1985 Ontario general election explained

Election Name:	1985 Ontario general election
Country:	Ontario
Type:	parliamentary
Ongoing:	no
Party Colour:	no
Party Name:	no
Previous Election:	1981 Ontario general election
Previous Year:	1981
Next Election:	1987 Ontario general election
Next Year:	1987
Seats For Election:	125 seats in the 33rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Majority Seats:	63
Election Date:	May 2, 1985
Image1:	3x4.svg
Leaders Seat1:	Muskoka
Last Election1:	70
Seats1:	52
Seat Change1:	18
Popular Vote1:	1,349,168
Percentage1:	37.1%
Swing1:	7.3pp
Leader2:	David Peterson
Leader Since2:	February 21, 1982
Leaders Seat2:	London Centre
Last Election2:	34
Seats2:	48
Seat Change2:	14
Popular Vote2:	1,377,965
Percentage2:	37.9%
Swing2:	5.2pp
Image3:	Image:Bob Rae, Toronto City Summit Alliance (cropped).jpg
Leader3:	Bob Rae
Leader Since3:	February 7, 1982
Leaders Seat3:	York South
Last Election3:	21
Seats3:	25
Seat Change3:	4
Popular Vote3:	857,743
Percentage3:	23.6%
Swing3:	2.4pp
Premier
Posttitle:	Premier after election
Before Election:	Frank Miller
After Election:	Frank Miller
Turnout:	61.55%^[1]

The 1985 Ontario general election was held on May 2, 1985, to elect the members of the 33rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada. The Progressive Conservatives won a plurality, but came up short of a majority.

Shortly afterward, the 42 years of PC governance in Ontario came to an end by a confidence vote defeating Premier Frank Miller's minority government. David Peterson's Liberals then formed a minority government with the support of Bob Rae's New Democratic Party.

Prelude

Around Thanksgiving in 1984, Ontario Premier Bill Davis announced that he would be stepping down from his longtime post and as leader of the Ontario PCs in early 1985. In office since 1971, he had a string of electoral victories by pursuing a moderate agenda and by relying on the skill of the Big Blue Machine team of advisors. Davis, who remained generally popular throughout his term in office, would unveil a surprise legacy project: full funding for Ontario's separate Catholic school system, which would become known as Bill 30. That decision was supported by both other parties but was generally unpopular, especially in the PC base.

The subsequent leadership race saw the party divide into two rough camps. The moderate and mainly-urban wing was represented by the second-place finisher, Larry Grossman. The more conservative rural faction backed the eventual victor, Frank Miller. After Miller's victory at the convention, the party's factions failed to reconcile, which was especially important since many moderate members of the Big Blue Machine were pushed aside.

Election

Despite those problems, the PCs remained far ahead in the polls, and when Miller called an election just six weeks after becoming premier, he was about 20% ahead of the Liberals. Over the campaign, however, the PC lead began to shrink as the Liberals waged a highly effective campaign. During the campaign, the separate schools question re-emerged when the Anglican prelate of Toronto, Archbishop Lewis Garnsworthy, held a news conference on the issue in which he compared Davis' methods in pushing through the reform to Adolf Hitler, saying: "This is how Hitler changed education in Germany, by exactly the same process, by decree. I won't take that back."^[2] 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^[3] 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 motion of no confidence introduced by Rae. Lieutenant-Governor John Black Aird then asked Peterson to form a government. Privately, Aird's actions suited Miller since even without party infighting and finances to consider, the PC's internal polling had by then clearly indicated the voters did not want another election and that even if the Lieutenant-Governor could have been convinced to call one, the Liberals would have been likely to win in a landslide. The actions of Aird, who was appointed by former Liberal Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, therefore allowed Miller to portray his relinquishing of the premiership as a grudging acquiescence that he was forced to undertake by a representative of the sovereign, who the PCs would subsequently claim had breached constitutional convention and inappropriately engaged in partisanship to elevate the second-place party to government. In any case, Miller resigned on June 26 and Peterson's minority government was sworn in on the same day.

Opinion polls

During campaign period

Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level

Polling firm	Last day of survey	Source	PCO	OLP	ONDP	Other		Sample
Election 1985	May 2, 1985		37.9	37.1	23.6	1.4
Environics	April 19, 1985	^[4]	41	33	26
	April 1985		43	35	21
	April 1985	^[5]	47	32	21
Election called (March 25, 1985)^[6]

During the 32nd Parliament of Ontario

Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level

Polling firm	Last day of survey	Source	PCO	OLP	ONDP	Other		Sample
Gallup	March 1985	^[7]	50.5	28.8	20.3
Decima	February 1985	^[8]	55	21	21
CROP Inc	June 1984	^[9]	50
Gallup	June 1983	^[10]	51.9	30	17.6
Election 1981	March 19, 1981		44.38	33.48	21.14	1

