1975_Ontario_general_election

1975 Ontario general election
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125 seats in the 30th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ; 63 seats were needed for a majority
Premier before election; Bill Davis; Progressive Conservative	Premier after election ; Bill Davis; Progressive Conservative

1975 Ontario general election

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The 1975 Ontario general election was held on September 18, 1975, to elect the 125 members of the 30th Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Members of Provincial Parliament, or "MPPs") of the Province of Ontario, Canada.

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The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, led by Bill Davis and campaigning under the slogan, "Your Future. Your choice.", won a tenth consecutive term in office but lost its majority in the legislature for the first time since the 1945 election. The PC party lost 27 seats from its result in the previous election.

The social democratic Ontario New Democratic Party, led by Stephen Lewis with the slogan "Tomorrow starts today", doubled its representation in the legislature, and became the Official Opposition on the strength of a campaign which called for rent control in Ontario and highlighted horror stories of individuals victimized by bad landlords who imposed exorbitant rent increases. The campaign forced Davis' Tories to promise to implement rent controls shortly before the election.

The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Robert Nixon, won 16 additional seats, but lost the role of Official Opposition to the NDP. One member of its caucus was elected as a Liberal-Labour candidate.

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from part of Lincoln

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from parts of London North and London South

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from parts of Scarborough North, Scarborough West and Scarborough Centre

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from part of Downsview

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including spoilt ballots

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T. Patrick Reid was elected as a Liberal in 1971

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The Representation Act, 1975, S.O. 1975, c. 13

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"1975 general election results". Elections Ontario. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

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The Election Finances Reform Act, 1975, S.O. 1975, c. 12

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"125 seats in legislature: Record 454 candidates nominated for 125 Ontario seats". The Globe and Mail. September 5, 1975. p. 40.

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Williamson, Robert (September 19, 1975). "Elected: PCs, 51; NDP, 38; Lib, 36: AFTER 30 YEARS, TORY MINORITY Lewis will head official Opposition". The Globe and Mail. p. C1.

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"Leader didn't know: Socreds don't qualify as a party for election". The Globe and Mail. August 14, 1975. p. 4.

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"Ontario budget holds key". The Citizen. March 31, 1975. p. 7.

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Abolished ridings	New ridings
Drawn from parts of other ridings
	Brock^{[a 1]}
	London Centre^{[a 2]}
	Scarborough—Ellesmere^{[a 3]}
	Wilson Heights^{[a 4]}
Reorganization of ridings
Halton East Halton West	Burlington South Halton—Burlington Oakville
Glengarry Grenville—Dundas Stormont	Carleton-Grenville Cornwall Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry
Huron Middlesex North Middlesex South	Huron—Middlesex Middlesex
York-Forest Hill York South	Oakwood Oriole York South
Division of ridings
Peel North	Brampton Mississauga North
Waterloo South	Cambridge Kitchener—Wilmot
Peel South	Mississauga East Mississauga South
Renaming of ridings
Brant	Brant—Oxford—Norfolk
Welland South	Erie
Essex—Kent	Essex North
Grey South	Grey
Hastings	Hastings—Peterborough
High Park	High Park—Swansea
Kent	Kent—Elgin
Thunder Bay	Lake Nipigon
Wellington—Dufferin	Wellington—Dufferin—Peel
Sandwich—Riverside	Windsor—Riverside
Windsor West	Windsor—Sandwich
Consequential renaming of ridings on the creation of the Regional Municipality of Durham
Durham Ontario Ontario South	Durham East Durham North Durham West

Candidates	PC	Lib	LL	NDP	Comm	Ind	Ltn	SC	NAL	Total
3	66	64	2	66						198
4	41	41		41	19	5	9	6	2	164
5	15	15		15	11	7	6	5	1	75
6	2	2		2	2	3		1		12
7	1	1		1	1	2		1		7
Total	125	123	2	125	33	17	15	13	3	456

Polling firm	Last day of survey	Source	PCO	ONDP	OLP	Other	ME	Sample
Polling firm	Last day of survey	Source					ME	Sample
Election 1975	September 18, 1975		36.07	28.94	34.04	0.95
—	March 1975	^[7]	30	—	42	—	—
Election 1971	June 9, 1977		44.5	27.1	27.8	0.6

