Ontario general election, 1987
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The Ontario general election of 1987 was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.
The governing Ontario Liberal Party, led by David Peterson, was returned to power with a large majority. 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. 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, howver, as voters decided that they liked the change that the Liberal-NDP arrangement brought and Grossman even lost 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.
Results
| Party | Party Leader | # of candidates | Seats | Popular Vote | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1985 | Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change | Liberal | David Peterson | 48 | 95 | +97.9% | 1,788,214 | 47.3% | +9.4% | New Democratic | Bob Rae | 25 | 19 | -24.0% | 970,813 | 25.7% | +1.9%
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row | Progressive Conservative | Larry Grossman | 52 | 16 | -69.2% | 931,476 | 24.7% | -12.3%
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Family Coalition/row | Family Coalition | Donald Pennell | - | - | - | - | 48,110 | 1.3% | +1.3% | Libertarian | Kaye Sargent | - | - | - | 13,514 | 0.4% | - | Freedom | Robert Metz | - | - | - | - | 4,735 | 0.1% | - | Communist | Gordon Massie | - | - | - | - | 3,422 | 0.1% | - | Green | - | - | - | - | 3,398 | 0.1% | - | Independent | - | - | - | - | 13,632 | 0.4% | -0.3% | ||||||
| Total | 125 | 130 | 4.0% | 3,777,311 | 100% | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Riding Results
- (x)Bud Wildman (NDP) 8562
- Bryan McDougall (L) 4295
- Denise Chenier (PC) 1202
- Mike Brown (L) 7157
- Ron Boucher (NDP) 4385
- Ben Wilson (PC) 3999
- (x)Marion Bryden (NDP) 19948
- Patricia Herdman (L) 8519
- John Beveridge (PC) 3022
- Steve Thistle (Lbt) 533
- John Carman McClelland (L) 14298
- Jo-Anne Robertson (PC) 7170
- John Deamer (NDP) 6667
- (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
- Dave Neumann (L) 14919
- Jack Tubman (NDP) 12112
- (x)Phil Gillies (PC) 9104
- (x)Robert Nixon (L) 14981
- Tracy MacDonnell (PC) 4992
- Ann Wilson (PC) 4578
- George Molson Barrett 693
- (x)Murray Elston (L) 17227
- Mike Snobelen (PC) 5145
- Norma Peterson (NDP) 3986
- Adrian Keet (FCP) 2006
- (x)Cam Jackson (PC) 12968
- Bill Priestner (L) 12363
- Judy Worsley (NDP) 4694
- Don Pennell (FCP) 1125
- Dan Riga (Lbt) 228
- Mike Farnan (NDP) 11284
- Claudette Millar (L) 11183
- (x)Bill Barlow (PC) 8752
- Anneliese Steden (FCP) 1500
- (x)Norman Sterling (PC) 14057
- Roly Armitage (L) 13590
- Elaine Gibson (NDP) 4590
- (x)Gilles Morin (L) 20706
- Joan Gullen (NDP) 6105
- Roland Saumure (PC) 4572
- Andre Lafrance (FCP) 926
- (x)Maurice Bossy (L) 13370
- Brian Rice (NDP) 7623
- Ron Anderson (PC) 6669
- Marcy Edwards (FCP) 806
- Don Carnegie 341
- (x)René Fontaine (L) 9436
