1987 Ontario general election explained

Election Name:	1987 Ontario general election
Country:	Ontario
Type:	parliamentary
Ongoing:	no
Party Colour:	no
Party Name:	no
Previous Election:	1985 Ontario general election
Previous Year:	1985
Next Election:	1990 Ontario general election
Next Year:	1990
Seats For Election:	130 seats in the 34th Legislative Assembly of Ontario 66 seats were needed for a majority
Election Date:	September 10, 1987
Leader1:	David Peterson
Leader Since1:	February 21, 1982
Leaders Seat1:	London Centre
Last Election1:	48
Seats1:	95
Seat Change1:	47
Popular Vote1:	1,788,214
Percentage1:	47.3%
Swing1:	9.4pp
Leader2:	Bob Rae
Leader Since2:	February 7, 1982
Leaders Seat2:	York South
Last Election2:	25
Seats2:	19
Seat Change2:	6
Popular Vote2:	970,813
Percentage2:	25.7%
Swing2:	1.9pp
Image3:	PC
Leaders Seat3:	St. Andrew—St. Patrick (lost re-election)
Last Election3:	52
Seats3:	16
Seat Change3:	36
Popular Vote3:	931,476
Percentage3:	24.7%
Swing3:	12.3pp
Map Size:	250px
Premier
Posttitle:	Premier after election
Before Election:	David Peterson
After Election:	David Peterson

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, led by Premier David Peterson, 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, led by Bob Rae, in a confidence and supply 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 electoral system. The party became the Official Opposition 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.^[1] The following changes were made:

Abolished ridings	New ridings
New ridings
	Durham Centre^[2]
	Lawrence^[3]
	Mississauga West^[4]
	Muskoka—Georgian Bay^[5]
	Nepean^[6]
	Ottawa—Rideau^[7]
	Scarborough—Agincourt^[8]
Merger of ridings
Lanark Renfrew South	Lanark—Renfrew
St. David St. George	St. George—St. David
Reorganization of ridings
Armourdale	Willowdale parts to Wilson Heights and York Mills
Bellwoods	Fort York part to Dovercourt
Brant—Oxford—Norfolk Haldimand—Norfolk	Brant—Haldimand Norfolk part to Oxford
Carleton-Grenville Leeds	Leeds—Grenville part to Carleton part to Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
Dufferin—Simcoe Wellington—Dufferin—Peel Wellington South	Dufferin—Peel Guelph Simcoe West Wellington
Durham—York York Centre York North	Durham—York^[9] Markham^[10] York Centre^[11] York North
Essex North Chatham—Kent Kent—Elgin	Essex-Kent Chatham—Kent part to Elgin
Etobicoke York West	Etobicoke—Rexdale Etobicoke West
Grey—Bruce Huron—Bruce Huron—Middlesex	Bruce Huron part to Grey part to Middlesex
Halton—Burlington Oakville	Halton Centre Halton North Oakville South
Division of ridings
Brampton	Brampton North Brampton South
Renaming of ridings
Brock	St. Catharines—Brock
Erie	Niagara South
Grey	Grey-Owen Sound
Humber	Etobicoke—Humber
Lakeshore	Etobicoke—Lakeshore
Wentworth	Wentworth East

Opinion polls

During campaign period

Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level

Polling firm	Last day of survey	Source	OLP	ONDP	PCO	Other		Sample
Election 1987	September 10, 1987		47.3	25.7	24.7	2.3
Angus Reid	September 2, 1987	^[12]	48	27	23
Environics	August 20, 1987	^[13]	48	28	24	1
Leader's debate held (August 17, 1987)
Environics	August 17, 1987		55	26	19	1
Angus Reid	August 11, 1987	^[14]	54	27	17
Election called (August 1, 1987)^[15]

During the 33rd Parliament of Ontario

Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level

Polling firm	Last day of survey	Source	OLP	ONDP	PCO	Other		Sample
Environics	June 21, 1987	^[16]	49	23	28	1
Environics	March 16, 1987	^[17]	50	24	26	0
Angus Reid	March 4, 1987	^[18]	57	21	22
Environics	November 1986	^[19]	47	21	30	2
Environics	November 5, 1985	^[20]	47	23	30	1
Environics	August 11, 1985	^[21]	47	23	29	1
Election 1985	May 2, 1985		37.9	23.6	37.1	1.4

Results

^[22] |-! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party! rowspan=2 | Party leader! colspan=4 | MPPs! colspan=4 | Votes|-! Candidates!1985!1987!±!#! ±!%! ± (pp)|style="text-align:left;"|David Peterson| 130 || 48 || 95 || 47 || 1,788,214 || 410,249 || 47.34% || 9.44|style="text-align:left;"|Bob Rae| 130 || 25 || 19 || 6 || 970,813 || 105,306 || 25.70% || 1.90|style="text-align:left;"|Larry Grossman| 130 || 52 || 16 || 36 || 931,473 || 411,571 || 24.66% || 12.28|style="text-align:left;"|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|-! 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

