44th Ontario general election
On or before June 4, 2026 (2026-06-04)
124 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
63 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
 
Leader Doug Ford Marit Stiles
Party Progressive Conservative New Democratic
Leader since March 10, 2018 February 4, 2023
Leader's seat Etobicoke North Davenport
Last election 83 seats, 40.82% 31 seats, 23.74%
Current seats 79 28
 
Leader Bonnie Crombie Mike Schreiner
Party Liberal Green
Leader since December 2, 2023 May 16, 2009
Leader's seat None[lower-alpha 1] Guelph
Last election 8 seats, 23.85% 1 seat, 5.96%
Current seats 9 2
Incumbent Premier

Doug Ford
Progressive Conservative


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 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.

Standings

Summary of the standings of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Party Party leader Seats
2022 Current
Progressive Conservative Doug Ford 83 79
New Democratic Marit Stiles 31 28
Liberal Bonnie Crombie 8 9
Green Mike Schreiner 1 2
  Independent 1 5
Vacant 0 1
Total 124 124

Timeline

2022

2023

2024

    Changes in seats held since June 2, 2022
    Seat Before Change
    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] █ Independent
    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 8] Vacant
    Hamilton Centre October 23, 2023 Sarah Jama[24] █ New Democratic Expelled from NDP caucus.[a 9] █ Independent
    1. ↑ to run for Mayor of Hamilton.
    2. ↑ from PC Caucus due to allegations that he was involved in the 2019 Canadian Parliament infiltration plot.
    3. ↑ as minister and MPP
    4. ↑ from NDP Caucus over workplace misconduct allegations.
    5. ↑ to run for Mayor of Toronto.
    6. ↑ to accept position at the University of Waterloo
    7. ↑ after contradictory claims were made regarding a Las Vegas business trip.
    8. ↑ as minister and MPP
    9. ↑ from NDP Caucus over comments made regarding the 2023 Israel–Hamas war

      Ridings

      The Electoral Boundaries Act, 2015[25] 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,[26] 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.[27][28] This was implemented through the Representation Statute Law Amendment Act, 2017.[29]

      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.

      Opinion polls

      Polling firm Last date
      of polling      		 Source PC NDP Liberal Green New Blue Other Margin of error Sample size Polling type Lead
      Abacus Data December 12, 2023 [30] 39 24 27 6 — — ±3.1% 1,000 Online 12
      Mainstreet Research December 4, 2023 [p 1] 36 19 34 6 — 5 ±3.3% 872 Smart IVR 2
      December 2, 2023Bonnie Crombie elected Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party.
      Abacus Data November 28, 2023 [31] 42 24 23 7 — 4 ±2.6% 1,500 Online 18
      Innovative Research October 30, 2023 [p 2] 41 26 25 7 — 2 — 925 Online 15
      Abacus Data October 15, 2023 [p 3] 40 24 24 7 — 5 ±3.7% 700 Online 16
      Pallas Data September 27, 2023 [p 4][p 5] 33.4 27.4 26.7 6.7 — 5.8 ±3.2% 964 IVR 6
      Angus Reid September 6, 2023 [p 6] 38 28 22 7 — 5 — 656 Online 10
      Abacus Data September 4, 2023 [p 7] 34 26 28 7 — 5 ±2.2% 2,003 Online 6
      Pallas Data August 29, 2023 [p 8] 37.3 25.8 26.9 5.2 — 4.9 ±3.2% 940 IVR 10.4
      Abacus Data August 23, 2023 [p 9] 38 24 25 7 — 6 ±3.1% 1,040 Online 13
      Abacus Data July 25, 2023 [p 10] 41 23 24 7 — 5 ±3.1% 1,000 Online 17
      Mainstreet Research June 30, 2023 [p 11][p 12] 34.7 24.7 25.0 10.7 — 4.9 ±3.1% 993 Smart IVR 9.7
      Abacus Data June 11, 2023 [p 13][p 14] 36 26 27 6 — 4 ±3.1% 1,000 Online 9
      Counsel Public Affairs June 8, 2023 [p 15] 39 23 27 7 — 4 — 1,323 Online 12
      Angus Reid June 3, 2023 [p 16] 36 27 25 6 — 6 — 653 Online 9
      Angus Reid March 13, 2023 [p 17] 38 30 20 6 — 6 ±3% 861 Online 8
      Abacus Data March 4, 2023 [p 18] 41 22 28 5 2 2 ±3.1% 1,000 Online 13
      Mainstreet Research February 4, 2023 [p 19] 36.8 19.4 23.3 11.2 — 9.4 ±2.9% 1,166 Smart IVR 13.5
      February 4, 2023Marit Stiles declared Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party
      Angus Reid December 3, 2022 [p 20] 37 27 25 6 — 5 ±3% 1,058 Online 10
      Mainstreet Research December 2, 2022 [p 21] 37.3 25.9 24.4 6.6 — 5.8 ±2.9% 1,162 Smart IVR 11.4
      Abacus Data November 5, 2022 [p 22] 38 26 27 5 3 2 ±3.1% 1,000 Online 11
      EKOS June 20, 2022 [p 23][p 24] 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 — 4,683,796 — 16.97

      Notes

      References

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      11. ↑ Werner, Kevin (August 15, 2022). "Hamilton mayoral candidate Andrea Horwath officially resigns her Hamilton Centre seat Aug. 15". Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
      12. ↑ Hristova, Bobby (March 16, 2023). "NDP's Sarah Jama elected as next MPP for Hamilton Centre". CBC News. Archived from the original on April 12, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
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      14. ↑ "Ontario PC cabinet minister Merrilee Fullerton resigns". CP24. The Canadian Press. March 24, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
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      16. ↑ The Canadian Press (April 1, 2023). "Michael Mantha removed from Ontario NDP caucus amid workplace investigation". CBC News. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
      17. ↑ "Toronto mayoral candidate Mitzie Hunter reveals date she'll resign as MPP". thestar.com. May 2, 2023.
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      23. ↑ Richmond, Randy (September 22, 2023). "'Rising star' Monte McNaughton, region's top-ranking MPP, quits amid tumult". London Free Press. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
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      25. ↑ Electoral Boundaries Act, 2015, S.O. 2015, c. 31
      26. ↑ as a result of the Election Statute Law Amendment Act, 2016, S.O. 2016, c. 33, s. 36
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