1990 Ontario general election
September 6, 1990
130 seats in the 35th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
66 seats needed for a majority
Turnout64.45%[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Bob Rae David Peterson Mike Harris
Party New Democratic Liberal Progressive Conservative
Leader since February 7, 1982 February 21, 1982 May 12, 1990
Leader's seat York South London Centre (lost re-election) Nipissing
Last election 19 95 16
Seats won 74 36 20
Seat change Increase55 Decrease59 Increase4
Popular vote 1,509,506 1,302,134 944,564
Percentage 37.6% 32.4% 23.5%
Swing Increase11.9pp Decrease14.9pp Decrease1.2pp
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

David Peterson
Liberal

 Premier after election

Bob Rae
New Democratic

The 1990 Ontario general election was held on September 6, 1990, to elect members of the 35th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada. The governing Ontario Liberal Party led by Premier David Peterson was unexpectedly defeated. Although the Peterson government, and Peterson himself, were very popular,[2] he was accused of opportunism in calling an election just three years into his mandate. In a shocking upset, the New Democratic Party (NDP), led by Bob Rae, won a majority government. This marked the first time the NDP had won government east of Manitoba, and to date the only time the NDP formed the government in Ontario.

Not even the NDP expected to come close to winning power. Rae had already made plans to retire from politics after the election; however, the NDP managed to take many seats in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) from the Liberals, and Rae himself represented York South, in Metro Toronto. They also did better than ever before, or in some cases since, in many other cities and rural areas. The NDP finished only five points ahead of the Liberals in the popular vote, but due to the nature of the first-past-the-post electoral system, which ignores the popular vote and awards power based on the number of ridings won, the NDP's gains in the GTA decimated the Liberal caucus. The Liberals lost 59 seats, the second-worst defeat for a governing party in Ontario. At the time, it was the Liberals' worst showing in an Ontario election. Peterson himself was heavily defeated in London Centre by NDP challenger Marion Boyd, losing by 8,200 votes, one of the few times a provincial premier has lost their own seat.

Although Mike Harris' Progressive Conservative Party was unable to overcome voter distrust of the federal Progressive Conservative government of Brian Mulroney, his party managed to make a net gain of four seats. Although Harris was from northern Ontario, the Tories were particularly weak in that region, placing fourth, behind the Liberals, NDP, and the right-wing Confederation of Regions Party (CoR) in six northern Ontario ridings (Algoma, Cochrane South, Nickel Belt, Sudbury, Sudbury East, and Sault Ste. Marie). The CoR also placed ahead of the Progressive Conservatives in the Renfrew North and Cornwall ridings in eastern Ontario. Although they received only 1.9% of the vote provincewide, they managed 7.8% in the 33 ridings in which they actually fielded a candidate.

The Green Party of Ontario placed third, ahead of the NDP, in Parry Sound riding, where former Liberal leadership candidate Richard Thomas was the party's candidate.

The Ontario Legislature after the 1990 election.

Riding name change

Before the election, an Act was passed, changing the name of Prince Edward—Lennox to Prince Edward—Lennox—South Hastings.[3]

Opinion polls

Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level
Polling firm Last day
of survey		 Source ONDP OLP PCO Other ME Sample
Election 1990 September 6, 1990 37.6 32.4 23.5 6.5
Angus Reid-Southam August 30, 1990 [4] 38 34 24 4 3.3 804
Environics August 21, 1990 [5] 34 40 23 — 3.1 1,008
Leader's debate held (August 20, 1990)[6]
Decima August 13, 1990 [7] 30 40 28 — — —
Election called (July 30, 1990)[8]

During the 34th Parliament of Ontario

Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level
Polling firm Last day
of survey		 Source ONDP OLP PCO Other ME Sample
Gallup July 1990 [9] 24 43 26 — — —
Environics July 8, 1990 [10] 26 50 22 — 3.2 1,000
Environics April 1990 [11] 28 47 23 — — —
Environics December 1989 [12] 26 42 30 — 3.2 —
Environics September 1989 [12] 26 45 28 — 3.2 —
Environics July 6, 1989 [13] 25 45 29 — 3.2 1,012
Environics December 13, 1988 [14] 21 43 34 — — 1,025
Angus Reid October 1988 [15] 20 53 25 — — —
Environics May 1988 [16] 25 45 28 1 3.2 1,003
Environics May 1988 [16] 25 45 28 1 3.2 1,003
Gallup May 14, 1988 [17] 25 50 24 — 5 571
Environics February 1988 [18] 24 54 21 — 3.2 1,003
Environics November 22, 1987 [19] 24 52 23 — 3.2 1,008
Election 1987 September 10, 1987 25.7 47.3 23.5 3.5

