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Everything about Ontario General Election 1990 totally explainedThe Ontario general election of 1990 was held on September 6, 1990, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada.
The governing Ontario Liberal Party led by Premier David Peterson, was defeated by a large unexpected protest vote. Peterson was accused of opportunism in calling an election just three years into his mandate, and in a shocking upset, the New Democratic Party, led by Bob Rae, won a majority government. This marked the first time the NDP formed the government in Ontario.
Mike Harris's Progressive Conservative Party was unable to overcome voter distrust of the federal Progressive Conservative government of Brian Mulroney. His party managed to win four more seats than in the 1987 election, however.
Although Harris was from northern Ontario, the PC Party was particularly weak in that region, placing fourth, behind the Liberals, NDP and the right-wing, fringe Confederation of Regions Party (CoR) in six northern Ontario ridings (Algoma, Cochrane South, Nickel Belt, Sudbury, Sudbury East and Sault Ste. Marie). The CoR Party also placed ahead of the PC Party in the Renfrew North and Cornwall ridings in eastern Ontario.
The Green Party of Ontario placed third, ahead of the NDP, in Parry Sound riding, where former Liberal leadership candidate Richard Thomas was the party's candidate.
Results
| Party |
Party Leader |
# of
candidates |
Seats |
Popular Vote |
| 1987 |
Elected |
% Change |
# |
% |
% Change
|
New Democratic |
Bob Rae |
130 |
19 | 74
| +279% |
1,509,506 |
37.6% |
+11.9%
|
Liberal |
David Peterson |
130 |
95
| 36
| -62.1% |
1,302,134 |
32.4% |
-14.9%
|
Progressive Conservative |
Mike Harris |
130 |
16
| 20
| +25% |
944,564 |
23.5% |
-1.2%
|
Family Coalition |
Donald Pennell |
68 |
- |
- |
- |
110,831 |
2.7% |
+1.4%
|
Confederation of Regions |
Dean Wasson |
33 |
|
- |
|
75,873 |
1.9% |
|
Green |
Katherine Mathewson |
40 |
- |
- |
- |
30,097 |
0.7% |
+0.6%
|
Libertarian |
James Stock |
45 |
- |
- |
- |
24,613 |
0.6% |
+0.2%
|
Freedom |
Robert Metz |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
6,015 |
0.2% |
+0.1%
|
Communist |
Elizabeth Rowley |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
1,139 |
0.1% |
-
|
Others |
15 |
- |
- |
- |
13,307 |
0.3% |
-0.1%
|
| Total |
605 |
130 |
130 |
- |
4,018,079 |
100% |
- |
Members of the Legislative Assembly 1990-1995
NDP
* In 1993, Ward died and Drainville left the Legislative Assembly. Both resulting byelections were won by the Progressive Conservatives. Rizzo left the NDP caucus in October, 1990, but sat as an Independent until the 1995 election. In 1993 North resigned and sat as an independent. Akande resigned from the Legislature in 1994; no byelection was held prior to the 1995 election.
Liberal
Charles Beer - York North
Jim Bradley - St. Catharines
Mike Brown - Algoma—Manitoulin
Robert Callahan - Brampton South
Elinor Caplan - Oriole
Bob Chiarelli - Ottawa West
John Cleary - Cornwall
Sean Conway - Renfrew North
Joseph Cordiano - Lawrence
Alvin Curling - Scarborough North
Hans Daigeler - Nepean
Murray Elston - Bruce
Joan Fawcett - Northumberland
Bernard Grandmaître - Ottawa East
Jim Henderson - Etobicoke—Humber
Monte Kwinter - Wilson Heights
Steven W. Mahoney - Mississauga West
Remo Mancini* - Essex South
Carman McClelland - Brampton North
Dalton McGuinty - Ottawa South (provincial electoral district)
Lyn McLeod - Fort William
Frank Miclash - Kenora
Gilles Morin - Carleton East
Robert Nixon* - Brant—Haldimand
Hugh O'Neil - Quinte
Yvonne O'Neill - Ottawa—Rideau
Steven Offer - Mississauga North
Gerry Phillips - Scarborough—Agincourt
Jean Poirier - Prescott and Russell
Dianne Poole - Eglinton
David Ramsay - Timiskaming
Tony Ruprecht - Parkdale
Ian Scott* - St. George—St. David
John Sola* - Mississauga East
Greg Sorbara - York Centre
Barbara Sullivan - Halton Centre
* Nixon and Scott retired from politics in 1992, and Mancini retired in 1993. The Liberals retained all three seats in the resulting byelections. Bruce Crozier, Ronald Eddy and Tim Murphy joined the Liberal caucus. John Sola was expelled from caucus in 1992 after making racist comments to a reporter from the fifth estate. He sat as an independent for the remainder of the assembly.
