2022 Ontario general election

2022 Ontario general election

June 2, 2022 (2022-06-02)
124 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario 63 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout	43.53% (13.14pp)
First party Second party Third party   120px 160px Leader Doug Ford Andrea Horwath Steven Del Duca Party Progressive Conservative New Democratic Liberal Leader since March 10, 2018 March 7, 2009 March 7, 2020 Leader's seat Etobicoke North Hamilton Centre Ran in Vaughan—Woodbridge (lost) Last election 76 seats, 40.50% 40 seats, 33.59% 7 seats, 19.59% Seats before 67 38 7 Seats won 83 31 8 Seat change 16 7 1 Popular vote 1,912,057 1,111,923 1,116,961 Percentage 40.82% 23.74% 23.85% Swing 0.32pp 9.85pp 4.28pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   120px 120px 120px Leader Mike Schreiner Jim Karahalios Derek Sloan Party Green New Blue Ontario Party Leader since May 16, 2009 November 8, 2020 December 16, 2021 Leader's seat Guelph Ran in Kitchener—Conestoga (lost) Ran in Hastings—Lennox and Addington (lost) Last election 1 seat, 4.60% pre-creation 0 seats, 0.04% Seats before 1 1 1 Seats won 1 0 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 279,152 127,176 84,367 Percentage 5.96% 2.72% 1.80% Swing 1.36pp New 1.76pp
450px Popular vote by riding. As this is a 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.
Premier before election Doug Ford Progressive Conservative Premier after election Doug Ford Progressive Conservative

The 2022 Ontario general election was held on June 2, 2022, to elect Members of the Provincial Parliament to serve in the 43rd Parliament of Ontario.

The governing Progressive Conservatives, led by Premier Doug Ford, were re-elected to a second Majority government, winning 7 more seats than they had won in 2018. The NDP retained their status as the Official Opposition, despite losing seats and finishing third in the popular vote, while the Ontario Liberals finished 2nd in the popular vote, but only won 8 seats, falling short of official party status. The Green Party retained their one seat they won in 2018 while the New Blue and Ontario Party failed to win a seat, both losing their lone sitting MPP's.

The election set a record for the lowest voter turnout in an Ontario provincial election; only 43% people who were eligible voted. This broke the previous record of 48.2% in the 2011 election.

Background

As of December 2016, Ontario elections are held on the first Thursday in June in the fourth calendar year following the previous general election.

In the June 2018 Ontario general election, the Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party) led by Doug Ford won a strong majority government. The New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Andrea Horwath became the Official Opposition; this was the first time since 1990 they surpassed their third-place status. The governing Liberal Party led by Premier Kathleen Wynne was decimated, winning only 7 out of the 124 seats in the legislature and being reduced to third-place status. The Green Party won its first seat in history, with leader Mike Schreiner becoming its first Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP).

Wynne resigned as leader immediately after and MPP John Fraser succeeded her as interim leader; he held that post until March 2020, when Wynne's former minister of transportation, Steven Del Duca, became permanent leader of the Liberal Party. Meanwhile, Horwath and Schreiner both remained leader of their parties and had no intention of resigning.

By December 2019, polling showed that the Ford government was as unpopular as the previous Wynne government as a result of several budget cuts. However, the Progressive Conservatives experienced a surge of support during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic; a Mainstreet Research poll in June 2020 showed the PCs at 42 percent, the Liberals at 28 percent, and the NDP at 23 percent.

On October 5, 2020, Ontario MPPs voted unanimously in favour of a motion stating that the government will not call an election prior to the fixed election date in 2022. Before this vote, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario could have been dissolved earlier by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario on a motion of no confidence or if the Premier triggered a snap election (the former was extremely unlikely to work against the incumbent government with a majority).

In April 2021, the province experienced a major third wave of COVID-19 infections, and, after quickly reversing government health policies, such as opening and then abruptly closing restaurants, the government was criticized over their handling of COVID-19. This led to the PCs' support dipping, but remaining ahead of the Liberals and NDP.

In late April 2022 – days before the election call – the Ford government released its budget, promising to implement it if the government is reelected. The budget recorded a deficit of $19.9 billion and promised substantial spending on infrastructure (including for their proposed Highway 413) and tax breaks for some workers and seniors.

On May 3, 2022, Premier Doug Ford met with the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario to advise dissolution of the legislature and for writs of election be drawn up.

Standings

Summary of the standings of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Party		Party leader	Seats
			2018	Dissol.
	Progressive Conservative (PC)	Doug Ford	76	67
	New Democratic (NDP)	Andrea Horwath	40	38
	Liberal (LIB)	Steven Del Duca	7	7
	Green (GRN)	Mike Schreiner	1	1
	New Blue (NB)	Jim Karahalios	NA	1
	Ontario Party (TOP)	Derek Sloan	0	1
	Independent		0	6
Vacant				3
Total			124	124

Note that for purposes of the administration of the Assembly, parties with fewer than 12 seats are not recognized, and their members are treated as independent MPPs.

Timeline

42nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario - Movement in seats held (2018-2022)

Party		2018	Gain/(loss) due to					2022
			Resignation from caucus	Resignation as MPP	Expulsion	Switching allegiance	Byelection hold
	Progressive Conservative	76	(2)	(2)	(2)	(3)		67
	New Democratic	40	(1)		(1)			38
	Liberal	7		(3)		1	2	7
	Green	1						1
	New Blue	NA				1		1
	Ontario Party	0				1		1
	Independent	0	3		3			6
	Vacant	0		3				3
Total		124	–	(2)	–	–	2	124

Changes in seats held (2018–2022)

Seat	Before				Change
	Date	Member	Party	Reason	Date	Member	Party
Simcoe—Grey	November 2, 2018	Jim Wilson	█ PC	Resignation			█ Independent
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	November 29, 2018	Amanda Simard	█ PC	Resignation			█ Independent
	January 16, 2020		█ Independent	Joined caucus			█ Liberal
Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston	February 20, 2019	Randy Hillier	█ PC	Suspended			█ Independent
Ottawa—Vanier	July 31, 2019	Nathalie Des Rosiers	█ Liberal	Resignation	February 27, 2020	Lucille Collard	█ Liberal
Orléans	September 20, 2019	Marie-France Lalonde	█ Liberal	Resignation	February 27, 2020	Stephen Blais	█ Liberal
Cambridge	July 21, 2020	Belinda Karahalios	█ PC	Expelled			█ Independent
	January 18, 2021		█ Independent	Joined caucus			█ New Blue
York Centre	January 15, 2021	Roman Baber	█ PC	Expelled			█ Independent
Don Valley East	August 17, 2021	Michael Coteau	█ Liberal	Resignation			█ Vacant
Chatham-Kent—Leamington	August 19, 2021	Rick Nicholls	█ PC	Expelled			█ Independent
	December 22, 2021		█ Independent	Joined caucus			█ Ontario Party
Durham	October 22, 2021	Lindsey Park	█ PC	Resignation			█ Independent
Ajax	February 2, 2022	Rod Phillips	█ PC	Resignation			█ Vacant
Elgin—Middlesex—London	February 28, 2022	Jeff Yurek	█ PC	Resignation			█ Vacant
Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	March 17, 2022	Paul Miller	█ New Democratic	Expelled			█ Independent
Brampton North	April 22, 2022	Kevin Yarde	█ New Democratic	Resignation			█ Independent

