"[2] Most of the seats the United Farmers won were taken at the expense of the Conservative party, who had formed the government in the preceding assembly and would again regain power in 1923.
The government created the first Department of Welfare for the province and brought in allowances for widows and children, a minimum wage for women and standardized adoption procedures.
The government also expanded Ontario Hydro and promoted rural electrification, created the Province of Ontario Savings Office - a provincially owned bank that lent money to farmers at a lower rate - began the first major reforestation program in North America, and began construction of the modern highway system.
In 1924 (after the 1923 election), the provincial treasurer Peter Smith was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the government following a series of events known as the Ontario Bond Scandal.
The UFO suffered under the First past the post electoral system used in the 1923 election, taking just about half the seats they were due proportionally.