Progressive Conservative
Ted Arnott - Wellington
Gary Carr - Oakville South
Donald Cousens - Markham
Dianne Cunningham - London North
Ernie Eves - Parry Sound
Charles Harnick - Willowdale
Mike Harris - Nipissing
Cam Jackson - Burlington South
Leo Jordan - Lanark—Renfrew
Margaret Marland - Mississauga South
Al McLean - Simcoe East
Bill Murdoch - Grey
Bob Runciman - Leeds—Grenville
Norm Sterling - Carleton
Chris Stockwell - Etobicoke West
David Tilson - Dufferin—Peel
David Turnbull - York Mills
Noble Villeneuve - Stormont—Dundas and Glengarry
Jim Wilson - Simcoe West
Elizabeth Witmer - Waterloo North
The PC Party won two byelections in 1993, winning seats previously held by the NDP. Chris Hodgson was elected in Victoria—Haliburton, and David Johnson was elected in Don Mills.
Constituency results
Ottawa-Carleton
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carleton
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|Sue LeBrun
10,143
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|Norman Sterling
17,860
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|Alex Munter
10,071
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|Norman Sterling
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carleton East
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|Gilles Morin
19,059
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|Judy Corbishley
5,117
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|Joan Gullen
9,976
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|Gilles Morin
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ottawa Centre
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|Richard Patten
11,656
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|Alex Burney
2,723
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|Evelyn Gigantes
14,522
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|John Gay (FCP)
809
Bill Hipwell (G)
576
John Turmel (Ind.)
160
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|Richard Patten
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|
Ottawa East
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|Bernard Grandmaitre
16,363
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|Diana Morin
2,203
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|Lori Lucier
6,103
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|Richard Hudon (FCP)
826
Frank de Jong (G)
723
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|Bernard Grandmaitre
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke| Ottawa—Rideau
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|Yvonne O'Neill
13,454
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|Paul Beaudry
5,234
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|Larry Jones
8,845
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|Larry Denys (FCP)
1,049
Jim MacPhee (Ind.)
861
Marc Schindler (Lbt)
252
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|Yvonne O'Neill
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ottawa South
