1987 Ontario general election

1987 Ontario general election
← 1985 September 10, 1987 1990 →
130 seats in the 34th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
66 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader David Peterson Bob Rae Larry Grossman
Party Liberal New Democratic Progressive Conservative
Leader since February 21, 1982 February 7, 1982 November 16, 1985
Leader's seat London Centre York South St. Andrew—St. Patrick (lost re-election)
Last election 48 25 52
Seats won 95 19 16
Seat change Increase47 Decrease6 Decrease36
Popular vote 1,788,214 970,813 931,476
Percentage 47.3% 25.7% 24.7%
Swing Increase9.4pp Increase1.9pp Decrease12.3pp
Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Click the map for more details.
Premier before election

David Peterson
Liberal

Premier after election

David Peterson
Liberal

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

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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
Merger of ridings
Reorganization of ridings
Division of ridings
Renaming of ridings
  1. ^ from parts of Durham East and Durham West
  2. ^ from parts of York South, Downsview, Wilson Heights and Armourdale
  3. ^ from part of Mississauga North
  4. ^ formed from Muskoka and part of Simcoe East
  5. ^ from part of Carleton
  6. ^ from parts of Carleton and Carleton East
  7. ^ from part of Scarborough North
  8. ^ Whitchurch-Stouffville transferred from York North
  9. ^ withdrawn from York North
  10. ^ consolidation of part of Vaughan formerly in York North

Opinion polls

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During campaign period

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Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level
Polling firm Last day
of survey 		Source OLP ONDP PCO Other ME Sample
Election 1987 September 10, 1987 47.3 25.7 24.7 2.3
Angus Reid September 2, 1987 [2] 48 27 23 — 3.5 810
Environics August 20, 1987 [3] 48 28 24 1 — 612
Leader's debate held (August 17, 1987)[3]
Environics August 17, 1987 [3] 55 26 19 1 — 604
Angus Reid August 11, 1987 [4] 54 27 17 — 4 606
Election called (August 1, 1987)[5]

During the 33rd Parliament of Ontario

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Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level
Polling firm Last day
of survey 		Source OLP ONDP PCO Other ME Sample
Environics June 21, 1987 [6] 49 23 28 1[3] 3.2 1,007
Environics March 16, 1987 [7] 50 24 26 0[3] 3.2 1,008
Angus Reid March 4, 1987 [8] 57 21 22 — 4.5 597
Environics November 1986 [9] 47 21 30 2[3] 2 1,001
Environics November 5, 1985 [10] 47 23 30 1[3] — 1,007
Environics August 11, 1985 [11] 47 23 29 1[3] — 1,007
Election 1985 May 2, 1985 37.9 23.6 37.1 1.4

Results

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Elections to the 34th Parliament of Ontario (1987)[12]
Political party Party leader MPPs Votes
Candidates 1985 1987 ± # ± % ± (pp)
Liberal David Peterson 130 48 95 47Increase 1,788,214 410,249Increase 47.34% 9.44Increase
New Democratic Bob Rae 130 25 19 6Decrease 970,813 105,306Increase 25.70% 1.90Increase
Progressive Conservative Larry Grossman 130 52 16 36Decrease 931,473 411,571Decrease 24.66% 12.28Decrease
Family Coalition Donald Pennell 36 – – – 48,110 48,110Increase 1.27% New
Independent 19 – – – 13,632 12,096Decrease 0.36% 0.35Decrease
Libertarian Kaye Sargent 25 – – – 13,514 683Increase 0.36% –
Freedom Robert Metz 9 – – – 4,735 3,152Increase 0.13% 0.08Increase
Communist Gordon Massie 9 – – – 3,422 274Decrease 0.09% 0.01Decrease
Green 7 – – – 3,398 1,947Decrease 0.09% 0.06Decrease
Total 495 125 130 3,777,311 100.00%
Rejected ballots 26,658 224Increase
Voter turnout 3,803,969 141,836Increase 62.70 1.15Increase
Registered electors 6,067,378 117,083Increase
Seats and popular vote by party
Party Seats Votes Change (pp)
█ Liberal
95 / 130
47.34%
 9.44 9.44
 
