Ontario general election

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The Ontario general election is the provincial vote in which residents of Ontario choose members of the Legislative Assembly and thereby determine the governing party and premier.

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instanceOf legislative election ⓘ
provincial election ⓘ
administeredBy Elections Ontario ⓘ
ballotType secret ballot ⓘ
campaignFinanceRegulatedBy Elections Ontario ⓘ
canBeCalledBy Lieutenant Governor of Ontario ⓘ
category Elections in Ontario ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
Ontario Election Act ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
determines governing party of Ontario ⓘ
electoralLevel provincial ⓘ
electorate residents of Ontario eligible to vote ⓘ
elects Legislative Assembly of Ontario ⓘ
Members of Provincial Parliament ⓘ
frequency approximately every four years ⓘ
governingLaw Election Act (Ontario) ⓘ
Election Finances Act (Ontario) ⓘ
governs formation of provincial government ⓘ
historicalFirstYear 1867 ⓘ
influences premier of Ontario ⓘ
jurisdiction Province of Ontario ⓘ
linked to: Ontario
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legislatureName Legislative Assembly of Ontario ⓘ
legislatureType unicameral ⓘ
locatedIn Ontario ⓘ
mainParticipants Green Party of Ontario ⓘ
Ontario Liberal Party ⓘ
Ontario New Democratic Party ⓘ
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario ⓘ
onAdviceOf Premier of Ontario ⓘ
oversight Ontario Superior Court of Justice (for disputes) ⓘ
relatedTo Canadian federal election ⓘ
municipal elections in Ontario ⓘ
resultDetermines Official Opposition in Ontario ⓘ
party standings in Legislative Assembly of Ontario ⓘ
scope province-wide ⓘ
supervisingBody Chief Electoral Officer of Ontario ⓘ
termLength up to 4 years ⓘ
typeOfFranchise universal adult suffrage ⓘ
usesElectoralDistricts Ontario provincial ridings ⓘ
votingEligibility Canadian citizens ⓘ
at least 18 years old ⓘ
resident in Ontario ⓘ
votingMethods advance voting ⓘ
in-person voting ⓘ
mail-in special ballot ⓘ
votingSystem first-past-the-post ⓘ

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Premier of Ontario → officeContestedIn → Ontario general election ⓘ
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario → participatesIn → Ontario general elections ⓘ
linked to: Ontario general election
Ontario Liberal Party → competesIn → Ontario provincial elections ⓘ
linked to: Ontario general election
Ontario Liberal Party → competesIn → Ontario general elections ⓘ
linked to: Ontario general election
Arthur Roy Brown → ranForOffice → Ontario provincial election ⓘ
linked to: Ontario general election
Ontario provincial ridings → usedIn → Ontario general elections ⓘ
linked to: Ontario general election
Election Finances Act (Ontario) → appliesTo → Ontario provincial general elections ⓘ
linked to: Ontario general election
Don Valley West → firstElection → 1999 Ontario general election ⓘ
linked to: Ontario general election
Bramalea—Gore—Malton → createdForElection → 2007 Ontario general election ⓘ
linked to: Ontario general election
PCPO → participatesIn → Ontario general elections ⓘ
linked to: Ontario general election