1981 Ontario general election

The 1981 Ontario general election was held on March 19, 1981, to elect members of the 32nd Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.

1981 Ontario general election
March 19, 1981
125 seats in the 32nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario
63 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
  LIB
Leader Bill Davis Stuart Smith
Party Progressive Conservative Liberal
Leader since February 12, 1971 January 25, 1976
Leader's seat Brampton Hamilton West
Last election 58 33
Seats won 70 33
Seat change Increase12 Steady0
Popular vote 1,412,488 1,065,569
Percentage 44.38% 33.48%
Swing Increase4.80pp Increase2.29pp
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Michael Cassidy
Party New Democratic Liberal–Labour
Leader since February 5, 1978
Leader's seat Ottawa Centre
Last election 33 1
Seats won 21 1
Seat change Decrease12 Steady 0
Popular vote 672,824 7,111
Percentage 21.14% 0.22%
Swing Decrease7.02pp Decrease0.03
Seating in chamber after the election
Premier before election

Bill Davis
Progressive Conservative

 Premier after election

Bill Davis
Progressive Conservative

The governing Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, led by Bill Davis, was re-elected for a twelfth consecutive term in office. The PCs finally won a majority government after winning only minorities in the 1975 and 1977 elections. The Liberal Party, led by Stuart Smith, was able to maintain its standing in the Legislature, while the New Democratic Party, led by Michael Cassidy, lost a significant number of seats, allowing the Tories to win a majority.

Opinion polls

During campaign period
Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level
Polling firm Last day
of survey		 Source PCO OLP ONDP Other ME Sample
Election 1981 March 19, 1981 44.38 33.48 21.14
Gallup March 11, 1981 [1] 51 31 18 — — —
Gallup February 18, 1981 [2] 53 27 18 1 — 831
Election called

During the 31st Parliament of Ontario
Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level
Polling firm Last day
of survey		 Source PCO OLP ONDP Other ME Sample
Election 1977 June 9, 1977 39.58 31.19 28.16 1.07

Campaign
Riding contests, by number of candidates (1981)[3]
Candidates PC Lib LL NDP Ind Comm Ltn SC Un Total
3 8280282246
4 313131101083124
5 888762140
6 22241112
7 22261114
Total 125123212527181231436

A number of unregistered parties also fielded candidates in this election.

There were a number of Rhinoceros Party candidates in the Toronto area, and the party may have also fielded candidates elsewhere in the province. The Workers Communist Party (Marxist–Leninist) a single candidate, Judy Darcy. Ronald G. Rodgers, founder of the Détente Party of Canada, contested a Toronto constituency.

Social Credit leader Reg Gervais announced prior to the election that he planned to run in Nickel Belt, but could not follow through and resigned at a meeting of nominated candidates where John Turmel was appointed interim leader of the Ontario Social Credit Party during the campaign, though there has never been independent confirmation of this (nor is it clear if the Ottawa-area candidacies of Turmel and Raymond Turmel and Serge Girard and Dale Alkerton and Andrew Dynowski were approved by the remaining few members of the official Social Credit Party of Ontario).

Results

[3]

Elections to the 32nd Parliament of Ontario (1981)
Political party Party leader MPPs Votes
Candidates 1977 1981 ± # ± % ± (pp)
Progressive Conservative Bill Davis 125587012Increase1,412,48889,765Increase44.38%4.80Increase
Liberal Stuart Smith 1233333Steady1,065,56923,115Increase33.48%2.29Increase
Liberal–Labour 211Steady7,1111,131Decrease0.22%0.03Decrease
New Democratic Michael Cassidy 125332112Decrease672,824268,137Decrease21.14%7.02Decrease
Independent 27–––10,5853,171Increase0.33%0.11Increase
Libertarian Scott Bell 12–––7,0872,874Decrease0.22%0.08Decrease
Communist Mel Doig 18–––5,3062,831Decrease0.17%0.07Decrease
Social Credit Reg Gervais3–––1,054644Decrease0.03%0.02Decrease
Unparty 1–––460460Increase0.01%New
Total 436125 125 3,182,484 100.00%
Rejected ballots 20,797 1,197Increase
Voter turnout 3,203,281 158,152Decrease 58.04 7.56Decrease
Registered electors 5,519,204 395,436Increase
    Seats and popular vote by party
    PartySeatsVotesChange (pp)
    █ Progressive Conservative
    70 / 125
    44.38%
    		4.80 4.8
     
    █ Liberal/Liberal-Labour
    34 / 125
    33.70%
    		2.26 2.26
     
    █ New Democratic
    21 / 125
    21.14%
    		-7.02
     
    █ Independent
    0 / 125
    0.33%
    		0.11 0.11
     
    █ Other
    0 / 125
    0.45%
    		-0.15
     

    Synopsis of results
    Results by riding - 1981 Ontario general election[3]
    Riding Winning party Turnout
    [a 1]    		 Votes
    Name[a 2] 1977 Party Votes Share Margin
    #    		 Margin
    %    		 PC Lib/LL NDP Ind Other Total
     
