1995 Ontario general election

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1995 Ontario general election

← 1990 June 8, 1995 1999 →

130 seats in the 36th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
66 seats needed for a majority
Turnout63.00% (Decrease1.45pp)[1]
  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 Increase62 Decrease6 Decrease57
Popular vote 1,870,110 1,291,326 854,163
Percentage 44.8% 31.1% 20.6%
Swing Increase21.3pp Decrease1.3pp Decrease17.0pp

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.[2] 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.

Riding name change[edit]

Acts were passed in 1991 and 1993, providing for the following name changes to ridings:

Campaign[edit]

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[edit]

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 [6] 42 35 20 3.1
Angus Reid May 1995 [7] 44 34 20 3.2 1,000
Angus Reid May 1995 [7] 41 36 21 3.2 1,000
May 24, 1995 [8] 37 33 ~25 400
Compas May 1995 [9] 36 40 21 4.5 507
Environics May 1995 [10] 26 52 17 3
Election called (April 28, 1995)[11]

During the 35th Parliament of Ontario[edit]

Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level
Polling firm Last day
of survey
Source PCO OLP ONDP Other ME Sample
Angus Reid April 1995 [11] 28 46 21
Comquest Research March 1995 [12] 30 34 36
Angus Reid January 1990 [13] 27 45 20 9 4.5 1,007
Environics June 25, 1992 [14] 28 42 25 3.2 1,000
Environics March 1992 [14] 28 43 23
Environics June 1991 [15] 23 36 34
Environics December 30, 1990 [16] 15 24 58 3.2 1,030
Environics October 1990 [17] 18 27 51 3.2 1,007
Election 1990 September 6, 1990 23.5 32.4 37.6 6.5

Results[edit]

Summary[edit]

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.

At least five unregistered parties fielded candidates in this election, appearing on the ballot as independents:

Overall[edit]

Elections to the 36th Parliament of Ontario (1995)[1]
Political party Party leader MPPs Votes
Candidates 1990 1995 ± # ± % ± (pp)
Progressive Conservative Mike Harris 130 20 82 62Increase 1,870,110 925,546Increase 44.97% 21.46Increase
Liberal Lyn McLeod 130 36 30 6Decrease 1,291,326 10,808Decrease 31.05% 1.35Decrease
New Democratic Bob Rae 130 74 17 57Decrease 854,163 655,343Decrease 20.54% 17.03Decrease
Independent 60 1 1Increase 33,077 19,770Increase 0.80% 0.46Increase
Family Coalition Donald Pennell 55 61,657 49,174Decrease 1.48% 1.28Decrease
Natural Law Ron Parker 68 18,326 18,326Increase 0.44% New
Green Frank de Jong 37 14,108 15,989Decrease 0.34% 0.41Decrease
Libertarian John Shadbolt 18 6,085 (18,528Decrease 0.15% 0.47Decrease
Freedom Jack Plant 12 4,532 1,483Decrease 0.11% 0.04Decrease
Confederation of Regions 6 3,971 71,902Decrease 0.10% 1.79Decrease
Communist Darrell Rankin 5 1,015 124Decrease 0.02%
Total 651 130 130 4,158,370 100.00%
Rejected ballots 42,152 10,423Decrease
Voter turnout 4,200,522 129,868Increase 63.00 1.45Decrease
Registered electors 6,667,798 351,849Increase
Seats and popular vote by party
Party Seats Votes Change (pp)
 Progressive Conservative
82 / 130
44.97%
21.46 21.46
 
 Liberal
30 / 130
31.05%
-1.35
 
 New Democratic
17 / 130
20.54%
-17.03
 
 Independent
1 / 130
0.80%
0.46 0.46
 
 Family Coalition
0 / 130
1.48%
-1.28
 
 Confederation of Regions
0 / 130
0.10%
-1.79
 
 Other
0 / 130
1.06%
-0.47
 

Synopsis of results[edit]

Results by riding - 1995 Ontario general election[1]
Riding Winning party Turnout
[a 1]
Votes[a 2]
Name[a 3][a 4] 1990 Party Votes Share Margin
#
Margin
%
PC Lib NDP FCP Ind Other Total
 