Results by riding – 1987 Ontario general election

Riding	Winning party								Turnout ^[23]	Votes^[24]
Name^[25] ^[26]	1985		Party		Votes	Share	Margin #	Margin %		Lib	NDP	PC				Total
Algoma		NDP		NDP	8,562	60.90%	4,267	30.35%	68.81%	4,295	8,562	1,202	–	–	–	14,059
Algoma—Manitoulin		PC		Lib	7,157	46.05%	2,772	17.84%	62.14%	7,157	4,385	3,999	–	–	–	15,541
Beaches—Woodbine		NDP		NDP	11,948	49.74%	3,429	14.27%	61.83%	8,519	11,948	3,022	–	–	533	24,022
Brampton North	New			Lib	14,298	50.82%	7,128	25.33%	54.14%	14,298	6,667	7,170	–	–	–	28,135
Brampton South	New			Lib	17,913	52.58%	11,141	32.70%	55.25%	17,913	5,786	6,772	2,946	158	493	34,068
Brantford		PC		Lib	14,919	41.29%	2,807	7.77%	68.88%	14,919	12,112	9,104	–	–	–	36,135
Brant—Haldimand	New			Lib	14,981	59.34%	9,989	39.57%	56.83%	14,981	4,992	4,578	–	693	–	25,244
Bruce	New			Lib	17,227	60.74%	12,082	42.60%	67.68%	17,227	3,986	5,145	2,006	–	–	28,364
Burlington South		PC		PC	12,968	41.33%	605	1.93%	67.70%	12,363	4,694	12,968	1,125	–	228	31,378
Cambridge		PC		NDP	11,284	34.49%	101	0.31%	62.94%	11,183	11,284	8,752	1,500	–	–	32,719
Carleton		PC		PC	14,057	43.61%	467	1.45%	65.21%	13,590	4,590	14,057	–	–	–	32,237
Carleton East		Lib		Lib	20,706	64.09%	14,601	45.19%	60.91%	20,706	6,105	4,572	926	–	–	32,309
Chatham—Kent		Lib		Lib	13,370	46.41%	5,747	19.95%	59.60%	13,370	7,623	6,669	806	341	–	28,809
Cochrane North		Lib		Lib	9,436	57.84%	3,761	23.05%	63.19%	9,436	5,675	1,203	–	–	–	16,314
Cochrane South		PC		PC	9,735	41.92%	2,256	9.71%	62.36%	7,479	6,010	9,735	–	–	–	23,224
Cornwall		PC		Lib	10,653	40.24%	1,586	5.99%	64.33%	10,653	6,756	9,067	–	–	–	26,476
Don Mills		PC		Lib	11,083	40.70%	2,417	8.87%	59.14%	11,083	6,424	8,666	–	586	475	27,234
Dovercourt		NDP		Lib	10,634	49.17%	907	4.19%	68.02%	10,634	9,727	926	–	–	342	21,629
Downsview		Lib		Lib	11,832	46.81%	174	0.69%	63.18%	11,832	11,658	1,788	–	–	–	25,278
Dufferin—Peel	New			Lib	14,231	53.06%	5,838	21.77%	62.98%	14,231	4,195	8,393	–	–	–	26,819
Durham Centre	New			Lib	12,885	40.35%	3,004	9.41%	61.45%	12,885	9,881	8,790	–	–	378	31,934
Durham East		PC		PC	11,301	40.40%	1,435	5.13%	60.71%	9,866	6,805	11,301	–	–	–	27,972
Durham West		PC		Lib	16,733	48.78%	5,843	17.03%	59.16%	16,733	5,779	10,890	898	–	–	34,300
Durham—York		PC		Lib	12,369	40.06%	482	1.56%	58.71%	12,369	5,549	11,887	1,070	–	–	30,875
Eglinton		PC		Lib	15,106	44.74%	695	2.06%	67.73%	15,106	3,789	14,411	–	137	324	33,767
Elgin		PC		Lib	13,310	41.08%	2,437	7.52%	66.77%	13,310	7,674	10,873	–	–	546	32,403
Essex-Kent		NDP		Lib	12,541	44.78%	1,063	3.80%	65.31%	12,541	11,478	2,758	1,229	–	–	28,006
Essex South		Lib		Lib	15,292	58.94%	7,980	30.76%	55.24%	15,292	7,312	3,339	–	–	–	25,943
Etobicoke—Humber		Lib		Lib	21,644	61.05%	13,582	38.31%	66.60%	21,644	4,511	8,062	1,237	–	–	35,454
Etobicoke—Lakeshore		NDP		NDP	14,821	44.59%	2,367	7.12%	65.88%	12,454	14,821	4,760	1,203	–	–	33,238
Etobicoke—Rexdale	New			NDP	13,892	52.04%	4,215	15.79%	60.01%	9,677	13,892	3,127	–	–	–	26,696
Etobicoke West	New			Lib	15,754	46.90%	6,090	18.13%	65.98%	15,754	5,784	9,664	1,890	–	498	33,590
Fort William		PC		Lib	11,168	38.47%	1,463	5.04%	67.69%	11,168	7,861	9,705	–	–	300	29,034
Fort York	New			Lib	9,593	42.97%	137	0.61%	58.44%	9,593	9,456	2,084	–	335	856	22,324
Frontenac—Addington		Lib		Lib	11,628	47.08%	4,221	17.09%	61.12%	11,628	4,996	7,407	–	667	–	24,698
Grey		Lib		Lib	14,298	41.41%	1,934	5.60%	64.24%	14,298	5,924	12,364	1,946	–	–	34,532
Guelph	New			Lib	18,445	55.04%	9,326	27.83%	62.23%	18,445	9,119	5,383	–	562	–	33,509
Halton Centre	New			Lib	15,833	53.03%	6,294	21.08%	59.40%	15,833	4,487	9,539	–	–	–	29,859
Halton North	New			Lib	11,644	47.80%	4,724	19.39%	57.54%	11,644	5,796	6,920	–	–	–	24,360
Hamilton Centre		Lib		Lib	13,636	51.32%	3,303	12.43%	58.76%	13,636	10,333	2,600	–	–	–	26,569
Hamilton East		NDP		NDP	16,421	56.82%	6,531	22.60%	60.25%	9,890	16,421	1,915	–	–	673	28,899
Hamilton Mountain		NDP		NDP	14,743	42.82%	1,632	4.74%	65.91%	13,111	14,743	6,580	–	–	–	34,434
