presidents, and party executives. In the 2018 municipal election later in the year, six of the defeated Liberal MPPs — Bill Mauro, Kathryn McGarry, Jim Bradley, Mike Colle, Granville Anderson and Dipika Damerla — were elected to municipal office as mayors, city councillors or regional councillors. In March 2020, the party elected former Cabinet Minister Steven Del Duca as leader, who defeated five other candidates on the first ballot at the leadership convention. In the 2022 general election, the Liberals gained only one seat once again falling short of official status by four seats. After failing to win in his own riding, leader Steven Del Duca announced his resignation as party leader. Policies The Ontario Liberal Party is currently running on a centrist / center-left platform of expanding childcare spaces in the province, privatization of parts of Hydro One, building infrastructure projects, $30-billion investment into transportation across the province, allowing beer and wine to be sold in certain grocery stores, updating sex education in public schools, expanding the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) in the form of OHIP+, and providing free tuition for qualifying post-secondary students. Leaders Though Sinclair led the party through two elections, he was never formally elected as leader by the Ontario Liberal Association which, due to its state of disorganization, did not organize a leadership convention until 1930. Hepburn resigned as Premier in October 1942 after designating Gordon Daniel Conant as his successor, and Conant was sworn in as Premier. The Ontario Liberal Association (particularly supporters of William Lyon Mackenzie King) demanded a leadership convention and one was finally held in May 1943 electing Harry Nixon. Technically, Hepburn did not resign as Liberal leader until the convention. Nixon was elected interim leader by the caucus on November 16, 1966, and was acclaimed permanent leader at the January 1967 leadership convention. Nixon resigned as interim leader and MPP in order to accept a federal appointment. Elston resigned as interim leader when he entered the Liberal leadership race as a candidate. Fraser was unanimously interim leader by caucus and a vote of the party executive and riding association presidents following the defeat of the Wynne government in the 2018 provincial election. Presidents Presidents of the party include Yasir Naqvi, Joe Cruden, Jeffrey King and Pat Reid. Election results 1The Liberals were recognized as the Official Opposition following the 1923 election by the governing Conservatives, despite the fact that