Political party		Party leader	MPPs				Votes
Political party		Party leader	Candidates	1971	1975	±	#	±	%	± (pp)
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Davis	125	78	51	27	1,192,592	272,721	36.07%	8.43
	New Democratic	Stephen Lewis	125	19	38	19	956,904	63,025	28.94%	1.79
	Liberal	Robert Nixon	123	20	35	15	1,125,615	211,873	34.04%	6.29
	Liberal–Labour	Robert Nixon	2	–	1	1	9,066	9,066	0.27%	Returned
	Communist	William Stewart	33	–	–	–	9,120	7,500	0.28%	0.23
	Libertarian	Terry Coughlin	15	–	–	–	4,437	4,437	0.13%	New
	Social Credit	Alcide Hamelin	13	–	–	–	4,146	2,942	0.13%	0.09
	Independent		17	–	–	–	4,093	12,866	0.12%	0.40
	North American Labour		3	–	–	–	424	424	0.01%	New
Total			456	117	125		3,306,397		100.00%
Rejected ballots							17,937	122
Voter turnout							3,310,776	13,558	67.82	5.71
Registered electors							4,503,142	398,635

Party	Seats	Votes	Change (pp)
█ Progressive Conservative	51 / 125	36.07%	-8.43
█ New Democratic	38 / 125	28.94%	1.79	1.79
█ Liberal/Liberal-Labour	36 / 125	34.31%	6.56	6.56
█ Independent	0 / 125	0.12%	-0.40
█ Other	0 / 125	0.56%	0.48	0.48

1975_Ontario_general_election

1975 Ontario general election

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Results

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Synopsis of results

Analysis

MPPs elected by region and riding

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Riding	Winning party								Turnout ^{[a 1]}	Votes
Name^{[a 2]}	1971		Party		Votes	Share	Margin #	Margin %		PC	Lib/LL	NDP	Ind	Other	Total
Name^{[a 2]}	1971		Party		Votes	Share	Margin #	Margin %							Total