Results

^[11] |-! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party! rowspan=2 | Party leader! colspan=4 | MPPs! colspan=4 | Votes|-! Candidates!1981!1985!±!#! ±!%! ± (pp)|style="text-align:left;"|Frank Miller| 125 || 70 || 52 || 18 || 1,343,044 || 69,444 || 36.94% || 7.44^[12] |style="text-align:left;"|David Peterson| 125 || 34 || 48 || 14 || 1,377,965 || 305,285 || 37.90% || 4.20|style="text-align:left;"|Bob Rae| 125 || 21 || 25 || 4 || 865,507 || 192,683 || 23.81% || 2.67| || 28 || – || – || – || 25,728 || 15,143 || 0.71% || 0.38|style="text-align:left;"|Scott Bell| 17 || – || – || – || 12,831 || 5,744 || 0.35% || 0.13| || 9 || – || – || – || 5,345 || 5,345 || 0.15% ||New|style="text-align:left;"|Gordon Massie| 10 || – || – || – || 3,696 || 1,610 || 0.10% || 0.07^[13] |style="text-align:left;"|none^[14] | 3 || – || – || – || 1,583 || 1,123 || 0.04% || 0.03|-! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total|442||125! " colspan="2"|125! " colspan="2"|3,635,699! " colspan="2"| 100.00%|-| colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Rejected ballots| 26,434| 5,637| colspan="2"||-| colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Voter turnout| 3,662,133| 458,852| 61.55| 3.51|-| colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Registered electors| 5,950,295| 431,091| colspan="2"||}

