
13,519
25,272
3,797
2,050
–
753
45,391
London North Centre
NDP
25,757
47.6%
9,056
16.7%
54.9%
16,701
25,757
8,501
2,493
–
661
54,113
London West
NDP
32,644
55.3%
15,511
26.3%
60.6%
17,133
32,644
5,847
2,211
–
1,161
58,996
Markham—Stouffville
PC
25,912
48.1%
11,905
22.1%
58.6%
25,912
10,997
14,007
2,153
–
777
53,846
Markham—Thornhill
PC
18,943
50.4%
9,783
26.0%
52.2%
18,943
8,010
9,160
859
–
576
37,548
Markham—Unionville
PC
29,305
62.4%
20,849
44.4%
54.7%
29,305
7,778
8,456
996
–
405
46,940
Milton
PC
18,249
41.7%
5,185
11.8%
56.1%
18,249
9,740
13,064
2,200
–
536
43,789
Mississauga Centre
PC
17,860
40.9%
5,814
13.3%
49.8%
17,860
12,046
11,102
1,149
–
1,553
43,710
Mississauga East—Cooksville
PC
17,862
41.1%
4,739
10.9%
51.5%
17,862
9,871
13,123
1,498
–
1,051
43,405
Mississauga—Erin Mills
PC
19,631
41.6%
6,610
14.0%
55.1%
19,631
13,021
11,965
1,296
–
1,265
47,178
Mississauga—Lakeshore
PC
22,520
42.3%
3,884
14.0%
59.3%
22,520
9,735
18,636
1,572
–
736
53,199
Mississauga—Malton
PC
14,712
39.1%
2,361
6.3%
48.4%
14,712
12,351
7,813
674
1,187
874
37,611
Mississauga—Streetsville
PC
20,879
43.5%
8,486
17.7%
55.5%
20,879
12,393
12,344
1,349
–
999
47,964
Mushkegowuk—James Bay
NDP
4,827
51.8%
2,032
21.8%
54.0%
2,795
4,827
1,332
167
–
203
9,324
Nepean
PC
23,899
45.1%
8,789
16.6%
58.7%
23,899
15,110
10,383
2,739
–
826
52,957
Newmarket—Aurora
PC
24,813
47.7%
12,408
23.9%
59.0%
24,813
12,405
11,840
1,859
447
649
52,013
Niagara Centre
NDP
21,618
44.2%
3,285
6.7%
56.1%
18,333
21,618
5,779
1,803
217
1,124
48,874
Niagara Falls
NDP
30,161
50.8%
9,035
15.2%
54.6%
21,126
30,161
5,554
2,057
–
483
59,381
Niagara West
PC
24,394
52.8%
10,625
23.0%
63.3%
24,394
13,769
4,859
2,590
–
578
46,190
Nickel Belt
NDP
23,157
63.5%
15,139
41.5%
55.4%
8,018
23,157
3,182
1,137
–
973
36,467
Nipissing
PC
17,598
49.9%
4,604
13.1%
58.2%
17,598
12,994
2,794
997
–
860
35,243
Northumberland—Peterborough South
PC
27,386
45.3%
12,582
20.8%
64.6%
27,386
14,804
14,603
2,740
–
890
60,423
Oakville
PC
24,837
43.7%
4,510
7.9%
62.5%
24,837
9,424
20,327
1,986
–
297
56,871
Oakville North—Burlington
PC
25,691
46.4%
12,195
22.0%
60.2%
25,691
13,496
13,487
2,052
–
625
55,351
Orléans
Lib
24,972
39.0%
2,463
3.8%
62.8%
22,509
14,033
24,972
1,603
435
398
63,950
Oshawa
NDP
24,301
44.9%
1,707
3.2%
54.6%
22,594
24,301
4,278
1,957
–
1,013
54,143
Ottawa Centre
NDP
29,675
46.1%
8,564
13.3%
61.2%
10,327
29,675
21,111
2,266
–
1,024
64,403
Ottawa South
Lib
20,773
39.6%
5,454
10.4%
56.9%
15,319
14,250
20,773
1,618
–
456
52,416
Ottawa—Vanier
Lib
20,555
42.9%
6,323
13.2%
51.5%
10,252
14,232
20,555
1,955
–
964
47,958
Ottawa West—Nepean
PC
16,590
32.8%
175
0.3%
57.0%
16,590
