1987_Ontario_general_election

1987 Ontario general election
130 seats in the 34th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ; 66 seats were needed for a majority
	Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Click the map for more details.
Premier before election; David Peterson; Liberal	Premier after election ; David Peterson; Liberal

1987 Ontario general election

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The 1987 Ontario general election was held on September 10, 1987, to elect members of the 34th Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

Quick Facts 130 seats in the 34th Legislative Assembly of Ontario 66 seats were needed for a majority, First party ...

The governing Ontario Liberal Party, led by Premier David Peterson, was returned to power with their first majority government in half a century, and the second-largest majority government in the province's history. Peterson had successfully managed to govern with a minority in the Legislature by obtaining the co-operation of the Ontario New Democratic Party, led by Bob Rae, in a confidence and supply agreement. It was through the NDP's support that Peterson was able to form a government, even though the Progressive Conservative Party had won a slightly larger number of seats in the previous election.

The PC Party, led by Larry Grossman, campaigned on a platform of tax cuts to stimulate the economy. Its support continued to slide, as voters opted for the change that the Liberal-NDP arrangement provided, with Grossman losing his own seat. The PCs fell to 16 seats and third place in the legislature, their worst showing in an election in half a century.

The NDP was unable to convince the bulk of voters that it should be given credit for the success of the Liberal government that it had supported. It nevertheless did receive more votes and a larger proportion of the vote than in the previous election, although the party lost six seats due to the first-past-the-post electoral system. The party became the Official Opposition for the fourth time in its history.

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from parts of York South, Downsview, Wilson Heights and Armourdale

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from part of Mississauga North

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formed from Muskoka and part of Simcoe East

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from part of Carleton

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from parts of Carleton and Carleton East

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from part of Scarborough North

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Whitchurch-Stouffville transferred from York North

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consolidation of part of Vaughan formerly in York North

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minor political parties receiving less than 1% of the popular vote are aggregated under "Other"; independent candidates are aggregated separately

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Names are as specified in 1976 Act – EO file has errors

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Representation Act, 1986, S.O. 1986, c. 30

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Hickl-Szabo, Regina (September 7, 1987). "Grossman puts best face on latest bad news from polls". The Globe and Mail. p. A10.

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Adams, Michael; Dasko, Donna (August 22, 1987). "Peterson support drops 7 points since TV debate". The Globe and Mail. p. A1.

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"Ontario Tories in cellar could sink lower: poll". The Gazette. August 14, 1987. p. D13.

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"Election fever". The Globe and Mail. September 1, 1990. p. D6.

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Sheppard, Robert (June 25, 1987). "Ontario Liberals poised for big win, new poll indicates". The Globe and Mail. p. A8.

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Oziewicz, Stanley (March 20, 1987). "Trails his own party: Grossman places third in popularity, poll says". The Globe and Mail. p. A1.

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Oziewicz, Stanley (March 18, 1987). "Poll predicts landslide win for Liberals: Peterson's popularity responsible for results of survey, MPP says". The Globe and Mail. p. A8.

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Sheppard, Robert (January 29, 1987). "Ontario's Liberals retain popularity, opinion poll shows". The Globe and Mail. p. A1.

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Sheppard, Robert (November 14, 1985). "Poll shows Liberal honeymoon still on". The Globe and Mail. p. A5.

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Adams, Michael (August 15, 1985). "Ontario Liberals gain support needed for majority, poll says". The Globe and Mail. p. 1.

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"1987 general election results". Elections Ontario. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