█ New Democratic
19 / 130
25.70%
 1.90 1.9
 
█ Progressive Conservative
16 / 130
24.66%
 -12.28
 
█ Family Coalition
0 / 130
1.27%
 1.27 1.27
 
█ Independent
0 / 130
0.36%
 -0.35
 
█ Other
0 / 130
0.67%
 0.02 0.02
 

Synopsis of results

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Results by riding – 1987 Ontario general election[12]
Riding Winning party Turnout
[a 1] 		Votes[a 2]
Name[a 3][a 4] 1985 Party Votes Share Margin
# 		Margin
% 		Lib NDP PC FCP Ind Other 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
  1. ^ including spoilt ballots
  2. ^ minor political parties receiving less than 1% of the popular vote are aggregated under "Other"; independent candidates are aggregated separately
  3. ^ order is as given in EO reports
  4. ^ Names are as specified in 1976 Act – EO file has errors
  = 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

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Party candidates in 2nd place[12]
Party in 1st place Party in 2nd place Total
Lib NDP PC
Liberal 43 52 95
New Democratic 19 19
Progressive Conservative 16 16
Total 35 43 52 130
Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party[12]
Parties 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
█ Liberal 95 35
█ New Democratic 19 43 67 1
█ Progressive Conservative 16 52 61 1
█ Independent 2 7 4
█ Family Coalition 36
█ Libertarian 15 9
█ Communist 6 1
█ Green 4 3
█ Freedom 3 5
Resulting composition of the 28th Legislative Assembly[12]
Source Party
Lib NDP 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

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Those candidates not belonging to a major party, receiving more than 1,000 votes in the election, are listed below:[12]

Riding Party Candidates Votes Placed
Oakville South █ Green Christopher Kowalchuk 1,357 4th
Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry █ Independent Gordon McGregor 4,784 3rd
Yorkview █ Independent Tony Marzilli 2,507 3rd

MPPs elected by region and riding

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Party designations are as follows:

  Liberal
  NDP
  PC

Riding results

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Algoma

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Ontario general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Bud Wildman 8,562 60.90
Liberal Bryan McDougall 4,295 30.55
Progressive Conservative Denise Chenier 1,202 8.55
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Algoma—Manitoulin

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Ontario general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mike Brown 7,157 46.05
New Democratic Ron Boucher 4,385 28.22
Progressive Conservative Ben Wilson 3,999 25.73

Beaches—Woodbine

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

Brampton North

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Ontario general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Carman McClelland 14,298 50.82
Progressive Conservative Jo-Anne Robertson 7,170 25.48
New Democratic John Deamer 6,667 23.70

Brampton South

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  • (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

Brantford

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Ontario general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dave Neumann 14,919 41.17
New Democratic Jack Tubman 12,212 33.70
Progressive Conservative Phil Gillies 9,104 25.13

Brant-Haldimand

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Ontario general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal (incumbent) Robert Nixon 14,981 59.34
New Democratic Tracy Macdonnell 4,992 19.77
Progressive Conservative Ann Wilson 4,578 18.14
Other George Molson Barrett 693 2.75

Bruce

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Ontario general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal (incumbent) Murray Elston 17,227 60.74
Progressive Conservative Mike Snobelen 5,145 18.14
New Democratic Norma Peterson 3,986 14.05
Family Coalition Adrian Keet 2,006 7.07

Burlington South

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

Cambridge

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Carleton

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Ontario general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Norm Sterling 14,057
Liberal Roland Armitage 13,590
New Democratic Elaine Gibson 4,590

Carleton East

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

Chatham—Kent

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

Cochrane North

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Ontario general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal René Fontaine 9,436
New Democratic Len Wood 5,675
Progressive Conservative Denis Latulippe 1,203

Cochrane South

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Ontario general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Alan Pope 9,735
Liberal Conrad Carrière 7,479
New Democratic Gilles Renaud 6,010

Cornwall

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Ontario general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Cleary 10,653
Progressive Conservative Luc Guindon 9,067
New Democratic Bob Roth 6,756