Algoma NDP NDP 6,190 44.47% 1,588 11.41% 64.02% 4,602 3,128 6,190 13,920
Algoma—Manitoulin Lib Lib 7,238 46.96% 2,054 13.33% 59.33% 5,184 7,238 2,991 15,413
Beaches—Woodbine NDP NDP 10,862 42.44% 2,939 11.48% 67.14% 7,923 6,158 10,862 319 331 25,593
Brampton North Lib PC 20,148 49.47% 5,348 13.13% 59.17% 20,148 14,800 5,288 494 40,730
Brampton South Lib PC 21,859 49.67% 6,622 15.05% 59.78% 21,859 15,237 5,676 1,011 229 44,012
Brantford NDP PC 13,745 41.01% 3,327 9.93% 59.90% 13,745 10,418 8,165 762 430 33,520
Brant—Haldimand Lib PC 14,184 47.81% 3,595 12.12% 61.67% 14,184 10,589 3,030 1,340 527 29,670
Bruce Lib PC 13,680 42.70% 2,676 8.35% 69.34% 13,680 11,004 4,269 2,787 296 32,036
Burlington South PC PC 24,831 72.56% 19,416 56.73% 69.20% 24,831 5,415 3,507 470 34,223
Cambridge NDP PC 17,269 46.93% 5,472 14.87% 59.56% 17,269 5,606 11,797 1,690 433 36,795
Carleton PC PC 28,349 64.96% 18,606 42.64% 62.05% 28,349 9,743 4,046 942 558 43,638
Carleton East Lib Lib 17,780 48.19% 4,209 11.41% 60.34% 13,571 17,780 4,783 758 36,892
Chatham—Kent NDP PC 10,461 36.29% 546 1.89% 58.54% 10,461 9,915 7,444 1,008 28,828
Cochrane North NDP NDP 6,935 45.62% 1,983 13.04% 58.96% 3,316 4,952 6,935 15,203
Cochrane South NDP NDP 12,114 52.45% 5,527 23.93% 60.36% 6,587 4,058 12,114 339 23,098
Cornwall Lib Lib 14,507 59.70% 6,669 27.44% 55.53% 7,838 14,507 1,719 236 24,300
Don Mills NDP PC 14,897 53.36% 7,290 26.11% 66.09% 14,897 7,607 4,569 362 484 27,919
Dovercourt NDP NDP 9,049 47.23% 3,488 18.20% 63.22% 3,560 5,561 9,049 261 730 19,161
Downsview NDP Lib 9,142 39.48% 360 1.55% 63.90% 4,444 9,142 8,782 572 217 23,157
Dufferin—Peel PC PC 23,239 66.00% 14,738 41.86% 65.37% 23,239 8,501 3,470 35,210
Durham Centre NDP PC 25,107 58.34% 15,299 35.55% 65.02% 25,107 9,808 8,120 43,035
Durham East NDP PC 24,303 61.79% 15,784 40.13% 63.79% 24,303 6,512 8,519 39,334
Durham West NDP PC 29,232 54.58% 15,258 28.49% 63.83% 29,232 13,974 9,444 904 53,554
Durham—York NDP PC 25,018 60.40% 16,970 40.97% 63.45% 25,018 7,512 8,048 845 41,423
Eglinton Lib PC 17,496 48.82% 4,592 12.81% 73.65% 17,496 12,904 4,597 123 720 35,840
Elgin NDP Ind 12,436 37.79% 1,776 5.40% 61.17% 10,660 5,801 3,445 12,436 565 32,907
Essex-Kent NDP Lib 10,130 37.01% 1,746 6.38% 58.85% 8,384 10,130 7,837 1,022 27,373
Essex South Lib Lib 14,513 54.48% 8,783 32.97% 50.91% 5,730 14,513 4,348 1,550 498 26,639
Etobicoke—Humber Lib PC 18,128 51.26% 4,494 12.71% 73.35% 18,128 13,634 3,100 308 196 35,366
Etobicoke—Lakeshore NDP PC 14,879 45.23% 5,805 17.65% 66.55% 14,879 9,074 8,279 186 479 32,897
Etobicoke—Rexdale NDP PC 9,521 36.57% 853 3.28% 59.51% 9,521 7,173 8,668 488 188 26,038
Etobicoke West PC PC 18,349 55.30% 8,523 25.69% 70.68% 18,349 9,826 4,608 399 33,182
Fort William Lib Lib 15,681 57.32% 8,565 31.31% 63.29% 7,116 15,681 4,561 27,358
Fort York NDP NDP 10,762 41.02% 2,280 8.69% 64.86% 6,025 8,482 10,762 269 699 26,237
