1995 Ontario general election

1995 Ontario general election

June 8, 1995
130 seats in the 36th Legislative Assembly of Ontario 66 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   OLP Leader Mike Harris Lyn McLeod Bob Rae Party Progressive Conservative Liberal New Democratic Leader since May 12, 1990 February 9, 1992 February 7, 1982 Leader's seat Nipissing Fort William York South Last election 20 36 74 Seats won 82 30 17 Seat change 62 6 57 Popular vote 1,870,110 1,291,326 854,163 Percentage 44.8% 31.1% 20.6% Swing 21.3pp 1.3pp 17.0pp
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 Bob Rae New Democratic Premier after election Mike Harris Progressive Conservative

The 1995 Ontario general election was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the 36th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada. The writs for the election were dropped on April 28, 1995.

The governing New Democratic Party, led by Premier Bob Rae, was defeated by voters, who were angry with the actions of the Rae government, such as its unpopular hiring quotas and the Social Contract legislation in 1993. These policies caused the NDP to lose much of its base in organized labour, further reducing support for the party. At the 1993 federal election, the NDP tumbled to less than seven percent support, and lost all 11 of its federal seats in Ontario. By the time the writs were dropped for the 1995 provincial election, it was obvious that the NDP would not be reelected.

Campaign

The Liberal Party under Lyn McLeod had been leading in the polls for most of the period from 1992 to 1995, and were generally favoured to benefit from the swing in support away from the NDP. However, the party hurt its credibility through a series of high-profile policy reversals in the period leading up to the election. The most notable of these occurred when McLeod withdrew Liberal support from the Equality Rights Statute Amendment Act (Bill 167) introduced by the NDP government in 1994, which would have provided same-sex couples with rights and obligations mostly equal to those of opposite-sex common law couples and introduced a form of civil unions. Her decision was seen as cynical and opportunistic in light of the Liberals' earlier rural by-election loss in the socially conservative riding of Victoria—Haliburton. This gave the McLeod Liberals a reputation for "flip-flopping" and inconsistency while offending its socially progressive supporters.

The Progressive Conservative Party, led by Mike Harris, found success with its Common Sense Revolution campaign to cut personal income taxes, social assistance (welfare) rates, and government spending dramatically. Roughly half of his party's seats came from the more affluent regions of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), especially the suburban belt surrounding Metro Toronto, often called the '905' for its telephone area code.

In addition, by presenting himself as a populist, representing "ordinary Ontarians" over "special interests", Harris was able to build Tory support among working-class voters. Although there were regional variations, many working-class voters shifted directly from the NDP to the Tories during the election, enabling the latter to win formerly NDP ridings such as Cambridge and Oshawa.

The televised party leaders' debate is often regarded as the turning point of the campaign. During the event, McLeod further alienated many voters with an overly aggressive performance. Harris used his time to speak directly to the camera to convey his party's Common Sense Revolution platform, virtually ignoring all questions asked of him by Rae and McLeod and avoiding getting caught up in their debate. Since Liberal support was regarded by many political insiders as soft and unsteady, many voters who were previously leaning to the Liberals shifted to the Progressive Conservatives after the debate.

Opinion polls

Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level

Polling firm	Last day of survey	Source	PCO	OLP	ONDP	Other	ME	Sample
Election 1995	June 8, 1995		44.8	31.1	20.6	3.5
Gallup	June 4, 1995		42	35	20	—	3.1	—
Angus Reid	May 1995		44	34	20	—	3.2	1,000
Angus Reid	May 1995		41	36	21	—	3.2	1,000
	May 24, 1995		37	33	~25	—	—	400
Compas	May 1995		36	40	21	—	4.5	507
Election called (April 28, 1995)

During the 35th Parliament of Ontario

Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level

Polling firm	Last day of survey	Source	PCO	OLP	ONDP	Other	ME	Sample
Angus Reid	April 1995		28	46	21	—	—	—
Comquest Research	March 1995		30	34	36	—	—	—
	June 1991		23	36	34	—	—	—
Election 1990	September 6, 1990		23.5	32.4	37.6	6.5

Results

The Ontario Legislature after the 1995 election.

The Progressive Conservatives won a majority while the Liberals finished with less support than they had in the 1990 election. The NDP, despite improving their standing in some Northern Ontario ridings, were heavily defeated, falling to 17 seats and third party status. The New Democrats would remain the third party until 2018 when they returned to Official Opposition status. McLeod and Rae resigned their party leadership posts not long after the campaign. It was also the worst result for an incumbent Ontario governing party up to that time and would remain so until 2018 when the NDP finally surpassed the then-governing Liberals.