Results

[1]

Elections to the 35th Parliament of Ontario (1990)
Political party Party leader MPPs Votes
Candidates 1987 Dissol. 1990 ± # % ± (pp)
New Democratic Bob Rae 130 19 19 74 55Increase 1,509,506 37.6% 11.9Increase
Liberal David Peterson 130 95 93 36 59Decrease 1,302,134 32.4% 14.9Decrease
Progressive Conservative Mike Harris 130 16 17 20 4Increase 944,564 23.5% 1.2Decrease
Family Coalition Donald Pennell 68 – – – – 110,831 2.8% 1.5Increase
Confederation of Regions Dean Wasson 33 – – – – 75,873 1.9% New
Green Katherine Mathewson 40 – – – – 30,097 0.8% 0.7Increase
Libertarian James Stock 45 – – – – 24,613 0.6% 0.2Increase
Freedom Robert Metz 10 – – – – 6,015 0.1% Steady
Communist Elizabeth Rowley 4 – – – – 1,139 – 0.1Decrease
Independent   15 – – – – 13,307 0.3% Steady
Vacant 1
Total 615 130 130 130 4,018,079 100.00%
Blank and invalid ballots 52,575
Total ballots cast 4,070,654
Registered voters / turnout 6,315,949 64.5% 1.8Increase
Popular vote
New Democratic
 
 37.57%
Liberal
 
 32.41%
PC
 
 23.51%
Others
 
 6.51%
Seats summary
New Democratic
 
 56.92%
Liberal
 
 27.69%
PC
 
 15.38%

Synopsis of results

Results by riding - 1990 Ontario general election[1]
Riding Winning party Turnout
[a 1]		 Votes[a 2]
Name[a 3][a 4] 1987 Party Votes Share Margin
#		 Margin
%		 NDP Lib PC FCP CoR Ind Other Total
 
