The 1985 Ontario general election was held on May 2, 1985, to elect members to the

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. The Progressive Conservatives won the most seats, but came short of a majority, and lost the popular vote to the Liberals. This left the NDP with the balance of power in the 33rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 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.

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's Liberals then formed a minority government with the support of

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Prelude

Around

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in 1984, Ontario Premier

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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

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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

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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

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, saying: "This is how Hitler changed education in Germany, by exactly the same process, by decree. I won't take that back." 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 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. 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. In what was by then a foregone conclusion, on June 18, 1985 the PC government was defeated by the passage of a

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introduced by Rae.

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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

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, 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

During the 32nd Parliament of Ontario

Results

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Synopsis of results

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: = multiple candidates

Comparative analysis for ridings (1985 vs 1981)

Analysis

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:

Seats changing hands

Twenty-five seats changed allegiance in this election: ;PC to Liberal *

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* Carleton East * Chatham—Kent * Cochrane North *

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* Kingston and the Islands * Lambton * London South *

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* Mississauga North * Oriole * St. David * Scarborough East * Scarborough North * Wilson Heights *

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;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 *

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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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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

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

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: *(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

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: *(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

: * 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 WL 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

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: *(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

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: *(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 *

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(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

: * 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

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: *(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 umanist 453 *Albert Norris 157

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

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: * 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

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: *(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)

(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

: * 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)

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(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

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: *(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)

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(PC) 14900 *Mike Gauthier (L) 11002 *Lynne Bennett (NDP) 3984

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: *(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)

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(PC) 13557 *Lorne Strachan (NDP) 3660 *George Graham (Lbt) 1106

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: *(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

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: *(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)

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(PC) 10904 *Richard Thomas (L) 9544 *Leo Gagne (NDP) 1130

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

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: *(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)

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(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

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: St. David: * Ian Scott (L) 13120 * Julian Porter (PC) 9702 * Barbara Hall (NDP) 4878 *Earl Epstein (Lbt) 227

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: *(incumbent) Susan Fish (PC) 11378 *Diana Hunt (NDP) 10543 *Joseph Mifsud (L) 9361 *Michael Beech (Lbt) 1007 *Karol Siroky (Ind ew Tories 186

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: *(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

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: *(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)

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(PC) 17943 *Gunnar Tannis (L) 10078 *Gord Doctorow (NDP) 6872 *Scott Bell (Lbt) 2339

: * Greg Sorbara (L) 21291 *(incumbent) William Hodgson (PC) 17196 *Keith Munro (NDP) 7026 York South: *(incumbent)

(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 *

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(G) 60 * John Turmel ( SC) 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