Hamilton West		NDP		NDP	13,430	42.46%	1,094	3.46%	64.95%	12,336	13,430	5,862	–	–	–	31,628
Hastings—Peterborough		PC		PC	9,910	39.33%	1,205	4.78%	66.16%	8,705	6,579	9,910	–	–	–	25,194
High Park—Swansea		PC		Lib	9,637	34.56%	814	2.92%	64.94%	9,637	8,764	8,823	–	–	660	27,884
Huron	New			Lib	16,099	60.38%	9,374	35.15%	67.57%	16,099	3,841	6,725	–	–	–	26,665
Kenora		PC		Lib	7,943	40.50%	1,098	5.60%	62.15%	7,943	6,845	4,824	–	–	–	19,612
Kingston and the Islands		Lib		Lib	13,141	50.61%	6,739	25.96%	56.30%	13,141	6,402	5,910	–	–	511	25,964
Kitchener		Lib		Lib	15,373	52.35%	6,994	23.82%	56.59%	15,373	8,379	4,226	1,100	290	–	29,368
Kitchener—Wilmot		Lib		Lib	18,151	58.79%	10,648	34.49%	55.50%	18,151	7,503	5,218	–	–	–	30,872
Lake Nipigon		NDP		NDP	8,446	64.08%	4,840	36.72%	64.53%	3,606	8,446	1,129	–	–	–	13,181
Lambton		Lib		Lib	11,385	44.61%	2,559	10.03%	66.71%	11,385	2,914	8,826	2,399	–	–	25,524
Lanark—Renfrew	New			PC	13,902	42.74%	761	2.34%	60.87%	13,141	5,486	13,902	–	–	–	32,529
Lawrence	New			Lib	15,332	53.03%	7,131	24.66%	67.02%	15,332	8,201	5,379	–	–	–	28,912
Leeds—Grenville	New			PC	14,787	43.18%	198	0.58%	68.52%	14,589	4,869	14,787	–	–	–	34,245
Lincoln		PC		Lib	12,320	41.33%	1,036	3.48%	65.34%	12,320	6,207	11,284	–	–	–	29,811
London Centre		Lib		Lib	18,194	55.16%	8,928	27.07%	56.68%	18,194	9,266	3,864	695	375	589	32,983
London North		Lib		Lib	22,452	57.96%	14,491	37.41%	63.78%	22,452	7,961	7,177	611	–	537	38,738
London South		Lib		Lib	20,046	55.48%	12,323	34.10%	62.55%	20,046	7,074	7,723	861	–	430	36,134
Markham	New			PC	19,224	44.20%	681	1.57%	60.62%	18,543	4,323	19,224	1,403	–	–	43,493
Middlesex		Lib		Lib	17,600	51.50%	9,911	29.00%	65.90%	17,600	5,720	7,689	2,664	–	499	34,172
Mississauga East		PC		Lib	16,245	50.38%	5,873	18.22%	59.87%	16,245	4,864	10,372	–	–	761	32,242
Mississauga North		Lib		Lib	14,604	56.03%	8,451	32.42%	53.97%	14,604	6,153	5,309	–	–	–	26,066
Mississauga South		PC		PC	13,854	42.24%	599	1.83%	64.91%	13,255	4,976	13,854	–	–	712	32,797
Mississauga West	New			Lib	23,482	60.37%	14,344	36.87%	56.68%	23,482	6,280	9,138	–	–	–	38,900
Muskoka—Georgian Bay	New			Lib	12,645	43.45%	3,249	11.16%	65.17%	12,645	7,059	9,396	–	–	–	29,100
Nepean	New			Lib	13,951	48.45%	3,636	12.63%	62.48%	13,951	4,526	10,315	–	–	–	28,792
Niagara Falls		Lib		Lib	13,600	51.12%	5,664	21.29%	57.97%	13,600	7,936	5,066	–	–	–	26,602
Niagara South		Lib		Lib	11,740	56.49%	7,095	34.14%	56.19%	11,740	4,396	4,645	–	–	–	20,781
Nickel Belt		NDP		NDP	9,849	58.21%	5,986	35.38%	70.23%	3,863	9,849	3,208	–	–	–	16,920
Nipissing		PC		PC	15,744	50.68%	4,054	13.05%	68.81%	11,690	2,961	15,744	672	–	–	31,067
Norfolk	New			Lib	17,313	55.14%	8,967	28.56%	63.03%	17,313	8,346	5,742	–	–	–	31,401
Northumberland		PC		Lib	14,451	43.82%	1,376	4.17%	66.97%	14,451	4,372	13,075	836	–	242	32,976
Oakville South	New			Lib	13,241	44.69%	1,291	4.36%	64.82%	13,241	3,080	11,950	–	–	1,357	29,628
Oakwood		NDP		Lib	11,192	48.28%	1,331	5.74%	67.29%	11,192	9,861	1,573	–	–	556	23,182
Oriole		Lib		Lib	16,206	59.68%	10,547	38.84%	65.01%	16,206	4,470	5,659	–	–	822	27,157
Oshawa		NDP		NDP	12,957	45.85%	2,916	10.32%	54.07%	10,041	12,957	4,076	1,184	–	–	28,258
Ottawa Centre		NDP		Lib	13,867	47.16%	2,087	7.10%	63.17%	13,867	11,780	3,159	–	598	–	29,404
Ottawa East		Lib		Lib	18,959	74.26%	14,822	58.05%	53.07%	18,959	4,137	2,435	–	–	–	25,531
Ottawa—Rideau	New			Lib	14,179	50.20%	6,111	21.63%	59.42%	14,179	6,000	8,068	–	–	–	28,247
Ottawa South		PC		Lib	15,952	50.88%	6,587	21.01%	67.65%	15,952	6,038	9,365	–	–	–	31,355
Ottawa West		PC		Lib	16,343	50.46%	6,392	19.74%	61.61%	16,343	4,403	9,951	1,689	–	–	32,386
Oxford		PC		Lib	14,939	42.10%	2,874	8.10%	68.24%	14,939	6,606	12,065	1,410	–	466	35,486
Parkdale		Lib		Lib	13,430	69.46%	9,469	48.98%	62.53%	13,430	3,961	798	389	289	467	19,334
Parry Sound		PC		PC	11,332	53.59%	4,397	20.79%	64.25%	6,935	2,231	11,332	647	–	–	21,145
Perth		Lib		Lib	18,037	61.20%	11,957	40.57%	63.15%	18,037	6,080	5,357	–	–	–	29,474
Peterborough		PC		Lib	15,098	40.13%	4,457	11.85%	63.74%	15,098	10,641	8,480	3,057	–	344	37,620