    Algoma NDP NDP 7,09652.83%2,32617.32%69.22%4,7701,5677,096––13,433
    Algoma—Manitoulin PC PC 7,16057.36%4,17433.44%50.16%7,1602,9862,336––12,482
    Brampton PC PC 24,97361.23%15,58238.20%50.73%24,9739,3916,034–39040,788
    Brantford NDP PC 12,84745.35%3,25911.50%59.43%12,8475,8969,588––28,331
    Brant—Oxford—Norfolk Lib Lib 13,06759.40%7,03331.97%55.64%6,03413,0672,899––22,000
    Brock PC PC 10,54748.75%3,66516.94%60.36%10,5476,8824,204––21,633
    Burlington South PC PC 19,03757.81%10,08430.62%55.69%19,0378,9534,942––32,932
    Cambridge NDP PC 12,59742.82%8492.89%59.32%12,5974,52711,748549–29,421
    Carleton PC PC 17,84655.26%9,22528.56%53.22%17,8468,6215,446–38332,296
    Carleton East NDP PC 15,71438.03%1,6864.08%59.37%15,71414,02811,579––41,321
    Carleton-Grenville PC PC 15,20265.09%9,43840.41%57.71%15,2025,7642,391––23,357
    Chatham—Kent PC PC 9,47142.20%2,96313.20%54.47%9,4716,4666,508––22,445
    Cochrane North PC PC 5,91036.19%1881.15%62.56%5,9105,7224,426–27416,332
    Cochrane South PC PC 12,54056.25%5,56524.96%61.65%12,5406,9752,777––22,292
    Cornwall NDP NDP 9,48441.90%1,6677.37%63.65%7,8175,3339,484––22,634
    Dufferin—Simcoe PC PC 18,10162.83%11,39939.57%56.41%18,1016,7024,007––28,810
    Durham East PC PC 14,90048.02%6,25220.15%60.46%14,9007,2268,648253–31,027
    Durham West PC PC 17,02952.77%9,58329.70%55.46%17,0297,4466,578–1,21532,268
    Durham—York PC PC 14,40457.51%8,07432.23%56.99%14,4046,3304,314––25,048
    Elgin PC PC 13,11955.41%5,81324.55%58.78%13,1197,3063,250––23,675
    Erie Lib Lib 8,79649.83%3,52519.97%54.59%5,2718,7963,586––17,653
    Essex North Lib Lib 9,18746.14%3,27616.45%54.47%4,8129,1875,911––19,910
    Essex South Lib Lib 10,45452.77%5,44627.49%51.18%5,00810,4544,349––19,811
    Fort William PC PC 13,03854.32%5,45322.72%59.66%13,0383,3817,585––24,004
    Frontenac—Addington Lib Lib 10,55844.21%3401.42%62.89%10,21810,5582,37440932223,881
    Grey Lib Lib 13,33455.47%4,54118.89%64.77%8,79313,3341,629–28424,040
    Grey—Bruce Lib Lib 14,00660.30%6,23926.86%64.36%7,76714,0061,455––23,228
    Haldimand—Norfolk Lib Lib 16,25456.49%7,47925.99%63.08%8,77516,2543,744––28,773
    Halton—Burlington Lib Lib 13,39544.99%5181.74%56.33%12,87713,3953,500––29,772
    Hamilton Centre NDP Lib 9,73447.02%2,80413.54%55.58%4,0399,7346,930––20,703
    Hamilton East NDP NDP 12,77346.47%4,40816.04%55.02%6,3518,36512,773––27,489
    Hamilton Mountain NDP NDP 11,00835.77%1970.64%67.02%10,8118,95611,008––30,775
    Hamilton West Lib Lib 12,10645.84%2,3188.78%60.46%9,78812,1064,255–26026,409
    Hastings—Peterborough PC PC 11,52849.61%2,78711.99%66.49%11,5288,7412,968––23,237
    Huron—Bruce Lib Lib 12,16446.64%2240.86%70.22%11,94012,1641,979––26,083
    Huron—Middlesex Lib Lib 10,70752.24%2,08910.19%66.57%8,61810,7071,170––20,495
    Kenora PC PC 10,41860.84%6,24836.49%57.94%10,4182,5364,170––17,124
    Kent—Elgin Lib Lib 10,11547.08%3371.57%64.40%9,77810,1151,591––21,484
    Kingston and the Islands PC PC 12,48850.25%4,02316.19%58.10%12,4888,4653,897––24,850
    Kitchener Lib Lib 12,59250.98%4,61018.66%50.86%7,98212,5924,126––24,700
    Kitchener—Wilmot Lib Lib 11,51548.56%3,00212.66%49.49%8,51311,5153,686––23,714
    Lake Nipigon NDP NDP 7,84668.90%6,01852.85%55.75%1,8281,7147,846––11,388
    Lambton PC PC 13,46763.59%7,03233.20%66.04%13,4676,4351,276––21,178
    Lanark PC PC 10,50261.69%6,63838.99%55.80%10,5023,8642,659––17,025
    Leeds PC PC 13,72564.41%9,08242.62%58.54%13,7254,6432,940––21,308
    Lincoln Lib PC 10,04446.28%3941.82%65.54%10,0449,6502,009––21,703
    London Centre Lib Lib 12,31551.67%3,98616.72%49.65%8,32912,3153,189––23,833
    London North Lib Lib 15,44449.61%3,61911.62%54.17%11,82515,4443,864––31,133
    London South PC PC 19,71454.74%8,59823.87%52.03%19,71411,1165,187––36,017
    Middlesex PC PC 11,67252.84%3,40815.43%66.01%11,6728,2642,155––22,091
    Mississauga East PC PC 15,75955.68%8,04328.42%50.21%15,7597,7164,829––28,304
    Mississauga North PC PC 20,33156.27%11,20131.00%49.45%20,3319,1306,667––36,128
    Mississauga South PC PC 14,16555.63%6,99327.46%55.59%14,1657,1724,126––25,463
    Muskoka PC PC 9,02955.09%4,88129.78%64.43%9,0294,1483,214––16,391
    Niagara Falls Lib Lib 12,49547.23%3,20012.10%56.32%9,29512,4954,665––26,455
    Nickel Belt NDP NDP 8,45154.85%3,41022.13%63.38%1,9155,0418,451––15,407
    Nipissing Lib PC 15,79555.43%4,87117.10%64.11%15,79510,9241,774––28,493
    Northumberland PC PC 14,72751.58%3,61412.66%65.02%14,72711,1132,711––28,551
    Oakville PC PC 16,36662.43%9,08034.64%56.58%16,3667,2862,562––26,214
    Oshawa NDP NDP 10,30748.04%2,47111.52%49.70%7,8363,31110,307––21,454
    Ottawa Centre NDP NDP 9,31636.77%5992.36%54.58%8,7176,9269,316376–25,335
    Ottawa East Lib Lib 14,20769.22%9,97248.59%49.03%4,23514,2071,905–17720,524
    Ottawa South PC PC 15,21849.97%6,38620.97%60.22%15,2188,8326,146259–30,455
    Ottawa West PC PC 17,41859.30%8,30628.28%55.86%17,4189,1122,348–49429,372
    Oxford PC PC 15,94849.87%4,08212.76%61.57%15,94811,8663,673–49331,980