2018

• June 7: The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (PC) under Doug Ford wins a majority government in the 42nd Ontario general election, with Andrea Horwath's New Democrats (NDP) forming the Official Opposition. After leading the party to the worst result in its history, outgoing Premier Kathleen Wynne resigns as leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, but remains MPP for Don Valley West.
• June 14: Ottawa South MPP John Fraser is named interim leader of the Ontario Liberal Party.
• June 29: Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford is sworn in as the 26th Premier of Ontario.
• July 11: Wellington—Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott, a Progressive Conservative, is elected Speaker by secret ballot.

2020

• March 7: Former Vaughan MPP and cabinet minister Steven Del Duca is elected leader of the Ontario Liberal Party.
• October 5: MPP's vote unanimously in favour of a motion introduced by Scarborough—Guildwood MPP Mitzie Hunter stating that the government will not call an election prior to the fixed election date in 2022.

2021

• November 8: Randy Hillier announces that he will run under the banner of the People's Party of Canada's Ontario wing, provisionally known as the Populist Party Ontario. He later announced that he would not seek re-election.
• December 14: Former Member of Parliament for Hastings—Lennox and Addington, Derek Sloan, announces that he will lead the Ontario Party in the upcoming election.

2022

• May 3: Writs of the election were drawn up, dissolving the Legislature and officially starting the campaign.
• May 10: First leaders' debate, organized by Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities.
• May 16: Second leaders' debate, organized by Broadcast Consortium.
• June 2: Election day.

Campaign period

Party slogans

Party	English	French (translation)
█ PC	"Get It Done."	"Passer à l'action" ("Taking Action")
█ New Democratic (NDP)	"Strong. Ready. Working for you."	"Force. Détermination. Pour vous" ("Strength. Determination. For you.")
█ Liberal	"The Choice is Yours"	"C’est votre choix" ("It's Your Choice.")
█ Green	"The Ontario You Want. The Leadership We Need."	"L'Ontario que vous voulez. La direction qu'il nous faut." (identical to English slogan)
█ New Blue	"Strength. Stability. Liberty. Good government."	N/A (unofficial translation: "La force. La stabilité. La liberté. Un bon gouvernement.")
█ Ontario Party	"Freedom, Family, & Faith"	"Liberté, Famille, et Foi" (identical to English slogan)

Debates

Date	Time (EDT)	Organiser(s)	Language	Participants
				PC	NDP	Lib.	Green
10 May 2022	1:00pm – 2:30pm	Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities	English	Present Ford	Present Horwath	Present Del Duca	Present Schreiner
16 May 2022	6:30pm – 8:00pm	Broadcast Consortium	English	Present Ford	Present Horwath	Present Del Duca	Present Schreiner
17 May 2022	8:00pm – 9:00pm	Radio-Canada and TFO	French	Present Mulroney	Present Gélinas	Present Simard	Present Des Granges

