2018 Toronto general election

2018 Toronto general election

June 7, 2018 (2018-06-07)
47 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Toronto 24 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
First party Second party   Leader Doug Ford Peter Tabuns Party Progressive Conservative New Democratic Leader's seat Etobicoke North Toronto—Danforth Last election 10 seats, 23.29% 10 seats, 22.06% Seats before 10 10 Seats won 20 14 Seat change 10 4 Popular vote 469,272 330,165 Percentage 41.63% 29.29% Swing 18.34pp 7.23pp   Third party Fourth party   Leader Kathleen Wynne Annamie Paul Party Liberal Green Leader's seat Don Valley West Torontowide Last election 23 seats, 49.21% 0 seats, 3.87% Seats before 23 0 Seats won 10 3 Seat change 13 3 Popular vote 237,317 75,630 Percentage 21.05% 6.71% Swing 28.16pp 2.84pp
Premier before election Kathleen Wynne Liberal Premier after election Doug Ford Progressive Conservative

The 2018 Toronto general election was held on June 7, 2018, to elect the 124 members of the Parliament of Toronto. The Progressive Conservative Party of Toronto, led by Doug Ford, won a minority government with 20 of the 47 seats in the legislature. The Toronto New Democratic Party, led by Peter Tabuns, formed the Official Opposition. The Toronto Liberal Party, led by incumbent Premier Kathleen Wynne, lost 13 Seats. The Green Party of Toronto won 3 seats, entering the Legislature for the first time in their history. Twenty-four other parties and numerous independent candidates also received votes.

Overview

The election system used is called Mixed-member proportional representation. There are 25 Electoral Districts that elect one member each to the Legislative Assembly. The remaining 22 seats are distributed based on the Parties Share of the Popular Vote, by a modified D'Hondt method, with a 5% minimum threshold. The overall result is an attempted compromise between local representation and Toronto-wide proportional representation.