1985_Ontario_general_election
The 1985 Ontario general election was held on May 2, 1985, to elect the members of the 33rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada. The Progressive Conservatives won a plurality, but came up short of a majority.
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Shortly afterward, the 42 years of PC governance in Ontario came to an end by a confidence vote defeating Premier Frank Miller's minority government. David Peterson's Liberals then formed a minority government with the support of Bob Rae's New Democratic Party.
Around Thanksgiving in 1984, Ontario Premier Bill Davis announced that he would be stepping down from his longtime post and as leader of the Ontario PCs in early 1985. In office since 1971, he had a string of electoral victories by pursuing a moderate agenda and by relying on the skill of the Big Blue Machine team of advisors. Davis, who remained generally popular throughout his term in office, would unveil a surprise legacy project: full funding for Ontario's separate Catholic school system, which would become known as Bill 30. That decision was supported by both other parties but was generally unpopular, especially in the PC base.
The subsequent leadership race saw the party divide into two rough camps. The moderate and mainly-urban wing was represented by the second-place finisher, Larry Grossman. The more conservative rural faction backed the eventual victor, Frank Miller. After Miller's victory at the convention, the party's factions failed to reconcile, which was especially important since many moderate members of the Big Blue Machine were pushed aside.
Despite those problems, the PCs remained far ahead in the polls, and when Miller called an election just six weeks after becoming premier, he was about 20% ahead of the Liberals. Over the campaign, however, the PC lead began to shrink as the Liberals waged a highly effective campaign. During the campaign, the separate schools question re-emerged when the Anglican prelate of Toronto, Archbishop Lewis Garnsworthy, held a news conference on the issue in which he compared Davis' methods in pushing through the reform to Adolf Hitler, saying: "This is how Hitler changed education in Germany, by exactly the same process, by decree. I won't take that back."[1] Garnsworthy was much criticized for his remarks, but the issue was revived, which alienated the PC base, some of whom chose to stay home on election day.
The election held May 2, 1985, ended in a stalemate. The PCs emerged with a much-reduced caucus of 52 seats. The Liberals won 48 seats but won slightly more of the popular vote. The NDP held the balance of power, with 25 seats. Despite taking 14 seats from the PCs, the Liberals were somewhat disappointed, as they felt that they had their first realistic chance of winning government in recent memory. The NDP was also disappointed by the election result, as the party had been nearly tied with the Liberals for popular support for several years and had hoped to surpass them.
The incumbent PCs intended to remain in power with a minority government, as they had done on two occasions under Davis' leadership. Rae and the NDP had little interest in supporting a continuation of PC rule, while the Liberals were also more amenable to a partnership compared to in the 1970's. Among other things, the Liberals repeatedly pointed out that (again, unlike in the previous decade) their party had won the popular vote and therefore, in their view, had at least as much of a right to govern the province as the Conservatives. The NDP began negotiations on May 13 to reach an agreement with the Liberals. Rae and Peterson signed an accord on May 29[2] that would see a number of NDP priorities put into law in exchange for an NDP motion of non-confidence in Miller's government and the NDP's support of the Liberals. The NDP agreed to support a Liberal minority government for two years during which the Liberals agreed not to call an election.
Miller, apprised of negotiations, considered a plan to address the province on television two days before the throne speech, disown funding for Catholic schools, and announce he was meeting with the Lieutenant Governor to request an election before a confidence vote could take place.[3] Believing that the Lieutenant Governor would have to call an election if requested before the confidence vote, Miller refused to do so since he believed the party's finances to be too fragile for a second campaign and that repudiating a key Davis policy would tear the party apart.[4]
In what was by then a foregone conclusion, on June 18, 1985 the PC government was defeated by the passage of a motion of no confidence introduced by Rae. Lieutenant-Governor John Black Aird then asked Peterson to form a government. Privately, Aird's actions suited Miller since even without party infighting and finances to consider, the PC's internal polling had by then clearly indicated the voters did not want another election and that even if the Lieutenant-Governor could have been convinced to call one, the Liberals would have been likely to win in a landslide. The actions of Aird, who was appointed by former Liberal Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, therefore allowed Miller to portray his relinquishing of the premiership as a grudging acquiescence that he was forced to undertake by a representative of the sovereign, who the PCs would subsequently claim had breached constitutional convention and inappropriately engaged in partisanship to elevate the second-place party to government. In any case, Miller resigned on June 26 and Peterson's minority government was sworn in on the same day.
During campaign period
More information Polling firm, Last day of survey ...
| Polling firm | Last day of survey |
Source | PCO | OLP | ONDP | Other | ME | Sample | |
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| Election 1985 | May 2, 1985 | 37.9 | 37.1 | 23.6 | 1.4 | ||||
| Environics | April 19, 1985 | [5] | 41 | 33 | 26 | — | — | 1,015 | |
| April 1985 | [6] | 43 | 35 | 21 | — | — | — | ||
| April 1985 | [6] | 47 | 32 | 21 | — | — | — | ||
| Election called (March 25, 1985)[7] | |||||||||
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During the 32nd Parliament of Ontario
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| Polling firm | Last day of survey |
Source | PCO | OLP | ONDP | Other | ME | Sample |
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| Gallup | March 1985 | [8] | 50.5 | 28.8 | 20.3 | — | — | — |
| Decima | February 1985 | [9] | 55 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — |
| July 1983 | [10] | 51.9 | 30 | 17.6 | — | — | — | |
| Election 1981 | March 19, 1981 | 44.38 | 33.48 | 21.14 | 1 |
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More information Political party, Party leader ...