Port Arthur		NDP		Lib	13,747	45.83%	1,919	6.40%	67.85%	13,747	11,828	4,419	–	–	–	29,994
Prescott and Russell		Lib		Lib	26,811	75.80%	22,351	63.19%	60.06%	26,811	4,460	4,100	–	–	–	35,371
Prince Edward—Lennox		PC		Lib	11,961	45.02%	2,079	7.83%	61.23%	11,961	4,724	9,882	–	–	–	26,567
Quinte		Lib		Lib	17,151	62.08%	10,608	38.40%	57.23%	17,151	3,520	6,543	–	–	413	27,627
Rainy River		PC		NDP	5,538	40.55%	907	6.64%	71.54%	4,631	5,538	3,487	–	–	–	13,656
Renfrew North		Lib		Lib	18,507	62.73%	12,855	43.57%	67.16%	18,507	3,958	5,652	1,385	–	–	29,502
Riverdale		NDP		NDP	10,321	44.89%	1,769	7.69%	61.03%	8,552	10,321	3,285	–	–	832	22,990
St. Andrew—St. Patrick		PC		Lib	14,159	45.66%	3,676	11.85%	64.52%	14,159	5,608	10,483	–	–	761	31,011
St. Catharines		Lib		Lib	17,584	63.30%	12,018	43.27%	62.49%	17,584	5,566	4,258	–	–	369	27,777
St. Catharines—Brock		PC		Lib	10,822	41.37%	2,001	7.65%	63.41%	10,822	6,514	8,821	–	–	–	26,157
St. George—St. David	New			Lib	15,051	51.15%	7,055	23.98%	61.88%	15,051	5,658	7,996	–	–	721	29,426
Sarnia		PC		PC	12,964	43.43%	2,661	8.91%	65.67%	10,303	4,552	12,964	1,475	–	559	29,853
Sault Ste. Marie		NDP		NDP	19,064	49.00%	2,683	6.90%	70.41%	16,381	19,064	3,464	–	–	–	38,909
Scarborough—Agincourt	New			Lib	19,101	57.53%	12,080	36.39%	63.42%	19,101	7,021	6,284	–	–	794	33,200
Scarborough Centre		PC		Lib	11,921	41.05%	3,396	11.69%	64.59%	11,921	8,525	7,217	827	550	–	29,040
Scarborough East		Lib		Lib	16,944	55.39%	9,896	32.35%	59.24%	16,944	7,048	5,390	–	–	1,206	30,588
Scarborough—Ellesmere		NDP		Lib	12,422	41.67%	481	1.61%	63.71%	12,422	11,941	5,445	–	–	–	29,808
Scarborough North		Lib		Lib	20,021	63.03%	14,160	44.58%	59.85%	20,021	4,509	5,861	1,371	–	–	31,762
Scarborough West		NDP		NDP	13,330	46.25%	3,236	11.23%	61.61%	10,094	13,330	3,881	1,035	–	483	28,823
Simcoe Centre		PC		Lib	15,474	43.32%	2,492	6.98%	62.47%	15,474	7,265	12,982	–	–	–	35,721
Simcoe East		PC		PC	12,543	36.91%	806	2.37%	66.97%	11,737	9,699	12,543	–	–	–	33,979
Simcoe West	New			PC	11,678	41.95%	306	1.10%	61.05%	11,372	4,788	11,678	–	–	–	27,838
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry		PC		PC	10,771	38.38%	607	2.16%	67.03%	10,164	2,345	10,771	–	4,784	–	28,064
Sudbury		PC		Lib	12,788	39.36%	2,630	8.09%	67.41%	12,788	9,260	10,158	–	285	–	32,491
Sudbury East		NDP		NDP	15,179	54.98%	5,639	20.42%	68.25%	9,540	15,179	2,890	–	–	–	27,609
Timiskaming		NDP		Lib	10,218	48.87%	4,347	20.79%	69.99%	10,218	5,871	4,820	–	–	–	20,909
Victoria—Haliburton		Lib		Lib	16,287	56.56%	10,431	36.22%	62.96%	16,287	4,251	5,856	2,403	–	–	28,797
Waterloo North		Lib		Lib	16,792	52.35%	8,111	25.29%	56.92%	16,792	5,785	8,681	–	–	818	32,076
Welland-Thorold		NDP		NDP	17,490	57.88%	7,635	25.27%	68.68%	9,855	17,490	2,167	706	–	–	30,218
Wellington	New			PC	10,797	41.07%	463	1.76%	62.53%	10,334	5,159	10,797	–	–	–	26,290
Wentworth East		PC		Lib	16,153	52.31%	7,477	24.21%	64.32%	16,153	8,676	5,577	–	475	–	30,881
Wentworth North		Lib		Lib	16,150	54.02%	9,043	30.25%	65.00%	16,150	6,641	7,107	–	–	–	29,898
Willowdale	New			Lib	15,543	45.97%	4,034	11.93%	63.33%	15,543	5,774	11,509	–	–	985	33,811
Wilson Heights		Lib		Lib	17,007	57.49%	10,310	34.85%	63.16%	17,007	6,697	5,879	–	–	–	29,583
Windsor—Riverside		NDP		NDP	17,162	57.65%	5,905	19.84%	65.20%	11,257	17,162	842	509	–	–	29,770
Windsor—Sandwich		Lib		Lib	14,888	50.66%	2,353	8.01%	58.92%	14,888	12,535	1,965	–	–	–	29,388
Windsor—Walkerville		Lib		Lib	14,361	48.41%	946	3.19%	63.36%	14,361	13,415	1,553	–	–	335	29,664
York Centre		PC		Lib	27,096	62.44%	18,491	42.61%	55.59%	27,096	7,692	8,605	–	–	–	43,393
York East		PC		Lib	15,683	51.22%	8,331	27.21%	64.66%	15,683	7,056	7,352	–	–	527	30,618
York Mills		PC		Lib	14,272	47.54%	2,297	7.65%	67.77%	14,272	3,195	11,975	–	–	582	30,024
York North		Lib		Lib	14,177	48.45%	5,185	17.72%	60.03%	14,177	6,092	8,992	–	–	–	29,261
York South		NDP		NDP	13,190	47.10%	333	1.19%	70.46%	12,857	13,190	1,544	–	–	411	28,002
Yorkview		Lib		Lib	11,449	52.48%	5,301	24.30%	61.33%	11,449	6,148	1,037	–	2,507	674	21,815