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Abolished ridings	New ridings
New ridings
	Durham Centre^{[a 1]}
	Lawrence^{[a 2]}
	Mississauga West^{[a 3]}
	Muskoka—Georgian Bay^{[a 4]}
	Nepean^{[a 5]}
	Ottawa—Rideau^{[a 6]}
	Scarborough—Agincourt^{[a 7]}
Merger of ridings
Lanark Renfrew South	Lanark—Renfrew
St. David St. George	St. George—St. David
Reorganization of ridings
Armourdale	Willowdale parts to Wilson Heights and York Mills
Bellwoods	Fort York part to Dovercourt
Brant—Oxford—Norfolk Haldimand—Norfolk	Brant—Haldimand Norfolk part to Oxford
Carleton-Grenville Leeds	Leeds—Grenville part to Carleton part to Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
Dufferin—Simcoe Wellington—Dufferin—Peel Wellington South	Dufferin—Peel Guelph Simcoe West Wellington
Durham—York York Centre York North	Durham—York^{[a 8]} Markham^{[a 9]} York Centre^{[a 10]} York North
Essex North Chatham—Kent Kent—Elgin	Essex-Kent Chatham—Kent part to Elgin
Etobicoke York West	Etobicoke—Rexdale Etobicoke West
Grey—Bruce Huron—Bruce Huron—Middlesex	Bruce Huron part to Grey part to Middlesex
Halton—Burlington Oakville	Halton Centre Halton North Oakville South
Division of ridings
Brampton	Brampton North Brampton South
Renaming of ridings
Brock	St. Catharines—Brock
Erie	Niagara South
Humber	Etobicoke—Humber
Lakeshore	Etobicoke—Lakeshore
Wentworth	Wentworth East

Polling firm	Last day of survey	Source	OLP	ONDP	PCO	Other	ME	Sample
Polling firm	Last day of survey	Source					ME	Sample
Election 1987	September 10, 1987		47.3	25.7	24.7	2.3
Angus Reid	September 2, 1987	^[2]	48	27	23	—	3.5	810
Environics	August 20, 1987	^[3]	48	28	24	1	—	612
Leader's debate held (August 17, 1987)^[3]
Environics	August 17, 1987	^[3]	55	26	19	1	—	604
Angus Reid	August 11, 1987	^[4]	54	27	17	—	4	606
Election called (August 1, 1987)^[5]

Polling firm	Last day of survey	Source	OLP	ONDP	PCO	Other	ME	Sample
Polling firm	Last day of survey	Source					ME	Sample
Environics	June 21, 1987	^[6]	49	23	28	1^[3]	3.2	1,007
Environics	March 16, 1987	^[7]	50	24	26	0^[3]	3.2	1,008
Angus Reid	March 4, 1987	^[8]	57	21	22	—	4.5	597
Environics	November 1986	^[9]	47	21	30	2^[3]	2	1,001
Environics	November 5, 1985	^[10]	47	23	30	1^[3]	—	1,007
Environics	August 11, 1985	^[11]	47	23	29	1^[3]	—	1,007
Election 1985	May 2, 1985		37.9	23.6	37.1	1.4

Political party		Party leader	MPPs				Votes
Political party		Party leader	Candidates	1985	1987	±	#	±	%	± (pp)
	Liberal	David Peterson	130	48	95	47	1,788,214	410,249	47.34%	9.44
	New Democratic	Bob Rae	130	25	19	6	970,813	105,306	25.70%	1.90
	Progressive Conservative	Larry Grossman	130	52	16	36	931,473	411,571	24.66%	12.28
	Family Coalition	Donald Pennell	36	–	–	–	48,110	48,110	1.27%	New
	Independent		19	–	–	–	13,632	12,096	0.36%	0.35
	Libertarian	Kaye Sargent	25	–	–	–	13,514	683	0.36%	–
	Freedom	Robert Metz	9	–	–	–	4,735	3,152	0.13%	0.08
	Communist	Gordon Massie	9	–	–	–	3,422	274	0.09%	0.01
	Green		7	–	–	–	3,398	1,947	0.09%	0.06
Total			495	125	130		3,777,311		100.00%
Rejected ballots							26,658	224
Voter turnout							3,803,969	141,836	62.70	1.15
Registered electors							6,067,378	117,083

Party	Seats	Votes	Change (pp)
█ Liberal	95 / 130	47.34%	9.44	9.44
█ New Democratic	19 / 130	25.70%	1.90	1.9
█ Progressive Conservative	16 / 130	24.66%	-12.28
█ Family Coalition	0 / 130	1.27%	1.27	1.27
█ Independent	0 / 130	0.36%	-0.35
█ Other	0 / 130	0.67%	0.02	0.02

