1981 Ontario general election

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

During campaign period

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:85%;line-height:14px;" align="center"

|+ Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level

! rowspan="2" | Polling firm

! rowspan="2" |Last day <br/>of survey

! rowspan="2" | Source

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| PCO

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| OLP

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| ONDP

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| Other

! rowspan="2" |

! rowspan="2" | Sample

|- style="line-height:5px;"

! style="background:;" data-sort-type="number"|

| style="background:#ffd;" |Election 1981

| style="background:#ffd;" |March 19, 1981

| style="background:#ffd;" |

| style="background:#ffd;" |44.38

| style="background:#ffd;" |33.48

| style="background:#ffd;" |21.14

| style="background:#ffd;" |

|Gallup

|March 11, 1981

|style="background:#9999FF"|51

|31

|18

|Gallup

|February 18, 1981

|style="background:#9999FF"|53

|27

|18

| colspan="10" |Election called

During the 31st Parliament of Ontario

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:85%;line-height:14px;" align="center"

|+ Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level

! rowspan="2" | Polling firm

! rowspan="2" |Last day <br/>of survey

! rowspan="2" | Source

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| PCO

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| OLP

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| ONDP

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| Other

! rowspan="2" |

! rowspan="2" | Sample

|- style="line-height:5px;"

! style="background:;" data-sort-type="number"|

| style="background:#ffd;" |Election 1977

| style="background:#ffd;" |June 9, 1977

| style="background:#ffd;" |

| style="background:#ffd;" |39.58

| style="background:#ffd;" |31.19

| style="background:#ffd;" |28.16

| style="background:#ffd;" |1.07

| style="background:#ffd;" |

Campaign

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"

|+ Riding contests, by number of candidates (1981)

! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party

! rowspan=2 | Party leader

! colspan=4 | MPPs

! colspan=4 | Votes

! Candidates

!1977

!1981

!±

! ±

! ± (pp)

|style="text-align:left;"|Bill Davis

| 125 || 58 || 70 || 12 || 1,412,488 || 89,765 || 44.38% || 4.80

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|Stuart Smith

| 123 || 33 || 33 || || 1,065,569 || 23,115 || 33.48% || 2.29

| 2 || 1 || 1 || || 7,111 || 1,131 || 0.22% || 0.03

|style="text-align:left;"|Michael Cassidy

| 125 || 33 || 21 || 12 || 672,824 || 268,137 || 21.14% || 7.02

| || 27 || – || – || – || 10,585 || 3,171 || 0.33% || 0.11

|style="text-align:left;"|Scott Bell

| 12 || – || – || – || 7,087 || 2,874 || 0.22% || 0.08

|style="text-align:left;"|Mel Doig

| 18 || – || – || – || 5,306 || 2,831 || 0.17% || 0.07

|style="text-align:left;"|Reg Gervais|| 3 || – || – || – || 1,054 || 644 || 0.03% || 0.02

|style="text-align:left;"|Unparty

| || 1 || – || – || – || 460 || 460 || 0.01% ||New

! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total

|436||125

! " colspan="2"|125

! " colspan="2"|3,182,484

! " colspan="2"| 100.00%

| colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Rejected ballots

| 20,797

| 1,197

| colspan="2"|

| colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Voter turnout

| 3,203,281

| 158,152

| 58.04

| 7.56

| colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Registered electors

| 5,519,204

| 395,436

| colspan="2"|

Vote and seat summaries

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"

|+ Seats and popular vote by party

! Party !! Seats !! Votes !! colspan="3" | Change (pp)

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| style="text-align:left;" |/Liberal-Labour

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Synopsis of results

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:right; font-size:90%"

|+ Results by riding - 1981 Ontario general election

! scope="col" colspan="6" | Votes

! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Name

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" scope="col" | 1977

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" scope="col" |Party

! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Votes

! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Share

! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Margin<br>#

! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Margin<br>%

! scope="col" | PC

! scope="col" | Lib/

! scope="col" | NDP

! scope="col" |

! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Total

! scope="col" style="background-color:#9999FF;"|

! scope="col" style="background-color:#EA6D6A;"|

! scope="col" style="background-color:#F4A460;"|

! scope="col" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|

!   !! colspan="2"| !! colspan="2"| !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!