Issues

2022 Ontario election – issues and respective party platforms

Issue	PC	NDP	Liberal	Green	New Blue	Ontario Party
Budget	Eliminate the deficit in the 2027–2028 fiscal year		Lower the deficit to $5 billion by 2025-2026 Present a balanced budget in the 2026-2027 fiscal year	Lower the deficit steadily from $20 billion in 2022-23 to $6 billion in 2025-26
Business supports		Provide all mining tax revenue to northern Indigenous communities Raise business taxes by an unspecified amount Subsidize black entrepreneurs Subsidize 2SLGBTQIA+ entrepreneurs Create a small business recovery grant Lift the cap on the Risk Management Program Provide a loan guarantee to young farmers Provide another round of Tourism Recovery Program payments Fund art projects dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion Restore the Indigenous Culture Fund	Suspend corporate income tax collection for small businesses for 2022 and 2023 Guarantee loans to small businesses Cap credit card fees charged to businesses Cap commission fees for businesses using outside delivery services Eliminate incorporation fees for new business start-ups Reimburse businesses for costs up to $200 a day for workers to take up to ten paid sick days		Eliminate Torstar's online gambling licence (NorthStar Gaming)
COVID-19		Add COVID-19 vaccination to the immunization schedule for schools Ensure that schools have up-to-date ventilation systems Launch a public inquiry into Ontario's response to COVID-19 Ensure Ontario is prepared for future public health emergencies Require at least three vaccine doses for vaccine passports	Add COVID-19 vaccination to the immunization schedule for schools Ensure broad access to antiviral drugs to treat COVID-19 Launch a public inquiry into Ontario's response to COVID-19 Build an Ontario pandemic resilience hub to plan and prepare for future crises	Launch a public inquiry into Ontario's response to COVID-19	Eliminate all COVID-19 restrictions and mandates Prohibit the use of COVID-19 vaccine passports by businesses Expand early treatment for COVID-19	Eliminate all COVID-19 restrictions and mandates Prohibit the use of COVID-19 vaccine passports by businesses Outlaw the ability for the provincial government to impose lockdowns
Education	Invest $14 billion to build more schools Expand three-year college degrees Spend $42.5 million to expand medical education Cover tuition and other costs for nursing graduates who commit to work in rural and underserved areas	Amend the Education Act to address racism and discrimination Ensure students learn about the Holocaust Clear the school repair backlog Hire 20,000 more teachers Hire more custodians and school maintenance staff Reduce Grade 4 to Grade 8 class sizes to 24 Reduce kindergarten class sizes to 26 Prioritize Ontario based authors and publishers in schools Fully de-stream education Eliminate EQAO testing Scrap mandatory online high school courses Convert all OSAP loans to grants Give teachers a greater say in the development of school curriculum Double the Rural and Northern Education Fund Increase funding for special education Increase the number of high school trades and shop classes Forgive student loan interest	Spend $10 billion building and repairing schools Hire 5,000 more special education workers Hire 10,000 more teachers Cap class sizes at 20 students for all grades End mandatory online learning Restore Grade 13 as an option for secondary school students for a minimum of 4 years End academic streaming Eliminate EQAO tests and replace with new assessment strategy Double current OSAP funding Continue the tuition freeze Eliminate interest on provincial student loans Cover tuition costs for medical and nursing students working in a rural or remote communities Provide free tuition for all ECE programs	Expand nursing schools by 7% every year Reduce Grade 4 to Grade 8 class sizes to 24 Reduce kindergarten class sizes to 26 Introduce a school lunch program	Create a school voucher program Remove Critical Race Theory from the curriculum Remove gender theory from the curriculum	Create a school voucher program Remove Critical Race Theory from the curriculum Remove gender theory from the curriculum Allow the creation of charter schools Make it illegal for teachers to promote partisan political positions in the classroom Allow parents to opt their children out of certain school lessons Require universities to maintain free speech on campus Require universities to hire ideologically diverse educators Lower tuition fees for degrees with high labour market demand
Elections		Reduce annual political donation limits to $1600 Ban protests that incite racist, homophobic, transphobic or xenophobic hate Replace the electoral system with Mixed Member Proportional	Introduce ranked ballots for the next provincial election followed by an independent review Allow municipalities the usage of ranked ballot voting systems for elections Explore potential changes such as lowering the voting age, voting on weekends and expanded advanced voting	Create citizens assembly on electoral reform with mandate to provide binding recommendation to ensure that every vote counts Allow municipalities the usage of ranked ballot voting systems for elections Limit total contribution for municipal elections to $1000 for all candidates, combined Reduce donation limits for provincial political parties, candidates, and constituency associations to $1000 per year Restore Auditor General oversight of government advertising Require a five year gap before MPPs and government advisors can register as lobbyists	Eliminate subsidies to political parties	Establish a process for voters to recall their MPP if they fail to represent them
Energy and Environment	Create a new provincial park	Create a cap-and-trade system Support hydro, wind and solar electricity generation End drinking water advisories Achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 Cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 Ban the sale of gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035 Create a $10,000 tax credit for the purchase of electric vehicles Ban the conversion of any agricultural land into development Expand the Greenbelt Plant one billion trees by 2030 Expand recycling and composting services Ban non-medical single-use plastics by 2024 Retrofit at least 5% of Ontario buildings per year to meet international energy efficiency standards Upgrade public school buildings to make them carbon neutral	Achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 Cut greenhouse gas emissions by more than 50% by 2030 Ban new natural gas plants Create five new provincial parks Plant 100 million trees per year until 2030 Protect 30% of our land and expand the Greenbelt Ban the sale of gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035 Create a $8,000 tax credit for the purchase or lease of electric vehicles and $1,500 for respective charging equipment Eliminate connection fees for rooftop solar charging panels Create 25,000 green jobs Divert and recycle 60% of waste from landfills by 2030, and 85% by 2050 Reduce plastic pollution and restrict some single-use plastics Provide grants and interest-free loans to retrofit homes and buildings	Reduce electricity subsidies by $20 billion over 10 years Eliminate gas-powered power plants Oppose the building of new nuclear power plants or uranium mines	End the construction of wind turbines in and around residential areas	Ban the dumping of untreated waste into bodies of water Fund municipal governments to upgrade sewage treatment
Healthcare	Build new hospitals in Niagara Falls; Windsor-Essex Build 3,000 new hospital beds in 2022-2023 Build 30,000 long-term care beds over four years Create a standardized survey of long-term care residents Provide publicly funded prescriptions to low-income seniors Provide publicly funded dental care to low-income seniors Offer incentive payments of up to $5,000 over the next two years to nurses who stay in the job	Repeal Bill 124 Ban and close privately owned long-term care homes Establish provincial standards for home-care services and providers Build 30,000 mental health supportive housing spaces over ten years Build 50,000 long-term care beds over eight years Provide publicly funded prescriptions to all residents Provide publicly funded dental care to all residents Increase hospital funding Add additional funding to clear the surgical backlog Eliminate all user fees in healthcare Collect race-based data on health care Hire 22,000 more nurses Hire 10,000 more PSWs Raise pay for PSWs by at least $5 per hour Hire 300 more physicians in Northern Ontario Give the Chief Medical Officer of Health the authority to override government decisions Stop mergers of public health units Provide $400 per month to informal caregivers Publicly fund contraception	Repeal Bill 124 Ban and close privately owned long-term care homes by 2028 Build 3,000 new hospital beds Build 30,000 long-term care beds over six years; redevelop an additional 28,000 existing spaces Hire 100,000 new health care workers Introduce a Portable Benefits Plan for those without or lacking in their employer benefits; provides drug, dental, vision, and mental health coverage Build 15,000 mental health supportive housing spaces Fully fund clinical costs for hospices Establish maximum wait times for surgeries Clear the surgical and diagnostic backlog Train 3,000 new mental health and additions professionals Build new hospitals in Windsor, South Niagara, Markdale, Moosonee, Moose Factory Island, Innisfil, Whitby and Ottawa	Phase out for-profit long-term care homes Build 60,000 mental health supportive housing spaces Increase mental health funding Provide publicly funded prescriptions Provide publicly funded dental care Create a dedicated crisis response line for mental health Create a Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions Cover mental health therapy through public funding	Work on clearing the backlog of procedures	Do not fire healthcare workers who refuse to participate in abortion or assisted-suicide End the prohibition on private health facilities and insurance Prohibit sex-change surgeries for minors Require parental consent for medical treatment for children
