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1981 Ontario general election

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1981 Ontario general election

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March 19, 1981
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125 seats in the 32nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario
63 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  OLP
Leader Bill Davis Stuart Smith Michael Cassidy
Party Progressive Conservative Liberal New Democratic
Leader since February 12, 1971 January 25, 1976 February 5, 1978
Leader's seat Brampton Hamilton West Ottawa Centre
Last election 58 33 33
Seats won 70 33 21
Seat change Increase12 Steady0 Decrease12
Popular vote 1,412,488 1,065,569 672,824
Percentage 44.38% 33.48% 21.14%
Swing Increase4.80pp Increase2.29pp Decrease7.02pp

Seating in chamber after the election

Premier before election

Bill Davis
Progressive Conservative

Premier after election

Bill Davis
Progressive Conservative

The 1981 Ontario general election was held on March 19, 1981, to elect members of the 32nd Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.

The governing Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, led by Bill Davis, was re-elected for a twelfth consecutive term in office. The PCs finally won a majority government after winning only minorities in the 1975 and 1977 elections. The Liberal Party, led by Stuart Smith, was able to maintain its standing in the Legislature, while the New Democratic Party, led by Michael Cassidy, lost a significant number of seats, allowing the Tories to win a majority.

Opinion polls

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During campaign period

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Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level
Polling firm Last day
of survey
Source PCO OLP ONDP Other ME Sample
Election 1981 March 19, 1981 44.38 33.48 21.14
Gallup March 11, 1981 [1] 51 31 18 N/a N/a N/a
Gallup February 18, 1981 [2] 53 27 18 1 N/a 831
Election called

During the 31st Parliament of Ontario

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Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level
Polling firm Last day
of survey
Source PCO OLP ONDP Other ME Sample
Election 1977 June 9, 1977 39.58 31.19 28.16 1.07

Campaign

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Riding contests, by number of candidates (1981)[3]
Candidates PC Lib LL NDP Ind Comm Ltn SC Un Total
3 8280282246
4 313131101083124
5 888762140
6 22241112
7 22261114
Total 125123212527181231436

A number of unregistered parties also fielded candidates in this election.

There were a number of Rhinoceros Party candidates in the Toronto area, and the party may have also fielded candidates elsewhere in the province. The Workers Communist Party (Marxist–Leninist) a single candidate, Judy Darcy. Ronald G. Rodgers, founder of the Détente Party of Canada, contested a Toronto constituency.

Social Credit leader Reg Gervais announced prior to the election that he planned to run in Nickel Belt, but could not follow through and resigned at a meeting of nominated candidates where John Turmel was appointed interim leader of the Ontario Social Credit Party during the campaign, though there has never been independent confirmation of this (nor is it clear if the Ottawa-area candidacies of Turmel and Raymond Turmel and Serge Girard and Dale Alkerton and Andrew Dynowski were approved by the remaining few members of the official Social Credit Party of Ontario).

Results

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Elections to the 32nd Parliament of Ontario (1981)
Political party Party leader MPPs Votes
Candidates 1977 1981 ± # ± % ± (pp)
Progressive Conservative Bill Davis 125587012Increase1,412,48889,765Increase44.38%4.80Increase
Liberal Stuart Smith 1233333Steady1,065,56923,115Increase33.48%2.29Increase
Liberal–Labour 211Steady7,1111,131Decrease0.22%0.03Decrease
New Democratic Michael Cassidy 125332112Decrease672,824268,137Decrease21.14%7.02Decrease
Independent 27–––10,5853,171Increase0.33%0.11Increase
Libertarian Scott Bell 12–––7,0872,874Decrease0.22%0.08Decrease
Communist Mel Doig 18–––5,3062,831Decrease0.17%0.07Decrease
Social Credit Reg Gervais3–––1,054644Decrease0.03%0.02Decrease
Unparty 1–––460460Increase0.01%New
Total 436125 125 3,182,484 100.00%
Rejected ballots 20,797 1,197Increase
Voter turnout 3,203,281 158,152Decrease 58.04 7.56Decrease
Registered electors 5,519,204 395,436Increase

Vote and seat summaries

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Seats and popular vote by party
PartySeatsVotesChange (pp)
█ Progressive Conservative
70 / 125
44.38%
4.80
 
█ Liberal/Liberal-Labour
34 / 125
33.70%
2.26
 
█ New Democratic
21 / 125
21.14%
-7.02
 
█ Independent
0 / 125
0.33%
0.11
 
█ Other
0 / 125
0.45%
-0.15
 

Synopsis of results

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Results by riding - 1981 Ontario general election[3]
Riding Winning party Turnout
[a 1]
Votes
Name[a 2] 1977 Party Votes Share Margin
#
Margin
%
PC Lib/LL NDP Ind Other Total
 