One independent candidate was elected: Peter North in the riding of Elgin. North had been elected in 1990 as a New Democrat, but left the NDP and declared his intention to run as a Progressive Conservative. The PC Party did not accept him as a candidate, however.

Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular vote
				1990	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change
	Progressive Conservative	Mike Harris	130	20	82	+310%	1,870,110	44.8%	+21.3%
	Liberal	Lyn McLeod	130	36	30	-16.7%	1,291,326	31.1%	-1.3%
	New Democratic	Bob Rae	130	74	17	-77.0%	854,163	20.6%	-17.0%
	Family Coalition	Donald Pennell	55	-	-	-	61,657	1.5%	-0.1%
	Natural Law	Ron Parker	68	-	-	-	18,326	0.4%	+0.4%
	Green	Frank de Jong	37	-	-	-	14,108	0.4%	-0.3%
	Libertarian	John Shadbolt	18	-	-	-	6,085	0.2%	-0.4%
	Freedom	Jack Plant	11	-	-	-	4,532	0.1%	-0.1%
	Confederation of Regions		6	-	-	-	3,971	0.1%	-1.8%
	Communist	Darrell Rankin	5	-	-	-	1,015	0.02%	-0.08%
	Independent		61	-	1	-	33,077	0.8%	+0.5%
Total			636	130	130	-	4,158,370	100%	-

Popular vote PC   44.97% Liberal   31.05% New Democratic   20.54% Others   3.44%

Seats PC   63.08% Liberal   23.08% New Democratic   13.08% Independent   0.77%

Notes:

At least five unregistered parties fielded candidates in this election.

• The Reform Association of Ontario ran fifteen candidates. Their leader was Kimble Ainslie. An article of The Globe and Mail for August 19, 1995 indicates that the party won 6,400 votes.
• John Steele campaigned as a candidate of the Communist League.
• The Ontario Renewal Party ran a number of candidates under the leadership of Diane Johnston. This was the Marxist–Leninist party under a different name.
• Amani Oakley and Joe Flexer ran as "Independent Labour" candidates in Toronto with the support of dissident or former members of the Ontario New Democratic Party and with the support of OPSEU in the case of Oakley and the Canadian Auto Workers in the case of Flexer [1].
• John Turmel's Abolitionist Party ran at least two candidates.

Candidates from the aforementioned parties appeared on the ballot as independents. It is possible that some candidates listed below as independents actually belonged to these or other parties.

Riding results

Ottawa-Carleton

Electoral district	Candidates												Incumbent
	NDP		Liberal		PC		Green		Natural Law		Other
Carleton		Cathy Hallessey 4,046		Sam Spataro 9,743		Norm Sterling 28,349				Richard Beecroft 265		Janne Jardine-Campbell (FCP) 942 Barbara Rowe (Lbt) 293		Norm Sterling
Carleton East		Fiona Faucher 4,783		Gilles Morin 17,780		Jeff Slater 13,571				Ian Campbell 758				Gilles Morin
Nepean		John Sullivan 3,274		Hans Daigeler 13,575		John Baird 17,510		Frank de Jong 390		Brian Jackson 259		Cathy Frampton (F) 252		Hans Daigeler
Ottawa Centre		Evelyn Gigantes 9,438		Richard Patten 11,150		Chris Thomson 6,715		Andrew Van Iterson 349		Ron Parker 365		Malek Khouri (Comm) 210 John Turmel (Abol.) 173		Evelyn Gigantes
Ottawa East		David Dyment 4,818		Bernard Grandmaitre 14,436		Cynthia Bled 5,368		Larry Tyldsley 335		Robert Mayer 261		Steven White (Abol.) 136		Bernard Grandmaitre
Ottawa–Rideau		Dan McIntyre 4,138		Yvonne O'Neill 13,273		Garry Guzzo 14,796		Lenora Burke 412		Richard Wolfson 178				Yvonne O'Neill
Ottawa South		Margaret Armstrong 4,235		Dalton McGuinty 15,418		Linda Thom 8,618		Karen Fyson 383		Wayne Foster 245				Dalton McGuinty
Ottawa West		Karim Ismaili 3,718		Bob Chiarelli 14,516		Greg Joy 12,898		Stephen Johns 448		Stan Lamothe 96		Andy Sammon (Ind) 241		Bob Chiarelli