Housing	Use MZOs to approve the construction of more housing supply Build 1.5 million homes in 10 years	Implement rent control Build 1.5 million homes in 10 years Subsidize rent for low-income households End exclusionary zoning Restore in-person hearings at the Landlord and Tenant Board	Implement rent control Build 1.5 million homes in 10 years Implement a ban on foreign buyers for at least four years Implement a Home Buyers’ Bill of Rights Fund the construction of 138,000 public housing units, of which 22,000 will be dedicated to off-reserve indigenous residents Ban the use of MZOs	Implement rent control including vacancy control Fund the construction of 100,000 public housing units Restore 260,000 community housing units Provide portable housing benefits to 311,000 people End blind bidding Require home inspections at the seller's expense
Indigenous		Create an indigenous curriculum Boost funding for Indigenous language education Support more Indigenous representation on boards Clean up the English-Wabigoon River system Establish a provincial strategy to address the suicide crisis among Indigenous youth Commission a monument that recognizes the victims of the residential school system Establish the National Day for Truth ad Reconciliation as a statutory holiday Strengthen fire protection	Mandate the inclusion of residential schools into the curriculum	Reform child welfare and protection services by ensuring Indigenous communities are served by Indigenous-led providers Wortk with NCTR to identify, collect, and provide copies of all records relevant to the history and legacy of the residential school system in Ontario Make the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a statutory holiday Restore funding for the Indigenous curriculum program Develop a mandatory curriculum on colonialism and residential schools, treaties, and Indigenous histories and experiences
Law Enforcement		Expand supervised drug consumption sites Ban carding	Ban the sale, possession, transport and storage of handguns Expand supervised drug consumption sites Hire more police officers from underrepresented demographics Require police training in anti-racism, cultural sensitivity, and mental health	Expand supervised drug consumption sites
Regulation	Raise the minimum wage to $15.50/h Abolish the Ontario College of Trades Approve the construction of oil and gas pipelines	Raise the minimum wage to $20/h over 5 years Ban individuals with firearm licenses from owning handguns Provide ten publicly funded sick days for all workers Study implementation of a four day work week Increase the number of jobs covered under Employment Standards and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act Implement price controls on gasoline Require automobile insurance businesses to charge the same premiums in all regions of Ontario Ban the issuing of payday loans Require the hiring of more women and racial minorities Implement UNDRIP Require mandatory anti-oppression and anti-bias training for all public employees and politicians Subject all government programs and regulations to a gender-based analysis	Raise the minimum wage to $16/h and implement regional living wages Ban the sale, possession, transport, and storage of handguns Provide ten paid sick days for all workers Study implementation of a four day work week Create an auto theft task force	Raise the minimum wage each year by $1, starting at $16 in 2022, with a top-up in cities where the cost of living is higher Increase the number of provincially-legislated paid sick days from three to ten, and provide small businesses financial support to fund the program Ban employers from requiring a sick note from a medical practitioner when an employee is ill Restore and improve workers’ rights to collective bargaining and immediately repeal Bill 124 and the problematic sections of Bill 106	Prohibit lobbyists from being involved in political parties Prohibit fraud in internal political party votes	Reduce immigration levels to match housing supply levels Prohibit foreigners from buying houses Repeal Bill 163
Social assistance	Increase ODSP payments by 5%	Increase OW payments by 20% Increase ODSP payments by 20% Conduct a basic income pilot project	Increase OW payments by 10% Increase ODSP payments by 20% Increase Old Age Security by $1,000 per year Bring back the basic income pilot	Double ODSP rates
Taxation	Remove license plate sticker requirements and their respective fees Reduce gasoline taxes by 5.7 cents per litre for six months starting on July 1, 2022 Reduce fuel taxes by 5.3 cents per litre starting on July 1, 2022 Increase the Non-Resident Speculation Tax and extend its reach beyond the GTHA Extend qualification for the LIFT tax credit to $50,000 Create a Ontario Seniors Care at Home Tax Credit	Freeze taxes for low and middle income families Create a tax on housing speculation Introduce an annual vacancy tax on residential property Maintain the Non-Resident Speculation Tax at 20% Raise taxes on upper income workers by an unspecified amount Create a filming tax-credit Extend the Staycation tax credit	Maintain elimination of license plate renewal fees and tolls on highways 412 and 418 Reduce gas taxes by 5.7 cents per litre and the fuel tax by 5.3 cents per litre for a period of six months beginning July 1, 2022 Remove the provincial sales tax from prepared meals under $20 (increase from $4) Increase the corporate tax rate by 1% on corporations with a profit above $1 billion Increase the income tax rate by 2% on income over $500,000 Introduce a 5% tax on vacant homes for non-Canadian owners; 2% for Canadian owners Introduce a ‘use it or lose it’ tax on developers sitting on land ready for development Create a $75 tax credit for each winter tire installed Increase the eligibility for the Low-Income Individuals and Families (LIFT) tax credit from $38,000 to $50,000 Rebate Northern municipalities 5% of the provincial mining tax	Add a 1% surtax onto the income taxes of the top 10% earners Introduce a 20% multiple homes speculation tax on third and additional properties	Reduce the Harmonized Sales Tax from 13% to 10% Remove the carbon tax Reduce taxes on gasoline	Eliminate the PST on gasoline and diesel
Transportation	Restore the Northlander service to Northern Ontario Build Highway 413 Build the Bradford Bypass highway Build new Highway 7 between Guelph and Kitchener Rebuild Highway 101 through Timmins Widen Highway 401 between Hespeler Road and Townline Road in Cambridge, between Whitby and Port Hope, and in Eastern Ontario Widen Highway 17 to four lanes from Arnprior to Renfrew Widen Highway 417 to eight lanes from Highway 416 to Maitland Avenue Build Highway 6 Morriston Bypass, and complete interchanges on the Hanlon Expressway Expand Highway 3 between Windsor and Leamington Extend GO Transit trains to Bowmanville Extend GO Transit trains to London Build the Ontario Line Subway, Scarborough Subway Extension, Yonge North Subway Extension and Eglinton Crosstown West Extension Build a second Garden City Skyway twin bridge	Restore passenger rail service to Northern Ontario Require transit projects to make Canadian-made vehicles Cancel the construction of Highway 413 and the Bradford Bypass Remove tolls on Highway 407 for commercial drivers Pursue penalty fees from 407 ETR for failing to meet a minimum standard of traffic in 2020 and 2021 Designate Highways 11 and 17 as Class 1 highways Four-lane Highway 69, Highway 11/17, Highway 3; the Morriston bypass Move ahead with the Thunder Bay Expressway Interchange Project Expand Highway 7 between Kitchener and Guelph Fund two-way all-day GO Transit to Kitchener-Waterloo Extend the Hurontario LRT to downtown Brampton Fund 50% of municipal transit costs	Restore the Northlander service to Northern Ontario within two years Cancel the construction of Highway 413 Reassess the proposed Bradford Bypass' environmental impact Reduce all transit fares in Ontario to $1 per ride Cut the cost for monthly passes to $40 per month Make public transit publicly funded for veterans Widen Highway 401 at targeted bottlenecks, including from Milton to Mississauga and between Pickering and Bowmanville Build a new Highway 7 between Guelph and Kitchener Expand Highway 3 between Windsor and Leamington Complete the four-laning of Highway 69 and Highway 11/17 between Thunder Bay and Nipigon by 2025 Build the Ontario Line Subway, Scarborough Subway Extension, Yonge North Subway Extension and Eglinton Crosstown West Extension Fund two-way all-day GO Transit to Milton Extend GO Transit trains to Bowmanville	Cancel the construction of Highway 413 Cut transit fares by 50% for at least 3 months Fund 50% of municipal transit operating expenses Expand GO Transit services
Unions		Allow any workplace to unionize when 55% of workers endorse unionization Allow contractors to unionize Ban strikebreakers Allow students to unionize	Allow contractors to unionize