    Parry Sound PC PC 8,95546.27%60.03%66.87%8,9558,9491,448––19,352
    Perth Lib Lib 16,28362.51%8,40032.25%58.88%7,88316,2831,881––26,047
    Peterborough PC PC 17,96245.92%6,69917.13%63.06%17,96211,2638,75634578739,113
    Port Arthur NDP NDP 12,25846.10%1,4145.32%61.22%10,8443,24712,25814010326,592
    Prescott and Russell PC Lib 15,12356.22%5,17219.23%60.83%9,95115,1231,828––26,902
    Prince Edward—Lennox PC PC 11,13557.53%4,33822.41%61.18%11,1356,7971,423––19,355
    Quinte Lib Lib 14,86156.78%5,34420.42%56.08%9,51714,8611,795––26,173
    Rainy River LL LL 4,57540.99%4263.82%61.50%4,1494,575[a 3]2,438––11,162
    Renfrew North Lib Lib 9,11352.57%1,97611.40%58.18%7,1379,1131,086––17,336
    Renfrew South PC PC 14,55255.66%4,13215.80%71.09%14,55210,4201,174––26,146
    St. Catharines Lib Lib 16,50951.85%6,23619.58%57.20%10,27316,5094,927–13231,841
    Sarnia Lib PC 13,87146.23%3,02910.09%63.27%13,87110,8425,292––30,005
    Sault Ste. Marie PC PC 14,71249.99%7,15724.32%54.29%14,7127,5557,162––29,429
    Simcoe Centre PC PC 16,92649.84%4,42113.02%59.06%16,92612,5054,532––33,963
    Simcoe East PC PC 12,48742.13%3,40211.48%64.39%12,4877,3209,085749–29,641
    Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry PC PC 12,01755.38%4,17119.22%65.95%12,0177,8461,8360–21,699
    Sudbury NDP PC 12,04345.95%3,99115.23%62.72%12,0435,9988,052–11526,208
    Sudbury East NDP NDP 13,88349.21%4,46315.82%58.94%9,4204,90913,883––28,212
    Timiskaming PC PC 8,37744.71%1,6098.59%65.03%8,3773,5936,768––18,738
    Victoria—Haliburton Lib Lib 12,80749.71%2,2988.92%62.92%10,50912,8072,449––25,765
    Waterloo North Lib Lib 12,84349.17%3,23712.39%52.30%9,60612,8433,672––26,121
    Welland-Thorold NDP NDP 13,37949.81%5,46320.34%64.78%5,5647,91613,379––26,859
    Wellington—Dufferin—Peel PC PC 16,64456.55%8,50828.91%58.51%16,6448,1364,650––29,430
    Wellington South Lib Lib 16,23753.57%8,32027.45%56.86%7,91716,2375,934–22430,312
    Wentworth NDP PC 10,02434.88%1600.56%62.32%10,0248,8479,864––28,735
    Wentworth North Lib Lib 16,43349.13%4,12112.32%63.98%12,31216,4334,702––33,447
    Windsor—Riverside NDP NDP 13,62649.59%4,52416.46%56.31%4,4189,10213,626333–27,479
    Windsor—Sandwich NDP Lib 7,44940.26%1340.72%48.34%3,4797,4497,315–25818,501
    Windsor—Walkerville Lib Lib 10,55354.89%5,56528.94%51.29%3,43810,5534,988–24819,227
    York Centre Lib PC 19,09447.54%1,7224.29%56.81%19,09417,3723,701––40,167
    York North PC PC 18,40555.38%8,18924.64%54.20%18,40510,2164,614––33,235
    Armourdale PC PC 15,93854.63%6,94123.79%60.64%15,9388,9974,240––29,175
    Beaches—Woodbine NDP NDP 9,59043.10%3241.46%59.24%9,2663,1409,590252–22,248
    Bellwoods NDP NDP 5,11140.99%3652.93%58.75%2,1864,7465,11118024612,469
    Don Mills PC PC 17,51663.99%12,14844.38%52.55%17,5165,3684,487––27,371
    Dovercourt NDP NDP 5,49137.81%2942.02%62.62%3,4165,1975,49125816214,524
    Downsview NDP NDP 8,64439.10%6532.95%58.54%5,4757,9918,644––22,110
    Eglinton PC PC 17,38664.92%11,78043.98%57.86%17,3865,6063,324–46626,782
    Etobicoke NDP NDP 10,37340.63%2,3499.20%55.31%8,0247,13210,373––25,529
    High Park—Swansea NDP PC 11,47347.01%2,68010.98%64.63%11,4733,6358,793–50724,408
    Humber PC PC 20,84460.43%10,78031.25%59.93%20,84410,0643,583––34,491
    Lakeshore NDP PC 10,60740.65%1,2324.72%61.06%10,6075,7389,375–37626,096
    Oakwood NDP NDP 8,86245.17%2,90114.79%56.22%5,9614,1718,862–62419,618
    Oriole PC PC 15,64449.68%4,24413.48%57.65%15,64411,4004,443––31,487
    Parkdale NDP Lib 6,94142.26%9215.61%58.59%2,9146,9416,02028925916,423
    Riverdale NDP NDP 6,77046.73%2,68218.51%49.62%4,0883,2376,77023315814,486
    St. Andrew—St. Patrick PC PC 10,67449.10%3,83517.64%57.09%10,6746,8393,70936814821,738
    St. David PC PC 9,62739.36%1,0224.18%64.80%9,6278,6055,985243–24,460
    St. George Lib PC 12,39043.00%4,25114.75%58.69%12,3908,1394,9992,92835928,815
    Scarborough Centre PC PC 12,79355.92%7,89534.51%53.07%12,7934,6574,898–53122,879
    Scarborough East PC PC 16,38656.03%9,08531.06%55.46%16,3867,3014,82617156229,246
    Scarborough—Ellesmere NDP PC 11,60844.87%1,8887.30%60.27%11,6084,5459,720––25,873
    Scarborough North PC PC 29,96160.98%17,29835.20%53.08%29,96112,6636,512––49,136
    Scarborough West NDP NDP 10,01941.84%3751.57%59.17%9,6443,91410,019369–23,946
    Wilson Heights PC PC 11,72248.55%2,92512.12%51.83%11,7228,7973,623––24,142
    York East PC PC 14,56257.34%9,62737.91%57.13%14,5624,8114,935–1,08825,396
    York Mills PC PC 20,61365.59%14,94647.56%53.61%20,6135,6673,858–1,28731,425
    York South NDP NDP 9,51837.01%1,4195.52%59.75%7,6288,0999,518–47225,717
    York West PC PC 18,50157.58%8,27325.75%58.22%18,50110,2282,865538–32,132
    Yorkview NDP Lib 10,16038.62%1,1874.51%55.03%5,32910,1608,9731,34350326,308
    1. including spoilt ballots
    2. order is as given in EO reports
    3. T. Patrick Reid was the incumbent
      = 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
      = Liberal-Labour candidate
      = other incumbents renominated
      = multiple candidates