Riding	Winning party								Turnout ^{[a 1]}	Votes^{[a 2]}
Name^{[a 3]}^{[a 4]}	1985		Party		Votes	Share	Margin #	Margin %		Lib	NDP	PC	FCP	Ind	Other	Total
Name^{[a 3]}^{[a 4]}	1985		Party		Votes	Share	Margin #	Margin %								Total

Algoma		NDP		NDP	8,562	60.90%	4,267	30.35%	68.81%	4,295	8,562	1,202	–	–	–	14,059
Algoma—Manitoulin		PC		Lib	7,157	46.05%	2,772	17.84%	62.14%	7,157	4,385	3,999	–	–	–	15,541
Beaches—Woodbine		NDP		NDP	11,948	49.74%	3,429	14.27%	61.83%	8,519	11,948	3,022	–	–	533	24,022
Brampton North	New			Lib	14,298	50.82%	7,128	25.33%	54.14%	14,298	6,667	7,170	–	–	–	28,135
Brampton South	New			Lib	17,913	52.58%	11,141	32.70%	55.25%	17,913	5,786	6,772	2,946	158	493	34,068
Brantford		PC		Lib	14,919	41.29%	2,807	7.77%	68.88%	14,919	12,112	9,104	–	–	–	36,135
Brant—Haldimand	New			Lib	14,981	59.34%	9,989	39.57%	56.83%	14,981	4,992	4,578	–	693	–	25,244
Bruce	New			Lib	17,227	60.74%	12,082	42.60%	67.68%	17,227	3,986	5,145	2,006	–	–	28,364
Burlington South		PC		PC	12,968	41.33%	605	1.93%	67.70%	12,363	4,694	12,968	1,125	–	228	31,378
Cambridge		PC		NDP	11,284	34.49%	101	0.31%	62.94%	11,183	11,284	8,752	1,500	–	–	32,719
Carleton		PC		PC	14,057	43.61%	467	1.45%	65.21%	13,590	4,590	14,057	–	–	–	32,237
Carleton East		Lib		Lib	20,706	64.09%	14,601	45.19%	60.91%	20,706	6,105	4,572	926	–	–	32,309
Chatham—Kent		Lib		Lib	13,370	46.41%	5,747	19.95%	59.60%	13,370	7,623	6,669	806	341	–	28,809
Cochrane North		Lib		Lib	9,436	57.84%	3,761	23.05%	63.19%	9,436	5,675	1,203	–	–	–	16,314
Cochrane South		PC		PC	9,735	41.92%	2,256	9.71%	62.36%	7,479	6,010	9,735	–	–	–	23,224
Cornwall		PC		Lib	10,653	40.24%	1,586	5.99%	64.33%	10,653	6,756	9,067	–	–	–	26,476
Don Mills		PC		Lib	11,083	40.70%	2,417	8.87%	59.14%	11,083	6,424	8,666	–	586	475	27,234
Dovercourt		NDP		Lib	10,634	49.17%	907	4.19%	68.02%	10,634	9,727	926	–	–	342	21,629
Downsview		Lib		Lib	11,832	46.81%	174	0.69%	63.18%	11,832	11,658	1,788	–	–	–	25,278
Dufferin—Peel	New			Lib	14,231	53.06%	5,838	21.77%	62.98%	14,231	4,195	8,393	–	–	–	26,819
Durham Centre	New			Lib	12,885	40.35%	3,004	9.41%	61.45%	12,885	9,881	8,790	–	–	378	31,934
Durham East		PC		PC	11,301	40.40%	1,435	5.13%	60.71%	9,866	6,805	11,301	–	–	–	27,972
Durham West		PC		Lib	16,733	48.78%	5,843	17.03%	59.16%	16,733	5,779	10,890	898	–	–	34,300
Durham—York		PC		Lib	12,369	40.06%	482	1.56%	58.71%	12,369	5,549	11,887	1,070	–	–	30,875