Eastern Ontario

Electoral district	Candidates										Incumbent
	NDP		Liberal		PC		Natural Law		Other
Cornwall		Syd Gardiner 1,719		John Cleary 14,507		Keith Clingen 7,838		Bernise Featherstone 236				John Cleary
Frontenac—Addington		Fred Wilson 7,302		Peter Walker 10,249		Bill Vankoughnet 12,211		William Overall 121		Laurie Greenidge (FCP) 1404 Ross Baker (Ind) 416		Fred Wilson
Hastings—Peterborough		Elmer Buchanan 8,328		Barb Jinkerson 4,056		Harry Danford 16,187		David Hetherington 308		John Westen (FCP) 1,002		Elmer Buchanan
Kingston and the Islands		Gary Wilson 8,052		John Gerretsen 10,314		Sally Barnes 8,571		Ronald Dunphy 155		John Pacheco (FCP) 858		Gary Wilson
Lanark-Renfrew		Don Page 3,455		June Timmons 9,956		Leo Jordan 19,959		Rick Alexander 237		Murray Reid (CoR) 867 Kilian O'Donovan (FCP) 745 Mike Dubroy (Ind) 557		Leo Jordan
Leeds–Grenville		Charles Stewart 2,316		Peter McKenna 8,955		Bob Runciman 21,763				Peter Bevan-Baker (G) 927 Phillip Blancher (Ind) 438		Bob Runciman
Prescott and Russell		Yves Deschamps 4,472		Jean-Marc Lalonde 24,808		Pierre Leduc 13,637		Pierrette Blondin 446		Jean-Serge Brisson (Lbt) 626 John MacKinnon (Ind) 564		Jean Poirier
Prince Edward—Lennox		Paul Johnson 5,996		Robert Gentile 7,798		Gary Fox 14,144				Kenn Hineman (CoR) 571		Paul Johnson
Quinte		Barb Dolan 3,743		George Zegouras 11,826		Doug Rollins 13,961						Hugh O'Neil
Renfrew North		Ish Theilheimer 2,483		Sean Conway 16,044		Dan Callaghan 9,681		Andre Giardano 187		Stan Callaghan (FCP) 1,695		Sean Conway
Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry and East Grenville		Michael Cowley-Owen 2,285		Denis Sabourin 7,594		Noble Villeneuve 18,884		Andrew Featherstone 428				Noble Villeneuve

Central Ontario

Electoral district	Candidates										Incumbent
	NDP		Liberal		PC		FCP		Other
Bruce		Robert Emerson 4,269		Bruce Lauckner 11,004		Barb Fisher 13,680		John Clark 2,787		Catherine Young (G) 296		Vacant
Dufferin—Peel		Sandra Crane 3,470		Mavis Wilson 8,501		David Tilson 23,239						David Tilson
Grey—Owen Sound		Greg Cooper 3,413		Everett Hall 8,262		Bill Murdoch 25,138		David Black 2,082		Michael Schmidt (Ind) 703 Ian Roberts (NLP) 170		Bill Murdoch
Muskoka–Georgian Bay		Dan Waters 7,742		Ken Black 8,095		Bill Grimmett 17,864				Michael Fenton (G) 411 Bill Ogilvie (Ind) 381		Dan Waters
Northumberland		Murray Weppler 4,539		Joan Fawcett 13,233		Doug Galt 19,359						Joan Fawcett
Peterborough		Jenny Carter 7,581		Sylvia Sutherland 10,326		Gary Stewart 22,735		Paul Morgan 2,064		Vic Watts (Lbt) 251 Peter Leggat (NLP) 213		Jenny Carter
Simcoe Centre		Paul Wessenger 7,655		Bruce Owen 12,061		Joe Tascona 29,790		Susane MacPhee-Manning 769		Richard Warman (G) 580 Les Barnett (Ind) 284		Paul Wessenger
Simcoe East		Marg Ducie 4,849		Ralph Cipolla 9,044		Al McLean 23,489				Allan MacDonald (Ind) 876 Siggy Lamothe (NLP) 266		Al McLean
Simcoe West		Kathy Simpson 4,937		Jamie Shortt 5,499		Jim Wilson 24,346		James Gault 894				Jim Wilson
Victoria—Haliburton		Cathy Vainio 4,210		Sharon McCrae 6,280		Chris Hodgson 25,267		James Medd 378		Brad Bradamore (Ind) 643 Charles Olito (CoR) 51		Chris Hodgson

