5 Takeaways From the Ontario Election

Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford speaks to supporters after he was re-elected as the Premier of Ontario in Toronto on Feb. 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives will form another majority government at Queen’s Park after securing 43 percent of the popular vote in the Feb. 27 election.

While Ford was widely expected to win another majority, there were still some notable takeaways from the election.

1. First in 50 Years

The Progressive Conservatives’ success in winning a third consecutive majority government in this week’s snap election marks a milestone that has not been reached in more than 50 years of Ontario’s electoral history.