- Len Wood (NDP) 5675
- Denis Latulippe (PC) 1203
- (x)Alan Pope (PC) 9735
- Conrad Carriere (L) 7479
- Gilles Renaud (NDP) 6010
- John Cleary (L) 10653
- Luc Guindon (PC) 9067
- Bob Roth (NDP) 6756
- Murad Velshi (L) 11083
- David Lindsay (PC) 8666
- Margery Ward (NDP) 6424
- David Smith 586
- David Pengelly (F) 475
- (x)Tony Lupusella (L) 10634
- (x)Ross McClellan (NDP) 9727
- Norm Panziza Jr. (PC) 926
- D'Arcy Cain (Lbt) 342
- Laureano Leone (L) 11832
- Maria Augimeri (NDP) 11658
- Drew McCreadie (PC) 1788
- Mavis Wilson (L) 14231
- Charlie Byran (PC) 8393
- Sandra Crane (NDP) 4195
- Allan Furlong (L) 12885
- Sarah Kelly (NDP) 9881
- Stephanie Ball (PC) 8790
- Harold Tauscah (G) 378
- (x)Sam Cureatz (PC) 11301
- Diane Hamre (L) 9866
- Marg Wilbur (NDP) 6805
- Norah Stoner (L) 16733
- (x)George Ashe (PC) 10890
- Jim Wiseman (NDP) 5779
- Bert Vermeer (FCP) 898
- Bill Ballinger (L) 12369
- (x)Ross Stevenson (PC) 11887
- Donna Kelly (NDP) 5549
- Ken Canning (FCP) 1070
- Dianne Poole (L) 15106
- (x)David McFadden (PC) 14411
- Michael Lee (NDP) 3789
- Richard Lubbock (Lbt) 324
- John Stifel 137
- Marietta Roberts (L) 13310
- (x)Ron McNeil (PC) 10873
- Gord Campbell (NDP) 7674
- Ray Monteith (F) 546
- (x)Jim McGuigan (L) 12591
- (x)Pat Hayes (NDP) 11478
- John Ashton (PC) 2758
- Tim McGuire (FCP) 1229
- (x)Remo Mancini (L) 15292
- Marv Ewing (NDP) 7312
- Scott Cowan (PC) 3339
- (x)Jim Henderson (L) 21644
- Avie Flaherty (PC) 8062
- Peter Sutherland (NDP) 4511
- George Hartwell (FCP) 1237
- (x)Ruth Grier (NDP) 14821
- Frank Sgarlata (L) 12454
- Al Kolyn (PC) 4760
- Michael Doyle (FCP) 1203
- (x)Ed Philip (NDP) 13892
- Jean Bickley (L) 9677
- Aileen Anderson (PC) 3127
- Linda LeBourdais (L) 15757
- Doug Holyday (PC) 9664
- Phil Jones (NDP) 5784
- Judy Johnson (FCP) 1890
- Robert Dunk (Lbt) 498
- Lyn McLeod (L) 11168
- (x)Mickey Hennessy (PC) 9705
- Don Smith (NDP) 7861
- John Maclennan (Comm) 300
- 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
- (x)Larry South (L) 11628
- Bob Lucas (PC) 7407
- Lars Thompson (NDP) 4996
- Ross Baker 667
- Ron Lipsett (L) 14298
- Bill Murdoch (PC) 12364
- Cathy Hird (NDP) 5924
- Tom Clark (FCP) 1946
- (x)Rick Ferraro (L) 18445
- Derek Fletcher (NDP) 9119
- Bob Pierce (PC) 5383
- Craig Sanderson 562
- Barbara Sullivan (L) 15833
- Barry Quinn (PC) 9539
- Richard Banigan (NDP) 4487
- Walt Elliot (L) 11644
- Dave Whiting (PC) 6920
- Fern Wolf (NDP) 5796
- (x)Lily Oddie Munro (L) 13636
- Brian Hinkley (NDP) 10333
- Gerald Fruewith (PC) 2600
- (x)Robert Mackenzie (NDP) 16421
- David Bach (L) 9890
- Tommy Tarpos (PC) 1915
- Bob Jaggard (Comm) 673
- (x)Brian Charlton (NDP) 14743
- Jane Milanetti (L) 13111
- John Smith (PC) 6580
- (x)Richard Allen (NDP) 13430
- Mary Kiss (L) 12336
- Don Ross (PC) 5862
- (x)Jim Pollock (PC) 9910
- Carman Metcalfe (L) 8705
- Elmer Buchanan (NDP) 6579
- David Fleet (L) 9637
- (x)Yuri Shymko (PC) 8823
