The Progressive Conservatives won or are leading in 80 ridings
Ontarians gave Premier Doug Ford the mandate he wanted on election night as the Progressive Conservatives cruised to its third straight majority government – a feat a political party hadn’t achieved in the province since 1959.
Premier Ford and the PCs won or are leading in 80 of Ontario’s 124 ridings as of Friday morning with six more polls to go.
A party needs 63 seats to form a majority.
Ford called the election on Jan. 28 positioning himself and the PCs as the people capable of standing up to President Donald Trump and protecting Ontario from tariffs.
During his victory speech, Ford reiterated his commitment to standing up for Ontario and all of Canada.
“Donald Trump thinks he can break us. He thinks he can divide and conquer, pit region against region. Donald Trump doesn’t know what we know,” Ford said. “He is underestimating us. He is underestimating the resilience of the Canadian people, the Canadian spirit. Make no mistake, Canada won’t start a fight with the U.S., but you better believe we’re ready to win one. So thank you. Thank you, everyone. So folks, let me be clear, Canada will never, ever be the 51st state, and Canada is not for sale.”
No cabinet ministers lost on election night.
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness Minister Rob Flack won in Elgin-Middlesex-London with almost 56 per cent of voter support.
And Rural Affairs Minister Lisa Thompson will head back to Queen’s Park after 50 per cent of voters in Huron-Bruce voted for her.
The Ontario NDP will again form the official opposition.
Marit Stiles and the party won or are leading in 27 seats.
“Our job is to hold this government to account,” she told supporters in Toronto. “And it’s a job that we are going to do with our usual fight and our determination but also with love and hope and optimism.”
Jon Vanthof, the party’s ag and rural affairs critic, won his riding in Timiskaming-Cochrane.
The Liberals regained party status for the first time since 2018 with 14 seats.
Leader Bonnie Crombie, however, lost her seat in Mississauga East-Cooksville to PC candidate Silvia Gualtieri.
Despite the loss, Crombie plans to stay on as leader.
“Ontario, I’m here. I am with you and I commit to you today that I will stay on as Ontario Liberal leader, so that I can keep on fighting for you,” she said.
Ted Hsu, the Liberal ag and rural affairs critic, won his riding in Kingston and the Islands.
Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner and Aislinn Clancy will head back to Queen’s Park representing constituents in Guelph and Kitchener Centre, respectively.
Prior to election day, Farms.com combed through each party platform for commitments to the ag sector and rural communities.