The 1987 Ontario general election was held on September 10, 1987, to elect members of the
34th Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
The governing
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party (OLP; , PLO) is a political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. The party has been led by Bonnie Crombie since December 2023.
The party espouses the principles of liberalism, with their rival the Progressive Co ...
, led by Premier
David Peterson
David Robert Peterson (born December 28, 1943) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 20th premier of Ontario from 1985 to 1990. He was the first Liberal officeholder in 42 years, ending the so-called Tory dynasty.
Back ...
, was returned to power with their first majority government in half a century, and the second-largest majority government in the province's history. Peterson had successfully managed to govern with a minority in the Legislature by obtaining the co-operation of the
Ontario New Democratic Party
The Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP; , NPD) is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. The party sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum. It is Ontario’s provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. The ...
, led by
Bob Rae
Robert Keith Rae (born August 2, 1948) is a Canadian diplomat and former politician who is the current Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations since 2020. He previously served as the 21st premier of Ontario from 1990 to 1995, leader of the ...
, in a
confidence and supply
In parliamentary system, parliamentary democracies based on the Westminster system, confidence and supply is an arrangement under which a minority government (one which does not control a majority in the legislature) receives the support of one ...
agreement. It was through the NDP's support that Peterson was able to form a government, even though the
Progressive Conservative Party had won a slightly larger number of seats in the
previous election.
The PC Party, led by
Larry Grossman, campaigned on a platform of tax cuts to stimulate the economy. Its support continued to slide, as voters opted for the change that the Liberal-NDP arrangement provided, with Grossman losing his own seat. The PCs fell to 16 seats and third place in the legislature, their worst showing in an election in half a century.
The NDP was unable to convince the bulk of voters that it should be given credit for the success of the Liberal government that it had supported. It nevertheless did receive more votes and a larger proportion of the vote than in the previous election, although the party lost six seats due to the
first-past-the-post
First-past-the-post (FPTP)—also called choose-one, first-preference plurality (FPP), or simply plurality—is a single-winner voting rule. Voters mark one candidate as their favorite, or First-preference votes, first-preference, and the cand ...
electoral system. The party became the
Official Opposition
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for the fourth time in its history.
Expansion of the Legislature
An Act was passed in 1986, providing for the Legislative Assembly to increase from 125 members to 130.
The following changes were made:
Opinion polls
During campaign period
During the 33rd Parliament of Ontario
Results
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1985
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David Peterson
David Robert Peterson (born December 28, 1943) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 20th premier of Ontario from 1985 to 1990. He was the first Liberal officeholder in 42 years, ending the so-called Tory dynasty.
Back ...
, 130 , , 48 , , 95 , , 47 , , 1,788,214 , , 410,249 , , 47.34% , , 9.44
, style="text-align:left;",
Bob Rae
Robert Keith Rae (born August 2, 1948) is a Canadian diplomat and former politician who is the current Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations since 2020. He previously served as the 21st premier of Ontario from 1990 to 1995, leader of the ...
, 130 , , 25 , , 19 , , 6 , , 970,813 , , 105,306 , , 25.70% , , 1.90
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Larry Grossman
, 130 , , 52 , , 16 , , 36 , , 931,473 , , 411,571 , , 24.66% , , 12.28
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Donald Pennell
, 36 , , – , , – , , – , , 48,110 , , 48,110 , , 1.27% , , ''New''
, , , 19 , , – , , – , , – , , 13,632 , , 12,096 , , 0.36% , , 0.35
, style="text-align:left;", Kaye Sargent
, 25 , , – , , – , , – , , 13,514 , , 683 , , 0.36% , , –
, style="text-align:left;", Robert Metz
, 9 , , – , , – , , – , , 4,735 , , 3,152 , , 0.13% , , 0.08
, style="text-align:left;", Gordon Massie
, 9 , , – , , – , , – , , 3,422 , , 274 , , 0.09% , , 0.01
, , , 7 , , – , , – , , – , , 3,398 , , 1,947 , , 0.09% , , 0.06
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! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" , Total
, 495, , 125
! " colspan="2", 130
! " colspan="2", 3,777,311
! " colspan="2", 100.00%
, -
, colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" , Rejected ballots
, 26,658
, 224
, colspan="2",
, -
, colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" , Voter turnout
, 3,803,969
, 141,836
, 62.70
, 1.15
, -
, colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" , Registered electors
, 6,067,378
, 117,083
, colspan="2",
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
: = other incumbents renominated
: = previously an MP in the
House of Commons of Canada
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: = multiple candidates
Comparative analysis for ridings (1987 vs 1985)
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:
MPPs elected by region and riding
Party designations are as follows:
;Northern Ontario
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Riding results
Algoma
Algoma—Manitoulin
Beaches—Woodbine
*(incumbent)
Marion Bryden (NDP) 19948
*Patricia Herdman (L) 8519
*John Beveridge (PC) 3022
*Steve Thistle (Lbt) 533
Brampton North
Brampton South
*(incumbent)
Bob Callahan Robert or Bob Callahan may refer to:
* Bob Callahan (politician)
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(L) 17913
*Frank Russell (PC) 6772
*Paul Ledgister (NDP) 5786
*Don Best (FCP) 2946
*Jim Bridgewood (Comm) 268
*Garnet Brace (Lbt) 225
*Malcolm Cook 158
Brantford
Brantford ( 2021 population: 104,688) is a city in Ontario, Canada, founded on the Grand River in Southwestern Ontario. It is surrounded by Brant County but is politically separate with a municipal government of its own that is fully indep ...
Brant-Haldimand
Bruce
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Burlington South Burlington South may refer to:
* Burlington South (provincial electoral district), in Ontario, Canada
* Burlington South station, a station on NJ Transit's River Line light rail system in New Jersey, United States
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*(incumbent)
Cam Jackson
Cameron "Cam" Jackson (born February 27, 1951) is a Canadian politician. A Progressive Conservative, he was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1985, and held the office of Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Burlingt ...
