1923 Ontario general election

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox election The 1923 Ontario general election was the 16th general election held in the province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 25, 1923, to elect the 111 Members of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").[1]

The Ontario Conservative Party, led by George Howard Ferguson, was elected to power with a majority in the Legislature (although taking less than half the votes cast).

This election ended the rule of the United Farmers of Ontario-Labour coalition government of Ernest C. Drury.

Campaign

Candidate contests in the ridings
Candidates nominated Ridings Party
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Acclamation 2 1 1 2
2 50 43 34 19 2 1 1 100
3 49 48 34 48 13 1 2 1 147
4 8 8 2 9 6 6 1 32
5 1 1 1 1 2 5
6 1 2 1 1 2 6
Total 111 103 71 78 23 12 3 2 292

Voter turnout

The election saw a voter turnout of just 54.7%, the lowest voter turnout in Ontario history until the 2007 election.[2]

The low election turn-out was in part caused by the worst wind, rain and lightning storm in years inundating the western part of the province.[3] The electrical storm and hurricane began shortly after the polls closed, resulting in massive disruption of telegraph and telephone communications, which hampered the reporting of results.[4]

Results

The 1923 election was plagued by low turn-out, and all the parties took fewer voters than they had in 1919.

The UFO actually took a larger proportion of the vote than it had in 1919 but took just a fraction of the seats it had taken in 1919 due to much of the anti-UFO vote concentrating behind Conservative Party candidates. The UFO had held power by virtue of a coalition with Labour and three other MLAs. Together they had received 34 percent of the votes cast in 1919. The Conservatives after the 1923 election took majority government based on taking 34 percent of the vote by that one party alone.

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Wellington Hay, lost close to half its caucus in the Conservative landslide. Labour (the Independent Labour Party) too lost most of its MLAs in this turn-around election.

The Conservative party was the most popular, taking 34 percent of the vote. Its candidate was the leading one in a large proportion of the districts, giving it a large majority of seats in the legislature (more than its due proportionally) under the First past the post system in use at the time.

In the election, the UFO again did not run candidates where a Labour candidate was running - and also not in 20 other districts as well. The UFO received the third-most number of votes overall but only ran in about two-thirds of the districts so its vote count likely does not measure its actual support. Together Labour and the UFO ran in 93 seats so the two did not cover all the districts in the province.

The UFO did not receive as many votes as it had in 1919 but still got fairly good numbers considering it did not run candidates in a third of the districts. As the 1923 election was plagued by low turn-out, the UFO received a higher percentage of votes cast than it had received in 1919.

Prior to the election, the UFO government had introduced bills to re-distribute the ridings,[5] and to introduce proportional representation[6] and the single transferable vote,[7] but withdrew them after vehement opposition from the Conservative MLAs,Template:Sfn and it was found that even some government members were ambivalent.[8]

Under First past the post, the UFO received about a third of the seats that it was due proportionally overall. Looking at the 71 districts where the UFO ran candidates, it received about half the votes there so was due 35 of those seats but received only eight. In many districts, Conservative candidates took rural seats away from incumbent UFO MLAs by taking just a few hundred more votes than them in each district. In Prince Edward, Conservative candidate Horace Stanley Colliver took just 17 more votes than his closest contender to win the seat.[9][10]

Ferguson was the only party leader to hold his seat in the election. Drury, Hay and Rollo all lost their seats to their Conservative opponents.

