[Monarch Butterfly]

In 2022, the Progressive Conservatives had 83 seats. After by-elections, resignations, expulsions, etc., they had 79 seats. The 2025 General Election gave them 80 seats.

See. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Ontario_general_election#Seat_changes

 

[adma]

Even with a majority, I suspect there's some disappointment among the PC brain trust with the results. There were some seat projections early in the campaign that had Ford hovering in the 90+ seat range. They also had higher hopes in Northern Ontario, Niagara and London, where the NDP retained most of their seats. I was also surprised the NDP held onto Windsor West and Oshawa, two blue-collar ridings where the tariff threat should have helped the PCs.

The trouble is, the PCs don't monolithically *own* the anti-tariff issue the way they imagine. However, it is true that their only real path to 90+ seats was by picking off blue-collar/heartland NDP seats; so that might have guided their wishful strategy.

But yeah, it's amusing to see DoFo mewling about how he hoped for more than they got--then again, he's always been for that, if you pardon the expression, illiberal-democracy-style total domination. He hoped for a "Lougheed Alberta" result; he didn't get it...

 

[WB62]

You want Union Station's Great Hall to stay in an ugly orange glow from the '70s............. and you want Bonnie to 'paint' her hair green and try to look older........

I'll give you this, you have unique taste.

Haha funny thread topic crossover!

 

[Admiral Beez]

Bonnie Crombie has to go. Enough of this.

Omar Alghabra, the MP for Mississauga Centre announced in 2023, that he would not run in the next election.

Any chance Bonnie Crombie dumps the OLP and runs for Mississauga Centre MP?

 

[lenaitch]

Bonnie Crombie has to go. Enough of this.

"Enough of this" sounds like long-suffering exasperation. She's been party leader for a little over a year. Do you change pitchers after every bad innings? Part of her ability to get her message out before the election might have been limited by party finances. That I don't know.

 

[GenerationW]

She got the Liberals to 30% and party status. She did enough except for not winning her own seat.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

She got the Liberals to 30% and party status. She did enough except for not winning her own seat.

I am not sure if that is on her strength or the strength of her candidates. Personally I don't see her *ever* winning over Doug Ford.

AoD

 

[GenerationW]

I am not sure if that is on her strength or the strength of her candidates. Personally I don't see her *ever* winning over Doug Ford.

AoD

No one will beat him until anti-Doug sentiment reaches critical mass.

 

[christiesplits]

Recounts confirm riding victories for the PCs and NDP.

PCs win Missisauga-Erin Mills by 23 votes.

Tory MPP still a winner after recount in tight Mississauga race

Margin of victory in Mississauga—Erin Mills riding on election night was second closest in province, prompting mandatory recount request.

www.mississauga.com

NDP win Mushkegowuk-James Bay by 10 votes.

L’avance du néo-démocrate Guy Bourgouin confirmée dans Mushkegowuk–Baie James

Après trois semaines d’attente, Guy Bourgouin, du NPD, a remporté Mushkegowuk–Baie James.

ici.radio-canada.ca

Never doubt that your vote matters!

 

[lenaitch]

No one will beat him until anti-Doug sentiment reaches critical mass.

Typically, we don't vote 'in' governments, we vote them out.

 

[lenaitch]

Shouldn't all this be in the federal election thread?

 

[chrisw]

Yes, I was just looking for 2025 and forgot about the Ontario election. I thought it was supposed to be 45th but maybe I was mistaken when I saw 44th which is quite close.

 

[PinkLucy]

Moved them and closing this thread as the election is over