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1985 Ontario general election

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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.

1985 Ontario general election
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125 seats in the 33rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario
63 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  PC
LeaderFrank MillerDavid PetersonBob Rae
PartyProgressive ConservativeLiberalNew Democratic
Leader sinceJanuary 26, 1985February 21, 1982February 7, 1982
Leader's seatMuskokaLondon CentreYork South
Last election703421
Seats won524825
Seat changeDecrease18Increase14Increase4
Popular vote1,349,1681,377,965857,743
Percentage37.1%37.9%23.6%
SwingDecrease7.3ppIncrease5.2ppIncrease2.4pp
Premier before election

Frank Miller
Progressive Conservative

Premier after election

Frank Miller[a]
Progressive Conservative

Diagram of the 1985 election results in the Provincial Legislature

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.

Prelude

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.

Election

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.

Aftermath

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.

Opinion polls

During campaign period

Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level
Polling firmLast day
of survey		SourcePCOOLPONDPOtherMESample
Election 1985May 2, 198537.937.123.61.4
EnvironicsApril 19, 1985[5]413326——1,015
April 1985[6]433521———
April 1985[6]473221———
Election called (March 25, 1985)[7]

During the 32nd Parliament of Ontario

Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level
Polling firmLast day
of survey		SourcePCOOLPONDPOtherMESample
GallupMarch 1985[8]50.528.820.3———
DecimaFebruary 1985[9]552121———
CROP IncJune 1984[10]50—————
GallupJune 1983[11]51.93017.6—41,038
Election 1981March 19, 198144.3833.4821.141

Results

Elections to the 33rd Parliament of Ontario (1985)[12]
Political partyParty leaderMPPsVotes
Candidates19811985±#±%± (pp)
Progressive ConservativeFrank Miller125705218 1,343,04469,444 36.94%7.44
Liberal[a 1]David Peterson125344814 1,377,965305,285 37.90%4.20
New DemocraticBob Rae12521254 865,507192,683 23.81%2.67
Independent28–––25,72815,143 0.71%0.38
LibertarianScott Bell17–––12,8315,744 0.35%0.13
Green9–––5,3455,345 0.15%New
CommunistGordon Massie10–––3,6961,610 0.10%0.07
Freedom[a 2]none[a 3]3–––1,5831,123 0.04%0.03
Total4421251253,635,699100.00%
Rejected ballots26,4345,637
Voter turnout3,662,133458,852 61.553.51
Registered electors5,950,295431,091
Seats and popular vote by party
PartySeatsVotesChange (pp)
█ Progressive Conservative
52 / 125
36.94%
-7.44
 
█ Liberal
48 / 125
37.90%
4.204.2
 
█ New Democratic
25 / 125
23.81%
2.672.67
 
█ Independent
0 / 125
0.71%
0.380.38
 
█ Other
0 / 125
0.64%
0.190.19
 

Synopsis of results

Results by riding – 1985 Ontario general election[12]
RidingWinning partyTurnout
[a 1]		Votes
Name[a 2]1981PartyVotesShareMargin
#		Margin
%		LibPCNDPIndOtherTotal
 
