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

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, Canada. The governing

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, led by

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, was re-elected for a twelfth consecutive term in office. The PCs finally won a

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after winning only minorities in the

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elections. The

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, led by Stuart Smith, was able to maintain its standing in the Legislature, while the

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, led by Michael Cassidy, lost a significant number of seats, allowing the Tories to win a majority.

Opinion polls

During campaign period

During the 31st Parliament of Ontario

Campaign

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

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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

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Synopsis of results

: = 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

Seats changing hands

Eighteen seats changed allegiance in this election: ;PC to Liberal * Prescott and Russell ;Liberal to PC * Lincoln * Nipissing *

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* York Centre ;NDP to PC *

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* Carleton East * High Park—Swansea * Lakeshore * Scarborough—Ellesmere * Sudbury * Wentworth ;NDP to PC * Hamilton Centre * Parkdale * Windsor—Sandwich * Yorkview

MPPs elected by region and riding

Party designations are as follows: ;Northern Ontario * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ;Ottawa Valley * * * * * * * * * * ;Saint Lawrence Valley * * * * * ;Central Ontario * * * * * * * ;Georgian Bay * * * * * ;Hamilton/Halton/Niagara * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ;Midwestern Ontario * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ;Southwestern Ontario * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ;Peel/York/Durham * * * * * * * * * * ;Metropolitan Toronto * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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 hinoceros 252 Bellwoods: *(incumbent) Ross McClellan (NDP) 5111 *Walter Bardyn (L) 4746 *Tina Gabriel (PC) 2186 *Sylvie Baillargeon (Comm) 246 *Ronald G. Rodgers (Ind étente Party 180

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: *(incumbent)

(PC) 24973 * Bob Callahan (L) 9391 *David Moulton (NDP) 6034 *Jim Bridgewood (Comm) 390

: * 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

: * 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 *

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(NDP) 5446 *Andrew Dana Dynowski (Ind CO 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

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

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: *(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 ndependent Liberal 258 * Mel Doig (Comm) 162

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: *(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)

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(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

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: *(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

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: *(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: *

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(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

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: * 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

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: *(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 (provincial electoral district), Kingston and the Islands: *(incumbent) Keith Norton (PC) 12488 *Carl Ross (L) 8465 *Ron Murray (NDP) 3897 Kitchener (electoral district), Kitchener: *(incumbent) Jim Breithaupt (L) 12592 *Morley Rosenberg (PC) 7982 *Ian MacFarlane (NDP) 4126 Kitchener—Wilmot: *(incumbent) John Sweeney (Canadian politician), John Sweeney (L) 11515 *Alan Barron (PC) 8513 *Hemi Mitic (NDP) 3686 Lake Nipigon (electoral district), Lake Nipigon: *(incumbent) Jack Stokes (politician), Jack Stokes (NDP) 7846 *John Paziuk (PC) 1828 *John Lentowicz (L) 1714 Lambton (electoral district), 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 (electoral district), Lakeshore: *Al Kolyn (PC) 10607 *Don Sullivan (NDP) 9375 *Bill Whelton (L) 5738 *Gordon Flowers (Comm) 376 Leeds (federal electoral district), Leeds: *Bob Runciman (PC) 13725 *John Fournell (L) 4643 *Bob Smith (Ontario politician), Bob Smith (NDP) 2940 Lincoln (federal electoral district), Lincoln: *Philip Andrewes (PC) 10044 *(incumbent) Ross Hall (politician), Ross Hall (L) 9650 *Paavo Vuorinen (NDP) 2009 London Centre (provincial electoral district), 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 (businessman), Gordon Walker (PC) 19714 *Frank Green (L) 11116 *Dale Green (NDP) 5187 Middlesex (federal electoral district), 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 (Ontario politician), Terry Jones (PC) 20331 *John Brooks (L) 9130 *Sylvia Weylie (NDP) 6667 Mississauga South: *(incumbent) Douglas Kennedy (politician), Douglas Kennedy (PC) 14165 *Basil Gerol (L) 7172 *Neil Davis (NDP) 4126 Muskoka (provincial electoral district), Muskoka: *(incumbent) Frank Miller (Canadian politician), Frank Miller (PC) 9029 *Ken McClellan (L) 4148 *Jim Maguire (NDP) 3214 Niagara Falls (provincial electoral district), 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 (electoral district), Nipissing: *Mike Harris (PC) 15795 *(incumbent) Mike Bolan (L) 10924 *Art Peltomaa (NDP) 1774 Northumberland (Ontario electoral district), Northumberland: *Howard Sheppard (PC) 14727 *William A. Wyatt (L) 11113 *Ben Burd (NDP) 2711 Oakville (federal electoral district), Oakville: *(incumbent) James W. Snow (PC) 16366 *Walt Elliot (L) 7286 *Zona Hollingsworth (NDP) 2562 Oakwood (electoral district), Oakwood: *(incumbent) Tony Grande (NDP) 8862 *Harriet Wolman (PC) 5961 *Jean Gammage (L) 4171 *Nan McDonald (Comm) 624 Oriole (electoral district), Oriole: *(incumbent) John Williams (Ontario politician), John Williams (PC) 15644 *David Pretty (L) 11400 *Lynn McDonald (NDP) 4443 Oshawa (federal electoral district), Oshawa: *(incumbent) Michael Breaugh (NDP) 10307 *Bob Boychyn (PC) 7836 *Ivan Wallace (L) 3311 Ottawa Centre (provincial electoral district), Ottawa Centre: *(incumbent) Michael Cassidy (NDP) 9316 *David Small (PC) 8717 *Karl Feige (L) 6926 *

