1948 Ontario general election

1948 Ontario general election
June 7, 1948
90 seats in the 23rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario
46 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader George Drew Ted Jolliffe
Party Progressive Conservative Co-operative Commonwealth
Leader since December 9, 1938 April 3, 1942
Leader's seat High Park (lost re-election) York South
Last election 66 8
Seats won 53 21
Seat change 13 13
Percentage 41.28% 26.52%
Swing 2.97pp 4.11pp
  Third party Fourth party
  LP
Leader Farquhar Oliver A. A. MacLeod
Party Liberal Labor-Progressive
Leader since May 16, 1947 1945
Leader's seat Grey South Bellwoods
Last election 14 2
Seats won 14 2
Seat change – –
Percentage 29.78% 1.00%
Swing 0.66pp 1.63pp
Premier before election

George Drew
Progressive Conservative

 Premier after election

George Drew
Progressive Conservative

The 1948 Ontario general election was held on June 7, 1948, to elect the 90 members of the 23rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Members of Provincial Parliament, or "MPPs") of the Province of Ontario.

The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, led by George Drew, won a third consecutive term in office, winning a solid majority of seats in the legislature—53, down from 66 in the previous election. Drew unexpectedly lost his seat, and thereafter announced that rather than return to the legislature, he would seek the leadership of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.

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