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The 44th Ontario general election is tentatively scheduled to be held on June 4, 2026. As of December 2016, Ontario elections are held on the first Thursday in June in the fourth calendar year following the previous general election, [1] unless the Legislative Assembly of Ontario is dissolved earlier by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario due to advice from the Premier of Ontario, a motion of no confidence or the failure of the Assembly to grant supply. Such a dissolution is unlikely as the current government has a majority.
Party | Party leader | Seats | ||
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2022 | Current | |||
Progressive Conservative | Doug Ford | 83 | 78 | |
New Democratic | Marit Stiles | 31 | 28 | |
Liberal | Bonnie Crombie | 8 | 9 | |
Green | Mike Schreiner | 1 | 2 | |
Independent | 1 | 5 | ||
Vacant | 0 | 2 | ||
Total | 124 | 124 |
Seat | Before | Change | |||||
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Date | Member | Party | Reason | Date | Member | Party | |
Hamilton Centre | August 15, 2022 | Andrea Horwath [10] [11] | █ New Democratic | Resignation from legislature. [a 1] | March 16, 2023 | Sarah Jama [12] | █ New Democratic |
Don Valley North | March 10, 2023 | Vincent Ke [13] | █ PC | Resignation from PC caucus. [a 2] | █ Independent | ||
Kanata—Carleton | March 24, 2023 | Merrilee Fullerton [14] | █ PC | Resignation from legislature. [a 3] | July 27, 2023 | Karen McCrimmon [15] | █ Liberal |
Algoma—Manitoulin | March 31, 2023 | Michael Mantha [16] | █ New Democratic | Expelled from NDP caucus. [a 4] | █ Independent | ||
Scarborough—Guildwood | May 10, 2023 | Mitzie Hunter [17] | █ Liberal | Resignation from legislature. [a 5] | July 27, 2023 | Andrea Hazell [18] | █ Liberal |
Kitchener Centre | July 13, 2023 | Laura Mae Lindo [19] [20] | █ New Democratic | Resignation from legislature. [a 6] | November 30, 2023 | Aislinn Clancy [21] | █ Green |
Mississauga East—Cooksville | September 20, 2023 | Kaleed Rasheed [22] | █ PC | Resignation from PC caucus. [a 7] | █ Independent | ||
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex | September 22, 2023 | Monte McNaughton [23] | █ PC | Resignation from legislature [a 3] | May 2, 2024 | Vacant | |
Hamilton Centre | October 23, 2023 | Sarah Jama [24] | █ New Democratic | Expelled from NDP caucus. [a 8] | █ Independent | ||
Milton | January 25, 2024 | Parm Gill [25] | █ PC | Resignation from legislature. [a 9] | May 2, 2024 | Vacant |
The Electoral Boundaries Act, 2015 [26] 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, [27] 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. [28] [29] This was implemented through the Representation Statute Law Amendment Act, 2017. [30]
With the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, Ontario has been allotted 1 additional seat in the House of Commons, which could potentially increase the number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
Polling firm | Last date of polling |
Source | PC | NDP | Liberal | Green | New Blue | Other | Margin of error | Sample size | Polling type | Lead |
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Abacus Data | April 16, 2024 | [p 1] | 41 | 21 | 25 | 7 | — | 5 | ±3.1% | 995 | Online | 16 |
Liaison Strategies | April 7, 2024 | [p 2] | 40 | 18 | 30 | 5 | — | 6 | ±2.74% | 1,280 | IVR | 10 |
Abacus Data | March 21, 2024 | [p 3] | 41 | 21 | 27 | 7 | — | 5 | ±2.5% | 1,500 | Online | 14 |
Liaison Strategies | March 9, 2024 | [p 4] | 39 | 21 | 29 | 5 | — | 6 | ±2.74% | 1,283 | IVR | 10 |
Angus Reid | March 6, 2024 | [p 5] | 37 | 25 | 27 | 6 | — | 4 | ±3.0% | 777 | Online | 10 |
Abacus Data | February 21, 2024 | [p 6] | 41 | 19 | 27 | 8 | — | 5 | ±3.1% | 1,000 | Online | 14 |