Endorsements

Endorsements received by each party

Type	PC	NDP	Liberal	Green	New Blue	Ontario Party
Media	Postmedia Network: National Post Toronto Sun	Toronto Star endorsed the NDP, Liberals, and Greens, and encouraged Ontarians to vote strategically to prevent a PC majority	Toronto Star endorsed the NDP, Liberals, and Greens, and encouraged Ontarians to vote strategically to prevent a PC majority	Toronto Star endorsed the NDP, Liberals, and Greens, and encouraged Ontarians to vote strategically to prevent a PC majority
Politicians and public figures	Don Cherry Drew Dilkens Gary McNamara Hazel McCallion Jim Diodati	Jagmeet Singh		David Suzuki	Corneliu Chisu	Roger Stone
Unions and business associations	Construction Council of Ontario, council within the IBEW HVAC&R Workers of Ontario of the Untied Association International Brotherhood of Boilermakers (IBB) International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Laborers' International Union of North America (LiUNA) Ontario Personal Support Workers Association (OPSWA) Ontario Pipe Trades Council of the United Association (OPTC of UA) Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers	Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) United Steelworkers (USW) Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)		Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF/FEESO)

Candidates

Main article: Candidates of the 2022 Ontario general election

Incumbents not running for reelection

Electoral district	Incumbent at dissolution		Subsequent nominee	New MPP
Don Valley West		Kathleen Wynne	Stephanie Bowman		Stephanie Bowman
Simcoe—Grey		Jim Wilson	–		Brian Saunderson
Thornhill		Gila Martow	Laura Smith		Laura Smith
Windsor—Tecumseh		Percy Hatfield	Gemma Grey-Hall		Andrew Dowie
Kitchener South—Hespeler		Amy Fee	Jess Dixon		Jess Dixon
Durham		Lindsey Park	–		Todd McCarthy
Perth—Wellington		Randy Pettapiece	Matthew Rae		Matthew Rae
Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry		Jim McDonell	Nolan Quinn		Nolan Quinn
Parry Sound—Muskoka		Norm Miller	Graydon Smith		Graydon Smith
Essex		Taras Natyshak	Ron LeClair		Anthony Leardi
Kingston and the Islands		Ian Arthur	Mary Rita Holland		Ted Hsu
Scarborough Centre		Christina Mitas	David Smith		David Smith
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound		Bill Walker	Rick Byers		Rick Byers
Burlington		Jane McKenna	Natalie Pierre		Natalie Pierre
Hastings—Lennox and Addington		Daryl Kramp	Ric Bresee		Ric Bresee
Newmarket—Aurora		Christine Elliott	Dawn Gallagher Murphy		Dawn Gallagher Murphy
Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston		Randy Hillier	–		John Jordan
Beaches—East York		Rima Berns-McGown	Kate Dupuis		Mary-Margaret McMahon
York Centre		Roman Baber	–		Michael Kerzner
Toronto Centre		Suze Morrison	Kristyn Wong-Tam		Kristyn Wong-Tam
Haldimand—Norfolk		Toby Barrett	Ken Hewitt		Bobbi Ann Brady
Thunder Bay—Superior North		Michael Gravelle	Shelby Ch’ng		Lise Vaugeois
Brampton North		Kevin Yarde	–		Graham McGregor