= 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
		Lib	NDP	PC
	43	52	95
19			19
16			16
Total		35	43	52	130

Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party

Parties	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
	95	35
	19	43	67	1
	16	52	61	1
			2	7	4
				36
				15	9
				6	1
				4	3
				3	5

Source !!colspan="4"

Party
align="center"	Lib	align="center"	NDP	align="center"	PC	Total
Seats retained	Incumbents returned	35	15	10	60
	Open seats held	4	1	1	6
Seats changing hands	Incumbents defeated	21	2		23
	Open seats gained	11			11
	Byelection gain held	1			1
	Incumbent changing allegiance	1			1
New seats	New MPPs	15			5
	Previously incumbent	7	1	5	13
Total		95	19	16	130

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:^[22]

Riding	Party	Candidates	Votes	Placed
		Christopher Kowalchuk	1,357	4th
		Gordon McGregor	4,784	3rd
		Tony Marzilli	2,507	3rd

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

Beaches—Woodbine

• (incumbent) Marion Bryden (NDP) 19948
• Patricia Herdman (L) 8519
• John Beveridge (PC) 3022
• Steve Thistle (Lbt) 533

Brampton South

• (incumbent) Bob Callahan (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

Burlington South

• (incumbent) Cam Jackson (PC) 12968
• Bill Priestner (L) 12363
• Judy Worsley (NDP) 4694
• Don Pennell (FCP) 1125
• Dan Riga (Lbt) 228

Cambridge

• Mike Farnan (NDP) 11284
• Claudette Millar (L) 11183
• (incumbent) Bill Barlow (PC) 8752
• Anneliese Steden (FCP) 1500

Carleton East

• (incumbent) Gilles Morin (L) 20706
• Joan Gullen (NDP) 6105
• Roland Saumure (PC) 4572
• Andre Lafrance (FCP) 926

Chatham—Kent

• (incumbent) Maurice Bossy (L) 13370
• Brian Rice (NDP) 7623
• Ron Anderson (PC) 6669
• Marcy Edwards (FCP) 806
• Don Carnegie 341

Don Mills

• Murad Velshi (L) 11083
• David Lindsay (PC) 8666
• Margery Ward (NDP) 6424
• David Smith 586
• David Pengelly (F) 475

Dovercourt

• (incumbent) Tony Lupusella (L) 10634
• (incumbent) Ross McClellan (NDP) 9727
• Norm Panziza, Jr. (PC) 926
• D'Arcy Cain (Lbt) 342

Durham Centre

• Allan Furlong (L) 12885
• Sarah Kelly (NDP) 9881
• Stephanie Ball (PC) 8790
• Harold Tauscah (G) 378

Durham West

• Norah Stoner (L) 16733
• (incumbent) George Ashe (PC) 10890
• Jim Wiseman (NDP) 5779
• Bert Vermeer (FCP) 898

Durham—York

• Bill Ballinger (L) 12369
• (incumbent) Ross Stevenson (PC) 11887
• Donna Kelly (NDP) 5549
• Ken Canning (FCP) 1070

Eglinton

• Dianne Poole (L) 15106
• (incumbent) David McFadden (PC) 14411
• Michael Lee (NDP) 3789
• Richard Lubbock (Lbt) 324
• John Stifel 137

Elgin

• Marietta Roberts (L) 13310
• (incumbent) Ron McNeil (PC) 10873
• Gord Campbell (NDP) 7674
• Ray Monteith (F) 546

Essex—Kent

• (incumbent) Jim McGuigan (L) 12591
• (incumbent) Pat Hayes (NDP) 11478
• John Ashton (PC) 2758
• Tim McGuire (FCP) 1229

Etobicoke—Humber

• (incumbent) Jim Henderson (L) 21644
• Avie Flaherty (PC) 8062
• Peter Sutherland (NDP) 4511
• George Hartwell (FCP) 1237

Etobicoke—Lakeshore

• (incumbent) Ruth Grier (NDP) 14821
• Frank Sgarlata (L) 12454
• Al Kolyn (PC) 4760
• Michael Doyle (FCP) 1203