(PC) 12968
*Bill Priestner (L) 12363
*Judy Worsley (NDP) 4694
*Don Pennell (FCP) 1125
*Dan Riga (Lbt) 228
Cambridge
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*
Mike Farnan
Michael Liam Farnan (January 29, 1941 – June 24, 2024) was an Irish-born Canadian politician. He was an Ontario New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1995, and served as a cabinet minister in the gover ...
(NDP) 11284
*
Claudette Millar
Claudette Millar (February 3, 1935 – February 10, 2016) was a Canadian politician, most noted as the first mayor of Cambridge, Ontario.
Biography
Millar was born February 3, 1935, in Belleville. She grew up primarily in Kitchener after ...
(L) 11183
*(incumbent)
Bill Barlow
William Walter Barlow (February 20, 1931 – July 5, 2020) was a Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1981 to 1987, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.
Background
Barlow w ...
(PC) 8752
*Anneliese Steden (FCP) 1500
Carleton
Carleton East
Carleton East was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created for the 1967 election and was abolished in 1999 into Carleton—Gloucester and Ottawa—Vanier.
From 1986 until its abolition in 1998, the riding included most of the (now ...
*(incumbent)
Gilles Morin
Gilles Morin (born July 20, 1931) is a retired politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1999, and was briefly a cabinet minister in Ontario.
Background
Morin was educated a ...
(L) 20706
*Joan Gullen (NDP) 6105
*Roland Saumure (PC) 4572
*Andre Lafrance (FCP) 926
Chatham—Kent
Chatham-Kent ( 2021 population: 103,988) is a single-tier municipality in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is mostly rural, and its population centres are Chatham, Wallaceburg, Tilbury, Blenheim, Ridgetown, Wheatley and Dresden. The current Mu ...
*(incumbent)
Maurice Bossy
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(L) 13370
*Brian Rice (NDP) 7623
*Ron Anderson (PC) 6669
*Marcy Edwards (FCP) 806
*Don Carnegie 341
Cochrane North Cochrane may refer to:
Places Australia
*Cochrane railway station, Sydney, a railway station on the closed Ropes Creek railway line
Canada
* Cochrane, Alberta
* Cochrane Lake, Alberta
* Cochrane District, Ontario
** Cochrane, Ontario, a town wit ...
Cochrane South
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Timmins ( ) is a cit ...
Cornwall
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Don Mills
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*
Murad Velshi
Murad Velshi (born April 4, 1935) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990. He represented the riding of Don Mills in Toronto.
Politics
He ran for a seat in th ...
(L) 11083
*David Lindsay (PC) 8666
*
Margery Ward
Margery Ward (July 18, 1942 – January 22, 1993) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. She served as a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 until her death in 1993.
Background
Ward grew up in Bass River, N ...
(NDP) 6424
*David Smith 586
*David Pengelly (F) 475
Dovercourt
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It is older than its smaller but better-known neighbour, the port of Harwich. The name is common B ...
*(incumbent)
Tony Lupusella (L) 10634
*(incumbent)
Ross McClellan
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Background
McClellan was educated at St. Michael's ...
(NDP) 9727
*Norm Panziza, Jr. (PC) 926
*D'Arcy Cain (Lbt) 342
Downsview
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Dufferin—Peel
Durham Centre
*
Allan Furlong (L) 12885
*Sarah Kelly (NDP) 9881
*Stephanie Ball (PC) 8790
*Harold Tauscah (G) 378
Durham East Durham East could refer to:
* Durham East (federal electoral district)
*Durham East (provincial electoral district)
Durham East was a provincial electoral district in the Durham Region in Ontario, Canada that elected members to the Legislative Ass ...
Durham West
*
Norah Stoner
Norah Jane Stoner (April 20, 1945) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990.
Background
Stoner worked as a commercial artist before entering political life.
Pol ...
(L) 16733
*(incumbent)
George Ashe (PC) 10890
*
Jim Wiseman
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Background
Wiseman has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Univ ...
(NDP) 5779
*Bert Vermeer (FCP) 898
Durham—York
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*
Bill Ballinger
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Background
Ballinge ...
(L) 12369
*(incumbent)
Ross Stevenson (PC) 11887
*Donna Kelly (NDP) 5549
*Ken Canning (FCP) 1070
Eglinton
*
Dianne Poole
Dianne Poole (born June 28, 1949) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She served as a Ontario Liberal Party, Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1995.
Background
Poole has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Socio ...
(L) 15106
*(incumbent)
David McFadden (PC) 14411
*Michael Lee (NDP) 3789
*Richard Lubbock (Lbt) 324
*John Stifel 137
Elgin
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Places Canada
* Elgin County, Ontario
* Elgin Settlement, a 19th-century community for freed slaves located in present-day North Buxton and South Buxton, Ontario
* Elgin, a village in Rideau Lakes, Ontario
* Elgin, Manit ...
*
Marietta Roberts
Marietta Lola Doreen Roberts (January 9, 1943 – October 4, 2020) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990.
Background
Roberts was educated at the University of West ...
(L) 13310
*(incumbent)
Ron McNeil
Ronald Keith McNeil (January 15, 1920 – March 18, 2003) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1958 to 1987, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.
Background
McNeil was born in ...
(PC) 10873
*Gord Campbell (NDP) 7674
*Ray Monteith (F) 546
Essex—Kent
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It was created in 1976 from parts of Essex—Windsor, Kent—Essex and Lambton—Kent ridings, and initially ...
*(incumbent)
Jim McGuigan (L) 12591
*(incumbent)
Pat Hayes
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Educa ...
(NDP) 11478
*John Ashton (PC) 2758
*Tim McGuire (FCP) 1229
Essex South
Etobicoke—Humber
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*(incumbent)
Jim Henderson (L) 21644
*Avie Flaherty (PC) 8062
*Peter Sutherland (NDP) 4511
*George Hartwell (FCP) 1237
Etobicoke—Lakeshore
*(incumbent)
Ruth Grier
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(NDP) 14821
*Frank Sgarlata (L) 12454
*
Al Kolyn (PC) 4760
*Michael Doyle (FCP) 1203
Etobicoke—Rexdale
Etobicoke West
*
Linda LeBourdais
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Background
LeBourdais was educated at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, ...
