Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario candidates in the 2014 Ontario provincial election explained

The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario is one of the three largest political parties in Ontario, along with the Ontario NDP and the Liberal Party of Ontario running in the 2014 Ontario general election. It has served as the Official Opposition since 2003, having previously formed two successive majority governments in 1995 and 1999.

The party named 107 candidates.^[1] Two of which had resigned.^[2] and one was fired.^[3] The leader of the party was Tim Hudak.

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Ajax—Pickering				Lawyer	14,999	29.17	2
					4,589	17.30	3
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale			Ancaster	Journalist	18,252	33.83	2
Barrie		Incumbent MPP	Barrie	Human Resources Manager	17,667	36.10	2
			Toronto	IT Consultant	5,982	13.93	3
			Brampton	Real Estate Agent, Teacher	9,403	17.72	3
		Party Vice-President	Brampton	Lawyer	10,117	23.95	3
			Brampton	Business Owner	13,363	24.34	2
		Former MPP	Brantford	Consultant	15,447	29.97	2
		Incumbent MPP	Hepworth	Nuclear Operations Manager	20,359	47.55	1
Burlington		Incumbent MPP	Burlington	Consultant	20,086	36.98	2
		Incumbent MPP	Cambridge	Professor	15,694	32.56	2
		Incumbent MPP	Ottawa	Engineer, Farmer	30,590	47.49	1
		Incumbent MPP	Chatham-Kent	Development Organizer	14,183	37.83	1
			Toronto	Electronic Technician	2,665	7.47	3
		Super Caucus Chair	Toronto	Endocrinologist, School Trustee	9,257	26.8	2
			Toronto	Chartered Accountant	14,082	30.63	2
Dufferin—Caledon		Caucus Chair, Incumbent MPP	Orangeville		18,017	39.86	1
Durham					18,640	34.29	2
			Toronto	Lawyer	14,709	35.27	2
		Incumbent MPP	St. Thomas	Pharmacist, Teacher	20,946	46.36	1
					10,169	21.82	2
			Toronto	Judge, Lawyer, Political Advisor	15,520	32.72	2
Etobicoke—Lakeshore		Incumbent MPP	Toronto	Mayor, City Councillor	17,587	34.35	2
Etobicoke North					6,163	22.74	3
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell			Glengarry	Political Staffer	15,429	32.57	2
Guelph					11,048	20.84	2
Haldimand—Norfolk		Incumbent MPP	Norfolk	Teacher	22,066	52.22	1
Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock		Incumbent MPP		Nurse	21,641	41.09	1
Halton		Incumbent MPP		Agriculturalist	27,937	37.1	2
Hamilton Centre			Hamilton	Accountant	5,173	14.39	3
Hamilton East—Stoney Creek					7,574	17.76	3
Hamilton Mountain					8,795	17.93	3
Huron—Bruce		Incumbent MPP		Rural Advisor	18,512	39.01	1
Kenora—Rainy River			Kenora	Business Owner	5,905	25.05	2
Kingston and the Islands			Kingston	Archaeologist	10,652	21.26	3
Kitchener Centre		Former MPP	Kitchener	Insurance Broker	11,150	26.98	2
Kitchener—Conestoga		Incumbent MPP	Kitchener	Business Development Manager	17,083	36.43	1
Kitchener—Waterloo			Waterloo	Consultant	14,450	26.34	3
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex		Incumbent MPP		Mall Operator, Town Councillor	20,710	45.17	1
Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington		Incumbent MPP	Lanark	Electrician	21,966	43.52	1
Leeds—Grenville		Incumbent MPP	Brockville	Mayor	23,523	56.07	1
London—Fanshawe			London	Veterinarian	8,196	23.08	2
London North Centre			London	City Councillor	12,016	26.4	3
London West			London	Lawyer, Lecturer	16,295	29.57	2