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Political party Party leader MPPs Votes
Candidates 1919 Dissol. 1923 ± # % ± (pp)

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Howard Ferguson 103 25 24 75 50Increase 473,819 49.77% 15.68Increase

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E.C. Drury 71 44 44 17 27Decrease 199,393 20.94% 0.03Decrease

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Wellington Hay 78 27 27 14 13Decrease 203,079 21.33% 4.18Decrease

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Walter Rollo 23 11 11 4 7Decrease 45,213 4.75% 4.34Decrease

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12 – – 1 1Increase 15,426 1.62% 2.45Decrease

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2 1 1 – 1Decrease 5,041 0.53% 0.08Increase

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3 – – – – 10,122 1.06% New

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– 1 1 – 1Decrease Did not campaign

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– 1 1 – 1Decrease Did not campaign

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– 1 1 – 1Decrease Did not campaign

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Total 292 111 111 111 952,093 100.00%
Blank and invalid ballots 13,600
Registered voters / turnout 1,655,312 58.34% 27.19Decrease

Synopsis of results

Results by riding - 1923 Ontario general election[a 1]
Riding Region Winning party Turnout
[a 2] 		Votes
1919 → 1923 Votes Share Margin
# 		Margin
% 		Con UFO Lib Lab Ind I-Lib Prog Total
 