(L) 15757
*
Doug Holyday
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(PC) 9664
*Phil Jones (NDP) 5784
*Judy Johnson (FCP) 1890
*Robert Dunk (Lbt) 498
Fort William
*
Lyn McLeod
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(L) 11168
*(incumbent)
Mickey Hennessy (PC) 9705
*Don Smith (NDP) 7861
*John Maclennan (Comm) 300
Fort York
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*
Bob Wong
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(L) 9593
*
Joe Pantalone
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(NDP) 9456
*Tom Pang (PC) 2084
*Paul “No Government” Barker (Lbt) 427
*Andrew Scorer (G) 243
*Glen Magder (F) 186
*Bill Whelan 181
*Ronald Rodgers (Ind
ommunist Party of North America 154
Frontenac—Addington
*(incumbent)
Larry South
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Background
South grew up in Toronto's East End. After ...
(L) 11628
*Bob Lucas (PC) 7407
*Lars Thompson (NDP) 4996
*Ross Baker 667
Grey—Owen Sound
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*
Ron Lipsett (L) 14298
*
Bill Murdoch (PC) 12364
*Cathy Hird (NDP) 5924
*Tom Clark (FCP) 1946
Guelph
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*(incumbent)
Rick Ferraro (L) 18445
*
Derek Fletcher
Derek Fletcher (born ) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995, representing Guelph.
Background
Fletcher was born in England and moved to Canada wi ...
(NDP) 9119
*Bob Pierce (PC) 5383
*Craig Sanderson 562
Halton Centre Halton Centre was an electoral Riding (division), riding in Ontario, Canada. It existed from 1987 to 1999, when it was abolished into Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot (provincial electoral district), Wentworth-Burlington, Burlington (prov ...
Halton North
*
Walt Elliot
Robert Walter Elliot (October 17, 1933 – June 4, 2020) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Ontario Liberal Party, Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990. He represented the riding of Halton North.
B ...
(L) 11644
*Dave Whiting (PC) 6920
*Fern Wolf (NDP) 5796
Hamilton Centre
*(incumbent)
Lily Oddie Munro (L) 13636
*Brian Hinkley (NDP) 10333
*Gerald Fruewith (PC) 2600
Hamilton East
*(incumbent)
Bob Mackenzie (NDP) 16421
*David Bach (L) 9890
*Tommy Tarpos (PC) 1915
*Bob Jaggard (Comm) 673
Hamilton Mountain
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*(incumbent)
Brian Charlton
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(NDP) 14743
*Jane Milanetti (L) 13111
*John Smith (PC) 6580
Hamilton West
*(incumbent)
Richard Allen Richard, Rick, or Dick Allen may refer to:
Artists
*Dick Allen (poet) (1939–2017), American poet, literary critic and academic
*Richard Allen (abstract artist) (1933–1999), British painter
*James Moffat (author) (1922–1993), Canadian-Britis ...
(NDP) 13430
*Mary Kiss (L) 12336
*Don Ross (PC) 5862
Hastings—Peterborough
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*(incumbent)
Jim Pollock (PC) 9910
*Carman Metcalfe (L) 8705
*
Elmer Buchanan
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(NDP) 6579
High Park—Swansea
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It was created during the 1975 riding redistribution, ...
*
David Fleet (L) 9637
*(incumbent)
Yuri Shymko
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(PC) 8823
*
Elaine Ziemba (NDP) 8764
*Bob Cumming (Lbt) 660
Huron
Huron may refer to:
Native American ethnography
* Huron people, who have been called Wyandotte, Wyandot, Wendat and Quendat
* Huron language, an Iroquoian language
* Huron-Wendat Nation, or Huron-Wendat First Nation, or Nation Huronne-Wendat
* N ...
*(incumbent)
Jack Riddell
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(L) 16099
*Nico Peters (PC) 6725
*
Paul Klopp
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(NDP) 3841
Kenora
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The history of the name exten ...
*
Frank Miclash (L) 7943
*Doug Miranda (NDP) 6845
*Mark Duggan (PC) 4824
Kingston and the Islands Kingston and the Islands could refer to:
* Kingston and the Islands (federal electoral district)
* Kingston and the Islands (provincial electoral district)
{{Disambiguation ...
*(incumbent)
Ken Keyes (L) 13141
*
Gary Wilson (NDP) 6402
*Tom Annis (PC) 5910
*Steven Kaasgaard (G) 511
Kitchener
*(incumbent)
David Cooke (L) 15373
*Sue Coulter (NDP) 8379
*Barbara Fraser (PC) 4226
*John Meenan (FCP) 1100
*Ed Halbach (Ind
umanist 290
Kitchener—Wilmot Kitchener—Wilmot was a provincial electoral Riding (division), riding in Ontario, Canada. It existed from 1975 to 1999, when it was abolished when ridings were redistributed to match their federal counterpart. It consisted of areas around Kitchene ...
*(incumbent)
John Sweeney (L) 18151
*
Mike Cooper (NDP) 7503
*Dorothy Angel (PC) 5218
Lake Nipigon
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Ety ...
*(incumbent)
Gilles Pouliot
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...
(NDP) 8446
*Herman Mannila (L) 3606
*Vic Fournel (PC) 1129
Lambton
*(incumbent)
David William Smith
David William Smith (born December 30, 1938) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Ontario Liberal Party, Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1990 representing the southwestern riding of Lambton (pro ...
(L) 11385
*Bill Steadman (PC) 8826
*Grant Reynolds (NDP) 2914
*Peter Westfall (FCP) 2399
Lanark—Renfrew
*
Douglas Wiseman (PC) 13902
*Bob Pugh (L) 13141
*Don Page (NDP) 5486
Lawrence
Lawrence may refer to:
Education Colleges and universities
* Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan, United States
* Lawrence University, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States
Preparator ...