Algoma NDP NDP 8,22158.65%4,64833.16%65.62%8,2213,573433–1,790––14,017
Algoma—Manitoulin Lib Lib 5,96138.86%2071.35%61.25%5,7545,9612,163–1,114347–15,339
Beaches—Woodbine NDP NDP 14,38158.35%8,05232.67%65.95%14,3816,3293,535––400–24,645
Brampton North Lib Lib 11,68634.92%980.29%58.35%11,58811,6867,6191,466–43466933,462
Brampton South Lib Lib 12,91832.31%4241.06%59.36%12,49412,91811,3952,511––66739,985
Brantford Lib NDP 17,73648.63%4,09211.22%66.71%17,73613,6443,0871,413––59436,474
Brant—Haldimand Lib Lib 10,75137.35%1,4695.10%61.18%9,28210,7516,2281,520––1,00428,785
Bruce Lib Lib 11,47637.71%3,51111.54%68.92%7,96511,4767,3493,639–––30,429
Burlington South PC PC 17,08452.53%8,89927.36%69.48%8,1855,54417,0841,707–––32,520
Cambridge NDP NDP 21,80660.28%14,24939.39%64.84%21,8067,5574,4492,364–––36,176
Carleton PC PC 17,86046.91%7,71720.27%65.15%10,07110,14317,860––––38,074
Carleton East Lib Lib 19,05953.88%9,08325.68%63.52%9,97619,0595,1171,224–––35,376
Chatham—Kent Lib NDP 13,93044.74%3,96712.74%63.01%13,9309,9635,6191,626–––31,138
Cochrane North Lib NDP 6,61840.47%1430.87%62.16%6,6186,4753,261––––16,354
Cochrane South PC NDP 11,46047.61%2,0998.72%62.95%11,4609,3611,019–2,229––24,069
Cornwall Lib Lib 12,72546.53%5,68120.77%63.79%7,04412,7253,169–4,409––27,347
Don Mills Lib NDP 9,74034.20%9543.35%64.23%9,7408,7867,631––5621,76428,483
Dovercourt Lib NDP 10,60454.25%3,98920.41%66.27%10,6046,6151,239–––1,09019,548
Downsview Lib NDP 13,44056.58%5,22121.98%66.08%13,4408,2191,477–––61923,755
Dufferin—Peel Lib PC 10,89934.66%5721.82%66.56%8,62710,32710,899–––1,59431,447
Durham Centre Lib NDP 12,59435.88%2,3486.69%61.23%12,59410,2469,1261,1861,087–85735,096
Durham East PC NDP 10,96032.74%530.16%63.43%10,9607,83610,9072,4871,286––33,476
Durham West Lib NDP 16,36637.47%1,9824.54%62.36%16,36614,38411,1671,761–––43,678
Durham—York Lib NDP 12,29733.89%1,2303.39%61.90%12,29711,06710,9042,016–––36,284
Eglinton Lib Lib 12,03235.97%1730.52%69.98%7,77212,03211,859–––1,78833,451
Elgin Lib NDP 14,18941.67%4,46613.12%66.51%14,1899,7239,031–––1,10434,047
Essex-Kent Lib NDP 15,85852.66%5,89019.56%67.52%15,8589,9682,7391,551–––30,116
Essex South Lib Lib 10,57536.02%2120.72%59.40%10,36310,5756,3352,085–––29,358
Etobicoke—Humber Lib Lib 13,58238.61%3,53310.04%70.29%10,04913,5829,2891,292––96635,178
Etobicoke—Lakeshore NDP NDP 18,11857.23%11,11235.10%66.15%18,1187,0064,8541,053––62931,660
Etobicoke—Rexdale NDP NDP 17,62067.07%13,03549.62%61.42%17,6204,5853,243–––82226,270
Etobicoke West Lib PC 13,71340.56%3,63110.74%69.86%7,99210,08213,7131,045–30467433,810
Fort William Lib Lib 11,79844.44%1,3455.07%62.74%10,45311,7984,300––––26,551
Fort York Lib NDP 11,02346.30%1,3675.74%63.48%11,0239,6562,258––33053923,806
Frontenac—Addington Lib NDP 9,69633.24%1,4705.04%65.15%9,6968,2268,2112,020–1,021–29,174
Grey Lib PC 13,74236.11%2,4626.47%65.20%11,28010,25713,7422,157––62038,056
Guelph Lib NDP 15,05137.91%3,1077.83%69.48%15,05111,94410,1841,602––92039,701
Halton Centre Lib Lib 13,49435.03%1,2153.15%63.12%10,16313,49412,2791,232––1,35538,523
Halton North Lib NDP 8,51030.94%5481.99%64.50%8,5107,9627,4992,489––1,04327,503
Hamilton Centre Lib NDP 14,02955.32%6,21524.51%59.78%14,0297,8142,116365––1,03425,358
Hamilton East NDP NDP 20,28971.60%14,76452.10%61.70%20,2895,5251,676846–––28,336
Hamilton Mountain NDP NDP 22,48859.76%14,77939.28%66.55%22,4887,4327,709––––37,629
Hamilton West NDP NDP 18,55056.59%11,31434.52%67.90%18,5507,2364,3612,324––30632,777
Hastings—Peterborough PC NDP 11,28339.89%8963.17%68.76%11,2834,28510,3871,1991,128––28,282