Synopsis of results

Results by riding – 1985 Ontario general election

Riding	Winning party								Turnout ^[15]	Votes
Name^[16]	1981		Party		Votes	Share	Margin #	Margin %		Lib	PC	NDP			Total
Algoma		NDP		NDP	7,575	53.11%	3,881	27.21%	70.64%	2,995	3,694	7,575	–	–	14,264
Algoma—Manitoulin		PC		PC	7,174	47.24%	2,470	16.26%	55.49%	4,704	7,174	3,309	–	–	15,187
Brampton		PC		Lib	25,656	45.62%	4,417	7.85%	55.84%	25,656	21,239	8,313	500	531	56,239
Brantford		PC		PC	13,444	41.65%	1,141	3.53%	64.87%	6,533	13,444	12,303	–	–	32,280
Brant—Oxford—Norfolk		Lib		Lib	15,317	62.21%	9,500	38.58%	60.36%	15,317	5,817	3,487	–	–	24,621
Brock		PC		PC	9,741	41.55%	660	2.82%	63.11%	9,081	9,741	3,867	–	755	23,444
Burlington South		PC		PC	16,479	42.12%	4,657	11.90%	63.04%	11,822	16,479	10,820	–	–	39,121
Cambridge		PC		PC	12,888	40.33%	903	2.83%	60.19%	7,083	12,888	11,985	–	–	31,956
Carleton		PC		PC	17,732	44.34%	2,639	6.60%	57.85%	15,093	17,732	7,165	–	–	39,990
Carleton East		PC		Lib	23,221	48.14%	7,033	14.58%	57.59%	23,221	16,188	8,829	–	–	48,238
Carleton-Grenville		PC		PC	15,524	57.47%	7,505	27.78%	56.54%	8,019	15,524	3,468	–	–	27,011
Chatham—Kent		PC		Lib	10,340	41.23%	1,134	4.52%	58.84%	10,340	9,206	5,535	–	–	25,081
Cochrane North		PC		Lib	8,793	47.39%	1,910	10.29%	68.78%	8,793	6,883	2,878	–	–	18,554
Cochrane South		PC		PC	13,935	59.05%	8,273	35.06%	62.63%	4,002	13,935	5,662	–	–	23,599
Cornwall		NDP		PC	9,430	43.57%	3,046	14.07%	59.41%	6,384	9,430	5,828	–	–	21,642
Dufferin—Simcoe		PC		PC	16,198	50.09%	4,376	13.53%	57.94%	11,822	16,198	4,316	–	–	32,336
Durham East		PC		PC	15,193	46.59%	5,361	16.44%	58.14%	7,584	15,193	9,832	–	–	32,609
Durham West		PC		PC	18,684	44.03%	4,336	10.22%	56.38%	14,348	18,684	8,495	–	911	42,438
Durham—York		PC		PC	14,343	48.55%	4,583	15.51%	58.83%	9,760	14,343	5,440	–	–	29,543
Elgin		PC		PC	11,816	45.29%	3,197	12.25%	62.09%	8,619	11,816	5,315	342	–	26,092
Erie		Lib		Lib	10,926	54.57%	5,022	25.08%	60.91%	10,926	5,904	3,191	–	–	20,021
Essex North		Lib		NDP	7,901	33.56%	1,286	5.46%	61.39%	6,615	6,105	7,901	2,925	–	23,546
Essex South		Lib		Lib	11,382	47.22%	6,284	26.07%	61.08%	11,382	5,098	2,677	4,947	–	24,104
Fort William		PC		PC	14,452	54.66%	7,381	27.91%	63.83%	4,629	14,452	7,071	–	289	26,441
Frontenac—Addington		Lib		Lib	11,684	45.56%	2,387	9.31%	61.14%	11,684	9,297	3,723	941	–	25,645
Grey		Lib		Lib	16,061	65.17%	10,186	41.33%	63.49%	16,061	5,875	2,402	–	306	24,644
Grey—Bruce		Lib		Lib	14,883	59.97%	7,288	29.37%	65.85%	14,883	7,595	2,340	–	–	24,818
Haldimand—Norfolk		Lib		Lib	17,456	56.06%	7,593	24.38%	66.48%	17,456	9,863	3,821	–	–	31,140
Halton—Burlington		Lib		Lib	14,991	42.46%	214	0.61%	58.95%	14,991	14,777	4,871	665	–	35,304
Hamilton Centre		Lib		Lib	9,184	44.01%	384	1.84%	56.85%	9,184	2,883	8,800	–	–	20,867
Hamilton East		NDP		NDP	13,774	43.80%	1,600	5.09%	61.03%	12,174	5,268	13,774	–	234	31,450
Hamilton Mountain		NDP		NDP	13,871	44.24%	4,142	13.21%	69.28%	7,757	9,729	13,871	–	–	31,357
Hamilton West		Lib		NDP	10,182	37.42%	450	1.65%	61.95%	9,732	6,705	10,182	593	–	27,212
Hastings—Peterborough		PC		PC	12,272	54.91%	6,686	29.91%	60.30%	5,586	12,272	4,492	–	–	22,350
Huron—Bruce		Lib		Lib	17,159	61.94%	8,609	31.08%	71.72%	17,159	8,550	1,992	–	–	27,701
Huron—Middlesex		Lib		Lib	13,820	61.21%	6,439	28.52%	70.71%	13,820	7,381	1,148	229	–	22,578
Kenora		PC		PC	12,574	66.69%	8,549	45.35%	60.95%	2,254	12,574	4,025	–	–	18,853
Kent—Elgin		Lib		Lib	11,616	54.36%	3,778	17.68%	62.81%	11,616	7,838	1,916	–	–	21,370
Kingston and the Islands		PC		Lib	11,924	46.33%	2,287	8.89%	56.36%	11,924	9,637	3,892	–	285	25,738
Kitchener		Lib		Lib	14,066	46.86%	4,382	14.60%	58.60%	14,066	9,684	5,654	610	–	30,014