Frontenac—Addington NDP PC 12,211 38.52% 1,962 6.19% 62.52% 12,211 10,249 7,302 1,404 416 121 31,703
Grey—Owen Sound PC PC 25,138 63.21% 16,876 42.44% 65.58% 25,138 8,262 3,413 2,082 703 170 39,768
Guelph NDP PC 17,204 42.55% 5,745 14.21% 66.31% 17,204 11,459 10,278 1,035 187 265 40,428
Halton Centre Lib PC 30,621 61.41% 16,644 33.38% 69.06% 30,621 13,977 5,268 49,866
Halton North NDP PC 19,247 60.90% 12,679 40.12% 66.58% 19,247 6,568 4,362 1,239 187 31,603
Hamilton Centre NDP NDP 8,012 36.81% 690 3.17% 54.71% 5,723 7,322 8,012 376 331 21,764
Hamilton East NDP Lib 11,088 43.55% 4,046 15.89% 57.85% 6,263 11,088 7,042 681 389 25,463
Hamilton Mountain NDP PC 13,852 36.60% 1,028 2.72% 64.41% 13,852 12,824 9,837 1,329 37,842
Hamilton West NDP PC 13,301 40.54% 4,034 12.29% 67.00% 13,301 8,911 9,267 880 453 32,812
Hastings—Peterborough NDP PC 16,187 54.17% 7,859 26.30% 67.44% 16,187 4,056 8,328 1,002 308 29,881
High Park—Swansea NDP PC 10,559 38.77% 1,660 6.10% 70.36% 10,559 7,121 8,899 654 27,233
Huron NDP PC 13,343 46.16% 6,334 21.91% 70.00% 13,343 7,009 6,927 1,418 207 28,904
Kenora Lib Lib 9,152 53.72% 4,055 23.80% 52.02% 5,097 9,152 2,788 17,037
Kingston and the Islands NDP Lib 10,314 36.90% 1,743 6.24% 61.08% 8,571 10,314 8,052 858 155 27,950
Kitchener NDP PC 13,374 40.15% 3,382 10.15% 60.12% 13,374 9,992 6,998 2,111 835 33,310
Kitchener—Wilmot NDP PC 17,392 45.70% 7,286 19.14% 59.07% 17,392 10,106 8,146 2,415 38,059
Lake Nipigon NDP NDP 5,079 42.99% 1,616 13.68% 54.99% 3,273 3,463 5,079 11,815
Lambton NDP PC 12,034 43.58% 4,109 14.88% 64.70% 12,034 7,925 5,055 2,184 417 27,615
Lanark—Renfrew PC PC 19,959 55.79% 10,003 27.96% 59.87% 19,959 9,956 3,455 745 557 1,104 35,776
Lawrence Lib Lib 11,784 45.88% 3,829 14.91% 65.08% 7,955 11,784 5,000 944 25,683
Leeds—Grenville PC PC 21,763 63.27% 12,808 37.23% 63.06% 21,763 8,955 2,316 438 927 34,399
Lincoln NDP PC 18,709 50.68% 7,833 21.22% 68.09% 18,709 10,876 5,800 1,241 288 36,914
London Centre NDP NDP 11,096 36.77% 1,732 5.74% 53.26% 9,364 7,559 11,096 1,041 1,119 30,179
London North PC PC 23,195 52.65% 12,083 27.43% 64.73% 23,195 11,112 8,167 777 800 44,051
London South NDP PC 18,161 44.35% 7,432 18.15% 61.88% 18,161 10,693 10,729 387 323 653 40,946
Markham PC PC 37,314 64.81% 26,544 46.10% 62.80% 37,314 10,770 7,779 1,088 626 57,577
Middlesex NDP PC 15,684 40.35% 5,236 13.47% 64.67% 15,684 10,448 8,799 3,481 458 38,870
Mississauga East Lib PC 16,468 52.07% 6,429 20.33% 60.38% 16,468 10,039 5,120 31,627
Mississauga North Lib PC 22,095 47.76% 4,414 9.54% 57.37% 22,095 17,681 5,283 1,206 46,265
Mississauga South PC PC 23,116 69.76% 17,565 53.01% 65.39% 23,116 5,551 3,282 596 590 33,135
Mississauga West Lib PC 26,614 46.21% 3,339 5.80% 60.33% 26,614 23,275 6,758 952 57,599
Muskoka—Georgian Bay NDP PC 17,864 51.79% 9,769 28.32% 65.50% 17,864 8,095 7,742 381 411 34,493