Durham and York Region

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	NDP		Liberal		PC		Other
Durham Centre		Drummond White 8,120		Allan Furlong 9,808		Jim Flaherty 25,107				Drummond White
Durham East		Gord Mills 8,519		Mary Novak 6,512		John O'Toole 24,303				Gord Mills
Durham West		Jim Wiseman 9,444		Joe Dickson 13,974		Janet Ecker 29,232		Neil Fonseka (Ind) 904		Jim Wiseman
Durham—York		Larry O'Connor 8,048		David Marquis 7,512		Julia Munro 25,018		Vincent Artymko (FCP) 845		Larry O'Connor
Markham		Mike Tang 7,779		Khalid Usman 10,770		David Tsubouchi 37,314		Pat Redmond (FCP) 1,088 Stephen Porter (NLP) 626		Vacant
Oshawa		Allan Pilkey 8,450		Linda Porritt 5,666		Jerry Ouellette 16,793				Allan Pilkey
York Centre		Joseph Thevarkunnel 6,698		Mario Ferri 29,150		Al Palladini 37,897				Greg Sorbara
York—Mackenzie		Susan Wakeling 3,611		Charles Beer 13,973		Frank Klees 25,904		Stefan Slovak (FCP) 498 Christopher Ball (G) 425		Charles Beer

Scarborough

Electoral district	Candidates										Incumbent
	NDP		Liberal		PC		Natural Law		Other
Scarborough—Agincourt		Christine Fei 4,112		Gerry Phillips 13,472		Keith MacNab 11,337		Daphne Quance 313				Gerry Phillips
Scarborough Centre		Steve Owens 6,841		Mary Ellen Pimblett 7,163		Dan Newman 12,717		Eleanor Hyodo 349		John Brereton (Ind) 649		Steve Owens
Scarborough East		Bob Frankford 7,212		Bhagat Taggar 7,197		Steve Gilchrist 19,166		Jim Hill 234		Sam Apelbaum (Lbt) 319 Neville Berry (Ind) 270		Bob Frankford
Scarborough—Ellesmere		David Warner 7,906		Kris Parthiban 5,602		Marilyn Mushinski 13,282		Daniele Belair 202		James MacLeod (CoR) 745		David Warner
Scarborough North		Tarek Fatah 6,431		Alvin Curling 15,507		Mike Thomas 10,508		Fred Fredeen 239		Paul Blair (F) 601 Rina Morra (FCP) 369		Alvin Curling
Scarborough West		Anne Swarbrick 9,216		John Marchildon 5,326		Jim Brown 11,773		Cynthia Marchand 387		Frank Meyers (Ref) 254 George Dance (Lbt) 214 Eric Stark (G) 129		Anne Swarbrick

North York and East York

Electoral district	Candidates												Incumbent
	NDP		Liberal		PC		Green		Natural Law		Other
Don Mills		Janaki Bala-Krishnan 4,569		Richard Gosling 7,607		David Johnson 14,897				Lawrence Corp 231		David Pengelly (F) 253 Mario Riberio (Ind) 243 Lee Wildgen (Ind) 119		David Johnson
Downsview		Anthony Perruzza 8,782		Annamarie Castrilli 9,142		Frank Ellis 4,444		Tiina Leivo 217				Donato De Dominicis (Ind) 572		Anthony Perruzza
Lawrence		Donato Santeramo 5,000		Joseph Cordiano 11,784		Emilia Valentini 7,955		Eric Saumur 246		Roy Anderson 698				Joseph Cordiano
Oriole		David Cox 3,665		Elinor Caplan 11,164		Paul Sutherland 10,130		Don Roebuck 115		Donna Anderson 227		Bernadette Michael (Ind) 243		Elinor Caplan
Willowdale		Julie McCrea 4,825		Les Scheininger 9,870		Charles Harnick 18,834		Laura Weinberg 386		Michael Beifuss 253		Frank Zeppieri (Ind) 715		Charles Harnick
Wilson Heights		Claudia White 4,612		Monte Kwinter 12,468		Sam Pasternack 9,772		Tom Salsberg 303		Mike Dubinsky 438		Dan Largy (FCP) 231 David Yates (Ref) 109		Monte Kwinter
York East		Gary Malkowski 9,526		Steve Mastoras 7,398		John Parker 12,789				Marilyn Pepper 243		Steve Kotsopoulos (Ind) 497 John Richardson (Ind) 251		Gary Malkowski
York Mills		Lesley Durham 2,930		David MacNaughton 7,318		David Turnbull 18,852		Marion Wyse 157		Debbie Weberg 173		Mark Meschino (Lbt) 223		David Turnbull
Yorkview		Giorgio Mammoliti 6,447		Mario Sergio 9,245		Danny Varaich 3,989								Giorgio Mammoliti

