2011 Ontario Provincial Election
October 6, 2011
General Election · October 6, 2011
Liberal won 53 of 107 seats. This is 1 seat short of the majority threshold (54).
Contests
107
Candidates
655
Eligible voters
9,000,375
Votes cast
4,336,817
Voter turnout
48.2%
Reported resultsElections OntarioChecked: October 13, 2026
Party results
- Liberal 53
- PC 37
- NDP 17
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats | Seats % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario Liberal Party | 1,625,102 | 37.6% | 53 | 49.5% |
| Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | 1,530,076 | 35.4% | 37 | 34.6% |
| New Democratic Party of Ontario | 976,249 | 22.6% | 17 | 15.9% |
| Green Party of Ontario | 126,021 | 2.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ontario Libertarian Party | 19,447 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Freedom Party of Ontario | 14,512 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Family Coalition Party of Ontario | 9,524 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Independent | 8,299 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Communist Party of Canada (Ontario) | 1,162 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| No Affiliation | 722 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Northern Ontario Heritage Party | 676 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Party For People with Special Needs | 667 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Reform Party of Ontario | 647 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Paramount Canadians Party | 562 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ontario Provincial Confederation of Regions Party | 559 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Pauper Party of Ontario | 526 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Socialist Party of Ontario | 519 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Vegan Environmental Party | 366 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| People First Republic Party of Ontario | 232 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| The Only Party | 188 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Party For Human Rights In Ontario | 170 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Canadians' Choice Party | 156 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Party | 2007 seats | 2011 seats | Change | 2007 Vote % | 2011 Vote % | Vote share Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario Liberal Party | 71 | 53 | −18 | 42.3% | 37.6% | −4.6 pp |
| Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | 26 | 37 | +11 | 31.6% | 35.4% | +3.8 pp |
| New Democratic Party of Ontario | 10 | 17 | +7 | 16.8% | 22.6% | +5.9 pp |
Seat changes by party
107 → 107 seats
| Party | 2007 seats | 2011 seats | Change | 2007 Vote % | 2011 Vote % | Vote share Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario Liberal Party | 71 | 53 | −18 | 42.3% | 37.6% | −4.6 pp |
| Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | 26 | 37 | +11 | 31.6% | 35.4% | +3.8 pp |
| New Democratic Party of Ontario | 10 | 17 | +7 | 16.8% | 22.6% | +5.9 pp |
Seat changes by party
107 → 107 seats
Results by District
107 districts found
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| District | Liberal | PC | NDP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Vote % | Votes | Vote % | Votes | Vote % | |||
| Scarborough—Guildwood | 15,60748.9% | 48.9% | 9,13728.6% | 28.6% | 6,19419.4% | 19.4% | 31,894 | 47.6% |
| Scarborough—Rouge River | 15,23741.9% | 41.9% | 6,83718.8% | 18.8% | 13,08836.0% | 36.0% | 36,390 | 42.9% |
| Simcoe North | 10,19122.4% | 22.4% | 25,08155.2% | 55.2% | 7,71017.0% | 17.0% | 45,470 | 51.0% |
| Simcoe—Grey | 10,40422.3% | 22.3% | 25,33954.3% | 54.3% | 6,83914.7% | 14.7% | 46,639 | 48.1% |
| St. Catharines | 17,16640.2% | 40.2% | 15,46136.2% | 36.2% | 8,62420.2% | 20.2% | 42,695 | 51.0% |
| St. Paul's | 25,04858.4% | 58.4% | 8,97220.9% | 20.9% | 7,12416.6% | 16.6% | 42,897 | 50.4% |
| Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry | 8,41321.7% | 21.7% | 21,46355.3% | 55.3% | 8,02120.6% | 20.6% | 38,844 | 51.4% |
| Sudbury | 13,73542.4% | 42.4% | 4,40013.6% | 13.6% | 13,20440.7% | 40.7% | 32,417 | 49.9% |
| Thornhill | 18,37340.9% | 40.9% | 20,97146.7% | 46.7% | 4,0249.0% | 9.0% | 44,896 | 45.4% |
| Thunder Bay—Atikokan | 10,31939.0% | 39.0% | 5,81522.0% | 22.0% | 9,88137.3% | 37.3% | 26,480 | 46.6% |
| Thunder Bay—Superior North | 11,76545.0% | 45.0% | 4,57817.5% | 17.5% | 9,11134.9% | 34.9% | 26,142 | 48.2% |
| Timiskaming—Cochrane | 6,53225.9% | 25.9% | 5,33721.2% | 21.2% | 12,63350.1% | 50.1% | 25,205 | 50.0% |
| Timmins—James Bay | 2,87012.4% | 12.4% | 8,51536.7% | 36.7% | 11,47949.5% | 49.5% | 23,205 | 46.8% |
| Toronto Centre | 25,23654.9% | 54.9% | 7,18615.6% | 15.6% | 11,57125.2% | 25.2% | 45,936 | 48.4% |
| Toronto—Danforth | 11,36930.6% | 30.6% | 3,4889.4% | 9.4% | 20,06254.0% | 54.0% | 37,148 | 49.3% |
| Trinity—Spadina | 18,73139.9% | 39.9% | 5,42011.6% | 11.6% | 19,87042.4% | 42.4% | 46,906 | 43.0% |
| Vaughan | 26,17453.0% | 53.0% | 15,42031.2% | 31.2% | 5,59411.3% | 11.3% | 49,367 | 41.1% |
| Welland | 8,63819.8% | 19.8% | 14,04832.1% | 32.1% | 19,52744.7% | 44.7% | 43,723 | 51.6% |
| Wellington—Halton Hills | 11,33426.8% | 26.8% | 23,49555.6% | 55.6% | 6,10614.5% | 14.5% | 42,244 | 51.1% |
| Whitby—Oshawa | 16,98833.4% | 33.4% | 24,49948.2% | 48.2% | 7,86515.5% | 15.5% | 50,862 | 49.7% |
Parties with seats, or the top three by votes. Valid votes include all candidates. Turnout is votes cast / registered voters.