Pallas Data | February 11, 2024 | [p 7] | 34.5 | 21.6 | 31.6 | 7.3 | — | 5.0 | ±2.9% | 1,121 | IVR | 2.9 |
Liaison Strategies | February 3, 2024 | [p 8] [p 9] | 38 | 22 | 30 | 5 | — | 5 | ±2.8% | 1,236 | IVR | 8 |
Abacus Data | January 23, 2024 | [p 10] | 38 | 23 | 27 | 5 | — | 6 | ±3.1% | 995 | Online | 11 |
Abacus Data | December 12, 2023 | [p 11] | 39 | 24 | 27 | 6 | — | 4 | ±3.1% | 1,000 | Online | 12 |
Mainstreet Research | December 4, 2023 | [p 12] | 36 | 19 | 34 | 6 | — | 5 | ±3.3% | 872 | Smart IVR | 2 |
Bonnie Crombie is elected leader of the Ontario Liberal Party | ||||||||||||
Abacus Data | November 28, 2023 | [p 13] | 42 | 24 | 23 | 7 | — | 4 | ±2.6% | 1,500 | Online | 18 |
Innovative Research | October 30, 2023 | [p 14] | 41 | 26 | 25 | 7 | — | 2 | — | 925 | Online | 15 |
Abacus Data | October 15, 2023 | [p 15] | 40 | 24 | 24 | 7 | — | 5 | ±3.7% | 700 | Online | 16 |
Pallas Data | September 27, 2023 | [p 16] [p 17] | 33.4 | 27.4 | 26.7 | 6.7 | — | 5.8 | ±3.2% | 964 | IVR | 6 |
Angus Reid | September 6, 2023 | [p 18] | 38 | 28 | 22 | 7 | — | 5 | — | 656 | Online | 10 |
Abacus Data | September 4, 2023 | [p 19] | 34 | 26 | 28 | 7 | — | 5 | ±2.2% | 2,003 | Online | 6 |
Pallas Data | August 29, 2023 | [p 20] | 37.3 | 25.8 | 26.9 | 5.2 | — | 4.9 | ±3.2% | 940 | IVR | 10.4 |
Abacus Data | August 23, 2023 | [p 21] | 38 | 24 | 25 | 7 | — | 6 | ±3.1% | 1,040 | Online | 13 |
Abacus Data | July 25, 2023 | [p 22] | 41 | 23 | 24 | 7 | — | 5 | ±3.1% | 1,000 | Online | 17 |
Mainstreet Research | June 30, 2023 | [p 23] [p 24] | 34.7 | 24.7 | 25.0 | 10.7 | — | 4.9 | ±3.1% | 993 | Smart IVR | 9.7 |
Abacus Data | June 11, 2023 | [p 25] [p 26] | 36 | 26 | 27 | 6 | — | 4 | ±3.1% | 1,000 | Online | 9 |
Counsel Public Affairs | June 8, 2023 | [p 27] | 39 | 23 | 27 | 7 | — | 4 | — | 1,323 | Online | 12 |
Angus Reid | June 3, 2023 | [p 28] | 36 | 27 | 25 | 6 | — | 6 | — | 653 | Online | 9 |
Angus Reid | March 13, 2023 | [p 29] | 38 | 30 | 20 | 6 | — | 6 | ±3% | 861 | Online | 8 |
Abacus Data | March 4, 2023 | [p 30] | 41 | 22 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ±3.1% | 1,000 | Online | 13 |
Mainstreet Research | February 4, 2023 | [p 31] | 36.8 | 19.4 | 23.3 | 11.2 | — | 9.4 | ±2.9% | 1,166 | Smart IVR | 13.5 |
Marit Stiles is declared leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party | ||||||||||||
Angus Reid | December 3, 2022 | [p 32] | 37 | 27 | 25 | 6 | — | 5 | ±3% | 1,058 | Online | 10 |
Mainstreet Research | December 2, 2022 | [p 33] | 37.3 | 25.9 | 24.4 | 6.6 | — | 5.8 | ±2.9% | 1,162 | Smart IVR | 11.4 |
Abacus Data | November 5, 2022 | [p 34] | 38 | 26 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ±3.1% | 1,000 | Online | 11 |
Steven Del Duca resigns as leader of the Ontario Liberal Party; John Fraser becomes interim leader | ||||||||||||
Andrea Horwath resigns as leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party; Peter Tabuns becomes interim leader | ||||||||||||
EKOS | June 20, 2022 | [p 35] [p 36] | 37.5 | 23.3 | 19.2 | 9.8 | 5.2 | 5 | ±2.7% | 1,357 | Online/Telephone | 14.2 |
2022 election | June 2, 2022 | — | 40.82 | 23.74 | 23.85 | 5.96 | 2.72 | 2.90 | — | — | — | 16.97 |
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The 44th Ontario general election is tentatively scheduled to be held on June 4, 2026. As of December 2016, Ontario elections are held on the first Thursday in June in the fourth calendar year following the previous general election, [1] unless the Legislative Assembly of Ontario is dissolved earlier by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario due to advice from the Premier of Ontario, a motion of no confidence or the failure of the Assembly to grant supply. Such a dissolution is unlikely as the current government has a majority.