Eglinton		PC		Lib	15,106	44.74%	695	2.06%	67.73%	15,106	3,789	14,411	–	137	324	33,767
Elgin		PC		Lib	13,310	41.08%	2,437	7.52%	66.77%	13,310	7,674	10,873	–	–	546	32,403
Essex-Kent		NDP		Lib	12,541	44.78%	1,063	3.80%	65.31%	12,541	11,478	2,758	1,229	–	–	28,006
Essex South		Lib		Lib	15,292	58.94%	7,980	30.76%	55.24%	15,292	7,312	3,339	–	–	–	25,943
Etobicoke—Humber		Lib		Lib	21,644	61.05%	13,582	38.31%	66.60%	21,644	4,511	8,062	1,237	–	–	35,454
Etobicoke—Lakeshore		NDP		NDP	14,821	44.59%	2,367	7.12%	65.88%	12,454	14,821	4,760	1,203	–	–	33,238
Etobicoke—Rexdale	New			NDP	13,892	52.04%	4,215	15.79%	60.01%	9,677	13,892	3,127	–	–	–	26,696
Etobicoke West	New			Lib	15,754	46.90%	6,090	18.13%	65.98%	15,754	5,784	9,664	1,890	–	498	33,590
Fort William		PC		Lib	11,168	38.47%	1,463	5.04%	67.69%	11,168	7,861	9,705	–	–	300	29,034
Fort York	New			Lib	9,593	42.97%	137	0.61%	58.44%	9,593	9,456	2,084	–	335	856	22,324
Frontenac—Addington		Lib		Lib	11,628	47.08%	4,221	17.09%	61.12%	11,628	4,996	7,407	–	667	–	24,698
Grey		Lib		Lib	14,298	41.41%	1,934	5.60%	64.24%	14,298	5,924	12,364	1,946	–	–	34,532
Guelph	New			Lib	18,445	55.04%	9,326	27.83%	62.23%	18,445	9,119	5,383	–	562	–	33,509
Halton Centre	New			Lib	15,833	53.03%	6,294	21.08%	59.40%	15,833	4,487	9,539	–	–	–	29,859
Halton North	New			Lib	11,644	47.80%	4,724	19.39%	57.54%	11,644	5,796	6,920	–	–	–	24,360
Hamilton Centre		Lib		Lib	13,636	51.32%	3,303	12.43%	58.76%	13,636	10,333	2,600	–	–	–	26,569
Hamilton East		NDP		NDP	16,421	56.82%	6,531	22.60%	60.25%	9,890	16,421	1,915	–	–	673	28,899
Hamilton Mountain		NDP		NDP	14,743	42.82%	1,632	4.74%	65.91%	13,111	14,743	6,580	–	–	–	34,434
Hamilton West		NDP		NDP	13,430	42.46%	1,094	3.46%	64.95%	12,336	13,430	5,862	–	–	–	31,628
Hastings—Peterborough		PC		PC	9,910	39.33%	1,205	4.78%	66.16%	8,705	6,579	9,910	–	–	–	25,194
High Park—Swansea		PC		Lib	9,637	34.56%	814	2.92%	64.94%	9,637	8,764	8,823	–	–	660	27,884
Huron	New			Lib	16,099	60.38%	9,374	35.15%	67.57%	16,099	3,841	6,725	–	–	–	26,665
Kenora		PC		Lib	7,943	40.50%	1,098	5.60%	62.15%	7,943	6,845	4,824	–	–	–	19,612
Kingston and the Islands		Lib		Lib	13,141	50.61%	6,739	25.96%	56.30%	13,141	6,402	5,910	–	–	511	25,964
Kitchener		Lib		Lib	15,373	52.35%	6,994	23.82%	56.59%	15,373	8,379	4,226	1,100	290	–	29,368
Kitchener—Wilmot		Lib		Lib	18,151	58.79%	10,648	34.49%	55.50%	18,151	7,503	5,218	–	–	–	30,872
Lake Nipigon		NDP		NDP	8,446	64.08%	4,840	36.72%	64.53%	3,606	8,446	1,129	–	–	–	13,181