Algoma		PC		NDP	4,923	38.57%	398	3.12%	72.02%	4,525	3,315	4,923	–	–	12,763
Algoma—Manitoulin		PC		PC	5,452	40.79%	1,127	8.43%	72.28%	5,452	3,589	4,325	–	–	13,366
Brampton	New			PC	16,432	43.66%	5,608	14.90%	72.11%	16,432	9,906	10,824	65	410	37,637
Brantford		PC		NDP	12,012	39.06%	2,450	7.97%	72.65%	9,063	9,562	12,012	–	115	30,752
Brant—Oxford—Norfolk		Lib		Lib	14,358	55.52%	7,934	30.68%	69.71%	6,424	14,358	4,721	–	358	25,861
Brock	New			PC	10,978	48.31%	5,067	22.30%	65.69%	10,978	5,911	5,836	–	–	22,725
Burlington South	New			PC	17,093	45.83%	5,751	15.42%	69.50%	17,093	11,342	8,859	–	–	37,294
Cambridge	New			NDP	11,255	38.14%	1,593	5.40%	66.96%	8,595	9,662	11,255	–	–	29,512
Carleton		PC		PC	12,653	38.87%	676	2.08%	68.68%	12,653	11,977	7,769	157	–	32,556
Carleton East		PC		NDP	11,982	36.02%	281	0.84%	66.58%	9,579	11,701	11,982	–	–	33,262
Carleton-Grenville	New			PC	12,759	53.80%	7,027	29.63%	68.88%	12,759	5,226	5,732	–	–	23,717
Chatham—Kent		PC		PC	10,146	43.73%	2,819	12.15%	61.68%	10,146	7,327	5,728	–	–	23,201
Cochrane North		PC		PC	9,987	61.74%	6,220	38.45%	66.45%	9,987	2,423	3,767	–	–	16,177
Cochrane South		NDP		NDP	11,073	47.87%	1,292	5.59%	68.42%	9,781	1,958	11,073	114	205	23,131
Cornwall	New			NDP	11,958	51.05%	2,682	11.45%	70.41%	9,276	2,191	11,958	–	–	23,425
Dufferin—Simcoe		PC		PC	14,201	45.88%	1,691	5.46%	68.52%	14,201	12,510	3,585	–	655	30,951
Durham East		PC		NDP	12,893	42.26%	2,229	7.31%	70.16%	10,664	6,696	12,893	–	258	30,511
Durham North		PC		PC	11,206	39.28%	111	0.39%	74.12%	11,206	11,095	6,230	–	–	28,531
Durham West		PC		NDP	11,356	38.99%	1,314	4.51%	72.71%	7,579	10,042	11,356	–	149	29,126
Elgin		PC		PC	11,880	43.98%	1,829	6.77%	71.27%	11,880	10,051	5,084	–	–	27,015
Erie		Lib		Lib	9,556	45.27%	2,650	12.55%	69.35%	4,646	9,556	6,906	–	–	21,108
Essex North		Lib		Lib	9,550	44.05%	1,872	8.64%	67.73%	4,451	9,550	7,678	–	–	21,679
Essex South		Lib		Lib	9,517	41.34%	2,122	9.22%	67.05%	7,395	9,517	6,108	–	–	23,020
Fort William		PC		NDP	9,173	36.59%	953	3.80%	64.61%	8,220	7,444	9,173	–	230	25,067
Frontenac—Addington		PC		Lib	10,372	44.63%	1,415	6.09%	70.78%	8,957	10,372	3,368	545	–	23,242
Grey		PC		Lib	11,686	45.02%	277	1.07%	73.81%	11,409	11,686	2,863	–	–	25,958
Grey—Bruce		Lib		Lib	14,193	55.39%	5,964	23.28%	75.71%	8,229	14,193	3,202	–	–	25,624
Haldimand—Norfolk		PC		Lib	13,976	45.36%	1,955	6.35%	71.99%	12,021	13,976	4,814	–	–	30,811
Halton—Burlington	New			Lib	10,998	39.14%	463	1.65%	72.75%	10,535	10,998	6,567	–	–	28,100
Hamilton Centre		NDP		NDP	8,114	38.43%	586	2.78%	56.70%	5,256	7,528	8,114	–	214	21,112
Hamilton East		NDP		NDP	14,415	47.89%	5,736	19.06%	64.10%	6,407	8,679	14,415	–	601	30,102
Hamilton Mountain		PC		PC	12,769	38.80%	1,727	5.25%	72.64%	12,769	8,921	11,042	–	177	32,909
Hamilton West		PC		Lib	10,583	38.34%	542	1.96%	66.04%	10,041	10,583	6,978	–	–	27,602