AlgomaNDPNDP7,57553.11%3,88127.21%70.64%2,9953,6947,575––14,264
Algoma—ManitoulinPCPC7,17447.24%2,47016.26%55.49%4,7047,1743,309––15,187
BramptonPCLib25,65645.62%4,4177.85%55.84%25,65621,2398,31350053156,239
BrantfordPCPC13,44441.65%1,1413.53%64.87%6,53313,44412,303––32,280
Brant—Oxford—NorfolkLibLib15,31762.21%9,50038.58%60.36%15,3175,8173,487––24,621
BrockPCPC9,74141.55%6602.82%63.11%9,0819,7413,867–75523,444
Burlington SouthPCPC16,47942.12%4,65711.90%63.04%11,82216,47910,820––39,121
CambridgePCPC12,88840.33%9032.83%60.19%7,08312,88811,985––31,956
CarletonPCPC17,73244.34%2,6396.60%57.85%15,09317,7327,165––39,990
Carleton EastPCLib23,22148.14%7,03314.58%57.59%23,22116,1888,829––48,238
Carleton-GrenvillePCPC15,52457.47%7,50527.78%56.54%8,01915,5243,468––27,011
Chatham—KentPCLib10,34041.23%1,1344.52%58.84%10,3409,2065,535––25,081
Cochrane NorthPCLib8,79347.39%1,91010.29%68.78%8,7936,8832,878––18,554
Cochrane SouthPCPC13,93559.05%8,27335.06%62.63%4,00213,9355,662––23,599
CornwallNDPPC9,43043.57%3,04614.07%59.41%6,3849,4305,828––21,642
Dufferin—SimcoePCPC16,19850.09%4,37613.53%57.94%11,82216,1984,316––32,336
Durham EastPCPC15,19346.59%5,36116.44%58.14%7,58415,1939,832––32,609
Durham WestPCPC18,68444.03%4,33610.22%56.38%14,34818,6848,495–91142,438
Durham—YorkPCPC14,34348.55%4,58315.51%58.83%9,76014,3435,440––29,543
ElginPCPC11,81645.29%3,19712.25%62.09%8,61911,8165,315342–26,092
ErieLibLib10,92654.57%5,02225.08%60.91%10,9265,9043,191––20,021
Essex NorthLibNDP7,90133.56%1,2865.46%61.39%6,6156,1057,9012,925–23,546
Essex SouthLibLib11,38247.22%6,28426.07%61.08%11,3825,0982,6774,947–24,104
Fort WilliamPCPC14,45254.66%7,38127.91%63.83%4,62914,4527,071–28926,441
Frontenac—AddingtonLibLib11,68445.56%2,3879.31%61.14%11,6849,2973,723941–25,645
GreyLibLib16,06165.17%10,18641.33%63.49%16,0615,8752,402–30624,644
Grey—BruceLibLib14,88359.97%7,28829.37%65.85%14,8837,5952,340––24,818
Haldimand—NorfolkLibLib17,45656.06%7,59324.38%66.48%17,4569,8633,821––31,140
Halton—BurlingtonLibLib14,99142.46%2140.61%58.95%14,99114,7774,871665–35,304
Hamilton CentreLibLib9,18444.01%3841.84%56.85%9,1842,8838,800––20,867
Hamilton EastNDPNDP13,77443.80%1,6005.09%61.03%12,1745,26813,774–23431,450
Hamilton MountainNDPNDP13,87144.24%4,14213.21%69.28%7,7579,72913,871––31,357
Hamilton WestLibNDP10,18237.42%4501.65%61.95%9,7326,70510,182593–27,212
Hastings—PeterboroughPCPC12,27254.91%6,68629.91%60.30%5,58612,2724,492––22,350
Huron—BruceLibLib17,15961.94%8,60931.08%71.72%17,1598,5501,992––27,701
Huron—MiddlesexLibLib13,82061.21%6,43928.52%70.71%13,8207,3811,148229–22,578
KenoraPCPC12,57466.69%8,54945.35%60.95%2,25412,5744,025––18,853
Kent—ElginLibLib11,61654.36%3,77817.68%62.81%11,6167,8381,916––21,370
Kingston and the IslandsPCLib11,92446.33%2,2878.89%56.36%11,9249,6373,892–28525,738
KitchenerLibLib14,06646.86%4,38214.60%58.60%14,0669,6845,654610–30,014
Kitchener—WilmotLibLib15,98754.38%7,25024.66%55.24%15,9878,7374,673––29,397
Lake NipigonNDPNDP5,70841.70%1,1768.59%64.45%3,4484,5325,708––13,688
