63 seats are needed for a majority government in ontario.
63 seats are needed for a majority government in ontario.
how many seats for a majority government in ontario?
63
a year after winning the 1957 election, diefenbaker led the progressive conservatives in the general election of 1958. he won the biggest seat majority in canadian history up to that time, 208 seats in a house of commons with 265 seats. diefenbaker formed a majority government, with a 151-seat majority over the other three parties combined.









































section::::federal general elections: 1957 to 1965.:federal election, 1962.









































after four years of majority government, diefenbaker again led the progressive conservatives to the polls, but lost almost one hundred seats and was reduced to a minority government.









































section::::federal general elections: 1957 to 1965.:federal election, 1963.
electoral history of john diefenbaker
the election results were nonetheless a surprise to political observers across the province, even to longtime ndp supporters. the ndp was elected to a strong majority government with 74 seats. the popular vote was very close, with the ndp outpolling the liberals 37% to 34%. several ridings were won by narrow margins. however, the ndp managed to take many seats from the liberals in the greater toronto area, and also did better than ever before (or in some cases, since) in many other cities and rural areas. due to the nature of the first-past-the-post electoral system, which ignores the popular vote and only awards power based on the number of ridings won, this decimated the liberal caucus. the liberals lost 59 seats, the worst defeat in their history and the second-worst defeat for a governing party in ontario. the ndp even managed to unseat peterson in his own riding.
bob rae