2022 Ontario general election

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/2022-ontario-general-election

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the election date?June 2, 2022
2. What is the legislative body?43rd Parliament of Ontario
3. Who won the 2022 Ontario general election?The Progressive Conservative Party, led by Premier Doug Ford, won the election and kept a majority government.
4. Why was the voter turnout so low in 2022?Only 44.06% of eligible Ontarians voted, the lowest ever, which may be due to people feeling unhappy with politics or facing voting barriers.

Majority Government: A government formed by a political party that holds more than half of the seats in the legislature.
Official Opposition: The political party with the second-highest number of seats in the legislature, tasked with scrutinizing the government.
Voter Turnout: The percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election.
Member of the Provincial Parliament (MPP): An elected representative in the Ontario provincial legislature.