Addington EAS Template:Color box Con 3,110 70.83% 1,829 41.65% 61.33% 3,110 – 1,281 – – – – 4,391
Algoma NOR Template:Color box Lib 2,365 36.06% 14 0.21% 67.57% 2,351 1,842 2,365 – – – – 6,558
Brant North MWO Template:Color box UFO 3,617 50.36% 52 0.72% 61.19% 3,565 3,617 – – – – – 7,182
Brant South MWO Template:Color box Lab 5,678 53.26% 695 6.52% 59.09% – – 4,983 5,678 – – – 10,661
Brockville EAS Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 4,182 59.12% 1,290 18.24% 62.26% 4,182 – 2,892 – – – – 7,074
Bruce North MWO Template:Color box UFO 2,557 39.97% 311 4.86% 75.68% 2,246 2,557 1,595 – – – – 6,398
Bruce South MWO Template:Color box→Template:Color box UFO 1,942 35.83% 49 0.90% 67.10% 1,893 1,942 1,585 – – – – 5,420
Bruce West MWO Template:Color box Lib 2,582 38.73% 38 0.57% 68.07% 1,541 2,544 2,582 – – – – 6,667
Carleton EAS Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 4,813 61.22% 1,764 22.44% 64.13% 4,813 3,049 – – – – – 7,862
Cochrane NOR Template:Color box Lib 3,138 39.54% 627 7.90% 42.39% 2,172 – 3,138 2,511 116 – – 7,937
Dufferin MWO Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 3,898 51.47% 223 2.94% 72.03% 3,898 3,675 – – – – – 7,573
Dundas EAS Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 3,773 54.07% 568 8.14% 65.52% 3,773 3,205 – – – – – 6,978
Durham East CEN Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 3,040 60.25% 1,034 20.49% 63.35% 3,040 2,006 – – – – – 5,046
Durham West CEN Template:Color box Lib 2,295 42.31% 181 3.34% 67.51% 2,114 1,015 2,295 – – – – 5,424
Elgin East SWO Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 2,968 44.34% 1,050 15.69% 61.37% 2,968 1,807 1,918 – – – – 6,693
Elgin West SWO Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 5,289 50.07% 1,709 14.68% 58.24% 5,289 2,773 3,580 – – – – 11,642
Essex North SWO Template:Color box→Template:Color box Lib 4,282 62.15% 1,674 24.30% 49.08% – 2,608 4,282 – – – – 6,890
Essex South SWO Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 2,652 35.43% 60 0.80% 57.08% 2,652 2,592 2,241 – – – – 7,485
Fort William NOR Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 2,866 39.94% 208 2.90% 57.97% 2,866 – 1,152 2,658 – 500 – 7,176
Frontenac EAS Template:Color box Con 3,529 57.56% 927 15.12% 70.59% 3,529 2,602 – – – – – 6,131
Glengarry EAS Template:Color box→Template:Color box Lib 3,313 54.53% 550 9.05% 54.27% – 2,763 3,313 – – – – 6,076
Grenville EAS Template:Color box Con 4,374 66.56% 2,176 33.11% 60.17% 4,374 2,198 – – – – – 6,572
Grey Centre MWO Template:Color box UFO 3,636 50.52% 75 1.04% 65.32% 3,561 3,636 – – – – – 7,197
Grey North[a 3] MWO Template:Color box→Template:Color box UFO 3,873 40.50% 60 0.63% 68.46% 3,813 3,873 1,877 – – – – 9,563
Grey South MWO Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 4,553 51.77% 312 3.55% 65.93% 4,553 4,241 – – – – – 8,794
Haldimand MWO Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 4,297 47.56% 644 7.13% 65.96% 4,297 3,653 1,085 – – – – 9,035
Halton HAM Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 5,186 45.43% 716 6.27% 68.60% 5,186 4,470 1,760 – – – – 11,416
Hamilton East HAM Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 11,064 55.07% 5,932 29.53% 41.12% 11,064 – 5,132 3,894 – – – 20,090
Hamilton West HAM Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 5,784 52.42% 2,731 24.75% 46.80% 5,784 – 3,053 2,198 – – – 11,035
Hastings East EAS Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 3,741 62.40% 1,487 24.80% 64.10% 3,741 2,254 – – – – – 5,995
Hastings North EAS Template:Color box Con 4,356 71.77% 2,643 43.55% 58.15% 4,356 1,713 – – – – – 6,069
Hastings West EAS Template:Color box Con 4,846 60.05% 1,622 20.10% 51.08% 4,846 – 3,224 – – – – 8,070
Huron Centre MWO Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 3,133 41.58% 724 9.61% 66.47% 3,133 1,992 – 2,409 – – – 7,534
Huron North MWO Template:Color box Con 2,896 44.44% 398 6.11% 68.11% 2,896 2,498 1,122 – – – – 6,516
Huron South MWO Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 2,800 40.11% 437 6.26% 69.29% 2,800 2,363 1,818 – – – – 6,981
Kenora[a 4] NOR Template:Color box Con acclaimed
Kent East SWO Template:Color box UFO 4,024 54.75% 698 9.50% 57.65% 3,326 4,024 – – – – – 7,350
Kent West SWO Template:Color box Lib 6,153 59.80% 2,017 19.60% 47.73% – 4,136 6,153 – – – – 10,289
