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Ontario general election, 1987

← 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   PC 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 47 6 36 Popular vote 1,788,214 970,813 931,476 Percentage 47.3% 25.7% 24.7% Swing 9.4pp 1.9pp 12.3pp
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-designate David Peterson Liberal

The Ontario general election of 1987 was held on September 10, 1987, to elect members of the 34th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.

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, however, as voters opted for the change that the Liberal-NDP arrangement provided, with even Grossman losing his own seat. The NDP was unable to convince voters that it should be given credit for the success of the Liberal government that it had supported. Despite losing six seats, the party became the Official Opposition for the second time in the party's history. The PCs fell to 16 seats and third place in the legislature, their worst showing in an election in half a century.

Results

Riding results

Algoma

Algoma—Manitoulin

Beaches—Woodbine

• (x)Marion Bryden (NDP) 19948


• Patricia Herdman (L) 8519


• John Beveridge (PC) 3022


• Steve Thistle (Lbt) 533

Brampton North

Brampton South

• (x)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

Brant-Haldimand

Bruce

Burlington South

• (x)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


• (x)Bill Barlow (PC) 8752


• Anneliese Steden (FCP) 1500

Carleton

Carleton East

• (x)Gilles Morin (L) 20706


• Joan Gullen (NDP) 6105


• Roland Saumure (PC) 4572


• Andre Lafrance (FCP) 926

Chatham—Kent

• (x)Maurice Bossy (L) 13370


• Brian Rice (NDP) 7623


• Ron Anderson (PC) 6669


• Marcy Edwards (FCP) 806


• Don Carnegie 341

Cochrane North

Cochrane South

Cornwall

Don Mills

• 
  Murad Velshi (L) 11083


• David Lindsay (PC) 8666


• 
  Margery Ward (NDP) 6424


• David Smith 586


• David Pengelly (F) 475

Dovercourt

• (x)Tony Lupusella (L) 10634


• (x)Ross McClellan (NDP) 9727


• Norm Panziza, Jr. (PC) 926


• D'Arcy Cain (Lbt) 342

Downsview

Dufferin—Peel

Durham Centre

• 
  Allan Furlong (L) 12885


• Sarah Kelly (NDP) 9881


• Stephanie Ball (PC) 8790


• Harold Tauscah (G) 378

Durham East

Durham West

• 
  Norah Stoner (L) 16733


• (x)George Ashe (PC) 10890


• 
  Jim Wiseman (NDP) 5779


• Bert Vermeer (FCP) 898

Durham—York

• 
  Bill Ballinger (L) 12369


• (x)Ross Stevenson (PC) 11887


• Donna Kelly (NDP) 5549


• Ken Canning (FCP) 1070

Eglinton

• 
  Dianne Poole (L) 15106


• (x)David McFadden (PC) 14411


• Michael Lee (NDP) 3789


• Richard Lubbock (Lbt) 324


• John Stifel 137

Elgin

• 
  Marietta Roberts (L) 13310


• (x)Ron McNeil (PC) 10873


• Gord Campbell (NDP) 7674


• Ray Monteith (F) 546

Essex—Kent

• (x)Jim McGuigan (L) 12591


• (x)Pat Hayes (NDP) 11478


• John Ashton (PC) 2758


• Tim McGuire (FCP) 1229

Essex South

Etobicoke—Humber

• (x)Jim Henderson (L) 21644


• Avie Flaherty (PC) 8062


• Peter Sutherland (NDP) 4511


• George Hartwell (FCP) 1237

Etobicoke—Lakeshore

• (x)Ruth Grier (NDP) 14821


• Frank Sgarlata (L) 12454


• 
  Al Kolyn (PC) 4760


• Michael Doyle (FCP) 1203

Etobicoke—Rexdale

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


• (x)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

• (x)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

• (x)Rick Ferraro (L) 18445


• 
  Derek Fletcher (NDP) 9119


• Bob Pierce (PC) 5383


• Craig Sanderson 562

Halton Centre

Halton North

• 
  Walt Elliot (L) 11644


• Dave Whiting (PC) 6920


• Fern Wolf (NDP) 5796

Hamilton Centre

• (x)Lily Oddie Munro (L) 13636


• Brian Hinkley (NDP) 10333


• Gerald Fruewith (PC) 2600

Hamilton East

• (x)Bob Mackenzie (NDP) 16421


• David Bach (L) 9890


• Tommy Tarpos (PC) 1915