Algoma NDP NDP 7,09652.83%2,32617.32%69.22%4,7701,5677,096––13,433
Algoma—Manitoulin PC PC 7,16057.36%4,17433.44%50.16%7,1602,9862,336––12,482
Brampton PC PC 24,97361.23%15,58238.20%50.73%24,9739,3916,034–39040,788
Brantford NDP PC 12,84745.35%3,25911.50%59.43%12,8475,8969,588––28,331
Brant—Oxford—Norfolk Lib Lib 13,06759.40%7,03331.97%55.64%6,03413,0672,899––22,000
Brock PC PC 10,54748.75%3,66516.94%60.36%10,5476,8824,204––21,633
Burlington South PC PC 19,03757.81%10,08430.62%55.69%19,0378,9534,942––32,932
Cambridge NDP PC 12,59742.82%8492.89%59.32%12,5974,52711,748549–29,421
Carleton PC PC 17,84655.26%9,22528.56%53.22%17,8468,6215,446–38332,296
Carleton East NDP PC 15,71438.03%1,6864.08%59.37%15,71414,02811,579––41,321
Carleton-Grenville PC PC 15,20265.09%9,43840.41%57.71%15,2025,7642,391––23,357
Chatham—Kent PC PC 9,47142.20%2,96313.20%54.47%9,4716,4666,508––22,445
Cochrane North PC PC 5,91036.19%1881.15%62.56%5,9105,7224,426–27416,332
Cochrane South PC PC 12,54056.25%5,56524.96%61.65%12,5406,9752,777––22,292
Cornwall NDP NDP 9,48441.90%1,6677.37%63.65%7,8175,3339,484––22,634
Dufferin—Simcoe PC PC 18,10162.83%11,39939.57%56.41%18,1016,7024,007––28,810
Durham East PC PC 14,90048.02%6,25220.15%60.46%14,9007,2268,648253–31,027
Durham West PC PC 17,02952.77%9,58329.70%55.46%17,0297,4466,578–1,21532,268
Durham—York PC PC 14,40457.51%8,07432.23%56.99%14,4046,3304,314––25,048
Elgin PC PC 13,11955.41%5,81324.55%58.78%13,1197,3063,250––23,675
Erie Lib Lib 8,79649.83%3,52519.97%54.59%5,2718,7963,586––17,653
Essex North Lib Lib 9,18746.14%3,27616.45%54.47%4,8129,1875,911––19,910
Essex South Lib Lib 10,45452.77%5,44627.49%51.18%5,00810,4544,349––19,811
Fort William PC PC 13,03854.32%5,45322.72%59.66%13,0383,3817,585––24,004
Frontenac—Addington Lib Lib 10,55844.21%3401.42%62.89%10,21810,5582,37440932223,881
Grey Lib Lib 13,33455.47%4,54118.89%64.77%8,79313,3341,629–28424,040
Grey—Bruce Lib Lib 14,00660.30%6,23926.86%64.36%7,76714,0061,455––23,228
Haldimand—Norfolk Lib Lib 16,25456.49%7,47925.99%63.08%8,77516,2543,744––28,773
Halton—Burlington Lib Lib 13,39544.99%5181.74%56.33%12,87713,3953,500––29,772
Hamilton Centre NDP Lib 9,73447.02%2,80413.54%55.58%4,0399,7346,930––20,703
Hamilton East NDP NDP 12,77346.47%4,40816.04%55.02%6,3518,36512,773––27,489
Hamilton Mountain NDP NDP 11,00835.77%1970.64%67.02%10,8118,95611,008––30,775
Hamilton West Lib Lib 12,10645.84%2,3188.78%60.46%9,78812,1064,255–26026,409
Hastings—Peterborough PC PC 11,52849.61%2,78711.99%66.49%11,5288,7412,968––23,237
Huron—Bruce Lib Lib 12,16446.64%2240.86%70.22%11,94012,1641,979––26,083
Huron—Middlesex Lib Lib 10,70752.24%2,08910.19%66.57%8,61810,7071,170––20,495
Kenora PC PC 10,41860.84%6,24836.49%57.94%10,4182,5364,170––17,124
Kent—Elgin Lib Lib 10,11547.08%3371.57%64.40%9,77810,1151,591––21,484
Kingston and the Islands PC PC 12,48850.25%4,02316.19%58.10%12,4888,4653,897––24,850
Kitchener Lib Lib 12,59250.98%4,61018.66%50.86%7,98212,5924,126––24,700
Kitchener—Wilmot Lib Lib 11,51548.56%3,00212.66%49.49%8,51311,5153,686––23,714
Lake Nipigon NDP NDP 7,84668.90%6,01852.85%55.75%1,8281,7147,846––11,388
Lambton PC PC 13,46763.59%7,03233.20%66.04%13,4676,4351,276––21,178