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|Dalton McGuinty
13,845
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|Darrel Kent
7,399
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|Margaret Armstrong
7,826
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|Stephen Johns (G)
612
David Fitzpatrick (FCP)
503
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|Vacant
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke| Ottawa West
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|Bob Chiarelli
13,908
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|Brian Mackey
9,068
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|Allan Edwards
8,391
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|David Boyd (CoR)
1,044
Ian Whyte
1,011
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|Bob Chiarelli
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Eastern Ontario
Cornwall:
(x)John Cleary (L) 12725
Leo Courville (NDP) 7044
Carol-Ann Ross (CoR) 4409
Don Kannon (PC) 3169
Frontenac—Addington:
Fred Wilson (NDP) 9626
(x)Larry South (L) 8226
Jim Bennett (PC) 8211
Gail Leonard (FCP) 2020
Ross Baker 1021
Hastings—Peterborough:
Elmer Buchanan (NDP) 11283
(x)Jim Pollock (PC) 10387
Mike Beeston (L) 4285
Anthony Kuttschrutter (FCP) 1199
Ronald Gerow (CoR) 1128
Kingston and the Islands:
Gary Wilson (NDP) 10184
(x)Ken Keyes (L) 8092
John Goodchild (PC) 7079
Joan Jackson (FCP) 1452
Lanark—Renfrew:
Leo Jordan (PC) 11063
Guin Persaud (L) 9665
Harry Martin (NDP) 8541
Murray Reid (CoR) 2938
Frank Foley (FCP) 1853
Leeds—Grenville:
(x)Bob Runciman (PC) 16846
Chris Puddicombe (L) 9172
Art Lane (NDP) 8312
Prescott and Russell:
(x)Jean Poirier (L) 25879
Carole Roy (NDP) 9369
Keith Flavell (PC) 2848
Paul Lauzon (FCP) 1119
Jean-Serge Brisson (Lbt) 618
Prince Edward—Lennox:
Paul Johnson (NDP) 9204
Don Bonter (PC) 8299
(x)Keith MacDonald (L) 8188
Kenn Hineman (CoR) 2061
Quinte:
(x)Hugh O'Neil (L) 11114
Greg Meehan (NDP) 7010
Doug Rollins (PC) 5825
Stu Meeks (CoR) 3411
Dave Switzer (FCP) 2331
Renfrew North:
(x)Sean Conway (L) 13082
Ish Theilheimer (NDP) 5916
Frank Adlam (CoR) 5510
Diane Yakabuski (PC) 4586
Stephen Stanistreet (FCP) 1104
Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry & East Grenville:
(x)Noble Villeneuve (PC) 11887
Denis Sabourin (L) 8386
Helena McCuaig (NDP) 5357
Bernie Lauzon (CoR) 3452
Central Ontario
Bruce:
(x)Murray Elston (L) 11476
Len Hope (NDP) 7954
Terry Halpin (PC) 7349
Linda Freiburger (FCP) 3639
Dufferin—Peel:
David Tilson (PC) 10899
(x)Mavis Wilson (L) 10327
Sandra Crane (NDP) 8627
Bob Shapton (Lbt) 1584
Grey—Owen Sound:
Bill Murdoch (PC) 13742
Peggy Hutchinson (NDP) 11280
(x)Ron Lipsett (L) 10257
John Ross (FCP) 2147
Don Cianci (G) 476
Oleh Stebelsky (Lbt) 144
Muskoka—Georgian Bay:
Dan Waters (NDP) 13422
Marilyn Rowe (PC) 10504
(x)Ken Black (L) 9105
Northumberland:
(x)Joan Fawcett (L) 11984
Angus Read (PC) 10890
Judi Armstrong (NDP) 9581
Doug Young (CoR) 1677