*(incumbent)
Joseph Cordiano (L) 15332
*Evelyn Nurialdo (NDP) 8201
*David Perry (PC) 5379
Leeds—Grenville
*(incumbent)
Bob Runciman
Robert William "Bob" Runciman (born August 10, 1942) is a Canadian politician and former provincial Leader of the Opposition in the Ontario Legislature. First elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1981, he held the seat continuousl ...
(PC) 14787
*
Jim Jordan
James Daniel Jordan (born February 17, 1964) is an American politician who has served in the U.S. House of Representatives as the representative for since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party.
...
(L) 14589
*Geri Sheedy (NDP) 4869
Lincoln
Lincoln most commonly refers to:
* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the 16th president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Lincoln (na ...
*
Harry Pelissero (L) 12320
*(incumbent)
Philip Andrewes (PC) 11284
*
Ron Hansen (NDP) 6207
London Centre
*(incumbent)
David Peterson
David Robert Peterson (born December 28, 1943) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 20th premier of Ontario from 1985 to 1990. He was the first Liberal officeholder in 42 years, ending the so-called Tory dynasty.
Back ...
(L) 18194
*
Marion Boyd
Phyllis Marion Boyd ( Watt; March 26, 1946 – October 11, 2022) was a Canadian politician in Ontario. She was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1999 who represented the riding of London Centre. She ...
(NDP) 9266
*Dennis McKaig (PC) 3864
*Brenda Rowe (FCP) 695
*Lloyd Walker (F) 589
*Stunning Bentley 375
London North
London North was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was first created for the 1926 provincial election when the London riding was divided in two sections, and then eliminated prior to the 1934 provincial election when the ci ...
*(incumbent)
Ron Van Horne
Ronald George Van Horne (October 24, 1932 – November 2, 2017) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1977 to 1987, and was a cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson ...
(L) 22452
*Diane Whiteside (NDP) 7961
*Lucky Clark (PC) 7177
*Elvin Mizzau (FCP) 611
*Barry Malcolm (F) 537
London South
London South was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward ...
*(incumbent)
Joan Smith
Joan Alison Smith (born 27 August 1953) is an English journalist and novelist, who is a former chair of the Writers in Prison committee in the English section of International PEN and was the Executive Director of Hacked Off.
Life and wo ...
(L) 20046
*Vaughan Minor (PC) 7723
*
David Winninger
David Winninger (born October 10, 1949) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995 representing the riding of London South. From 2000 to 2010 he was a munic ...
(NDP) 7074
*Paul Picard (FCP) 861
*Robert Metz (F) 430
Markham Markham may refer to:
Biology
* Markham's storm-petrel (''Oceanodroma markhami''), a seabird species found in Chile and Colombia
* Markham's grass mouse (''Abrothrix olivaceus markhami''), a rodent subspecies found on Wellington Island and the ne ...
*(incumbent)
Don Cousens
W. Donald Cousens (20 July 1938 – 23 February 2017) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1981 to 1994, and briefly served as a cabinet minister in the gover ...
(PC) 19224
*Gail Newall (L) 18543
*
Anne Swarbrick
Anne Swarbrick (born ) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995 who represented the Toronto riding of Scarborough West. She served as a cabinet mi ...
(NDP) 4323
*Rina Puleo (FCP) 1403
Middlesex
Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is a Historic counties of England, former county in South East England, now mainly within Greater London. Its boundaries largely followed three rivers: the River Thames, Thames in the south, the River Lea, Le ...
*(incumbent)
Doug Reycraft
Douglas Richard Reycraft (born March 9, 1943) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1990 who represented the southwestern Ontario riding of Middlesex. From 2001 t ...
(L) 17600
*Renie Long (PC) 7689
*Michael Wyatt (NDP) 5720
*Bill Giesen (FCP) 2664
*
Marc Emery
Marc Scott Emery (born February 13, 1958) is a Canadian cannabis rights Legality of cannabis, activist, entrepreneur and politician. Often described as the "Prince of Pot", Emery has been a notable advocate of international Cannabis (drug), cann ...
(F) 499
Mississauga East
Mississauga East was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2003, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 2007. It was located in the ...
*
John Sola
Domagoj Ivan "John" Šola (born April 15, 1944) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1995. Originally a Ontario Liberal Party, Liberal, he was forced to leave his ...
(L) 16245
*(incumbent)
Bud Gregory
Milton Edward Charles "Bud" Gregory (March 9, 1926 – June 17, 2016) was a Canadian politician in Ontario. He served as a Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, Progressive Conservative member in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who repr ...
(PC) 10372
*Sal Manni (NDP) 4864
*Bill Frampton (F) 761
Mississauga North
Mississauga North was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988.
This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Halton and Mississauga ridings.
It consisted ...
*(incumbent)
Steve Offer (L) 14604
*John Moszynski (NDP) 6153
*Gabe Spoletine (PC) 5309
Mississauga South
Mississauga is a Canadian city in the province of Ontario. Situated on the north-western shore of Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Peel, it borders Toronto (Etobicoke) to the east, Brampton to the north, Milton, Ontario, Milton to ...
*(incumbent)
Margaret Marland
Margaret Marland (born February 15, 1934) is a former Canadian politician in Ontario. She was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 2003, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Mike ...
(PC) 13854
*
Claudette MacKay-Lassonde (L) 13255
*Barry Stevens (NDP) 4976
*Chris Balabanian (F) 712
Mississauga West
Mississauga West was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2003. It was located in the city of Mississauga in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1987 from Mississauga North rid ...
*
Steve Mahoney
Steven W. Mahoney, (born 18 July 1947) is a Canadians, Canadian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1995, and a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004. In the latter capacity, he ...
(L) 23482
*Darwin Kealey (PC) 9138
*Paul Simon (NDP) 6280
Muskoka—Georgian Bay
Nepean
*
Hans Daigeler (L) 13951
*(incumbent)
Bob Mitchell (PC) 10315
*Larry Jones (NDP) 4526
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the Canada–United States border, border between the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York (s ...