| Political party | Party leader | MPPs | Votes | |||||||
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| Candidates | 1981 | 1985 | ± | # | ± | % | ± (pp) | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Frank Miller | 125 | 70 | 52 | 18 | 1,343,044 | 69,444 | 36.94% | 7.44 | |
| Liberal[a 1] | David Peterson | 125 | 34 | 48 | 14 | 1,377,965 | 305,285 | 37.90% | 4.20 | |
| New Democratic | Bob Rae | 125 | 21 | 25 | 4 | 865,507 | 192,683 | 23.81% | 2.67 | |
| Independent | 28 | – | – | – | 25,728 | 15,143 | 0.71% | 0.38 | ||
| Libertarian | Scott Bell | 17 | – | – | – | 12,831 | 5,744 | 0.35% | 0.13 | |
| Green | 9 | – | – | – | 5,345 | 5,345 | 0.15% | New | ||
| Communist | Gordon Massie | 10 | – | – | – | 3,696 | 1,610 | 0.10% | 0.07 | |
| Freedom[a 2] | none[a 3] | 3 | – | – | – | 1,583 | 1,123 | 0.04% | 0.03 | |
| Total | 442 | 125 | 125 | 3,635,699 | 100.00% | |||||
| Rejected ballots | 26,434 | 5,637 |
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| Voter turnout | 3,662,133 | 458,852 |
61.55 | 3.51 | ||||||
| Registered electors | 5,950,295 | 431,091 |
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- 1981 results include Liberal-Labour
- Robert Metz was the President
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| Party | Seats | Votes | Change (pp) | ||
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| █ Progressive Conservative | 52 / 125 | 36.94% | -7.44 | ||
| █ Liberal | 48 / 125 | 37.90% | 4.20 | 4.2 | |
| █ New Democratic | 25 / 125 | 23.81% | 2.67 | 2.67 | |
| █ Independent | 0 / 125 | 0.71% | 0.38 | 0.38 | |
| █ Other | 0 / 125 | 0.64% | 0.19 | 0.19 | |
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Synopsis of results
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| Riding | Winning party | Turnout [a 1] |
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| Name[a 2] | 1981 | Party | Votes | Share | Margin # |
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| Algoma | NDP | NDP | 7,575 | 53.11% | 3,881 | 27.21% | 70.64% | 2,995 | 3,694 | 7,575 | – | – | 14,264 | ||
| Algoma—Manitoulin | PC | PC | 7,174 | 47.24% | 2,470 | 16.26% | 55.49% | 4,704 | 7,174 | 3,309 | – | – | 15,187 | ||
| Brampton | PC | Lib | 25,656 | 45.62% | 4,417 | 7.85% | 55.84% | 25,656 | 21,239 | 8,313 | 500 | 531 | 56,239 | ||
| Brantford | PC | PC | 13,444 | 41.65% | 1,141 | 3.53% | 64.87% | 6,533 | 13,444 | 12,303 | – | – | 32,280 | ||
| Brant—Oxford—Norfolk | Lib | Lib | 15,317 | 62.21% | 9,500 | 38.58% | 60.36% | 15,317 | 5,817 | 3,487 | – | – | 24,621 | ||
| Brock | PC | PC | 9,741 | 41.55% | 660 | 2.82% | 63.11% | 9,081 | 9,741 | 3,867 | – | 755 | 23,444 | ||
| Burlington South | PC | PC | 16,479 | 42.12% | 4,657 | 11.90% | 63.04% | 11,822 | 16,479 | 10,820 | – | – | 39,121 | ||
| Cambridge | PC | PC | 12,888 | 40.33% | 903 | 2.83% | 60.19% | 7,083 | 12,888 | 11,985 | – | – | 31,956 | ||
| Carleton | PC | PC | 17,732 | 44.34% | 2,639 | 6.60% | 57.85% | 15,093 | 17,732 | 7,165 | – | – | 39,990 | ||
| Carleton East | PC | Lib | 23,221 | 48.14% | 7,033 | 14.58% | 57.59% | 23,221 | 16,188 | 8,829 | – | – | 48,238 | ||
| Carleton-Grenville | PC | PC | 15,524 | 57.47% | 7,505 | 27.78% | 56.54% | 8,019 | 15,524 | 3,468 | – | – | 27,011 | ||
| Chatham—Kent | PC | Lib | 10,340 | 41.23% | 1,134 | 4.52% | 58.84% | 10,340 | 9,206 | 5,535 | – | – | 25,081 | ||
| Cochrane North | PC | Lib | 8,793 | 47.39% | 1,910 | 10.29% | 68.78% | 8,793 | 6,883 | 2,878 | – | – | 18,554 | ||
| Cochrane South | PC | PC | 13,935 | 59.05% | 8,273 | 35.06% | 62.63% | 4,002 | 13,935 | 5,662 | – | – | 23,599 | ||
| Cornwall | NDP | PC | 9,430 | 43.57% | 3,046 | 14.07% | 59.41% | 6,384 | 9,430 | 5,828 | – | – | 21,642 | ||
| Dufferin—Simcoe | PC | PC | 16,198 | 50.09% | 4,376 | 13.53% | 57.94% | 11,822 | 16,198 | 4,316 | – | – | 32,336 | ||
| Durham East | PC | PC | 15,193 | 46.59% | 5,361 | 16.44% | 58.14% | 7,584 | 15,193 | 9,832 | – | – | 32,609 | ||
| Durham West | PC | PC | 18,684 | 44.03% | 4,336 | 10.22% | 56.38% | 14,348 | 18,684 | 8,495 | – | 911 | 42,438 | ||
| Durham—York | PC | PC | 14,343 | 48.55% | 4,583 | 15.51% | 58.83% | 9,760 | 14,343 | 5,440 | – | – | 29,543 | ||
| Elgin | PC | PC | 11,816 | 45.29% | 3,197 | 12.25% | 62.09% | 8,619 | 11,816 | 5,315 | 342 | – | 26,092 | ||
| Erie | Lib | Lib | 10,926 | 54.57% | 5,022 | 25.08% | 60.91% | 10,926 | 5,904 | 3,191 | – | – | 20,021 | ||
| Essex North | Lib | NDP | 7,901 | 33.56% | 1,286 | 5.46% | 61.39% | 6,615 | 6,105 | 7,901 | 2,925 | – | 23,546 | ||
| Essex South | Lib | Lib | 11,382 | 47.22% | 6,284 | 26.07% | 61.08% | 11,382 | 5,098 | 2,677 | 4,947 | – | 24,104 | ||
| Fort William | PC | PC | 14,452 | 54.66% | 7,381 | 27.91% | 63.83% | 4,629 | 14,452 | 7,071 | – | 289 | 26,441 | ||
