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Saturday, June 14, 2014

2014 Ontario(Canada) General Election Thursday June 12,2014

The 41st Ontario general election was held on June 12, 2014. Incumbent Premier Kathleen Wynne's Liberals were re-elected with a majority government, their fourth consecutive win since 2003  and an improvement from their performance in  2011 Ontario General Election
The Liberal party gained 59 seats out of a total of 107 during Thursday's elections after polls suggested a minority win for the Liberals.
Premier Kathleen Wynne, who took over last year after her predecessor resigned, was elected in her own right.
Premier Kathleen Wynne is now the first elected female leader of Canada's most populous province. She is also the first openly gay premier in Canada.

The Progressive Conservatives under Tim Hudak under were returned to the official opposition; following the election loss, Hudak announced his resignation as Progressive Conservative leader.



The New Democratic Party under Andrea Horwath in remained in third place, though improved in terms of popular vote.

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