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*[[Ontario general election, 2018]]
**[[Canada|Canadian]] citizens residing in [[Ontario]] go to the polls to elect a new [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario|provincial government]]. [https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/ontario-could-see-a-seismic-political-shift-in-today-s-provincial-election-1.3962929 (CTV)]
**The [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative Party]] of [[Doug Ford Jr.|Doug Ford]] wins a sweeping victory, ending 15 years of [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal Party]] rule in the province. The Liberal Party becomes a minority party (or third party) for the first time since its foundation and later [[Ontario general election, 1867|first provincial election]], has losing official party status. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-election-ontario/populist-doug-ford-set-to-win-ontario-polls-promises-prosperity-idUSKCN1J318K (Reuters)] [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/if-ontario-liberals-lose-recognized-party-status-after-thursday-s-election-what-comes-next-1.4693261 (CBC.ca)]
**[[Ontario New Democratic Party]] wins 40 seats, becoming [[Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)|Official Opposition]] for the first time since the [[Ontario general election, 1987|1987 election]]. [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-ontario-ndp-pick-up-big-gains-in-provincial-election-will-form/ (The Global and Mail)]
**[[Ontario Green Party]] has their first ever MPP elected. [[Mike Schreiner]] is elected in [[Guelph (provincial electoral district)|Guelph district]] in southwestern Ontario. [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/ontario-election-results-guelph-1.4695857 (CBC.ca)]
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