16,415
14,810
1,937
–
793
50,545
Oxford
PC
29,152
55.7%
13,235
25.3%
59.2%
29,152
15,917
3,620
2,254
335
1,033
52,311
Parkdale—High Park
NDP
32,407
59.4%
22,586
41.4%
62.4%
9,821
32,407
9,271
2,544
–
506
54,549
Parry Sound—Muskoka
PC
22,662
48.1%
12,277
26.0%
59.2%
22,662
10,385
4,071
9,438
219
368
47,143
Perth—Wellington
PC
23,736
50.7%
9,351
20.0%
60.3%
23,736
14,385
5,062
2,746
–
914
46,843
Peterborough—Kawartha
PC
22,904
37.7%
2,386
3.9%
62.7%
22,904
20,518
14,946
2,024
–
398
60,790
Pickering—Uxbridge
PC
22,447
42.2%
5,414
10.2%
58.9%
22,447
17,033
10,851
2,105
373
384
53,193
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
PC
33,350
69.2%
25,284
52.5%
59.7%
33,350
8,066
4,701
1,436
–
646
48,199
Richmond Hill
PC
22,224
51.2%
10,116
23.3%
52.2%
22,224
7,490
12,108
1,248
–
301
43,371
St. Catharines
NDP
18,911
36.6%
1,558
3.0%
58.1%
17,353
18,911
12,671
1,923
–
792
51,650
Sarnia—Lambton
PC
26,811
52.7%
7,816
15.4%
60.9%
26,811
18,995
2,246
1,856
71
851
50,830
Sault Ste. Marie
PC
13,498
42.0%
414
1.3%
54.5%
13,498
13,084
3,199
1,044
–
1,292
32,117
Scarborough—Agincourt
PC
18,582
50.4%
8,153
22.1%
51.3%
18,582
6,434
10,429
635
189
602
36,871
Scarborough Centre
PC
15,266
38.4%
2,019
5.1%
53.2%
15,266
13,247
8,791
919
–
1,481
39,704
Scarborough—Guildwood
Lib
11,972
33.3%
74
0.2%
52.9%
11,898
9,917
11,972
878
66
1,174
35,905
Scarborough North
PC
17,413
51.0%
9,093
26.7%
50.8%
17,413
8,320
7,519
543
–
318
34,113
Scarborough—Rouge Park
PC
16,224
38.6%
963
2.3%
55.5%
16,224
15,261
8,785
1,014
–
731
42,015
Scarborough Southwest
NDP
19,835
45.7%
6,270
14.4%
56.0%
13,565
19,835
8,228
1,174
–
641
43,443
Simcoe—Grey
PC
34,094
55.9%
20,650
33.9%
57.1%
34,094
13,444
8,780
4,192
–
453
60,963
Simcoe North
PC
25,236
46.9%
10,158
18.9%
58.9%
25,236
15,078
9,523
3,632
–
320
53,789
Spadina—Fort York
NDP
24,677
49.6%
12,907
26.0%
53.4%
10,834
24,677
11,770
1,815
–
635
49,731
Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry
PC
26,780
61.5%
17,364
39.9%
54.1%
26,780
9,416
5,386
1,596
–
360
43,538
Sudbury
NDP
17,386
48.1%
8,981
24.8%
54.2%
8,405
17,386
8,108
1,504
82
682
36,167
Thornhill
PC
28,889
61.1%
19,755
41.8%
56.2%
28,889
9,134
6,985
1,043
–
1,208
47,259
Thunder Bay—Atikokan
NDP
11,793
36.3%
81
0.3%
54.7%
7,555
11,793
11,712
880
–
585
32,525
Thunder Bay—Superior North
Lib
11,973
39.9%
813
2.7%
53.8%
5,395
11,160
11,973
838
–
669
30,035
Timiskaming—Cochrane
NDP
16,806
61.2%
10,646
38.8%
53.1%
6,160
16,806
2,476
723
–
1,296
27,461
Timmins
NDP
8,978
57.4%
4,344
27.8%
48.1%
4,634
8,978
1,378
273
–
370
15,633
Toronto Centre
NDP
23,688
53.7%
11,702
26.5%
54.3%
6,234
23,688
11,986
1,377
–
863
44,148
Toronto—Danforth