Toronto

Electoral district	Candidates												Incumbent
	NDP		Liberal		PC		Green		Natural Law		Other
Beaches—Woodbine		Frances Lankin 10,862		Stephen Lautens 6,158		Lynda Buffet 7,923				Donalda Fredeen 162		Brad Allen (Ind) 319 Miguel Figueroa (Comm) 169		Frances Lankin
Dovercourt		Tony Silipo 9,049		Maria Dasilva-Skultety 5,561		Malcolm Mansfield 3,560		Shelly Lipsey 390		Erica Kindl 179		Amani Oakley (Ind Labour) 261 Douglas Quinn (Lbt) 161		Tony Silipo
Eglinton		Adam Di Carlo 4,597		Dianne Poole 12,904		Bill Saunderson 17,496		Dan King 395		Linda Martin 325		Fernand Deschamps (Ind Renewal) 123		Dianne Poole
Fort York		Rosario Marchese 10,762		Bob Wong 8,482		Jacob Joel 6,025		Kevin Ells 300		Maurice Seguin 133		Paul Barker (Lbt) 266 Matthew Shepherd (Ind) 140 John Steele (Comm League) 129		Rosario Marchese
High Park—Swansea		Elaine Ziemba 8,899		Ted Lojko 7,121		Derwyn Shea 10,559		David Burman 368		Greg Roberts 286				Elaine Ziemba
Parkdale		Martin Silva 5,795		Tony Ruprecht 8,435		Fred Blucher 2,887		Miriam Hawkins 363				Wilfred Szczesny (Comm) 142		Tony Ruprecht
Riverdale		Marilyn Churley 10,948		Frank Lowery 5,443		John Gamble 6,348		Marianna Tzabiras 217		Loucas Café 124		Pat Marquis (Ind) 273		Marilyn Churley
St. Andrew—St. Patrick		David Jacobs 9,231		Carolyn Bennett 9,413		Isabel Bassett 13,092		Hamish Wilson 271		Bruce Hislop 237		Mark Scott (Lbt) 141		Vacant
St. George—St. David		Brent Hawkes 9,672		Tim Murphy 10,325		Al Leach 10,662		Chris Lea 241		Ron Robins (NLP) 151		Linda Gibbons (Ind) 326 Alexander Nosal (Ind) 98		Tim Murphy

Etobicoke and York

Electoral district	Candidates												Incumbent
	NDP		Liberal		PC		Libertarian		Natural Law		Other
Etobicoke—Humber		Osman Ali 3,100		Jim Henderson 13,634		Doug Ford, Sr. 18,128				Lawrence Staranchuk 196		Omar Mohamed (Ind) 257 Mohamoud Sheik-Nor (Ind) 51		Jim Henderson
Etobicoke—Lakeshore		Ruth Grier 8,279		Bruce Davis 9,074		Morley Kells 14,879		Daniel Hunt 270		Geraldine Jackson 209		Julie Northrup (Ind Renewal) 186		Ruth Grier
Etobicoke—Rexdale		Ed Philip 8,668		Lorraine Nowina 7,173		John Hastings 9,521				Miki Staranchuk 188		Diane Johnston (Ind Renewal) 488		Ed Philip
Etobicoke West		Judy Jones 4,608		Michael Brown 9,826		Chris Stockwell 18,349				Laureen Amos 399				Chris Stockwell
Oakwood		Tony Rizzo 7,624		Mike Colle 8,599		Courtney Doldron 3,298		Nunzio Venuto 100		Doug Storey 135		Joe Flexer (Ind Labour) 301 Constantine Kritsonis (G) 269		Tony Rizzo
York South		Bob Rae 10,442		Hagood Hardy 6,025		Larry Edwards 7,726		Roma Kelembet (Lbt) 153		Bob Hyman (NLP) 176		Don Pennell (FCP) 305 David James Cooper (G) 219 Kevin Clarke (Ind) 170 Darrell Rankin (Comm) 105		Bob Rae

