1967 Ontario general election

John Robarts Progressive Conservative John Robarts Progressive Conservative The 1967 Ontario general election 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.

[1] 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.

The size of the Legislative Assembly was increased from 108 to 117 members,[2] mainly through the reorganization of ridings outside Toronto: Eleven MPPs lost their seats in the current redistribution and sought reelection elsewhere.

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