Party | Party leader | Seats | ||
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2022 | Current | |||
Progressive Conservative | Doug Ford | 83 | 78 | |
New Democratic | Marit Stiles | 31 | 28 | |
Liberal | Bonnie Crombie | 8 | 9 | |
Green | Mike Schreiner | 1 | 2 | |
Independent | 1 | 5 | ||
Vacant | 0 | 2 | ||
Total | 124 | 124 |
Seat | Before | Change | |||||
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Date | Member | Party | Reason | Date | Member | Party | |
Hamilton Centre | August 15, 2022 | Andrea Horwath [10] [11] | █ New Democratic | Resignation from legislature. [a 1] | March 16, 2023 | Sarah Jama [12] | █ New Democratic |
Don Valley North | March 10, 2023 | Vincent Ke [13] | █ PC | Resignation from PC caucus. [a 2] | █ Independent | ||
Kanata—Carleton | March 24, 2023 | Merrilee Fullerton [14] | █ PC | Resignation from legislature. [a 3] | July 27, 2023 | Karen McCrimmon [15] | █ Liberal |
Algoma—Manitoulin | March 31, 2023 | Michael Mantha [16] | █ New Democratic | Expelled from NDP caucus. [a 4] | █ Independent | ||
Scarborough—Guildwood | May 10, 2023 | Mitzie Hunter [17] | █ Liberal | Resignation from legislature. [a 5] | July 27, 2023 | Andrea Hazell [18] | █ Liberal |
Kitchener Centre | July 13, 2023 | Laura Mae Lindo [19] [20] | █ New Democratic | Resignation from legislature. [a 6] | November 30, 2023 | Aislinn Clancy [21] | █ Green |
Mississauga East—Cooksville | September 20, 2023 | Kaleed Rasheed [22] | █ PC | Resignation from PC caucus. [a 7] | █ Independent | ||
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex | September 22, 2023 | Monte McNaughton [23] | █ PC | Resignation from legislature [a 3] | May 2, 2024 | Vacant | |
Hamilton Centre | October 23, 2023 | Sarah Jama [24] | █ New Democratic | Expelled from NDP caucus. [a 8] | █ Independent | ||
Milton | January 25, 2024 | Parm Gill [25] | █ PC | Resignation from legislature. [a 9] | May 2, 2024 | Vacant |
The Electoral Boundaries Act, 2015 [26] 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, [27] 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. [28] [29] This was implemented through the Representation Statute Law Amendment Act, 2017. [30]
With the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, Ontario has been allotted 1 additional seat in the House of Commons, which could potentially increase the number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
Polling firm | Last date of polling |
Source | PC | NDP | Liberal | Green | New Blue | Other | Margin of error | Sample size | Polling type | Lead |
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Abacus Data | April 16, 2024 | [p 1] | 41 | 21 | 25 | 7 | — | 5 | ±3.1% | 995 | Online | 16 |
Liaison Strategies | April 7, 2024 | [p 2] | 40 | 18 | 30 | 5 | — | 6 | ±2.74% | 1,280 | IVR | 10 |
Abacus Data | March 21, 2024 | [p 3] | 41 | 21 | 27 | 7 | — | 5 | ±2.5% | 1,500 | Online | 14 |
Liaison Strategies | March 9, 2024 | [p 4] | 39 | 21 | 29 | 5 | — | 6 | ±2.74% | 1,283 | IVR | 10 |
Angus Reid | March 6, 2024 | [p 5] | 37 | 25 | 27 | 6 | — | 4 | ±3.0% | 777 | Online | 10 |
Abacus Data | February 21, 2024 | [p 6] | 41 | 19 | 27 | 8 | — | 5 | ±3.1% | 1,000 | Online | 14 |