High Park—Swansea Lib NDP 11,43245.12%3,27312.92%64.83%11,4328,1594,674409––66325,337
Huron Lib NDP 10,02034.47%9543.28%71.47%10,0206,6539,0662,931––40029,070
Kenora Lib Lib 8,15240.55%3311.65%61.67%7,8218,1521,776––2,357–20,106
Kingston and the Islands Lib NDP 10,18437.99%2,0927.80%57.00%10,1848,0927,0791,452–––26,807
Kitchener Lib NDP 15,75046.82%6,01917.89%62.90%15,7509,7316,1572,002–––33,640
Kitchener—Wilmot Lib NDP 16,05643.94%5,18714.20%60.09%16,05610,8697,3422,270–––36,537
Lake Nipigon NDP NDP 8,33565.19%5,25241.08%59.98%8,3353,083735632–––12,785
Lambton Lib NDP 8,69131.40%1,0263.71%68.17%8,6917,2917,6653,557471––27,675
Lanark—Renfrew PC PC 11,06332.48%1,3984.10%60.37%8,5419,66511,0631,8532,938––34,060
Lawrence Lib Lib 11,78644.70%1,6076.10%65.68%10,17911,7863,557–––84226,364
Leeds—Grenville PC PC 16,84649.07%7,67422.35%66.18%8,3129,17216,846––––34,330
Lincoln Lib NDP 12,11735.49%1,0623.11%68.07%12,11711,0559,407–1,562––34,141
London Centre Lib NDP 17,83751.31%8,16623.49%66.05%17,8379,6715,348982–34558234,765
London North Lib PC 18,07941.30%4,0749.31%67.80%14,0059,99018,0791,095––60143,770
London South Lib NDP 17,43842.41%5,65113.74%65.61%17,43811,7879,8281,427––63541,115
Markham PC PC 25,59549.97%10,46720.43%64.39%8,45915,12825,5951,086–31164251,221
Middlesex Lib NDP 12,52232.62%5201.35%68.80%12,52212,0028,9574,007––89438,382
Mississauga East Lib Lib 12,44839.29%3,27110.32%61.61%9,17712,4488,285––1,36341131,684
Mississauga North Lib Lib 12,65837.85%1,4424.31%57.77%11,21612,6587,990––63294633,442
Mississauga South PC PC 17,12652.45%9,54729.24%65.68%7,5796,62417,126–––1,32332,652
Mississauga West Lib Lib 20,03842.11%6,10012.82%59.59%13,93820,03811,945––77189247,584
Muskoka—Georgian Bay Lib NDP 13,42240.63%2,9188.83%67.65%13,4229,10510,504––––33,031
Nepean Lib Lib 13,72342.45%3,85311.92%62.91%7,45313,7239,870–––1,28232,328
Niagara Falls Lib NDP 13,88446.37%5,90519.72%63.38%13,8847,9793,8966743,141–36529,939
Niagara South Lib NDP 11,16146.56%3,92916.39%65.10%11,1617,2324,032–1,547––23,972
Nickel Belt NDP NDP 9,92558.54%6,65839.27%69.07%9,9253,267967–2,796––16,955
Nipissing PC PC 15,46945.85%4,72414.00%70.16%7,03910,74515,469488–––33,741
Norfolk Lib NDP 14,85041.03%3,87910.72%67.95%14,85010,97110,374––––36,195
Northumberland Lib Lib 11,98433.53%1,0943.06%66.93%9,58111,98410,8901,2131,677–39535,740
Oakville South Lib PC 10,94934.98%1080.35%66.73%6,42310,84110,9499961,057–1,03831,304
Oakwood Lib NDP 10,42348.74%2,28010.66%67.69%10,4238,1431,671–––1,14721,384
Oriole Lib Lib 10,65541.86%2,2148.70%66.13%8,44110,6555,435–––92325,454
Oshawa NDP NDP 16,60161.09%11,48542.27%51.99%16,6015,1163,871–1,585––27,173
Ottawa Centre Lib NDP 14,52247.70%2,8669.41%67.17%14,52211,6562,723809–16057630,446
Ottawa East Lib Lib 16,36362.41%10,26039.13%55.23%6,10316,3632,203826––72326,218
Ottawa—Rideau Lib Lib 13,45445.31%4,60915.52%59.96%8,84513,4545,2341,049–86125229,695
Ottawa South Lib Lib 13,84545.87%6,01919.94%68.56%7,82613,8457,399503––61230,185
Ottawa West Lib Lib 13,90841.61%4,84014.48%65.68%8,39113,9089,068–1,044–1,01133,422
Oxford Lib NDP 12,68434.75%2,8247.74%67.65%12,6849,8029,8603,182––97636,504
Parkdale Lib Lib 8,08046.39%5233.00%61.22%7,5578,080941––27356617,417
Parry Sound PC PC 10,07843.78%4,95321.52%65.09%2,9935,12510,078763––4,06123,020
Perth Lib NDP 11,71236.83%2,9919.41%66.24%11,7128,7218,6002,769–––31,802
Peterborough Lib NDP 13,81332.98%1850.44%66.65%13,81313,6288,8843,6521,586–32541,888
Port Arthur Lib NDP 11,91942.88%1,0343.72%62.22%11,91910,8853,8541,140–––27,798