| Frontenac—Addington | Lib | Lib | 11,684 | 45.56% | 2,387 | 9.31% | 61.14% | 11,684 | 9,297 | 3,723 | 941 | – | 25,645 | ||
| Grey | Lib | Lib | 16,061 | 65.17% | 10,186 | 41.33% | 63.49% | 16,061 | 5,875 | 2,402 | – | 306 | 24,644 | ||
| Grey—Bruce | Lib | Lib | 14,883 | 59.97% | 7,288 | 29.37% | 65.85% | 14,883 | 7,595 | 2,340 | – | – | 24,818 | ||
| Haldimand—Norfolk | Lib | Lib | 17,456 | 56.06% | 7,593 | 24.38% | 66.48% | 17,456 | 9,863 | 3,821 | – | – | 31,140 | ||
| Halton—Burlington | Lib | Lib | 14,991 | 42.46% | 214 | 0.61% | 58.95% | 14,991 | 14,777 | 4,871 | 665 | – | 35,304 | ||
| Hamilton Centre | Lib | Lib | 9,184 | 44.01% | 384 | 1.84% | 56.85% | 9,184 | 2,883 | 8,800 | – | – | 20,867 | ||
| Hamilton East | NDP | NDP | 13,774 | 43.80% | 1,600 | 5.09% | 61.03% | 12,174 | 5,268 | 13,774 | – | 234 | 31,450 | ||
| Hamilton Mountain | NDP | NDP | 13,871 | 44.24% | 4,142 | 13.21% | 69.28% | 7,757 | 9,729 | 13,871 | – | – | 31,357 | ||
| Hamilton West | Lib | NDP | 10,182 | 37.42% | 450 | 1.65% | 61.95% | 9,732 | 6,705 | 10,182 | 593 | – | 27,212 | ||
| Hastings—Peterborough | PC | PC | 12,272 | 54.91% | 6,686 | 29.91% | 60.30% | 5,586 | 12,272 | 4,492 | – | – | 22,350 | ||
| Huron—Bruce | Lib | Lib | 17,159 | 61.94% | 8,609 | 31.08% | 71.72% | 17,159 | 8,550 | 1,992 | – | – | 27,701 | ||
| Huron—Middlesex | Lib | Lib | 13,820 | 61.21% | 6,439 | 28.52% | 70.71% | 13,820 | 7,381 | 1,148 | 229 | – | 22,578 | ||
| Kenora | PC | PC | 12,574 | 66.69% | 8,549 | 45.35% | 60.95% | 2,254 | 12,574 | 4,025 | – | – | 18,853 | ||
| Kent—Elgin | Lib | Lib | 11,616 | 54.36% | 3,778 | 17.68% | 62.81% | 11,616 | 7,838 | 1,916 | – | – | 21,370 | ||
| Kingston and the Islands | PC | Lib | 11,924 | 46.33% | 2,287 | 8.89% | 56.36% | 11,924 | 9,637 | 3,892 | – | 285 | 25,738 | ||
| Kitchener | Lib | Lib | 14,066 | 46.86% | 4,382 | 14.60% | 58.60% | 14,066 | 9,684 | 5,654 | 610 | – | 30,014 | ||
| Kitchener—Wilmot | Lib | Lib | 15,987 | 54.38% | 7,250 | 24.66% | 55.24% | 15,987 | 8,737 | 4,673 | – | – | 29,397 | ||
| Lake Nipigon | NDP | NDP | 5,708 | 41.70% | 1,176 | 8.59% | 64.45% | 3,448 | 4,532 | 5,708 | – | – | 13,688 | ||
| Lambton | PC | Lib | 10,816 | 47.52% | 860 | 3.78% | 67.64% | 10,816 | 9,956 | 1,987 | – | – | 22,759 | ||
| Lanark | PC | PC | 10,916 | 56.39% | 5,770 | 29.81% | 56.28% | 5,146 | 10,916 | 3,297 | – | – | 19,359 | ||
| Leeds | PC | PC | 11,809 | 51.61% | 5,061 | 22.12% | 58.76% | 6,748 | 11,809 | 3,583 | 741 | – | 22,881 | ||
| Lincoln | PC | PC | 12,226 | 49.84% | 3,222 | 13.13% | 67.82% | 9,004 | 12,226 | 2,264 | 1,036 | – | 24,530 | ||
| London Centre | Lib | Lib | 13,890 | 54.80% | 7,176 | 28.31% | 52.81% | 13,890 | 6,714 | 4,340 | – | 403 | 25,347 | ||
| London North | Lib | Lib | 20,536 | 54.43% | 9,103 | 24.13% | 60.14% | 20,536 | 11,433 | 5,191 | – | 566 | 37,726 | ||
| London South | PC | Lib | 24,522 | 51.03% | 6,683 | 13.91% | 62.91% | 24,522 | 17,839 | 5,080 | – | 614 | 48,055 | ||
| Middlesex | PC | Lib | 11,292 | 47.16% | 810 | 3.38% | 68.03% | 11,292 | 10,482 | 2,169 | – | – | 23,943 | ||
| Mississauga East | PC | PC | 14,900 | 37.96% | 2,566 | 6.54% | 57.52% | 12,334 | 14,900 | 12,015 | – | – | 39,249 | ||
| Mississauga North | PC | Lib | 21,369 | 41.69% | 1,424 | 2.78% | 54.54% | 21,369 | 19,945 | 9,943 | – | – | 51,257 | ||
| Mississauga South | PC | PC | 13,186 | 44.58% | 1,563 | 5.28% | 59.94% | 11,623 | 13,186 | 4,770 | – | – | 29,579 | ||
| Muskoka | PC | PC | 12,723 | 68.42% | 9,687 | 52.09% | 67.82% | 3,036 | 12,723 | 2,836 | – | – | 18,595 | ||
| Niagara Falls | Lib | Lib | 14,658 | 48.78% | 6,042 | 20.11% | 61.03% | 14,658 | 8,616 | 6,778 | – | – | 30,052 | ||
| Nickel Belt | NDP | NDP | 8,912 | 52.37% | 3,063 | 18.00% | 70.39% | 2,255 | 5,849 | 8,912 | – | – | 17,016 | ||
| Nipissing | PC | PC | 14,900 | 49.86% | 3,898 | 13.04% | 64.66% | 11,002 | 14,900 | 3,984 | – | – | 29,886 | ||
| Northumberland | PC | PC | 14,296 | 47.67% | 1,850 | 6.17% | 63.87% | 12,446 | 14,296 | 3,247 | – | – | 29,989 | ||
| Oakville | PC | PC | 14,265 | 41.66% | 687 | 2.01% | 64.06% | 13,578 | 14,265 | 4,390 | – | 2,008 | 34,241 | ||
| Oshawa | NDP | NDP | 12,686 | 50.25% | 5,158 | 20.43% | 54.71% | 5,034 | 7,528 | 12,686 | – | – | 25,248 | ||
| Ottawa Centre | NDP | NDP | 11,890 | 43.45% | 3,885 | 14.20% | 59.18% | 7,103 | 8,005 | 11,890 | 364 | – | 27,362 | ||
| Ottawa East | Lib | Lib | 14,601 | 68.40% | 10,630 | 49.80% | 49.15% | 14,601 | 2,257 | 3,971 | 518 | – | 21,347 | ||
| Ottawa South | PC | PC | 12,971 | 39.41% | 1,337 | 4.06% | 63.63% | 11,634 | 12,971 | 8,311 | – | – | 32,916 | ||
| Ottawa West | PC | PC | 15,089 | 46.63% | 2,948 | 9.11% | 59.43% | 12,141 | 15,089 | 4,427 | – | 701 | 32,358 | ||