Etobicoke West

• Linda LeBourdais (L) 15757
• Doug Holyday (PC) 9664
• Phil Jones (NDP) 5784
• Judy Johnson (FCP) 1890
• Robert Dunk (Lbt) 498

Fort William

• Lyn McLeod (L) 11168
• (incumbent) Mickey Hennessy (PC) 9705
• Don Smith (NDP) 7861
• John Maclennan (Comm) 300

Fort York

• Bob Wong (L) 9593
• Joe Pantalone (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 [Communist Party of North America]) 154

Frontenac—Addington

• (incumbent) Larry South (L) 11628
• Bob Lucas (PC) 7407
• Lars Thompson (NDP) 4996
• Ross Baker 667

Grey—Owen Sound

• Ron Lipsett (L) 14298
• Bill Murdoch (PC) 12364
• Cathy Hird (NDP) 5924
• Tom Clark (FCP) 1946

Guelph

• (incumbent) Rick Ferraro (L) 18445
• Derek Fletcher (NDP) 9119
• Bob Pierce (PC) 5383
• Craig Sanderson 562

Halton North

• Walt Elliot (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

• (incumbent) Brian Charlton (NDP) 14743
• Jane Milanetti (L) 13111
• John Smith (PC) 6580

Hamilton West

• (incumbent) Richard Allen (NDP) 13430
• Mary Kiss (L) 12336
• Don Ross (PC) 5862

Hastings—Peterborough

• (incumbent) Jim Pollock (PC) 9910
• Carman Metcalfe (L) 8705
• Elmer Buchanan (NDP) 6579

High Park—Swansea

• David Fleet (L) 9637
• (incumbent) Yuri Shymko (PC) 8823
• Elaine Ziemba (NDP) 8764
• Bob Cumming (Lbt) 660

Huron

• (incumbent) Jack Riddell (L) 16099
• Nico Peters (PC) 6725
• Paul Klopp (NDP) 3841

Kenora

• Frank Miclash (L) 7943
• Doug Miranda (NDP) 6845
• Mark Duggan (PC) 4824

Kingston and the Islands

• (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 [Humanist]) 290

Kitchener—Wilmot

• (incumbent) John Sweeney (L) 18151
• Mike Cooper (NDP) 7503
• Dorothy Angel (PC) 5218

Lake Nipigon

• (incumbent) Gilles Pouliot (NDP) 8446
• Herman Mannila (L) 3606
• Vic Fournel (PC) 1129

Lambton

• (incumbent) David William Smith (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

• (incumbent) Joseph Cordiano (L) 15332
• Evelyn Nurialdo (NDP) 8201
• David Perry (PC) 5379

Leeds—Grenville

• (incumbent) Bob Runciman (PC) 14787
• Jim Jordan (L) 14589
• Geri Sheedy (NDP) 4869

Lincoln

• Harry Pelissero (L) 12320
• (incumbent) Philip Andrewes (PC) 11284
• Ron Hansen (NDP) 6207

London Centre

• (incumbent) David Peterson (L) 18194
• Marion Boyd (NDP) 9266
• Dennis McKaig (PC) 3864
• Brenda Rowe (FCP) 695
• Lloyd Walker (F) 589
• Stunning Bentley 375

London North

• (incumbent) Ron Van Horne (L) 22452
• Diane Whiteside (NDP) 7961
• Lucky Clark (PC) 7177
• Elvin Mizzau (FCP) 611
• Barry Malcolm (F) 537

London South

• (incumbent) Joan Smith (L) 20046
• Vaughan Minor (PC) 7723
• David Winninger (NDP) 7074
• Paul Picard (FCP) 861
• Robert Metz (F) 430

Markham

• (incumbent) Don Cousens (PC) 19224
• Gail Newall (L) 18543
• Anne Swarbrick (NDP) 4323
• Rina Puleo (FCP) 1403

Middlesex

• (incumbent) Doug Reycraft (L) 17600
• Renie Long (PC) 7689
• Michael Wyatt (NDP) 5720
• Bill Giesen (FCP) 2664
• Marc Emery (F) 499

Mississauga East

• John Sola (L) 16245
• (incumbent) Bud Gregory (PC) 10372
• Sal Manni (NDP) 4864
• Bill Frampton (F) 761

Mississauga North

• (incumbent) Steve Offer (L) 14604
• John Moszynski (NDP) 6153
• Gabe Spoletine (PC) 5309

Mississauga South

• (incumbent) Margaret Marland (PC) 13854
• Claudette MacKay-Lassonde (L) 13255
• Barry Stevens (NDP) 4976
• Chris Balabanian (F) 712

Mississauga West

• Steve Mahoney (L) 23482
• Darwin Kealey (PC) 9138
• Paul Simon (NDP) 6280

Nepean

• Hans Daigeler (L) 13951
• (incumbent) Bob Mitchell (PC) 10315
• Larry Jones (NDP) 4526

Niagara Falls

• (incumbent) Vince Kerrio (L) 13600
• Margaret Harrington (NDP) 7936
• Ed Sherar (PC) 5066

Niagara South

• (incumbent) Ray Haggerty (L) 11740
• Doug Martin (PC) 4645
• Camilla Gyorffy (NDP) 4396

Nickel Belt

• (incumbent) Floyd Laughren (NDP) 9849
• Leo Pevato (L) 3863
• Evelyn Dutrisac (PC) 3208

Nipissing

• (incumbent) Mike Harris (PC) 15744
• Marthe Smith (L) 11690
• Sandra Clifford (NDP) 2961
• Brendan Purtill (FCP) 672

Norfolk

• (incumbent) Gord Miller (L) 17313
• Norm Jamison (NDP) 8346
• Ian Birnie (PC) 5742