*(incumbent)
Vince Kerrio
Vincent George Kerrio (February 5, 1924 – October 30, 2009) was a businessperson and politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1975 to 1990, and was a cabinet minister in the government ...
(L) 13600
*
Margaret Harrington (NDP) 7936
*Ed Sherar (PC) 5066
Niagara South
Niagara South was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It existed from 1987 to 1999, when it was abolished when ridings were redistributed to match their federal counterpart. It was created out of Erie and consisted of the southern areas of th ...
*(incumbent)
Ray Haggerty
Raymond Louis Haggerty (April 6, 1923 – April 23, 2011) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1990 who represented the ridings of Welland South, Erie and Niagara So ...
(L) 11740
*Doug Martin (PC) 4645
*Camilla Gyorffy (NDP) 4396
Nickel Belt
*(incumbent)
Floyd Laughren
Floyd Laughren (born October 3, 1935) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1998 who represented the northern Ontario riding of Nickel Belt. He served in c ...
(NDP) 9849
*Leo Pevato (L) 3863
*Evelyn Dutrisac (PC) 3208
Nipissing
*(incumbent)
Mike Harris
Michael Deane Harris (born January 23, 1945) is a retired Canadian politician who served as the 22nd premier of Ontario from 1995 to 2002 and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (PC Party) from 1990 to 2002. Taking the PC ...
(PC) 15744
*Marthe Smith (L) 11690
*Sandra Clifford (NDP) 2961
*Brendan Purtill (FCP) 672
Norfolk
Norfolk ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and eas ...
*(incumbent)
Gord Miller (L) 17313
*
Norm Jamison
Norman Johnston Jamison (May 25, 1950 – October 3, 2017) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995. He died on October 3, 2017, of liver cancer at the age ...
(NDP) 8346
*Ian Birnie (PC) 5742
Northumberland
Northumberland ( ) is a ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North East England, on the Anglo-Scottish border, border with Scotland. It is bordered by the North Sea to the east, Tyne and Wear and County Durham to the south, Cumb ...
*
Joan Fawcett
Joan Mary Fawcett (April 19, 1937 – August 16, 2015) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. She served as a Ontario Liberal Party, Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1995 who represented the eastern Ontario riding ...
(L) 14451
*(incumbent)
Howard Sheppard (PC) 13075
*Judi Armstrong (NDP) 4372
*Brant Fotheringham (FCP) 836
*Adrian O'Connell (G) 242
Oakville South
*
Doug Carrothers (L) 13241
*(incumbent)
Terry O'Connor (PC) 11950
*Tim Cooper (NDP) 3080
*Chris Kowalcuk (G) 1357
Oakwood
*
Chaviva Hošek
Chaviva Milada Hošek, ; (born 6 October 1946) is a Canadian academic, feminist and former politician.
Background
Hošek was born in Chomutov, Czechoslovakia. Her mother was imprisoned in Auschwitz during World War II. The family initially move ...
(L) 11192
*(incumbent)
Tony Grande
Anthony William Grande (January 11, 1943 – August 9, 2006) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1987, as a member of the New Democratic Party who represented the Toronto riding ...
(NDP) 9861
*Irene Paparo-Stein (PC) 1573
*
Geoff Da Silva (Comm) 556
Oriole
*(incumbent)
Elinor Caplan
Elinor Caplan (born May 20, 1944) is a businesswoman and former politician in Ontario, Canada. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1997, and was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 20 ...
(L) 16206
*Fredelle Brief (PC) 5659
*
Judy Rebick
Judy Rebick (born August 15, 1945) is a Canadian writer, journalist, political activist, and feminist.
Early life
Born in Reno, Nevada, Rebick and her family moved to Toronto when she was 9. She became a socialist activist in the 1970s, joining ...
(NDP) 4470
*George Graham (Lbt) 822
Oshawa
Oshawa is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline. It lies in Southern Ontario, approximately east of downtown Toronto. It is commonly viewed as the eastern anchor of the Greater Toronto Area and of the Golden Horseshoe. It ...
*(incumbent)
Mike Breaugh (NDP) 12957
*Cathy O'Flynn (L) 10041
*Frank Snyder (PC) 4076
*James Delaney (FCP) 1184
Ottawa Centre Ottawa Centre may refer to:
*Ottawa Centre (federal electoral district)
*Ottawa Centre (provincial electoral district)
Ottawa Centre is an urban provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario, Canada that has been represen ...
*
Richard Patten
Richard Andrew Patten (May 13, 1942 – December 30, 2021) was a Canadian politician. Patten was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990 and again from 1995 to 2007. He represented the riding of Ottawa Centre. ...
(L) 13867
*(incumbent)
Evelyn Gigantes
Evelyn Adelaide Gigantes (born November 1, 1942) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She served as a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on three occasions between 1975 and 1995 and was a prominent cabinet m ...
(NDP) 11780
*Greg Vezina (PC) 3159
*
John Turmel
John C. Turmel (born February 22, 1951) is a perennial candidate for election in Canada, and according to the ''Guinness World Records'' holds the records for the most elections contested and for the most elections lost, having contested 112 el ...
598
Ottawa East
*(incumbent)
Bernard Grandmaitre
Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It has West Germanic origin and is also a surname.
The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern ...
(L) 18959
*Alex Connely (NDP) 4137
*Corinne Prince (PC) 2435
Ottawa—Rideau
*
Yvonne O'Neill
Yvonne O'Neill (June 9, 1936 – September 6, 2010) was a politician from Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1995. She represented the riding of Ottawa–Rideau.
Background
O'Neill was ...
(L) 14179
*Pam Forward (PC) 8068
*Bea Murray (NDP) 6000
Ottawa South
Ottawa South () is a federal Electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is represented in the House of Commons of Canada by David McGuinty, brother of former Premier of Ontario and Ottawa South Member of Pro ...