Lanark PC PC 10,50261.69%6,63838.99%55.80%10,5023,8642,659––17,025
Leeds PC PC 13,72564.41%9,08242.62%58.54%13,7254,6432,940––21,308
Lincoln Lib PC 10,04446.28%3941.82%65.54%10,0449,6502,009––21,703
London Centre Lib Lib 12,31551.67%3,98616.72%49.65%8,32912,3153,189––23,833
London North Lib Lib 15,44449.61%3,61911.62%54.17%11,82515,4443,864––31,133
London South PC PC 19,71454.74%8,59823.87%52.03%19,71411,1165,187––36,017
Middlesex PC PC 11,67252.84%3,40815.43%66.01%11,6728,2642,155––22,091
Mississauga East PC PC 15,75955.68%8,04328.42%50.21%15,7597,7164,829––28,304
Mississauga North PC PC 20,33156.27%11,20131.00%49.45%20,3319,1306,667––36,128
Mississauga South PC PC 14,16555.63%6,99327.46%55.59%14,1657,1724,126––25,463
Muskoka PC PC 9,02955.09%4,88129.78%64.43%9,0294,1483,214––16,391
Niagara Falls Lib Lib 12,49547.23%3,20012.10%56.32%9,29512,4954,665––26,455
Nickel Belt NDP NDP 8,45154.85%3,41022.13%63.38%1,9155,0418,451––15,407
Nipissing Lib PC 15,79555.43%4,87117.10%64.11%15,79510,9241,774––28,493
Northumberland PC PC 14,72751.58%3,61412.66%65.02%14,72711,1132,711––28,551
Oakville PC PC 16,36662.43%9,08034.64%56.58%16,3667,2862,562––26,214
Oshawa NDP NDP 10,30748.04%2,47111.52%49.70%7,8363,31110,307––21,454
Ottawa Centre NDP NDP 9,31636.77%5992.36%54.58%8,7176,9269,316376–25,335
Ottawa East Lib Lib 14,20769.22%9,97248.59%49.03%4,23514,2071,905–17720,524
Ottawa South PC PC 15,21849.97%6,38620.97%60.22%15,2188,8326,146259–30,455
Ottawa West PC PC 17,41859.30%8,30628.28%55.86%17,4189,1122,348–49429,372
Oxford PC PC 15,94849.87%4,08212.76%61.57%15,94811,8663,673–49331,980
Parry Sound PC PC 8,95546.27%60.03%66.87%8,9558,9491,448––19,352
Perth Lib Lib 16,28362.51%8,40032.25%58.88%7,88316,2831,881––26,047
Peterborough PC PC 17,96245.92%6,69917.13%63.06%17,96211,2638,75634578739,113
Port Arthur NDP NDP 12,25846.10%1,4145.32%61.22%10,8443,24712,25814010326,592
Prescott and Russell PC Lib 15,12356.22%5,17219.23%60.83%9,95115,1231,828––26,902
Prince Edward—Lennox PC PC 11,13557.53%4,33822.41%61.18%11,1356,7971,423––19,355
Quinte Lib Lib 14,86156.78%5,34420.42%56.08%9,51714,8611,795––26,173
Rainy River LL LL 4,57540.99%4263.82%61.50%4,1494,575[a 3]2,438––11,162
Renfrew North Lib Lib 9,11352.57%1,97611.40%58.18%7,1379,1131,086––17,336
Renfrew South PC PC 14,55255.66%4,13215.80%71.09%14,55210,4201,174––26,146
St. Catharines Lib Lib 16,50951.85%6,23619.58%57.20%10,27316,5094,927–13231,841
Sarnia Lib PC 13,87146.23%3,02910.09%63.27%13,87110,8425,292––30,005
Sault Ste. Marie PC PC 14,71249.99%7,15724.32%54.29%14,7127,5557,162––29,429
Simcoe Centre PC PC 16,92649.84%4,42113.02%59.06%16,92612,5054,532––33,963
Simcoe East PC PC 12,48742.13%3,40211.48%64.39%12,4877,3209,085749–29,641
Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry PC PC 12,01755.38%4,17119.22%65.95%12,0177,8461,8360–21,699
Sudbury NDP PC 12,04345.95%3,99115.23%62.72%12,0435,9988,052–11526,208
Sudbury East NDP NDP 13,88349.21%4,46315.82%58.94%9,4204,90913,883––28,212
Timiskaming PC PC 8,37744.71%1,6098.59%65.03%8,3773,5936,768––18,738
Victoria—Haliburton Lib Lib 12,80749.71%2,2988.92%62.92%10,50912,8072,449––25,765
Waterloo North Lib Lib 12,84349.17%3,23712.39%52.30%9,60612,8433,672––26,121