NDP
32,938
64.2%
24,807
48.4%
61.6%
8,131
32,938
7,216
2,248
228
508
51,269
Toronto—St. Paul's
NDP
18,843
36.0%
1,345
2.6%
60.7%
13,780
18,843
17,498
1,690
–
591
52,402
University—Rosedale
NDP
24,537
49.7%
13,639
27.6%
56.6%
10,431
24,537
10,898
2,652
220
674
49,412
Vaughan—Woodbridge
PC
21,687
50.5%
7,945
18.5%
56.0%
21,687
6,254
13,742
972
–
291
42,946
Waterloo
NDP
27,315
50.5%
10,342
19.1%
61.8%
16,973
27,315
6,577
2,613
–
566
54,044
Wellington—Halton Hills
PC
31,659
54.0%
17,572
30.0%
61.1%
31,659
14,087
7,492
5,066
–
320
58,624
Whitby
PC
26,471
45.8%
5,313
9.2%
60.3%
26,471
21,158
7,441
1,958
–
768
57,796
Willowdale
PC
17,732
43.6%
6,917
17.0%
50.5%
17,732
10,481
10,815
932
233
453
40,646
Windsor—Tecumseh
NDP
25,221
58.4%
13,544
31.4%
47.8%
11,677
25,221
3,513
1,909
863
–
43,183
Windsor West
NDP
20,276
52.1%
9,203
23.7%
43.3%
11,073
20,276
5,722
1,393
–
435
38,899
York Centre
PC
18,434
50.1%
9,817
26.7%
52.9%
18,434
8,617
7,865
843
–
1,002
36,761
York—Simcoe
PC
26,050
57.3%
15,395
33.8%
54.9%
26,050
10,655
6,182
2,195
–
409
45,491
York South—Weston
NDP
13,455
36.1%
1,165
3.1%
49.2%
12,290
13,455
10,379
946
–
228
37,298
Detailed analysis
Elections to the 42nd Parliament of Ontario (2018)[ 111] [ 112] [ 113]
Political party
Party leader
MPPs
Votes
Candidates
2014
Dissol.
2018
±
#
%
± (pp)
Progressive Conservative
Doug Ford
124
28
27
76
48
2,326,523
40.19%
9.08
New Democratic
Andrea Horwath
124
21
18
40
19
1,929,966
33.34%
9.68
Liberal
Kathleen Wynne
124
58
55
7
51
1,124,346
19.42%
19.10
Green
Mike Schreiner
124
–
–
1
1
264,519
4.57%
0.31
Libertarian
Allen Small
117
–
–
–
–
42,822
0.74%
0.04
None of the Above
Greg Vezina
42
–
–
–
–
16,146
0.28%
0.20
Independents and no affiliation
32
–
2
–
–
8,226
0.14%
0.06
Trillium
Bob Yaciuk
26
–
1
–
–
8,091
0.14%
0.13
Northern Ontario
Trevor Holliday
10
–
–
–
–
5,912
0.10%
0.08
Consensus Ontario
Brad Harness
10
–
–
–
–
2,682
0.05%
New
Freedom
Paul McKeever
14
–
–
–
–
2,565
0.04%
0.20
Ontario Party
Jason Tysick
5
–
–
–
–
2,316
0.04%
New
Moderate
Yuri Duboisky
16
–
–
–
–
2,199
0.04%
0.03
Communist
Dave McKee
12
–
–
–
–
1,471
0.03%
0.01
Canadians' Choice Party
Bahman Yazdanfar
5
–
–
–
–
1,239
0.02%
0.01
Stop the New Sex-Ed Agenda
Queenie Yu
3
–
–
–
–
1,078
0.02%
New
Ontario Alliance
Joshua E. Eriksen
3
–
–
–
–
802
0.01%
New
New People's Choice Party
Daryl Christoff
3
–
–
–
–
634
0.01%
New
Special Needs
Hilton Milan
5
–
–
–
–
631
0.01%
People's Political Party
Kevin Clarke
6
–
–
–
–
628
0.01%
0.01
Confederation of Regions
vacant
2
–
–
–
–
386
0.01%
Stop Climate Change
Ken Ranney
2
–
–
–
–
340
0.01%
New
Canadian Economic Party
Patrick Knight
2
–
–
–
–
321