Kitchener—Wilmot		Lib		Lib	15,987	54.38%	7,250	24.66%	55.24%	15,987	8,737	4,673	–	–	29,397
Lake Nipigon		NDP		NDP	5,708	41.70%	1,176	8.59%	64.45%	3,448	4,532	5,708	–	–	13,688
Lambton		PC		Lib	10,816	47.52%	860	3.78%	67.64%	10,816	9,956	1,987	–	–	22,759
Lanark		PC		PC	10,916	56.39%	5,770	29.81%	56.28%	5,146	10,916	3,297	–	–	19,359
Leeds		PC		PC	11,809	51.61%	5,061	22.12%	58.76%	6,748	11,809	3,583	741	–	22,881
Lincoln		PC		PC	12,226	49.84%	3,222	13.13%	67.82%	9,004	12,226	2,264	1,036	–	24,530
London Centre		Lib		Lib	13,890	54.80%	7,176	28.31%	52.81%	13,890	6,714	4,340	–	403	25,347
London North		Lib		Lib	20,536	54.43%	9,103	24.13%	60.14%	20,536	11,433	5,191	–	566	37,726
London South		PC		Lib	24,522	51.03%	6,683	13.91%	62.91%	24,522	17,839	5,080	–	614	48,055
Middlesex		PC		Lib	11,292	47.16%	810	3.38%	68.03%	11,292	10,482	2,169	–	–	23,943
Mississauga East		PC		PC	14,900	37.96%	2,566	6.54%	57.52%	12,334	14,900	12,015	–	–	39,249
Mississauga North		PC		Lib	21,369	41.69%	1,424	2.78%	54.54%	21,369	19,945	9,943	–	–	51,257
Mississauga South		PC		PC	13,186	44.58%	1,563	5.28%	59.94%	11,623	13,186	4,770	–	–	29,579
Muskoka		PC		PC	12,723	68.42%	9,687	52.09%	67.82%	3,036	12,723	2,836	–	–	18,595
Niagara Falls		Lib		Lib	14,658	48.78%	6,042	20.11%	61.03%	14,658	8,616	6,778	–	–	30,052
Nickel Belt		NDP		NDP	8,912	52.37%	3,063	18.00%	70.39%	2,255	5,849	8,912	–	–	17,016
Nipissing		PC		PC	14,900	49.86%	3,898	13.04%	64.66%	11,002	14,900	3,984	–	–	29,886
Northumberland		PC		PC	14,296	47.67%	1,850	6.17%	63.87%	12,446	14,296	3,247	–	–	29,989
Oakville		PC		PC	14,265	41.66%	687	2.01%	64.06%	13,578	14,265	4,390	–	2,008	34,241
Oshawa		NDP		NDP	12,686	50.25%	5,158	20.43%	54.71%	5,034	7,528	12,686	–	–	25,248
Ottawa Centre		NDP		NDP	11,890	43.45%	3,885	14.20%	59.18%	7,103	8,005	11,890	364	–	27,362
Ottawa East		Lib		Lib	14,601	68.40%	10,630	49.80%	49.15%	14,601	2,257	3,971	518	–	21,347
Ottawa South		PC		PC	12,971	39.41%	1,337	4.06%	63.63%	11,634	12,971	8,311	–	–	32,916
Ottawa West		PC		PC	15,089	46.63%	2,948	9.11%	59.43%	12,141	15,089	4,427	–	701	32,358
Oxford		PC		PC	15,507	46.81%	4,851	14.64%	60.71%	10,656	15,507	5,660	577	729	33,129
Parry Sound		PC		PC	10,904	50.53%	1,360	6.30%	69.58%	9,544	10,904	1,130	–	–	21,578
Perth		Lib		Lib	20,040	69.31%	13,964	48.30%	62.24%	20,040	6,076	2,796	–	–	28,912
Peterborough		PC		PC	16,878	43.03%	4,937	12.59%	60.25%	9,734	16,878	11,941	–	673	39,226
Port Arthur		NDP		NDP	13,084	44.99%	3,258	11.20%	63.06%	6,169	9,826	13,084	–	–	29,079
Prescott and Russell		Lib		Lib	18,833	57.95%	7,795	23.99%	60.34%	18,833	11,038	2,625	–	–	32,496
Prince Edward—Lennox		PC		PC	10,170	52.44%	3,252	16.77%	57.55%	6,918	10,170	2,307	–	–	19,395
Quinte		Lib		Lib	18,988	63.10%	9,701	32.24%	60.73%	18,988	9,287	1,817	–	–	30,092
Rainy River		LL		PC	5,053	39.56%	278	2.18%	67.25%	2,944	5,053	4,775	–	–	12,772
Renfrew North		Lib		Lib	12,849	66.45%	7,101	36.72%	63.60%	12,849	5,748	740	–	–	19,337
Renfrew South		PC		PC	14,182	51.97%	4,495	16.47%	68.64%	9,687	14,182	3,420	–	–	27,289
St. Catharines		Lib		Lib	20,605	57.94%	11,576	32.55%	61.65%	20,605	9,029	5,624	–	305	35,563
Sarnia		PC		PC	18,651	61.25%	11,213	36.82%	59.99%	7,438	18,651	3,572	–	792	30,453
Sault Ste. Marie		PC		NDP	16,362	44.85%	1,069	2.93%	64.49%	4,830	15,293	16,362	–	–	36,485
Simcoe Centre		PC		PC	15,379	38.04%	534	1.32%	60.78%	14,845	15,379	9,639	566	–	40,429
Simcoe East		PC		PC	13,371	41.86%	2,369	7.42%	63.52%	7,566	13,371	11,002	–	–	31,939
Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry		PC		PC	13,119	60.03%	6,083	27.83%	61.94%	7,036	13,119	1,700	–	–	21,855
Sudbury		PC		PC	12,591	48.61%	5,581	21.55%	60.65%	6,302	12,591	7,010	–	–	25,903
Sudbury East		NDP		NDP	17,241	54.66%	7,665	24.30%	63.21%	4,726	9,576	17,241	–	–	31,543