• Bob Jaggard (Comm) 673

Hamilton Mountain

• (x)Brian Charlton (NDP) 14743


• Jane Milanetti (L) 13111


• John Smith (PC) 6580

Hamilton West

• (x)Richard Allen (NDP) 13430


• Mary Kiss (L) 12336


• Don Ross (PC) 5862

Hastings—Peterborough

• (x)Jim Pollock (PC) 9910


• Carman Metcalfe (L) 8705


• 
  Elmer Buchanan (NDP) 6579

High Park—Swansea

• 
  David Fleet (L) 9637


• (x)Yuri Shymko (PC) 8823


• 
  Elaine Ziemba (NDP) 8764


• Bob Cumming (Lbt) 660

Huron

• (x)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

• (x)Ken Keyes (L) 13141


• 
  Gary Wilson (NDP) 6402


• Tom Annis (PC) 5910


• Steven Kaasgaard (G) 511

Kitchener

• (x)David Cooke (L) 15373


• Sue Coulter (NDP) 8379


• Barbara Fraser (PC) 4226


• John Meenan (FCP) 1100


• Ed Halbach (Ind [Humanist]) 290

Kitchener—Wilmot

• (x)John Sweeney (L) 18151


• 
  Mike Cooper (NDP) 7503


• Dorothy Angel (PC) 5218

Lake Nipigon

• (x)Gilles Pouliot (NDP) 8446


• Herman Mannila (L) 3606


• Vic Fournel (PC) 1129

Lambton

• (x)David 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

• (x)Joseph Cordiano (L) 15332


• Evelyn Nurialdo (NDP) 8201


• David Perry (PC) 5379

Leeds—Grenville

• (x)Bob Runciman (PC) 14787


• 
  Jim Jordan (L) 14589


• Geri Sheedy (NDP) 4869

Lincoln

• 
  Harry Pelissero (L) 12320


• (x)Philip Andrewes (PC) 11284


• 
  Ron Hansen (NDP) 6207

London Centre

• (x)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

• (x)Ron Van Horne (L) 22452


• Diane Whiteside (NDP) 7961


• Lucky Clark (PC) 7177


• Elvin Mizzau (FCP) 611


• Barry Malcolm (F) 537

London South

• (x)Joan Smith (L) 20046


• Vaughan Minor (PC) 7723


• 
  David Winninger (NDP) 7074


• Paul Picard (FCP) 861


• Robert Metz (F) 430

Markham

• (x)Don Cousens (PC) 19224


• Gail Newall (L) 18543


• 
  Anne Swarbrick (NDP) 4323


• Rina Puleo (FCP) 1403

Middlesex

• (x)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


• (x)Bud Gregory (PC) 10372


• Sal Manni (NDP) 4864


• Bill Frampton (F) 761

Mississauga North

• (x)Steve Offer (L) 14604


• John Moszynski (NDP) 6153


• Gabe Spoletine (PC) 5309

Mississauga South

• (x)Margaret Marland (PC) 13854


• Claudette Mackay-Lassonde (L) 13255


• Barry Stevens (Ontario politician)|Barry Stevens (NDP) 4976


• Chris Balabanian (F) 712

Mississauga West

• 
  Steve Mahoney (L) 23482


• Darwin Kealey (PC) 9138


• Paul Simon (NDP) 6280

Muskoka—Georgian Bay

Nepean

• 
  Hans Daigeler (L) 13951


• (x)Bob Mitchell (PC) 10315


• Larry Jones (NDP) 4526

Niagara Falls

• (x)Vince Kerrio (L) 13600


• 
  Margaret Harrington (NDP) 7936


• Ed Sherar (PC) 5066

Niagara South

• (x)Ray Haggerty (L) 11740


• Doug Martin (PC) 4645


• Camilla Gyorffy (NDP) 4396

Nickel Belt

• (x)Floyd Laughren (NDP) 9849


• Leo Pevato (L) 3863


• Evelyn Dutrisac (PC) 3208

Nipissing

• (x)Mike Harris (PC) 15744


• Marthe Smith (L) 11690


• Sandra Clifford (NDP) 2961


• Brendan Purtill (FCP) 672

Norfolk

• (x)Gord Miller (L) 17313


• 
  Norm Jamison (NDP) 8346


• Ian Birnie (PC) 5742

Northumberland

• 
  Joan Fawcett (L) 14451


• (x)Howard Sheppard (PC) 13075


• Judi Armstrong (NDP) 4372


• Brant Fotheringham (FCP) 836


• Adrian O'Connell (G) 242

Oakville South

• 
  Doug Carrothers (L) 13241


• (x)Terry O'Connor (PC) 11950


• Tim Cooper (NDP) 3080


• Chris Kowalcuk (G) 1357

Oakwood

• 
  Chaviva Hošek (L) 11192


• (x)Tony Grande (NDP) 9861


• Irene Paparo-Stein (PC) 1573


• 
  Geoff Da Silva (Comm) 556

Oriole

• (x)Elinor Caplan (L) 16206


• Fredelle Brief (PC) 5659


• 
  Judy Rebick (NDP) 4470


• George Graham (Lbt) 822

Oshawa

• (x)Mike Breaugh (NDP) 12957


• Cathy O'Flynn (L) 10041


• Frank Snyder (PC) 4076


• James Delaney (FCP) 1184

Ottawa Centre

• 
  Richard Patten (L) 13867


• (x)Evelyn Gigantes (NDP) 11780


• Greg Vezina (PC) 3159