Hastings—Peterborough		PC		PC	10,912	47.89%	2,341	10.27%	71.01%	10,912	8,571	2,969	–	335	22,787
Huron—Bruce		Lib		Lib	16,276	65.70%	10,393	41.95%	73.52%	5,883	16,276	2,613	–	–	24,772
Huron—Middlesex	New			Lib	11,893	54.04%	3,795	17.24%	76.12%	8,098	11,893	2,018	–	–	22,009
Kenora		PC		PC	9,584	52.42%	4,060	22.21%	67.40%	9,584	3,174	5,524	–	–	18,282
Kent—Elgin		Lib		Lib	12,793	56.57%	5,232	23.13%	70.31%	7,561	12,793	2,262	–	–	22,616
Kingston and the Islands		PC		PC	9,442	37.82%	203	0.81%	65.01%	9,442	9,239	6,161	–	124	24,966
Kitchener		Lib		Lib	13,036	44.83%	4,710	16.20%	63.50%	8,326	13,036	7,327	–	392	29,081
Kitchener—Wilmot	New			Lib	9,929	40.71%	1,745	7.16%	64.38%	6,275	9,929	8,184	–	–	24,388
Lake Nipigon		NDP		NDP	7,114	59.38%	4,014	33.51%	66.78%	1,766	3,100	7,114	–	–	11,980
Lambton		PC		PC	11,042	51.53%	1,836	8.57%	73.00%	11,042	9,206	1,180	–	–	21,428
Lanark		PC		PC	11,641	56.58%	5,799	28.18%	72.17%	11,641	5,842	3,092	–	–	20,575
Leeds		PC		PC	13,913	58.21%	8,197	34.29%	70.69%	13,913	4,274	5,716	–	–	23,903
Lincoln		PC		Lib	8,995	42.84%	1,094	5.21%	69.87%	7,901	8,995	4,100	–	–	20,996
London Centre	New			Lib	11,572	40.37%	2,569	8.96%	61.12%	9,003	11,572	7,878	213	–	28,666
London North		PC		Lib	13,689	44.65%	2,282	7.44%	66.71%	11,407	13,689	5,560	–	–	30,656
London South		PC		Lib	14,496	40.94%	559	1.58%	64.25%	13,937	14,496	6,971	–	–	35,404
Middlesex	New			PC	10,092	44.97%	869	3.87%	72.34%	10,092	9,223	3,125	–	–	22,440
Mississauga East	New			PC	9,973	39.05%	1,335	5.23%	64.95%	9,973	8,638	6,499	432	–	25,542
Mississauga North	New			PC	11,001	35.55%	385	1.24%	67.33%	11,001	9,332	10,616	–	–	30,949
Mississauga South	New			PC	11,870	43.04%	3,144	11.40%	69.04%	11,870	8,726	6,981	–	–	27,577
Muskoka		PC		PC	7,061	43.97%	1,376	8.57%	68.73%	7,061	3,200	5,685	–	111	16,057
Niagara Falls		PC		Lib	10,594	37.80%	172	0.61%	65.02%	10,422	10,594	7,013	–	–	28,029
Nickel Belt		NDP		NDP	10,243	60.09%	6,209	36.42%	72.60%	4,034	2,770	10,243	–	–	17,047
Nipissing		Lib		Lib	15,483	54.35%	8,244	28.94%	69.44%	7,239	15,483	5,110	658	–	28,490
Northumberland		PC		PC	13,328	44.58%	3,001	10.04%	72.44%	13,328	10,327	6,241	–	–	29,896
Oakville	New			PC	12,933	45.84%	3,759	13.32%	74.29%	12,933	9,174	6,011	–	97	28,215
Oshawa		PC		NDP	14,638	58.94%	7,787	31.35%	63.27%	6,851	3,202	14,638	–	146	24,837
Ottawa Centre		NDP		NDP	11,658	41.07%	2,680	9.44%	62.19%	8,978	7,500	11,658	–	250	28,386
Ottawa East		Lib		Lib	14,900	60.96%	9,899	40.50%	53.08%	5,001	14,900	4,543	–	–	24,444
Ottawa South		PC		PC	14,767	43.15%	3,668	10.72%	67.88%	14,767	8,360	11,099	–	–	34,226
Ottawa West		PC		PC	14,889	44.34%	5,063	15.08%	66.10%	14,889	9,826	8,861	–	–	33,576
Oxford		PC		PC	17,776	50.72%	5,181	14.78%	71.77%	17,776	12,595	4,676	–	–	35,047
Parry Sound		PC		PC	8,154	44.56%	966	5.28%	66.77%	8,154	7,188	2,957	–	–	18,299