Timiskaming		PC		NDP	10,765	50.79%	2,824	13.32%	71.10%	2,026	7,941	10,765	464	–	21,196
Victoria—Haliburton		Lib		Lib	15,340	50.93%	3,770	12.52%	67.09%	15,340	11,570	3,209	–	–	30,119
Waterloo North		Lib		Lib	16,458	54.60%	7,309	24.25%	58.80%	16,458	9,149	4,534	–	–	30,141
Welland-Thorold		NDP		NDP	17,065	59.44%	11,038	38.45%	66.73%	6,027	5,618	17,065	–	–	28,710
Wellington—Dufferin—Peel		PC		PC	14,845	46.92%	4,444	14.05%	58.06%	10,401	14,845	6,395	–	–	31,641
Wellington South		Lib		Lib	17,995	47.83%	5,006	13.30%	65.46%	17,995	12,989	6,641	–	–	37,625
Wentworth		PC		PC	12,322	38.29%	1,985	6.17%	61.14%	10,337	12,322	8,571	947	–	32,177
Wentworth North		Lib		Lib	18,328	47.73%	5,168	13.46%	65.33%	18,328	13,160	6,158	–	751	38,397
Windsor—Riverside		NDP		NDP	17,883	61.62%	11,164	38.47%	57.28%	4,418	6,719	17,883	–	–	29,020
Windsor—Sandwich		Lib		Lib	10,730	48.35%	3,147	14.18%	56.50%	10,730	3,681	7,583	–	197	22,191
Windsor—Walkerville		Lib		Lib	9,130	40.03%	2,150	9.43%	58.56%	9,130	6,980	6,698	–	–	22,808
York Centre		PC		PC	25,022	45.82%	5,246	9.61%	57.11%	19,776	25,022	7,171	2,644	–	54,613
York North		PC		Lib	21,291	46.78%	4,095	9.00%	59.16%	21,291	17,196	7,026	–	–	45,513
Armourdale		PC		PC	13,394	41.26%	212	0.65%	68.43%	13,182	13,394	5,429	–	456	32,461
Beaches—Woodbine		NDP		NDP	12,672	49.82%	5,371	21.12%	65.11%	5,065	7,301	12,672	–	396	25,434
Bellwoods		NDP		NDP	8,088	47.49%	1,433	8.41%	67.32%	6,655	1,964	8,088	324	–	17,031
Don Mills		PC		PC	15,481	50.72%	7,977	26.14%	57.52%	7,504	15,481	6,153	1,382	–	30,520
Dovercourt		NDP		NDP	6,677	38.96%	77	0.45%	67.75%	6,600	3,564	6,677	–	298	17,139
Downsview		NDP		Lib	11,234	43.92%	221	0.86%	65.58%	11,234	3,329	11,013	–	–	25,576
Eglinton		PC		PC	13,503	43.60%	914	2.95%	67.42%	12,589	13,503	4,880	–	–	30,972
Etobicoke		NDP		NDP	16,792	54.33%	9,219	29.83%	58.77%	6,544	7,573	16,792	–	–	30,909
High Park—Swansea		PC		PC	9,960	38.13%	330	1.26%	70.02%	5,578	9,960	9,630	244	707	26,119
Humber		PC		Lib	18,057	45.92%	1,951	4.96%	66.85%	18,057	16,106	5,160	–	–	39,323
Lakeshore		PC		NDP	11,539	39.89%	2,037	7.04%	67.93%	9,502	7,886	11,539	–	–	28,927
Oakwood		NDP		NDP	10,407	41.63%	776	3.10%	68.62%	9,631	4,636	10,407	–	327	25,001
Oriole		PC		Lib	17,641	49.05%	4,084	11.36%	65.23%	17,641	13,557	3,660	–	1,106	35,964
Parkdale		Lib		Lib	12,065	62.67%	6,929	35.99%	66.69%	12,065	2,052	5,136	–	–	19,253
Riverdale		NDP		NDP	9,869	52.16%	5,279	27.90%	61.69%	3,949	4,590	9,869	–	514	18,922
St. Andrew—St. Patrick		PC		PC	10,332	40.47%	1,959	7.67%	63.95%	6,330	10,332	8,373	–	496	25,531
St. David		PC		Lib	13,120	46.98%	3,418	12.24%	69.43%	13,120	9,702	4,878	–	228	27,928
St. George		PC		PC	11,378	35.04%	835	2.57%	58.00%	9,361	11,378	10,543	186	1,007	32,475
Scarborough Centre		PC		PC	8,890	35.56%	359	1.44%	57.77%	8,531	8,890	7,577	–	–	24,998
Scarborough East		PC		Lib	15,855	48.22%	4,610	14.02%	58.27%	15,855	11,245	4,381	–	1,402	32,883
Scarborough—Ellesmere		PC		NDP	10,119	37.42%	219	0.81%	63.63%	6,674	9,900	10,119	–	348	27,041
Scarborough North		PC		Lib	30,504	47.52%	7,860	12.24%	57.68%	30,504	22,644	9,072	1,974	–	64,194
Scarborough West		NDP		NDP	12,889	53.19%	6,895	28.45%	60.47%	4,806	5,994	12,889	544	–	24,233
Wilson Heights		PC		Lib	12,363	40.76%	2,188	7.21%	64.26%	12,363	10,175	7,793	–	–	30,331
York East		PC		PC	11,459	40.05%	2,276	7.96%	64.52%	6,629	11,459	9,183	–	1,339	28,610
York Mills		PC		PC	17,943	48.19%	7,865	21.12%	61.12%	10,078	17,943	6,872	–	2,339	37,232
York South		NDP		NDP	16,373	54.02%	9,566	31.56%	66.53%	6,807	5,321	16,373	1,465	343	30,309
York West		PC		PC	14,595	39.98%	715	1.96%	65.00%	13,880	14,595	6,930	–	1,099	36,504
Yorkview		Lib		Lib	15,986	49.84%	3,328	10.38%	60.72%	15,986	3,431	12,658	–	–	32,075