Kingston[a 4] EAS Template:Color box Con acclaimed
Lambton East SWO Template:Color box UFO 3,224 44.28% 458 6.29% 66.68% 2,766 3,224 1,291 – – – – 7,281
Lambton West SWO Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 6,022 45.96% 2,119 16.17% 60.18% 6,022 3,903 3,179 – – – – 13,104
Lanark North EAS Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 3,339 54.32% 531 8.64% 65.14% 3,339 2,808 – – – – – 6,147
Lanark South EAS Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 3,874 57.27% 983 14.53% 59.71% 3,874 2,891 – – – – – 6,765
Leeds EAS Template:Color box Con 3,779 57.34% 968 14.69% 60.65% 3,779 2,811 – – – – – 6,590
Lennox EAS Template:Color box→Template:Color box Lib 2,767 51.22% 132 2.44% 69.44% 2,635 – 2,767 – – – – 5,402
Lincoln HAM Template:Color box→Template:Color box UFO 2,360 35.05% 43 0.64% 58.34% 2,057 2,360 2,317 – – – – 6,734
London SWO Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 9,865 64.85% 7,611 50.03% 46.16% 9,865 – 1,851 2,254 1,243 – – 15,213
Manitoulin NOR Template:Color box UFO 2,407 57.64% 638 15.28% 66.69% 1,769 2,407 – – – – – 4,176
Middlesex East SWO Template:Color box UFO 3,568 47.76% 377 5.05% 34.24% 3,191 3,568 711 – – – – 7,470
Middlesex North SWO Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 3,319 52.52% 318 5.03% 67.10% 3,319 3,001 – – – – – 6,320
Middlesex West SWO Template:Color box UFO 2,642 52.03% 206 4.06% 66.37% – 2,642 2,436 – – – – 5,078
Muskoka CEN Template:Color box Con 4,186 64.45% 1,877 28.90% — 4,186 – 2,309 – – – – 6,495
Niagara Falls HAM Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 4,922 51.97% 2,518 26.59% 47.04% 4,922 – 2,145 2,404 – – – 9,471
Nipissing NOR Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 3,238 48.83% 268 4.04% 52.46% 3,238 – 2,970 423 – – – 6,631
Norfolk North MWO Template:Color box UFO 3,068 51.87% 221 3.74% 61.16% 2,847 3,068 – – – – – 5,915
Norfolk South MWO Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 3,070 55.84% 642 11.68% 73.34% 3,070 2,428 – – – – – 5,498
Northumberland East CEN Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 4,434 52.09% 356 4.18% 71.02% 4,434 4,078 – – – – – 8,512
Northumberland West CEN Template:Color box Lib 2,810 51.44% 157 2.87% 69.94% 2,653 – 2,810 – – – – 5,463
Ontario North CEN Template:Color box UFO 3,330 50.61% 80 1.22% 68.75% 3,250 3,330 – – – – – 6,580
Ontario South CEN Template:Color box Lib 4,212 39.72% 197 1.86% 58.35% 4,015 2,376 4,212 – – – – 10,603
Ottawa East OTT Template:Color box Lib 4,635 59.35% 1,460 18.69% 36.23% – – 7,810 – – – – 7,810
Ottawa West OTT Template:Color box→Template:Color box Lib 7,362 40.15% 892 4.87% 41.55% 7,624 – 7,362 2,086 1,263 – – 18,335
Oxford North MWO Template:Color box→Template:Color box UFO 4,019 40.29% 826 8.28% 64.65% 3,193 4,019 2,762 – – – – 9,974
Oxford South MWO Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 3,889 39.20% 755 7.61% 69.74% 3,889 3,134 2,898 – – – – 9,921
Parkdale TOR Template:Color box Con 6,050 79.76% 4,515 59.53% 30.68% 6,050 – 1,535 – – – – 7,585
Parry Sound NOR Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 4,876 56.10% 2,579 29.67% 61.07% 4,876 1,519 2,297 – – – – 8,692
Peel CEN Template:Color box Con 6,087 56.34% 1,369 12.67% — 6,087 4,718 – – – – – 10,805
Perth North MWO Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 6,289 51.68% 410 3.37% 59.60% 6,289 – 5,879 – – – – 12,168
Perth South MWO Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 3,454 50.34% 46 0.67% 63.51% 3,454 3,408 – – – – – 6,862
Peterborough East CEN Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 2,550 52.35% 229 4.70% — 2,550 2,321 – – – – – 4,871
Peterborough West CEN Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 4,278 44.37% 904 9.38% 57.87% 4,278 – 3,374 1,990 – – – 9,642
Port Arthur NOR Template:Color box Con 2,331 40.27% 727 12.56% 58.19% 2,331 1,346 1,604 – 508 – – 5,789
Prescott EAS Template:Color box→Template:Color box Ind 3,608 52.87% 740 10.84% 58.92% – – 2,868 348 3,608 – – 6,824
Prince Edward EAS Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 4,039 50.12% 19 0.24% 71.12% 4,039 – 4,020 – – – – 8,059
Rainy River NOR Template:Color box→Template:Color box Lab 1,738 42.72% 148 3.64% 65.94% 1,590 – 740 1,738 – – – 4,068
