the United Farmers of Ontario had more seats. According to historian Peter Oliver, this was an arbitrary decision without basis in precedent or law. Conservative Premier G. Howard Ferguson used as justification an announcement by UFO general secretary James J. Morrison that the UFO would be withdrawing from party politics, though Oliver argues that this was facetious logic. UFO parliamentary leader Manning Doherty protested the decision, but to no avail. (source: Peter Oliver, G. Howard Ferguson: Ontario Tory, (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1977), p. 158.) See also List of Ontario general elections List of Ontario Premiers List of political parties in Ontario Leader of the Opposition (Ontario) Liberal Party candidates, 2003 Ontario provincial election Liberal Party of Canada References External links Ontario Liberal Party 1857 establishments in Ontario Liberal parties in Canada Organizations based in Toronto Political parties established in 1857 Populist parties Provincial political parties in Ontario