LambtonPCLib10,81647.52%8603.78%67.64%10,8169,9561,987––22,759
LanarkPCPC10,91656.39%5,77029.81%56.28%5,14610,9163,297––19,359
LeedsPCPC11,80951.61%5,06122.12%58.76%6,74811,8093,583741–22,881
LincolnPCPC12,22649.84%3,22213.13%67.82%9,00412,2262,2641,036–24,530
London CentreLibLib13,89054.80%7,17628.31%52.81%13,8906,7144,340–40325,347
London NorthLibLib20,53654.43%9,10324.13%60.14%20,53611,4335,191–56637,726
London SouthPCLib24,52251.03%6,68313.91%62.91%24,52217,8395,080–61448,055
MiddlesexPCLib11,29247.16%8103.38%68.03%11,29210,4822,169––23,943
Mississauga EastPCPC14,90037.96%2,5666.54%57.52%12,33414,90012,015––39,249
Mississauga NorthPCLib21,36941.69%1,4242.78%54.54%21,36919,9459,943––51,257
Mississauga SouthPCPC13,18644.58%1,5635.28%59.94%11,62313,1864,770––29,579
MuskokaPCPC12,72368.42%9,68752.09%67.82%3,03612,7232,836––18,595
Niagara FallsLibLib14,65848.78%6,04220.11%61.03%14,6588,6166,778––30,052
Nickel BeltNDPNDP8,91252.37%3,06318.00%70.39%2,2555,8498,912––17,016
NipissingPCPC14,90049.86%3,89813.04%64.66%11,00214,9003,984––29,886
NorthumberlandPCPC14,29647.67%1,8506.17%63.87%12,44614,2963,247––29,989
OakvillePCPC14,26541.66%6872.01%64.06%13,57814,2654,390–2,00834,241
OshawaNDPNDP12,68650.25%5,15820.43%54.71%5,0347,52812,686––25,248
Ottawa CentreNDPNDP11,89043.45%3,88514.20%59.18%7,1038,00511,890364–27,362
Ottawa EastLibLib14,60168.40%10,63049.80%49.15%14,6012,2573,971518–21,347
Ottawa SouthPCPC12,97139.41%1,3374.06%63.63%11,63412,9718,311––32,916
Ottawa WestPCPC15,08946.63%2,9489.11%59.43%12,14115,0894,427–70132,358
OxfordPCPC15,50746.81%4,85114.64%60.71%10,65615,5075,66057772933,129
Parry SoundPCPC10,90450.53%1,3606.30%69.58%9,54410,9041,130––21,578
PerthLibLib20,04069.31%13,96448.30%62.24%20,0406,0762,796––28,912
PeterboroughPCPC16,87843.03%4,93712.59%60.25%9,73416,87811,941–67339,226
Port ArthurNDPNDP13,08444.99%3,25811.20%63.06%6,1699,82613,084––29,079
Prescott and RussellLibLib18,83357.95%7,79523.99%60.34%18,83311,0382,625––32,496
Prince Edward—LennoxPCPC10,17052.44%3,25216.77%57.55%6,91810,1702,307––19,395
QuinteLibLib18,98863.10%9,70132.24%60.73%18,9889,2871,817––30,092
Rainy RiverLLPC5,05339.56%2782.18%67.25%2,9445,0534,775––12,772
Renfrew NorthLibLib12,84966.45%7,10136.72%63.60%12,8495,748740––19,337
Renfrew SouthPCPC14,18251.97%4,49516.47%68.64%9,68714,1823,420––27,289
St. CatharinesLibLib20,60557.94%11,57632.55%61.65%20,6059,0295,624–30535,563
SarniaPCPC18,65161.25%11,21336.82%59.99%7,43818,6513,572–79230,453
Sault Ste. MariePCNDP16,36244.85%1,0692.93%64.49%4,83015,29316,362––36,485
Simcoe CentrePCPC15,37938.04%5341.32%60.78%14,84515,3799,639566–40,429
Simcoe EastPCPC13,37141.86%2,3697.42%63.52%7,56613,37111,002––31,939
Stormont—Dundas—GlengarryPCPC13,11960.03%6,08327.83%61.94%7,03613,1191,700––21,855
SudburyPCPC12,59148.61%5,58121.55%60.65%6,30212,5917,010––25,903
Sudbury EastNDPNDP17,24154.66%7,66524.30%63.21%4,7269,57617,241––31,543
TimiskamingPCNDP10,76550.79%2,82413.32%71.10%2,0267,94110,765464–21,196