    Analysis
    Party candidates in 2nd place[3]
    Party in 1st placeParty in 2nd placeTotal
    PCLibNDP
    Progressive Conservative 551570
    Liberal 27633
    Liberal–Labour 11
    New Democratic 13821
    Total 416321125
    Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party[3]
    Parties1st2nd3rd4th5th
    █ Progressive Conservative 704114
    █ Liberal 336327
    █ New Democratic 212183
    █ Liberal–Labour 11
    █ Independent 183
    █ Communist 126
    █ Libertarian 102
    █ Social Credit 3
    █ Unparty 1
    Resulting composition of the 28th Legislative Assembly[3]
    SourceParty
    PC Lib LL NDP Total
    Seats retainedIncumbents returned 4727121102
    Open seats held 10111
    Seats changing handsIncumbents defeated 11415
    Open seats gained 213
    Total 7033121125

    Seats changing hands

    Eighteen seats changed allegiance in this election:

    MPPs elected by region and riding

    Party designations are as follows:

      PC
      Liberal
      NDP
      Liberal-Labour

    Constituency results

    Algoma:

    • (incumbent) Bud Wildman (NDP) 7096
    • Vyrn Peterson (PC) 4770
    • Dan Koob (L) 1567

    Algoma—Manitoulin:

    • (incumbent) John Lane (PC) 7160
    • Ernest Massicotte (L) 2986
    • Peter Boychuk (NDP) 2336

    Armourdale:

    • (incumbent) Bruce McCaffrey (PC) 15938
    • Tim Rutledge (L) 8997
    • Bob Hebdon (NDP) 4240

    Beaches—Woodbine:

    • (incumbent) Marion Bryden (NDP) 9590
    • Paul Christie (PC) 9266
    • Wayne Cook (L) 3140
    • Rhino Flosznik (Ind [Rhinoceros]) 252

    Bellwoods:

    • (incumbent) Ross McClellan (NDP) 5111
    • Walter Bardyn (L) 4746
    • Tina Gabriel (PC) 2186
    • Sylvie Baillargeon (Comm) 246
    • Ronald G. Rodgers (Ind [Détente Party]) 180

    Brampton:

    • (incumbent) Bill Davis (PC) 24973
    • Bob Callahan (L) 9391
    • David Moulton (NDP) 6034
    • Jim Bridgewood (Comm) 390

    Brantford:

    • Phil Gillies (PC) 12847
    • (incumbent) Mac Makarchuk (NDP) 9588
    • Herb German (L) 5896

    Brant—Oxford—Haldimand:

    • (incumbent) Robert Nixon (L) 13067
    • Ian Birnie (PC) 6034
    • W.E. Jefferies (NDP) 2899

    Brock:

    • (incumbent) Bob Welch (PC) 10547
    • Bill Andres (L) 6882
    • Heather Lee Kilty (NDP) 4204

    Burlington South:

    • (incumbent) George Kerr (PC) 19037
    • Pearl Cameron (L) 8953
    • Michael C. Wright (NDP) 4942

    Cambridge:

    • Bill Barlow (PC) 12597
    • (incumbent) Monty Davidson (NDP) 11748
    • John Giles (L) 4527
    • George Molson Barrett 549

    Carleton:

    • (incumbent) Bob Mitchell (PC) 17846
    • Hans Daigeler (L) 8621
    • Judy Wasylycia-Leis (NDP) 5446
    • Andrew Dana Dynowski (Ind [SCO]) 383

    Carleton East:

    • Bob MacQuarrie (PC) 15714
    • Bernard Grandmaitre (L) 14028
    • (incumbent) Evelyn Gigantes (NDP) 11579

    Carleton-Grenville:

    • (incumbent) Norm Sterling (PC) 15202
    • Paul Raina (L) 5764
    • Alan White (NDP) 2391

    Chatham—Kent:

    • (incumbent) Andy Watson (PC) 9471
    • Ron Franko (NDP) 6508
    • Darcy Want (L) 6466

    Cochrane North:

    • René Piché (PC) 5910
    • Jean-Paul Bourgeault (L) 5722
    • Emil Touchette (NDP) 4426
    • Richard Coatsworth (Lbt) 274

    Cochrane South:

    • (incumbent) Alan Pope (PC) 12540
    • John Sullivan (L) 6975
    • Cliff Simpson (NDP) 2777

    Cornwall:

