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By Emily Chung
CBCNews.ca | Updated Aug. 31, 2007

Statistics on voter turnout and election history.

Party breakdowns before the 2007 vote
and after each of the past 10 elections


Population	12.2 million
Eligible voters	8.5 million
Registered political parties	9
Polling places	28,000
Poll workers	70,000
Projected total cost	$92.9 million
Cost per voter	$11
Cost of advance polls	$3.4 million
Cost of referendum education	$6.8 million
Amount saved with fixed election date	$7.1 million


Oak Ridges	Most voters in one riding	128,280
Temiskaming-Cochrane	Fewest voters in one riding	51,169
Huron-Bruce	Highest turnout in one riding	66.5%
Hamilton East	Lowest turnout in one riding	46.7%
Parkdale-High Park	Most candidates in one riding	8


1871:	Lowest ratio of candidates to seats: 1.9 Fewest candidates: 82 (tied with 1867)
1898:	Highest turnout: 74.1%
1923:	Lowest turnout: 54.7 %
1929:	Last year when any seat was acclaimed
1995:	Most candidates overall: 651
1999:	Most candidates in a single riding: 10 Highest ratio of candidates to seats: 5.5

McGuinty wins massive majority, Tory loses seat: Dalton McGuinty won a second majority government for the Liberals in Ontario on Wednesday night, a triumph for a party that earlier expressed fears of a drop to minority status.
Ontario rejects electoral reform in referendum: Ontario voters have rejected a proposed electoral reform that would have seen some provincial legislators chosen based on a party's share of the popular vote, results showed Thursday.
Ontario voter turnout a record low: The percentage of eligible voters casting ballots in Wednesday's Ontario election hit an all-time low despite changes introduced in an effort to boost turnout.
Ont. Green party scores 8 per cent of vote: No Green party candidates made it to the Ontario legislature in Wednesday's election, but that defeat was sweetened by a swell in their share of the popular vote, which more than doubled.
McGuinty only leader not facing leadership questions: Liberal Leader Dalton McGuinty won re-election in Ottawa South and NDP Leader Howard Hampton again won his northern Ontario riding of Kenora-Rainy River. PC Leader John Tory was defeated.

ONTARIO VOTES 2007