 1945 was one of Ontario's most important elections in the 20th century according to Caplan and David Lewis.It shaped the province for the next 40 years, as the Conservatives won a massive majority in the Legislature, and would remain in government for the next 40 consecutive years–most of that time with majority governments until the mid-1970s.For Jolliffe, another election consequence was his tenure as the MPP from York South ended, at least for the time-being.