*
Dalton McGuinty, Sr. (L) 15952
*Michael McSweeney (PC) 9365
*Penina Coopersmith (NDP) 6038
Ottawa West
Ottawa West was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1997 and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1908 to 1926 and from 1955 to 1999. It c ...
Oxford
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The city is home to the University of Oxford, the List of oldest universities in continuou ...
*
Charlie Tatham (L) 14939
*(incumbent)
Dick Treleaven (PC) 12065
*Wayne Colbran (NDP) 6606
*Margaret De Boer (FCP) 1410
*Kaye Sargent (Lbt) 466
Parkdale
*(incumbent)
Tony Ruprecht
Tony Ruprecht (born 12 December 1942) is a Canadian former politician. His first elected position was as an alderman in the old Toronto City Council, in the late 1970s. He became a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1981, and serve ...
(L) 13430
*Vasco Dos Santos (NDP) 3961
*Charles Olito (PC) 798
*Carla Marmelo (FCP) 389
*Danny Hunt (Lbt) 283
*Gordon Massie (Comm) 184
*Camilo Tiqui 176
*Nancy Van Schouwen (Ind
umanist 113
Parry Sound
Parry Sound is a Sound (geography), sound or bay of Georgian Bay on Lake Huron, in Ontario, Canada. It is highly irregularly shaped with many deep bays and islands. Killbear Provincial Park is located on the large peninsula that separates the sou ...
*(incumbent)
Ernie Eves
Ernest Larry Eves (born June 17, 1946) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 23rd premier of Ontario from 2002 to 2003. A Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, Progressive Conservative, he took over the premiership up ...
(PC) 11332
*Rollie Boissonneault (L) 6935
*Bill Pabst (NDP) 2231
*Warren Edgar (FCP) 647
Perth
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*(incumbent)
Hugh Edighoffer
Hugh Alden Edighoffer (July 22, 1928 – July 2, 2019) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1967 to 1990, and was Speaker of the legislature during the administration of ...
(L) 18037
*Warren Ham (NDP) 6080
*Ron Christie (PC) 5357
Peterborough
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*
Peter Adams (L) 15098
*Linda Slavin (NDP) 10641
*Doris Brick (PC) 8480
*Alex Calder (FCP) 3057
*John Conlin (Lbt) 344
Port Arthur
*
Taras Kozyra
Taras Kozyra (born September 26, 1941) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990.
Background
Kozrya moved to Canada at a young age, and was educated at the Unive ...
(L) 13747
*Chris Southcott (NDP) 11828
*Evelyn Dodds (PC) 4419
Prescott and Russell
*(incumbent)
Jean Poirier
Jean Poirier (born January 17, 1950) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1984 to 1995 who represented the Ottawa area riding of Prescott and Russell.
Background
Poiri ...
(L) 26811
*Yves Deschamps (NDP) 4460
*Roland Demers (PC) 4100
Prince Edward—Lennox
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*
Keith MacDonald (L) 11961
*Dennis Tompkins (PC) 9882
*
Paul Johnson (NDP) 4724
Quinte
*(incumbent)
Hugh O'Neil (L) 17151
*Doug Brewer (PC) 6543
*Gene Morosan (NDP) 3520
*Allan Bristol (Lbt) 413
Rainy River
*
Howard Hampton
Howard George Hampton (born May 17, 1952) is a politician who was a member of Provincial Parliament for the province of Ontario. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada, from 1987 to 1999 in the electoral district of Rainy Ri ...
(NDP) 5538
*Dan Pierroz (L) 4631
*(incumbent)
Jack Pierce (PC) 3487
Renfrew North
*(incumbent)
Sean Conway Sean Conway may refer to:
* Sean Conway (swimmer) (born 1981), British-Zimbabwean athlete, author and speaker
*Sean Conway (businessman) (born 1984), American entrepreneur
*Sean Conway (Canadian politician)
Sean Conway (born July 24, 1951) is a ...
(L) 18507
*Stu Mark (PC) 5652
*
Ish Theilheimer (NDP) 3958
*Shirley Witt (FCP) 1385
Riverdale
*(incumbent)
David Reville
David R. Reville (born April 19, 1943) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada, and an activist and educator active in Mad Pride, mad studies, and disability studies. Reville was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontari ...
(NDP) 10321
*
Jim Karygiannis
James Karygiannis ( ; , ; born May 2, 1955) is a former Canadian politician. He served in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal MP from 1988 to 2014, and as member of the Toronto City Council from 2014 until 2020, when his seat was vaca ...
(L) 8562
*Bob Dodd (PC) 3285
*Debra Bojman (G) 330
*Byron Garby (Lbt) 292
*Maggie Bizzell (Comm) 210
St. Andrew—St. Patrick
*
Ron Kanter
Ronald M. Kanter (born February 25, 1948) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1987 to 1990.
Background
Kanter was educated at Glendon College, York University, the Unive ...
(L) 14159
*(incumbent)
Larry Grossman (PC) 10483
*Gladys Rothman (NDP) 5608
*Alex MacDonald (Lbt) 761
St. Catharines
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St. Catharines—Brock
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*
Mike Dietsch (L) 10822
*(incumbent)
Peter Partington
Peter Partington (born September 9, 1939) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1987 who represented the Niagara region riding Brock. He later s ...
(PC) 8821
*
Christel Haeck
Christel HaeckFirst name spelled as Christel, Cristel or Crystal in media sources. (born March 9, 1948) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995 who ...
(NDP) 6514
St. George—St. David
*(incumbent)
Ian Scott (L) 15051
*(incumbent)
Susan Fish
Susan de Avellar Schiller (born March 21, 1945), formerly Susan Fish, is a former Canadian politician. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1981 to 1987, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Bill Davis and Frank Mil ...
(PC) 7996
*John Campey (NDP) 5658
*Michael Beech (Lbt) 721
Sarnia
Sarnia is a city in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada. It had a Canada 2021 Census, 2021 population of 72,047, and is the largest city on Lake Huron. Sarnia is located on the eastern bank of the junction between the Upper and Lower Great Lakes, ...