0.01%
New
Go Vegan
Paul Figueiras
2
–
–
–
–
256
–
0.02
Cultural Action Party
Arthur Smitherman
3
–
–
–
–
215
–
New
Multicultural Party of Ontario
Wasyl Luczkiw
2
–
–
–
–
191
–
New
Party of Objective Truth
Derrick Matthews
2
–
–
–
–
176
–
New
Pauper
John Turmel
2
–
–
–
–
112
–
Social Reform Party
Abu Alam
2
–
–
–
–
67
–
New
Vacant
4
Blank and invalid ballots
61,426
1.06
Total
825
107
107
124
5,806,286
100.00%
Registered voters / turnout
10,246,066
56.67%
5.38
Summary analysis
Regional analysis
Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario – seats won by region (2018)
Party
Toronto
905 Belt
Ham/Niagara
Central
East
Midwest
Southwest
North
Total
Progressive Conservative
11
21
6
10
11
9
4
4
76
New Democratic
11
4
7
2
2
6
8
40
Liberal
3
3
1
7
Green
1
1
Total
25
25
13
10
16
12
10
13
124
Significant results among independent and minor party candidates
Those candidates not belonging to a major party, receiving more than 1,000 votes in the election, are listed below:
Opinion polls
Campaign period
Evolution of voting intentions during the 2018 Ontario provincial election campaign. Plot generated in R from data in the table below. Trendlines are local regressions , with polls weighted by proximity in time and sample size. 95% confidence ribbons represent uncertainty about the regressions, not the likelihood that actual election results would fall within the intervals.
Polling firm
Last date of polling
Link
Liberal
Progressive Conservative
New Democrat
Green
Other
Margin of error
Sample size
Polling method
Lead
Election
June 7, 2018
Archive
19.6
40.5
33.6
4.6
1.7
6.9
Forum Research
June 6, 2018
PDF [permanent dead link ]
21
39
34
5
1
±3 pp
2,178
IVR
5
Research Co.
June 6, 2018
HTML
20
39
37
4
1
±3.8 pp
661
Online
2
EKOS
June 6, 2018
PDF
18.9
39.1
35.1
4.5
2.4
±2.8 pp
1,230
IVR
4.0
Pollara
June 5, 2018
PDF
17
38
38
6
2
±3.3 pp
906 (1/3)
Online/telephone (rolling)
0
Ipsos
June 5, 2018
HTML
19
39
36
6*
±3.1 pp
1,501
Online/telephone
3
Mainstreet Research
June 4, 2018
HTML
20.2
39.0
34.3
4.9
1.7
±1.7 pp
3,320
IVR
4.7
Leger
June 4, 2018
HTML
18
39
38
5*
N/A
1,008
Online
1
Pollara
June 4, 2018
PDF
17
39
37
6
1
±3.0 pp
1,083 (1/4)
Online/telephone (rolling)
2
Pollara
June 3, 2018
PDF
20
38
37
5
1
±2.7 pp
1,275 (1/4)
Online/telephone (rolling)
1
Forum Research
June 2, 2018
PDF
18
38
37
5
2
±3 pp
2,349
IVR
1
Abacus Data
June 2, 2018
HTML Archived August 4, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
23
33
37
5
2
±1.9 pp
2,646
Online
4
Pollara
June 2, 2018
PDF
20
37
37
5
1
±2.6 pp
1,447
Online/telephone
0
EKOS
May 31, 2018
PDF
19.3
38.6
34.9
5.9
1.2
±3.1 pp
990 (2/3)
IVR (rolling)
3.7
Research Co.
