It is election day in Ontario.
When polls close at 9 p.m. ET across Ontario Thursday, Doug Ford or Andrea Horwath may find themselves on their way to becoming the province’s next premier. Kathleen Wynne, though she has conceded the Liberals won’t win, could find herself with another term – at least as a Liberal MPP.
Global News will have up-to-the-minute analysis as votes are counted.
Ontario election results 2018: Live, real-time riding vote map
And our interactive map will allow you to explore all the province’s ridings – or just your riding – and find real-time results as votes are counted across Ontario.
Below is a chart breaking down every election in the province since 1867. Click the party names to sort by seats won, or scroll below for notes on some of the more interesting outcomes in history.
In Ontario’s 150-year voting history, every election but two has been won by either the Liberals or the Conservatives.
The first Ontario election ended in a draw. The Liberal and Conservative parties agreed to form a Conservative-led coalition government, naming John Sandfield Macdonald premier.
1905
The Conservatives jumped up to 69 seats and claimed their first outright victory as a party.
After 34 years of Liberal rule, the Conservatives would be in office for most of the next 30 years.
1919
After running without a party leader, the United Farmers of Ontario formed a coalition government with the Labour Party following their victory.
The group is one of only two parties other than the Liberal and Conservative parties to ever win an Ontario election.
1943
The Conservatives narrowly defeated the surprising Co-operative Commonwealth Party. The victory would kick off 42 years of Conservative rule in the province.
The Co-operative Commonwealth Party also became the official opposition. The party would later become the NDP in 1961 after failing to ever take office.
1985
Despite taking only 48 seats to the Conservatives’ 52, the Liberals formed an NDP-backed minority government a month after the election, following a vote of no confidence.
1990
The New Democratic Party, led by Bob Rae, won their first election with a dramatic swing from Liberal voters.
2011
The Liberals took 53 seats in an election with the lowest voter turnout in history. Only 49.2 per cent of eligible voters went to the polls, dipping below the previous low of 52.5 per cent in 2007.
Ontarians headed to the polls on Thursday for a provincial election pitting Kathleen Wynne’s governing Liberals against Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives and Andrea Horwath’s New Democrats. Polls close at 9 p.m. (ET). Follow the live results below.
Read our ontario election guide for background on the candidates, platforms and campaign.
How to vote
Am I registered? If you’re an 18-year-old Canadian citizen who lives in Ontario, you’re eligible to vote. Check Elections Ontario’s registration website to get on the voters’ list, or update your information if you’ve moved since the last election in 2014.
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Who am I voting for? There are 124 ridings in Ontario, and some of them may have changed names and boundaries since the previous election. You can search here by postal code to find your riding and the local candidates.
When do I vote? Election day is June 7, and the period for advance voting passed on June 1. Polls on Thursday open at 9 a.m. (ET).
Where and how do I vote? Registered voters will be sent cards in the mail explaining where their polling stations are on election day. When you go there, you’ll be asked to show your card and a piece of ID. Here are the guidelines for what kinds of identification they’ll accept.
Can I take a selfie of my ballot? No, sorry. Elections Ontario doesn’t allow that.
When do we know who wins? Polls close at 9 p.m. This is Ontario’s first election to use electronic voting machines, which could considerably speed up the ballot-counting process. Check back at globeandmail.com for up-to-date coverage of the official results.
The Ontario Election 2018 results are expected by 9:30 p.m. Thursday.
Visit this page often for updated results from each riding as they become available.
Choose an option from the drop down menu of the interactive map below to view results from a specific riding.