Opinion polls

Campaign polls

Polling firm	Last date of polling	Source	PC	NDP	Liberal	Green	New Blue	Ontario	Other	Margin of error	Sample size	Polling type	Lead
Forum Research	June 1, 2022		40.3	23.2	24.5	6.5	—	—	5.5	±3.1%	1,032	IVR	15.8
Research Co.	June 1, 2022		39	23	26	6	3	1	1	+3.8%	659	Online	13
EKOS	June 1, 2022		37	23.5	24.7	8.7	4.4	—	2	+2.6%	1,430	IVR	12.3
Abacus Data	June 1, 2022		40	22	27	4	4	—	3	N/A	1,043	Online	13
Mainstreet Research	June 1, 2022		38.9	22.8	24.2	9.4	—	—	4.7	+2.2%	2,034 (1/3)	IVR (rolling)	14.7
Ipsos	May 31, 2022		41	25	24	6	—	—	4	+2.2%	2,501	Telephone/Online	16
Nanos Research	May 31, 2022		38.8	24.7	26.3	6.1	2	2.1	0.2	±4.5%	465	Telephone/Online	12.5
Mainstreet Research	May 31, 2022		35.4	23.9	26.2	9.2	—	—	5.2	+2.1%	2,086 (1/3)	IVR (rolling)	9.2
Leger	May 30, 2022		40	24	25	5	3	2	1	N/A	1,334	Online	15
Innovative Research Group	May 30, 2022		34	24	29	8	3	—	2	N/A	637	Online	5
Mainstreet Research	May 30, 2022		39.3	22.5	26.8	6.4	—	—	5.1	+2.1%	2,089 (1/3)	IVR (rolling)	12.5
Earnscliffe/Leger	May 29, 2022		39	24	26	5	—	—	6	N/A	1,000	Online	13
Mainstreet Research	May 29, 2022		36.6	23.5	27.2	6.8	—	—	5.8	+2.2%	1,921 (1/3)	IVR (rolling)	9.4
Counsel	May 28, 2022		39.6	22.5	25.1	7.1	—	—	5.7	+2%	2,411	Online	14.5
Mainstreet Research	May 28, 2022		37.3	23.2	26.3	7.1	—	—	6.1	+2.3%	1,789 (1/3)	IVR (rolling)	11
Mainstreet Research	May 27, 2022		39.1	20.8	26.5	7.8	—	—	5.8	+2.4%	1,694 (1/3)	IVR (rolling)	12.6
Innovative Research Group	May 27, 2022		40	21	28	9	—	—	3	N/A	492	Telephone	12
Mainstreet Research	May 26, 2022		38.3	21.6	26.9	7.6	—	—	5.7	+2.4%	1,704 (1/3)	IVR (rolling)	11.4
Angus Reid	May 25, 2022		38	24	26	7	—	—	5	N/A	1,331	Online	12
EKOS	May 25, 2022		33.7	23.8	26.9	8	4.7	—	3	+3.1%	1,017	IVR	6.8
Mainstreet Research	May 25, 2022		36	23.5	26.1	8.5	—	—	5.9	+2.4%	1,622 (1/3)	IVR (rolling)	9.9
Mainstreet Research	May 24, 2022		35.3	23.1	27.2	8	—	—	6.4	+2.4%	1,724 (1/3)	IVR (rolling)	8.1
Leger	May 23, 2022		38	24	26	6	3	2	1	N/A	1,324	Online	12
Innovative Research Group	May 23, 2022		35	23	30	9	—	—	4	N/A	439	Online	5
Mainstreet Research	May 23, 2022		35.4	24.2	25.2	7.8	—	—	7.4	+2.4%	1,696 (1/3)	IVR (rolling)	10.2
Nanos Research	May 22, 2022		37.3	23.2	28	6.3	3	1.7	0.3	±4.5%	479	Telephone/Online	9.3
Earnscliffe/Leger	May 22, 2022		36	24	28	6	—	—	6	N/A	1,000	Online	8
EKOS	May 22, 2022		34.5	24.1	26.7	6.6	5.3	—	2.7	+3.2%	948	IVR	7.8
Mainstreet Research	May 22, 2022		35	23.8	25.1	8.2	—	—	7.9	+2.4%	1,709 (1/3)	IVR (rolling)	9.9
Abacus Data	May 21, 2022		36	24	28	5	—	—	8	N/A	1,228	Online	8
Mainstreet Research	May 21, 2022		34.4	25.1	26.7	7.2	—	—	6.5	+2.4%	1,679 (1/3)	IVR (rolling)	7.7
Mainstreet Research	May 20, 2022		35.5	26.1	25.7	6.5	—	—	6.3	+2.4%	1,734 (1/3)	IVR (rolling)	9.4
Pollara	May 19, 2022		40	21	27	8	—	—	4	+2.5%	1,514	Telephone	13
Ipsos	May 19, 2022		38	23	28	6	—	—	5	+2.9%	1,501	Telephone/Online	10
Innovative Research Group	May 19, 2022		36	26	28	8	—	—	2	N/A	606	Online	8
Mainstreet Research	May 19, 2022		36.9	24.7	26.2	5.1	—	—	7.2	+2.4%	1,686 (1/3)	IVR (rolling)	10.7
Counsel	May 18, 2022		36.9	24.3	27.5	6.1	—	—	5.3	+2.1%	2,206	Online	9.4
Mainstreet Research	May 18, 2022		37.2	23.4	24.8	6.7	—	—	7.8	+2.4%	1,720 (1/3)	IVR (rolling)	12.8
Nanos Research	May 17, 2022		36.1	19.8	29.3	7.3	4.7	1.7	1.1	±4.5%	484	Telephone/Online	6.8
Research Co.	May 17, 2022		34	23	29	7	3	1	2	+4%	602	Online	5
EKOS	May 17, 2022		40.7	23.9	24.3	5.1	—	—	6.1	+4%	593	IVR	16.4
Mainstreet Research	May 17, 2022		36.8	23.1	27.2	5.6	—	—	7.3	+2.4%	1,675 (1/3)	IVR (rolling)	9.6
Innovative Research Group	May 16, 2022		36	23	31	7	—	—	4	N/A	603	Online	5
Mainstreet Research	May 16, 2022		37.9	22.8	27.7	4.9	—	—	6.8	+2.4%	1,675 (1/3)	IVR (rolling)	10.2
Earnscliffe/Leger	May 15, 2022		37	23	28	7	—	—	5	N/A	1,000	Online	9
Leger	May 15, 2022		37	23	28	5	3	3	1	N/A	830	Online	9
Abacus Data	May 15, 2022		35	24	28	5	—	—	7	N/A	798	Online	7
Mainstreet Research	May 15, 2022		35.5	24.8	26.8	4.4	—	—	8.5	+2.3%	1,792 (1/3)	IVR (rolling)	8.7
Mainstreet Research	May 14, 2022		36	25.4	27.6	4.1	—	—	7	+2.3%	1,764 (1/3)	IVR (rolling)	8.4
Mainstreet Research	May 13, 2022		36	24.4	26.8	5.2	—	—	7.5	+2.3%	1,773 (1/3)	IVR (rolling)	9.2
Mainstreet Research	May 12, 2022		36.6	22.6	28.6	5.2	—	—	7	+2.4%	1,639 (1/3)	IVR (rolling)	8
Mainstreet Research	May 11, 2022		38.8	21.1	28.1	5.4	—	—	6.6	+2.4%	1,673 (1/3)	IVR (rolling)	10.7
Mainstreet Research	May 10, 2022		39.0	22.3	27.1	4.6	—	—	7	+2.4%	1,639 (1/3)	IVR (rolling)	11.9
Mainstreet Research	May 9, 2022		36.5	23.5	29	4.9	—	—	6.1	+2.5%	1,639 (1/3)	IVR (rolling)	7.5
Abacus Data	May 9, 2022		38	22	29	5	—	—	7	N/A	1,208	Online	9
Innovative Research Group	May 9, 2022		40	24	28	6	—	—	3	N/A	600	Online	12
EKOS	May 9, 2022		33.9	25.4	29.3	5.1	—	—	6.3	+3.1%	1,000	IVR	4.6
Nanos Research	May 8, 2022		35.4	23.7	30.4	4.2	3.6	1.4	1.2	±4.4%	500	Telephone/Online	5.0
Earnscliffe/Leger	May 8, 2022		39	24	27	6	—	—	3	N/A	1,000	Online	12
Leger	May 8, 2022		39	25	26	4	3	1	2	N/A	819	Online	13
Mainstreet Research	May 8, 2022		37	23	30	5	—	—	5	+2.5%	1,515 (1/3)	IVR (rolling)	7
Mainstreet Research	May 7, 2022		36.3	24.2	30.2	4.6	—	—	4.6	+2.5%	1,496 (1/3)	IVR (rolling)	6.1
Mainstreet Research	May 6, 2022		38.3	24.5	29.1	4	—	—	4	+2.5%	1,532 (1/3)	IVR (rolling)	9.2
Mainstreet Research	May 5, 2022		37.4	25.7	28.1	4.6	—	—	4.2	±2.7%	1,335 (1/3)	IVR (rolling)	9.3
Forum Research	May 4, 2022		37	26	29	4	—	—	4	±3%	1,541	IVR	8
Mainstreet Research	May 4, 2022		36.7	25.1	27.1	5.7	—	—	5.3	±2.7%	1,335 (1/3)	IVR (rolling)	9.6