Victoria—HaliburtonLibLib15,34050.93%3,77012.52%67.09%15,34011,5703,209––30,119
Waterloo NorthLibLib16,45854.60%7,30924.25%58.80%16,4589,1494,534––30,141
Welland-ThoroldNDPNDP17,06559.44%11,03838.45%66.73%6,0275,61817,065––28,710
Wellington—Dufferin—PeelPCPC14,84546.92%4,44414.05%58.06%10,40114,8456,395––31,641
Wellington SouthLibLib17,99547.83%5,00613.30%65.46%17,99512,9896,641––37,625
WentworthPCPC12,32238.29%1,9856.17%61.14%10,33712,3228,571947–32,177
Wentworth NorthLibLib18,32847.73%5,16813.46%65.33%18,32813,1606,158–75138,397
Windsor—RiversideNDPNDP17,88361.62%11,16438.47%57.28%4,4186,71917,883––29,020
Windsor—SandwichLibLib10,73048.35%3,14714.18%56.50%10,7303,6817,583–19722,191
Windsor—WalkervilleLibLib9,13040.03%2,1509.43%58.56%9,1306,9806,698––22,808
York CentrePCPC25,02245.82%5,2469.61%57.11%19,77625,0227,1712,644–54,613
York NorthPCLib21,29146.78%4,0959.00%59.16%21,29117,1967,026––45,513
ArmourdalePCPC13,39441.26%2120.65%68.43%13,18213,3945,429–45632,461
Beaches—WoodbineNDPNDP12,67249.82%5,37121.12%65.11%5,0657,30112,672–39625,434
BellwoodsNDPNDP8,08847.49%1,4338.41%67.32%6,6551,9648,088324–17,031
Don MillsPCPC15,48150.72%7,97726.14%57.52%7,50415,4816,1531,382–30,520
DovercourtNDPNDP6,67738.96%770.45%67.75%6,6003,5646,677–29817,139
DownsviewNDPLib11,23443.92%2210.86%65.58%11,2343,32911,013––25,576
EglintonPCPC13,50343.60%9142.95%67.42%12,58913,5034,880––30,972
EtobicokeNDPNDP16,79254.33%9,21929.83%58.77%6,5447,57316,792––30,909
High Park—SwanseaPCPC9,96038.13%3301.26%70.02%5,5789,9609,63024470726,119
HumberPCLib18,05745.92%1,9514.96%66.85%18,05716,1065,160––39,323
LakeshorePCNDP11,53939.89%2,0377.04%67.93%9,5027,88611,539––28,927
OakwoodNDPNDP10,40741.63%7763.10%68.62%9,6314,63610,407–32725,001
OriolePCLib17,64149.05%4,08411.36%65.23%17,64113,5573,660–1,10635,964
ParkdaleLibLib12,06562.67%6,92935.99%66.69%12,0652,0525,136––19,253
RiverdaleNDPNDP9,86952.16%5,27927.90%61.69%3,9494,5909,869–51418,922
St. Andrew—St. PatrickPCPC10,33240.47%1,9597.67%63.95%6,33010,3328,373–49625,531
St. DavidPCLib13,12046.98%3,41812.24%69.43%13,1209,7024,878–22827,928
St. GeorgePCPC11,37835.04%8352.57%58.00%9,36111,37810,5431861,00732,475
Scarborough CentrePCPC8,89035.56%3591.44%57.77%8,5318,8907,577––24,998
Scarborough EastPCLib15,85548.22%4,61014.02%58.27%15,85511,2454,381–1,40232,883
Scarborough—EllesmerePCNDP10,11937.42%2190.81%63.63%6,6749,90010,119–34827,041
Scarborough NorthPCLib30,50447.52%7,86012.24%57.68%30,50422,6449,0721,974–64,194
Scarborough WestNDPNDP12,88953.19%6,89528.45%60.47%4,8065,99412,889544–24,233
Wilson HeightsPCLib12,36340.76%2,1887.21%64.26%12,36310,1757,793––30,331
York EastPCPC11,45940.05%2,2767.96%64.52%6,62911,4599,183–1,33928,610
York MillsPCPC17,94348.19%7,86521.12%61.12%10,07817,9436,872–2,33937,232
York SouthNDPNDP16,37354.02%9,56631.56%66.53%6,8075,32116,3731,46534330,309
York WestPCPC14,59539.98%7151.96%65.00%13,88014,5956,930–1,09936,504
YorkviewLibLib15,98649.84%3,32810.38%60.72%15,9863,43112,658––32,075
  = 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