*(incumbent)
Andy Brandt
Andrew S. Brandt (June 11, 1938 – December 22, 2023) was a Canadian politician and public administrator who served in a number of roles in the province of Ontario. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Progressive Conservative ...
(PC) 12964
*Joan Link-Mellon (L) 10303
*Catherine Giles (NDP) 4552
*Terry Burrell (FCP) 1475
*Margaret Coe (Lbt) 559
Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie may refer to:
People
* Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, a Native American tribe in Michigan
Places
* Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
** Sault Ste. Marie (federal electoral district), a Canadian federal electora ...
*(incumbent)
Karl Morin-Strom
Karl Arvid Morin-Strom (born June 27, 1952) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1990 as a member of the New Democratic Party.
Background
Strom was born in Sault Ste. Marie, O ...
(NDP) 19064
*Albert Ferranti (L) 16381
*Udo Rauk (PC) 3464
Scarborough—Agincourt
*
Gerry Phillips
Gerry Phillips (born September 11, 1940) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Ontario Liberal Party, Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represented the eastern Toronto riding of Scarborough—Agincourt (prov ...
(L) 19101
*David Kho (NDP) 7021
*Adrienne Johnson (PC) 6284
*Barry Coyne (Lbt) 794
Scarborough Centre
*
Cindy Nicholas (L) 11921
*Menno Vorster (NDP) 8525
*(incumbent)
Bill Davis
William Grenville Davis, (July 30, 1929 – August 8, 2021) was a Canadian politician who served as the 18th premier of Ontario from 1971 to 1985. Behind Oliver Mowat, Davis was the List of premiers of Ontario by time in office, second-longes ...
(PC) 7217
*Chris Douros (FCP) 827
*Martin Weatherall 550
Scarborough East
Scarborough East was a Canadian electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 2003.
It initially consisted the eastern part of the Borough of Scarborough, Toronto, Scarborough, although its boundaries were adju ...
*(incumbent)
Ed Fulton
Edward A. "Ed" Fulton (born March 19, 1938), is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1990 who represented the eastern Toronto riding of Scarborough East. He served ...
(L) 16944
*Mary Cook (NDP) 7048
*Russ Bastow (PC) 5390
*Jim McIntosh (Lbt) 869
*Greg Knittl (G) 337
Scarborough—Ellesmere
Scarborough—Ellesmere was a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created prior to the 1975 provincial election and eliminated in 1996, when its territory was incorporated into the riding of Scarborough Centre. Scarborough—Ellesmere r ...
*
Frank Faubert (L) 12422
*(incumbent)
David Warner David or Dave Warner may refer to:
Sports
* Dave Warner (strongman) (born 1969), Northern Ireland strongman competitor
* David Bruce Warner (born 1970), South African alpine skier
* David Warner (cricketer) (born 1986), Australian cricketer
Othe ...
(NDP) 11941
*Gail Brewer (PC) 5445
Scarborough North
*(incumbent)
Alvin Curling
Alvin Curling (born November 15, 1939) is a Jamaican-born Canadian politician. He was Canada's envoy to the Dominican Republic from 2005 to 2006. A former politician in Ontario, Canada, he was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario unti ...
(L) 20021
*Peter Lam (PC) 5861
*Nick Summers (NDP) 4509
*Louis Di Rocco (FCP) 1371
Scarborough West
Scarborough Southwest is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.
Geography
It covers the southwestern part of the Scarborough part of Toronto. It stre ...
*(incumbent)
Richard Johnston (NDP) 13330
*Joe Pacione (L) 10094
*Brian Clark (PC) 3881
*Stephen Jalsevic (FCP) 1035
*George Dance (Lbt) 483
Simcoe Centre
Simcoe Centre was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Grey—Simcoe, Simcoe Sou ...
*
Bruce Owen
Bruce Owen (May 24, 1931 – February 7, 2022) was a Canadian lawyer and politician in Ontario. He served as a Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990, representing Simcoe Centre for the ...
(L) 15474
*(incumbent)
Earl Rowe (PC) 12982
*Fred Ruemper (NDP) 7265
Simcoe East
Simcoe East was a federal electoral district in the province of Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1968. This riding was created in 1882 from parts of Muskoka riding.
The "East Riding of the ...
*(incumbent)
Al McLean (PC) 12543
*Butch Orser (L) 11737
*Fayne Bullen (NDP) 9699
Simcoe West
Simcoe West was an electoral riding in Ontario
Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most popu ...
*(incumbent)
George McCague
George Raymond McCague (December 5, 1929 – July 14, 2014) was a Canadian politician in Ontario. He was a Progressive Conservative member in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1990, and was a cabinet minister in the governments o ...
(PC) 11678
*Gary Johnson (L) 11372
*Noel St-Laurent (NDP) 4788
Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry and East Grenville
*(incumbent)
Noble Villeneuve
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(PC) 10771
*Gerry Rosenquist (L) 10164
*Gordon McGregor 4784
*Arthur Carkner (NDP) 2345
Sudbury Sudbury may refer to:
Places Australia
* Sudbury Reef, Queensland
Canada
* Greater Sudbury, Ontario
** Sudbury (federal electoral district)
** Sudbury (provincial electoral district)
** Sudbury Airport
** Sudbury Basin, a meteorite impact cra ...
*
Sterling Campbell
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(L) 12788
*(incumbent)
Jim Gordon (PC) 10158
*
Sharon Murdock (NDP) 9260
*Ted McKeown 285
Sudbury East
Sudbury East was a provincial electoral riding in the Canadian province of Ontario, that was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1999. It served the easternmost portion of the former city of Sudbury, the eastern portio ...
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Shelley Martel
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(NDP) 15179
*Claude Mayer (L) 9540
*Gary Peck (PC) 2890
Timiskaming
*(incumbent)
David Ramsay (L) 10218
*Ollie Rivard (NDP) 5871
*
Ed Havrot (PC) 4870
Victoria—Haliburton
*(incumbent)
John Eakins
John F. Eakins (December 8, 1922 - September 16, 1998) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1990 who represented the riding of Victoria—Haliburton. He served as a Ca ...