Northumberland

• Joan Fawcett (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 (L) 11192
• (incumbent) Tony Grande (NDP) 9861
• Irene Paparo-Stein (PC) 1573
• Geoff Da Silva (Comm) 556

Oriole

• (incumbent) Elinor Caplan (L) 16206
• Fredelle Brief (PC) 5659
• Judy Rebick (NDP) 4470
• George Graham (Lbt) 822

Oshawa

• (incumbent) Mike Breaugh (NDP) 12957
• Cathy O'Flynn (L) 10041
• Frank Snyder (PC) 4076
• James Delaney (FCP) 1184

Ottawa Centre

• Richard Patten (L) 13867
• (incumbent) Evelyn Gigantes (NDP) 11780
• Greg Vezina (PC) 3159
• John Turmel 598

Ottawa East

• (incumbent) Bernard Grandmaitre (L) 18959
• Alex Connely (NDP) 4137
• Corinne Prince (PC) 2435

Ottawa—Rideau

• Yvonne O'Neill (L) 14179
• Pam Forward (PC) 8068
• Bea Murray (NDP) 6000

Ottawa South

• Dalton McGuinty, Sr. (L) 15952
• Michael McSweeney (PC) 9365
• Penina Coopersmith (NDP) 6038

Oxford

• 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 (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 [Humanist]) 113

Parry Sound

• (incumbent) Ernie Eves (PC) 11332
• Rollie Boissonneault (L) 6935
• Bill Pabst (NDP) 2231
• Warren Edgar (FCP) 647

Perth

• (incumbent) Hugh Edighoffer (L) 18037
• Warren Ham (NDP) 6080
• Ron Christie (PC) 5357

Peterborough

• Peter Adams (L) 15098
• Linda Slavin (NDP) 10641
• Doris Brick (PC) 8480
• Alex Calder (FCP) 3057
• John Conlin (Lbt) 344

Port Arthur

• Taras Kozyra (L) 13747
• Chris Southcott (NDP) 11828
• Evelyn Dodds (PC) 4419

Prescott and Russell

• (incumbent) Jean Poirier (L) 26811
• Yves Deschamps (NDP) 4460
• Roland Demers (PC) 4100

Prince Edward—Lennox

• 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 (NDP) 5538
• Dan Pierroz (L) 4631
• (incumbent) Jack Pierce (PC) 3487

Renfrew North

• (incumbent) Sean Conway (L) 18507
• Stu Mark (PC) 5652
• Ish Theilheimer (NDP) 3958
• Shirley Witt (FCP) 1385

Riverdale

• (incumbent) David Reville (NDP) 10321
• Jim Karygiannis (L) 8562
• Bob Dodd (PC) 3285
• Debra Bojman (G) 330
• Byron Garby (Lbt) 292
• Maggie Bizzell (Comm) 210

St. Andrew—St. Patrick

• Ron Kanter (L) 14159
• (incumbent) Larry Grossman (PC) 10483
• Gladys Rothman (NDP) 5608
• Alex MacDonald (Lbt) 761

St. Catharines—Brock

• Mike Dietsch (L) 10822
• (incumbent) Peter Partington (PC) 8821
• Christel Haeck (NDP) 6514

St. George—St. David

• (incumbent) Ian Scott (L) 15051
• (incumbent) Susan Fish (PC) 7996
• John Campey (NDP) 5658
• Michael Beech (Lbt) 721

Sarnia

• (incumbent) Andy Brandt (PC) 12964
• Joan Link-Mellon (L) 10303
• Catherine Giles (NDP) 4552
• Terry Burrell (FCP) 1475
• Margaret Coe (Lbt) 559

Sault Ste. Marie

• (incumbent) Karl Morin-Strom (NDP) 19064
• Albert Ferranti (L) 16381
• Udo Rauk (PC) 3464

Scarborough—Agincourt

• Gerry Phillips (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 (PC) 7217
• Chris Douros (FCP) 827
• Martin Weatherall 550

Scarborough East

• (incumbent) Ed Fulton (L) 16944
• Mary Cook (NDP) 7048
• Russ Bastow (PC) 5390
• Jim McIntosh (Lbt) 869
• Greg Knittl (G) 337

Scarborough—Ellesmere

• Frank Faubert (L) 12422
• (incumbent) David Warner (NDP) 11941
• Gail Brewer (PC) 5445

Scarborough North

• (incumbent) Alvin Curling (L) 20021
• Peter Lam (PC) 5861
• Nick Summers (NDP) 4509
• Louis Di Rocco (FCP) 1371

Scarborough West

• (incumbent) Richard Johnston (NDP) 13330
• Joe Pacione (L) 10094
• Brian Clark (PC) 3881
• Stephen Jalsevic (FCP) 1035
• George Dance (Lbt) 483

Simcoe Centre

• Bruce Owen (L) 15474
• (incumbent) Earl Rowe (PC) 12982
• Fred Ruemper (NDP) 7265

Simcoe East

• (incumbent) Al McLean (PC) 12543
• Butch Orser (L) 11737
• Fayne Bullen (NDP) 9699

Simcoe West

• (incumbent) George McCague (PC) 11678
• Gary Johnson (L) 11372
• Noel St-Laurent (NDP) 4788

• (incumbent) Noble Villeneuve (PC) 10771
• Gerry Rosenquist (L) 10164
• Gordon McGregor 4784
• Arthur Carkner (NDP) 2345

Sudbury

• Sterling Campbell (L) 12788
• (incumbent) Jim Gordon (PC) 10158
• Sharon Murdock (NDP) 9260
• Ted McKeown 285

Sudbury East

• Shelley Martel (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 (L) 16287
• Arthur Ward (PC) 5856
• Ivan Moore (NDP) 4251
• Diane Roblin-Lee (FCP) 2403

