1981 Ontario general election

1981 Ontario general election
March 19, 1981
125 seats in the 32nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario
63 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  LIB
Leader Bill Davis Stuart Smith Michael Cassidy
Party Progressive Conservative Liberal New Democratic
Leader since February 12, 1971 January 25, 1976 February 5, 1978
Leader's seat Brampton Hamilton West Ottawa Centre
Last election 58 33 33
Seats won 70 33 21
Seat change 12 0 12
Popular vote 1,412,488 1,065,569 672,824
Percentage 44.38% 33.48% 21.14%
Swing 4.80pp 2.29pp 7.02pp
Seating in chamber after the election
Premier before election

Bill Davis
Progressive Conservative

 Premier after election

Bill Davis
Progressive Conservative

The 1981 Ontario general election was held on March 19, 1981, to elect members of the 32nd Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.

The governing Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, led by Bill Davis, was re-elected for a twelfth consecutive term in office. The PCs finally won a majority government after winning only minorities in the 1975 and 1977 elections. The Liberal Party, led by Stuart Smith, was able to maintain its standing in the Legislature, while the New Democratic Party, led by Michael Cassidy, lost a significant number of seats, allowing the Tories to win a majority.

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