Prescott and Russell Lib Lib 25,87964.97%16,51041.45%59.27%9,36925,8792,8481,119––61839,833
Prince Edward—Lennox—South Hastings Lib NDP 9,20433.17%9053.26%61.45%9,2048,1888,299–2,061––27,752
Quinte Lib Lib 11,11437.43%4,10413.82%59.41%7,01011,1145,8252,3313,411––29,691
Rainy River NDP NDP 7,83861.47%3,96031.06%66.34%7,8383,8781,035––––12,751
Renfrew North Lib Lib 13,08243.32%7,16623.73%65.62%5,91613,0824,5861,1045,510––30,198
Riverdale NDP NDP 14,08661.97%8,51437.46%62.45%14,0865,5721,578–––1,49322,729
St. Andrew—St. Patrick Lib NDP 10,32134.45%1,0803.61%66.89%10,3218,9389,241–––1,45629,956
St. Catharines Lib Lib 11,56538.76%9363.14%66.77%10,62911,5653,9261,3312,384––29,835
St. Catharines—Brock Lib NDP 9,53834.71%1,1594.22%65.85%9,5388,3796,9698731,449–27027,478
St. George—St. David Lib Lib 10,71836.08%720.24%64.63%10,64610,7186,955932––45529,706
Sarnia PC NDP 10,86036.71%2,3207.84%64.84%10,8608,5406,2692,691652–57429,586
Sault Ste. Marie NDP NDP 14,03636.26%6971.80%68.26%14,03613,3393,347–7,991––38,713
Scarborough—Agincourt Lib Lib 13,34744.32%4,70715.63%63.54%6,76313,3478,640–––1,36830,118
Scarborough Centre Lib NDP 12,32445.21%3,06811.25%64.45%12,3249,2565,682––––27,262
Scarborough East Lib NDP 11,70035.55%1,7745.39%63.47%11,7009,9269,890––3681,03132,915
Scarborough—Ellesmere Lib NDP 14,03648.20%4,61915.86%66.79%14,0369,4174,855–––81129,119
Scarborough North Lib Lib 13,39344.56%3,91613.03%57.86%9,47713,3935,3671,199––62030,056
Scarborough West NDP NDP 14,34051.16%7,81927.90%65.21%14,3406,5215,769996––40128,027
Simcoe Centre Lib NDP 15,71137.79%2,8426.84%62.46%15,71112,86910,013–2,979––41,572
Simcoe East PC PC 14,82839.65%7401.98%67.46%14,0887,21914,828–––1,26337,398
Simcoe West PC PC 11,71036.49%1,8405.73%63.84%9,8707,76511,7102,744–––32,089
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry PC PC 11,88740.87%3,50112.04%65.77%5,3578,38611,887–3,452––29,082
Sudbury Lib NDP 13,40741.21%3,39710.44%66.57%13,40710,0103,318–5,795––32,530
Sudbury East NDP NDP 17,53658.00%10,05233.25%70.87%17,5367,4841,458–3,754––30,232
Timiskaming Lib Lib 8,36442.29%2,17310.99%67.57%6,1918,3642,261–2,250–71319,779
Victoria—Haliburton Lib NDP 15,46744.33%6,52018.69%69.10%15,4677,6688,9471,419–97141734,889
Waterloo North Lib PC 14,55237.43%3,2548.37%62.03%11,2989,44114,5522,946––64638,883
Welland-Thorold NDP NDP 20,48863.62%12,93140.16%69.80%20,4887,5572,893–878–38632,202
Wellington PC PC 12,14139.62%1,3044.26%66.44%10,8377,66812,141––––30,646
Wentworth East Lib NDP 15,22444.63%3,1479.23%66.82%15,22412,0775,609––53366834,111
Wentworth North Lib NDP 11,47234.05%880.26%69.63%11,47211,3848,7401,236860––33,692
Willowdale Lib PC 11,95735.20%8342.46%63.33%9,12511,12311,9571,074––68833,967
Wilson Heights Lib Lib 12,27244.26%2,6549.57%62.99%9,61812,2724,913–––92227,725
Windsor—Riverside NDP NDP 21,14471.03%14,50448.72%62.16%21,1446,6401,096889–––29,769
Windsor—Sandwich Lib NDP 15,95254.45%4,14514.15%58.96%15,95211,8071,186––353–29,298
Windsor—Walkerville Lib NDP 15,89955.19%4,31814.99%59.74%15,89911,5811,327––––28,807
York Centre Lib Lib 28,05645.57%9,20614.95%61.85%18,85028,05614,656––––61,562
York East Lib NDP 10,68935.81%7892.64%68.03%10,6899,9008,021––38085829,848
York Mills Lib PC 13,03744.64%2,6479.06%68.30%4,83010,39013,037–––95029,207
York North Lib Lib 11,45234.25%1480.44%63.14%10,68111,45211,304––––33,437
York South NDP NDP 16,64266.70%12,10848.53%66.80%16,6424,5342,561–––1,21224,949
Yorkview Lib NDP 9,94549.58%1,6198.07%61.11%9,9458,3261,254––23130320,059
  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