Welland-Thorold NDP NDP 13,37949.81%5,46320.34%64.78%5,5647,91613,379––26,859
Wellington—Dufferin—Peel PC PC 16,64456.55%8,50828.91%58.51%16,6448,1364,650––29,430
Wellington South Lib Lib 16,23753.57%8,32027.45%56.86%7,91716,2375,934–22430,312
Wentworth NDP PC 10,02434.88%1600.56%62.32%10,0248,8479,864––28,735
Wentworth North Lib Lib 16,43349.13%4,12112.32%63.98%12,31216,4334,702––33,447
Windsor—Riverside NDP NDP 13,62649.59%4,52416.46%56.31%4,4189,10213,626333–27,479
Windsor—Sandwich NDP Lib 7,44940.26%1340.72%48.34%3,4797,4497,315–25818,501
Windsor—Walkerville Lib Lib 10,55354.89%5,56528.94%51.29%3,43810,5534,988–24819,227
York Centre Lib PC 19,09447.54%1,7224.29%56.81%19,09417,3723,701––40,167
York North PC PC 18,40555.38%8,18924.64%54.20%18,40510,2164,614––33,235
Armourdale PC PC 15,93854.63%6,94123.79%60.64%15,9388,9974,240––29,175
Beaches—Woodbine NDP NDP 9,59043.10%3241.46%59.24%9,2663,1409,590252–22,248
Bellwoods NDP NDP 5,11140.99%3652.93%58.75%2,1864,7465,11118024612,469
Don Mills PC PC 17,51663.99%12,14844.38%52.55%17,5165,3684,487––27,371
Dovercourt NDP NDP 5,49137.81%2942.02%62.62%3,4165,1975,49125816214,524
Downsview NDP NDP 8,64439.10%6532.95%58.54%5,4757,9918,644––22,110
Eglinton PC PC 17,38664.92%11,78043.98%57.86%17,3865,6063,324–46626,782
Etobicoke NDP NDP 10,37340.63%2,3499.20%55.31%8,0247,13210,373––25,529
High Park—Swansea NDP PC 11,47347.01%2,68010.98%64.63%11,4733,6358,793–50724,408
Humber PC PC 20,84460.43%10,78031.25%59.93%20,84410,0643,583––34,491
Lakeshore NDP PC 10,60740.65%1,2324.72%61.06%10,6075,7389,375–37626,096
Oakwood NDP NDP 8,86245.17%2,90114.79%56.22%5,9614,1718,862–62419,618
Oriole PC PC 15,64449.68%4,24413.48%57.65%15,64411,4004,443––31,487
Parkdale NDP Lib 6,94142.26%9215.61%58.59%2,9146,9416,02028925916,423
Riverdale NDP NDP 6,77046.73%2,68218.51%49.62%4,0883,2376,77023315814,486
St. Andrew—St. Patrick PC PC 10,67449.10%3,83517.64%57.09%10,6746,8393,70936814821,738
St. David PC PC 9,62739.36%1,0224.18%64.80%9,6278,6055,985243–24,460
St. George Lib PC 12,39043.00%4,25114.75%58.69%12,3908,1394,9992,92835928,815
Scarborough Centre PC PC 12,79355.92%7,89534.51%53.07%12,7934,6574,898–53122,879
Scarborough East PC PC 16,38656.03%9,08531.06%55.46%16,3867,3014,82617156229,246
Scarborough—Ellesmere NDP PC 11,60844.87%1,8887.30%60.27%11,6084,5459,720––25,873
Scarborough North PC PC 29,96160.98%17,29835.20%53.08%29,96112,6636,512––49,136
Scarborough West NDP NDP 10,01941.84%3751.57%59.17%9,6443,91410,019369–23,946
Wilson Heights PC PC 11,72248.55%2,92512.12%51.83%11,7228,7973,623––24,142
York East PC PC 14,56257.34%9,62737.91%57.13%14,5624,8114,935–1,08825,396
York Mills PC PC 20,61365.59%14,94647.56%53.61%20,6135,6673,858–1,28731,425
York South NDP NDP 9,51837.01%1,4195.52%59.75%7,6288,0999,518–47225,717
York West PC PC 18,50157.58%8,27325.75%58.22%18,50110,2282,865538–32,132
Yorkview NDP Lib 10,16038.62%1,1874.51%55.03%5,32910,1608,9731,34350326,308
  1. ↑ including spoilt ballots
  2. ↑ order is as given in EO reports
  3. ↑ T. Patrick Reid was the incumbent
  = 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
  = Liberal-Labour candidate
  = other incumbents renominated
  = multiple candidates