(Ind CO 376 Ottawa East: *(incumbent) Albert J. Roy (L) 14207 *Omer Deslauriers (PC) 4235 *Danielle Page (NDP) 1905 *Serge Girard (politician), Serge Girard (Ind CO 177 Ottawa South (provincial electoral district), Ottawa South: *(incumbent) Claude Bennett (PC) 15218 *Robert Dyck (L) 8832 *Chris Chilton (NDP) 6146 *Ray Turmel (Ind CO 259 Ottawa West: *(incumbent) Reuben Baetz (PC) 17418 *George Anderson (L) 9112 *Lofty MacMillan (NDP) 2348 *Dale E. Alkerton (Ind CO 494 Oxford (provincial electoral district), Oxford: *Dick Treleaven (PC) 15948 *John Baird Finlay, 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 (provincial electoral district), Parry Sound: *Ernie Eves (PC) 8955 *Richard Thomas (L) 8949 *Arthur Davis (NDP) 1448 Perth (provincial electoral district), Perth: *(incumbent) Hugh Edighoffer (L) 16283 *Colleen Misener (PC) 7883 *Scott Wilson (NDP) 1881 Peterborough (electoral district), Peterborough: *(incumbent) John Turner (Ontario politician), John Turner (PC) 17962 *Peter Adams (politician), Peter Adams (L) 11263 *Paul Rexe (NDP) 8756 *John Hayes (Lbt) 787 *Bruce Knapp (Ind) 286 *Kenneth T. Burgess (Ind) 59 Port Arthur (provincial electoral district), 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 (Ontario politician), 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 (electoral district), Rainy River: *(incumbent) T. Patrick Reid (Liberal-Labour) 4575 *Jack Pierce (politician), Jack Pierce (PC) 4149 *Alan M. Tibbetts (NDP) 2438 Renfrew North: *(incumbent) Sean Conway (Canadian politician), Sean Conway (L) 9113 *Bryan D. Hocking (PC) 7137 *Phil Chester (NDP) 1086 Renfrew South (provincial electoral district), Renfrew South: *(incumbent) Paul Yakabuski (PC) 14552 *Dick Trainor (L) 10420 *Lynne Pattinson (NDP) 1174 Riverdale (electoral district), Riverdale: *(incumbent) Jim Renwick (Canadian politician), 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 (politician), 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 (federal electoral district), St. Catharines: St. David (provincial electoral district), St. David: *(incumbent) Margaret Scrivener (PC) 9627 *Ian Scott (Ontario politician), Ian Scott (L) 8605 *Tyrone Turner (NDP) 5985 *Rhino Mappin (Ind hinoceros 243

: *Susan Fish (PC) 12390 *Bruce McLeod (clergyman), Bruce McLeod (L) 8139 *Dan Leckie (NDP) 4999 *George Hislop (Ind) 2677 *Bruce Evoy (Lbt) 359 *Rhino Mills (Ind hinoceros 194 *Gary Weagle (Ind) 57