MPPs elected by region and riding

Party designations are as follows:

  Liberal
  NDP
  PC

Two-tone colour boxes indicate ridings that turned over from the 1987 election, eg:

   (Liberal in 1987 and NDP in 1990)

Summary analysis

Party candidates in 2nd place[1]
Party in 1st placeParty in 2nd placeTotal
NDPLiberalPC
New Democratic 64 10 74
Liberal 29 7 36
Progressive Conservative 8 12 20
Total 37 76 17 130
Principal races, according to 1st and 2nd-place results[1]
PartiesSeats
█ New Democratic █ Liberal 93
█ New Democratic █ Progressive Conservative 18
█ Progressive Conservative █ Liberal 19
Total 130
Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party[1]
Parties1st2nd3rd4th5thTotal
█ New Democratic 7437181130
█ Liberal 367618130
█ Progressive Conservative 2017849130
█ Confederation of Regions 817732
█ Green 1152137
█ Independent 141015
█ Family Coalition 57966
█ Libertarian 131932
█ Freedom 178
█ Communist 11

Seats changing hands

Of the 130 seats, 20 were open because of MPPs who chose not to stand for reelection, and voters in 63 seats changed allegiance from the previous election in 1987.

Elections to the 35th Legislative Assembly of Ontario – seats won/lost by party, 1987–1990
Party 1987 Gain from (loss to) 1990
NDP Lib PC
New Democratic 1951474
Liberal 95(51)(8)36
Progressive Conservative 16(4)820
Total130–(55)59–4(8)130

The following seats changed allegiance from 1987:

Resulting composition of the 35th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
SourceParty
NDP Lib PC Total
Seats retainedIncumbents returned1435958
Open seats held5139
Seats changing handsIncumbents defeated45651
Open seats gained10111
Byelection gains held11
Total743620130

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:

RidingPartyCandidatesVotesPlaced
Dufferin—Peel█ Libertarian Bob Shapton1,5944th
Frontenac—Addington█ Independent Ross Baker1,0215th
Kenora█ Independent Henry Wetelainen2,3573rd
Mississauga East█ Independent Peter Sesek1,3634th
Mississauga South█ Green Scott McWhinnie1,3234th
Oakville South█ Green Josef Petriska1,0385th
Ottawa West█ Green Ian Whyte1,0115th
Parry Sound█ Green Richard Thomas4,0613rd
St. Andrew—St. Patrick█ Green James Harris1,1124th
Scarborough—Agincourt█ Libertarian William Galster1,3684th
Simcoe East█ Libertarian John McLean1,2634th

Post-election changes

Party affiliation switches

Tony Rizzo (NDP) became an independent MPP on October 10, 1990, after questions were raised about labour practices in his bricklaying firms. He would later rejoin the NDP caucus.

Dennis Drainville (NDP) became an independent MPP on April 28, 1993, as a protest against the Rae government's plans to introduce casinos to the province. He later resigned his seat in the legislature, resulting in a by-election.

Will Ferguson (NDP) became an independent MPP on April 30, 1993, following accusations relating to the Grandview scandal. He later rejoined the NDP caucus on June 21, 1994, having been cleared of all charges.

John Sola (L) became an independent MPP on May 11, 1993, after making comments about Canadian Serbs that most regarded as racist.

