2021 Northern Ontario general election

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2021 Northern Ontario general election
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13 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Northern Ontario
7 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
  First party Second party
  Howard Hampton.jpg Eric Mellilo.jpg
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 Steady0 Decrease1
Popular vote 263,104 150,430
Percentage 43.50 24.87%
Swing Increase 5.97 pp Decrease7.11pp

  Third party Fourth party
  Michael Gravelle 2015.jpg 1543281677Trevor Holliday093.jpg
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 Increase1 Steady0
Popular vote 145,902 30,636
Percentage 24.12% 5.07%
Swing Decrease0.11pp Increase3.42pp

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%