Pallas Data | February 11, 2024 | [p 7] | 34.5 | 21.6 | 31.6 | 7.3 | — | 5.0 | ±2.9% | 1,121 | IVR | 2.9 |
Liaison Strategies | February 3, 2024 | [p 8] [p 9] | 38 | 22 | 30 | 5 | — | 5 | ±2.8% | 1,236 | IVR | 8 |
Abacus Data | January 23, 2024 | [p 10] | 38 | 23 | 27 | 5 | — | 6 | ±3.1% | 995 | Online | 11 |
Abacus Data | December 12, 2023 | [p 11] | 39 | 24 | 27 | 6 | — | 4 | ±3.1% | 1,000 | Online | 12 |
Mainstreet Research | December 4, 2023 | [p 12] | 36 | 19 | 34 | 6 | — | 5 | ±3.3% | 872 | Smart IVR | 2 |
Bonnie Crombie is elected leader of the Ontario Liberal Party | ||||||||||||
Abacus Data | November 28, 2023 | [p 13] | 42 | 24 | 23 | 7 | — | 4 | ±2.6% | 1,500 | Online | 18 |
Innovative Research | October 30, 2023 | [p 14] | 41 | 26 | 25 | 7 | — | 2 | — | 925 | Online | 15 |
Abacus Data | October 15, 2023 | [p 15] | 40 | 24 | 24 | 7 | — | 5 | ±3.7% | 700 | Online | 16 |
Pallas Data | September 27, 2023 | [p 16] [p 17] | 33.4 | 27.4 | 26.7 | 6.7 | — | 5.8 | ±3.2% | 964 | IVR | 6 |
Angus Reid | September 6, 2023 | [p 18] | 38 | 28 | 22 | 7 | — | 5 | — | 656 | Online | 10 |
Abacus Data | September 4, 2023 | [p 19] | 34 | 26 | 28 | 7 | — | 5 | ±2.2% | 2,003 | Online | 6 |
Pallas Data | August 29, 2023 | [p 20] | 37.3 | 25.8 | 26.9 | 5.2 | — | 4.9 | ±3.2% | 940 | IVR | 10.4 |
Abacus Data | August 23, 2023 | [p 21] | 38 | 24 | 25 | 7 | — | 6 | ±3.1% | 1,040 | Online | 13 |
Abacus Data | July 25, 2023 | [p 22] | 41 | 23 | 24 | 7 | — | 5 | ±3.1% | 1,000 | Online | 17 |
Mainstreet Research | June 30, 2023 | [p 23] [p 24] | 34.7 | 24.7 | 25.0 | 10.7 | — | 4.9 | ±3.1% | 993 | Smart IVR | 9.7 |
Abacus Data | June 11, 2023 | [p 25] [p 26] | 36 | 26 | 27 | 6 | — | 4 | ±3.1% | 1,000 | Online | 9 |
Counsel Public Affairs | June 8, 2023 | [p 27] | 39 | 23 | 27 | 7 | — | 4 | — | 1,323 | Online | 12 |
Angus Reid | June 3, 2023 | [p 28] | 36 | 27 | 25 | 6 | — | 6 | — | 653 | Online | 9 |
Angus Reid | March 13, 2023 | [p 29] | 38 | 30 | 20 | 6 | — | 6 | ±3% | 861 | Online | 8 |
Abacus Data | March 4, 2023 | [p 30] | 41 | 22 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ±3.1% | 1,000 | Online | 13 |
Mainstreet Research | February 4, 2023 | [p 31] | 36.8 | 19.4 | 23.3 | 11.2 | — | 9.4 | ±2.9% | 1,166 | Smart IVR | 13.5 |
Marit Stiles is declared leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party | ||||||||||||
Angus Reid | December 3, 2022 | [p 32] | 37 | 27 | 25 | 6 | — | 5 | ±3% | 1,058 | Online | 10 |
Mainstreet Research | December 2, 2022 | [p 33] | 37.3 | 25.9 | 24.4 | 6.6 | — | 5.8 | ±2.9% | 1,162 | Smart IVR | 11.4 |
Abacus Data | November 5, 2022 | [p 34] | 38 | 26 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ±3.1% | 1,000 | Online | 11 |
Steven Del Duca resigns as leader of the Ontario Liberal Party; John Fraser becomes interim leader | ||||||||||||
Andrea Horwath resigns as leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party; Peter Tabuns becomes interim leader | ||||||||||||
EKOS | June 20, 2022 | [p 35] [p 36] | 37.5 | 23.3 | 19.2 | 9.8 | 5.2 | 5 | ±2.7% | 1,357 | Online/Telephone | 14.2 |
2022 election | June 2, 2022 | — | 40.82 | 23.74 | 23.85 | 5.96 | 2.72 | 2.90 | — | — | — | 16.97 |