|style="text-align:left;" | Algoma

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 7,096 || 52.83% || 2,326 || 17.32% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|69.22% || 4,770 || 1,567 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|7,096 || – || – || 13,433

|style="text-align:left;" | Algoma—Manitoulin

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 7,160 || 57.36% || 4,174 || 33.44% || 50.16% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|7,160 || 2,986 || 2,336 || – || – || 12,482

|style="text-align:left;" | Brampton

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 24,973 || 61.23% || 15,582 || 38.20% || 50.73% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|24,973 || 9,391 || 6,034 || – || 390 || 40,788

|style="text-align:left;" | Brantford

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 12,847 || 45.35% || 3,259 || 11.50% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|59.43% || 12,847 || 5,896 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|9,588 || – || – || 28,331

|style="text-align:left;" | Brant—Oxford—Norfolk

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 13,067 || 59.40% || 7,033 || 31.97% || 55.64% || 6,034 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|13,067 || 2,899 || – || – || 22,000

|style="text-align:left;" | Brock

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 10,547 || 48.75% || 3,665 || 16.94% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|60.36% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|10,547 || 6,882 || 4,204 || – || – || 21,633

|style="text-align:left;" | Burlington South

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 19,037 || 57.81% || 10,084 || 30.62% || 55.69% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|19,037 || 8,953 || 4,942 || – || – || 32,932

|style="text-align:left;" | Cambridge

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 12,597 || 42.82% || 849 || 2.89% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|59.32% || 12,597 || 4,527 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|11,748 || 549 || – || 29,421

|- style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Carleton

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 17,846 || 55.26% || 9,225 || 28.56% || 53.22% || 17,846 || 8,621 || 5,446 || – || 383 || 32,296

|style="text-align:left;" | Carleton East

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 15,714 || 38.03% || 1,686 || 4.08% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|59.37% || 15,714 || 14,028 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|11,579 || – || – || 41,321

|style="text-align:left;" | Carleton-Grenville

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 15,202 || 65.09% || 9,438 || 40.41% || 57.71% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|15,202 || 5,764 || 2,391 || – || – || 23,357

|style="text-align:left;" | Chatham—Kent

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 9,471 || 42.20% || 2,963 || 13.20% || 54.47% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|9,471 || 6,466 || 6,508 || – || – || 22,445

|- style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Cochrane North

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 5,910 || 36.19% || 188 || 1.15% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|62.56% || 5,910 || 5,722 || 4,426 || – || 274 || 16,332

|style="text-align:left;" | Cochrane South

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 12,540 || 56.25% || 5,565 || 24.96% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|61.65% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|12,540 || 6,975 || 2,777 || – || – || 22,292

|style="text-align:left;" | Cornwall

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 9,484 || 41.90% || 1,667 || 7.37% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|63.65% || 7,817 || 5,333 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|9,484 || – || – || 22,634

|style="text-align:left;" | Dufferin—Simcoe

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 18,101 || 62.83% || 11,399 || 39.57% || 56.41% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|18,101 || 6,702 || 4,007 || – || – || 28,810

|style="text-align:left;" | Durham East

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 14,900 || 48.02% || 6,252 || 20.15% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|60.46% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|14,900 || 7,226 || 8,648 || 253 || – || 31,027

|style="text-align:left;" | Durham West

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 17,029 || 52.77% || 9,583 || 29.70% || 55.46% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|17,029 || 7,446 || 6,578 || – || 1,215 || 32,268

|- style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Durham—York

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 14,404 || 57.51% || 8,074 || 32.23% || 56.99% || 14,404 || 6,330 || 4,314 || – || – || 25,048

|style="text-align:left;" | Elgin

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 13,119 || 55.41% || 5,813 || 24.55% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|58.78% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|13,119 || 7,306 || 3,250 || – || – || 23,675

|style="text-align:left;" | Erie

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 8,796 || 49.83% || 3,525 || 19.97% || 54.59% || 5,271 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|8,796 || 3,586 || – || – || 17,653