Lambton		Lib		Lib	11,385	44.61%	2,559	10.03%	66.71%	11,385	2,914	8,826	2,399	–	–	25,524
Lanark—Renfrew	New			PC	13,902	42.74%	761	2.34%	60.87%	13,141	5,486	13,902	–	–	–	32,529
Lawrence	New			Lib	15,332	53.03%	7,131	24.66%	67.02%	15,332	8,201	5,379	–	–	–	28,912
Leeds—Grenville	New			PC	14,787	43.18%	198	0.58%	68.52%	14,589	4,869	14,787	–	–	–	34,245
Lincoln		PC		Lib	12,320	41.33%	1,036	3.48%	65.34%	12,320	6,207	11,284	–	–	–	29,811
London Centre		Lib		Lib	18,194	55.16%	8,928	27.07%	56.68%	18,194	9,266	3,864	695	375	589	32,983
London North		Lib		Lib	22,452	57.96%	14,491	37.41%	63.78%	22,452	7,961	7,177	611	–	537	38,738
London South		Lib		Lib	20,046	55.48%	12,323	34.10%	62.55%	20,046	7,074	7,723	861	–	430	36,134
Markham	New			PC	19,224	44.20%	681	1.57%	60.62%	18,543	4,323	19,224	1,403	–	–	43,493
Middlesex		Lib		Lib	17,600	51.50%	9,911	29.00%	65.90%	17,600	5,720	7,689	2,664	–	499	34,172
Mississauga East		PC		Lib	16,245	50.38%	5,873	18.22%	59.87%	16,245	4,864	10,372	–	–	761	32,242
Mississauga North		Lib		Lib	14,604	56.03%	8,451	32.42%	53.97%	14,604	6,153	5,309	–	–	–	26,066
Mississauga South		PC		PC	13,854	42.24%	599	1.83%	64.91%	13,255	4,976	13,854	–	–	712	32,797
Mississauga West	New			Lib	23,482	60.37%	14,344	36.87%	56.68%	23,482	6,280	9,138	–	–	–	38,900
Muskoka—Georgian Bay	New			Lib	12,645	43.45%	3,249	11.16%	65.17%	12,645	7,059	9,396	–	–	–	29,100
Nepean	New			Lib	13,951	48.45%	3,636	12.63%	62.48%	13,951	4,526	10,315	–	–	–	28,792
Niagara Falls		Lib		Lib	13,600	51.12%	5,664	21.29%	57.97%	13,600	7,936	5,066	–	–	–	26,602
Niagara South		Lib		Lib	11,740	56.49%	7,095	34.14%	56.19%	11,740	4,396	4,645	–	–	–	20,781
Nickel Belt		NDP		NDP	9,849	58.21%	5,986	35.38%	70.23%	3,863	9,849	3,208	–	–	–	16,920
Nipissing		PC		PC	15,744	50.68%	4,054	13.05%	68.81%	11,690	2,961	15,744	672	–	–	31,067
Norfolk	New			Lib	17,313	55.14%	8,967	28.56%	63.03%	17,313	8,346	5,742	–	–	–	31,401
Northumberland		PC		Lib	14,451	43.82%	1,376	4.17%	66.97%	14,451	4,372	13,075	836	–	242	32,976
Oakville South	New			Lib	13,241	44.69%	1,291	4.36%	64.82%	13,241	3,080	11,950	–	–	1,357	29,628
Oakwood		NDP		Lib	11,192	48.28%	1,331	5.74%	67.29%	11,192	9,861	1,573	–	–	556	23,182
Oriole		Lib		Lib	16,206	59.68%	10,547	38.84%	65.01%	16,206	4,470	5,659	–	–	822	27,157
Oshawa		NDP		NDP	12,957	45.85%	2,916	10.32%	54.07%	10,041	12,957	4,076	1,184	–	–	28,258
Ottawa Centre		NDP		Lib	13,867	47.16%	2,087	7.10%	63.17%	13,867	11,780	3,159	–	598	–	29,404
