Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario candidates in the 2003 Ontario provincial election explained

The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario fielded a full slate of 103 candidates in the 2003 Ontario general election. The party, which had been in power since 1995, won twenty-four seats to become the official opposition in the sitting of the legislature that followed.

Candidates

RidingCandidate's NameOccupationVotes%RankNotes
Algoma—Manitoulin5,16817.333rd
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot18,14137.422ndRan for the Reform Party in Hamilton—Wentworth in the 1993 Canadian federal election.[1]
Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford31,52951.781stIncumbent
Beaches—East YorkRegistered Nurse[2] 8,15719.673rdLater chaired the Toronto Catholic District School Board on two occasions.[3]
Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale15,54936.732ndIncumbent
Brampton Centre15,65640.862ndIncumbent
Brampton West—Mississauga26,41442.172ndIncumbent; Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
Brant13,61830.652ndRan in the same division in the 1999 Ontario general election.[4]
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound23,33852.071stIncumbent
Burlington21,50646.151stIncumbent; resigned seat on 28 September 2006
Cambridge19,99642.501stIncumbent
Chatham-Kent—Essex11,58629.822nd
Davenport1,9777.463rd
Don Valley East12,02732.032nd
Don Valley West17,39438.952ndIncumbent; Associate Minister of Enterprise, Opportunity and Innovation
Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey29,22256.641stIncumbent; party leader and Premier of Ontario; resigned seat on 1 February 2005
Durham23,81447.091stIncumbent
Eglinton—Lawrence12,40229.722nd
Elgin—Middlesex—London13,14930.252nd
Erie—Lincoln20,34848.491stIncumbent; Minister of Consumer and Business Services
Essex11,23424.743rd
Etobicoke Centre17,61039.432nd
Etobicoke—Lakeshore14,52432.592ndIncumbent
Etobicoke North6,97822.522nd
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell10,92124.882nd
Guelph—Wellington20,73537.082ndIncumbent; Minister of Community, Family and Social Services
Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant20,10946.101stIncumbent
Haliburton—Victoria—Brock24,29747.411st
Halton33,61048.201stIncumbent
Hamilton East4,03313.133rd
Hamilton Mountain8,63719.023rd
Hamilton West8,18520.973rd
Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and AddingtonAuctioneer[5] 13,70933.012ndMember of the Pittsburgh Township council from 1980 to 1988 and reeve from 1989 to 1994.[6]
Ran for the Progressive Conservative Party in Kingston and the Islands in the 1993 Canadian federal election.[7]
Huron—Bruce16,59438.232ndIncumbent; Minister of Agriculture and Food
Kenora—Rainy River3,34312.833rd
Kingston and the Islands9,64020.122nd
Kitchener Centre16,12037.572ndIncumbent
Kitchener—Waterloo23,95743.081stIncumbent; Deputy Premier of Ontario and Minister of Education
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex15,06036.662ndIncumbent
Lanark—Carleton29,64148.991stIncumbent; Attorney General and Minister responsible for Native Affairs
Leeds—Grenville21,44348.701stIncumbent; Minister of Public Safety and Security
London—Fanshawe11,77730.353rdIncumbent
London North Centre13,46028.922ndIncumbent; Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities and Minister responsible for Women's Issues
London West15,46331.112ndIncumbent
Markham21,25740.332ndIncumbent; Minister of Culture
Mississauga Centre15,84640.722ndIncumbent
Mississauga East13,83240.352ndIncumbent; Minister of Citizenship and Minister responsible for Senior Citizens
Mississauga South16,97743.202ndIncumbent
Mississauga West20,40637.182nd
Nepean—Carleton31,66254.061stIncumbent; Government House Leader and Minister of Energy; resigned seat on 29 November 2005
Niagara Centre12,52626.703rd
Niagara Falls15,35338.062ndIncumbent
Nickel Belt4,80413.493rd
Nipissing14,97841.472ndIncumbent
Northumberland17,81639.372ndIncumbent; Chief Government Whip and Minister without Portfolio
Oak Ridges32,64747.271stIncumbent; Minister of Transportation
Oakville18,99142.182nd
Oshawa14,56637.321stIncumbent; Minister of Natural Resources
Ottawa CentrePolicy Advisor[8] 11,21722.693rdSpouse of Lisa MacLeod
Ottawa—Orléans20,76241.322ndIncumbent; Minister of Tourism and Recreation
Ottawa South16,41334.432nd
Ottawa—Vanier10,87826.242ndRan in the same division in the 1999 Ontario general election.[9]
Ottawa West—Nepean20,27741.242ndIncumbent
Oxford18,65644.061stIncumbent; Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing with responsibility for Rural Affairs
Parkdale—High Park6,43616.182nd
Parry Sound—Muskoka18,77648.511stIncumbent
Perth—Middlesex15,68039.362ndIncumbent
Peterborough18,41833.462ndIncumbent
Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge23,96043.912ndIncumbent; Minister of Finance
Prince Edward—Hastings12,80032.022nd
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke19,27444.141st
Sarnia—Lambton11,85230.992nd
Sault Ste. Marie2,6747.613rd
Scarborough—Agincourt11,33730.082nd
Scarborough Centre11,68628.042ndIncumbent
Scarborough East14,32333.842ndIncumbent
Scarborough—Rouge River9,46825.212nd
Scarborough Southwest11,82631.712ndIncumbent; Associate Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
Simcoe—Grey26,11451.471stIncumbent; Minister of Northern Development and Mines and Minister of Environment
Simcoe North23,39346.131stIncumbent
St. CatharinesRegional Councillor[10] 12,93229.342nd
St. Paul's11,20324.652nd
Stoney Creek19,517 38.582ndIncumbent; Minister of Labour
Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh13,94836.502nd
SudburyExecutive Director[11] 5,06814.192ndRan in the same division in the 1999 Ontario general election.[12]
Also ran for the Greater Sudbury municipal council in the 2000 Greater Sudbury municipal election.[13]
Thornhill20,62345.162ndIncumbent; Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing with responsibility for Urban Affairs
Thunder Bay—Atikokan5,36517.623rd
Thunder Bay—Superior North2,9129.623rd
Timiskaming—Cochrane6,33020.382nd
Timmins—James Bay2,5278.413rd
Toronto Centre—Rosedale9,96822.042nd
Toronto—Danforth6,56216.953rd
Trinity—Spadina4,98512.293rd
Vaughan—King—Aurora21,74433.062nd
Waterloo—Wellington22,55048.971stIncumbent
Whitby—Ajax27,24048.331stIncumbent; Minister of Enterprise, Opportunity and Innovation; resigned seat in November 2005
Willowdale19,95742.952ndIncumbent; Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Windsor—St. ClairMarketing Coordinator[14] 4,16211.613rd
Windsor West4,18711.903rdRan in Ottawa West in 1987 Ontario general election.[15]
York Centre7,86224.832nd
York North24,51747.191stIncumbent
York South—Weston4,93015.233rd
York West2,33010.033rd