Waterloo North

• (incumbent) Herbert Epp (L) 16792
• Elizabeth Witmer (PC) 8681
• Richard Hastings (NDP) 5785
• Ian O'Neill (Lbt) 818

Welland—Thorold

• (incumbent) Mel Swart (NDP) 17490
• Mark Larose (L) 9855
• Giulio Roca (PC) 2167
• Angela Braun (FCP) 706

Wellington

• (incumbent) Jack Johnson (PC) 10797
• Bill Benson (L) 10334
• Burna Wilton (NDP) 5159

Wentworth East

• Shirley Collins (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 (L) 15543
• Charles Harnick (PC) 11509
• Batya Hebdon (NDP) 5774
• Earl Epstein (Lbt) 985

Wilson Heights

• (incumbent) Monte Kwinter (L) 17007
• Jennifer Paton (NDP) 6697
• David Farb (PC) 5879

Windsor—Riverside

• (incumbent) Dave Cooke (NDP) 17162
• Rick Limoges (L) 11257
• Terry Hrynyk (PC) 842
• Mark Kahabka (FCP) 509

Windsor—Sandwich

• (incumbent) Bill Wrye (L) 14888
• George Dadamo (NDP) 12535
• Beth Cooper (PC) 1965

Windsor—Walkerville

• (incumbent) Mike Ray (L) 14361
• Donna Champagne (NDP) 13415
• Jerry Kovacs (PC) 1553
• Mike Longmoore (Comm) 335

York Centre

• (incumbent) Greg Sorbara (L) 27096
• Doug Mason (PC) 8605
• Joe Licastro (NDP) 7692

York East

• (incumbent) Christine Hart (L) 15683
• Peter Oyler (PC) 7352
• Sophia Apostolides (NDP) 7056
• Chris Frazer (Comm) 527

York Mills

• Brad Nixon (L) 14272
• Gordon Chong (PC) 11955
• Steve Shorter (NDP) 3195
• Joe Kyriakakis (Lbt) 582

York—Mackenzie

• Charles Beer (L) 14177
• John Cole (PC) 8992
• Susan Wakeling (NDP) 6092

York South

• (incumbent) Bob Rae (NDP) 13190
• Alan Tonks (L) 12857
• Fred De Francesco (PC) 1544
• Dusan Kubias (Lbt) 411

Yorkview

• (incumbent) Claudio Polsinelli (L) 11499
• Sheila Lambrinos (NDP) 6148
• Tony Marzilli (Ind [Trudeau Liberal]) 2507
• Fareed Khan (PC) 1037
• Russ Jackman (Lbt) 674

Byelections after 1987

• March 31, 1988: London North, following the December 31, 1987 resignation of Ron Van Horne:

Dianne Cunningham (PC) 13858

Elaine Pensa (L) 10356

Diane Whiteside (NDP) 6799

Brenda Rowe (FCP) 1419

Barry Malcolm (F) 548

John Turmel 115

• November 3, 1988: Welland—Thorold, following the October 24, 1988 resignation of Mel Swart:

Peter Kormos (NDP) 13933

Mike Lottridge (L) 9819

Brian O'Brine (PC) 4574

Barry Fitzgerald (F) 260

John Turmel 187

Dalton McGuinty, Sr., MPP for Ottawa South, died on March 16, 1990. No byelection was held; the seat was vacant until the 1990 election in September.

See also

• Politics of Ontario
• List of Ontario political parties
• Premier of Ontario
• Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)
• Independent candidates, 1987 Ontario provincial election

Notes and References

1. Representation Act, 1986. S.O.. 1986. 30. https://archive.org/details/statutesofprovin1986onta/page/356/mode/2up.
2. from parts of Durham East and Durham West
3. from parts of York South, Downsview, Wilson Heights and Armourdale
4. from part of Mississauga North
5. formed from Muskoka and part of Simcoe East
6. from part of Carleton
7. from parts of Carleton and Carleton East
8. from part of Scarborough North
9. Whitchurch-Stouffville transferred from York North
10. withdrawn from York North
11. consolidation of part of Vaughan formerly in York North
12. News: Hickl-Szabo . Regina . Grossman puts best face on latest bad news from polls . September 7, 1987 . The Globe and Mail . A10.
13. News: Adams . Michael . Dasko . Donna . Peterson support drops 7 points since TV debate . August 22, 1987 . The Globe and Mail . A1.
14. News: Ontario Tories in cellar could sink lower: poll . The Gazette . August 14, 1987 . D13.
15. News: Election fever . 1990-09-01 . The Globe and Mail . D6.
16. News: Sheppard . Robert . Ontario Liberals poised for big win, new poll indicates . June 25, 1987 . The Globe and Mail . A8.
17. News: Oziewicz . Stanley . Trails his own party: Grossman places third in popularity, poll says . March 20, 1987 . The Globe and Mail . A1.
18. News: Oziewicz . Stanley . Poll predicts landslide win for Liberals: Peterson's popularity responsible for results of survey, MPP says . March 18, 1987 . The Globe and Mail . A8.
19. News: Sheppard . Robert . Ontario's Liberals retain popularity, opinion poll shows . January 29, 1987 . The Globe and Mail . A1.
20. News: Sheppard . Robert . Poll shows Liberal honeymoon still on . November 14, 1985 . The Globe and Mail . A5.
21. News: Adams . Michael . Ontario Liberals gain support needed for majority, poll says . August 15, 1985 . The Globe and Mail . 1.
22. Web site: 1987 general election results. . Elections Ontario. December 13, 2023.
23. including spoilt ballots
24. minor political parties receiving less than 1% of the popular vote are aggregated under "Other"; independent candidates are aggregated separately
25. order is as given in EO reports
26. Names are as specified in 1976 Act – EO file has errors