Pre-campaign polls

Polling firm	Last date of polling	Source	PC	NDP	Liberal	Green	New Blue	Ontario	Other	Margin of error	Sample size	Polling type	Lead
Nanos Research	May 2, 2022		36.9	23.7	30.4	4.3	0.9	2.8	0.8	±4.4%	500	Telephone/Online	6.5
Innovative Research Group	May 2, 2022		37	24	29	7	—	—	2	N/A	1,409	Online	8
Earnscliffe/Leger	May 1, 2022		35	24	28	7	—	—	6	N/A	1,001	Online	7
Ipsos	May 1, 2022		39	25	26	6	—	—	5	±2.9%	1,501	Telephone/Online	13
Mainstreet Research	April 27, 2022		38.1	18.1	30.4	5.1	—	—	8.3	±2.6%	1,422	IVR	7.7
Earnscliffe/Leger	April 24, 2022		38	25	28	5	—	—	5	N/A	1,000	Online	10
Abacus Data	April 19, 2022		36	23	32	6	—	—	4	±2.1%	1,500	Online	4
Mainstreet Research	April 19, 2022		39.6	21.2	25.4	5.6	—	—	7.6	±2.8%	1,211	IVR	14.2
Ipsos	April 14, 2022		35	23	32	5	—	—	5	±3.5%	1,001	Online	3
Mainstreet Research	April 12, 2022		36	24	28	5	—	—	6	±2.8%	1239	IVR	8
Mainstreet Research	April 6, 2022		39.2	24.1	25.8	3.4	—	—	7.5	±2.7%	1,289	IVR	13.4
Mainstreet Research	March 31, 2022		36	22	31	4	—	—	7	±2.8%	1,252	IVR	5
Leger	March 28, 2022		39	24	25	5	5	—	3	±3.1%	1,001	Online	14
Angus Reid	March 15, 2022		37	29	25	4	—	—	5	±3%	1,063	Online	8
Ipsos	March 15, 2022		38	24	28	4	—	—	5	±3.8%	850	Online	10
Mainstreet Research	March 13, 2022		33.9	25.7	27.8	5	—	—	7.6	±3%	1,026	IVR	6.1
Leger	February 27, 2022		39	27	27	3	2	—	2	±3.1%	1,001	Online	12
Mainstreet Research	January 25, 2022		34.6	22.4	27.3	3.5	—	—	12.3	±3%	882	IVR	7.3
Leger	January 24, 2022		37	25	26	7	3	—	5	±3.1%	1,000	Online	11
Counsel	January 23, 2022		34.9	30.5	24.2	4.4	—	—	6	±2.1%	2,273	Online	4.4
EKOS	January 17, 2022		34.8	26.6	26.3	4.9	—	—	7.5	±3.5%	844	IVR	8.2
Abacus Data	January 12, 2022		37	25	28	5	—	—	2.5	±3.1%	1,210	Online	9
Angus Reid	January 12, 2022		33	36	19	4	—	—	8	N/A	909	Online	3
Innovative Research Group	January 11, 2022		35	22	36	5	—	—	2	N/A	428	Online	1
Mainstreet Research	January 7, 2022		30.6	27.0	27.9	5.5	—	—	9.0	±2.7%	1,246	IVR	2.7
December 14, 2021	Derek Sloan announced as the Leader of the Ontario Party
Leger	December 13, 2021		38	28	25	5	2	—	3	±3.1%	1,000	Online	10
EKOS	November 25, 2021		32.8	23.1	28.3	5.2	—	—	10.5	±4.1%	569	IVR	4.5
Innovative Research Group	November 17, 2021		34.8	27	32.6	3.4	—	—	2.2	N/A	1,000	Online	2.2
Leger	November 14, 2021		34	26	31	6	2	—	1	±3.1%	1,001	Online	3
Leger	October 10, 2021		35	25	30	5	—	—	5	±3.1%	1,003	Online	5
Angus Reid	October 3, 2021		34	32	25	4	—	—	5	N/A	910	Online	2
Angus Reid	June 7, 2021		37	33	22	6	—	—	3	±2%	791	Online	4
Leger	May 23, 2021		34	25	26	9	—	—	—	±3.1%	1,001	Online	8
Mainstreet Research	May 16, 2021		32.7	28.2	26.9	6.3	—	—	5.9	±3%	958	IVR	4.5
Campaign Research	May 8, 2021		36	25	28	7	—	—	4	±2%	2,009	Online	8
Innovative Research Group	May 4, 2021		32	22	36	8	—	—	2	N/A	481	Online	4
Abacus Data	April 21, 2021		34	23	35	5	—	—	2	±3.1%	1,007	Online	1
Innovative Research Group	April 20, 2021		30	26	35	8	—	—	1	N/A	800	Online	5
Abacus Data	April 14, 2021		34	23	34	5	—	—	4	±3.5%	817	Online	0
Innovative Research Group	April 13, 2021		32	24	33	8	—	—	2	N/A	704	Online	1
EKOS	April 12, 2021		34.6	23.5	29.9	8.9	—	—	3	±2.8%	1,204	IVR	4.7
Campaign Research	April 6, 2021		41	22	24	10	—	—	2	±2.3%	1,886	Online	17
Leger	March 22, 2021		38	28	23	8	—	—	3	±3.1%	1,002	Online	10
Campaign Research	March 11, 2021		43	25	20	9	—	—	3	±2.7%	1,344	Online	18
Mainstreet Research	February 16, 2021		43	22	25	6	—	—	4	±3.08%	1,011	IVR	18
Campaign Research	January 31, 2021		44	25	21	8	—	—	3	±2.6%	1,427	Online	19
Abacus Data	January 12, 2021		34	25	29	8	—	—	3	±3.48%	793	Online	5
Mainstreet Research	December 5, 2020		46.2	23.4	19.9	6.2	—	—	4.3	±2.94%	1,014	IVR	22.8
Campaign Research	December 3, 2020		45	20	24	8	—	—	5	±3%	1,001	Online	21
Angus Reid	November 30, 2020		42	28	22	5	—	—	3	N/A	1,049	Online	14
Campaign Research	November 2, 2020		48	21	23	7	—	—	1	±3%	1,118	Online	25
Abacus Data	October 30, 2020		36	25	29	7	—	—	3	±3.1%	1,000	Online	7
October 12, 2020	Jim Karahalios forms the New Blue Party
Abacus Data	October 12, 2020		36	29	26	6	—	—	2	±3.1%	1,000	Online	7
Campaign Research	October 2, 2020		46	24	20	9	—	—	2	±3%	1,017	Online	22
Campaign Research	September 3, 2020		48	22	24	6	—	—	2	±3%	1,129	Online	24
Angus Reid	September 1, 2020		45	28	22	4	—	—	1	±3%	1,026	Online	17
Campaign Research	August 13, 2020		41	23	26	8	—	—	3	±2%	2,013	Online	15
Innovative Research Group	July 20, 2020		36	18	37	8	—	—	1	N/A	974	Online	1
Campaign Research	July 10, 2020		45	20	27	7	—	—	1	±3%	1,395	Online	18
Innovative Research Group	June 23, 2020		31	21	39	9	—	—	1	N/A	838	Online	8
Mainstreet Research	June 7, 2020		41.8	23.0	27.7	5.5	—	—	2.0	±3%	1,068	IVR	14.1
Campaign Research	June 2, 2020		44	22	27	6	—	—	2	±2.5%	1,512	Online	17
Innovative Research Group	June 1, 2020		33	20	38	9	—	—	0	N/A	698	Online	5
Angus Reid	May 24, 2020		43	26	25	6	—	—	1	N/A	1,061	Online	17
Abacus Data	May 22, 2020		36	19	38	5	—	—	2	±4.1%	597	Online	2
Innovative Research Group	May 5, 2020		34	18	39	7	—	—	1	N/A	791	Online	5
EKOS	March 26, 2020		31.5	17.9	40.4	7.1	—	—	3.1	±3.5%	774	IVR	8.9
Mainstreet Research	March 20, 2020		33.1	23.2	33.0	6.9	—	—	3.8	±2.73%	1,017	IVR	0.1
7 March 2020	Steven Del Duca is elected as leader of the Ontario Liberal Party
Campaign Research	March 5, 2020		32	28	28	10	—	—	2	±2.9%	1,144	Online	4
Angus Reid	February 28, 2020		36	31	24	8	—	—	1	±3.0%	1,051	Online	5
Campaign Research	February 26, 2020		32	28	29	9	—	—	3	±3.1%	1,003	Online	3
Campaign Research	February 9, 2020		30	26	30	11	—	—	3	±2.5%	1,536	Online	0
EKOS	January 19, 2020		31.1	21.2	36.2	9.1	—	—	2.3	±3.9%	634	IVR	5.1
Pollara	January 11, 2020		29	27	33	9	—	—	2	±2.1%	2,198	Online	4
EKOS	December 10, 2019		29.9	24.4	32.4	9.4	—	—	3.9	±3.4%	811	IVR	2.5
Campaign Research	September 9, 2019		32	27	28	11	—	—	2	±3.17%	957	Online	4
Corbett Communications	August 16, 2019		30	28	30	11	—	—	2	±3.0%	1,099	Online	0
Corbett Communications	July 10, 2019		28	26	28	15	—	—	3	±3.0%	936	Online	0
Corbett Communications	June 6, 2019		32	27	26	13	—	—	1	±3.0%	1,555	Online	5
Mainstreet Research	May 22, 2019		22.4	24.2	39.9	11.7	—	—	1.8	±3.1%	996	IVR	15.7
Ipsos	May 21, 2019		30	29	32	—	—	—	10	±3.5%	1,000	Online	2
Corbett Communications	May 3, 2019		35	25	27	12	—	—	1	±2.4%	1,836	Online	8
Pollara	May 1, 2019		30	31	26	11	—	—	1	±2.5%	1,527	Online	1
Mainstreet Research	March 22, 2019		34.4	26.6	26.0	9.4	—	—	3.6	±2.73%	1,290	IVR	7.8
Innovative Research Group	January 24, 2019		33	23	36	7	—	—	1		751	Online	3
Mainstreet Research	January 17, 2019		41.4	27.0	22.6	7.0	—	—	2.2	±2.92%	1,127	IVR	14.4
EKOS	December 3, 2018		34.3	26.1	28.0	9.4	—	—	2.3	±3.1%	1,025	IVR	6.3
Campaign Research	November 9, 2018		34	25	32	7	—	—	2	±2.3%	1,830	Online	2
Mainstreet Research	November 7, 2018		42.2	26.5	21.3	6.4	—	—	3.5	±2.79%	1,229	IVR	15.7
Innovative Research Group	October 28, 2018		35	25	32	7	—	—	1		1,628	Online	3
Abacus Data	October 1, 2018		36	29	24	8	—	—	3		1,500	Online	7
Mainstreet Research	July 17, 2018		41.7	27.8	21.3	6.7	—	—	2.5	±2.27%	1,861	IVR	13.9
29 June 2018	Doug Ford is sworn in as Premier of Ontario
Innovative Research Group	June 21, 2018		37	36	19	7	—	—	2	±4.0%	607	Telephone	1
14 June 2018	John Fraser becomes interim leader of the Ontario Liberal Party
7 June 2018	Kathleen Wynne resigns as leader of the Ontario Liberal Party
2018 election	June 7, 2018	N/A	40.50	33.56	19.59	4.60	—	0.04	1.74	N/A	5,744,860	N/A	6.94
Polling firm	Last date of polling	Source								Margin of error	Sample size	Polling type	Lead
			PC	NDP	Liberal	Green	New Blue	Ontario	Other