= open seat

= turnout is above provincial average

= winning candidate was in previous Legislature

= not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature

= incumbent had switched allegiance

= incumbency arose from byelection gain

= previously incumbent in another riding

= other incumbents renominated

= previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada

= multiple candidates

Analysis

Party candidates in 2nd place

Party in 1st place		Party in 2nd place			Total
		PC	Lib	NDP
	38	14	52
42		6	48
16	9		25
Total		58	47	20	125

Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party

Parties	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
	52	58	15
	48	47	30
	25	20	79	1
			1	20	7
				15	1
				10
				5	3
				3

Source !!colspan="4"

Party
align="center"	PC	align="center"	Lib	align="center"	NDP	Total
Seats retained	Incumbents returned	43	24	16	83
	Open seats held	7	5	3	15
	Byelection loss reversed		1		1
	Ouster of incumbent changing allegiance		1		1
Seats changing hands	Incumbents defeated		12	4	16
	Open seats gained	2	5	1	8
	Byelection gain held			1	1
Total		52	48	25	125

Significant results among independent and minor party candidates

Those candidates not belonging to a major party, receiving more than 1,000 votes in the election, are listed below:^[11]

Riding	Party	Candidates	Votes	Placed
		Gary Watson	1,382	4th
		Raymond Boggs	2,925	4th
		Jeffrey Totten	4,947	3rd
		Kenneth Lee	1,036	4th
		Christopher Kowalchuk	2,008	4th
		George Graham	1,106	4th
		Michael Beech	1,007	4th
		James McIntosh	1,402	4th
		Ronald Austin	1,974	4th
		Stewart Cole	2,644	4th
		Scott Bell	2,339	4th
		William Schulze	1,063	4th
		Robert Dunk	1,099	4th

Seats changing hands

Twenty-five seats changed allegiance in this election:

PC to Liberal

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

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

PC to NDP

• Lakeshore
• Sault Ste. Marie
• Scarborough—Ellesmere
• Timiskaming

Liberal to NDP

• Essex North
• Hamilton West

Liberal-Labour to PC

• Rainy River

NDP to Liberal

• Downsview

NDP to PC

• Cornwall

MPPs elected by region and riding

Party designations are as follows:

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

Brampton

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

Brantford

• (incumbent) Phil Gillies (PC) 13444
• Jack Tubman (NDP) 12303
• Herb German (L) 6533

Brant-Oxford-Norfolk

• (incumbent) Robert Nixon (L) 15317
• Ian Birnie (PC) 5817
• Irene Heltner (NDP) 3487

Brock

• Peter Partington (PC) 9741
• Bill Andres (L) 9081
• Robert Woolston (NDP) 3867
• Brian Dolby (G) 755

Burlington South

• Cam Jackson (PC) 16479
• Doug Redfearn (L) 11822
• Walter Mukewich (NDP) 10820

Cambridge

• (incumbent) Bill Barlow (PC) 12888
• Alec Dufresne (NDP) 11985
• Bob Jeffrey (L) 7083

Carleton

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

Carleton East

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

Carleton-Grenville

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

Chatham—Kent

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

Cochrane North

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

Cochrane South

• (incumbent) Alan Pope (PC) 13935
• Roger Loiselle (NDP) 5662
• Jim Martin (L) 4002

Cornwall

• Luc Guindon (PC) 9430
• Claude Poirier (L) 6384
• Steve Corrie (NDP) 5828

Don Mills

• (incumbent) Dennis Timbrell (PC) 15481
• John Atkin (L) 7504
• Michael Wyatt (NDP) 6153
• Gary Watson (Ind [RWL]) 1382

Dovercourt

• (incumbent) Tony Lupusella (NDP) 6677
• Gil Gillespie (L) 6600
• Joe Palozzi (PC) 3564
• Gordon Massie (Comm) 298

Downsview

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

Dufferin—Simcoe

• (incumbent) George McCague (PC) 16198
• Gary Johnson (L) 11822
• Jeff Koechlin (NDP) 4316

Durham East

• (incumbent) Sam Cureatz (PC) 15193
• Doug Smith (NDP) 9832
• Steve Ryan (L) 7584

Durham West

• (incumbent) George Ashe (PC) 18684
• Brian Evans (L) 14348
• Don Stewart (NDP) 8495
• Eugene Gmitrowicz (Lbt) 911

Durham—York

• (incumbent) Ross Stevenson (PC) 14343
• Don Hadden (L) 9760
• Margaret Wilbur (NDP) 5440

Eglinton

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

Elgin

• (incumbent) Ron McNeil (PC) 11816
• Peter Charlton (L) 8619
• Gord Campbell (NDP) 5315

Erie

• (incumbent) Ray Haggerty (L) 10926
• Stan Pettit (PC) 5904
• Shirley Summers (NDP) 3191

Essex North

• Pat Hayes (NDP) 7901
• Jack Morris (L) 6615
• Jack Menard (PC) 6105
• Ray Boggs 2925

Essex South

• (incumbent) Remo Mancini (L) 11382
• Paul Setterington (PC) 5098
• Jeff Totten 4947
• Paul Hertel (NDP) 267

Etobicoke

• (incumbent) Ed Philip (NDP) 16792
• John Smith (PC) 7573
• John Genser (L) 6544

Fort William

• (incumbent) Mickey Hennessy (PC) 14452
• Don Smith (NDP) 7071
• Norris Badanai (L) 4629
• John MacLennan (Comm) 289

Frontenac—Addington

• Larry South (L) 11684
• (incumbent) J. Earl McEwen (PC) 9297
• Lars Thompson (NDP) 3723
• Ross Baker 941

Grey

• (incumbent) Bob McKessock (L) 16061
• Case Vanderham (PC) 5875
• Rhonda Green (NDP) 2402
• Eric Biggins (Lbt) 306

Grey—Bruce

• (incumbent) Eddie Sargent (L) 14883
• Arlene Wright (PC) 7595
• Joanne Shaw (NDP) 2340

Haldimand—Norfolk

• (incumbent) Gordon Miller (L) 17456
• Barbara Martindale (PC) 9863
• Wayne Pierce (NDP) 3821

Halton—Burlington

• Don Knight (L) 14991
• Peter Pomeroy (PC) 14777
• Doug Hamilton (NDP) 4871
• Neil Sivertson 665