May 31, 2018
HTML
18
38
39
4
1
±3.7 pp
701
Online
1
Forum Research
May 29, 2018
PDF
19
39
35
5
2
±2 pp
2,602
IVR
4
H+K Strategies
May 29, 2018
HTML
19
37
39
6
±2.5 pp
1,500
Online
2
EKOS
May 29, 2018
PDF
19.1
37.9
38.4
3.3
1.3
±3.2 pp
945
IVR
0.5
Angus Reid
May 29, 2018
PDF
17
37
39
5
2
±3.5 pp
773
Online
2
Innovative Research
May 29, 2018
PDF
22
34
36
6
2
N/A
958
Online
2
Innovative Research
May 29, 2018
PDF
21
34
37
6
1
±4.0 pp
611
Telephone
3
Pollara
May 28, 2018
PDF
17
32
43
5
2
±3.5 pp
800
Online
11
Media consortium leaders' debate in Toronto (May 27, 2018)[ 115]
Mainstreet Research
May 27, 2018
HTML
16.0
37.9
39.3
4.5
2.4
±2.39 pp
1,682
IVR
1.4
Ipsos
May 27, 2018
HTML
22
37
34
7*
±3.2 pp
1,241
Online/telephone
3
Abacus Data
May 26, 2018
HTML Archived July 12, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
23
33
37
4
2
±3.5 pp
800
Online
4
EKOS
May 24, 2018
PDF
20.4
34.9
35.6
7.0
2.1
±3.1 pp
1,021
IVR
0.7
Forum Research
May 23, 2018
PDF
14
33
47
4
2
±3 pp
906
IVR
14
Innovative Research
May 23, 2018
PDF
26
36
31
6
1
N/A
1,074
Online
5
Pollara
May 22, 2018
HTML
18
37
38
5
2
±3.3 pp
870
Online
1
Leger
May 22, 2018
PDF
21
37
37
5*
±3.09 pp
1,008
Online
0
Ipsos
May 21, 2018
HTML
23
36
37
4*
±3.5 pp
1,000
Online
1
Abacus Data
May 18, 2018
HTML Archived August 4, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
24
35
34
5
2
±1.9 pp
2,824
Online
1
Mainstreet Research
May 18, 2018
HTML
22.3
41.9
29.3
5.0
1.4
±2.02 pp
2,350
IVR
12.6
EKOS
May 17, 2018
PDF
23.3
39.1
29.8
5.4
2.3
±2.9 pp
1,124
IVR
9.3
H+K Strategies
May 15, 2018
HTML
23
38
32
7*
±2.5 pp
1,500
Online
6
Ipsos
May 14, 2018
HTML
22
40
35
3*
±3.5 pp
1,000
Online
5
Innovative Research
May 12, 2018
PDF
27
35
31
6
1
N/A
1,529
Online
4
Leaders' debate in Parry Sound (May 11, 2018)
Mainstreet Research
May 11, 2018
HTML
22.1
42.3
28.4
5.4
1.8
±1.95 pp
2,534
IVR
13.9
Forum Research
May 9, 2018
PDF
22
40
33
4
2
±4 pp
777
IVR
7
Innovative Research
May 9, 2018
PDF Archived May 16, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
28
38
28
6
1
N/A
915
Online
10
City Toronto leaders' debate (May 7, 2018)[ 116]
* Includes support for the Green Party
Best Premier and Party Leader Approval Ratings
Date
Firm
Best Premier ratings
Approval ratings
Ford
Horwath
Wynne
Ford
Horwath
Wynne
Approve
Disapprove
Approve
Disapprove
Approve
Disapprove
June 6, 2018
Research Co.
36%
55%
54%
34%
29%
64%
June 2, 2018
Forum Research
27%
31%
17%
27%
55%
41%
34%
23%
65%
June 2, 2018
Abacus Data
25%
48%
42%
20%
21%
56%
May 31, 2018
Research Co.