| Oxford | PC | PC | 15,507 | 46.81% | 4,851 | 14.64% | 60.71% | 10,656 | 15,507 | 5,660 | 577 | 729 | 33,129 | ||
| Parry Sound | PC | PC | 10,904 | 50.53% | 1,360 | 6.30% | 69.58% | 9,544 | 10,904 | 1,130 | – | – | 21,578 | ||
| Perth | Lib | Lib | 20,040 | 69.31% | 13,964 | 48.30% | 62.24% | 20,040 | 6,076 | 2,796 | – | – | 28,912 | ||
| Peterborough | PC | PC | 16,878 | 43.03% | 4,937 | 12.59% | 60.25% | 9,734 | 16,878 | 11,941 | – | 673 | 39,226 | ||
| Port Arthur | NDP | NDP | 13,084 | 44.99% | 3,258 | 11.20% | 63.06% | 6,169 | 9,826 | 13,084 | – | – | 29,079 | ||
| Prescott and Russell | Lib | Lib | 18,833 | 57.95% | 7,795 | 23.99% | 60.34% | 18,833 | 11,038 | 2,625 | – | – | 32,496 | ||
| Prince Edward—Lennox | PC | PC | 10,170 | 52.44% | 3,252 | 16.77% | 57.55% | 6,918 | 10,170 | 2,307 | – | – | 19,395 | ||
| Quinte | Lib | Lib | 18,988 | 63.10% | 9,701 | 32.24% | 60.73% | 18,988 | 9,287 | 1,817 | – | – | 30,092 | ||
| Rainy River | LL | PC | 5,053 | 39.56% | 278 | 2.18% | 67.25% | 2,944 | 5,053 | 4,775 | – | – | 12,772 | ||
| Renfrew North | Lib | Lib | 12,849 | 66.45% | 7,101 | 36.72% | 63.60% | 12,849 | 5,748 | 740 | – | – | 19,337 | ||
| Renfrew South | PC | PC | 14,182 | 51.97% | 4,495 | 16.47% | 68.64% | 9,687 | 14,182 | 3,420 | – | – | 27,289 | ||
| St. Catharines | Lib | Lib | 20,605 | 57.94% | 11,576 | 32.55% | 61.65% | 20,605 | 9,029 | 5,624 | – | 305 | 35,563 | ||
| Sarnia | PC | PC | 18,651 | 61.25% | 11,213 | 36.82% | 59.99% | 7,438 | 18,651 | 3,572 | – | 792 | 30,453 | ||
| Sault Ste. Marie | PC | NDP | 16,362 | 44.85% | 1,069 | 2.93% | 64.49% | 4,830 | 15,293 | 16,362 | – | – | 36,485 | ||
| Simcoe Centre | PC | PC | 15,379 | 38.04% | 534 | 1.32% | 60.78% | 14,845 | 15,379 | 9,639 | 566 | – | 40,429 | ||
| Simcoe East | PC | PC | 13,371 | 41.86% | 2,369 | 7.42% | 63.52% | 7,566 | 13,371 | 11,002 | – | – | 31,939 | ||
| Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry | PC | PC | 13,119 | 60.03% | 6,083 | 27.83% | 61.94% | 7,036 | 13,119 | 1,700 | – | – | 21,855 | ||
| Sudbury | PC | PC | 12,591 | 48.61% | 5,581 | 21.55% | 60.65% | 6,302 | 12,591 | 7,010 | – | – | 25,903 | ||
| Sudbury East | NDP | NDP | 17,241 | 54.66% | 7,665 | 24.30% | 63.21% | 4,726 | 9,576 | 17,241 | – | – | 31,543 | ||
| Timiskaming | PC | NDP | 10,765 | 50.79% | 2,824 | 13.32% | 71.10% | 2,026 | 7,941 | 10,765 | 464 | – | 21,196 | ||
| Victoria—Haliburton | Lib | Lib | 15,340 | 50.93% | 3,770 | 12.52% | 67.09% | 15,340 | 11,570 | 3,209 | – | – | 30,119 | ||
| Waterloo North | Lib | Lib | 16,458 | 54.60% | 7,309 | 24.25% | 58.80% | 16,458 | 9,149 | 4,534 | – | – | 30,141 | ||
| Welland-Thorold | NDP | NDP | 17,065 | 59.44% | 11,038 | 38.45% | 66.73% | 6,027 | 5,618 | 17,065 | – | – | 28,710 | ||
| Wellington—Dufferin—Peel | PC | PC | 14,845 | 46.92% | 4,444 | 14.05% | 58.06% | 10,401 | 14,845 | 6,395 | – | – | 31,641 | ||
| Wellington South | Lib | Lib | 17,995 | 47.83% | 5,006 | 13.30% | 65.46% | 17,995 | 12,989 | 6,641 | – | – | 37,625 | ||
| Wentworth | PC | PC | 12,322 | 38.29% | 1,985 | 6.17% | 61.14% | 10,337 | 12,322 | 8,571 | 947 | – | 32,177 | ||
| Wentworth North | Lib | Lib | 18,328 | 47.73% | 5,168 | 13.46% | 65.33% | 18,328 | 13,160 | 6,158 | – | 751 | 38,397 | ||
| Windsor—Riverside | NDP | NDP | 17,883 | 61.62% | 11,164 | 38.47% | 57.28% | 4,418 | 6,719 | 17,883 | – | – | 29,020 | ||
| Windsor—Sandwich | Lib | Lib | 10,730 | 48.35% | 3,147 | 14.18% | 56.50% | 10,730 | 3,681 | 7,583 | – | 197 | 22,191 | ||
| Windsor—Walkerville | Lib | Lib | 9,130 | 40.03% | 2,150 | 9.43% | 58.56% | 9,130 | 6,980 | 6,698 | – | – | 22,808 | ||
| York Centre | PC | PC | 25,022 | 45.82% | 5,246 | 9.61% | 57.11% | 19,776 | 25,022 | 7,171 | 2,644 | – | 54,613 | ||
| York North | PC | Lib | 21,291 | 46.78% | 4,095 | 9.00% | 59.16% | 21,291 | 17,196 | 7,026 | – | – | 45,513 | ||
| Armourdale | PC | PC | 13,394 | 41.26% | 212 | 0.65% | 68.43% | 13,182 | 13,394 | 5,429 | – | 456 | 32,461 | ||
| Beaches—Woodbine | NDP | NDP | 12,672 | 49.82% | 5,371 | 21.12% | 65.11% | 5,065 | 7,301 | 12,672 | – | 396 | 25,434 | ||
| Bellwoods | NDP | NDP | 8,088 | 47.49% | 1,433 | 8.41% | 67.32% | 6,655 | 1,964 | 8,088 | 324 | – | 17,031 | ||
| Don Mills | PC | PC | 15,481 | 50.72% | 7,977 | 26.14% | 57.52% | 7,504 | 15,481 | 6,153 | 1,382 | – | 30,520 | ||
| Dovercourt | NDP | NDP | 6,677 | 38.96% | 77 | 0.45% | 67.75% | 6,600 | 3,564 | 6,677 | – | 298 | 17,139 | ||
| Downsview | NDP | Lib | 11,234 | 43.92% | 221 | 0.86% | 65.58% | 11,234 | 3,329 | 11,013 | – | – | 25,576 | ||
| Eglinton | PC | PC | 13,503 | 43.60% | 914 | 2.95% | 67.42% | 12,589 | 13,503 | 4,880 | – | – | 30,972 | ||
| Etobicoke | NDP | NDP | 16,792 | 54.33% | 9,219 | 29.83% | 58.77% | 6,544 | 7,573 | 16,792 | – | – | 30,909 | ||
