1985 Ontario general election

1985 Ontario general election
	May 2, 1985
125 seats in the 33rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario; 63 seats needed for a majority
Premier before election; Frank Miller; Progressive Conservative	Premier after election ; Frank Miller[lower-alpha 1]; Progressive Conservative

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.

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 firm	Last day of survey	Source	PCO	OLP	ONDP	Other	ME	Sample
Polling firm	Last day of survey	Source					ME	Sample
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]

During the 32nd Parliament of Ontario

Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level
Polling firm	Last day of survey	Source	PCO	OLP	ONDP	Other	ME	Sample
Polling firm	Last day of survey	Source					ME	Sample
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

Results

[11]

Elections to the 33rd Parliament of Ontario (1985)
Political party		Party leader	MPPs				Votes
Political party		Party leader	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
Voter turnout							3,662,133	458,852	61.55	3.51
Registered electors							5,950,295	431,091

1981 results include Liberal-Labour
previously known as the Unparty
Robert Metz was the President

Seats and popular vote by party
Party	Seats	Votes	Change (pp)
█ 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

Synopsis of results

Results by riding – 1985 Ontario general election[11]
Riding	Winning party								Turnout [a 1]	Votes
Name[a 2]	1981		Party		Votes	Share	Margin #	Margin %		Lib	PC	NDP	Ind	Other	Total
Name[a 2]	1981		Party		Votes	Share	Margin #	Margin %							Total

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

including spoilt ballots
order is as given in EO reports

= 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[11]
Party in 1st place		Party in 2nd place			Total
Party in 1st place		PC	Lib	NDP	Total
	Progressive Conservative		38	14	52
	Liberal	42		6	48
	New Democratic	16	9		25
Total		58	47	20	125

Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party[11]
Parties	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
█ 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

Resulting composition of the 28th Legislative Assembly[11]
Source		Party
Source		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

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]

Riding	Party	Candidates	Votes	Placed
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

Seats changing hands

Twenty-five seats changed allegiance in this election:

PC to Liberal

Brampton
Carleton East
Chatham—Kent
Cochrane North
Humber
Kingston and the Islands
Lambton
London South
Middlesex
Mississauga North

Oriole
St. David
Scarborough East
Scarborough North
Wilson Heights
York North

PC to NDP

Lakeshore
Sault Ste. Marie
Scarborough—Ellesmere
Timiskaming

Liberal to NDP

Essex North
Hamilton West

Liberal-Labour to PC

Rainy River

NDP to Liberal

Downsview

NDP to PC

Cornwall

MPPs elected by region and riding

Party designations are as follows:

PC

Liberal

NDP

Northern Ontario

Algoma: Bud Wildman
Algoma—Manitoulin : John Lane
Cochrane North: René Fontaine
Cochrane South: Alan Pope
Fort William: Mickey Hennessy
Kenora: Leo Bernier
Lake Nipigon: Gilles Pouliot
Nickel Belt: Floyd Laughren
Nipissing: Mike Harris
Port Arthur: Jim Foulds
Rainy River: Jack Pierce
Sault Ste. Marie: Karl Morin-Strom
Sudbury: Jim Gordon
Sudbury East: Elie Martel
Timiskaming: David Ramsay

Ottawa Valley

Carleton: Robert C. Mitchell
Carleton East: Gilles Morin
Lanark: Douglas Wiseman
Ottawa Centre: Evelyn Gigantes
Ottawa East: Bernard Grandmaître
Ottawa South: Claude Bennett
Ottawa West: Reuben Baetz
Prescott and Russell: Jean Poirier
Renfrew North: Sean Conway
Renfrew South: Paul Yakabuski

Saint Lawrence Valley

Carleton—Grenville: Norm Sterling
Cornwall: Luc Guindon
Kingston and the Islands: Ken Keyes
Leeds: Bob Runciman
Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry: Noble Villeneuve

Central Ontario

Frontenac—Addington: Larry South
Hastings-Peterborough: Jim Pollock
Northumberland: Howard Sheppard
Peterborough: John Turner
Prince Edward—Lennox: James A. Taylor
Quinte: Hugh O'Neil
Victoria—Haliburton: John Eakins