23%
28%
15%
33%
56%
52%
34%
27%
64%
May 29, 2018
Forum Research
29%
30%
16%
30%
53%
40%
32%
23%
65%
May 29, 2018
Angus Reid
25%
34%
15%
May 29, 2018
Innovative Research
23%
30%
14%
30%
54%
48%
23%
25%
59%
May 26, 2018
Abacus Data
27%
45%
44%
15%
19%
60%
May 23, 2018
Forum Research
30%
33%
15%
32%
51%
43%
26%
19%
69%
May 23, 2018
Innovative Research
24%
26%
19%
27%
57%
46%
20%
24%
61%
May 22, 2018
Leger
23%
28%
12%
May 18, 2018
Abacus Data
26%
46%
42%
13%
17%
60%
May 12, 2018
Innovative Research
24%
26%
16%
31%
52%
44%
17%
21%
62%
May 9, 2018
Forum Research
34%
49%
42%
25%
20%
71%
Major Regional Polls – Toronto
Polling firm
Last date of polling
Link
Lib
PC
NDP
Gre
Oth
Margin of error
Sample size
Polling method
Lead
Campaign Research
May 16, 2018
HTML
27
35
32
5
2
±2.3 pp
1,871
Online
3
Leaders' debate in Parry Sound (May 11, 2018)
Mainstreet Research
May 7, 2018
PDF
31.1
36.6
23.1
5.9
3.4
±2.19 pp
2,000
IVR
5.5
CityTV Toronto leaders' debate (May 7, 2018)[ 116]
Pre-campaign period
Ten-poll average of Ontario opinion polls from June 12, 2014, to the last possible date of the next election on June 6, 2018. Each line corresponds to a political party.
Polling organisation
Last date of polling
Source
Lib
PC
NDP
Gr
Oth
Polling type
Sample size
Margin of error
Ipsos
May 7, 2018
HTML
26
40
29
–
5
Online/telephone
1,197
±3.2%
EKOS Research
May 6, 2018
Twitter
24.4
41.1
25.6
6.5
2
IVR
2,018
±2.2%
Abacus Data
May 6, 2018
HTML
29
35
29
5
2
Online
1,755
±2.4%
Nanos Research
May 6, 2018
PDF
28.5
41.1
24.3
5.9
Telephone
500
±4.4%
Pollara
May 4, 2018
HTML
23
40
30
6
1
Online
1,010
±3.1%
Leger
April 23, 2018
HTML
26
43
26
–
Online
1,000+
Nanos Research
April 22, 2018
PDF
30.6
42.2
21.4
5.3
Telephone
2,098
±2.1%
Forum Research
April 18, 2018
PDF
21
46
27
4
2
IVR
1,126
±3%
Mainstreet Research
April 18, 2018
HTML
28.2
44.9
21.3
4.0
1.6
IVR
1,763
±2.33%
Ipsos
April 9, 2018
HTML
27
40
28
–
5
Online
800
±4.0%
Innovative Research
April 9, 2018
HTML
29.9
42.5
20.7
6.9
1.1
Online
600
±4.0%
Abacus Data
April 8, 2018
HTML
28
40
24
6
2
Online
4,177
±1.5%
EKOS Research
April 5, 2018
PDF
29.3
43.0
20.7
5.2
1.8
IVR
1,067
±3.0%
Mainstreet Research
April 4, 2018
HTML
23.9
50.3
18.3
5.2
2.4
IVR
1,969
±2.21%
Forum Research
March 29, 2018
PDF
29
36
26
7
2
IVR
728
±4%
Innovative Research
March 20, 2018
PDF
26
44
22
7
1
Telephone
603
±4.0%
Mainstreet Research
March 18, 2018
HTML
26.2
47.0
18.6
6.4
1.8
IVR
2,003
±2.23%
Campaign Research
March 14, 2018
HTML
27
43
23
5
1
Online
1,637
±2.4%
Leger
March 14, 2018
PDF
26
42
24
–
8
Online
1,008
±3.087%
Ipsos
March 14, 2018
HTML
32
39
25
–
3
Online
803
±4.0%
Forum Research
March 11, 2018
PDF
23
44
27
5
2
IVR
923
±3%
10 March 2018
Doug Ford is elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party
Angus Reid
March 7, 2018
PDF
24
50
22
–
4
Online
807
±3.4%
DART
February 27, 2018
PDF
19
44
24
–
13
Online
962
±3.6%
Nanos Research
February 26, 2018