Brampton, Mississauga and Halton

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	NDP		Liberal		PC		Other
Brampton North		John Devries 5,288		Carman McClelland 14,800		Joe Spina 20,148		Lester Newby (NLP) 494		Carman McClelland
Brampton South		Paul Ledgister 5,676		Bob Callahan 15,237		Tony Clement 21,859		Bernie Cissek (FCP) 1,011 Maxim Newby (NLP) 229		Bob Callahan
Burlington South		David Miles 3,507		Ray Rivers 5,415		Cam Jackson 24,831		Emidio Corvaro (FCP) 470		Cam Jackson
Halton Centre		Richard Banigan 5,268		Barbara Sullivan 13,977		Terence Young 30,621				Barbara Sullivan
Halton North		Noel Duignan 4,362		Walt Elliot 6,568		Ted Chudleigh 19,247		Alex McKee (FCP) 1,239 John Shadbolt (Lbt) 461		Noel Duignan
Mississauga East		Zenia Wadhwani 5,120		Konstantine Katsoulis 10,039		Carl DeFaria 16,468				John Sola
Mississauga North		Dan Shekhar 5,283		Steve Offer 17,681		John Snobelen 22,095		John Boddy (G) 1,206		Steve Offer
Mississauga South		David Messenger 3,282		Ieva Martin 5,551		Margaret Marland 23,116		Scott Kay (NLP) 334 Adrian Crewson (Ind) 309 Wolfgang Mueller (Ind) 287 Matthew Wood (G) 256		Margaret Marland
Mississauga West		Paul Daniel 6,758		Steve Mahoney 23,275		Rob Sampson 26,614		George Meekins (CoR) 952		Steve Mahoney
Oakville South		Willie Lambert 2,973		Lou Rocca 8,479		Gary Carr 21,689		Mike Rooney (FCP) 1,103		Gary Carr

Hamilton-Wentworth and Niagara

Electoral district	Candidates												Incumbent
	NDP		Liberal		PC		FCP		Natural Law		Other
Hamilton Centre		David Christopherson 8,012		Filomena Tassi 7,322		Angie Tomasic 5,723		Tom Wigglesworth 376		Monique Poudrette 331				David Christopherson
Hamilton East		Andrew Mackenzie 7,042		Dominic Agostino 11,088		Don Sheppard 6,263		Angela Corvaro 681				Bob Mann (Comm) 389		Robert W. Mackenzie
Hamilton Mountain		Brian Charlton 9,817		Marie Bountrogianni 12,824		Trevor Pettit 13,852		Michael O'Grady 1,329						Brian Charlton
Hamilton West		Richard Allen 9,267		Helen Wilson 8,911		Lillian Ross 13,301		Lynne Scime 880		Rita Rassenberg 284		Hans Wienhold (Lbt) 169		Richard Allen
Lincoln		Ron Hansen 5,800		Harry Pelissero 10,876		Frank Sheehan 18,709		Tristan Emmanuel 1,241		Mary Glasser 288				Ron Hansen
Niagara Falls		Margaret Harrington 7,034		Marg Germano 8,289		Bart Maves 12,132				Bill Amos 355		Melania Gural (Ind) 189		Margaret Harrington
Niagara South		Shirley Coppen 5,376		Aubrey Foley 7,634		Tim Hudak 8,815		Al Kiers 536				Morton Sider (Ind) 688		Shirley Coppen
St. Catharines		Jeff Burch 3,929		Jim Bradley 13,761		Archie Heide 11,486		Jon Siemens 245		Marcy Sheremetta 153				Jim Bradley
St. Catharines—Brock		Christel Haeck 5,521		Gail Richardson 7,373		Tom Froese 11,976		Bert Pynenburg 598						Christel Haeck
Welland—Thorold		Peter Kormos 12,848		Bob Muir 8,630		Greg Reid 8,089				Helene Ann Darisse 232		Barry Fitzgerald (F) 285		Peter Kormos
Wentworth East		Mark Morrow 6,667		Shirley Collins 12,282		Ed Doyle 15,888						Mark Davies (Ind) 863		Mark Morrow
Wentworth North		Don Abel 6,474		Chris Ward 10,393		Toni Skarica 21,165								Don Abel

