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:
Opinion polls
During campaign period
During the 33rd Parliament of Ontario
Results
Synopsis of results ^ including spoilt ballots ^ minor political parties receiving less than 1% of the popular vote are aggregated under "Other"; independent candidates are aggregated separately ^ order is as given in EO reports ^ 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 (incumbent) Marion Bryden (NDP) 19948 Patricia Herdman (L) 8519 John Beveridge (PC) 3022 Steve Thistle (Lbt) 533
Brampton North
Brampton South (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
Brant-Haldimand
Bruce
Burlington South (incumbent) Cam Jackson (PC) 12968 Bill Priestner (L) 12363 Judy Worsley (NDP) 4694 Don Pennell (FCP) 1125 Dan Riga (Lbt) 228
Cambridge
Carleton
Carleton East (incumbent) Gilles Morin (L) 20706 Joan Gullen (NDP) 6105 Roland Saumure (PC) 4572 Andre Lafrance (FCP) 926
Chatham—Kent (incumbent) 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
Dovercourt
Downsview
Dufferin—Peel
Durham Centre Allan Furlong (L) 12885Sarah Kelly (NDP) 9881 Stephanie Ball (PC) 8790 Harold Tauscah (G) 378
Durham East
Durham West
Durham—York
Eglinton
Elgin
Essex—Kent (incumbent) Jim McGuigan (L) 12591 (incumbent) Pat Hayes (NDP) 11478 John Ashton (PC) 2758 Tim McGuire (FCP) 1229
Essex South
Etobicoke—Humber (incumbent) Jim Henderson (L) 21644 Avie Flaherty (PC) 8062 Peter Sutherland (NDP) 4511 George Hartwell (FCP) 1237
Etobicoke—Lakeshore (incumbent) Ruth Grier (NDP) 14821 Frank Sgarlata (L) 12454 Al Kolyn (PC) 4760Michael Doyle (FCP) 1203
Etobicoke—Rexdale
Etobicoke West
Fort William
Fort York Bob Wong (L) 9593Joe Pantalone (NDP) 9456Tom 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 (incumbent) Larry South (L) 11628 Bob Lucas (PC) 7407 Lars Thompson (NDP) 4996 Ross Baker 667
Grey—Owen Sound
Guelph
Halton Centre
Halton North Walt Elliot (L) 11644Dave Whiting (PC) 6920 Fern Wolf (NDP) 5796
Hamilton Centre (incumbent) Lily Oddie Munro (L) 13636 Brian Hinkley (NDP) 10333 Gerald Fruewith (PC) 2600
Hamilton East (incumbent) Bob Mackenzie (NDP) 16421 David Bach (L) 9890 Tommy Tarpos (PC) 1915 Bob Jaggard (Comm) 673
Hamilton Mountain (incumbent) Brian Charlton (NDP) 14743 Jane Milanetti (L) 13111 John Smith (PC) 6580
Hamilton West (incumbent) Richard Allen (NDP) 13430 Mary Kiss (L) 12336 Don Ross (PC) 5862
Hastings—Peterborough
High Park—Swansea
Huron
Kenora Frank Miclash (L) 7943Doug Miranda (NDP) 6845 Mark Duggan (PC) 4824
Kingston and the Islands
Kitchener (incumbent) David Cooke (L) 15373 Sue Coulter (NDP) 8379 Barbara Fraser (PC) 4226 John Meenan (FCP) 1100 Ed Halbach (Ind [Humanist]) 290
Kitchener—Wilmot
Lake Nipigon (incumbent) Gilles Pouliot (NDP) 8446 Herman Mannila (L) 3606 Vic Fournel (PC) 1129
Lambton (incumbent) David William Smith (L) 11385 Bill Steadman (PC) 8826 Grant Reynolds (NDP) 2914 Peter Westfall (FCP) 2399
Lanark—Renfrew
Lawrence (incumbent) Joseph Cordiano (L) 15332 Evelyn Nurialdo (NDP) 8201 David Perry (PC) 5379
Leeds—Grenville
Lincoln
London Centre (incumbent) David Peterson (L) 18194 Marion Boyd (NDP) 9266Dennis McKaig (PC) 3864 Brenda Rowe (FCP) 695 Lloyd Walker (F) 589 Stunning Bentley 375