• 
  John Turmel 598

Ottawa East

• (x)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

Ottawa West

Oxford

• 
  Charlie Tatham (L) 14939


• (x)Dick Treleaven (PC) 12065


• Wayne Colbran (NDP) 6606


• Margaret De Boer (FCP) 1410


• Kaye Sargent (Lbt) 466

Parkdale

• (x)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

• (x)Ernie Eves (PC) 11332


• Rollie Boissonneault (L) 6935


• Bill Pabst (NDP) 2231


• Warren Edgar (FCP) 647

Perth

• (x)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

• (x)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

• (x)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


• (x)Jack Pierce (PC) 3487

Renfrew North

• (x)Sean Conway (L) 18507


• Stu Mark (PC) 5652


• 
  Ish Theilheimer (NDP) 3958


• Shirley Witt (FCP) 1385

Riverdale

• (x)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


• (x)Larry Grossman (PC) 10483


• Gladys Rothman (NDP) 5608


• Alex MacDonald (Lbt) 761

St. Catharines

St. Catharines—Brock

• 
  Mike Dietsch (L) 10822


• (x)Peter Partington (PC) 8821


• 
  Christel Haeck (NDP) 6514

St. George—St. David

• (x)Ian Scott (L) 15051


• (x)Susan Fish (PC) 7996


• John Campey (NDP) 5658


• Michael Beech (Lbt) 721

Sarnia

• (x)Andy Brandt (PC) 12964


• Joan Link-Mellon (L) 10303


• Catherine Giles (NDP) 4552


• Terry Burrell (FCP) 1475


• Margaret Coe (Lbt) 559

Sault Ste. Marie

• (x)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


• (x)Bill Davis (PC) 7217


• Chris Douros (FCP) 827


• Martin Weatherall 550

Scarborough East

• (x)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


• (x)David Warner (NDP) 11941


• Gail Brewer (PC) 5445

Scarborough North

• (x)Alvin Curling (L) 20021


• Peter Lam (PC) 5861


• Nick Summers (NDP) 4509


• Louis Di Rocco (FCP) 1371

Scarborough West

• (x)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


• (x)Earl Rowe (PC) 12982


• Fred Ruemper (NDP) 7265

Simcoe East

• (x)Al McLean (PC) 12543


• Butch Orser (L) 11737


• Fayne Bullen (NDP) 9699

Simcoe West

• (x)George McCague (PC) 11678


• Gary Johnson (L) 11372


• Noel St-Laurent (NDP) 4788

Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry & East Grenville

• (x)Noble Villeneuve (PC) 10771


• Gerry Rosenquist (L) 10164


• Gordon McGregor 4784


• Arthur Carkner (NDP) 2345

Sudbury

• 
  Sterling Campbell (L) 12788


• (x)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

• (x)David Ramsay (L) 10218


• Ollie Rivard (NDP) 5871


• 
  Ed Havrot (PC) 4870

Victoria—Haliburton

• (x)John Eakins (L) 16287


• Arthur Ward (PC) 5856


• Ivan Moore (NDP) 4251


• Diane Roblin-Lee (FCP) 2403

Waterloo North

• (x)Herbert Epp (L) 16792


• 
  Elizabeth Witmer (PC) 8681


• Richard Hastings (NDP) 5785


• Ian O'Neill (Lbt) 818

Welland—Thorold

• (x)Mel Swart (NDP) 17490


• Mark Larose (L) 9855


• Giulio Roca (PC) 2167


• Angela Braun (FCP) 706

Wellington

• (x)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

• (x)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

• (x)Monte Kwinter (L) 17007


• Jennifer Paton (NDP) 6697


• David Farb (PC) 5879

Windsor—Riverside

• (x)Dave Cooke (NDP) 17162


• 
  Rick Limoges (L) 11257


• Terry Hrynyk (PC) 842


• Mark Kahabka (FCP) 509

Windsor—Sandwich

• (x)Bill Wrye (L) 14888


• 
  George Dadamo (NDP) 12535


• Beth Cooper (PC) 1965

Windsor—Walkerville

• (x)Mike Ray (L) 14361


• Donna Champagne (NDP) 13415


• Jerry Kovacs (PC) 1553


• Mike Longmoore (Comm) 335

York Centre

• (x)Greg Sorbara (L) 27096


• Doug Mason (PC) 8605


• Joe Licastro (NDP) 7692

York East

• (x)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

• (x)Bob Rae (NDP) 13190


• 
  Alan Tonks (L) 12857


• Fred De Francesco (PC) 1544


• Dusan Kubias (Lbt) 411

Yorkview

• (x)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