Candidates in by-elections held between 2003 and 2007

DateRidingCandidate's NameOccupationVotes%RankNotes
2004 05 13Hamilton East1,7727.423rd
2005 03 17Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey15,89356.671stParty leader
2005 11 25Scarborough—Rouge River4,26825.862nd
2006 03 30Nepean—Carleton17,31257.571st
2006 03 30Scarborough—Rouge River2,74010.033rd
2006 03 30Whitby—Ajax15,79946.211st
2006 09 14Parkdale—High Park4,94317.333rd
2007 02 08Burlington11,14649.001st
2007 02 08Markham6,42634.892nd
2007 02 08York South—Weston1,917 10.183rd

Source for election results: Election Results, Elections Ontario, accessed 2 November 2021.

Notes and References

  1. https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/ElectionsRidings/Ridings/Profile?OrganizationId=3533 Parlinfo: Elections and Ridings (Hamilton--Wentworth, Ontario (1968-04-23 - 1997-04-26))
  2. https://www.thestar.com/news/politics/2007/08/15/angela_kennedy.html "Angela Kennedy"
  3. https://www.tcdsb.org/Board/TrusteesoftheBoard/Ward11Trustee/Pages/About.aspx About The Trustee - Angela Kennedy
  4. Canadian Parliamentary Guide: 2000, (Farmington Hills: Gale Group), p. 914.
  5. https://www.frontenacnews.ca/archives/2002-2004-archive/75-2003-archive/7036-nomination-meetings-2003 Nomination Meetings 2003
  6. https://www.frontenacnews.ca/archives/2002-2004-archive/75-2003-archive/7036-nomination-meetings-2003 Nomination Meetings 2003
  7. https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/ElectionsRidings/Elections Parlinfo: Elections and Ridings (Kingston and the Islands, Ontario (1968-04-23 -))
  8. https://www.hilltimes.com/2003/09/08/this-is-a-race-between-richard-patten-and-joe-varner/2467 F. Abbas Rana, "‘This is a race between Richard Patten and Joe Varner’"
  9. Canadian Parliamentary Guide: 2000, (Farmington Hills: Gale Group), p. 918.
  10. http://www.brockpress.com/media/paper384/news/2003/03/11/News/Brock.Graduate.Runs.For.Provincial.Legislature-390789.shtml Calum McNeil, "Brock graduate runs for provincial legislature"
  11. Harold Carmichael, "Holiday food drive expands: Organizers aim to collect seven tons of food", Sudbury Star, 18 November 1999, A3; Liane Beam, "Name change causes confusion", Sudbury Star, 13 December 2000, A5; Kevin O'Brien, "Jarrett Value 2 store a resounding success", Sudbury Star, 11 December 2001, B2.
  12. Canadian Parliamentary Guide: 2000, (Farmington Hills: Gale Group), p. 920.
  13. Chris Polehoykie, "Residents grill candidates on south-end water woes", Sudbury Star, 2 November 2000, A1. See "Election Forum", Sudbury Star, 11 November 2000, C1.
  14. Windsor Star, 23 September 2003.
  15. Canadian Parliamentary Guide: 1988, (Kanata: Normandin), p. 1066.

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