Steve Prust (FCP) 1213
John Meiboom (Lbt) 395
Peterborough:
Jenny Carter (NDP) 13813
(x)Peter Adams (L) 13628
Doris Brick (PC) 8884
John Harrington (FCP) 3632
Dean Wasson (CoR) 1586
Paul Cleveland (G) 325
Simcoe Centre:
Paul Wessenger (NDP) 15711
(x)Bruce Owen (L) 12869
Ben Andrews (PC) 10013
Bonnie Ainsworth (CoR) 2979
Simcoe East:
(x)Al McLean (PC) 14828
Dennis Bailey (NDP) 14088
Jim Files (L) 7219
John McLean (Lbt) 1263
Simcoe West:
(x)Jim Wilson (PC) 11710
Leo Loserit (NDP) 9870
Gary Johnson (L) 7765
James McGillivray (FCP) 2744
Victoria—Haliburton:
Dennis Drainville (NDP) 15467
Ron Jenkins (PC) 8947
Patrick O'Reilly (L) 7668
Brad Medd (FCP) 1419
Hugh Boyd 971
Ron Hawkrigg (Lbt) 417
Durham & York Region
Durham Centre:
Drummond White (NDP) 12594
(x)Allan Furlong (L) 10246
Jim Flaherty (PC) 9126
Nino Maltese (FCP) 1186
Phil Wyatt (CoR) 1087
David Hubbell (G) 857
Durham East:
Gord Mills (NDP) 10960
Kirk Kemp (PC) 7836
Marilyn Pearce (L) 7836
Tim Crookall (FCP) 2487
Harry Turnbridge (CoR) 1286
Durham West:
Jim Wiseman (NDP) 16366
(x)Norah Stoner (L) 14384
Rick Johnson (PC) 11167
Bert Vermeer (FCP) 1751
Durham—York:
Larry O'Connor (NDP) 12297
(x)Bill Ballinger (L) 11067
Jack Hauseman (PC) 10904
Jerry Young (FCP) 2016
Markham:
(x)Don Cousens (PC) 25595
Frank Scarpitti (L) 15128
Rob Saunders (NDP) 8459
Eric Skura (FCP) 1086
Ian Hutchison (Lbt) 642
Gary Walsh 311
Oshawa:
Allan Pilkey (NDP) 16601
Jim Carlyle (L) 5116
Cliff Fillmore (PC) 3871
Gary Jones (CoR) 1585
York Centre:
(x)Gregory Sorbara (L) 28056
Laurie Orrett (NDP) 18850
Dion McGuire (PC) 14656
York—Mackenzie:
(x)Charles Beer (L) 11462
George Timpson (PC) 11304
Keith Munro (NDP) 10681
Scarborough
Scarborough—Agincourt:
(x)Gerry Phillips (L) 13347
Keith MacNab (PC) 8640
Ayoub Ali (NDP) 6763
Bill Galster (Lbt) 1368
Scarborough Centre:
Steve Owens (NDP) 12324
(x)Cindy Nicholas (L) 9256
Joe Trentadue (PC) 5282
Scarborough East:
Robert Frankford (NDP) 11700
(x)Ed Fulton (L) 9926
Steve Gilchrist (PC) 9890
Jim McIntosh (Lbt) 577
Cara Mumford (G) 454
Darryl McDowell 368
Scarborough—Ellesmere:
David Warner (NDP) 14036
(x)Frank Faubert (L) 9417
Greg Vezina (PC) 4855
Kelvin Smith (Lbt) 811
Scarborough North:
(x)Alvin Curling (L) 13393
Victor Deane (NDP) 9477
Harold Adams (PC) 5367
Louis Di Rocco (FCP) 1199
James Greig (G) 620
Scarborough West:
Anne Swarbrick (NDP) 14340
Joe Pacione (L) 6521
Jim Brown (PC) 5769
Stefan Slovak (FCP) 996
George Dance (Lbt) 401
North York & East York
Don Mills:
Margery Ward (NDP) 9740
(x)Murad Velshi (L) 8736
Nola Crewe (PC) 7631
David Miller (Lbt) 742
Katherine Mathewson (G) 608
Colin McKay 562
David Pengelly (F) 414
Downsview:
Anthony Perruzza (NDP) 13440
(x)Laureano Leone (L) 8219
Chris Smith (PC) 1477
David Kenny (Lbt) 619
Lawrence:
(x)Joseph Cordiano (L) 11786
Shalom Schachter (NDP) 10179
Henry Gallay (PC) 3557
Sandor Hegedus (Lbt) 431
Paul Rombough (G) 411
Oriole:
(x)Elinor Caplan (L) 10655
Lennox Farrell (NDP) 8441
Sam Billich (PC) 5435
Roland Brown (Lbt) 578
Greg Knittl (G) 345