Party candidates in 2nd place[12]
Party in 1st placeParty in 2nd placeTotal
PCLibNDP
Progressive Conservative381452
Liberal42648
New Democratic16925
Total584720125
Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party[12]
Parties1st2nd3rd4th5th
█ Progressive Conservative525815
█ Liberal484730
█ New Democratic2520791
█ Independent1207
█ Libertarian151
█ Communist10
█ Green53
█ Freedom3
Resulting composition of the 28th Legislative Assembly[12]
SourceParty
PCLibNDPTotal
Seats retainedIncumbents returned43241683
Open seats held75315
Byelection loss reversed11
Ouster of incumbent changing allegiance11
Seats changing handsIncumbents defeated12416
Open seats gained2518
Byelection gain held11
Total524825125

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:[12]

RidingPartyCandidatesVotesPlaced
Don Mills█ IndependentGary Watson1,3824th
Essex North█ IndependentRaymond Boggs2,9254th
Essex South█ IndependentJeffrey Totten4,9473rd
Lincoln█ IndependentKenneth Lee1,0364th
Oakville█ GreenChristopher Kowalchuk2,0084th
Oriole█ LibertarianGeorge Graham1,1064th
St. George█ LibertarianMichael Beech1,0074th
Scarborough East█ LibertarianJames McIntosh1,4024th
Scarborough North█ IndependentRonald Austin1,9744th
York Centre█ IndependentStewart Cole2,6444th
York Mills█ LibertarianScott Bell2,3394th
York South█ IndependentWilliam Schulze1,0634th
York West█ LibertarianRobert Dunk1,0994th

Seats changing hands

Twenty-five seats changed allegiance in this election:

MPPs elected by region and riding

Party designations are as follows:

  PC
  Liberal
  NDP

Riding results

Algoma:

  • (incumbent) Bud Wildman (NDP) 7575
  • Jim Thibert (PC) 3694
  • Bryan McDougall (L) 2995

Algoma—Manitoulin:

  • (incumbent) John Lane (PC) 7174
  • Tom Farquhar (L) 4704
  • Len Hembruf (NDP) 3309

Armourdale:

Beaches—Woodbine:

Bellwoods:

  • (incumbent) Ross McClellan (NDP) 8088
  • Walter Bardyn (L) 6655
  • Bento de Sao Jose (PC) 1964
  • Ronald Rodgers 324

Brampton:

  • Bob Callahan (L) 25656
  • Jeff Rice (PC) 21239
  • Terry Gorman (NDP) 8313
  • Jim Bridgewood (Comm) 531
  • Dave Duqette 500

Brantford:

  • (incumbent) Phil Gillies (PC) 13444
  • Jack Tubman (NDP) 12303
  • Herb German (L) 6533

Brant-Oxford-Norfolk:

  • (incumbent) Robert Nixon (L) 15317
  • Ian Birnie (PC) 5817
  • Irene Heltner (NDP) 3487

Brock:

  • Peter Partington (PC) 9741
  • Bill Andres (L) 9081
  • Robert Woolston (NDP) 3867
  • Brian Dolby (G) 755

Burlington South:

  • Cam Jackson (PC) 16479
  • Doug Redfearn (L) 11822
  • Walter Mukewich (NDP) 10820

Cambridge:

  • (incumbent) Bill Barlow (PC) 12888
  • Alec Dufresne (NDP) 11985
  • Bob Jeffrey (L) 7083

Carleton:

Carleton East:

Carleton-Grenville:

  • (incumbent) Norm Sterling (PC) 15524
  • Dan Maxwell (L) 8019
  • Alan White (NDP) 3468

Chatham—Kent:

Cochrane North:

Cochrane South:

  • (incumbent) Alan Pope (PC) 13935
  • Roger Loiselle (NDP) 5662
  • Jim Martin (L) 4002

Cornwall:

  • Luc Guindon (PC) 9430
  • Claude Poirier (L) 6384
  • Steve Corrie (NDP) 5828

Don Mills:

  • (incumbent) Dennis Timbrell (PC) 15481
  • John Atkin (L) 7504
  • Michael Wyatt (NDP) 6153
  • Gary Watson (Ind [RWL]) 1382

Dovercourt:

  • (incumbent) Tony Lupusella (NDP) 6677
  • Gil Gillespie (L) 6600
  • Joe Palozzi (PC) 3564
  • Gordon Massie (Comm) 298

Downsview:

Dufferin—Simcoe:

  • (incumbent) George McCague (PC) 16198
  • Gary Johnson (L) 11822
  • Jeff Koechlin (NDP) 4316

Durham East:

  • (incumbent) Sam Cureatz (PC) 15193
  • Doug Smith (NDP) 9832
  • Steve Ryan (L) 7584

Durham West:

  • (incumbent) George Ashe (PC) 18684
  • Brian Evans (L) 14348
  • Don Stewart (NDP) 8495
  • Eugene Gmitrowicz (Lbt) 911

Durham—York:

  • (incumbent) Ross Stevenson (PC) 14343
  • Don Hadden (L) 9760
  • Margaret Wilbur (NDP) 5440

Eglinton:

Elgin:

  • (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

Essex North:

  • Pat Hayes (NDP) 7901
  • Jack Morris (L) 6615
  • Jack Menard (PC) 6105
  • Ray Boggs 2925

Essex South:

  • (incumbent) Remo Mancini (L) 11382
  • Paul Setterington (PC) 5098
  • Jeff Totten 4947
  • Paul Hertel (NDP) 267

Etobicoke:

  • (incumbent) Ed Philip (NDP) 16792
  • John Smith (PC) 7573
  • John Genser (L) 6544

Fort William:

  • (incumbent) Mickey Hennessy (PC) 14452
  • Don Smith (NDP) 7071
  • Norris Badanai (L) 4629
  • John MacLennan (Comm) 289

Frontenac—Addington:

Grey:

  • (incumbent) Bob McKessock (L) 16061
  • Case Vanderham (PC) 5875
  • Rhonda Green (NDP) 2402
  • Eric Biggins (Lbt) 306

Grey—Bruce:

  • (incumbent) Eddie Sargent (L) 14883
  • Arlene Wright (PC) 7595
  • Joanne Shaw (NDP) 2340

Haldimand—Norfolk:

  • (incumbent) Gordon Miller (L) 17456
  • Barbara Martindale (PC) 9863
  • Wayne Pierce (NDP) 3821

Halton—Burlington:

  • Don Knight (L) 14991
  • Peter Pomeroy (PC) 14777
  • Doug Hamilton (NDP) 4871
  • Neil Sivertson 665

Hamilton Centre:

Hamilton East:

Hamilton Mountain:

Hamilton West:

  • (incumbent) Richard Allen (NDP) 10182
  • Paul Hanover (L) 9732
  • Anne Jones (PC) 6705
  • Ron Crawford 496
  • Val Hache 97

Hastings—Peterborough:

High Park—Swansea:

  • (incumbent) Yuri Shymko (PC) 9960
  • Elaine Ziemba (NDP) 9630
  • John Rudnicki (L) 5578
  • Bob Cumming (Lbt) 498
  • Robert Seajkowski 244
  • Andrew Scorer (G) 209

Humber:

Huron—Bruce:

  • (incumbent) Murray Elston (L) 17159
  • Mike Snobelen (PC) 8550
  • Norma Peterson (NDP) 1992

Huron—Middlesex:

Kenora:

  • (incumbent) Leo Bernier (PC) 12574
  • Colin Wasacase (NDP) 4025
  • Mark Ducharme (L) 2254

Kent—Elgin:

  • (incumbent) Jim McGuigan (L) 11616
  • Shirley McHardy (PC) 7838
  • Donald Alexander (NDP) 1916

Kingston and the Islands:

Kitchener:

  • David Cooke (L) 14066
  • Don Travers (PC) 9684
  • Tim Little (NDP) 5654
  • Ed Halbach (Ind [Humanist]) 453
  • Albert Norris 157

Kitchener—Wilmot:

Lake Nipigon:

Lambton:

Lanark—Renfrew:

  • (incumbent) Douglas Wiseman (PC) 10916
  • John Carley (L) 5146
  • Don Page (NDP) 3297

Lakeshore:

Leeds:

  • (incumbent) Robert Runciman (PC) 11809
  • Dolores Wing (L) 6748
  • Bob Smith (NDP) 3583
  • Mackie Morrison 741

Lincoln:

  • (incumbent) Philip Andrewes (PC) 12226
  • Gladys Huffman (L) 9004
  • Barbara Mersereau (NDP) 2264
  • Ken Lee 1036