Analysis

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Party candidates in 2nd place[3]
Party in 1st placeParty in 2nd placeTotal
PCLibNDP
Progressive Conservative 551570
Liberal 27633
Liberal–Labour 11
New Democratic 13821
Total 416321125
Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party[3]
Parties1st2nd3rd4th5th
█ Progressive Conservative 704114
█ Liberal 336327
█ New Democratic 212183
█ Liberal–Labour 11
█ Independent 183
█ Communist 126
█ Libertarian 102
█ Social Credit 3
█ Unparty 1
Resulting composition of the 28th Legislative Assembly[3]
SourceParty
PC Lib LL NDP Total
Seats retainedIncumbents returned 4727121102
Open seats held 10111
Seats changing handsIncumbents defeated 11415
Open seats gained 213
Total 7033121125

Seats changing hands

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Eighteen seats changed allegiance in this election:

MPPs elected by region and riding

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Party designations are as follows:

  PC
  Liberal
  NDP
  Liberal-Labour

Constituency results

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Algoma:

  • (incumbent) Bud Wildman (NDP) 7096
  • Vyrn Peterson (PC) 4770
  • Dan Koob (L) 1567

Algoma—Manitoulin:

  • (incumbent) John Lane (PC) 7160
  • Ernest Massicotte (L) 2986
  • Peter Boychuk (NDP) 2336

Armourdale:

  • (incumbent) Bruce McCaffrey (PC) 15938
  • Tim Rutledge (L) 8997
  • Bob Hebdon (NDP) 4240

Beaches—Woodbine:

Bellwoods:

  • (incumbent) Ross McClellan (NDP) 5111
  • Walter Bardyn (L) 4746
  • Tina Gabriel (PC) 2186
  • Sylvie Baillargeon (Comm) 246
  • Ronald G. Rodgers (Ind [Détente Party]) 180

Brampton:

Brantford:

Brant—Oxford—Haldimand:

  • (incumbent) Robert Nixon (L) 13067
  • Ian Birnie (PC) 6034
  • W.E. Jefferies (NDP) 2899

Brock:

  • (incumbent) Bob Welch (PC) 10547
  • Bill Andres (L) 6882
  • Heather Lee Kilty (NDP) 4204

Burlington South:

  • (incumbent) George Kerr (PC) 19037
  • Pearl Cameron (L) 8953
  • Michael C. Wright (NDP) 4942

Cambridge:

Carleton:

Carleton East:

Carleton-Grenville:

  • (incumbent) Norm Sterling (PC) 15202
  • Paul Raina (L) 5764
  • Alan White (NDP) 2391

Chatham—Kent:

  • (incumbent) Andy Watson (PC) 9471
  • Ron Franko (NDP) 6508
  • Darcy Want (L) 6466

Cochrane North:

  • René Piché (PC) 5910
  • Jean-Paul Bourgeault (L) 5722
  • Emil Touchette (NDP) 4426
  • Richard Coatsworth (Lbt) 274

Cochrane South:

  • (incumbent) Alan Pope (PC) 12540
  • John Sullivan (L) 6975
  • Cliff Simpson (NDP) 2777

Cornwall:

  • (incumbent) George Samis (NDP) 9484
  • Jim Kirkey (PC) 7817
  • Brian Lynch (L) 5333

Don Mills:

Dovercourt:

  • (incumbent) Tony Lupusella (NDP) 5491
  • Gil Gillespie (L) 5197
  • John Burigana (PC) 3416
  • Vince Corriero (Ind [Independent Liberal]) 258
  • Mel Doig (Comm) 162

Downsview:

Dufferin—Simcoe:

  • (incumbent) George McCague (PC) 18101
  • Larry MacKenzie (L) 6702
  • Ed Robinson (NDP) 4007

Durham East:

  • (incumbent) Sam Cureatz (PC) 14900
  • Bruce McArthur (NDP) 8648
  • Jim Potticary (L) 7226
  • Jeff Hubbell 253

Durham West:

  • (incumbent) George Ashe (PC) 17029
  • Norman Wei (L) 7446
  • Hugh Peacock (NDP) 6578
  • Bill Leslie (Lbt) 1215

Durham—York:

  • Ross Stevenson (PC) 14404
  • Gary Adamson (L) 6330
  • Margaret Wilbur (NDP) 4314

Eglinton:

  • (incumbent) Roy McMurtry (PC) 17386
  • Keith Polson (L) 5606
  • Eileen Elmy (NDP) 3324
  • Angelo R. Cosentini (Lbt) 466

Elgin:

  • (incumbent) Ron McNeil (PC) 13119
  • Maurice Dillon (L) 7306
  • Gord Campbell (NDP) 3250

Erie:

  • (incumbent) Ray Haggerty (L) 8796
  • Cam McKnight (PC) 5271
  • Barrie MacLeod (NDP) 3586

Essex North:

  • (incumbent) Dick Ruston (L) 9187
  • Marcel Lefebvre (NDP) 5911
  • Ron Arkell (PC) 4812

Essex South:

  • (incumbent) Remo Mancini (L) 10454
  • Wayne Patterson (PC) 5008
  • Blake Sanford (NDP) 4349

Etobicoke:

Fort William:

  • (incumbent) Mickey Hennessy (PC) 13038
  • Paul Lannon (NDP) 7585
  • Mike Burns (L) 3381

Frontenac—Addington:

  • (incumbent) J. Earl McEwen (L) 10558
  • Murray Gorham (PC) 10218
  • Vincent Maloney (NDP) 2374
  • Ross Baker 409
  • Sally Hayes (Lbt) 322

Grey:

  • (incumbent) Bob McKessock (L) 13334
  • John Young (PC) 8793
  • Joan Stone (NDP) 1629
  • Eric Biggins (Lbt) 284

Grey—Bruce:

  • (incumbent) Eddie Sargent (L) 14006
  • Bob Rutherford (PC) 7767
  • Frank Butler (NDP) 1455

Haldimand—Norfolk:

  • (incumbent) Gordon Miller (L) 16254
  • Clarence Abbott (PC) 8775
  • Lois Berry (NDP) 3744

Halton—Burlington:

  • (incumbent) Julian Reed (L) 13395
  • Fran Baines (PC) 12877
  • Chris Cutler (NDP) 3500

Hamilton Centre:

Hamilton East:

Hamilton Mountain:

  • (incumbent) Brian Charlton (NDP) 11008
  • Duncan Beattie (PC) 10811
  • Vince Agro (L) 8956

Hamilton West:

  • (incumbent) Stuart Smith (L) 12106
  • Alec Murray (PC) 9788
  • Joy Warner (NDP) 4255
  • Elizabeth Rowley (Comm) 260

Hastings—Peterborough:

High Park—Swansea:

  • Yuri Shymko (PC) 11473
  • (incumbent) Ed Ziemba (NDP) 8793
  • Peter C. Simonelis (L) 3635
  • Bob Cumming (Lbt) 507

Humber:

  • Morley Kells (PC) 20844
  • Jim Mills (L) 10064
  • Jacquie Chic (NDP) 3583

Huron—Bruce:

  • Murray Elston (L) 12164
  • Gary Harron (PC) 11940
  • Tony McQuail (NDP) 1979

Huron—Middlesex:

  • (incumbent) Jack Riddell (L) 10707
  • Jim Britnell (PC) 8618
  • Gwen Pemberton (NDP) 1170

Kenora:

  • (incumbent) Leo Bernier (PC) 10418
  • Colin Wasacase (NDP) 4170
  • Jeff Holmes (Liberal-Labour) 2536

Kent—Elgin:

  • (incumbent) Jim McGuigan (L) 10115
  • Wes Thompson (PC) 9778
  • Ed Cutler (NDP) 1591

Kingston and the Islands:

  • (incumbent) Keith Norton (PC) 12488
  • Carl Ross (L) 8465
  • Ron Murray (NDP) 3897

Kitchener:

  • (incumbent) Jim Breithaupt (L) 12592
  • Morley Rosenberg (PC) 7982
  • Ian MacFarlane (NDP) 4126

Kitchener—Wilmot:

  • (incumbent) John Sweeney (L) 11515
  • Alan Barron (PC) 8513
  • Hemi Mitic (NDP) 3686

Lake Nipigon:

Lambton:

  • (incumbent) Lorne Henderson (PC) 13467
  • Leigh Crozier (L) 6435
  • Ralph Wensley (NDP) 1276

Lanark—Renfrew:

  • (incumbent) Douglas Wiseman (PC) 10502
  • Ray Matthey (L) 3864
  • Cliff Bennett (NDP) 2659

Lakeshore:

  • Al Kolyn (PC) 10607
  • Don Sullivan (NDP) 9375
  • Bill Whelton (L) 5738
  • Gordon Flowers (Comm) 376

Leeds:

Lincoln:

London Centre:

  • (incumbent) David Peterson (L) 12315
  • Russ Monteith (PC) 8329
  • Diane Risler (NDP) 3189

London North:

  • (incumbent) Ron Van Horne (L) 15444
  • Ted Browne (PC) 11825
  • Sam Saumur (NDP) 3864

London South:

  • (incumbent) Gordon Walker (PC) 19714
  • Frank Green (L) 11116
  • Dale Green (NDP) 5187

Middlesex:

  • (incumbent) Robert G. Eaton (PC) 11672
  • Bob Coulthard (L) 8264
  • Larry Green (NDP) 2155

Mississauga East:

  • (incumbent) Bud Gregory (PC) 15759
  • Murray Schelter (L) 7716
  • Doug Bennett (NDP) 4829

Mississauga North:

  • (incumbent) Terry Jones (PC) 20331
  • John Brooks (L) 9130
  • Sylvia Weylie (NDP) 6667

Mississauga South:

  • (incumbent) Douglas Kennedy (PC) 14165
  • Basil Gerol (L) 7172
  • Neil Davis (NDP) 4126