Don Mills

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Dovercourt

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Downsview

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Ontario general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Laureano Leone 11,832
New Democratic Maria Augimeri 11,658
Progressive Conservative Drew McCreadie 1,788

Dufferin—Peel

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Ontario general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mavis Wilson 14,231 53.06
Progressive Conservative Charlie Byran 8,393 31.29
New Democratic Sandra Crane 4,195 15.64
Total valid votes 26,819 100.00 –

Durham Centre

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

Durham East

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Ontario general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Sam Cureatz 11,301
Liberal Diane Hamre 9,866
New Democratic Marg Wilbur 6,805

Durham West

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Durham—York

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Eglinton

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Elgin

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Essex—Kent

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

Essex South

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Ontario general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Remo Mancini 15,292
New Democratic Marv Ewing 7,312
Progressive Conservative Scott Cowan 3,339

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

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

Etobicoke—Rexdale

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Ontario general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Ed Philip 13,892
Liberal Jean Bickley 9,677
Progressive Conservative Aileen Anderson 3,127

Etobicoke West

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Fort William

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Fort York

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  • 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

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

Grey—Owen Sound

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Guelph

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Halton Centre

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Ontario general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barbara Sullivan 15,833
Progressive Conservative Barry Quinn 9,539
New Democratic Richard Banigan 4,487

Halton North

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  • Walt Elliot (L) 11644
  • Dave Whiting (PC) 6920
  • Fern Wolf (NDP) 5796

Hamilton Centre

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  • (incumbent) Lily Oddie Munro (L) 13636
  • Brian Hinkley (NDP) 10333
  • Gerald Fruewith (PC) 2600

Hamilton East

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

Hamilton West

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

Hastings—Peterborough

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High Park—Swansea

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Huron

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Kenora

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

Kingston and the Islands

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Kitchener

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  • (incumbent) David Cooke (L) 15373
  • Sue Coulter (NDP) 8379
  • Barbara Fraser (PC) 4226
  • John Meenan (FCP) 1100
  • Ed Halbach (Ind [Humanist]) 290

Kitchener—Wilmot

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Lake Nipigon

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

Lambton

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  • (incumbent) David William Smith (L) 11385
  • Bill Steadman (PC) 8826
  • Grant Reynolds (NDP) 2914
  • Peter Westfall (FCP) 2399

Lanark—Renfrew

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Lawrence

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

Leeds—Grenville

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Lincoln

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London Centre

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  • (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

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

London South

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

Markham

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Middlesex

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

Mississauga East

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Mississauga North

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

Mississauga South

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Mississauga West

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

Muskoka—Georgian Bay

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1987 Ontario general election: Muskoka–Georgian Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ken Black 12,645 43.45
Progressive Conservative George Beatty 9,396 32.39
New Democratic Dan Waters 7,059 24.26
Total valid votes 29,100 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 320
Turnout 29,420 65.17
Electors on the lists 45,146

Nepean

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Niagara Falls

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Niagara South

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

Nickel Belt

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

Nipissing

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

Norfolk

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Northumberland

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  • Joan Fawcett (L) 14451
  • (incumbent) Howard Sheppard (PC) 13075
  • Judi Armstrong (NDP) 4372
  • Brant Fotheringham (FCP) 836
  • Adrian O'Connell (G) 242

Oakville South

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Oakwood

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Oriole

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Oshawa

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

Ottawa Centre

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Ottawa East

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Ottawa—Rideau

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Ottawa South

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Ottawa West

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1987 Ontario general election: Ottawa West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bob Chiarelli 16,343 50.46 +12.94
Progressive Conservative Derek Insley 9,951 30.72 −15.91
New Democratic Paul Weinzweig 4,403 13.60 −0.08
Family Coalition Lynn McPherson 1,689 5.21 –
Total valid votes 32,386 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 251 0.77
Turnout 32,637 61.61
Eligible voters 52,977
Liberal gain Swing

Oxford

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Parkdale

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  • (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

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

Perth

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  • (incumbent) Hugh Edighoffer (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