PDF
30.5
43.5
23.2
2.8
Telephone
502
±4.4%
Forum Research
February 23, 2018
PDF
21
46
24
7
2
IVR
1,005
±3%
Ipsos
February 19, 2018
HTML
29
38
26
–
7
Online
802
±4.0%
Forum Research
February 17, 2018
PDF
24
49
19
7
2
IVR
949
±3%
Campaign Research
February 11, 2018
HTML
28
43
20
8
1
Online
1,426
±2.5%
Leger
January 2018
HTML
33
36
26
Online
996
±3.1%
Innovative Research
January 29, 2018
PDF
32
36
21
9
2
Online
1,027
26 January 2018
Vic Fedeli is appointed as interim leader of the Ontario PC Party
Forum Research
January 25, 2018
PDF
27
42
23
6
2
IVR
751
±4%
25 January 2018
Patrick Brown resigns as Ontario PC leader
Innovative Research
January 17, 2018
PDF
35
38
18
8
1
Online
1,040
Forum Research
January 13, 2018
PDF
24
43
24
7
2
IVR
1,022
±3%
Campaign Research
January 11, 2018
HTML
34
35
23
6
2
Online
1,544
±2.5%
Mainstreet Research
January 6, 2018
PDF
32
43
18
7
IVR
2,375
±2.01%
Nanos Research
December 18, 2017
PDF
33.5
41.4
20.5
4.0
Telephone
500
±4.4%
Ipsos
December 14, 2017
HTML
28
36
28
–
9
Online
829
±4.0%
Campaign Research
December 6, 2017
HTML
35
34
22
7
2
Online
1,495
±2.5%
Forum Research
November 30, 2017
PDF
24
40
26
8
2
IVR
861
±3%
Innovative Research
November 17, 2017
PDF
31
41
19
8
1
Telephone
607
±4.0%
Campaign Research
November 9, 2017
HTML
32
35
23
9
1
Online
1,263
±2.8%
Nanos Research
October 29, 2017
PDF
29.2
38.3
26.0
6.4
Telephone
500
±4.4%
Forum Research
October 25, 2017
PDF
24
45
22
7
2
IVR
946
±3%
Campaign Research
October 11, 2017
HTML
32
36
25
7
1
Online
1,347
±2.7%
Forum Research
September 27, 2017
PDF
22
44
27
5
2
IVR
801
±3%
Innovative Research
September 18, 2017
PDF
35
40
18
5
1
Telephone
608
±4.0%
Campaign Research
September 11, 2017
HTML
33
38
23
6
0
Online
1,133
±2.9%
Ipsos
September 11, 2017
HTML
32
39
22
–
7
Online
800
±4.0%
Forum Research
August 24, 2017
PDF
25
40
27
6
2
IVR
981
±3%
Nanos Research
August 17, 2017
PDF
31.2
42.2
19.5
6.7
Telephone
500
±4.4%
Innovative Research
July 19, 2017
HTML
36
40
17
6
1
Telephone
605
±4.0%
Campaign Research
July 10, 2017
HTML
31
38
23
6
1
Online
943
±3%
Innovative Research
June 27, 2017
HTML
35
39
20
5
1
Telephone
600
±4.0%
Forum Research
June 14, 2017
PDF
23
44
24
7
2
IVR
1,003
±3%
Campaign Research
June 12, 2017
HTML
30
38
24
7
1
Online
1,118
±3%
Mainstreet Research
May 25, 2017
HTML
29
43
24
5
–
IVR
2,000
±2.19%
Campaign Research
May 13, 2017
HTML
37
34
22
6
1
Online
864
±4%
Forum Research
May 10, 2017
PDF
28
41
23
6
3
IVR
1,103
±3%
Campaign Research
April 11, 2017
HTML
31
36
25
Online
979
±3%
Innovative Research
April 5, 2017
PDF
29
40
23
6
2
Online
779
Forum Research
March 30, 2017
PDF
19
43
28
8
2
IVR
884
±3.3%
Mainstreet Research
March 12, 2017
HTML
30
40
24
6
–
IVR
2,531
±1.95%
Forum Research
February 16, 2017
PDF
24
44
25
6
2
IVR
1,120
±3%
Mainstreet Research
February 12, 2017
HTML
29
39
27
4
–
IVR
2,524
±1.95%
Campaign Research
January 29, 2017
HTML
28
50
15
5
2
IVR