Nepean Lib PC 17,510 49.66% 3,935 11.16% 64.97% 17,510 13,575 3,274 901 35,260
Niagara Falls NDP PC 12,132 43.33% 3,843 13.73% 59.48% 12,132 8,289 7,034 189 355 27,999
Niagara South NDP PC 8,815 38.24% 1,181 5.12% 60.14% 8,815 7,634 5,376 536 688 23,049
Nickel Belt NDP NDP 8,007 46.54% 2,458 14.29% 64.70% 3,305 5,549 8,007 225 119 17,205
Nipissing PC PC 18,722 60.48% 10,837 35.01% 63.68% 18,722 7,885 4,350 30,957
Norfolk NDP PC 17,335 48.68% 7,922 22.24% 64.14% 17,335 9,413 7,893 972 35,613
Northumberland Lib PC 19,359 52.14% 6,126 16.50% 67.13% 19,359 13,233 4,539 37,131
Oakville South PC PC 21,689 63.34% 13,210 38.58% 71.08% 21,689 8,479 2,973 1,103 34,244
Oakwood NDP Lib 8,599 42.31% 975 4.80% 65.74% 3,298 8,599 7,624 301 504 20,326
Oriole Lib Lib 11,164 43.70% 1,034 4.05% 68.39% 10,130 11,164 3,665 243 342 25,544
Oshawa NDP PC 16,793 54.33% 8,343 26.99% 57.66% 16,793 5,666 8,450 30,909
Ottawa Centre NDP Lib 11,150 39.26% 1,712 6.03% 63.88% 6,715 11,150 9,438 173 924 28,400
Ottawa East Lib Lib 14,436 56.94% 9,068 35.77% 53.21% 5,368 14,436 4,818 136 596 25,354
Ottawa—Rideau Lib PC 14,796 45.11% 1,523 4.64% 61.29% 14,796 13,273 4,138 590 32,797
Ottawa South Lib Lib 15,418 53.35% 6,800 23.53% 66.51% 8,618 15,418 4,235 628 28,899
Ottawa West Lib Lib 14,516 45.48% 1,618 5.07% 64.43% 12,898 14,516 3,718 241 544 31,917
Oxford NDP PC 17,568 49.48% 8,067 22.72% 64.02% 17,568 6,564 9,501 1,061 809 35,503
Parkdale Lib Lib 8,435 47.87% 2,640 14.98% 64.03% 2,887 8,435 5,795 505 17,622
Parry Sound PC PC 15,523 65.47% 10,702 45.14% 63.57% 15,523 4,821 3,367 23,711
Perth NDP PC 13,735 44.81% 5,290 17.26% 62.90% 13,735 7,722 8,445 326 427 30,655
Peterborough NDP PC 22,735 52.66% 12,409 28.74% 66.23% 22,735 10,326 7,581 2,064 464 43,170
Port Arthur NDP Lib 14,281 48.92% 6,791 23.26% 61.91% 6,554 14,281 7,490 683 182 29,190
Prescott and Russell Lib Lib 24,808 55.68% 11,171 25.07% 56.64% 13,637 24,808 4,472 564 1,072 44,553
Prince Edward—Lennox—South Hastings NDP PC 14,144 49.61% 6,346 22.26% 60.04% 14,144 7,798 5,996 571 28,509
Quinte Lib PC 13,961 47.28% 2,135 7.23% 58.79% 13,961 11,826 3,743 29,530
Rainy River NDP NDP 4,912 39.93% 205 1.67% 63.98% 4,707 2,683 4,912 12,302
Renfrew North Lib Lib 16,044 53.32% 6,363 21.15% 61.00% 9,681 16,044 2,483 1,695 187 30,090
Riverdale NDP NDP 10,948 46.88% 4,600 19.70% 64.66% 6,348 5,443 10,948 273 341 23,353
St. Andrew—St. Patrick NDP PC 13,092 40.43% 3,679 11.36% 67.16% 13,092 9,413 9,231 649 32,385
St. Catharines Lib Lib 13,761 46.53% 2,275 7.69% 64.58% 11,486 13,761 3,929 245 153 29,574
St. Catharines—Brock NDP PC 11,976 47.02% 4,603 18.07% 62.56% 11,976 7,373 5,521 598 25,468
St. George—St. David Lib PC 10,662 33.87% 337 1.07% 70.61% 10,662 10,325 9,672 424 392 31,475
Sarnia NDP PC 9,260 33.81% 634 2.31% 61.31% 9,260 8,626 7,487 1,642 376 27,391