    • (incumbent) George Samis (NDP) 9484
    • Jim Kirkey (PC) 7817
    • Brian Lynch (L) 5333

    Don Mills:

    • (incumbent) Dennis Timbrell (PC) 17516
    • Murad Velshi (L) 5368
    • Michael Lee (NDP) 4487

    Dovercourt:

    • (incumbent) Tony Lupusella (NDP) 5491
    • Gil Gillespie (L) 5197
    • John Burigana (PC) 3416
    • Vince Corriero (Ind [Independent Liberal]) 258
    • Mel Doig (Comm) 162

    Downsview:

    • (incumbent) Odoardo Di Santo (NDP) 8644
    • Joseph Volpe (L) 7991
    • Ross Charles (PC) 5475

    Dufferin—Simcoe:

    • (incumbent) George McCague (PC) 18101
    • Larry MacKenzie (L) 6702
    • Ed Robinson (NDP) 4007

    Durham East:

    • (incumbent) Sam Cureatz (PC) 14900
    • Bruce McArthur (NDP) 8648
    • Jim Potticary (L) 7226
    • Jeff Hubbell 253

    Durham West:

    • (incumbent) George Ashe (PC) 17029
    • Norman Wei (L) 7446
    • Hugh Peacock (NDP) 6578
    • Bill Leslie (Lbt) 1215

    Durham—York:

    • Ross Stevenson (PC) 14404
    • Gary Adamson (L) 6330
    • Margaret Wilbur (NDP) 4314

    Eglinton:

    • (incumbent) Roy McMurtry (PC) 17386
    • Keith Polson (L) 5606
    • Eileen Elmy (NDP) 3324
    • Angelo R. Cosentini (Lbt) 466

    Elgin:

    • (incumbent) Ron McNeil (PC) 13119
    • Maurice Dillon (L) 7306
    • Gord Campbell (NDP) 3250

    Erie:

    • (incumbent) Ray Haggerty (L) 8796
    • Cam McKnight (PC) 5271
    • Barrie MacLeod (NDP) 3586

    Essex North:

    • (incumbent) Dick Ruston (L) 9187
    • Marcel Lefebvre (NDP) 5911
    • Ron Arkell (PC) 4812

    Essex South:

    • (incumbent) Remo Mancini (L) 10454
    • Wayne Patterson (PC) 5008
    • Blake Sanford (NDP) 4349

    Etobicoke:

    • (incumbent) Ed Philip (NDP) 10373
    • Aileen Anderson (PC) 8024
    • Laureano Leone (L) 7132

    Fort William:

    • (incumbent) Mickey Hennessy (PC) 13038
    • Paul Lannon (NDP) 7585
    • Mike Burns (L) 3381

    Frontenac—Addington:

    • (incumbent) J. Earl McEwen (L) 10558
    • Murray Gorham (PC) 10218
    • Vincent Maloney (NDP) 2374
    • Ross Baker 409
    • Sally Hayes (Lbt) 322

    Grey:

    • (incumbent) Bob McKessock (L) 13334
    • John Young (PC) 8793
    • Joan Stone (NDP) 1629
    • Eric Biggins (Lbt) 284

    Grey—Bruce:

    • (incumbent) Eddie Sargent (L) 14006
    • Bob Rutherford (PC) 7767
    • Frank Butler (NDP) 1455

    Haldimand—Norfolk:

    • (incumbent) Gordon Miller (L) 16254
    • Clarence Abbott (PC) 8775
    • Lois Berry (NDP) 3744

    Halton—Burlington:

    • (incumbent) Julian Reed (L) 13395
    • Fran Baines (PC) 12877
    • Chris Cutler (NDP) 3500

    Hamilton Centre:

    • Sheila Copps (L) 9734
    • (incumbent) Mike Davison (NDP) 6930
    • Brenda Riis (PC) 4039

    Hamilton East:

    • (incumbent) Robert W. Mackenzie (NDP) 12773
    • Mike Riley (L) 8365
    • Gabe Macaluso (PC) 6351

    Hamilton Mountain:

    • (incumbent) Brian Charlton (NDP) 11008
    • Duncan Beattie (PC) 10811
    • Vince Agro (L) 8956

    Hamilton West:

    • (incumbent) Stuart Smith (L) 12106
    • Alec Murray (PC) 9788
    • Joy Warner (NDP) 4255
    • Elizabeth Rowley (Comm) 260

    Hastings—Peterborough:

    • Jim Pollock (PC) 11528
    • Dave Hobson (L) 8741
    • Elmer Buchanan (NDP) 2968

    High Park—Swansea:

    • Yuri Shymko (PC) 11473
    • (incumbent) Ed Ziemba (NDP) 8793
    • Peter C. Simonelis (L) 3635
    • Bob Cumming (Lbt) 507

    Humber:

    • Morley Kells (PC) 20844
    • Jim Mills (L) 10064
    • Jacquie Chic (NDP) 3583

    Huron—Bruce:

    • Murray Elston (L) 12164
    • Gary Harron (PC) 11940
    • Tony McQuail (NDP) 1979

    Huron—Middlesex:

    • (incumbent) Jack Riddell (L) 10707
    • Jim Britnell (PC) 8618
    • Gwen Pemberton (NDP) 1170

    Kenora:

    • (incumbent) Leo Bernier (PC) 10418
    • Colin Wasacase (NDP) 4170
    • Jeff Holmes (Liberal-Labour) 2536

    Kent—Elgin:

    • (incumbent) Jim McGuigan (L) 10115
    • Wes Thompson (PC) 9778
    • Ed Cutler (NDP) 1591

    Kingston and the Islands:

    • (incumbent) Keith Norton (PC) 12488
    • Carl Ross (L) 8465
    • Ron Murray (NDP) 3897

    Kitchener:

    • (incumbent) Jim Breithaupt (L) 12592
    • Morley Rosenberg (PC) 7982
    • Ian MacFarlane (NDP) 4126

    Kitchener—Wilmot:

    • (incumbent) John Sweeney (L) 11515
    • Alan Barron (PC) 8513
    • Hemi Mitic (NDP) 3686

    Lake Nipigon:

    • (incumbent) Jack Stokes (NDP) 7846
    • John Paziuk (PC) 1828
    • John Lentowicz (L) 1714

    Lambton:

    • (incumbent) Lorne Henderson (PC) 13467
    • Leigh Crozier (L) 6435
    • Ralph Wensley (NDP) 1276

    Lanark—Renfrew:

    • (incumbent) Douglas Wiseman (PC) 10502
    • Ray Matthey (L) 3864
    • Cliff Bennett (NDP) 2659

    Lakeshore:

    • Al Kolyn (PC) 10607
    • Don Sullivan (NDP) 9375
    • Bill Whelton (L) 5738
    • Gordon Flowers (Comm) 376

    Leeds:

    • Bob Runciman (PC) 13725
    • John Fournell (L) 4643
    • Bob Smith (NDP) 2940

    Lincoln:

    • Philip Andrewes (PC) 10044
    • (incumbent) Ross Hall (L) 9650
    • Paavo Vuorinen (NDP) 2009

    London Centre:

    • (incumbent) David Peterson (L) 12315
    • Russ Monteith (PC) 8329
    • Diane Risler (NDP) 3189

    London North:

    • (incumbent) Ron Van Horne (L) 15444
    • Ted Browne (PC) 11825
    • Sam Saumur (NDP) 3864

    London South:

    • (incumbent) Gordon Walker (PC) 19714
    • Frank Green (L) 11116
    • Dale Green (NDP) 5187

    Middlesex:

    • (incumbent) Robert G. Eaton (PC) 11672
    • Bob Coulthard (L) 8264
    • Larry Green (NDP) 2155

    Mississauga East:

    • (incumbent) Bud Gregory (PC) 15759
    • Murray Schelter (L) 7716
    • Doug Bennett (NDP) 4829

    Mississauga North:

    • (incumbent) Terry Jones (PC) 20331
    • John Brooks (L) 9130
    • Sylvia Weylie (NDP) 6667

    Mississauga South:

    • (incumbent) Douglas Kennedy (PC) 14165
    • Basil Gerol (L) 7172
    • Neil Davis (NDP) 4126

    Muskoka:

    • (incumbent) Frank Miller (PC) 9029
    • Ken McClellan (L) 4148
    • Jim Maguire (NDP) 3214

    Niagara Falls:

    • (incumbent) Vince Kerrio (L) 12495
    • Ted Salci (PC) 9295
    • Dick Harrington (NDP) 4665

    Nickel Belt:

    • (incumbent) Floyd Laughren (NDP) 8451
    • Elmer Sopha (L) 5041
    • Andre Lalande (PC) 1915

    Nipissing:

    • Mike Harris (PC) 15795
    • (incumbent) Mike Bolan (L) 10924
    • Art Peltomaa (NDP) 1774

    Northumberland:

    • Howard Sheppard (PC) 14727
    • William A. Wyatt (L) 11113
    • Ben Burd (NDP) 2711

    Oakville:

    • (incumbent) James W. Snow (PC) 16366
    • Walt Elliot (L) 7286
    • Zona Hollingsworth (NDP) 2562

    Oakwood:

    • (incumbent) Tony Grande (NDP) 8862
    • Harriet Wolman (PC) 5961
    • Jean Gammage (L) 4171
    • Nan McDonald (Comm) 624

    Oriole:

    • (incumbent) John Williams (PC) 15644
    • David Pretty (L) 11400
    • Lynn McDonald (NDP) 4443

    Oshawa:

    • (incumbent) Michael Breaugh (NDP) 10307
    • Bob Boychyn (PC) 7836
    • Ivan Wallace (L) 3311

    Ottawa Centre:

    • (incumbent) Michael Cassidy (NDP) 9316
    • David Small (PC) 8717
    • Karl Feige (L) 6926
    • John Turmel (Ind [SCO]) 376

    Ottawa East:

    • (incumbent) Albert J. Roy (L) 14207
    • Omer Deslauriers (PC) 4235
    • Danielle Page (NDP) 1905
    • Serge Girard (Ind [SCO]) 177

    Ottawa South:

    • (incumbent) Claude Bennett (PC) 15218
    • Robert Dyck (L) 8832
    • Chris Chilton (NDP) 6146
    • Ray Turmel (Ind [SCO]) 259

    Ottawa West:

    • (incumbent) Reuben Baetz (PC) 17418
    • George Anderson (L) 9112
    • Lofty MacMillan (NDP) 2348
    • Dale E. Alkerton (Ind [SCO]) 494

    Oxford:

    • Dick Treleaven (PC) 15948
    • John Finlay (L) 11866
    • Wayne Colbran (NDP) 3673
    • Kaye Sargent (Lbt) 493

    Parkdale:

    • Tony Ruprecht (L) 6941
    • (incumbent) Jan Dukszta (NDP) 6020
    • Verrol Whitmore (PC) 2914
    • Bill McGinnis (Ind) 289
    • Anna Larsen (Comm) 259

    Parry Sound:

    • Ernie Eves (PC) 8955
    • Richard Thomas (L) 8949
    • Arthur Davis (NDP) 1448

    Perth:

    • (incumbent) Hugh Edighoffer (L) 16283
    • Colleen Misener (PC) 7883
    • Scott Wilson (NDP) 1881

    Peterborough:

    • (incumbent) John Turner (PC) 17962
    • Peter Adams (L) 11263
    • Paul Rexe (NDP) 8756
    • John Hayes (Lbt) 787
    • Bruce Knapp (Ind) 286
    • Kenneth T. Burgess (Ind) 59

    Port Arthur:

    • (incumbent) Jim Foulds (NDP) 12258
    • Allan Laakkonen (PC) 10844
    • Kenneth R. Tilson (L) 3247
    • Dennis Deveau (Ind) 140
    • Paul Pugh (Comm) 103