Hamilton Centre

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

Hamilton East

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

Hamilton Mountain

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

Hamilton West

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

Hastings—Peterborough

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

High Park—Swansea

• (incumbent) Yuri Shymko (PC) 9960
• Elaine Ziemba (NDP) 9630
• John Rudnicki (L) 5578
• Bob Cumming (Lbt) 498
• Robert Seajkowski 244
• Andrew Scorer (G) 209

Humber

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

Huron—Bruce

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

Huron—Middlesex

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

Kenora

• (incumbent) Leo Bernier (PC) 12574
• Colin Wasacase (NDP) 4025
• Mark Ducharme (L) 2254

Kent—Elgin

• (incumbent) Jim McGuigan (L) 11616
• Shirley McHardy (PC) 7838
• Donald Alexander (NDP) 1916

Kingston and the Islands

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

Kitchener

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

Kitchener—Wilmot

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

Lake Nipigon

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

Lambton

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

Lanark—Renfrew

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

Lakeshore

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

Leeds

• (incumbent) Robert Runciman (PC) 11809
• Dolores Wing (L) 6748
• Bob Smith (NDP) 3583
• Mackie Morrison 741

Lincoln

• (incumbent) Philip Andrewes (PC) 12226
• Gladys Huffman (L) 9004
• Barbara Mersereau (NDP) 2264
• Ken Lee 1036

London Centre

• (incumbent) David Peterson (L) 13890
• Bill Rudd (PC) 6714
• Peter Cassidy (NDP) 4340
• Michelle McColm (F) 403

London North

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

London South

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

Middlesex

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

Mississauga East

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

Mississauga North

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

Mississauga South

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

Muskoka

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

Niagara Falls

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

Nickel Belt

• (incumbent) Floyd Laughren (NDP) 8912
• Evelyn Dutrisac (PC) 5849
• Trudy Bolduc (L) 2255

Nipissing

• (incumbent) Mike Harris (PC) 14900
• Mike Gauthier (L) 11002
• Lynne Bennett (NDP) 3984

Northumberland

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

Oakville

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

Oakwood

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

Oriole

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

Oshawa

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

Ottawa Centre

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

Ottawa East

• (incumbent) Bernard Grandmaitre (L) 14601
• Kathryn Barnard (NDP) 3971
• Paul St. Georges (PC) 2257
• Serge Girard (politician)|Serge Girard 518

Ottawa South

• (incumbent) Claude Bennett (PC) 12971
• Andrew Caddell (L) 11634
• John Smart (NDP) 8311

Ottawa West

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

Oxford

• (incumbent) Dick Treleaven (PC) 15507
• Charlotte Sutherland (L) 10656
• Wayne Colburn (NDP) 5660
• Kaye Sargent (Lbt) 729
• Rick Spurgeon 577

Parkdale

• (incumbent) Tony Ruprecht (L) 12065
• Richard Gilbert (NDP) 5176
• Tessie Jew (PC) 2052

Parry Sound

• (incumbent) Ernie Eves (PC) 10904
• Richard Thomas (L) 9544
• Leo Gagne (NDP) 1130

Perth

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

Peterborough

• (incumbent) John Turner (PC) 16878
• Linda Slavin (NDP) 11941
• Bill Ayotte (L) 9734
• John Conlin (Lbt) 461
• George K. Kerr (G) 212

Port Arthur

• (incumbent) Jim Foulds (NDP) 13084
• Swede Johnson (PC) 9826
• John Ranta (L) 6169

Prescott and Russell

• (incumbent) Jean Poirier (L) 18833
• Guy Genier (PC) 11038
• Maurice Landry (NDP) 2625

Prince Edward—Lennox

• (incumbent) James Taylor (PC) 10170
• Gordon Mylks (L) 6918
• Harry Plummer (NDP) 2307

Quinte

• (incumbent) Hugh O’Neil (L) 18988
• Neil Robertson (PC) 9287
• Gene Morosan (NDP) 1817

Rainy River

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

Renfrew North

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

Renfrew South

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

Riverdale

• David Reville (NDP) 9869
• Bret Snider (PC) 4590
• Doug DeMille (L) 3949
• Maggie Bizzell (Comm) 322
• Michael Tegtmeyer (G) 192

St. Andrew—St. Patrick

• (incumbent) Larry Grossman (PC) 10332
• Meg Griffiths (NDP) 8373
• Jim DaCosta (L) 6330
• Cathy Laurier (Comm) 264
• Judy Hannon (G) 232

St. Catharines

St. David

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

St. George

• (incumbent) Susan Fish (PC) 11378
• Diana Hunt (NDP) 10543
• Joseph Mifsud (L) 9361
• Michael Beech (Lbt) 1007
• Karol Siroky (Ind [New Tories]) 186

Sarnia

• (incumbent) Andy Brandt (PC) 18651
• Michael Robb (L) 7438
• Duncan Longwell (NDP) 3572
• Margaret Coe (Lbt) 792

Sault Ste. Marie

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

Scarborough Centre

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

Scarborough East

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

Scarborough—Ellesmere

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

Scarborough North

• Alvin Curling (L) 30504
• Carole Noble (PC) 22644
• Jerry Daca (NDP) 9072
• R.J. Austin 1972