Willowdale:
Charles Harnick (PC) 11957
(x)Gino Matrundola (L) 11123
Batya Hebdon (NDP) 9125
Mark Vosylius (FCP) 1074
Earl Epstein (Lbt) 668
Wilson Heights:
(x)Monte Kwinter (L) 12272
John Fagan (NDP) 6618
Steven Kerzner (PC) 4913
Vanessa Schoor (G) 608
Roman Urba (Lbt) 314
York East:
Gary Malkowski (NDP) 10689
(x)Christine Hart (L) 9900
George Bryson (PC) 8021
Jim Copeland 380
Bedora Bojman (G) 364
John Matthew (Lbt) 303
Chris Frazer (Comm) 191
York Mills:
David Turnbull (PC) 13037
(x)Brad Nixon (L) 10390
Marcia McVea (NDP) 4830
Janet Creery (G) 577
Mary-Anne Sillimaa (Lbt) 373
Yorkview:
George Mammoliti (NDP) 9945
(x)Claudio Polsinelli (L) 8326
Pedro Cordoba (PC) 1254
Roma Kelembet (Lbt) 303
Lucylle Boikoff 231
Toronto
Beaches—Woodbine:
Frances Lankin (NDP) 14381
Beryl Potter (L) 6329
Kevin Forest (PC) 3535
Sam Vitulli 400
Dovercourt:
Tony Silipo (NDP) 10604
(x)Tony Lupusella (L) 6615
Allan Brown (PC) 1239
Norman Allen (G) 577
Fred Lambert (Lbt) 513
Eglinton:
(x)Dianne Poole (L) 12032
Anne Vanstone (PC) 11859
Jay Waterman (NDP) 7772
Dan King (G) 1340
Scott Bell (Lbt) 448
Fort York:
Rosario Marchese (NDP) 11023
(x)Bob Wong (L) 9656
John Pepall (PC) 2258
Paul Barker (Lbt) 539
Ronald Rodgers 330
High Park—Swansea:
Elaine Ziemba (NDP) 11432
(x)David Fleet (L) 8159
Yuri Pokaliwsky (PC) 4674
Colum Tingle (FCP) 409
Bill Senay (G) 332
Michael Beech (Lbt) 331
Parkdale:
(x)Tony Ruprecht (L) 8080
Sheena Weir (NDP) 7557
John Swettenham (PC) 941
Robert Hunter (G) 325
James McCulloch (Lbt) 241
Debra Stone 167
Joe Young (Ind [CommunistLeague]) 106
Riverdale:
Marilyn Churley (NDP) 14086
Pat Marquis (L) 5572
John Ruffolo (PC) 1578
Leanne Haze (G) 811
Daniel Hunt (Lbt) 682
St. George—St. David:
(x)Ian Scott (L) 10718
Carolann Wright (NDP) 10646
Keith Norton (PC) 6955
Ken Campbell (FCP) 932
Beverly Antrobus (Lbt) 455
Etobicoke & York
Etobicoke—Humber:
(x)Jim Henderson (L) 13582
Russ Springate (NDP) 10049
Aileen Anderson (PC) 9289
Tonny Dodds (FCP) 1292
David Moore (G) 586
Alan D'Orsay (Lbt) 380
Etobicoke—Lakeshore:
(x)Ruth Grier (NDP) 18118
Sam Shephard (L) 7006
Jeff Knoll (PC) 4854
Trish O'Connor (FCP) 1053
Phaedra Livingstone (G) 629
Etobicoke—Rexdale:
(x)Ed Philip (NDP) 17620
Aurelio Acquaviva (L) 4585
David Foster (PC) 3243
David Burman (G) 822
Etobicoke West:
Chris Stockwell (PC) 13713
(x)Linda LeBourdais (L) 10082
Judy Jones (NDP) 7992
Kevin McGourty (FCP) 1045
Geoffrey Lepper (G) 354
Janice Hazlett (Lbt) 320
Martin Fraser 304
Oakwood:
Tony Rizzo (NDP) 10423
(x)Chaviva Hosek (L) 8143
Claudio Lewis (PC) 1671
Steven Peck (G) 595
John Primerano (Lbt) 355
Elizabeth Rowley (Comm) 197
York South:
(x)Bob Rae (NDP) 16642
Ozzie Grant (L) 4534
Andrew Feldstein (PC) 2561
Alex MacDonald (Lbt) 759
Phil Sarazen (G) 453
Brampton, Mississauga & Halton
Brampton North:
(x)Carman McClelland (L) 11686
John Devries (NDP) 11588
Gary Heighington (PC) 7619
Margaret Lloyd (FCP) 1466
Lewis Jackson (Lbt) 699
Martha MacDonald 434
Brampton South:
(x)Bob Callahan (L) 12918