London North (incumbent) Ron Van Horne (L) 22452 Diane Whiteside (NDP) 7961 Lucky Clark (PC) 7177 Elvin Mizzau (FCP) 611 Barry Malcolm (F) 537
London South
Markham
Middlesex (incumbent) Doug Reycraft (L) 17600 Renie Long (PC) 7689 Michael Wyatt (NDP) 5720 Bill Giesen (FCP) 2664 Marc Emery (F) 499
Mississauga East
Mississauga North (incumbent) Steve Offer (L) 14604 John Moszynski (NDP) 6153 Gabe Spoletine (PC) 5309
Mississauga South
Mississauga West Steve Mahoney (L) 23482Darwin Kealey (PC) 9138 Paul Simon (NDP) 6280
Muskoka—Georgian Bay
Nepean
Niagara Falls
Niagara South (incumbent) Ray Haggerty (L) 11740 Doug Martin (PC) 4645 Camilla Gyorffy (NDP) 4396
Nickel Belt (incumbent) Floyd Laughren (NDP) 9849 Leo Pevato (L) 3863 Evelyn Dutrisac (PC) 3208
Nipissing (incumbent) Mike Harris (PC) 15744 Marthe Smith (L) 11690 Sandra Clifford (NDP) 2961 Brendan Purtill (FCP) 672
Norfolk
Northumberland Joan Fawcett (L) 14451(incumbent) Howard Sheppard (PC) 13075 Judi Armstrong (NDP) 4372 Brant Fotheringham (FCP) 836 Adrian O'Connell (G) 242
Oakville South
Oakwood
Oriole
Oshawa (incumbent) Mike Breaugh (NDP) 12957 Cathy O'Flynn (L) 10041 Frank Snyder (PC) 4076 James Delaney (FCP) 1184
Ottawa Centre
Ottawa East
Ottawa—Rideau
Ottawa South
Ottawa West
Oxford
Parkdale (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 (incumbent) Ernie Eves (PC) 11332 Rollie Boissonneault (L) 6935 Bill Pabst (NDP) 2231 Warren Edgar (FCP) 647
Perth (incumbent) Hugh Edighoffer (L) 18037 Warren Ham (NDP) 6080 Ron Christie (PC) 5357
Peterborough Peter Adams (L) 15098Linda Slavin (NDP) 10641 Doris Brick (PC) 8480 Alex Calder (FCP) 3057 John Conlin (Lbt) 344
Port Arthur Taras Kozyra (L) 13747Chris Southcott (NDP) 11828 Evelyn Dodds (PC) 4419
Prescott and Russell (incumbent) Jean Poirier (L) 26811 Yves Deschamps (NDP) 4460 Roland Demers (PC) 4100
Prince Edward—Lennox
Quinte (incumbent) Hugh O'Neil (L) 17151 Doug Brewer (PC) 6543 Gene Morosan (NDP) 3520 Allan Bristol (Lbt) 413
Rainy River
Renfrew North
Riverdale (incumbent) David Reville (NDP) 10321 Jim Karygiannis (L) 8562Bob Dodd (PC) 3285 Debra Bojman (G) 330 Byron Garby (Lbt) 292 Maggie Bizzell (Comm) 210
St. Andrew—St. Patrick
St. Catharines
St. Catharines—Brock
St. George—St. David (incumbent) Ian Scott (L) 15051 (incumbent) Susan Fish (PC) 7996 John Campey (NDP) 5658 Michael Beech (Lbt) 721
Sarnia (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 (incumbent) Karl Morin-Strom (NDP) 19064 Albert Ferranti (L) 16381 Udo Rauk (PC) 3464
Scarborough—Agincourt Gerry Phillips (L) 19101David Kho (NDP) 7021 Adrienne Johnson (PC) 6284 Barry Coyne (Lbt) 794
Scarborough Centre Cindy Nicholas (L) 11921Menno Vorster (NDP) 8525 (incumbent) Bill Davis (PC) 7217 Chris Douros (FCP) 827 Martin Weatherall 550
Scarborough East (incumbent) Ed Fulton (L) 16944 Mary Cook (NDP) 7048 Russ Bastow (PC) 5390 Jim McIntosh (Lbt) 869 Greg Knittl (G) 337
Scarborough—Ellesmere
Scarborough North (incumbent) Alvin Curling (L) 20021 Peter Lam (PC) 5861 Nick Summers (NDP) 4509 Louis Di Rocco (FCP) 1371
Scarborough West (incumbent) Richard Johnston (NDP) 13330 Joe Pacione (L) 10094 Brian Clark (PC) 3881 Stephen Jalsevic (FCP) 1035 George Dance (Lbt) 483
Simcoe Centre
