2021 Northern Ontario general election

2021 Northern Ontario general election

September 5, 2021 (2021-09-05)
13 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Northern Ontario 7 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
First party Second party   Leader Howard Hampton Eric Mellilo Party New Democratic Party Progressive Conservative Leader's seat Kenora-Rainy River Kenora-Rainy River (Lost) Last election 8 seats, 37.53% 4 seats, 31.98% Seats before 8 4 Seats won 8 3 Seat change 0 1 Popular vote 263,104 150,430 Percentage 43.50 24.87% Swing 5.97 pp 7.11pp   Third party Fourth party   Leader Michael Gravelle Trevor Holliday Party Liberal Northern Ontario Leader's seat Thunder Bay-Superior North Nipissing (Lost) Last election 1 seat, 24.23% 0 seats, 1.65% Seats before 1 0 Seats won 2 0 Seat change 1 0 Popular vote 145,902 30,636 Percentage 24.12% 5.07% Swing 0.11pp 3.42pp
Premier before election Doug Ford Progressive Conservative Premier after election Howard Hampton New Democratic

The 2021 Northern Ontario general election was held on September 5, 2021, to elect the 13 members of the Legislative Assembly of Northern Ontario. The New Democratic Party of Northern Ontario, led by Howard Hampton, won a majority government with 8 of the 13 seats in the legislature. The Progressive Conservative Party of Northern Ontario, led by Eric Mellilo, formed the Official Opposition. The Northern Ontario Liberal Party, led by Mike Gravelle, gained 1 seat. The populist Northern Ontario Party grew significantly in the popular vote but narrowly failed to enter the legislature.

Overview

The election was held using the inherited First-Past-the-Post system, with the 13 districts keeping the same borders they had in the previous Ontario election.

Results

Votes NDP   43.50% PC   24.87% Liberal   24.12% NOP   5.07% Green   2.23% Others   0.21%

Legislative Assembly seats NDP   61.5% PC   23.1% Liberal   15.4%