- Elaine Ziemba (NDP) 8764
- Bob Cumming (Lbt) 660
- (x)Jack Riddell (L) 16099
- Nico Peters (PC) 6725
- Paul Klopp (NDP) 3841
- Frank Miclash (L) 7943
- Doug Miranda (NDP) 6845
- Mark Duggan (PC) 4824
- (x)Ken Keyes (L) 13141
- Gary Wilson (NDP) 6402
- Tom Annis (PC) 5910
- Steven Kaasgaard (G) 511
- (x)David Cooke (L) 15373
- Sue Coulter (NDP) 8379
- Barbara Fraser (PC) 4226
- John Meenan (FCP) 1100
- Ed Halbach (Ind [Humanist]) 290
- (x)John Sweeney (L) 18151
- Mike Cooper (NDP) 7503
- Dorothy Angel (PC) 5218
- (x)Gilles Pouliot (NDP) 8446
- Herman Mannila (L) 3606
- Vic Fournel (PC) 1129
- (x)David Smith (L) 11385
- Bill Steadman (PC) 8826
- Grant Reynolds (NDP) 2914
- Peter Westfall (FCP) 2399
- Douglas Wiseman (PC) 13902
- Bob Pugh (L) 13141
- Don Page (NDP) 5486
- (x)Joseph Cordiano (L) 15332
- Evelyn Nurialdo (NDP) 8201
- David Perry (PC) 5379
- (x)Bob Runciman (PC) 14787
- Jim Jordan (L) 14589
- Geri Sheedy (NDP) 4869
- Harry Pelissero (L) 12320
- (x)Philip Andrews (PC) 11284
- Ron Hansen (NDP) 6207
- (x)David Peterson (L) 18194
- Marion Boyd (NDP) 9266
- Dennis McKaig (PC) 3864
- Brenda Rowe (FCP) 695
- Lloyd Walker (F) 589
- Stunning Bentley 375
- (x)Ron Van Horne (L) 22452
- Diane Whiteside (NDP) 7961
- Lucky Clark (PC) 7177
- Elvin Mizzau (FCP) 611
- Barry Malcolm (F) 537
- (x)Joan Smith (L) 20046
- Vaughan Minor (PC) 7723
- David Winninger (NDP) 7074
- Paul Picard (FCP) 861
- Robert Metz (F) 430
- (x)Don Cousens (PC) 19224
- Gail Newall (L) 18543
- Anne Swarbrick (NDP) 4323
- Rina Puleo (FCP) 1403
- (x)Doug Reycraft (L) 17600
- Renie Long (PC) 7689
- Michael Wyatt (NDP) 5720
- Bill Giesen (FCP) 2664
- Marc Emery (F) 499
- John Sola (L) 16245
- (x)Bud Gregory (PC) 10372
- Sal Manni (NDP) 4864
- Bill Frampton (F) 761
- (x)Steve Offer (L) 14604
- John Moszynski (NDP) 6153
- Gabe Spoletine (PC) 5309
- (x)Margaret Marland (PC) 13854
- Claudette Mackay-Lassonde (L) 13255
- Barry Stevens (NDP) 4976
- Chris Balabanian (F) 712
- Steve Mahoney (L) 23482
- Darwin Kealey (PC) 9138
- Paul Simon (NDP) 6280
- Ken Black (L) 12645
- George Beatty (PC) 9396
- Dan Waters (NDP) 7059
- Hans Daigeler (L) 13951
- (x)Bob Mitchell (PC) 10315
- Larry Jones (NDP) 4526
- (x)Vince Kerrio (L) 13600
- Margaret Harrington (NDP) 7936
- Ed Sherar (PC) 5066
- (x)Ray Haggerty (L) 11740
- Doug Martin (PC) 4645
- Camilla Gyorffy (NDP) 4396
- (x)Floyd Laughren (NDP) 9849
- Leo Pevato (L) 3863
- Eleyn Dutrisiac (PC) 3208
- (x)Mike Harris (PC) 15744
- Marthe Smith (L) 11690
- Sandra Clifford (NDP) 2961
- Brendan Purtill (FCP) 672
- (x)Gord Miller (L) 17313
- Norm Jamison (NDP) 8346
- Ian Birnie (PC) 5742
- Joan Fawcett (L) 14451
- (x)Howard Sheppard (PC) 13075
- Judi Armstrong (NDP) 4372
- Brant Fotheringham (FCP) 836
- Adrian O'Connell (G) 242
- Doug Carrothers (L) 13241
- (x)Terry O'Connor (PC) 11950
- Tim Cooper (NDP) 3080
- Chris Kowalcuk (G) 1357
- Chaviva Hosek (L) 11192