Peter North (NDP) became an independent MPP on October 27, 1993, claiming he had lost confidence in the Rae government. He tried to join the Progressive Conservatives, but was rebuffed.

Byelections

Due to resignations, five by-elections were held between the 1990 and 1995 elections.

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalPCNDPOther
Brant—Haldimand
March 5, 1992		 Ronald Eddy
9,565		 David Timms
4,758		 Christopher Stanek
2,895		 Donald Pennell (FCP)
2,056
Ella Haley (G)
759
Janice Wilson (Ind)
250		 Robert Nixon
resigned July 31, 1991
Don Mills
April 1, 1993		 Murad Velshi
5,583		 David Johnson
9,143		 Chandran Mylvaganam
1,513		 Diane Johnston (Ind Renewal)
498
Denise Mountenay (FCP)
383
Bernadette Michael (Ind)
206
David Pengelly (F)
161
Sat Khalsa (G)
141		 Margery Ward
died January 22, 1993
St. George—St. David
April 1, 1993		 Tim Murphy
8,750		 Nancy Jackman
6,518		 George Lamony
1,451		 Louis Di Rocco (FCP)
347
Phil Sarazen (G)
209
Judith Snow (Ind Renewal)
119
Ed Fortune (Ind)
107
Robert Smith (Ind)
72
John Steele (Comm League)
57		 Ian Scott
resigned September 8, 1992
Essex South
December 2, 1993		 Bruce Crozier
12,736		 Joan Flood
3,295		 David Maris
1,100		 Joyce Ann Cherry (FCP)
1,060
Michael Green (G)
132
John Turmel (Ind)
84		 Remo Mancini
resigned May 10, 1993
Victoria—Haliburton
March 17, 1994		 Sharon McCrae
9,571		 Chris Hodgson
11,941		 Art Field
1,378		 Ron Hawkrigg (Lbt)
252
Bradley Bradamore (Ind)
217
John Turmel (Ind)
123		 Dennis Drainville
resigned September 27, 1993

Vacancies

In addition, four seats were vacant in the final months of the legislature, as the sitting members resigned and by-elections were not held to replace them before the 1995 election:

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Mackie, Richard (July 14, 1990). "Buoyant Liberals gather in Toronto for election talks". The Globe and Mail. p. A5.
  3. ↑ Representation Amendment Act, 1990, S.O. 1990, c. 1
  4. ↑ "Ontario NDP ahead of governing Liberals, poll finds". The Gazette. September 1, 1990. p. A1.
  5. ↑ "Ontario Liberal support plunges 10 points, poll shows". The Gazette. August 28, 1990. p. B1.
  6. ↑ Trickey, Mike (August 18, 1990). "TV debate likely to turn election heat up in Ontario". The Vancouver Sun. p. B3.
  7. ↑ "Leaders hone rhetoric to razor's edge for TV debate; Even smallest gaffes could be politically costly". The Ottawa Citizen. August 20, 1990. p. A4.
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  9. ↑ "No summer of love for Ontario's NDP". The Globe and Mail. July 26, 1991. p. A12.
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  11. ↑ Wood, Nancy (June 29, 1990). "Ontario party leaders gearing up as signs point to summer election". The Toronto Star. p. A17.
  12. 1 2 Mackie, Richard (January 27, 1990). "Peterson becoming like Wile E. Coyote". The Globe and Mail. p. D1.
  13. ↑ "Ontario Grits grinning over lead". The Edmonton Journal. July 12, 1989. p. A3.
  14. ↑ Gooderman, Mary (January 18, 1989). "Ontario Liberals, New Democrats lose ground in post-election poll". The Globe and Mail. p. A3.
  15. ↑ Trickey, Mike (December 17, 1988). "Grit support dips, PCs pick up slack in new opinion poll". The Ottawa Citizen. p. B4.
  16. 1 2 Fox, Brian (June 17, 1988). "Some of premier's lustre gone". The Windsor Star. p. A6.
  17. ↑ Walker, William (June 4, 1988). "Peterson rated more popular than policies". The Windsor Star. p. A8.
  18. ↑ French, Orland (March 4, 1999). "For whom the poll tolls". The Globe and Mail. p. A3.
  19. ↑ Sheppard, Robert (December 3, 1987). "Peterson's Liberals gaining popularity, latest figures show". The Globe and Mail. p. A19.
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