Ottawa East		Lib		Lib	18,959	74.26%	14,822	58.05%	53.07%	18,959	4,137	2,435	–	–	–	25,531
Ottawa—Rideau	New			Lib	14,179	50.20%	6,111	21.63%	59.42%	14,179	6,000	8,068	–	–	–	28,247
Ottawa South		PC		Lib	15,952	50.88%	6,587	21.01%	67.65%	15,952	6,038	9,365	–	–	–	31,355
Ottawa West		PC		Lib	16,343	50.46%	6,392	19.74%	61.61%	16,343	4,403	9,951	1,689	–	–	32,386
Oxford		PC		Lib	14,939	42.10%	2,874	8.10%	68.24%	14,939	6,606	12,065	1,410	–	466	35,486
Parkdale		Lib		Lib	13,430	69.46%	9,469	48.98%	62.53%	13,430	3,961	798	389	289	467	19,334
Parry Sound		PC		PC	11,332	53.59%	4,397	20.79%	64.25%	6,935	2,231	11,332	647	–	–	21,145
Perth		Lib		Lib	18,037	61.20%	11,957	40.57%	63.15%	18,037	6,080	5,357	–	–	–	29,474
Peterborough		PC		Lib	15,098	40.13%	4,457	11.85%	63.74%	15,098	10,641	8,480	3,057	–	344	37,620
Port Arthur		NDP		Lib	13,747	45.83%	1,919	6.40%	67.85%	13,747	11,828	4,419	–	–	–	29,994
Prescott and Russell		Lib		Lib	26,811	75.80%	22,351	63.19%	60.06%	26,811	4,460	4,100	–	–	–	35,371
Prince Edward—Lennox		PC		Lib	11,961	45.02%	2,079	7.83%	61.23%	11,961	4,724	9,882	–	–	–	26,567
Quinte		Lib		Lib	17,151	62.08%	10,608	38.40%	57.23%	17,151	3,520	6,543	–	–	413	27,627
Rainy River		PC		NDP	5,538	40.55%	907	6.64%	71.54%	4,631	5,538	3,487	–	–	–	13,656
Renfrew North		Lib		Lib	18,507	62.73%	12,855	43.57%	67.16%	18,507	3,958	5,652	1,385	–	–	29,502
Riverdale		NDP		NDP	10,321	44.89%	1,769	7.69%	61.03%	8,552	10,321	3,285	–	–	832	22,990
St. Andrew—St. Patrick		PC		Lib	14,159	45.66%	3,676	11.85%	64.52%	14,159	5,608	10,483	–	–	761	31,011
St. Catharines		Lib		Lib	17,584	63.30%	12,018	43.27%	62.49%	17,584	5,566	4,258	–	–	369	27,777
St. Catharines—Brock		PC		Lib	10,822	41.37%	2,001	7.65%	63.41%	10,822	6,514	8,821	–	–	–	26,157
St. George—St. David	New			Lib	15,051	51.15%	7,055	23.98%	61.88%	15,051	5,658	7,996	–	–	721	29,426
Sarnia		PC		PC	12,964	43.43%	2,661	8.91%	65.67%	10,303	4,552	12,964	1,475	–	559	29,853
Sault Ste. Marie		NDP		NDP	19,064	49.00%	2,683	6.90%	70.41%	16,381	19,064	3,464	–	–	–	38,909
Scarborough—Agincourt	New			Lib	19,101	57.53%	12,080	36.39%	63.42%	19,101	7,021	6,284	–	–	794	33,200
Scarborough Centre		PC		Lib	11,921	41.05%	3,396	11.69%	64.59%	11,921	8,525	7,217	827	550	–	29,040
Scarborough East		Lib		Lib	16,944	55.39%	9,896	32.35%	59.24%	16,944	7,048	5,390	–	–	1,206	30,588
Scarborough—Ellesmere		NDP		Lib	12,422	41.67%	481	1.61%	63.71%	12,422	11,941	5,445	–	–	–	29,808