    Prescott and Russell:

    • Don Boudria (L) 15123
    • (incumbent) Joseph Albert Bélanger (PC) 9951
    • Claude Dion (NDP) 1828

    Prince Edward—Lennox:

    • (incumbent) James Taylor (PC) 11135
    • Dan Brady (L) 6797
    • Bob King (NDP) 1423

    Quinte:

    • (incumbent) Hugh O’Neil (L) 14861
    • George Mills (PC) 9517
    • Reg Pearson (NDP) 1795

    Rainy River:

    • (incumbent) T. Patrick Reid (Liberal-Labour) 4575
    • Jack Pierce (PC) 4149
    • Alan M. Tibbetts (NDP) 2438

    Renfrew North:

    • (incumbent) Sean Conway (L) 9113
    • Bryan D. Hocking (PC) 7137
    • Phil Chester (NDP) 1086

    Renfrew South:

    • (incumbent) Paul Yakabuski (PC) 14552
    • Dick Trainor (L) 10420
    • Lynne Pattinson (NDP) 1174

    Riverdale:

    • (incumbent) Jim Renwick (NDP) 6770
    • Peter Hesky (PC) 4088
    • Ed Schofield (L) 3237
    • Thelma R. Forsyth (Ind) 233
    • Anna Sideris (Comm) 158

    St. Andrew—St. Patrick:

    • (incumbent) Larry Grossman (PC) 10674
    • Anne Johnston (L) 6839
    • Stanley E. Kutz (NDP) 3709
    • Judy Darcy (Ind [Workers Communist Party]) 262
    • Jeanne McGuire (Comm) 148
    • Sophia M. Firth (Ind) 106

    St. Catharines:

    Party Candidate Votes % +/-
    Liberal (incumbent) Jim Bradley 16,509 51.85
    Progressive Conservative John Larocque 10,273 32.26
    New Democratic Don Loucks 4,927 15.47
    CommunistNorman J. Newell1320.41
    Total valid votes 31,841 100.00
    Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 181
    Turnout 32,022 57.20

    St. David:

    • (incumbent) Margaret Scrivener (PC) 9627
    • Ian Scott (L) 8605
    • Tyrone Turner (NDP) 5985
    • Rhino Mappin (Ind [Rhinoceros]) 243

    St. George:

    • Susan Fish (PC) 12390
    • Bruce McLeod (L) 8139
    • Dan Leckie (NDP) 4999
    • George Hislop (Ind) 2677
    • Bruce Evoy (Lbt) 359
    • Rhino Mills (Ind [Rhinoceros]) 194
    • Gary Weagle (Ind) 57

    Sarnia:

    • Andy Brandt (PC) 13871
    • (incumbent) Paul Blundy (L) 10842
    • Stu Sullivan (NDP) 5292

    Sault Ste. Marie:

    • (incumbent) Russ Ramsay (PC) 14712
    • Albert Ferranti (L) 7555
    • Susan Brothers (NDP) 7162

    Scarborough Centre:

    • (incumbent) Frank Drea (PC) 12793
    • Paul Rook (NDP) 4898
    • Kurt Christensen (L) 4657
    • D’Arcy Cain (Lbt) 531

    Scarborough East:

    • (incumbent) Margaret Birch (PC) 16386
    • Charles Beer (L) 7301
    • Gordon Wilson (NDP) 4826
    • Jim McIntosh (Lbt) 562
    • Jeff Nelles (Ind [Rhinoceros]) 171

    Scarborough—Ellesmere:

    • Alan Robinson (PC) 11608
    • (incumbent) David Warner (NDP) 9720
    • Joe Gideon (L) 4545

    Scarborough North:

    • (incumbent) Thomas Leonard Wells (PC) 29961
    • Vera Jean Brookes (L) 12663
    • Jerry Daca (NDP) 6512

    Scarborough West:

    • (incumbent) Richard Johnston (NDP) 10019
    • John Adams (PC) 9644
    • Barbara Fava (L) 3914
    • Kevin James (Ind [Rhinoceros]) 369

    Simcoe Centre:

    • (incumbent) George Taylor (PC) 16926
    • Bruce Owen (L) 12505
    • Gaye Lamb (NDP) 4532

    Simcoe East:

    • Al McLean (PC) 12487
    • Fayne Bullen (NDP) 9085
    • Jack Harber (L) 7320
    • Ted Wolda (Ind) 749

    Stormont—Dundas and Glengarry:

    • (incumbent) Osie Villeneuve (PC) 12487
    • Gerry Rosenquist (L) 7846
    • Joe O’Neil (NDP) 1836

    Sudbury:

    • Jim Gordon (PC) 12043
    • (incumbent) Bud Germa (NDP) 8052
    • Jim Marchbank (L) 5998
    • Richard Orlandini (Comm) 115

    Sudbury East:

    • (incumbent) Elie Martel (NDP) 13883
    • George McDonald (PC) 9420
    • Esther Davidson (L) 4909

    Timiskaming:

    • (incumbent) Ed Havrot (PC) 8377
    • Bob Bain (NDP) 6768
    • Leo St. Cyr (L) 3593

    Victoria—Haliburton:

    • (incumbent) John Eakins (L) 12807
    • Dave Murray (PC) 10509
    • Art Field (NDP) 2449

    Waterloo North:

    • (incumbent) Herbert Epp (L) 12843
    • Bob Labbett (PC) 9606
    • Bob Needham (NDP) 3672

    Welland—Thorold:

    • (incumbent) Mel Swart (NDP) 13379
    • Al Lacavera (L) 7916
    • Ivy Riddell (PC) 5564

    Wellington—Dufferin—Peel:

    • (incumbent) Jack Johnson (PC) 16644
    • Elbert van Donkersgoed (L) 8136
    • Marion Chambers (NDP) 4650

    Wellington South:

    • (incumbent) Harry Worton (L) 16237
    • Peter Mercer (PC) 7917
    • Terry Crowley (NDP) 5934
    • Lynne Hulley (Comm) 224

    Wentworth:

    • Gordon Dean (PC) 10024
    • (incumbent) Colin Isaacs (NDP) 9864
    • Frank Herman (L) 8847

    Wentworth North:

    • (incumbent) Eric Cunningham (L) 16433
    • Ann Sloat (PC) 12213
    • Jody Orr (NDP) 4702

    Wilson Heights:

    • (incumbent) David Rotenberg (PC) 11722
    • Elinor Caplan (L) 8797
    • Greg Ioannou (NDP) 3623

    Windsor—Riverside:

    • (incumbent) Dave Cooke (NDP) 13626
    • Gerry Levesque (L) 9102
    • Sandy Thomson (PC) 4418
    • John H. Snyder (Ind) 333

    Windsor—Sandwich:

    • Bill Wrye (L) 7449
    • (incumbent) Ted Bounsall (NDP) 7315
    • Tony Brechkow (PC) 3479
    • Mike Longmoore (Comm) 258

    Windsor—Walkerville:

    • (incumbent) Bernard Newman (L) 10553
    • Ray Simpson (NDP) 4988
    • Tom Porter (PC) 3428
    • Gerard O’Neil (Comm) 238

    York Centre:

    • Don Cousens (PC) 19094
    • (incumbent) Alf Stong (L) 17372
    • John Campey (NDP) 3701

    York East:

    • (incumbent) Robert Elgie (PC) 14562
    • Lois Cox (NDP) 4935
    • Don McNeill (L) 4811
    • Ed McDonald (Comm) 628
    • E. Scott Hughes (Unparty) 460

    York Mills:

    • (incumbent) Bette Stephenson (PC) 20613
    • Isadore Weinberg (L) 5667
    • Dave Crisp (NDP) 3858
    • Scott Bell (Lbt) 1287

    York North:

    • (incumbent) Bill Hodgson (PC) 18405
    • Jim Wilson (L) 10216
    • Keith Munro (NDP) 4614

    York South:

    • (incumbent) Donald C. MacDonald (NDP) 9518
    • Les Green (L) 8099
    • Barbara Jafelice (PC) 7628
    • Mike Phillips (Comm) 472

    Yorkview:

    • Michael Spensieri (L) 10160
    • Mike Morrone (NDP) 8973
    • Biran Yandell (PC) 5329
    • Frank Esposito (Ind) 798
    • Jack Sweet (Comm) 503
    • Richard A. Brandenburg (Ind) 352
    • Victor Heyn (Ind) 193

    York West:

    • (incumbent) Nick Leluk (PC) 18501
    • Michael Eagen (L) 10228
    • Pauline Durning (NDP) 2865
    • Don Douloff (Ind [Rhinoceros]) 538

    Post-election changes

    Hamilton West: Stuart Smith resigned his legislative seat on January 25, 1982, and a by-election was called for June 17, 1982.

    • Richard Allen (NDP) 8915
    • Bob McMurrich (PC) 7066
    • Joe Barbera (L) 6952
    • John Turmel 174

    York South: Donald C. MacDonald resigned his legislative seat in 1982, and a by-election was called for November 4, 1982.

    Stormont—Dundas and Glengarry: Osie Villeneuve died in 1983, and a by-election has called on December 15, 1983:

    • Noble Villeneuve (PC) 12197
    • Johnny Whitteker (L) 8062
    • Rudi Derstroff (NDP) 627
    • John Turmel 97

    Frontenac—Addington: Liberal MPP J. Earl McEwen crossed the floor to join the Progressive Conservatives in 1984.

    Hamilton Centre: Sheila Copps resigned her legislative seat in 1984, and a by-election was held on December 13, 1984:

    • Mike Davison (NDP) 5308
    • Lily Oddie Munro (L) 5253
    • Sandi Bell (PC) 3314
    • Kerry Wilson (Comm) 124

    Ottawa Centre: Michael Cassidy resigned his legislative seat in 1984, and a by-election was held on December 13, 1984.

    • Evelyn Gigantes (NDP) 8165
    • Graham Bird (PC) 5870
    • Lowell Green (L) 5202
    • Greg Vezina (G) 130
    • Ray Joseph Cormier 94
    • John Turmel 90

    Ottawa East: Albert J. Roy resigned his legislative seat in 1984, and a by-election was held on December 13, 1984:

    • Bernard Grandmaître (L) 7754
    • Richard Boudreau (PC) 1934
    • Jean Gilbert (NDP) 1531
    • Serge Girard 122

    Prescott and Russell: Don Boudria resigned his legislative seat in 1984, and a by-election was held on December 13, 1984:

    • Jean Poirier (L) 10182
    • Gaston Patenaude (PC) 8347
    • Rheo Lalonde (NDP) 1791

    Wentworth North: Eric Cunningham resigned his legislative seat in 1984, and a by-election was held on December 13, 1984:

    • Ann Sloat (PC) 8524
    • Chris Ward (L) 8355
    • Lynn Spencer (NDP) 3115
    • George Graham (Lbt) 162

    Riverdale: Jim Renwick died in 1984.

    Kitchener: Jim Breithaupt resigned in 1984.

    Rainy River: T. Patrick Reid resigned in 1984.

    Eglinton: Roy McMurtry resigned his seat in 1985 to take a government position in the United Kingdom.

    See also

    Further reading
    • Byers, R. B., ed. (1984). Canadian annual review of politics and public affairs. 1981. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-1-4426-7195-9.

    References
    1. Oziewicz, Stan (March 16, 1981). "Liberals say voters shifting because of Tory giveaways". The Globe and Mail. p. 32.
    2. Speirs, Rosemary (February 26, 1985). "PC official against release of poll: Tories have a 'solid lead,' but survey called 'one-shot'". The Globe and Mail. p. 4.
    3. "1981 general election results". Elections Ontario. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
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