Renfrew North EAS Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 4,235 50.65% 108 1.29% 63.48% 4,235 4,127 – – – – – 8,362
Renfrew South EAS Template:Color box UFO 3,653 37.41% 585 5.99% 67.45% 3,044 3,653 3,068 – – – – 9,765
Riverdale TOR Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 11,074 79.05% 9,309 66.45% 35.56% 11,074 – 1,765 1,169 – – – 14,008
Russell EAS Template:Color box Lib 4,648 72.94% 2,924 45.89% 35.35% – 1,724 4,648 – – – – 6,372
St. Catharines HAM Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 5,364 55.81% 2,490 25.91% 49.90% 5,364 – 2,874 1,374 – – – 9,612
Sault Ste. Marie NOR Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 2,839 43.27% 444 6.77% 43.28% 2,839 – 2,395 1,327 – – – 6,561
Simcoe Centre CEN Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 3,535 39.84% 529 5.96% 65.77% 3,535 3,006 2,332 – – – – 8,873
Simcoe East CEN Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 5,692 57.57% 1,498 15.15% 57.55% 5,692 4,194 – – – – – 9,886
Simcoe South CEN Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 3,016 55.88% 635 11.77% 72.26% 3,016 2,381 – – – – – 5,397
Simcoe West CEN Template:Color box Con 3,610 56.78% 1,580 24.85% 57.05% 3,610 2,030 634 – 84 – – 6,358
Stormont EAS Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 3,661 44.04% 1,050 12.63% 56.13% 3,661 2,041 2,611 – – – – 8,313
Sturgeon Falls NOR Template:Color box Lib 2,671 62.32% 1,670 38.96% — 614 1,001 2,671 – – – – 4,286
Sudbury NOR Template:Color box Con 5,816 58.65% 1,816 17.31% 60.80% 5,816 – 4,100 – – – – 9,916
Timiskaming NOR Template:Color box Con 3,160 44.12% 1,008 14.07% 58.76% 3,160 2,152 1,850 – – – – 7,162
Toronto NE - A TOR Template:Color box Con 13,049 71.46% 10,205 55.88% 34.78% 13,049 – 2,844 – – – 2,368 18,261
Toronto NE - B TOR Template:Color box Con 13,952 77.58% 9,919 55.15% 34.61% 13,952 – – – – – 4,033 17,985
Toronto NW - A TOR Template:Color box Con 17,255 85.34% 14,291 70.68% 34.17% 17,255 – 2,964 – – – – 20,219
Toronto NW - B TOR Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 14,703 70.46% 10,982 52.63% 34.34% 14,703 – – – – 2,443 3,721 20,867
Toronto SE - A TOR Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 7,730 81.56% 7,019 74.06% 31.85% 7,730 – 1,037 711 – – – 9,478
Toronto SE - B TOR Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 7,216 77.13% 5,986 63.98% 31.60% 7,216 – 1,230 910 – – – 9,356
Toronto SW - A TOR Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 8,233 56.71% 4,761 37.39% 50.78% 8,233 – 3,472 2,812 – – – 14,517
Toronto SW - B TOR Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 7,756 52.54% 5,158 37.48% 48.28% 7,756 – 2,198 2,211 – 2,598 – 14,763
Victoria North CEN Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 2,711 47.00% 358 6.21% 66.72% 2,711 2,353 704 – – – – 5,768
Victoria South CEN Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 3,880 42.64% 526 5.78% 75.56% 3,880 3,354 1,865 – – – – 9,099
Waterloo North MWO Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 5,370 50.35% 2,237 20.98% 47.96% 5,370 – 3,133 309 1,853 – – 10,665
Waterloo South[a 5] MWO Template:Color box→Template:Color box Lab 5,006 50.08% 15 0.15% 47.29% 4,991 – – 5,006 – – – 9,997
Welland HAM Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 4,941 52.19% 1,239 13.09% 59.17% 4,941 824 3,702 – – – – 9,467
Wellington East MWO Template:Color box UFO 3,628 61.64% 1,370 23.28% 61.32% 2,258 3,628 – – – – – 5,886
Wellington South MWO Template:Color box Con 5,444 52.04% 2,424 23.17% 60.12% 5,444 3,020 1,997 – – – – 10,461
Wellington West MWO Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 2,685 50.41% 576 10.81% 65.13% 2,685 2,109 532 – – – – 5,326
Wentworth North HAM Template:Color box UFO 3,397 58.02% 939 16.04% 65.80% 2,458 3,397 – – – – – 5,855
Wentworth South HAM Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 3,348 46.38% 889 12.32% 49.57% 3,348 2,459 1,411 – – – – 7,218
Windsor SWO Template:Color box→Template:Color box Con 5,424 53.29% 1,871 18.38% 34.99% 5,424 – 3,553 1,202 – – – 10,179
York East CEN Template:Color box Con 11,863 71.36% 8,783 52.84% 32.85% 11,863 3,080 976 – 704 – – 16,623
York North CEN Template:Color box Con 4,341 44.65% 811 8.34% 69.77% 4,341 1,852 3,530 – – – – 9,723
York West CEN Template:Color box Con 14,338 72.10% 8,791 44.21% 33.00% 14,338 – – – 5,547 – – 19,885