Scarborough North		Lib		Lib	20,021	63.03%	14,160	44.58%	59.85%	20,021	4,509	5,861	1,371	–	–	31,762
Scarborough West		NDP		NDP	13,330	46.25%	3,236	11.23%	61.61%	10,094	13,330	3,881	1,035	–	483	28,823
Simcoe Centre		PC		Lib	15,474	43.32%	2,492	6.98%	62.47%	15,474	7,265	12,982	–	–	–	35,721
Simcoe East		PC		PC	12,543	36.91%	806	2.37%	66.97%	11,737	9,699	12,543	–	–	–	33,979
Simcoe West	New			PC	11,678	41.95%	306	1.10%	61.05%	11,372	4,788	11,678	–	–	–	27,838
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry		PC		PC	10,771	38.38%	607	2.16%	67.03%	10,164	2,345	10,771	–	4,784	–	28,064
Sudbury		PC		Lib	12,788	39.36%	2,630	8.09%	67.41%	12,788	9,260	10,158	–	285	–	32,491
Sudbury East		NDP		NDP	15,179	54.98%	5,639	20.42%	68.25%	9,540	15,179	2,890	–	–	–	27,609
Timiskaming		NDP		Lib	10,218	48.87%	4,347	20.79%	69.99%	10,218	5,871	4,820	–	–	–	20,909
Victoria—Haliburton		Lib		Lib	16,287	56.56%	10,431	36.22%	62.96%	16,287	4,251	5,856	2,403	–	–	28,797
Waterloo North		Lib		Lib	16,792	52.35%	8,111	25.29%	56.92%	16,792	5,785	8,681	–	–	818	32,076
Welland-Thorold		NDP		NDP	17,490	57.88%	7,635	25.27%	68.68%	9,855	17,490	2,167	706	–	–	30,218
Wellington	New			PC	10,797	41.07%	463	1.76%	62.53%	10,334	5,159	10,797	–	–	–	26,290
Wentworth East		PC		Lib	16,153	52.31%	7,477	24.21%	64.32%	16,153	8,676	5,577	–	475	–	30,881
Wentworth North		Lib		Lib	16,150	54.02%	9,043	30.25%	65.00%	16,150	6,641	7,107	–	–	–	29,898
Willowdale	New			Lib	15,543	45.97%	4,034	11.93%	63.33%	15,543	5,774	11,509	–	–	985	33,811
Wilson Heights		Lib		Lib	17,007	57.49%	10,310	34.85%	63.16%	17,007	6,697	5,879	–	–	–	29,583
Windsor—Riverside		NDP		NDP	17,162	57.65%	5,905	19.84%	65.20%	11,257	17,162	842	509	–	–	29,770
Windsor—Sandwich		Lib		Lib	14,888	50.66%	2,353	8.01%	58.92%	14,888	12,535	1,965	–	–	–	29,388
Windsor—Walkerville		Lib		Lib	14,361	48.41%	946	3.19%	63.36%	14,361	13,415	1,553	–	–	335	29,664
York Centre		PC		Lib	27,096	62.44%	18,491	42.61%	55.59%	27,096	7,692	8,605	–	–	–	43,393
York East		PC		Lib	15,683	51.22%	8,331	27.21%	64.66%	15,683	7,056	7,352	–	–	527	30,618
York Mills		PC		Lib	14,272	47.54%	2,297	7.65%	67.77%	14,272	3,195	11,975	–	–	582	30,024
York North		Lib		Lib	14,177	48.45%	5,185	17.72%	60.03%	14,177	6,092	8,992	–	–	–	29,261
York South		NDP		NDP	13,190	47.10%	333	1.19%	70.46%	12,857	13,190	1,544	–	–	411	28,002
Yorkview		Lib		Lib	11,449	52.48%	5,301	24.30%	61.33%	11,449	6,148	1,037	–	2,507	674	21,815

