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     1. John Sandfield Macdonald 1867 1871 Liberal-Conservative Coalition
     2. Edward Blake 1871 1872 Liberal
     3. Sir Oliver Mowat 1872 1896 Liberal
     4. Arthur S. Hardy 1896 1899 Liberal
     5. Sir George William Ross 1899 1905 Liberal
     6. Sir James P. Whitney 1905 1914 Conservative
     7. Sir William Hearst 1914 1919 Conservative
     8. Ernest C. Drury 1919 1923 Farmer-Labour Coalition
     9. George Howard Ferguson 1923 1930 Conservative
     10. George Stewart Henry 1930 1934 Conservative
     11. Mitchell Hepburn 1934 1942 Liberal
     12. Gordon Daniel Conant 1942 1943 Liberal
     13. Harry Nixon 1943 1943 Liberal
     14. George Drew 1943 1948 Progressive Conservative
     15. Thomas Kennedy 1948 1949 Progressive Conservative
     16. Leslie Frost 1949 1961 Progressive Conservative
     17. John Robarts 1961 1971 Progressive Conservative
     18. Bill Davis 1971 1985 Progressive Conservative
     19. Frank Miller 1985 1985 Progressive Conservative
     20. David Peterson 1985 1990 Liberal
     21. Bob Rae 1990 1995 NDP
     22. Mike Harris 1995 2002 Progressive Conservative
     23. Ernie Eves 2002 2003 Progressive Conservative
     24. Dalton McGuinty 2003 - Liberal
 
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* The Peterson Government (Liberal) from 1985 to 1987 did not have the most seats in the legislature, but had the formal support of the NDP through a signed accord without an official coalition government being formed.

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