Georgian Bay

Grey-Bruce: Eddie Sargent
Muskoka: Frank Miller
Parry Sound: Ernie Eves
Simcoe Centre: Earl W. Rowe
Simcoe East: Al McLean

Hamilton/Halton/Niagara

Brock: Peter Partington
Burlington South: Cam Jackson
Erie: Ray Haggerty
Halton—Burlington: Don Knight
Hamilton Centre: Lily Oddie Munro
Hamilton East: Robert W. Mackenzie
Hamilton Mountain: Brian Charlton
Hamilton West: Richard Allen
Lincoln: Philip Andrewes
Niagara Falls: Vince Kerrio
Oakville: Terry O'Connor
St. Catharines: Jim Bradley
Welland-Thorold: Mel Swart
Wentworth: Gordon Howlett Dean
Wentworth North: Chris Ward

Midwestern Ontario

Brantford: Phil Gillies
Brant—Oxford—Norfolk: Robert Nixon
Cambridge: Bill Barlow
Dufferin—Simcoe: George McCague
Grey: Bob McKessock
Haldimand-Norfolk: Gordon Miller
Huron–Bruce: Murray Elston
Kitchener: David R. Cooke
Kitchener—Wilmot: John Sweeney
Oxford: Dick Treleaven
Perth: Hugh Edighoffer
Waterloo North: Herb Epp
Wellington South: Rick Ferraro
Wellington—Dufferin—Peel: Jack Johnson

Southwestern Ontario

Chatham—Kent: Maurice Bossy
Elgin: Ron McNeil
Essex North: Patrick Michael Hayes
Essex South: Remo Mancini
Huron–Middlesex: Jack Riddell
Kent—Elgin: Jim McGuigan
Lambton: David William Smith
London Centre: David Peterson
London North: Ron Van Horne
London South: Elizabeth Joan Smith
Middlesex: Doug Reycraft
Sarnia: Andy Brandt
Windsor—Riverside: Dave Cooke
Windsor—Sandwich: Bill Wrye
Windsor—Walkerville: Bernard Newman

Peel/York/Durham

Brampton: Bob Callahan
Durham East: Sam Cureatz
Durham West: George Ashe
Durham—York: K. Ross Stevenson
Mississauga East: Bud Gregory
Mississauga North: Steven Offer
Mississauga South: Margaret Marland
Oshawa: Michael Breaugh
York Centre: W. Donald Cousens
York North: Greg Sorbara

Metropolitan Toronto

Armourdale: Bruce McCaffrey
Beaches—Woodbine: Marion Bryden
Bellwoods: Ross McClellan
Don Mills: Dennis Timbrell
Dovercourt: Tony Lupusella
Downsview: Joseph Cordiano
Eglinton: David James McFadden
Etobicoke: Ed Philip
High Park—Swansea: Yuri Shymko
Humber: Jim Henderson
Lakeshore: Ruth Grier
Oakwood: Tony Grande
Oriole: Elinor Caplan
Parkdale: Tony Ruprecht
Riverdale: David Reville
St. Andrew—St. Patrick: Larry Grossman
St. David: Ian Scott
St. George: Susan Fish
Scarborough Centre: William C. Davis
Scarborough East: Ed Fulton
Scarborough North: Alvin Curling
Scarborough West: Richard Johnston
Scarborough—Ellesmere: David William Warner
Wilson Heights: Monte Kwinter
York East: Robert Elgie
York Mills: Bette Stephenson
York South: Bob Rae
York West: Nick Leluk
Yorkview: Claudio Polsinelli

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:

(incumbent) Bruce McCaffrey (PC) 13394
Gino Matrundola (L) 13182
Bob Hebdon (NDP) 5429
Simon Srdarev (Lbt) 456

Beaches—Woodbine:

(incumbent) Marion Bryden (NDP) 12672
Paul Christie (PC) 7301
Sally Kelly (L) 5065
Steve Thistle (Lbt) 396

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:

(incumbent) Bob Mitchell (PC) 17732
Hans Daigeler (L) 15093
Bea Murray (NDP) 7165

Carleton East:

Gilles Morin (L) 23221
(incumbent) Bob MacQuarrie (PC) 16188
Joan Gullen (NDP) 8829

Carleton-Grenville:

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

Chatham—Kent:

Maurice Bossy (L) 10340
(incumbent) Andy Watson (PC) 9206
Ron Franko (NDP) 5535

Cochrane North:

René Fontaine (L) 8793
(incumbent) René Piché (PC) 6883
Andre Philippe (NDP) 2878

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:

Joseph Cordiano (L) 11234
(incumbent) Odoardo Di Santo (NDP) 11013
Vincent Stabile (PC) 3329

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:

David McFadden (PC) 13503
Dianne Poole (L) 12589
John Goodfellow (NDP) 4880

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:

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

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:

Lily Oddie Munro (L) 9184
(incumbent) Mike Davison (NDP) 8800
John Ankers (PC) 2883

Hamilton East:

(incumbent) Robert W. Mackenzie (NDP) 13774
Shirley Collins (L) 12174
Fred Lombardo (PC) 5268
Kerry Wilson (Comm) 234

Hamilton Mountain:

(incumbent) Brian Charlton (NDP) 13871
Steve Oneschuk (PC) 9729
Dominic Agostino (L) 7757

Hamilton West:

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

Hastings—Peterborough:

(incumbent) Jim Pollock (PC) 12272
Paul Ockenden (L) 5586
Elmer Buchanan (NDP) 4492

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:

Jim Henderson (L) 18057
(incumbent) Morley Kells (PC) 16106
Peter Sutherland (NDP) 5160

Huron—Bruce:

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

Huron—Middlesex:

(incumbent) Jack Riddell (L) 13820
Bryan Smith (PC) 7381
Paul Klopp (NDP) 1148
Carmen Dawson 229

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:

Ken Keyes (L) 11924
(incumbent) Keith Norton (PC) 9637
Pamela Cross (NDP) 3892
Don Irvine (G) 285

Kitchener:

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

Kitchener—Wilmot:

(incumbent) John Sweeney (L) 15987
Jim Ziegler (PC) 8737
Mike Cooper (NDP) 4673

Lake Nipigon:

Gilles Pouliot (NDP) 5708
Jim Files (PC) 4532
Michael Power (L) 3448

Lambton:

David William Smith (L) 10816
Bob Boyd (PC) 9956
Grant Reynolds (NDP) 1987

Lanark—Renfrew:

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

Lakeshore:

Ruth Grier (NDP) 11539
Frank Sgarlata (L) 9502
(incumbent) Al Kolyn (PC) 7886

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:

(incumbent) Ron Van Horne (L) 20536
George Auold (PC) 11433
Marion Boyd (NDP) 5191
Robert Smink (F) 566

London South:

Joan Smith (L) 24522
(incumbent) Gord Walker (PC) 17839
David Winninger (NDP) 5080
Robert Metz (F) 614

Middlesex:

Doug Reycraft (L) 11292
(incumbent) Bob Eaton (PC) 10482
Larry Green (NDP) 2169

Mississauga East:

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

Mississauga North:

Steve Offer (L) 21369
(incumbent) Terry Jones (PC) 19945
Sylvia Weylie (NDP) 9943

Mississauga South:

Margaret Marland (PC) 13186
Carolynne Siller (L) 11623
Barry Stevens (NDP) 4770

Muskoka:

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

Niagara Falls:

(incumbent) Vince Kerrio (L) 14658
Ted Salci (PC) 8616
Deloris Skilton (NDP) 6778

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:

(incumbent) Howard Sheppard (PC) 14296
Joan Fawcett (L) 12446
Judi Armstrong (NDP) 3247

Oakville:

Terry O'Connor (PC) 14265
Doug Carrothers (L) 13578
Kevin Flynn (NDP) 4390
Chris Kowalchuk (G) 2008

Oakwood:

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

Oriole:

Elinor Caplan (L) 17641
(incumbent) John Williams (PC) 13557
Lorne Strachan (NDP) 3660
George Graham (Lbt) 1106

Oshawa:

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

Ottawa Centre:

(incumbent) Evelyn Gigantes (NDP) 11890
Graham Bird (PC) 8005
Pat Legris (L) 7103
John Turmel 364