John Scheer (NDP) 12494
Maggie McCallion (PC) 11395
Ron Nonato (FCP) 2511
Jim Bridgewood (Comm) 667
Burlington South:
(x)Cam Jackson (PC) 17084
Bob Wood (NDP) 8185
Mary Townsend (L) 5544
Don Pennell (FCP) 1707
Halton Centre:
(x)Barbara Sullivan (L) 13494
Bob Taylor (PC) 12279
Richard Banigan (NDP) 10163
James Bruce (FCP) 1232
Bill Frampton (FP) 731
Jim Stock (Lbt) 624
Halton North:
Noel Duignan (NDP) 8510
(x)Walt Elliot (L) 7962
Dave Whiting (PC) 7489
Giuseppe Gori (FCP) 2489
Patricia Kammerer (G) 582
John Shadbolt (Lbt) 461
Mississauga East:
(x)John Sola (L) 12448
Mike Crone (NDP) 9177
Brad Butt (PC) 8285
Peter Sesek 1363
Chris Balabanian (F) 411
Mississauga North:
(x)Steve Offer (L) 12658
John Foster (NDP) 11216
John Snobelen (PC) 7990
Ken Moores (G) 946
Howard Baker 632
Mississauga South:
(x)Margaret Marland (PC) 17126
Sue Craig (NDP) 7579
Donna Scott (L) 6624
Scott McWhinnie (G) 1323
Mississauga West:
(x)Steve Mahoney (L) 20038
Tom Malone (NDP) 13938
Judi Bachman (PC) 11945
Emanuel Batler (Lbt) 892
Dian Achiceko 771
Oakville South:
Gary Carr (PC) 10949
(x)Doug Carrothers (L) 10841
Danny Dunleavy (NDP) 6483
Terry Hansford (CoR) 1057
Josef Petriska (G) 1038
Adriana Bassi (FCP) 996
Hamilton-Wentworth & Niagara
Hamilton East:
(x)Robert W. Mackenzie (NDP) 20289
Craig Dowhaniuk (L) 5525
Rom Tomblin (PC) 1676
Emidio Corvaro (FCP) 846
Hamilton Mountain:
(x)Brian Charlton (NDP) 22488
Grant Darby (PC) 7709
Al Bailey (L) 7432
Hamilton West:
(x)Richard Allen (NDP) 18550
Helen Wilson (L) 7236
David Cairnie (PC) 4361
Lynne Scime (FCP) 2324
Hans Wienhold (CoR) 306
Lincoln:
Ron Hansen (NDP) 12117
(x)Harry Pelissero (L) 11005
Carol Walker (PC) 9407
Doug Bougher (CoR) 1562
Niagara Falls:
Margaret Harrington (NDP) 13884
Wayne Campbell (L) 7979
Norm Puttick (PC) 3896
Ted Wiwchar (CoR) 3141
Art Klassen (FCP) 674
Donald MacDonald-Ross (G) 365
Niagara South:
Shirley Coppen (NDP) 11161
John Lopinski (L) 7232
Doug Martin (PC) 4032
Glen Hutton (CoR) 1547
St. Catharines—Brock:
Christel Haeck (NDP) 9538
(x)Mike Dietsch (L) 8379
Bob Welch (PC) 6969
Rodney Book (CoR) 1499
Ed Klassen (FCP) 873
Conrad Gibbons (Lbt) 270
Welland—Thorold:
(x)Peter Kormos (NDP) 20488
Gord McMillan (L) 7557
Cam Wilson (PC) 2893
John Sabados (CoR) 878
Barry Fitzgerald (F) 386
Wentworth East:
Mark Morrow (NDP) 15224
(x)Shirley Collins (L) 12077
Doug Conley (PC) 5609
Victor Kammerer (G) 668
Albert Papazian 273
Anne Stasiuk 260
Wentworth North:
Don Abel (NDP) 11472
(x)Chris Ward (L) 11384
Don Matthews (PC) 8740
Rien Vanden Enden (FCP) 1236
Eileen Butson (CoR) 860
Midwestern Ontario
Brantford:
Brad Ward (NDP) 17736
(x)Dave Neumann (L) 13644
Dan Di Sabatino (PC) 3087
Peter Quail (FCP) 1413
William Darfler (G) 436
Helmut Kurmis (Lbt) 158
Brant—Haldimand:
(x)Robert Nixon (L) 10751
Chris Stanek (NDP) 9282
Brett Kelly (PC) 6228
Steve Elgersma (FCP) 1520
Jamie Legacey (G) 1004
Cambridge:
(x)Mike Farnan (NDP) 21806
John Bell (L) 7557
Carl DeFaria (PC) 4449
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