Sault Ste. Marie NDP NDP 15,392 43.33% 3,720 10.47% 62.24% 7,699 11,672 15,392 757 35,520
Scarborough—Agincourt Lib Lib 13,472 46.08% 2,135 7.30% 61.37% 11,337 13,472 4,112 313 29,234
Scarborough Centre NDP PC 12,717 45.88% 5,554 20.04% 63.35% 12,717 7,163 6,841 649 349 27,719
Scarborough East NDP PC 19,166 55.72% 11,954 34.75% 64.69% 19,166 7,197 7,212 270 553 34,398
Scarborough—Ellesmere NDP PC 13,282 47.89% 5,376 19.38% 64.95% 13,282 5,602 7,906 947 27,737
Scarborough North Lib Lib 15,507 46.08% 4,999 14.85% 58.67% 10,508 15,507 6,431 369 840 33,655
Scarborough West NDP PC 11,773 43.13% 2,557 9.37% 64.33% 11,773 5,326 9,216 254 730 27,299
Simcoe Centre NDP PC 29,790 58.25% 17,729 34.67% 63.06% 29,790 12,061 7,655 769 284 580 51,139
Simcoe East PC PC 23,489 60.97% 14,445 37.50% 66.52% 23,489 9,044 4,849 876 266 38,524
Simcoe West PC PC 24,346 68.24% 18,847 52.83% 63.01% 24,346 5,499 4,937 894 35,676
S-D-G & East Grenville PC PC 18,884 64.69% 11,290 38.68% 62.48% 18,884 7,594 2,285 428 29,191
Sudbury NDP Lib 12,349 40.66% 3,651 12.02% 62.10% 8,093 12,349 8,698 629 605 30,374
Sudbury East NDP NDP 11,236 37.09% 1,642 5.42% 62.30% 8,680 9,594 11,236 473 310 30,293
Timiskaming Lib Lib 8,643 46.78% 2,458 13.30% 64.13% 6,185 8,643 2,962 685 18,475
Victoria—Haliburton NDP PC 25,267 68.42% 18,987 51.41% 66.16% 25,267 6,280 4,210 378 643 151 36,929
Waterloo North PC PC 25,757 59.42% 17,028 39.29% 62.32% 25,757 8,729 6,869 1,714 275 43,344
Welland-Thorold NDP NDP 12,848 42.71% 4,218 14.02% 65.22% 8,089 8,630 12,848 517 30,084
Wellington PC PC 21,753 66.70% 16,047 49.20% 65.00% 21,753 5,706 4,104 782 269 32,614
Wentworth East NDP PC 15,888 44.50% 3,606 10.10% 64.56% 15,888 12,282 6,667 863 35,700
Wentworth North NDP PC 21,165 55.65% 10,772 28.32% 70.97% 21,165 10,393 6,474 38,032
Willowdale PC PC 18,834 53.99% 8,964 25.70% 68.94% 18,834 9,870 4,825 715 639 34,883
Wilson Heights Lib Lib 12,468 44.64% 2,696 9.65% 62.76% 9,772 12,468 4,612 231 109 741 27,933
Windsor—Riverside NDP NDP 12,347 45.70% 2,935 10.86% 54.02% 4,440 9,412 12,347 459 362 27,020
Windsor—Sandwich NDP Lib 11,940 47.12% 5,526 21.81% 50.11% 5,704 11,940 6,414 610 410 263 25,341
Windsor—Walkerville NDP Lib 10,281 41.28% 380 1.53% 52.54% 3,610 10,281 9,901 957 156 24,905
York Centre Lib PC 37,897 48.94% 8,747 11.30% 60.80% 37,897 29,150 6,698 1,891 1,792 77,428
York East NDP PC 12,789 41.65% 3,263 10.63% 69.59% 12,789 7,398 9,526 748 243 30,704
York Mills PC PC 18,852 63.58% 11,534 38.90% 69.31% 18,852 7,318 2,930 553 29,653
York—Mackenzie Lib PC 25,904 58.33% 11,931 26.86% 67.21% 25,904 13,973 3,611 498 425 44,411
York South NDP NDP 10,442 41.24% 2,716 10.73% 69.13% 7,726 6,025 10,442 305 170 653 25,321
Yorkview NDP Lib 9,245 46.97% 2,798 14.22% 60.99% 3,989 9,245 6,447 19,681
  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 plus 1990 amendment - 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[edit]