- (x)Tony Grande (NDP) 9861
- Irene Paparo-Stein (PC) 1573
- Geoff Da Silva (G) 556
- (x)Elinor Caplan (L) 16206
- Fredelle Brief (PC) 5659
- Judy Rebick (NDP) 4470
- George Graham (Lbt) 822
- (x)Mike Breaugh (NDP) 12957
- Cathy O’Flynn (L) 10041
- Frank Snyder (PC) 4076
- James Delaney (FCP) 1184
- Richard Patten (L) 13867
- (x)Evelyn Gigantes (NDP) 11780
- Greg Vezina (PC) 3159
- John Turmel 598
- (x)Bernard Grandmaitre (L) 18959
- Alex Connely (NDP) 4137
- Corinne Prince (PC) 2435
- Yvonne O’Neill (L) 14179
- Pam Forward (PC) 8068
- Bea Murray (NDP) 6000
- Dalton McGuinty Sr. (L) 15952
- Michael McSweeney (PC) 9365
- Penina Coopersmith (NDP) 6038
- Bob Chiarelli (L) 16343
- Derek Insley (PC) 9951
- Paul Weinzweig (NDP) 4403
- Lynn McPherson (FCP) 1689
- Charlie Tatham (L) 14939
- (x)Dick Treleaven (PC) 12065
- Wayne Colbran (NDP) 6606
- Margaret De Boer (FCP) 1410
- Kaye Sargent (Lbt) 466
- (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
- (x)Ernie Eves (PC) 11332
- Rollie Boissonneault (L) 6935
- Bill Pabst (NDP) 2231
- Warren Edgar (FCP) 647
- (x)Hugh Edighoffer (L) 18037
- Warren Ham (NDP) 6080
- Ron Christie (PC) 5357
- Peter Adams (L) 15098
- Linda Slavin (NDP) 10641
- Doris Brick (PC) 8480
- Alex Calder (FCP) 3057
- John Conlin (Lbt) 344
- Taras Kozyra (L) 13747
- Chris Southcott (NDP) 11828
- Evelyn Dodds (PC) 4419
- (x)Jean Poirier (L) 26811
- Yves Deschamps (NDP) 4460
- Roland Demers (PC) 4100
- Keith MacDonald (L) 11961
- Dennis Tompkins (PC) 9882
- Paul Johnson (NDP) 4724
- (x)Hugh O’Neil (L) 17151
- Doug Brewer (PC) 6543
- Gene Morosan (NDP) 3520
- Allan Bristol (Lbt) 413
- Howard Hampton (NDP) 5538
- Dan Pierroz (L) 4631
- (x)Jack Pierce (PC) 3487
- (x)Sean Conway (L) 18507
- Stu Mark (PC) 5652
- Ish Theilheimer (NDP) 3958
- Shirley Witt (FCP) 1385
- (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
- Ron Kanter (L) 14159
- (x)Larry Grossman (PC) 10483
- Gladys Rothman (NDP) 5608
- Alex MacDonald (Lbt) 761
- (x)Jim Bradley (L) 17584
- Rob West (NDP) 5566
- Chuck Bradley (PC) 4258
- Eric Blair (Comm) 369
- Mike Dietsch (L) 10822
- (x)Peter Partington (PC) 8821
- Christel Haeck (NDP) 6514
- (x)Ian Scott (L) 15051
- (x)Susan Fish (PC) 7996
- John Campey (NDP) 5658
- Michael Beech (Lbt) 721
- (x)Andy Brandt (PC) 12964
- Joan Link-Mellon (L) 10303
- Catherine Giles (NDP) 4552
- Terry Burrell (FCP) 1475
- Margaret Coe (Lbt) 559
- (x)Karl Morin-Strom (NDP) 19064
- Albert Ferranti (L) 16381
- Udo Rauk (PC) 3464
- Gerry Phillips (L) 19101
- David Kho (NDP) 7021
- Adrienne Johnson (PC) 6284
- Barry Coyne (Lbt) 794
- Cindy Nicholas (L) 11921
- Menno Vorster (NDP) 8525
- (x)Bill Davis (PC) 7217
- Chris Douros (FCP) 827
- Martin Weatherall 550
- (x)Ed Fulton (L) 16944
- Mary Cook (NDP) 7048
- Russ Bastow (PC) 5390
- Jim McIntosh (Lbt) 869
- Greg Knittl (G) 337
- Frank Faubert (L) 12422
- (x)David Warner (NDP) 11941