| District | Elected | Runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarborough—Guildwood | Margarett BestLiberal15,607 votes · 48.9%Runner-upGary EllisPC9,137 votes · 28.7% | Gary EllisPC9,137 votes · 28.7% | 20.3percentage points |
| Scarborough—Rouge River | Bas BalkissoonLiberal15,237 votes · 41.9%Runner-upNeethan ShanNDP13,088 votes · 36.0% | Neethan ShanNDP13,088 votes · 36.0% | 5.9percentage points |
| Simcoe North | Garfield DunlopPC25,081 votes · 55.2%Runner-upFred LarsenLiberal10,191 votes · 22.4% | Fred LarsenLiberal10,191 votes · 22.4% | 32.8percentage points |
| Simcoe—Grey | Jim WilsonPC25,339 votes · 54.3%Runner-upDonna KenwellLiberal10,404 votes · 22.3% | Donna KenwellLiberal10,404 votes · 22.3% | 32.0percentage points |
| St. Catharines | Jim BradleyLiberal17,166 votes · 40.2%Runner-upSandie BellowsPC15,461 votes · 36.2% | Sandie BellowsPC15,461 votes · 36.2% | 4.0percentage points |
| St. Paul's | Eric HoskinsLiberal25,048 votes · 58.4%Runner-upChristine McGirrPC8,972 votes · 20.9% | Christine McGirrPC8,972 votes · 20.9% | 37.5percentage points |
| Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry | Jim McDonellPC21,463 votes · 55.3%Runner-upMark A MacdonaldLiberal8,413 votes · 21.7% | Mark A MacdonaldLiberal8,413 votes · 21.7% | 33.6percentage points |
| Sudbury | Rick BartolucciLiberal13,735 votes · 42.4%Runner-upPaul LoewenbergNDP13,204 votes · 40.7% | Paul LoewenbergNDP13,204 votes · 40.7% | 1.6percentage points |
| Thornhill | Peter ShurmanPC20,971 votes · 46.7%Runner-upBernie FarberLiberal18,373 votes · 40.9% | Bernie FarberLiberal18,373 votes · 40.9% | 5.8percentage points |
| Thunder Bay—Atikokan | Bill MauroLiberal10,319 votes · 39.0%Runner-upMary KozorysNDP9,881 votes · 37.3% | Mary KozorysNDP9,881 votes · 37.3% | 1.7percentage points |
| Thunder Bay—Superior North | Michael GravelleLiberal11,765 votes · 45.0%Runner-upSteve MantisNDP9,111 votes · 34.9% | Steve MantisNDP9,111 votes · 34.9% | 10.2percentage points |
| Timiskaming—Cochrane | John VanthofNDP12,633 votes · 50.1%Runner-upDenis BoninLiberal6,532 votes · 25.9% | Denis BoninLiberal6,532 votes · 25.9% | 24.2percentage points |
| Timmins—James Bay | Gilles BissonNDP11,479 votes · 49.5%Runner-upAl SpacekPC8,515 votes · 36.7% | Al SpacekPC8,515 votes · 36.7% | 12.8percentage points |
| Toronto Centre | Glen MurrayLiberal25,236 votes · 54.9%Runner-upCathy CroweNDP11,571 votes · 25.2% | Cathy CroweNDP11,571 votes · 25.2% | 29.8percentage points |
| Toronto—Danforth | Peter TabunsNDP20,062 votes · 54.0%Runner-upMarisa SterlingLiberal11,369 votes · 30.6% | Marisa SterlingLiberal11,369 votes · 30.6% | 23.4percentage points |
| Trinity—Spadina | Rosario MarcheseNDP19,870 votes · 42.4%Runner-upSarah ThomsonLiberal18,731 votes · 39.9% | Sarah ThomsonLiberal18,731 votes · 39.9% | 2.4percentage points |
| Vaughan | Greg SorbaraLiberal26,174 votes · 53.0%Runner-upTony GencoPC15,420 votes · 31.2% | Tony GencoPC15,420 votes · 31.2% | 21.8percentage points |
| Welland | Cindy ForsterNDP19,527 votes · 44.7%Runner-upDomenic UrsiniPC14,048 votes · 32.1% | Domenic UrsiniPC14,048 votes · 32.1% | 12.5percentage points |
| Wellington—Halton Hills | Ted ArnottPC23,495 votes · 55.6%Runner-upMoya JohnsonLiberal11,334 votes · 26.8% | Moya JohnsonLiberal11,334 votes · 26.8% | 28.8percentage points |
| Whitby—Oshawa | Christine ElliottPC24,499 votes · 48.2%Runner-upElizabeth RoyLiberal16,988 votes · 33.4% | Elizabeth RoyLiberal16,988 votes · 33.4% | 14.8percentage points |