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:

(incumbent) Reuben Baetz (PC) 15089
Alex Cullen (L) 12141
Greg Ross (NDP) 4427
Gregory Vezina (G) 701

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:

Jack Pierce (PC) 5053
Howard Hampton (NDP) 4775
Ron King (L) 2944

Renfrew North:

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

Renfrew South:

(incumbent) Paul Yakabuski (PC) 14182
Dermott Calver (L) 9687
Ish Theilheimer (NDP) 3420

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:

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

St. David:

Ian Scott (L) 13120
Julian Porter (PC) 9702
Barbara Hall (NDP) 4878
Earl Epstein (Lbt) 227

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:

Karl Morin-Strom (NDP) 16362
(incumbent) Russ Ramsay (PC) 15293
Roy Youngson (L) 4830

Scarborough Centre:

William C. Davis (PC) 8890
Gerald Lennon (L) 8531
Barry Christensen (NDP) 7577

Scarborough East:

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

Scarborough—Ellesmere:

David Warner (NDP) 10119
(incumbent) Alan Robinson (PC) 9900
Carole Lidgold (L) 6674
George Dance (Lbt) 348

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:

Earl W. Rowe (PC) 15379
Ross Whiteside (L) 14845
Paul Wessenger (NDP) 9639
Steve Kaasgaard 566

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:

(incumbent) Elie Martel (NDP) 17241
George McDonald (PC) 9576
Edelgard Mahant (L) 4726

Timiskaming:

David Ramsay (NDP) 10765
(incumbent) Ed Havrot (PC) 7941
Dale Woods (L) 2026
George Yeates 464

Victoria—Haliburton:

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

Waterloo North:

(incumbent) Herbert Epp (L) 16458
Lynne Woolstencroft (PC) 9149
Richard Gerson (NDP) 4534

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:

Rick Ferraro (L) 17995
Marilyn Robinson (PC) 12989
Derek Fletcher (NDP) 6641

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:

Monte Kwinter (L) 12363
(incumbent) David Rotenberg (PC) 10175
Howard Moscoe (NDP) 7793

Windsor—Riverside:

(incumbent) Dave Cooke (NDP) 17883
Ron Burgoyne (PC) 6719
Ferguson Jenkins (L) 4418

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:

Greg Sorbara (L) 21291
(incumbent) William Hodgson (PC) 17196
Keith Munro (NDP) 7026

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:

(incumbent) Nick Leluk (PC) 14595
Leonard Braithwaite (L) 13880
Phil Jones (NDP) 6980
Bob Dunk (Lbt) 1099

Yorkview:

Claudio Polsinelli (L) 15986
Mike Foster (NDP) 12658
Leslie Soobrian (PC) 3431

Post-election changes

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

Notes

Replaced as Premier by David Peterson on June 26, 1985
Turmel ran as a "Social Credit Party of Ontario" candidate despite the fact that the party was long since defunct

References

Robert Matas, "Davis like Hitler on schools: bishop," Globe and Mail, 25 April 1985, p. 1.
"What happens in a hung Parliament – Macleans.ca".
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Stevens, Geoffrey (1990), Leaders and Lesser Mortals, Toronto: Key Porter Books, pp. 50, ISBN 1550134442
Adams, Michael; Dasko, Donna; James, Matsui (April 22, 1985). "Support for Tories slides 41%; down 10 points in Metro". The Globe and Mail. p. 1.
Cruickshank, John; Ross, Howard (April 13, 1985). "Tories find support slipping". The Globe and Mail. p. 1.
Stead, Sylvia; Cruickshank, John (March 26, 1985). "Race is on in Ontario for May vote". The Globe and Mail. p. 1.
Campbell, Murray (April 27, 1985). "Peterson appeals for NDP votes". The Globe and Mail. p. 12.
Stead, Sylvia; Stephens, Robert (February 22, 1985). "55% in Ontario back the Tories in poll this month". The Globe and Mail. p. 4.
Gordon, Charles (August 5, 1983). "Everything's just fine here". The Windsor Star. p. 8.
"1985 general election results". Elections Ontario. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

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