|style="text-align:left;" | Essex North

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 9,187 || 46.14% || 3,276 || 16.45% || 54.47% || 4,812 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|9,187 || 5,911 || – || – || 19,910

|style="text-align:left;" | Essex South

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 10,454 || 52.77% || 5,446 || 27.49% || 51.18% || 5,008 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|10,454 || 4,349 || – || – || 19,811

|style="text-align:left;" | Fort William

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 13,038 || 54.32% || 5,453 || 22.72% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|59.66% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|13,038 || 3,381 || 7,585 || – || – || 24,004

|style="text-align:left;" | Frontenac—Addington

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 10,558 || 44.21% || 340 || 1.42% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|62.89% || 10,218 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|10,558 || 2,374 || 409 || 322 || 23,881

|style="text-align:left;" | Grey

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 13,334 || 55.47% || 4,541 || 18.89% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|64.77% || 8,793 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|13,334 || 1,629 || – || 284 || 24,040

|style="text-align:left;" | Grey—Bruce

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 14,006 || 60.30% || 6,239 || 26.86% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|64.36% || 7,767 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|14,006 || 1,455 || – || – || 23,228

|style="text-align:left;" | Haldimand—Norfolk

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 16,254 || 56.49% || 7,479 || 25.99% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|63.08% || 8,775 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|16,254 || 3,744 || – || – || 28,773

|style="text-align:left;" | Halton—Burlington

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 13,395 || 44.99% || 518 || 1.74% || 56.33% || 12,877 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|13,395 || 3,500 || – || – || 29,772

|style="text-align:left;" | Hamilton Centre

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 9,734 || 47.02% || 2,804 || 13.54% || 55.58% || 4,039 || 9,734 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|6,930 || – || – || 20,703

|style="text-align:left;" | Hamilton East

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 12,773 || 46.47% || 4,408 || 16.04% || 55.02% || 6,351 || 8,365 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|12,773 || – || – || 27,489

|style="text-align:left;" | Hamilton Mountain

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 11,008 || 35.77% || 197 || 0.64% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|67.02% || 10,811 || 8,956 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|11,008 || – || – || 30,775

|style="text-align:left;" | Hamilton West

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 12,106 || 45.84% || 2,318 || 8.78% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|60.46% || 9,788 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|12,106 || 4,255 || – || 260 || 26,409

|- style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Hastings—Peterborough

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 11,528 || 49.61% || 2,787 || 11.99% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|66.49% || 11,528 || 8,741 || 2,968 || – || – || 23,237

|- style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Huron—Bruce

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 12,164 || 46.64% || 224 || 0.86% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|70.22% || 11,940 || 12,164 || 1,979 || – || – || 26,083

|style="text-align:left;" | Huron—Middlesex

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 10,707 || 52.24% || 2,089 || 10.19% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|66.57% || 8,618 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|10,707 || 1,170 || – || – || 20,495

|style="text-align:left;" | Kenora

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 10,418 || 60.84% || 6,248 || 36.49% || 57.94% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|10,418 || style="background-color:#EEBBBB;" |2,536 || 4,170 || – || – || 17,124

|style="text-align:left;" | Kent—Elgin

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 10,115 || 47.08% || 337 || 1.57% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|64.40% || 9,778 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|10,115 || 1,591 || – || – || 21,484

|style="text-align:left;" | Kingston and the Islands

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 12,488 || 50.25% || 4,023 || 16.19% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|58.10% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|12,488 || 8,465 || 3,897 || – || – || 24,850

|style="text-align:left;" | Kitchener

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 12,592 || 50.98% || 4,610 || 18.66% || 50.86% || 7,982 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|12,592 || 4,126 || – || – || 24,700

|style="text-align:left;" | Kitchener—Wilmot

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 11,515 || 48.56% || 3,002 || 12.66% || 49.49% || 8,513 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|11,515 || 3,686 || – || – || 23,714

|style="text-align:left;" | Lake Nipigon

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 7,846 || 68.90% || 6,018 || 52.85% || 55.75% || 1,828 || 1,714 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|7,846 || – || – || 11,388