Muskoka:

  • (incumbent) Frank Miller (PC) 9029
  • Ken McClellan (L) 4148
  • Jim Maguire (NDP) 3214

Niagara Falls:

Nickel Belt:

Nipissing:

Northumberland:

Oakville:

Oakwood:

  • (incumbent) Tony Grande (NDP) 8862
  • Harriet Wolman (PC) 5961
  • Jean Gammage (L) 4171
  • Nan McDonald (Comm) 624

Oriole:

Oshawa:

  • (incumbent) Michael Breaugh (NDP) 10307
  • Bob Boychyn (PC) 7836
  • Ivan Wallace (L) 3311

Ottawa Centre:

Ottawa East:

Ottawa South:

  • (incumbent) Claude Bennett (PC) 15218
  • Robert Dyck (L) 8832
  • Chris Chilton (NDP) 6146
  • Ray Turmel (Ind [SCO]) 259

Ottawa West:

  • (incumbent) Reuben Baetz (PC) 17418
  • George Anderson (L) 9112
  • Lofty MacMillan (NDP) 2348
  • Dale E. Alkerton (Ind [SCO]) 494

Oxford:

Parkdale:

  • Tony Ruprecht (L) 6941
  • (incumbent) Jan Dukszta (NDP) 6020
  • Verrol Whitmore (PC) 2914
  • Bill McGinnis (Ind) 289
  • Anna Larsen (Comm) 259

Parry Sound:

  • Ernie Eves (PC) 8955
  • Richard Thomas (L) 8949
  • Arthur Davis (NDP) 1448

Perth:

  • (incumbent) Hugh Edighoffer (L) 16283
  • Colleen Misener (PC) 7883
  • Scott Wilson (NDP) 1881

Peterborough:

Port Arthur:

  • (incumbent) Jim Foulds (NDP) 12258
  • Allan Laakkonen (PC) 10844
  • Kenneth R. Tilson (L) 3247
  • Dennis Deveau (Ind) 140
  • Paul Pugh (Comm) 103

Prescott and Russell:

Prince Edward—Lennox:

  • (incumbent) James Taylor (PC) 11135
  • Dan Brady (L) 6797
  • Bob King (NDP) 1423

Quinte:

  • (incumbent) Hugh O’Neil (L) 14861
  • George Mills (PC) 9517
  • Reg Pearson (NDP) 1795

Rainy River:

Renfrew North:

  • (incumbent) Sean Conway (L) 9113
  • Bryan D. Hocking (PC) 7137
  • Phil Chester (NDP) 1086

Renfrew South:

  • (incumbent) Paul Yakabuski (PC) 14552
  • Dick Trainor (L) 10420
  • Lynne Pattinson (NDP) 1174

Riverdale:

  • (incumbent) Jim Renwick (NDP) 6770
  • Peter Hesky (PC) 4088
  • Ed Schofield (L) 3237
  • Thelma R. Forsyth (Ind) 233
  • Anna Sideris (Comm) 158

St. Andrew—St. Patrick:

  • (incumbent) Larry Grossman (PC) 10674
  • Anne Johnston (L) 6839
  • Stanley E. Kutz (NDP) 3709
  • Judy Darcy (Ind [Workers Communist Party]) 262
  • Jeanne McGuire (Comm) 148
  • Sophia M. Firth (Ind) 106

St. Catharines:

Party Candidate Votes % +/-
Liberal (incumbent) Jim Bradley 16,509 51.85
Progressive Conservative John Larocque 10,273 32.26
New Democratic Don Loucks 4,927 15.47
CommunistNorman J. Newell1320.41
Total valid votes 31,841 100.00
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 181
Turnout 32,022 57.20

St. David:

St. George:

Sarnia:

Sault Ste. Marie:

  • (incumbent) Russ Ramsay (PC) 14712
  • Albert Ferranti (L) 7555
  • Susan Brothers (NDP) 7162

Scarborough Centre:

  • (incumbent) Frank Drea (PC) 12793
  • Paul Rook (NDP) 4898
  • Kurt Christensen (L) 4657
  • D’Arcy Cain (Lbt) 531

Scarborough East:

  • (incumbent) Margaret Birch (PC) 16386
  • Charles Beer (L) 7301
  • Gordon Wilson (NDP) 4826
  • Jim McIntosh (Lbt) 562
  • Jeff Nelles (Ind [Rhinoceros]) 171

Scarborough—Ellesmere:

Scarborough North:

Scarborough West:

  • (incumbent) Richard Johnston (NDP) 10019
  • John Adams (PC) 9644
  • Barbara Fava (L) 3914
  • Kevin James (Ind [Rhinoceros]) 369

Simcoe Centre:

Simcoe East:

  • Al McLean (PC) 12487
  • Fayne Bullen (NDP) 9085
  • Jack Harber (L) 7320
  • Ted Wolda (Ind) 749