| High Park—Swansea | PC | PC | 9,960 | 38.13% | 330 | 1.26% | 70.02% | 5,578 | 9,960 | 9,630 | 244 | 707 | 26,119 | ||
| Humber | PC | Lib | 18,057 | 45.92% | 1,951 | 4.96% | 66.85% | 18,057 | 16,106 | 5,160 | – | – | 39,323 | ||
| Lakeshore | PC | NDP | 11,539 | 39.89% | 2,037 | 7.04% | 67.93% | 9,502 | 7,886 | 11,539 | – | – | 28,927 | ||
| Oakwood | NDP | NDP | 10,407 | 41.63% | 776 | 3.10% | 68.62% | 9,631 | 4,636 | 10,407 | – | 327 | 25,001 | ||
| Oriole | PC | Lib | 17,641 | 49.05% | 4,084 | 11.36% | 65.23% | 17,641 | 13,557 | 3,660 | – | 1,106 | 35,964 | ||
| Parkdale | Lib | Lib | 12,065 | 62.67% | 6,929 | 35.99% | 66.69% | 12,065 | 2,052 | 5,136 | – | – | 19,253 | ||
| Riverdale | NDP | NDP | 9,869 | 52.16% | 5,279 | 27.90% | 61.69% | 3,949 | 4,590 | 9,869 | – | 514 | 18,922 | ||
| St. Andrew—St. Patrick | PC | PC | 10,332 | 40.47% | 1,959 | 7.67% | 63.95% | 6,330 | 10,332 | 8,373 | – | 496 | 25,531 | ||
| St. David | PC | Lib | 13,120 | 46.98% | 3,418 | 12.24% | 69.43% | 13,120 | 9,702 | 4,878 | – | 228 | 27,928 | ||
| St. George | PC | PC | 11,378 | 35.04% | 835 | 2.57% | 58.00% | 9,361 | 11,378 | 10,543 | 186 | 1,007 | 32,475 | ||
| Scarborough Centre | PC | PC | 8,890 | 35.56% | 359 | 1.44% | 57.77% | 8,531 | 8,890 | 7,577 | – | – | 24,998 | ||
| Scarborough East | PC | Lib | 15,855 | 48.22% | 4,610 | 14.02% | 58.27% | 15,855 | 11,245 | 4,381 | – | 1,402 | 32,883 | ||
| Scarborough—Ellesmere | PC | NDP | 10,119 | 37.42% | 219 | 0.81% | 63.63% | 6,674 | 9,900 | 10,119 | – | 348 | 27,041 | ||
| Scarborough North | PC | Lib | 30,504 | 47.52% | 7,860 | 12.24% | 57.68% | 30,504 | 22,644 | 9,072 | 1,974 | – | 64,194 | ||
| Scarborough West | NDP | NDP | 12,889 | 53.19% | 6,895 | 28.45% | 60.47% | 4,806 | 5,994 | 12,889 | 544 | – | 24,233 | ||
| Wilson Heights | PC | Lib | 12,363 | 40.76% | 2,188 | 7.21% | 64.26% | 12,363 | 10,175 | 7,793 | – | – | 30,331 | ||
| York East | PC | PC | 11,459 | 40.05% | 2,276 | 7.96% | 64.52% | 6,629 | 11,459 | 9,183 | – | 1,339 | 28,610 | ||
| York Mills | PC | PC | 17,943 | 48.19% | 7,865 | 21.12% | 61.12% | 10,078 | 17,943 | 6,872 | – | 2,339 | 37,232 | ||
| York South | NDP | NDP | 16,373 | 54.02% | 9,566 | 31.56% | 66.53% | 6,807 | 5,321 | 16,373 | 1,465 | 343 | 30,309 | ||
| York West | PC | PC | 14,595 | 39.98% | 715 | 1.96% | 65.00% | 13,880 | 14,595 | 6,930 | – | 1,099 | 36,504 | ||
| Yorkview | Lib | Lib | 15,986 | 49.84% | 3,328 | 10.38% | 60.72% | 15,986 | 3,431 | 12,658 | – | – | 32,075 | ||
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- = open seat
- = turnout is above provincial average
- = winning candidate was in previous Legislature
- = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature
- = incumbent had switched allegiance
- = incumbency arose from byelection gain
- = previously incumbent in another riding
- = other incumbents renominated
- = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada
- = multiple candidates
Analysis
More information Party in 1st place, Party in 2nd place ...
| Party in 1st place | Party in 2nd place | Total | |||
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| PC | Lib | NDP | |||
| Progressive Conservative | 38 | 14 | 52 | ||
| Liberal | 42 | 6 | 48 | ||
| New Democratic | 16 | 9 | 25 | ||
| Total | 58 | 47 | 20 | 125 | |
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More information Parties, 1st ...
| Parties | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
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| █ Progressive Conservative | 52 | 58 | 15 | ||
| █ Liberal | 48 | 47 | 30 | ||
| █ New Democratic | 25 | 20 | 79 | 1 | |
| █ Independent | 1 | 20 | 7 | ||
| █ Libertarian | 15 | 1 | |||
| █ Communist | 10 | ||||
| █ Green | 5 | 3 | |||
| █ Freedom | 3 |
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More information Source, Party ...
| Source | Party | ||||
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| PC | Lib | NDP | Total | ||
| Seats retained | Incumbents returned | 43 | 24 | 16 | 83 |
| Open seats held | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
| Byelection loss reversed | 1 | 1 | |||
| Ouster of incumbent changing allegiance | 1 | 1 | |||
| Seats changing hands | Incumbents defeated | 12 | 4 | 16 | |
| Open seats gained | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | |
| Byelection gain held | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 52 | 48 | 25 | 125 | |
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Significant results among independent and minor party candidates
Those candidates not belonging to a major party, receiving more than 1,000 votes in the election, are listed below:[11]
More information Riding, Party ...
