Parties & Leaders
Get the inside scoop on the political parties and the people who would run this province, as we bring you profiles of the major party leaders, as well as in-depth looks at the parties themselves, their policies, and their chances this election. 
The Liberal PartyParty Leader: Dalton McGunityDalton McGuinty, 52, has already campaigned through four Ontario elections in 17 years, including two as the leader of the Ontario Liberal Party. 
The Progressive ConservativesParty Leader: John Tory"A fresh face forward" is what John Tory promised when he took over as leader of the floundering Progressive Conservative Party in 2004. 
The New Democratic PartyParty Leader: Howard HamptonUnder Howard Hampton, who has led Ontario's New Democrats since 1996, the number of seats held by the party has fallen to record lows. 
The Green Party of OntarioParty Leader: Frank de JongFrank de Jong has been trying to bring up election issues since the spring — and not just the ones one might expect from a party called the Green Party of Ontario.
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- 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.