676
±4%
Forum Research
November 21, 2016
PDF
24
43
24
8
2
IVR
1,184
±3%
Nanos Research
November 19, 2016
PDF
31.9
39.9
22.2
5.2
0.8
Telephone
500
±4.4%
Mainstreet Research
November 2, 2016
HTML
25
43
27
6
–
IVR
2,524
±1.95%
Forum Research
October 18, 2016
PDF
24
43
23
8
2
IVR
1,124
±3%
Innovative Research
September 24, 2016
PDF
33
38
20
8
–
Telephone
600
±4.0%
Ipsos
September 22, 2016
HTML
40
35
20
5
–
Online
800
±4%
Mainstreet Research
September 18, 2016
HTML
28
43
23
6
–
IVR
2,562
±1.94%
Forum Research
September 13, 2016
PDF
25
45
23
6
2
IVR
1,154
±3%
Ipsos
September 9, 2016
HTML
35
37
23
5
–
Online
800
±4%
8 September 2016
Premier Kathleen Wynne prorogues the legislature
Forum Research
August 15, 2016
PDF
28
41
23
6
2
IVR
1,097
±3%
Forum Research
July 12, 2016
PDF
35
42
17
5
2
IVR
1,183
±3%
Forum Research
June 21, 2016
PDF
30
40
21
8
2
IVR
1,173
±3%
Forum Research
May 31, 2016
PDF
30
40
21
7
2
IVR
1,172
±3%
Mainstreet Research
May 18, 2016
HTML
36
38
20
5
–
IVR
2,537
±1.95%
Forum Research
April 25, 2016
PDF
34
39
21
5
2
IVR
1,157
±3%
Forum Research
March 23, 2016
PDF
30
40
24
5
2
IVR
1,225
±3%
Forum Research
February 29, 2016
PDF
27
44
22
6
2
IVR
1,148
±3%
Mainstreet Research
February 16, 2016
HTML
33
36
26
5
–
IVR
2,623
±1.91%
Forum Research
December 20, 2015
PDF
31
34
26
7
2
IVR
1,003
±3%
Ipsos
November 9, 2015
HTML
44
31
20
4
–
Online
1,002
±3.5%
Forum Research
November 4, 2015
PDF
30
36
26
6
1
IVR
1,158
±3%
Mainstreet Research
November 1, 2015
HTML
28
40
25
7
–
IVR
2,506
±1.96%
Mainstreet Research
September 21, 2015
HTML
30
40
24
7
–
IVR
4,610
±1.5%
Forum Research
August 13, 2015
PDF
26
35
33
4
2
IVR
1,001
±3%
Forum Research
July 5, 2015
PDF
26
32
35
5
2
IVR
678
±4%
Ipsos
May 20, 2015
HTML
34.13
32.37
25.19
8.31
–
Online
1,002
±3.5%
Innovative Research
May 19, 2015
PDF
34
35
24
6
–
Telephone
606
±4.0%
Forum Research
May 11, 2015
PDF
24
33
36
5
2
IVR
1,001
±3%
9 May 2015
Patrick Brown is elected leader of the Ontario PC Party
Forum Research
April 30, 2015
PDF
29
36
24
9
2
IVR
912
±3%
Innovative Research
April 26, 2015
PDF
40
33
18
8
1
Online
1,017
Forum Research
March 26, 2015
PDF
29
34
27
8
2
IVR
881
±3%
Environics
March 25, 2015
HTML
32
33
27
7
–
Telephone
989
±3.1%
Forum Research
February 27, 2015
PDF
32
39
21
6
2
IVR
996
±3%
Forum Research
January 30, 2015
PDF
37
36
19
6
2
IVR
1,028
±3%
Forum Research
December 20, 2014
PDF
35
36
20
7
2
IVR
1,058
±3%
Forum Research
November 29, 2014
PDF
37
37
17
7
2
IVR
1,054
±3%
Forum Research
November 1, 2014
PDF
40
35
19
4
2
IVR
1,104
±3%
Forum Research
October 1, 2014
PDF
36
34
23
6
1
IVR
1,079
±3%
Forum Research
August 21, 2014
PDF
39
32
19
8
2
IVR
1,229
±3%
2 July 2014
Jim Wilson becomes interim leader of the Ontario PC Party
2 July 2014
Tim Hudak resigns as leader of the Ontario PC Party
2014 election
June 12, 2014
HTML
38.65
31.25
23.75
4.84
1.51
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