| Riding | Party | Candidates | Votes | Placed |
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| Don Mills | █ Independent | Gary Watson | 1,382 | 4th |
| Essex North | █ Independent | Raymond Boggs | 2,925 | 4th |
| Essex South | █ Independent | Jeffrey Totten | 4,947 | 3rd |
| Lincoln | █ Independent | Kenneth Lee | 1,036 | 4th |
| Oakville | █ Green | Christopher Kowalchuk | 2,008 | 4th |
| Oriole | █ Libertarian | George Graham | 1,106 | 4th |
| St. George | █ Libertarian | Michael Beech | 1,007 | 4th |
| Scarborough East | █ Libertarian | James McIntosh | 1,402 | 4th |
| Scarborough North | █ Independent | Ronald Austin | 1,974 | 4th |
| York Centre | █ Independent | Stewart Cole | 2,644 | 4th |
| York Mills | █ Libertarian | Scott Bell | 2,339 | 4th |
| York South | █ Independent | William Schulze | 1,063 | 4th |
| York West | █ Libertarian | Robert Dunk | 1,099 | 4th |
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Seats changing hands
Twenty-five seats changed allegiance in this election:
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MPPs elected by region and riding
Party designations are as follows:
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- (incumbent) Bud Wildman (NDP) 7575
- Jim Thibert (PC) 3694
- Bryan McDougall (L) 2995
- (incumbent) John Lane (PC) 7174
- Tom Farquhar (L) 4704
- Len Hembruf (NDP) 3309
- (incumbent) Bruce McCaffrey (PC) 13394
- Gino Matrundola (L) 13182
- Bob Hebdon (NDP) 5429
- Simon Srdarev (Lbt) 456
- (incumbent) Marion Bryden (NDP) 12672
- Paul Christie (PC) 7301
- Sally Kelly (L) 5065
- Steve Thistle (Lbt) 396
- (incumbent) Ross McClellan (NDP) 8088
- Walter Bardyn (L) 6655
- Bento de Sao Jose (PC) 1964
- Ronald Rodgers 324
- Bob Callahan (L) 25656
- Jeff Rice (PC) 21239
- Terry Gorman (NDP) 8313
- Jim Bridgewood (Comm) 531
- Dave Duqette 500
- (incumbent) Phil Gillies (PC) 13444
- Jack Tubman (NDP) 12303
- Herb German (L) 6533
- (incumbent) Robert Nixon (L) 15317
- Ian Birnie (PC) 5817
- Irene Heltner (NDP) 3487
- Peter Partington (PC) 9741
- Bill Andres (L) 9081
- Robert Woolston (NDP) 3867
- Brian Dolby (G) 755
- Cam Jackson (PC) 16479
- Doug Redfearn (L) 11822
- Walter Mukewich (NDP) 10820
- (incumbent) Bill Barlow (PC) 12888
- Alec Dufresne (NDP) 11985
- Bob Jeffrey (L) 7083
- (incumbent) Bob Mitchell (PC) 17732
- Hans Daigeler (L) 15093
- Bea Murray (NDP) 7165
- Gilles Morin (L) 23221
- (incumbent) Bob MacQuarrie (PC) 16188
- Joan Gullen (NDP) 8829
- (incumbent) Norm Sterling (PC) 15524
- Dan Maxwell (L) 8019
- Alan White (NDP) 3468
- Maurice Bossy (L) 10340
- (incumbent) Andy Watson (PC) 9206
- Ron Franko (NDP) 5535
- René Fontaine (L) 8793
- (incumbent) René Piché (PC) 6883
- Andre Philippe (NDP) 2878
- (incumbent) Alan Pope (PC) 13935
- Roger Loiselle (NDP) 5662
- Jim Martin (L) 4002
- Luc Guindon (PC) 9430
- Claude Poirier (L) 6384
- Steve Corrie (NDP) 5828
- (incumbent) Dennis Timbrell (PC) 15481
- John Atkin (L) 7504
- Michael Wyatt (NDP) 6153
- Gary Watson (Ind [RWL]) 1382
- (incumbent) Tony Lupusella (NDP) 6677
- Gil Gillespie (L) 6600
- Joe Palozzi (PC) 3564
- Gordon Massie (Comm) 298
- Joseph Cordiano (L) 11234
- (incumbent) Odoardo Di Santo (NDP) 11013
- Vincent Stabile (PC) 3329
- (incumbent) George McCague (PC) 16198
- Gary Johnson (L) 11822
- Jeff Koechlin (NDP) 4316
- (incumbent) Sam Cureatz (PC) 15193
- Doug Smith (NDP) 9832
- Steve Ryan (L) 7584
- (incumbent) George Ashe (PC) 18684
- Brian Evans (L) 14348
- Don Stewart (NDP) 8495
- Eugene Gmitrowicz (Lbt) 911
- (incumbent) Ross Stevenson (PC) 14343
- Don Hadden (L) 9760
- Margaret Wilbur (NDP) 5440
- David McFadden (PC) 13503
- Dianne Poole (L) 12589
- John Goodfellow (NDP) 4880
- (incumbent) Ron McNeil (PC) 11816
- Peter Charlton (L) 8619
- Gord Campbell (NDP) 5315
Erie:
- (incumbent) Ray Haggerty (L) 10926
- Stan Pettit (PC) 5904
- Shirley Summers (NDP) 3191
- Pat Hayes (NDP) 7901
- Jack Morris (L) 6615
- Jack Menard (PC) 6105
- Ray Boggs 2925
- (incumbent) Remo Mancini (L) 11382
- Paul Setterington (PC) 5098
- Jeff Totten 4947
- Paul Hertel (NDP) 267
- (incumbent) Ed Philip (NDP) 16792
- John Smith (PC) 7573
- John Genser (L) 6544
- (incumbent) Mickey Hennessy (PC) 14452
- Don Smith (NDP) 7071
- Norris Badanai (L) 4629
- John MacLennan (Comm) 289
- Larry South (L) 11684
- (incumbent) J. Earl McEwen (PC) 9297
- Lars Thompson (NDP) 3723
- Ross Baker 941
Grey:
- (incumbent) Bob McKessock (L) 16061
- Case Vanderham (PC) 5875
- Rhonda Green (NDP) 2402
- Eric Biggins (Lbt) 306
- (incumbent) Eddie Sargent (L) 14883
- Arlene Wright (PC) 7595
- Joanne Shaw (NDP) 2340
- (incumbent) Gordon Miller (L) 17456
- Barbara Martindale (PC) 9863
- Wayne Pierce (NDP) 3821
- Don Knight (L) 14991
- Peter Pomeroy (PC) 14777
- Doug Hamilton (NDP) 4871
- Neil Sivertson 665
- Lily Oddie Munro (L) 9184
- (incumbent) Mike Davison (NDP) 8800
- John Ankers (PC) 2883
- (incumbent) Robert W. Mackenzie (NDP) 13774
- Shirley Collins (L) 12174
- Fred Lombardo (PC) 5268
- Kerry Wilson (Comm) 234
- (incumbent) Brian Charlton (NDP) 13871
- Steve Oneschuk (PC) 9729
- Dominic Agostino (L) 7757