Midwestern Ontario

Electoral district	Candidates										Incumbent
	NDP		Liberal		PC		FCP		Other
Brantford		Brad Ward 8,165		Dave Neumann 10,418		Ron Johnson 13,745		Paul Vandervet 762		William Darfler (G) 430		Brad Ward
Brant—Haldimand		Willem Hanrath 3,030		Ronald Eddy 10,589		Peter Preston 14,184		Steve Elgersma 1,340		Terry Childs (G) 527		Ronald Eddy
Cambridge		Mike Farnan 11,797		Ben Tucci 5,606		Gerry Martiniuk 17,269		Al Smith 1,690		Reg Gervais (Ind) 433		Mike Farnan
Guelph		Derek Fletcher 10,278		Rick Ferraro 11,459		Brenda Elliott 17,204		John Gots 1,035		Thomas Bradburn (Lbt) 265 Anna Di Carlo (Ind Renewal) 187		Derek Fletcher
Huron		Paul Klopp 6,927		John Jewitt 7,009		Helen Johns 13,343		Phil Cornish 1,418		Kimble Ainslie (Ref) 207		Paul Klopp
Kitchener		Sandi Ellis 6,998		Bryan Stortz 9,992		Wayne Wettlaufer 13,374		Lou Reitzel 2,111		Bob Oberholtzer (Ind) 612 Frank Kerek (Ind) 223		Vacant
Kitchener—Wilmot		Mike Cooper 8,146		Shelly Schlueter 10,106		Gary Leadston 17,392		Ted Kryn 2,415				Mike Cooper
Norfolk		Norm Jamison 7,893		Rudy Stickl 9,413		Toby Barrett 17,335		Andre De Decker 972				Norm Jamison
Oxford		Kimble Sutherland 9,501		Bruce Sibbick 6,564		Ernie Hardeman 17,568		Case Van Blyderveen 1,061		Kaye Sargent (Lbt) 386 Jim Morris (NLP) 275 Jim Montag (F) 148		Kimble Sutherland
Perth		Karen Haslam 8,445		Gerry Teahen 7,722		Bert Johnson 13,735				Robert Smink (F) 427 Patrick Van Galen (Ind) 326		Karen Haslam
Waterloo North		Hugh Miller 6,869		Bob Byron 8,729		Elizabeth Witmer 25,757		Sandra Kryn 1,714		Blaine Watson (NLP) 275		Elizabeth Witmer
Wellington		Elaine Rogala 4,104		Don Ross 5,706		Ted Arnott 21,573		John Meenan 782		Dianne Sanderson (Lbt) 269		Ted Arnott

Southwestern Ontario

Electoral district	Candidates												Incumbent
	NDP		Liberal		PC		FCP		Natural Law		Other
Chatham—Kent		Randy Hope 7,444		Mike Ferguson 9,915		Jack Carroll 10,461		David Edwards 1,008						Randy Hope
Elgin		Hugh MacGinnis 3,445		Barry Fitzgerald 5,801		Jim Williams 10,660						Peter North (Ind.) 12,436 Ray Monteith (F) 565		Peter North
Essex-Kent		Pat Hayes 7,837		Pat Hoy 10,130		George Kennedy 8,384		Steve Posthumus 1,022						Pat Hayes
Essex South		Dave Maris 4,348		Bruce Crozier 14,513		Dave Wylupek 5,730		Joyce Cherry 1,550		David Mitchell 498				Bruce Crozier
Lambton		Dona Stewardson 5,055		Larry O'Neill 7,925		Marcel Beaubien 12,034		Jim Hopper 2,184				Wayne Forbes (F) 417		Ellen MacKinnon
London Centre		Marion Boyd 11,096		Ron Postian 7,559		Patrick McGuinness 9,364		Mike Dwyer 1,041		Liz Overall 134		Jeff Culbert (G) 533 Lloyd Walker (F) 452		Marion Boyd
London North		Carolyn Davies 8,167		Larry Crossan 11,112		Dianne Cunningham 23,195		Graeme Benedetti 777		Rita Varrin 101		John Beverley (G) 365 Jack Plant (F) 334		Dianne Cunningham
London South		David Winninger 10,729		Joan Smith 10,693		Bob Wood 18,161		Rudy Polci 387		James Hea 111		Maureen Battaglia (F) 340 Mark Simpson (Ref) 323 Sven Biggs (G) 202		David Winninger
Middlesex		Irene Mathyssen 8,799		Doug Reycraft 10,448		Bruce Smith 15,684		Jamie Harris 3,481				Barry Malcolm (F) 458		Irene Mathyssen
Sarnia		Bob Huget 7,487		Joan Link 8,626		David Boushy 9,260		Ron Raes 1,642				Anthony Barbato (Ind) 217 Andrew Falby (Ind) 159		Bob Huget
Windsor—Riverside		Dave Cooke 12,347		Gary McNamara 9,412		Blaine Tyndall 4,440		Michel Ozorak 459		Sherry Lanier 362				Dave Cooke
Windsor—Sandwich		Arlene Rousseau 6,414		Sandra Pupatello 11,940		Joe Durocher 5,704		Earl Amyotte 610		Ronald Bessette 263		Christine Wilson (Ind) 410		George Dadamo
Windsor—Walkerville		Wayne Lessard 9,901		Dwight Duncan 10,281		Michael Rohrer 3,610		Donna Halliday 957		Vivek Narula 156				Wayne Lessard