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Regional analysis

Distribution of candidates, seats and popular vote %, by party by region (1923)
Region Candidates Seats Vote share (%)
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Central Ontario 19 12 12 1 1 – – 16 – 3 – – 53.12 23.84 21.44 1.54 0.07 – –
Eastern Ontario 14 12 9 2 3 – – 11 1 4 – 1 39.87 26.89 27.44 1.93 3.87 – –
Hamilton, Halton and Niagara 9 5 8 4 – – – 7 2 – – – 49.64 14.86 24.64 10.86 – – –
Midwestern Ontario 20 17 12 3 1 – – 10 8 1 2 – 42.57 31.87 18.06 6.42 1.08 – –
Northeastern Ontario 9 5 8 3 1 – – 5 1 3 – – 43.34 14.41 35.18 6.88 0.19 – –
Northwest Ontario 3 1 3 3 3 – – 2 – – 2 – 39.85 7.90 20.52 25.81 5.92 – –
Southwestern Ontario 13 14 14 2 1 – – 10 4 2 – – 39.44 30.24 26.87 2.54 0.91 – –
Toronto 10 – 9 5 – 2 3 10 – – – – 72.78 – 11.59 5.31 – 3.43 6.88
York, Peel and Ontario 6 5 3 – 2 – – 4 1 1 – – 58.58 20.97 11.91 – 8.54 – –
Total 103 71 78 23 12 2 3 75 17 14 4 1 49.77 20.94 21.33 4.75 1.62 0.53 1.06

MLAs elected

Italicized names indicate members returned by acclamation. Two-tone colour boxes indicate ridings that turned over from the 1919 election, e.g., Template:Legend striped

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Detailed analysis

Seats and popular vote by party
Party Seats Votes Change (pp)
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Party rankings (1st to 5th place)
Party Acc 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
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Totals 2 109 109 59 10 2
Party candidates in 2nd place
Party in 1st place Con UFO Lib Lab Ind Pro
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Totals 22 43 35 5 2 2
Principal races, according to 1st and 2nd-place results
Parties Seats
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Total 109