Party in 1st place		Party in 2nd place			Total
Party in 1st place		Lib	NDP	PC	Total
	Liberal		43	52	95
	New Democratic	19			19
	Progressive Conservative	16			16
Total		35	43	52	130

Source		Party
Source		Lib	NDP	PC	Total
Seats retained	Incumbents returned	35	15	10	60
Seats retained	Open seats held	4	1	1	6
Seats changing hands	Incumbents defeated	21	2		23
	Open seats gained	11			11
	Byelection gain held	1			1
	Incumbent changing allegiance	1			1
New seats	New MPPs	15			5
New seats	Previously incumbent	7	1	5	13
Total		95	19	16	130

Riding	Party	Candidates	Votes	Placed
Oakville South	█ Green	Christopher Kowalchuk	1,357	4th
Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry	█ Independent	Gordon McGregor	4,784	3rd
Yorkview	█ Independent	Tony Marzilli	2,507	3rd

	Candidate	Votes	%
New Democratic	Bud Wildman	8,562	60.90
Liberal	Bryan McDougall	4,295	30.55
Progressive Conservative	Denise Chenier	1,202	8.55

	Candidate	Votes	%
Liberal	Mike Brown	7,157	46.05
New Democratic	Ron Boucher	4,385	28.22
Progressive Conservative	Ben Wilson	3,999	25.73

	Candidate	Votes	%
Liberal	Carman McClelland	14,298	50.82
Progressive Conservative	Jo-Anne Robertson	7,170	25.48
New Democratic	John Deamer	6,667	23.70

	Candidate	Votes	%
Liberal	Dave Neumann	14,919	41.17
New Democratic	Jack Tubman	12,212	33.70
Progressive Conservative	Phil Gillies	9,104	25.13

	Candidate	Votes	%
Liberal	(incumbent) Robert Nixon	14,981	59.34
New Democratic	Tracy Macdonnell	4,992	19.77
Progressive Conservative	Ann Wilson	4,578	18.14
Other	George Molson Barrett	693	2.75

	Candidate	Votes	%
Liberal	(incumbent) Murray Elston	17,227	60.74
Progressive Conservative	Mike Snobelen	5,145	18.14
New Democratic	Norma Peterson	3,986	14.05
Family Coalition	Adrian Keet	2,006	7.07

	Candidate	Votes
Progressive Conservative	Norm Sterling	14,057
Liberal	Roland Armitage	13,590
New Democratic	Elaine Gibson	4,590

	Candidate	Votes
Liberal	René Fontaine	9,436
New Democratic	Len Wood	5,675
Progressive Conservative	Denis Latulippe	1,203

	Candidate	Votes
Progressive Conservative	Alan Pope	9,735
Liberal	Conrad Carrière	7,479
New Democratic	Gilles Renaud	6,010

	Candidate	Votes
Liberal	John Cleary	10,653
Progressive Conservative	Luc Guindon	9,067
New Democratic	Bob Roth	6,756

	Candidate	Votes
Liberal	Laureano Leone	11,832
New Democratic	Maria Augimeri	11,658
Progressive Conservative	Drew McCreadie	1,788

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mavis Wilson	14,231	53.06
	Progressive Conservative	Charlie Byran	8,393	31.29
	New Democratic	Sandra Crane	4,195	15.64
Total valid votes			26,819	100.00	–

	Candidate	Votes
Progressive Conservative	Sam Cureatz	11,301
Liberal	Diane Hamre	9,866
New Democratic	Marg Wilbur	6,805

	Candidate	Votes
Liberal	Remo Mancini	15,292
New Democratic	Marv Ewing	7,312
Progressive Conservative	Scott Cowan	3,339

	Candidate	Votes
New Democratic	Ed Philip	13,892
Liberal	Jean Bickley	9,677
Progressive Conservative	Aileen Anderson	3,127

	Candidate	Votes
Liberal	Barbara Sullivan	15,833
Progressive Conservative	Barry Quinn	9,539
New Democratic	Richard Banigan	4,487

1987_Ontario_general_election

Expansion of the Legislature

Opinion polls

During campaign period

During the 33rd Parliament of Ontario

Results

Synopsis of results

Analysis

Significant results among independent and minor party candidates

MPPs elected by region and riding

Riding results

Fort York

Muskoka—Georgian Bay

Byelections after 1987

See also

References

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	(incumbent) Jim Bradley	17,584	63.30
	New Democratic	Rob West	5,566	20.04
	Progressive Conservative	Chuck Bradley	4,258	15.33
	Communist	Eric Blair	369	1.33
Total valid votes			27,777	100.00