|style="text-align:left;" | Lambton

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 13,467 || 63.59% || 7,032 || 33.20% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|66.04% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|13,467 || 6,435 || 1,276 || – || – || 21,178

|style="text-align:left;" | Lanark

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 10,502 || 61.69% || 6,638 || 38.99% || 55.80% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|10,502 || 3,864 || 2,659 || – || – || 17,025

|- style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Leeds

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 13,725 || 64.41% || 9,082 || 42.62% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|58.54% || 13,725 || 4,643 || 2,940 || – || – || 21,308

|style="text-align:left;" | Lincoln

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 10,044 || 46.28% || 394 || 1.82% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|65.54% || 10,044 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|9,650 || 2,009 || – || – || 21,703

|style="text-align:left;" | London Centre

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 12,315 || 51.67% || 3,986 || 16.72% || 49.65% || 8,329 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|12,315 || 3,189 || – || – || 23,833

|style="text-align:left;" | London North

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 15,444 || 49.61% || 3,619 || 11.62% || 54.17% || 11,825 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|15,444 || 3,864 || – || – || 31,133

|style="text-align:left;" | London South

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 19,714 || 54.74% || 8,598 || 23.87% || 52.03% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|19,714 || 11,116 || 5,187 || – || – || 36,017

|style="text-align:left;" | Middlesex

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 11,672 || 52.84% || 3,408 || 15.43% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|66.01% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|11,672 || 8,264 || 2,155 || – || – || 22,091

|style="text-align:left;" | Mississauga East

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 15,759 || 55.68% || 8,043 || 28.42% || 50.21% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|15,759 || 7,716 || 4,829 || – || – || 28,304

|style="text-align:left;" | Mississauga North

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 20,331 || 56.27% || 11,201 || 31.00% || 49.45% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|20,331 || 9,130 || 6,667 || – || – || 36,128

|style="text-align:left;" | Mississauga South

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 14,165 || 55.63% || 6,993 || 27.46% || 55.59% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|14,165 || 7,172 || 4,126 || – || – || 25,463

|style="text-align:left;" | Muskoka

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 9,029 || 55.09% || 4,881 || 29.78% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|64.43% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|9,029 || 4,148 || 3,214 || – || – || 16,391

|style="text-align:left;" | Niagara Falls

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 12,495 || 47.23% || 3,200 || 12.10% || 56.32% || 9,295 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|12,495 || 4,665 || – || – || 26,455

|style="text-align:left;" | Nickel Belt

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 8,451 || 54.85% || 3,410 || 22.13% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|63.38% || 1,915 || 5,041 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|8,451 || – || – || 15,407

|style="text-align:left;" | Nipissing

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 15,795 || 55.43% || 4,871 || 17.10% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|64.11% || 15,795 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|10,924 || 1,774 || – || – || 28,493

|- style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Northumberland

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 14,727 || 51.58% || 3,614 || 12.66% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|65.02% || 14,727 || 11,113 || 2,711 || – || – || 28,551

|style="text-align:left;" | Oakville

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 16,366 || 62.43% || 9,080 || 34.64% || 56.58% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|16,366 || 7,286 || 2,562 || – || – || 26,214

|style="text-align:left;" | Oshawa

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 10,307 || 48.04% || 2,471 || 11.52% || 49.70% || 7,836 || 3,311 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|10,307 || – || – || 21,454

|style="text-align:left;" | Ottawa Centre

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 9,316 || 36.77% || 599 || 2.36% || 54.58% || 8,717 || 6,926 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|9,316 || 376 || – || 25,335

|style="text-align:left;" | Ottawa East

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 14,207 || 69.22% || 9,972 || 48.59% || 49.03% || 4,235 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|14,207 || 1,905 || – || 177 || 20,524

|style="text-align:left;" | Ottawa South

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 15,218 || 49.97% || 6,386 || 20.97% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|60.22% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|15,218 || 8,832 || 6,146 || 259 || – || 30,455

|style="text-align:left;" | Ottawa West

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 17,418 || 59.30% || 8,306 || 28.28% || 55.86% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|17,418 || 9,112 || 2,348 || – || 494 || 29,372