London Centre:

  • (incumbent) David Peterson (L) 13890
  • Bill Rudd (PC) 6714
  • Peter Cassidy (NDP) 4340
  • Michelle McColm (F) 403

London North:

London South:

Middlesex:

Mississauga East:

  • (incumbent) Bud Gregory (PC) 14900
  • Victor Maida (L) 12334
  • Larry Taylor (NDP) 12015

Mississauga North:

Mississauga South:

Muskoka:

  • (incumbent) Frank Miller (PC) 12723
  • Kenneth McClellan (L) 3036
  • Bob Maguire (NDP) 2836

Niagara Falls:

Nickel Belt:

  • (incumbent) Floyd Laughren (NDP) 8912
  • Evelyn Dutrisac (PC) 5849
  • Trudy Bolduc (L) 2255

Nipissing:

  • (incumbent) Mike Harris (PC) 14900
  • Mike Gauthier (L) 11002
  • Lynne Bennett (NDP) 3984

Northumberland:

Oakville:

Oakwood:

  • (incumbent) Tony Grande (NDP) 10407
  • Joe Ricciuti (L) 9631
  • Harriet Wolman (PC) 4636
  • Mike Sterling (Comm) 327

Oriole:

Oshawa:

  • (incumbent) Mike Breaugh (NDP) 12686
  • Bob Boychyn (PC) 7528
  • Joe Neal (L) 5034

Ottawa Centre:

Ottawa East:

  • (incumbent) Bernard Grandmaitre (L) 14601
  • Kathryn Barnard (NDP) 3971
  • Paul St. Georges (PC) 2257
  • Serge Girard (politician)|Serge Girard 518

Ottawa South:

  • (incumbent) Claude Bennett (PC) 12971
  • Andrew Caddell (L) 11634
  • John Smart (NDP) 8311

Ottawa West:

Oxford:

  • (incumbent) Dick Treleaven (PC) 15507
  • Charlotte Sutherland (L) 10656
  • Wayne Colburn (NDP) 5660
  • Kaye Sargent (Lbt) 729
  • Rick Spurgeon 577

Parkdale:

  • (incumbent) Tony Ruprecht (L) 12065
  • Richard Gilbert (NDP) 5176
  • Tessie Jew (PC) 2052

Parry Sound:

  • (incumbent) Ernie Eves (PC) 10904
  • Richard Thomas (L) 9544
  • Leo Gagne (NDP) 1130

Perth:

  • (incumbent) Hugh Edighoffer (L) 20040
  • Glynn Coghlin (PC) 6076
  • Warren Ham (NDP) 2796

Peterborough:

  • (incumbent) John Turner (PC) 16878
  • Linda Slavin (NDP) 11941
  • Bill Ayotte (L) 9734
  • John Conlin (Lbt) 461
  • George K. Kerr (G) 212

Port Arthur:

  • (incumbent) Jim Foulds (NDP) 13084
  • Swede Johnson (PC) 9826
  • John Ranta (L) 6169

Prescott and Russell:

  • (incumbent) Jean Poirier (L) 18833
  • Guy Genier (PC) 11038
  • Maurice Landry (NDP) 2625

Prince Edward—Lennox:

  • (incumbent) James Taylor (PC) 10170
  • Gordon Mylks (L) 6918
  • Harry Plummer (NDP) 2307

Quinte:

  • (incumbent) Hugh O’Neil (L) 18988
  • Neil Robertson (PC) 9287
  • Gene Morosan (NDP) 1817

Rainy River:

Renfrew North:

  • (incumbent) Sean Conway (L) 12849
  • Bryan Hocking (PC) 5748
  • Robert Cottingham (NDP) 740

Renfrew South:

Riverdale:

  • David Reville (NDP) 9869
  • Bret Snider (PC) 4590
  • Doug DeMille (L) 3949
  • Maggie Bizzell (Comm) 322
  • Michael Tegtmeyer (G) 192

St. Andrew—St. Patrick:

  • (incumbent) Larry Grossman (PC) 10332
  • Meg Griffiths (NDP) 8373
  • Jim DaCosta (L) 6330
  • Cathy Laurier (Comm) 264
  • Judy Hannon (G) 232

St. Catharines:

PartyCandidateVotes%+/-
Liberal(incumbent) Jim Bradley20,60557.94
Progressive ConservativeElaine Herzog9,02925.39
New DemocraticMichael Cormier5,62415.81
CommunistEric Blair3050.86
Total valid votes35,563100.00
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots201
Turnout35,76461.65

St. David:

St. George:

  • (incumbent) Susan Fish (PC) 11378
  • Diana Hunt (NDP) 10543
  • Joseph Mifsud (L) 9361
  • Michael Beech (Lbt) 1007
  • Karol Siroky (Ind [New Tories]) 186

Sarnia:

  • (incumbent) Andy Brandt (PC) 18651
  • Michael Robb (L) 7438
  • Duncan Longwell (NDP) 3572
  • Margaret Coe (Lbt) 792

Sault Ste. Marie:

Scarborough Centre:

Scarborough East:

  • Ed Fulton (L) 15855
  • Verla Fiveash (PC) 11245
  • Alawi Mohideen (NDP) 4381
  • Jim McIntosh (Lbt) 1402

Scarborough—Ellesmere:

Scarborough North:

  • Alvin Curling (L) 30504
  • Carole Noble (PC) 22644
  • Jerry Daca (NDP) 9072
  • R.J. Austin 1972

Scarborough West:

  • (incumbent) Richard Johnston (NDP) 12889
  • Kurt Christensen (PC) 5994
  • Anthony Judd (L) 4806
  • John MacMillan 544

Simcoe Centre:

Simcoe East:

  • (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

Sudbury:

  • (incumbent) Jim Gordon (PC) 12591
  • Ernie St-Jean (NDP) 7010
  • Chris Nash (L) 6302

Sudbury East:

Timiskaming:

Victoria—Haliburton:

  • (incumbent) John Eakins (L) 15340
  • Murray Fearrey (PC) 11570
  • Art Field (NDP) 3209

Waterloo North:

Welland—Thorold:

  • (incumbent) Mel Swart (NDP) 17065
  • Roy Smith (L) 6027
  • Ed Minchin (PC) 5618

Wellington—Dufferin—Peel:

  • (incumbent) Jack Johnson (PC) 14845
  • Bruce Whiteside (L) 10401
  • Sandy Young (NDP) 6395

Wellington South:

Wentworth:

  • (incumbent) Gordon Dean (PC) 12322
  • June Peace (L) 10337
  • Sharon Lehnert (NDP) 8571
  • Albert Papazian 947

Wentworth North:

  • Chris Ward (L) 18328
  • (incumbent) Ann Sloat (PC) 13160
  • Lynn Spencer (NDP) 6158
  • George Grinnell (G) 751

Wilson Heights:

Windsor—Riverside:

Windsor—Sandwich:

  • (incumbent) Bill Wrye (L) 10730
  • Paul Forder (NDP) 7583
  • Ron Arkell (PC) 3681
  • Mike Longmoore (Comm) 197

Windsor—Walkerville:

  • (incumbent) Bernard Newman (L) 9130
  • Jane Boyd (PC) 6980
  • Gary Parent (NDP) 6698

York Centre:

  • (incumbent) Don Cousens (PC) 25022
  • Ron Maheu (L) 19776
  • Diane Meaghan (NDP) 7171
  • Stewart Cole 2644

York East:

  • (incumbent) Robert Elgie (PC) 11459
  • Gord Crann (NDP) 9183
  • Omar Chaudhery (L) 6629
  • Ed McDonald (Comm) 929
  • Kathy Sorensen (Lbt) 410

York Mills:

  • (incumbent) Bette Stephenson (PC) 17943
  • Gunnar Tannis (L) 10078
  • Gord Doctorow (NDP) 6872
  • Scott Bell (Lbt) 2339

York North:

York South:

  • (incumbent) Bob Rae (NDP) 16373
  • Horace Hale (L) 6807
  • Toomas Dunapuu (PC) 5321
  • Paul Schulze 1063
  • Lucille Boikoff 402
  • Dusan Kubias (Lbt) 343

York West:

Yorkview:

Post-election changes

York East (res. Robert Elgie, September 26, 1985), April 17, 1986:

Cochrane North (res. René Fontaine, 1986), August 14, 1986:

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

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