- (incumbent) Richard Allen (NDP) 10182
- Paul Hanover (L) 9732
- Anne Jones (PC) 6705
- Ron Crawford 496
- Val Hache 97
- (incumbent) Jim Pollock (PC) 12272
- Paul Ockenden (L) 5586
- Elmer Buchanan (NDP) 4492
- (incumbent) Yuri Shymko (PC) 9960
- Elaine Ziemba (NDP) 9630
- John Rudnicki (L) 5578
- Bob Cumming (Lbt) 498
- Robert Seajkowski 244
- Andrew Scorer (G) 209
- Jim Henderson (L) 18057
- (incumbent) Morley Kells (PC) 16106
- Peter Sutherland (NDP) 5160
- (incumbent) Murray Elston (L) 17159
- Mike Snobelen (PC) 8550
- Norma Peterson (NDP) 1992
- (incumbent) Jack Riddell (L) 13820
- Bryan Smith (PC) 7381
- Paul Klopp (NDP) 1148
- Carmen Dawson 229
- (incumbent) Leo Bernier (PC) 12574
- Colin Wasacase (NDP) 4025
- Mark Ducharme (L) 2254
- (incumbent) Jim McGuigan (L) 11616
- Shirley McHardy (PC) 7838
- Donald Alexander (NDP) 1916
- Ken Keyes (L) 11924
- (incumbent) Keith Norton (PC) 9637
- Pamela Cross (NDP) 3892
- Don Irvine (G) 285
- David Cooke (L) 14066
- Don Travers (PC) 9684
- Tim Little (NDP) 5654
- Ed Halbach (Ind [Humanist]) 453
- Albert Norris 157
- (incumbent) John Sweeney (L) 15987
- Jim Ziegler (PC) 8737
- Mike Cooper (NDP) 4673
- Gilles Pouliot (NDP) 5708
- Jim Files (PC) 4532
- Michael Power (L) 3448
- David William Smith (L) 10816
- Bob Boyd (PC) 9956
- Grant Reynolds (NDP) 1987
- (incumbent) Douglas Wiseman (PC) 10916
- John Carley (L) 5146
- Don Page (NDP) 3297
- Ruth Grier (NDP) 11539
- Frank Sgarlata (L) 9502
- (incumbent) Al Kolyn (PC) 7886
- (incumbent) Robert Runciman (PC) 11809
- Dolores Wing (L) 6748
- Bob Smith (NDP) 3583
- Mackie Morrison 741
- (incumbent) Philip Andrewes (PC) 12226
- Gladys Huffman (L) 9004
- Barbara Mersereau (NDP) 2264
- Ken Lee 1036
- (incumbent) David Peterson (L) 13890
- Bill Rudd (PC) 6714
- Peter Cassidy (NDP) 4340
- Michelle McColm (F) 403
- (incumbent) Ron Van Horne (L) 20536
- George Auold (PC) 11433
- Marion Boyd (NDP) 5191
- Robert Smink (F) 566
- Joan Smith (L) 24522
- (incumbent) Gord Walker (PC) 17839
- David Winninger (NDP) 5080
- Robert Metz (F) 614
- Doug Reycraft (L) 11292
- (incumbent) Bob Eaton (PC) 10482
- Larry Green (NDP) 2169
- (incumbent) Bud Gregory (PC) 14900
- Victor Maida (L) 12334
- Larry Taylor (NDP) 12015
- Steve Offer (L) 21369
- (incumbent) Terry Jones (PC) 19945
- Sylvia Weylie (NDP) 9943
- Margaret Marland (PC) 13186
- Carolynne Siller (L) 11623
- Barry Stevens (NDP) 4770
- (incumbent) Frank Miller (PC) 12723
- Kenneth McClellan (L) 3036
- Bob Maguire (NDP) 2836
- (incumbent) Vince Kerrio (L) 14658
- Ted Salci (PC) 8616
- Deloris Skilton (NDP) 6778
- (incumbent) Floyd Laughren (NDP) 8912
- Evelyn Dutrisac (PC) 5849
- Trudy Bolduc (L) 2255
- (incumbent) Mike Harris (PC) 14900
- Mike Gauthier (L) 11002
- Lynne Bennett (NDP) 3984
- (incumbent) Howard Sheppard (PC) 14296
- Joan Fawcett (L) 12446
- Judi Armstrong (NDP) 3247
- Terry O'Connor (PC) 14265
- Doug Carrothers (L) 13578
- Kevin Flynn (NDP) 4390
- Chris Kowalchuk (G) 2008
- (incumbent) Tony Grande (NDP) 10407
- Joe Ricciuti (L) 9631
- Harriet Wolman (PC) 4636
- Mike Sterling (Comm) 327
- Elinor Caplan (L) 17641
- (incumbent) John Williams (PC) 13557
- Lorne Strachan (NDP) 3660
- George Graham (Lbt) 1106
- (incumbent) Mike Breaugh (NDP) 12686
- Bob Boychyn (PC) 7528
- Joe Neal (L) 5034
- (incumbent) Evelyn Gigantes (NDP) 11890
- Graham Bird (PC) 8005
- Pat Legris (L) 7103
- John Turmel 364
- (incumbent) Bernard Grandmaitre (L) 14601
- Kathryn Barnard (NDP) 3971
- Paul St. Georges (PC) 2257
- Serge Girard (politician)|Serge Girard 518
- (incumbent) Claude Bennett (PC) 12971
- Andrew Caddell (L) 11634
- John Smart (NDP) 8311
- (incumbent) Reuben Baetz (PC) 15089
- Alex Cullen (L) 12141
- Greg Ross (NDP) 4427
- Gregory Vezina (G) 701
- (incumbent) Dick Treleaven (PC) 15507
- Charlotte Sutherland (L) 10656
- Wayne Colburn (NDP) 5660
- Kaye Sargent (Lbt) 729
- Rick Spurgeon 577
- (incumbent) Tony Ruprecht (L) 12065
- Richard Gilbert (NDP) 5176
- Tessie Jew (PC) 2052
- (incumbent) Ernie Eves (PC) 10904
- Richard Thomas (L) 9544
- Leo Gagne (NDP) 1130
- (incumbent) Hugh Edighoffer (L) 20040
- Glynn Coghlin (PC) 6076
- Warren Ham (NDP) 2796
- (incumbent) John Turner (PC) 16878
- Linda Slavin (NDP) 11941
- Bill Ayotte (L) 9734
- John Conlin (Lbt) 461
- George K. Kerr (G) 212
- (incumbent) Jim Foulds (NDP) 13084
- Swede Johnson (PC) 9826
- John Ranta (L) 6169
- (incumbent) Jean Poirier (L) 18833
- Guy Genier (PC) 11038
- Maurice Landry (NDP) 2625
- (incumbent) James Taylor (PC) 10170
- Gordon Mylks (L) 6918
- Harry Plummer (NDP) 2307
- (incumbent) Hugh O’Neil (L) 18988
- Neil Robertson (PC) 9287
- Gene Morosan (NDP) 1817
- Jack Pierce (PC) 5053
- Howard Hampton (NDP) 4775
- Ron King (L) 2944
- (incumbent) Sean Conway (L) 12849
- Bryan Hocking (PC) 5748
- Robert Cottingham (NDP) 740
- (incumbent) Paul Yakabuski (PC) 14182
- Dermott Calver (L) 9687
- Ish Theilheimer (NDP) 3420
- David Reville (NDP) 9869
- Bret Snider (PC) 4590
- Doug DeMille (L) 3949
- Maggie Bizzell (Comm) 322
- Michael Tegtmeyer (G) 192
- (incumbent) Larry Grossman (PC) 10332
- Meg Griffiths (NDP) 8373
- Jim DaCosta (L) 6330
