Will the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (the Conservatives) win more than 79 seats in the 2025 Ontario general election?
Started
Jan 31, 2025 06:00PM UTC
Closing Feb 27, 2025 08:01AM UTC
Closing Feb 27, 2025 08:01AM UTC
Challenges
Lieutenant Governor Edith Dumont, at the request of Ontario Premier Doug Ford, dissolved the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to make way for early elections, scheduled for 27 February 2025 (CBC). Ford said that he wants a strong mandate for himself and the Conservatives to fight President Trump's tariff threats against Canada (BBC, Guardian). As of the dissolution, there were 79 Conservatives in the 124-member body (Toronto Star).
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