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1987 Ontario general election

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

An Act was passed in 1986, providing for the Legislative Assembly to increase from 125 members to 130.[1] The following changes were made:

  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 ^ withdrawn from York North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

During campaign period

During the 33rd Parliament of Ontario

Results

Synopsis of results

  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

Significant results among independent and minor party candidates

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

MPPs elected by region and riding

Party designations are as follows:

  Liberal
  NDP
  PC

Riding results

Algoma

Algoma—Manitoulin

Beaches—Woodbine

Brampton North

Brampton South

Brantford

Brant-Haldimand

Bruce

Burlington South

Cambridge

Carleton

Carleton East

Chatham—Kent

Cochrane North

Cochrane South

Cornwall

Don Mills

Dovercourt

Downsview

Dufferin—Peel

Durham Centre

Durham East

Durham West

Durham—York

Eglinton

Elgin

Essex—Kent

Essex South

Etobicoke—Humber

Etobicoke—Lakeshore

Etobicoke—Rexdale

Etobicoke West

Fort William

Fort York

Frontenac—Addington

Grey—Owen Sound

Guelph

Halton Centre

Halton North

Hamilton Centre

Hamilton East

Hamilton Mountain

Hamilton West

Hastings—Peterborough

High Park—Swansea

Huron

Kenora

Kingston and the Islands

Kitchener

Kitchener—Wilmot

Lake Nipigon

Lambton

Lanark—Renfrew

Lawrence

Leeds—Grenville

Lincoln

London Centre

London North

London South

Markham

Middlesex

Mississauga East

Mississauga North

Mississauga South

Mississauga West

Muskoka—Georgian Bay

Nepean

Niagara Falls

Niagara South

Nickel Belt

Nipissing

Norfolk

Northumberland

Oakville South

Oakwood

Oriole

Oshawa

Ottawa Centre

Ottawa East

Ottawa—Rideau

Ottawa South

Ottawa West

Oxford

Parkdale

Parry Sound

Perth

Peterborough

Port Arthur

Prescott and Russell

Prince Edward—Lennox

Quinte

Rainy River

Renfrew North

Riverdale

St. Andrew—St. Patrick

St. Catharines

St. Catharines—Brock

St. George—St. David

Sarnia

Sault Ste. Marie

Scarborough—Agincourt

Scarborough Centre

Scarborough East

Scarborough—Ellesmere

Scarborough North

Scarborough West

Simcoe Centre

Simcoe East

Simcoe West

Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry and East Grenville

Sudbury

Sudbury East

Timiskaming

Victoria—Haliburton

Waterloo North

Welland—Thorold

Wellington

Wentworth East

Wentworth North

Willowdale

Wilson Heights

Windsor—Riverside

Windsor—Sandwich

Windsor—Walkerville

York Centre

York East

York Mills

York—Mackenzie

York South

Yorkview

Byelections after 1987

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

References

  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.