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 | | However, in the October 2, 2003 provincial election, the Liberals, under Dalton McGuinty, won 72 seats (with 46.5 per cent of the popular vote), the Progressive Conservatives, under Ernie Eves, 24 seats (with 34.6 per cent of the vote), and the NDP (under Howard Hampton), 7 seats (with 14.7 per cent of the vote). |
 | | The winner of the upcoming Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership contest will therefore probably be fairly well- positioned to significantly challenge the provincial Liberals in the next election — although it is a number of years away, and the situation could obviously shift repeatedly during that time. |
 | | Whatever the outcome of the Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership contest, and the eventual provincial election in Ontario, Canada has certainly been marked by massive social transformation and upheaval since the 1960s, and it is likely that these trends will continue. |
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