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

Prescott and Russell

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

Prince Edward—Lennox

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Quinte

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  • (incumbent) Hugh O'Neil (L) 17151
  • Doug Brewer (PC) 6543
  • Gene Morosan (NDP) 3520
  • Allan Bristol (Lbt) 413

Rainy River

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Renfrew North

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Riverdale

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  • (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

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St. Catharines

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Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal (incumbent) Jim Bradley 17,584 63.30
New Democratic Rob West 5,566 20.04
Progressive Conservative Chuck Bradley 4,258 15.33
Communist Eric Blair 369 1.33
Total valid votes 27,777 100.00

St. Catharines—Brock

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St. George—St. David

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

Sarnia

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  • (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

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

Scarborough—Agincourt

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  • Gerry Phillips (L) 19101
  • David Kho (NDP) 7021
  • Adrienne Johnson (PC) 6284
  • Barry Coyne (Lbt) 794

Scarborough Centre

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  • Cindy Nicholas (L) 11921
  • Menno Vorster (NDP) 8525
  • (incumbent) Bill Davis (PC) 7217
  • Chris Douros (FCP) 827
  • Martin Weatherall 550

Scarborough East

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

Scarborough—Ellesmere

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Scarborough North

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

Scarborough West

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

Simcoe Centre

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Simcoe East

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

Simcoe West

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

Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry and East Grenville

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

Sudbury

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Sudbury East

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Timiskaming

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Victoria—Haliburton

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  • (incumbent) John Eakins (L) 16287
  • Arthur Ward (PC) 5856
  • Ivan Moore (NDP) 4251
  • Diane Roblin-Lee (FCP) 2403

Waterloo North

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Welland—Thorold

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  • (incumbent) Mel Swart (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

[edit]
  • Shirley Collins (L) 16153
  • Sharon Lehnert (NDP) 8676
  • Barbara Vance (PC) 5577
  • Ann Stasiuk 475

Wentworth North

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  • (incumbent) Chris Ward (L) 16150
  • Gary Tilley (PC) 7107
  • Lynn Spencer (NDP) 6641

Willowdale

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Wilson Heights

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

Windsor—Riverside

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Windsor—Sandwich

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Windsor—Walkerville

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

York Centre

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

York East

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

York Mills

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York—Mackenzie

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

York South

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

Yorkview

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  • (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

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Dianne Cunningham (PC) 13858
Elaine Pensa (L) 10356
Diane Whiteside (NDP) 6799
Brenda Rowe (FCP) 1419
Barry Malcolm (F) 548
John Turmel 115
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

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References

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  1. ^ Representation Act, 1986, S.O. 1986, c. 30
  2. ^ Hickl-Szabo, Regina (September 7, 1987). "Grossman puts best face on latest bad news from polls". The Globe and Mail. p. A10.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Adams, Michael; Dasko, Donna (August 22, 1987). "Peterson support drops 7 points since TV debate". The Globe and Mail. p. A1.
  4. ^ "Ontario Tories in cellar could sink lower: poll". The Gazette. August 14, 1987. p. D13.
  5. ^ "Election fever". The Globe and Mail. September 1, 1990. p. D6.
  6. ^ Sheppard, Robert (June 25, 1987). "Ontario Liberals poised for big win, new poll indicates". The Globe and Mail. p. A8.
  7. ^ Oziewicz, Stanley (March 20, 1987). "Trails his own party: Grossman places third in popularity, poll says". The Globe and Mail. p. A1.
  8. ^ Oziewicz, Stanley (March 18, 1987). "Poll predicts landslide win for Liberals: Peterson's popularity responsible for results of survey, MPP says". The Globe and Mail. p. A8.
  9. ^ Sheppard, Robert (January 29, 1987). "Ontario's Liberals retain popularity, opinion poll shows". The Globe and Mail. p. A1.
  10. ^ Sheppard, Robert (November 14, 1985). "Poll shows Liberal honeymoon still on". The Globe and Mail. p. A5.
  11. ^ Adams, Michael (August 15, 1985). "Ontario Liberals gain support needed for majority, poll says". The Globe and Mail. p. 1.
  12. ^ a b c d e f "1987 general election results". Elections Ontario. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
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