Simcoe East (incumbent) Al McLean (PC) 12543 Butch Orser (L) 11737 Fayne Bullen (NDP) 9699
Simcoe West (incumbent) George McCague (PC) 11678 Gary Johnson (L) 11372 Noel St-Laurent (NDP) 4788
Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry and East Grenville (incumbent) Noble Villeneuve (PC) 10771 Gerry Rosenquist (L) 10164 Gordon McGregor 4784 Arthur Carkner (NDP) 2345
Sudbury
Sudbury East
Timiskaming
Victoria—Haliburton (incumbent) John Eakins (L) 16287 Arthur Ward (PC) 5856 Ivan Moore (NDP) 4251 Diane Roblin-Lee (FCP) 2403
Waterloo North
Welland—Thorold (incumbent) Mel Swart (NDP) 17490 Mark Larose (L) 9855 Giulio Roca (PC) 2167 Angela Braun (FCP) 706
Wellington (incumbent) Jack Johnson (PC) 10797 Bill Benson (L) 10334 Burna Wilton (NDP) 5159
Wentworth East Shirley Collins (L) 16153Sharon Lehnert (NDP) 8676 Barbara Vance (PC) 5577 Ann Stasiuk 475
Wentworth North (incumbent) Chris Ward (L) 16150 Gary Tilley (PC) 7107 Lynn Spencer (NDP) 6641
Willowdale
Wilson Heights (incumbent) Monte Kwinter (L) 17007 Jennifer Paton (NDP) 6697 David Farb (PC) 5879
Windsor—Riverside
Windsor—Sandwich
Windsor—Walkerville (incumbent) Mike Ray (L) 14361 Donna Champagne (NDP) 13415 Jerry Kovacs (PC) 1553 Mike Longmoore (Comm) 335
York Centre (incumbent) Greg Sorbara (L) 27096 Doug Mason (PC) 8605 Joe Licastro (NDP) 7692
York East (incumbent) Christine Hart (L) 15683 Peter Oyler (PC) 7352 Sophia Apostolides (NDP) 7056 Chris Frazer (Comm) 527
York Mills
York—Mackenzie Charles Beer (L) 14177John Cole (PC) 8992 Susan Wakeling (NDP) 6092
York South (incumbent) Bob Rae (NDP) 13190 Alan Tonks (L) 12857Fred De Francesco (PC) 1544 Dusan Kubias (Lbt) 411
Yorkview (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 Dianne Cunningham (PC) 13858Elaine Pensa (L) 10356 Diane Whiteside (NDP) 6799 Brenda Rowe (FCP) 1419 Barry Malcolm (F) 548 John Turmel 115Peter Kormos (NDP) 13933Mike Lottridge (L) 9819 Brian O'Brine (PC) 4574 Barry Fitzgerald (F) 260 John Turmel 187Dalton 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 ^ Representation Act, 1986 , S.O. 1986, c. 30^ Hickl-Szabo, Regina (September 7, 1987). "Grossman puts best face on latest bad news from polls". The Globe and Mail . p. A10. ^ 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. ^ "Ontario Tories in cellar could sink lower: poll". The Gazette . August 14, 1987. p. D13. ^ "Election fever". The Globe and Mail . September 1, 1990. p. D6. ^ Sheppard, Robert (June 25, 1987). "Ontario Liberals poised for big win, new poll indicates". The Globe and Mail . p. A8. ^ Oziewicz, Stanley (March 20, 1987). "Trails his own party: Grossman places third in popularity, poll says". The Globe and Mail . p. A1. ^ 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. ^ Sheppard, Robert (January 29, 1987). "Ontario's Liberals retain popularity, opinion poll shows". The Globe and Mail . p. A1. ^ Sheppard, Robert (November 14, 1985). "Poll shows Liberal honeymoon still on". The Globe and Mail . p. A5. ^ Adams, Michael (August 15, 1985). "Ontario Liberals gain support needed for majority, poll says". The Globe and Mail . p. 1. ^ a b c d e f "1987 general election results". Elections Ontario . Retrieved December 13, 2023 .