- Gail Brewer (PC) 5445
- (x)Alvin Curling (L) 20021
- Peter Lam (PC) 5861
- Nick Summers (NDP) 4509
- Louis Di Rocco (FCP) 1371
- (x)Richard Johnston (NDP) 13330
- Joe Pacione (L) 10094
- Brian Clark (PC) 3881
- Stephen Jalsevic (FCP) 1035
- George Dance (Lbt) 483
- Bruce Owen (L) 15474
- (x)Earl Rowe (PC) 12982
- Fred Ruemper (NDP) 7265
- (x)Al McLean (PC) 12543
- Butch Orser (L) 11737
- Fayne Bullen (NDP) 9699
- (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
- Sterling Campbell (L) 12788
- (x)James K. Gordon (PC) 10158
- Sharon Murdock (NDP) 9260
- Ted McKeown 285
- Shelley Martel (NDP) 15179
- Claude Mayer (L) 9540
- Gary Peck (PC) 2890
- (x)David Ramsay (L) 10218
- Ollie Rivard (NDP) 5871
- Ed Havrot (PC) 4870
- (x)John Eakins (L) 16287
- Arthur Ward (PC) 5856
- Ivan Moore (NDP) 4251
- Diane Roblin-Lee (FCP) 2403
- (x)Herbert Epp (L) 16792
- Elizabeth Witmer (PC) 8681
- Richard Hastings (NDP) 5785
- Ian O’Neill (Lbt) 818
- (x)Mel Swart (NDP) 17490
- Mark Larose (L) 9855
- Guilio Roca (PC) 2167
- Angela Braun (FCP) 706
- (x)Jack Johnson (PC) 10797
- Bill Benson (L) 10334
- Burna Wilton (NDP) 5159
- Shirley Collins (L) 16153
- Sharon Lehnert (NDP) 8676
- Barbara Vance (PC) 5577
- Ann Stasiuk 475
- (x)Chris Ward (L) 16150
- Gary Tilley (PC) 7107
- Lynn Spencer (NDP) 6641
- Gino Matrundola (L) 15543
- Charles Harnick (PC) 11509
- Batya Hebdon (NDP) 5774
- Earl Epstein (Lbt) 985
- (x)Monte Kwinter (L) 17007
- Jennifer Paton (NDP) 6697
- David Farb (PC) 5879
- (x)Dave Cooke (NDP) 17162
- Rick Limoges (L) 11257
- Terry Hrynyk (PC) 842
- Mark Kahabka (FCP) 509
- (x)Bill Wrye (L) 14888
- George Dadamo (NDP) 12535
- Beth Cooper (PC) 1965
- (x)Mike Ray (L) 14361
- Donna Champagne (NDP) 13415
- Jerry Kovacs (PC) 1553
- Mike Longmoore (Comm) 335
- (x)Greg Sorbara (L) 27096
- Doug Mason (PC) 8605
- Joe Licastro (NDP) 7692
- (x)Christine Hart (L) 15683
- Peter Oyler (PC) 7352
- Sophia Apostolides (NDP) 7056
- Chris Frazer (Comm) 527
- Brad Nixon (L) 14272
- Gordon Chong (PC) 11955
- Steve Shorter (NDP) 3195
- Joe Kyriakakis (Lbt) 582
- Charles Beer (L) 14177
- John Cole (PC) 8992
- Susan Wakeling (NDP) 6092
- (x)Bob Rae (NDP) 13190
- Alan Tonks (L) 12857
- Fred De Francesco (PC) 1544
- Dusan Kubias (Lbt) 411
- (x)Claudio Polsinelli (L) 11499
- Sheila Lambrinos (NDP) 6148
- Tony Marzilli (Ind [Trudeau Liberal]) 2507
- Fareed Khan (PC) 1037
- Russ Jackman (Lbt) 674
post-election changes:
- London North (res. Ron Van Horne, December 31, 1987), March 31, 1988:
- Dianne Cunningham (PC) 13858
- Elaine Pensa (L) 10356
- Diane Whiteside (NDP) 6799
- Brenda Rowe (FCP) 1419
- Barry Malcolm (F) 548
- John Turmel 115
- Welland—Thorold (res. Mel Swart, October 24, 1988), November 3, 1988:
- Peter Kormos (NDP) 13933
- Mike Lottridge (L) 9819
- Brian O'Brine (PC) 4574
- Barry Fitzgerald (F) 260
- John Turmel 187
- Ottawa South (dec. Dalton McGuinty Sr., March 16, 1990)