Ontario general election, 1967

Ontario general election, 1967

The Ontario general election of 1967 was held on October 17, 1967, to elect the 117 members of the 28th Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Members of Provincial Parliament, or "MPPs") of the Province of Ontario, Canada.

The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, led by John Robarts, won an eighth consecutive term in office, and maintained its majority in the legislature despite losing eight seats from its result in the previous election.

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Robert Nixon, increased its caucus from 24 to 28 members, and continued in the role of official opposition. T. Patrick Reid of Rainy River was elected as a Liberal-Labour MPP. He replaced Robert Gibson, the late MPP for Kenora as the legislature's sole Liberal-Labour MPP.

The social democratic Ontario New Democratic Party, led by Donald C. MacDonald, increased its caucus in the legislature from 7 members to 20.

Results

  Party Leader 1963 Elected % change Popular vote
 % change
     Progressive Conservative John Robarts 77 69 -10.4% 42.3% -6.6%
     Liberal Robert Nixon 23 27 +17.4% 31.6% -3.7%
     Liberal-Labour 1 1 -
     New Democratic Donald C. MacDonald 7 20 +186% 25.9% +10.4%
Total Seats 108 117 +8.3% 100%  

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