: *Andy Brandt (PC) 13871 *(incumbent) Paul Blundy (L) 10842 *Stu Sullivan (NDP) 5292 Sault Ste. Marie (federal electoral district), Sault Ste. Marie: *(incumbent) Russ Ramsay (PC) 14712 *Albert Ferranti (L) 7555 *Susan Brothers (NDP) 7162 Scarborough Centre (provincial electoral district), Scarborough Centre: *(incumbent) Frank Drea (PC) 12793 *Paul Rook (NDP) 4898 *Kurt Christensen (L) 4657 *D’Arcy Cain (Lbt) 531 Scarborough East (provincial electoral district), Scarborough East: *(incumbent) Margaret Birch (PC) 16386 *Charles Beer (L) 7301 *Gordon Wilson (NDP) 4826 *Jim McIntosh (Lbt) 562 *Jeff Nelles (Ind hinoceros 171 Scarborough—Ellesmere: *Alan Robinson (Canadian politician), Alan Robinson (PC) 11608 *(incumbent) David Warner (Ontario politician), David Warner (NDP) 9720 *Joe Gideon (L) 4545 Scarborough North (provincial electoral district), Scarborough North: *(incumbent) Thomas Leonard Wells (PC) 29961 *Vera Jean Brookes (L) 12663 *Jerry Daca (NDP) 6512 Scarborough West (provincial electoral district), Scarborough West: *(incumbent) Richard Johnston (politician), Richard Johnston (NDP) 10019 *John Adams (PC) 9644 *Barbara Fava (L) 3914 *Kevin James (Ind hinoceros 369 Simcoe Centre: *(incumbent) George Taylor (Ontario politician), George Taylor (PC) 16926 *Bruce Owen (L) 12505 *Gaye Lamb (NDP) 4532 Simcoe East: *Al McLean (politician), 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 (politician), 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 (provincial electoral district), 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 (provincial electoral district), 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 (Ontario politician), Jack Johnson (PC) 16644 *Elbert van Donkersgoed (L) 8136 *Marion Chambers (NDP) 4650 Wellington South (provincial electoral district), Wellington South: *(incumbent) Harry Worton (L) 16237 *Peter Mercer (PC) 7917 *Terry Crowley (NDP) 5934 *Lynne Hulley (Comm) 224 Wentworth (electoral district), Wentworth: *Gordon Dean (Ontario politician), 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 (electoral district), 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 (politician), 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 (provincial electoral district), 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 (electoral district), York Mills: *(incumbent) Bette Stephenson (PC) 20613 *Isadore Weinberg (L) 5667 *Dave Crisp (NDP) 3858 * Scott Bell (Lbt) 1287 York North: *(incumbent) William Hodgson (Canadian politician), Bill Hodgson (PC) 18405 *Jim Wilson (L) 10216 *Keith Munro (NDP) 4614 York South (federal electoral district), 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 (Ontario politician), Frank Esposito (Ind) 798 *Jack Sweet (candidate), Jack Sweet (Comm) 503 *Richard A. Brandenburg (Ind) 352 *Victor Heyn (Ind) 193 York West (provincial electoral district), York West: *(incumbent) Nick Leluk (PC) 18501 *Michael Eagen (L) 10228 *Pauline Durning (NDP) 2865 *Don Douloff (Ind hinoceros 538

Post-election changes

Hamilton West (federal electoral district), Hamilton West: Stuart Smith resigned his legislative seat on January 25, 1982, and a by-election was called for June 17, 1982. *Richard Allen (Canadian politician), Richard Allen (NDP) 8915 *Bob McMurrich (PC) 7066 *Joe Barbera (Ontario politician), Joe Barbera (L) 6952 *

174 York South (federal electoral district), York South: Donald C. MacDonald resigned his legislative seat in 1982, and a by-election was called for November 4, 1982. *Bob Rae (NDP) 11212 *John Nunziata (L) 8595 *Barbara Jafelice (PC) 4376 *Myron Petriw (Lbt) 234 *

66 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 *

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

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 (provincial electoral district), 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 *

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 (Ontario politician), Chris Ward (L) 8355 *Lynn Spencer (NDP) 3115 *George Graham (Lbt) 162 Riverdale (electoral district), Riverdale: Jim Renwick (Canadian politician), Jim Renwick died in 1984. Kitchener (electoral district), Kitchener: Jim Breithaupt resigned in 1984. Rainy River (electoral district), Rainy River: T. Patrick Reid resigned in 1984. Eglinton:

resigned his seat in 1985 to take a government position in the United Kingdom.

References

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