Northeastern Ontario

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	NDP		Liberal		PC		Other
Algoma		Bud Wildman 6,190		Paula Dunning 3,128		Phil Sabine 4,602				Bud Wildman
Algoma—Manitoulin		Lois Miller 2,991		Mike Brown 7,238		Joyce Foster 5,184				Mike Brown
Cochrane North		Len Wood 6,935		Gilles Gagnon 4,952		Louis Veilleux 3,316				Len Wood
Cochrane South		Gilles Bisson 12,114		Jim Brown 4,958		Gord Miller 6,587		Joel Vien (Ind) 339		Gilles Bisson
Nickel Belt		Floyd Laughren 8,007		Betty Rheaume 5,549		Frank Deburger 3,305		Michel Chartrand (Ind) 225 Grace Tancock (NLP) 119		Floyd Laughren
Nipissing		Doug Bennett 4,350		Bert Brandon 7,885		Mike Harris 18,722				Mike Harris
Parry Sound		Dan Reed 3,367		Mark Fisher 4,821		Ernie Eves 15,523				Ernie Eves
Sault Ste. Marie		Tony Martin 15,392		Carmen Provenzano 11,672		Lou Turco 7,699		Paul Thompson (G) 757		Tony Martin
Sudbury		Sharon Murdock 8,698		Rick Bartolucci 12,349		Richard Zanibbi 8,093		Don Scott (Ind) 506 David Gordon (NL) 315 Lewis Poulin (G) 290 Ed Pokonzie (Ind) 123		Sharon Murdock
Sudbury East		Shelley Martel 11,236		Paul Menard 9,594		Don Mark 8,680		Guy Martin (Ind) 473 William Morrison (NLP) 310		Shelley Martel
Timiskaming		Ambrose Raftis 2,962		David Ramsay 8,643		Ian MacPherson 6,185		Ralph Schaffner (CoR) 685		David Ramsay

Northwestern Ontario

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	NDP		Liberal		PC		Other
Fort William		Greg Laws 4,561		Lyn McLeod 15,681		Evelyn Dodds 7,116				Lyn McLeod
Kenora		Mike Clancy 2,788		Frank Miclash 9,152		Gord Griffiths 5,097				Frank Miclash
Lake Nipigon		Gilles Pouliot 5,079		Ian MacQuarrie 3,463		Vic Fournel 3,273				Gilles Pouliot
Port Arthur		Shelley Wark-Martyn 7,490		Michael Gravelle 14,281		Jim Doherty 6,554		Anita Harris (FCP) 683 Paul Weber (Ind) 182		Shelley Wark-Martyn
Rainy River		Howard Hampton 4,912		Darren Brown 2,683		Lynn Beyak 4,707				Howard Hampton

Byelections

Due to resignations, five by-elections were held between the 1995 and 1999 elections.

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	Liberal		PC		NDP		Other
York South May 23, 1996		Gerard Kennedy 7,774		Rob Davis 5,093		David Miller 6,656		David Milne (Ind) 151 George Dance (Lbt) 77 Kevin Clarke (Ind) 70		Bob Rae resigned February 29, 1996
Oriole September 4, 1997		David Caplan 9,954		Barbara Greene 5,163		Jim Kafieh 1,700		Bernadette Michael (Ind) 132 Shelly Lipsey (G) 96		Elinor Caplan resigned May 5, 1997
Ottawa West September 4, 1997		Alex Cullen 11,438		Chris Thompson 7,217		Katrina Prystupa 2,573		John Turmel (Ind) 201 Gene Villeneuve (G) 96		Bob Chiarelli resigned May 5, 1997
Windsor—Riverside September 4, 1997		Gary McNamara 8,494		Fran Funero 3,028		Wayne Lessard 9,308		Steve Harvey (G) 329		Dave Cooke resigned May 5, 1997
Nickel Belt October 1, 1998		Frank Madigan 4,173		Gerry Courtemanche 3,836		Blain Morin 5,537				Floyd Laughren resigned February 28, 1998

See also

• Politics of Ontario
• List of Ontario political parties
• Premier of Ontario
• Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)