Party candidates in 2nd place[1]
Party in 1st place Party in 2nd place Total
PC Lib NDP
Progressive Conservative 67 15 82
Liberal 20 10 30
New Democratic 7 10 17
Independent 1 1
Total 28 77 25 130
Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party[1]
Parties 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
 Progressive Conservative 82 28 20
 Liberal 30 77 23
 New Democratic 17 25 87 1
 Independent 1 20 20
 Family Coalition 50 4
 Green 15 16
 Natural Law 12 32
 Confederation of Regions 5
 Libertarian 4 8
 Freedom 4 4
 Communist 3
Resulting composition of the 36th Legislative Assembly[1]
Source Party
PC Lib NDP Ind Total
Seats retained Incumbents returned 19 18 17 54
Open seats held 1 1 2
Seats changing hands Incumbents defeated 53 9 62
Open seats gained 7 2 9
Byelection gain held 2 2
Incumbent changing allegiance 1 1
Total 82 30 17 1 130

MPPs elected by region and riding[edit]

Party designations are as follows:

  PC
  Liberal
  NDP




Byelections[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "1995 general election results". Elections Ontario. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  2. ^ Bakan, Abigail (2003). "Ontario: Lessons of the Rise and Fall of Employment Equity Legislation from the Perspective of Rights Advocacy". ResearchGate – via ResearchGate.
  3. ^ Representation Amendment Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 2
  4. ^ Representation Amendment Act, 1993, S.O. 1993, c. 6
  5. ^ Representation Amendment Act, 1993 (No. 2), S.O. 1993, c. 30
  6. ^ "Harris confident he'll become premier after today's vote: Poll shows Tories holding lead in final week with NDP in third". The Globe and Mail. June 8, 1995. p. A13.
  7. ^ a b Campbell, Murray; Mittselstaedt, Martin (June 5, 1995). "Harris lays out legislative timetable: Polls suggest Tory majority". The Globe and Mail. p. A1.
  8. ^ "Tories ahead in new NDP poll: Liberal Party says it still has the lead". The Globe and Mail. May 16, 1995. p. A8.
  9. ^ Rusk, James (May 24, 1995). "Tories' rise pleases Rae: Poll indicates sharp Grit fall". The Globe and Mail. p. A1.
  10. ^ Rusk, James (May 15, 1995). "Race watchers hope debate will jolt yawners: Many voters delay final choice because they already know which party they don't want". The Globe and Mail. p. A10.
  11. ^ a b Mittelstaedt, Martin (April 29, 1995). "Rae calls June 8 Ontario election: Raucous campaign predicted as parties face quirky voters seeking solutions on jobs, deficit". The Globe and Mail. p. A1.
  12. ^ Rusk, James (April 1, 1995). "NDP hastens to exploit opportunity offered by McLeod". The Globe and Mail. p. A7.
  13. ^ "Liberals keep lead in polls". The Globe and Mail. January 26, 1995. p. A6.
  14. ^ a b "NDP slumps to third spot, survey shows: Advisers finger auto insurance, Sunday shopping and Martel scandal for slide in popularity". The Globe and Mail. July 7, 1992. p. A6.
  15. ^ Allen, Gene (September 3, 1991). "Ontario New Democrats take stock". The Globe and Mail. p. A4.
  16. ^ "NDP support up sharply, poll finds". The Globe and Mail. January 19, 1991. p. A4.
  17. ^ Allen, Gene (October 24, 1990). "Will hold NDP to its promises, Nixon pledges: Vows Liberals won't be obstructive". The Globe and Mail. p. A8.