Incumbents not running for reelection

Sixteen MLAs chose not to stand for re-election:Template:Sfn

Riding Incumbent at dissolution and subsequent nominee New MLA
Algoma Template:Canadian party colour|   Kenneth Spencer Stover Arthur Gladstone Wallis Template:Canadian party colour|   Arthur Gladstone Wallis
Elgin East Template:Canadian party colour|   Malcolm MacVicar William F. Smith Template:Canadian party colour|   Michael McKnight
Essex South Template:Canadian party colour|   Milton C. Fox John Orville Duke Template:Canadian party colour|   Adolphus T. Armstrong
Huron South Template:Canadian party colour|   Andrew Hicks William George Medd Template:Canadian party colour|   Nelson William Trewartha
Lennox Template:Canadian party colour|   Reginald Amherst Fowler Charles Wesley Hambly Template:Canadian party colour|   John Perry Vrooman
Middlesex North Template:Canadian party colour|   James C. Brown Harold Currie Template:Canadian party colour|   George Adam Elliott
Ottawa West Template:Canadian party colour|   Hammett Pinhey Hill Albert Edwin Honeywell Template:Canadian party colour|   Harold Fisher
Oxford South Template:Canadian party colour|   Albert Thomas Walker John L. Wright Template:Canadian party colour|   William Henry Chambers
Port Arthur Template:Canadian party colour|   Donald McDonald Hogarth Francis Henry Keefer Template:Canadian party colour|   Francis Henry Keefer
Riverdale Template:Canadian party colour|   Joseph McNamara — Template:Canadian party colour|   George Oakley
Russell Template:Canadian party colour|   Alfred Goulet Aurélien Bélanger Template:Canadian party colour|   Aurélien Bélanger
Simcoe West Template:Canadian party colour|   William Torrance Allen James Edgar Jamieson Template:Canadian party colour|   James Edgar Jamieson
Timiskaming Template:Canadian party colour|   Thomas Magladery Angus John Kennedy Template:Canadian party colour|   Angus John Kennedy
Toronto Southeast - B Template:Canadian party colour|   James Walter Curry John Callahan Template:Canadian party colour|   Edward William James Owens
Wellington South Template:Canadian party colour|   Caleb Henry Buckland Lincoln Goldie Template:Canadian party colour|   Lincoln Goldie
York North Template:Canadian party colour|   Thomas Herbert Lennox William Keith Template:Canadian party colour|   William Keith

Seats that changed hands

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Elections to the 16th Parliament of Ontario – seats won/lost by party, 1919–1923
Party 1919 Gain from (loss to) 1923
Con UFO Lib Lab Ind I-Lib F-Lab F-Lib Sol
25 29 13 (2) 9 (1) 1 1 75
44 (29) 3 (2) 1 17
27 2 (13) 2 (3) (1) 14
11 1 (9) 1 4
– 1 1
1 (1) –
1 (1) –
1 (1) –
1 (1) –
Total 111 3 (53) 31 (4) 17 (4) 9 (2) – (1) 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 111

There were 64 seats that changed allegiance in the election.

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Resulting composition of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Source Party
Template:Canadian party colour align="center" |Con Template:Canadian party colour align="center" |UFO Template:Canadian party colour align="center" |Lib Template:Canadian party colour align="center" |Lab Template:Canadian party colour align="center" |Ind Total
Seats retained Incumbents returned 16 13 8 1 38
Open seats held 5 2 7
Acclamation 1 1 2
Seats changing hands Incumbents defeated 45 2 2 1 1 51
Open seats gained 7 2 9
Byelection gain held 1 1 2
Change in affiliation 1 1 2
Total 75 17 14 4 1 111

Notable groups of candidates

Women candidates in the 1923 electionTemplate:Sfn
Riding Candidate Votes Placed
Fort William Template:Canadian party colour Mrs B.O. Allen 1,152 3rd
Toronto Northeast - B Template:Canadian party colour Mrs Mary E. Becker 4,033 2nd
Toronto Northwest - B Template:Canadian party colour Edith L. Groves 3,721 2nd
Candidates returned by acclamationTemplate:Sfn
Riding Party Candidate
Kenora Template:Canadian party colour Peter Heenan
Kingston Template:Canadian party colour William Folger Nickle
Dual nominations in the 1923 electionTemplate:Sfn
Riding Candidate Votes Placed
Ottawa East Template:Canadian party colour Joseph Albert Pinard 4,635 1st
J. Wilfred Gauvreau 3,175 2nd
Ottawa West Template:Canadian party colour Albert Edwin Honeywell 6,470 2nd
Arthur Ellis 1,154 4th
Toronto Southeast - A Template:Canadian party colour Frederick Hogg 656 3rd
Alfred Burgess 381 4th

See also

Notes

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References

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Further reading

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  8. ↑ Edmonton Bulletin, April 20, 1923
  9. ↑ Edmonton Bulletin, June 26, 1923
  10. ↑ Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1925


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