Perth		Lib		Lib	17,865	63.36%	10,478	37.16%	65.17%	7,387	17,865	2,945	–	–	28,197
Peterborough		PC		NDP	16,154	39.53%	505	1.24%	71.23%	15,649	8,979	16,154	–	83	40,865
Port Arthur		NDP		NDP	12,213	49.74%	4,618	18.81%	66.36%	7,595	4,499	12,213	–	247	24,554
Prescott and Russell		PC		PC	11,006	43.93%	2,045	8.16%	68.85%	11,006	8,961	5,085	–	–	25,052
Prince Edward—Lennox		PC		PC	9,628	44.32%	733	3.37%	74.37%	9,628	8,895	3,200	–	–	21,723
Quinte		PC		Lib	12,440	43.07%	659	2.28%	67.95%	11,781	12,440	4,663	–	–	28,884
Rainy River		Lib		LL	5,892	51.58%	2,657	23.26%	64.77%	3,235	5,892^{[a 3]}	2,295	–	–	11,422
Renfrew North		PC		Lib	7,058	35.41%	183	0.92%	70.90%	6,875	7,058	6,001	–	–	19,934
Renfrew South		PC		PC	13,886	54.20%	5,819	22.71%	75.49%	13,886	8,067	3,267	–	401	25,621
St. Catharines		PC		PC	10,064	34.74%	794	2.74%	59.77%	10,064	9,270	9,215	–	419	28,968
Sarnia		Lib		Lib	16,275	57.69%	7,502	26.59%	63.97%	8,773	16,275	2,957	–	204	28,209
Sault Ste. Marie		PC		PC	14,415	42.46%	945	2.78%	70.91%	14,415	5,835	13,470	–	232	33,952
Simcoe Centre		PC		PC	13,557	39.52%	1,929	5.62%	69.48%	13,557	9,116	11,628	–	–	34,301
Simcoe East		PC		PC	11,622	39.48%	1,140	3.87%	69.35%	11,622	7,334	10,482	–	–	29,438
Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry	New			PC	10,833	52.54%	3,851	18.68%	68.99%	10,833	6,982	2,804	–	–	20,619
Sudbury		NDP		NDP	12,258	38.35%	2,278	7.13%	74.53%	9,549	9,980	12,258	–	175	31,962
Sudbury East		NDP		NDP	18,765	58.84%	9,476	29.71%	74.04%	3,837	9,289	18,765	–	–	31,891
Temiskaming		PC		NDP	8,713	44.07%	1,544	7.81%	68.53%	7,169	3,546	8,713	175	170	19,773
Victoria—Haliburton		PC		Lib	10,907	43.53%	1,023	4.08%	70.64%	9,884	10,907	3,707	–	556	25,054
Waterloo North		Lib		Lib	12,409	47.49%	5,265	20.15%	64.40%	7,144	12,409	6,576	–	–	26,129
Welland		PC		NDP	9,994	36.88%	1,115	4.11%	71.26%	8,879	8,000	9,994	–	223	27,096
Wellington—Dufferin—Peel		PC		PC	12,110	40.61%	712	2.39%	69.50%	12,110	11,398	6,313	–	–	29,821
Wellington South		Lib		Lib	15,654	50.69%	7,886	25.54%	68.36%	7,063	15,654	7,768	252	145	30,882
Wentworth		NDP		NDP	14,847	58.73%	9,577	37.89%	68.32%	5,270	5,162	14,847	–	–	25,279
Wentworth North		PC		Lib	13,242	40.56%	1,977	6.06%	72.56%	11,265	13,242	8,140	–	–	32,647
Windsor—Riverside		NDP		NDP	13,273	47.85%	2,479	8.94%	61.67%	3,671	10,794	13,273	–	–	27,738
Windsor—Sandwich		NDP		NDP	10,624	49.73%	3,067	14.36%	58.25%	2,732	7,557	10,624	265	184	21,362
Windsor—Walkerville		Lib		Lib	12,517	53.28%	5,672	24.14%	63.52%	3,979	12,517	6,845	–	153	23,494
York Centre		Lib		Lib	14,913	40.96%	1,830	5.03%	69.10%	13,083	14,913	8,140	–	275	36,411
York North		PC		PC	12,891	39.65%	2,525	7.77%	68.40%	12,891	10,366	9,256	–	–	32,513
Armourdale		PC		Lib	14,526	43.90%	2,702	8.17%	68.91%	11,824	14,526	6,169	–	567	33,086
Beaches—Woodbine		PC		NDP	11,462	45.58%	2,886	11.48%	66.65%	8,576	4,914	11,462	–	195	25,147