Markham—Unionville			Markham	Real Estate Agent	14,241	33.98	2
Mississauga—Brampton South					11,251	27.23	2
Mississauga East—Cooksville					10,479	26.2	2
Mississauga—Erindale					15,474	29.89	2
Mississauga South					14,514	33.2	2
Mississauga—Streetsville					12,060	28.07	2
Nepean—Carleton		Incumbent MPP	Ottawa	Political Advisor	30,901	46.77	1
Newmarket—Aurora			Newmarket	Town Councillor	19,585	37.42	2
Niagara Falls		Former MPP	Niagara Falls	City Councillor	16,702	32.8	2
Niagara West—Glanbrook		Party Leader, Incumbent MPP			23,378	41.82	1
Nickel Belt					3,827	11.92	3
Nipissing		Incumbent MPP		Mayor	13,085	41.81	1
Northumberland—Quinte West		Incumbent MPP		Teacher	19,583	35.93	2
Oak Ridges—Markham				Pharmacist	30,256	37.47	2
Oakville					18,921	37.81	2
Oshawa		Incumbent MPP		National Sales Coordinator	14,540	30.54	2
Ottawa Centre					9,678	18.18	3
Ottawa—Orléans					18,525	33.14	2
Ottawa South					15,235	32.11	2
Ottawa Vanier					8,750	22.29	2
Ottawa West—Nepean					15,895	33.89	2
Oxford		Incumbent MPP			18,958	46.24	1
Parkdale—High Park					5,787	12.83	3
Parry Sound—Muskoka		Incumbent MPP			15,761	40.73	1
Perth—Wellington		Incumbent MPP			15,992	38.96	1
Peterborough					15,907	29.8	2
Pickering—Scarborough East				Communications Expert	12,638	28.30	2
Prince Edward—Hastings		Incumbent MPP		Radio Broadcaster	19,281	41.72	1
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke		Incumbent MPP			25,241	61.07	1
Richmond Hill				Consultant	15,642	36.54	2
St. Catharines					13,814	29.7	2
St. Paul's				Lawyer	12,037	23.95	2
Sarnia—Lambton		Incumbent MPP			18,722	41.01	1
Sault Ste. Marie					3,704	12.39	3
Scarborough—Agincourt				Dean, Professor	12,041	34.63	2
					7,599	21.58	2
Scarborough—Guildwood				Banker, Real Estate Agent	9,721	28.01	2
Scarborough—Rouge River				City Councillor	11,500	27.66	3
Scarborough Southwest				Real Estate Agent	7,573	20.65	3
Simcoe—Grey		Incumbent MPP			25,988	47.12	1
Simcoe North		Incumbent MPP			22,179	43.96	1
Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry		Incumbent MPP			20,624	51.73	1
Sudbury					4,663	13.8	3
Thornhill		Incumbent MPP		Optometrist	21,886	43.99	1
Thunder Bay—Atikokan					3,779	13.19	3
Thunder Bay—Superior North					1,991	7.18	3
Timiskaming—Cochrane					4,527	17.13	3
Timmins—James Bay					5,226	22.75	3
Toronto Centre					9,498	18.55	2
Toronto—Danforth				Lawyer	4,304	10.01	3
Trinity—Spadina				Paramedic	8,035	13.99	3
Vaughan					16,989	28.17	2
Welland					12,933	28.33	2
Wellington—Halton Hills		Incumbent MPP			22,450	46.61	1
Whitby—Oshawa		Deputy Leader, Incumbent MPP		Lawyer	24,027	40.65	1
Willowdale			Toronto	Digital Media Consultant	15,468	33.47	2
Windsor—Tecumseh					2,118	5.77	4
Windsor West					5,225	14.38	3
York Centre				Political Advisor	11,125	31.46	2
York—Simcoe		Incumbent MPP		Teacher	19,025	40.4	1
York South—Weston					3,687	11.26	3
York West					2,794	10.96	3

Notes and References

1. https://secure.ontariopc.com/RidingPresidents Ontario PC Riding Presidents and Candidates
2. http://www.thespec.com/news-story/4337614-two-hamilton-pc-candidates-resign/ Two Hamilton PC Candidates Resign
3. http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2014/01/21/brister-fired-as-pc-candidate-in-essex/ Brister fired as PC candidate in Essex