Ontario general election

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The Ontario general election is the provincial vote in which residents of Ontario choose members of the Legislative Assembly and thereby determine the governing party and premier.

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instanceOf legislative election
provincial election
administeredBy Elections Ontario
ballotType secret ballot
campaignFinanceRegulatedBy Elections Ontario
canBeCalledBy Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
category Elections in Ontario
constitutionalBasis Constitution Act, 1867
Ontario Election Act
country Canada
determines governing party of Ontario
electoralLevel provincial
electorate residents of Ontario eligible to vote
elects Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Members of Provincial Parliament
frequency approximately every four years
governingLaw Ontario Election Act
surface form: Election Act (Ontario)

Election Finances Act (Ontario)
governs formation of provincial government
historicalFirstYear 1867
influences premier of Ontario
jurisdiction Ontario
surface form: Province of Ontario
language English
French
legislatureName Legislative Assembly of Ontario
legislatureType unicameral
locatedIn Ontario
mainParticipants Green Party of Ontario
Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario New Democratic Party
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
onAdviceOf Premier of Ontario
oversight Ontario Superior Court of Justice (for disputes)
relatedTo Canadian federal election
municipal elections in Ontario
resultDetermines Official Opposition in Ontario
party standings in Legislative Assembly of Ontario
scope province-wide
supervisingBody Chief Electoral Officer of Ontario
termLength up to 4 years
typeOfFranchise universal adult suffrage
usesElectoralDistricts Ontario provincial ridings
votingEligibility Canadian citizens
at least 18 years old
resident in Ontario
votingMethods advance voting
in-person voting
mail-in special ballot
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Premier of Ontario officeContestedIn Ontario general election
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario participatesIn Ontario general election
this entity surface form: Ontario general elections