(L) 16287
*Arthur Ward (PC) 5856
*Ivan Moore (NDP) 4251
*Diane Roblin-Lee (FCP) 2403
Waterloo North
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*(incumbent)
Herbert Epp (L) 16792
*
Elizabeth Witmer
Elizabeth Witmer (née Gosar; born October 16, 1946) is a former Deputy Premier of Ontario, Canada. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 until 2012, representing Waterloo North (provincial electoral district), Wate ...
(PC) 8681
*Richard Hastings (NDP) 5785
*Ian O'Neill (Lbt) 818
Welland—Thorold
*(incumbent)
Mel Swart
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Background
Swart was born in London, Ontario. he wen ...
(NDP) 17490
*Mark Larose (L) 9855
*Giulio Roca (PC) 2167
*Angela Braun (FCP) 706
Wellington
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*(incumbent)
Jack Johnson (PC) 10797
*Bill Benson (L) 10334
*Burna Wilton (NDP) 5159
Wentworth East
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*
Shirley Collins
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(L) 16153
*Sharon Lehnert (NDP) 8676
*Barbara Vance (PC) 5577
*Ann Stasiuk 475
Wentworth North
*(incumbent)
Chris Ward (L) 16150
*Gary Tilley (PC) 7107
*Lynn Spencer (NDP) 6641
Willowdale
*
Gino Matrundola
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Background
Matrundola was born in Cassi ...
(L) 15543
*
Charles Harnick
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(PC) 11509
*Batya Hebdon (NDP) 5774
*Earl Epstein (Lbt) 985
Wilson Heights
*(incumbent)
Monte Kwinter
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(L) 17007
*Jennifer Paton (NDP) 6697
*David Farb (PC) 5879
Windsor—Riverside
*(incumbent)
Dave Cooke
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(NDP) 17162
*
Rick Limoges
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Limoges was elected as a councillor for Ward 5 ...
(L) 11257
*Terry Hrynyk (PC) 842
*Mark Kahabka (FCP) 509
Windsor—Sandwich
*(incumbent)
Bill Wrye (L) 14888
*
George Dadamo
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Backgr ...
(NDP) 12535
*Beth Cooper (PC) 1965
Windsor—Walkerville
*(incumbent)
Mike Ray
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Background
Ray graduated from the University ...
(L) 14361
*Donna Champagne (NDP) 13415
*Jerry Kovacs (PC) 1553
*Mike Longmoore (Comm) 335
York Centre York Centre could refer to
*York Centre (federal electoral district)
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*(incumbent)
Greg Sorbara
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(L) 27096
*Doug Mason (PC) 8605
*Joe Licastro (NDP) 7692
York East
*(incumbent)
Christine Hart
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(L) 15683
*Peter Oyler (PC) 7352
*Sophia Apostolides (NDP) 7056
*Chris Frazer (Comm) 527
York Mills
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*
Brad Nixon (L) 14272
*
Gordon Chong
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He served as a Toronto City Councillor, Toronto city councillor and was vice-chairman of the Toronto Transit Commission in th ...
(PC) 11955
*Steve Shorter (NDP) 3195
*Joe Kyriakakis (Lbt) 582
York—Mackenzie
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The federal riding was eliminated in 2003 when it was redistributed between two new ridings of Newmarket ...
*
Charles Beer
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Backgro ...
(L) 14177
*John Cole (PC) 8992
*Susan Wakeling (NDP) 6092
York South
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The riding is notable for the 1942 federal by-election in which newly elected Conservative leader ...
*(incumbent)
Bob Rae
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(NDP) 13190
*
Alan Tonks
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Background
Tonks is the ...
(L) 12857
*Fred De Francesco (PC) 1544
*Dusan Kubias (Lbt) 411
Yorkview
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*(incumbent)
Claudio Polsinelli
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Polsinelli was educated at the University of Toronto, Osgoode Ha ...
(L) 11499
*Sheila Lambrinos (NDP) 6148
*Tony Marzilli (Ind
rudeau Liberal 2507
*Fareed Khan (PC) 1037
*Russ Jackman (Lbt) 674
Byelections after 1987
* March 31, 1988:
London North
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, following the December 31, 1987 resignation of
Ron Van Horne
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:
:
Dianne Cunningham
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(PC) 13858
:Elaine Pensa (L) 10356
:Diane Whiteside (NDP) 6799
:Brenda Rowe (FCP) 1419
:Barry Malcolm (F) 548
:
John Turmel
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115
*November 3, 1988:
Welland—Thorold, following the October 24, 1988 resignation of
Mel Swart
Melvin Leroy Swart (June 25, 1919 – February 27, 2007) was a Canadian politician in Ontario. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a New Democratic MPP from 1975 to 1988.
Background
Swart was born in London, Ontario. he wen ...
:
:
Peter Kormos
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(NDP) 13933
:Mike Lottridge (L) 9819
:Brian O'Brine (PC) 4574
:Barry Fitzgerald (F) 260
:
John Turmel
John C. Turmel (born February 22, 1951) is a perennial candidate for election in Canada, and according to the ''Guinness World Records'' holds the records for the most elections contested and for the most elections lost, having contested 112 el ...
187
Dalton McGuinty, Sr., MPP for
Ottawa South
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, died on March 16, 1990. No byelection was held; the seat was vacant until the
1990 election in September.
See also
*
Politics of Ontario
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*
List of Ontario political parties
*
Premier of Ontario
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*
Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)
The leader of the Official Opposition () is the leader of the largest political party in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario that is not in government and is typically the second-largest party. The position is formally titled the leader of His ...
*
Independent candidates, 1987 Ontario provincial election
*
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario candidates in the 1987 Ontario provincial election
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ontario General Election, 1987
1987 elections in Canada
1987
Events January
* January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency.
* January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade.
* January 3 – Afghan leader ...
1987 in Ontario
September 1987 in Canada