- Cathy Laurier (Comm) 264
- Judy Hannon (G) 232
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | |
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| Liberal | (incumbent) Jim Bradley | 20,605 | 57.94 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Elaine Herzog | 9,029 | 25.39 | ||
| New Democratic | Michael Cormier | 5,624 | 15.81 | ||
| Communist | Eric Blair | 305 | 0.86 | ||
| Total valid votes | 35,563 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 201 | ||||
| Turnout | 35,764 | 61.65 | |||
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- Ian Scott (L) 13120
- Julian Porter (PC) 9702
- Barbara Hall (NDP) 4878
- Earl Epstein (Lbt) 227
- (incumbent) Susan Fish (PC) 11378
- Diana Hunt (NDP) 10543
- Joseph Mifsud (L) 9361
- Michael Beech (Lbt) 1007
- Karol Siroky (Ind [New Tories]) 186
- (incumbent) Andy Brandt (PC) 18651
- Michael Robb (L) 7438
- Duncan Longwell (NDP) 3572
- Margaret Coe (Lbt) 792
- Karl Morin-Strom (NDP) 16362
- (incumbent) Russ Ramsay (PC) 15293
- Roy Youngson (L) 4830
- William C. Davis (PC) 8890
- Gerald Lennon (L) 8531
- Barry Christensen (NDP) 7577
- Ed Fulton (L) 15855
- Verla Fiveash (PC) 11245
- Alawi Mohideen (NDP) 4381
- Jim McIntosh (Lbt) 1402
- David Warner (NDP) 10119
- (incumbent) Alan Robinson (PC) 9900
- Carole Lidgold (L) 6674
- George Dance (Lbt) 348
- Alvin Curling (L) 30504
- Carole Noble (PC) 22644
- Jerry Daca (NDP) 9072
- R.J. Austin 1972
- (incumbent) Richard Johnston (NDP) 12889
- Kurt Christensen (PC) 5994
- Anthony Judd (L) 4806
- John MacMillan 544
- Earl W. Rowe (PC) 15379
- Ross Whiteside (L) 14845
- Paul Wessenger (NDP) 9639
- Steve Kaasgaard 566
- (incumbent) Al McLean (PC) 13371
- Fayne Bullen (NDP) 11002
- George MacDonald (L) 7566
Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry and East Grenville:
- (incumbent) Noble Villeneuve (PC) 13119
- Bill Dillabough (L) 7036
- Rudi Derstroff (NDP) 1700
- (incumbent) Jim Gordon (PC) 12591
- Ernie St-Jean (NDP) 7010
- Chris Nash (L) 6302
- (incumbent) Elie Martel (NDP) 17241
- George McDonald (PC) 9576
- Edelgard Mahant (L) 4726
- David Ramsay (NDP) 10765
- (incumbent) Ed Havrot (PC) 7941
- Dale Woods (L) 2026
- George Yeates 464
- (incumbent) John Eakins (L) 15340
- Murray Fearrey (PC) 11570
- Art Field (NDP) 3209
- (incumbent) Herbert Epp (L) 16458
- Lynne Woolstencroft (PC) 9149
- Richard Gerson (NDP) 4534
- (incumbent) Mel Swart (NDP) 17065
- Roy Smith (L) 6027
- Ed Minchin (PC) 5618
- (incumbent) Jack Johnson (PC) 14845
- Bruce Whiteside (L) 10401
- Sandy Young (NDP) 6395
- Rick Ferraro (L) 17995
- Marilyn Robinson (PC) 12989
- Derek Fletcher (NDP) 6641
- (incumbent) Gordon Dean (PC) 12322
- June Peace (L) 10337
- Sharon Lehnert (NDP) 8571
- Albert Papazian 947
- Chris Ward (L) 18328
- (incumbent) Ann Sloat (PC) 13160
- Lynn Spencer (NDP) 6158
- George Grinnell (G) 751
- Monte Kwinter (L) 12363
- (incumbent) David Rotenberg (PC) 10175
- Howard Moscoe (NDP) 7793
- (incumbent) Dave Cooke (NDP) 17883
- Ron Burgoyne (PC) 6719
- Ferguson Jenkins (L) 4418
- (incumbent) Bill Wrye (L) 10730
- Paul Forder (NDP) 7583
- Ron Arkell (PC) 3681
- Mike Longmoore (Comm) 197
- (incumbent) Bernard Newman (L) 9130
- Jane Boyd (PC) 6980
- Gary Parent (NDP) 6698
- (incumbent) Don Cousens (PC) 25022
- Ron Maheu (L) 19776
- Diane Meaghan (NDP) 7171
- Stewart Cole 2644
- (incumbent) Robert Elgie (PC) 11459
- Gord Crann (NDP) 9183
- Omar Chaudhery (L) 6629
- Ed McDonald (Comm) 929
- Kathy Sorensen (Lbt) 410
- (incumbent) Bette Stephenson (PC) 17943
- Gunnar Tannis (L) 10078
- Gord Doctorow (NDP) 6872
- Scott Bell (Lbt) 2339
- Greg Sorbara (L) 21291
- (incumbent) William Hodgson (PC) 17196
- Keith Munro (NDP) 7026
- (incumbent) Bob Rae (NDP) 16373
- Horace Hale (L) 6807
- Toomas Dunapuu (PC) 5321
- Paul Schulze 1063
- Lucille Boikoff 402
- Dusan Kubias (Lbt) 343
- (incumbent) Nick Leluk (PC) 14595
- Leonard Braithwaite (L) 13880
- Phil Jones (NDP) 6980
- Bob Dunk (Lbt) 1099
- Claudio Polsinelli (L) 15986
- Mike Foster (NDP) 12658
- Leslie Soobrian (PC) 3431
York East (res. Robert Elgie, September 26, 1985), April 17, 1986:
- Christine Hart (L) 9347
- Gina Brannan (PC) 7956
- Gord Crann (NDP) 7928
- Jim McIntosh (Lbt) 243
- John MacLennan (Comm) 100
- Mark Adair (G) 60
- John Turmel (SC)[lower-alpha 2] 44
- Jack Arshawsky 27
Cochrane North (res. René Fontaine, 1986), August 14, 1986:
- René Fontaine (L) 8463
- Bertrand Proulx 766
- Judy Cole 606
- Graham McCready 185
- Kaye Sargent (Lbt) 99
- John Turmel 75
David Ramsay, elected as a New Democrat, joined the Liberal Party on October 6, 1986. Tony Lupusella, also elected as a New Democrat, joined the Liberal Party on December 17, 1986. After Lupusella's defection, the Liberals held as many seats in the legislative assembly as the Progressive Conservatives, at 51, (if the Speaker of the Legislature is included as a Liberal).
Paul Yakabuski, PC MPP for Renfrew South died July 31, 1987
- Turmel ran as a "Social Credit Party of Ontario" candidate despite the fact that the party was long since defunct
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