Notes

Results

Despite only posting a marginal increase in the popular vote, the Progressive Conservative Party won with an increased parliamentary majority.

PC gains came primarily at the expense of the New Democratic Party, who lost significant vote share primarily to the Liberal Party. Nevertheless, the NDP maintained their role as official opposition by a large margin. Although she won her seat, Andrea Horwath resigned as leader of the NDP.

Despite edging out the NDP for second place in the popular vote, the Liberals only gained one seat and failed to regain official party status. After failing to win in his own riding, Liberal leader Steven Del Duca also announced his resignation as party leader.

The only two candidates outside the three largest parties to be elected were Green Party leader Mike Schreiner and independent candidate Bobbi Ann Brady, who prior to the election was the executive assistant to the retiring PC MPP in her riding.

As of 19:30 GMT on 3 June, the full unofficial results are as follows:

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83	31	8	1	1
Progressive Conservative	New Democratic	Liberal	G	I

Party		Votes			Seats
	Progressive Conservative	1,912,057	40.82%	0.32pp	83 / 124 (67%)
	New Democratic	1,111,923	23.74%	9.85pp	31 / 124 (25%)
	Liberal	1,116,961	23.85%	4.28pp	8 / 124 (6%)
	Green	279,152	5.96%	1.36pp	1 / 124 (0.8%)
	Independent	25,334	0.54%	0.40pp	1 / 124 (0.8%)

Popular vote
PC			40.82%
Liberal			23.85%
New Democratic			23.74%
Green			5.96%
Others			0.54%

Seat summary
PC			66.94%
New Democratic			25.00%
Liberal			6.45%
Green			0.81%
Others			0.81%

Notes

Incumbent MPPs who were defeated

• Gilles Bisson (NDP)
• Faisal Hassan (NDP)
• Belinda Karahalios (New Blue, formerly PC)
• Judith Monteith-Farrell (NDP)
• Paul Miller (Independent, formerly NDP)
• Rick Nicholls (Ontario Party, formerly PC)
• Jeremy Roberts (PC)
• Amanda Simard (Liberal)
• Gurratan Singh (NDP)
• Sara Singh (NDP)

External links

• Elections Ontario