Bellwoods		PC		NDP	4,935	38.38%	494	3.84%	64.90%	3,234	4,441	4,935	–	247	12,857
Don Mills		PC		PC	14,007	46.59%	5,933	19.74%	60.68%	14,007	7,981	8,074	–	–	30,062
Dovercourt		PC		NDP	6,083	42.10%	1,465	10.14%	63.87%	4,618	3,174	6,083	96	477	14,448
Downsview		Lib		NDP	8,091	36.90%	68	0.31%	65.70%	5,814	8,023	8,091	–	–	21,928
Eglinton		PC		PC	16,679	50.97%	5,894	18.01%	68.94%	16,679	10,785	4,706	–	551	32,721
Etobicoke		Lib		NDP	9,016	37.62%	1,256	5.24%	67.04%	7,191	7,760	9,016	–	–	23,967
High Park—Swansea		NDP		NDP	10,172	39.84%	1,844	7.22%	68.77%	8,328	6,540	10,172	–	493	25,533
Humber		PC		PC	17,739	44.51%	3,337	8.37%	71.58%	17,739	14,402	7,710	–	–	39,851
Lakeshore		NDP		NDP	14,271	51.01%	7,625	27.26%	65.74%	6,281	6,646	14,271	175	602	27,975
Oakwood	New			NDP	7,388	39.25%	1,418	7.53%	59.66%	4,637	5,970	7,388	558	271	18,824
Oriole	New			PC	12,297	38.71%	239	0.75%	68.00%	12,297	12,058	7,413	–	–	31,768
Parkdale		NDP		NDP	7,158	41.71%	1,559	9.08%	63.23%	3,816	5,599	7,158	292	298	17,163
Riverdale		NDP		NDP	9,133	50.27%	4,268	23.49%	59.48%	4,865	3,754	9,133	96	319	18,167
St. Andrew—St. Patrick		PC		PC	8,054	36.66%	429	1.95%	62.57%	8,054	5,951	7,625	–	339	21,969
St. David		PC		PC	10,536	40.27%	2,493	9.53%	66.43%	10,536	7,141	8,043	–	442	26,162
St. George		PC		Lib	11,042	42.10%	2,465	9.40%	60.70%	8,577	11,042	6,029	–	582	26,230
Scarborough Centre		PC		PC	10,399	41.15%	1,037	4.10%	64.13%	10,399	5,042	9,362	–	469	25,272
Scarborough East		PC		PC	12,645	42.59%	3,836	12.92%	66.94%	12,645	8,809	7,850	–	383	29,687
Scarborough—Ellesmere	New			NDP	10,573	39.00%	1,347	4.97%	67.73%	9,226	7,019	10,573	–	295	27,113
Scarborough North		PC		PC	16,512	43.41%	2,677	7.04%	70.03%	16,512	13,835	7,241	–	447	38,035
Scarborough West		NDP		NDP	15,815	57.39%	8,603	31.22%	70.20%	7,212	4,393	15,815	–	135	27,555
Wilson Heights	New			Lib	11,379	42.26%	2,640	9.81%	61.95%	8,739	11,379	6,441	–	366	26,925
York East		PC		PC	14,487	47.42%	5,496	17.99%	66.05%	14,487	8,991	5,919	–	1,152	30,549
York Mills		PC		PC	17,365	46.46%	4,075	10.90%	70.81%	17,365	13,290	6,720	–	–	37,375
York South		NDP		NDP	13,282	48.47%	6,218	22.69%	67.30%	7,064	6,445	13,282	–	609	27,400
York West		PC		PC	13,871	38.70%	1,356	3.78%	71.33%	13,871	12,515	9,454	–	–	35,840
Yorkview		NDP		NDP	13,406	52.40%	5,320	20.79%	63.02%	3,498	8,086	13,406	–	594	25,584

Party in 1st place		Party in 2nd place			Total
Party in 1st place		PC	Lib	NDP	Total
	Progressive Conservative		17	34	51
	New Democratic	20		18	38
	Liberal	30	5		35
	Liberal–Labour	1			1
Total		51	22	52	125

Parties	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
█ Progressive Conservative	51	51	23
█ New Democratic	38	22	65
█ Liberal	35	52	36
█ Liberal–Labour	1		1
█ Communist				26	7
█ Libertarian				12	3
█ Social Credit				10	2
█ Independent				9	5
█ North American Labour				2	1