Scarborough West

• (incumbent) Richard Johnston (NDP) 12889
• Kurt Christensen (PC) 5994
• Anthony Judd (L) 4806
• John MacMillan 544

Simcoe Centre

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

Simcoe East

• (incumbent) Al McLean (PC) 13371
• Fayne Bullen (NDP) 11002
• George MacDonald (L) 7566

Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry and East Grenville

• (incumbent) Noble Villeneuve (PC) 13119
• Bill Dillabough (L) 7036
• Rudi Derstroff (NDP) 1700

Sudbury

• (incumbent) Jim Gordon (PC) 12591
• Ernie St-Jean (NDP) 7010
• Chris Nash (L) 6302

Sudbury East

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

Timiskaming

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

Victoria—Haliburton

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

Waterloo North

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

Welland—Thorold

• (incumbent) Mel Swart (NDP) 17065
• Roy Smith (L) 6027
• Ed Minchin (PC) 5618

Wellington—Dufferin—Peel

• (incumbent) Jack Johnson (PC) 14845
• Bruce Whiteside (L) 10401
• Sandy Young (NDP) 6395

Wellington South

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

Wentworth

• (incumbent) Gordon Dean (PC) 12322
• June Peace (L) 10337
• Sharon Lehnert (NDP) 8571
• Albert Papazian 947

Wentworth North

• Chris Ward (L) 18328
• (incumbent) Ann Sloat (PC) 13160
• Lynn Spencer (NDP) 6158
• George Grinnell (G) 751

Wilson Heights

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

Windsor—Riverside

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

Windsor—Sandwich

• (incumbent) Bill Wrye (L) 10730
• Paul Forder (NDP) 7583
• Ron Arkell (PC) 3681
• Mike Longmoore (Comm) 197

Windsor—Walkerville

• (incumbent) Bernard Newman (L) 9130
• Jane Boyd (PC) 6980
• Gary Parent (NDP) 6698

York Centre

• (incumbent) Don Cousens (PC) 25022
• Ron Maheu (L) 19776
• Diane Meaghan (NDP) 7171
• Stewart Cole 2644

York East

• (incumbent) Robert Elgie (PC) 11459
• Gord Crann (NDP) 9183
• Omar Chaudhery (L) 6629
• Ed McDonald (Comm) 929
• Kathy Sorensen (Lbt) 410

York Mills

• (incumbent) Bette Stephenson (PC) 17943
• Gunnar Tannis (L) 10078
• Gord Doctorow (NDP) 6872
• Scott Bell (Lbt) 2339

York North

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

York South

• (incumbent) Bob Rae (NDP) 16373
• Horace Hale (L) 6807
• Toomas Dunapuu (PC) 5321
• Paul Schulze 1063
• Lucille Boikoff 402
• Dusan Kubias (Lbt) 343

York West

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

Yorkview

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

Post-election changes

York East (res. Robert Elgie, September 26, 1985), April 17, 1986:

• Christine Hart (L) 9347
• Gina Brannan (PC) 7956
• Gord Crann (NDP) 7928
• Jim McIntosh (Lbt) 243
• John MacLennan (Comm) 100
• Mark Adair (G) 60
• John Turmel (SC) 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

See also

• Politics of Ontario
• List of Ontario political parties
• Premier of Ontario
• Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)
• Independent candidates, 1985 Ontario provincial election

Further reading

• Book: Byers. R. B.. 1998. Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs, 1985. registration. Toronto. University of Toronto Press. 9781442671980.
• Web site: Wherry. Aaron. October 19, 2015. What happens in a hung Parliament. Maclean's. May 2, 2022.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1985 General Election . Elections Ontario . 29 January 2025.
2. Robert Matas, "Davis like Hitler on schools: bishop," Globe and Mail, 25 April 1985, p. 1.
3. Web site: What happens in a hung Parliament – Macleans.ca.
4. News: Adams . Michael . Dasko . Donna . James . Matsui . Support for Tories slides 41%; down 10 points in Metro. April 22, 1985 . The Globe and Mail . 1.
5. News: Cruickshank . John . Ross . Howard . Tories find support slipping. April 13, 1985 . The Globe and Mail . 1.
6. News: Stead . Sylvia . Cruickshank . John  . Race is on in Ontario for May vote. March 26, 1985 . The Globe and Mail . 1.
7. News: Campbell . Murray . Peterson appeals for NDP votes. April 27, 1985 . The Globe and Mail . 12.
8. News: Stead . Sylvia . Stephens . Robert  . 55% in Ontario back the Tories in poll this month. February 22, 1985 . The Globe and Mail . 4.
9. News: Patrick . Martin . Contenders far behind Davis in polls. October 11, 1984 . The Globe and Mail . P5.
10. News: Ontario Tories still way out in front of rivals: poll . August 2, 1983 . The Citizen . 3.
11. Web site: 1985 general election results. . Elections Ontario. December 13, 2023.
12. 1981 results include Liberal-Labour
13. previously known as the Unparty
14. Robert Metz was the President
15. including spoilt ballots
16. order is as given in EO reports