Stormont—Dundas and Glengarry:

  • (incumbent) Osie Villeneuve (PC) 12487
  • Gerry Rosenquist (L) 7846
  • Joe O’Neil (NDP) 1836

Sudbury:

  • Jim Gordon (PC) 12043
  • (incumbent) Bud Germa (NDP) 8052
  • Jim Marchbank (L) 5998
  • Richard Orlandini (Comm) 115

Sudbury East:

  • (incumbent) Elie Martel (NDP) 13883
  • George McDonald (PC) 9420
  • Esther Davidson (L) 4909

Timiskaming:

  • (incumbent) Ed Havrot (PC) 8377
  • Bob Bain (NDP) 6768
  • Leo St. Cyr (L) 3593

Victoria—Haliburton:

  • (incumbent) John Eakins (L) 12807
  • Dave Murray (PC) 10509
  • Art Field (NDP) 2449

Waterloo North:

  • (incumbent) Herbert Epp (L) 12843
  • Bob Labbett (PC) 9606
  • Bob Needham (NDP) 3672

Welland—Thorold:

  • (incumbent) Mel Swart (NDP) 13379
  • Al Lacavera (L) 7916
  • Ivy Riddell (PC) 5564

Wellington—Dufferin—Peel:

  • (incumbent) Jack Johnson (PC) 16644
  • Elbert van Donkersgoed (L) 8136
  • Marion Chambers (NDP) 4650

Wellington South:

  • (incumbent) Harry Worton (L) 16237
  • Peter Mercer (PC) 7917
  • Terry Crowley (NDP) 5934
  • Lynne Hulley (Comm) 224

Wentworth:

Wentworth North:

Wilson Heights:

Windsor—Riverside:

  • (incumbent) Dave Cooke (NDP) 13626
  • Gerry Levesque (L) 9102
  • Sandy Thomson (PC) 4418
  • John H. Snyder (Ind) 333

Windsor—Sandwich:

Windsor—Walkerville:

  • (incumbent) Bernard Newman (L) 10553
  • Ray Simpson (NDP) 4988
  • Tom Porter (PC) 3428
  • Gerard O’Neil (Comm) 238

York Centre:

York East:

  • (incumbent) Robert Elgie (PC) 14562
  • Lois Cox (NDP) 4935
  • Don McNeill (L) 4811
  • Ed McDonald (Comm) 628
  • E. Scott Hughes (Unparty) 460

York Mills:

York North:

  • (incumbent) Bill Hodgson (PC) 18405
  • Jim Wilson (L) 10216
  • Keith Munro (NDP) 4614

York South:

  • (incumbent) Donald C. MacDonald (NDP) 9518
  • Les Green (L) 8099
  • Barbara Jafelice (PC) 7628
  • Mike Phillips (Comm) 472

Yorkview:

York West:

  • (incumbent) Nick Leluk (PC) 18501
  • Michael Eagen (L) 10228
  • Pauline Durning (NDP) 2865
  • Don Douloff (Ind [Rhinoceros]) 538

Post-election changes

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Hamilton West: Stuart Smith resigned his legislative seat on January 25, 1982, and a by-election was called for June 17, 1982.

York South: Donald C. MacDonald resigned his legislative seat in 1982, and a by-election was called for November 4, 1982.

Stormont—Dundas and Glengarry: Osie Villeneuve died in 1983, and a by-election has called on December 15, 1983:

Frontenac—Addington: Liberal MPP J. Earl McEwen crossed the floor to join the Progressive Conservatives in 1984.

Hamilton Centre: Sheila Copps resigned her legislative seat in 1984, and a by-election was held on December 13, 1984:

Ottawa Centre: Michael Cassidy resigned his legislative seat in 1984, and a by-election was held on December 13, 1984.

Ottawa East: Albert J. Roy resigned his legislative seat in 1984, and a by-election was held on December 13, 1984:

Prescott and Russell: Don Boudria resigned his legislative seat in 1984, and a by-election was held on December 13, 1984:

Wentworth North: Eric Cunningham resigned his legislative seat in 1984, and a by-election was held on December 13, 1984:

Riverdale: Jim Renwick died in 1984.

Kitchener: Jim Breithaupt resigned in 1984.

Rainy River: T. Patrick Reid resigned in 1984.

Eglinton: Roy McMurtry resigned his seat in 1985 to take a government position in the United Kingdom.

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Oziewicz, Stan (March 16, 1981). "Liberals say voters shifting because of Tory giveaways". The Globe and Mail. p. 32.
  2. ↑ Speirs, Rosemary (February 26, 1985). "PC official against release of poll: Tories have a 'solid lead,' but survey called 'one-shot'". The Globe and Mail. p. 4.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "1981 general election results". Elections Ontario. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

Further reading

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