|- style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Oxford

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 15,948 || 49.87% || 4,082 || 12.76% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|61.57% || 15,948 || 11,866 || 3,673 || – || 493 || 31,980

|- style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Parry Sound

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 8,955 || 46.27% || 6 || 0.03% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|66.87% || 8,955 || 8,949 || 1,448 || – || – || 19,352

|style="text-align:left;" | Perth

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 16,283 || 62.51% || 8,400 || 32.25% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|58.88% || 7,883 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|16,283 || 1,881 || – || – || 26,047

|style="text-align:left;" | Peterborough

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 17,962 || 45.92% || 6,699 || 17.13% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|63.06% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|17,962 || 11,263 || 8,756 || style="background-color:#F0E68C;" |345 || 787 || 39,113

|style="text-align:left;" | Port Arthur

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 12,258 || 46.10% || 1,414 || 5.32% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|61.22% || 10,844 || 3,247 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|12,258 || 140 || 103 || 26,592

|style="text-align:left;" | Prescott and Russell

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 15,123 || 56.22% || 5,172 || 19.23% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|60.83% || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|9,951 || 15,123 || 1,828 || – || – || 26,902

|style="text-align:left;" | Prince Edward—Lennox

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 11,135 || 57.53% || 4,338 || 22.41% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|61.18% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|11,135 || 6,797 || 1,423 || – || – || 19,355

|style="text-align:left;" | Quinte

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 14,861 || 56.78% || 5,344 || 20.42% || 56.08% || 9,517 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|14,861 || 1,795 || – || – || 26,173

|style="text-align:left;" |Rainy River

| style="background-color:#EEBBBB;" | || style="text-align:left;" | LL

| 4,575 || 40.99% || 426 || 3.82% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|61.50% || 4,149 || style="background-color:#EEBBBB;" |4,575 || 2,438 || – || – || 11,162

|style="text-align:left;" | Renfrew North

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 9,113 || 52.57% || 1,976 || 11.40% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|58.18% || 7,137 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|9,113 || 1,086 || – || – || 17,336

|style="text-align:left;" | Renfrew South

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 14,552 || 55.66% || 4,132 || 15.80% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|71.09% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|14,552 || 10,420 || 1,174 || – || – || 26,146

|style="text-align:left;" | St. Catharines

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 16,509 || 51.85% || 6,236 || 19.58% || 57.20% || 10,273 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|16,509 || 4,927 || – || 132 || 31,841

|style="text-align:left;" | Sarnia

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 13,871 || 46.23% || 3,029 || 10.09% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|63.27% || 13,871 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|10,842 || 5,292 || – || – || 30,005

|style="text-align:left;" | Sault Ste. Marie

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 14,712 || 49.99% || 7,157 || 24.32% || 54.29% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|14,712 || 7,555 || 7,162 || – || – || 29,429

|style="text-align:left;" | Simcoe Centre

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 16,926 || 49.84% || 4,421 || 13.02% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|59.06% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|16,926 || 12,505 || 4,532 || – || – || 33,963

|- style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Simcoe East

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 12,487 || 42.13% || 3,402 || 11.48% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|64.39% || 12,487 || 7,320 || 9,085 || 749 || – || 29,641

|style="text-align:left;" | Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 12,017 || 55.38% || 4,171 || 19.22% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|65.95% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|12,017 || 7,846 || 1,836 || 0 || – || 21,699

|style="text-align:left;" | Sudbury

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 12,043 || 45.95% || 3,991 || 15.23% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|62.72% || 12,043 || 5,998 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|8,052 || – || 115 || 26,208

|style="text-align:left;" | Sudbury East

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 13,883 || 49.21% || 4,463 || 15.82% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|58.94% || 9,420 || 4,909 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|13,883 || – || – || 28,212

|style="text-align:left;" | Timiskaming

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 8,377 || 44.71% || 1,609 || 8.59% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|65.03% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|8,377 || 3,593 || 6,768 || – || – || 18,738

|style="text-align:left;" | Victoria—Haliburton

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 12,807 || 49.71% || 2,298 || 8.92% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|62.92% || 10,509 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|12,807 || 2,449 || – || – || 25,765

|style="text-align:left;" | Waterloo North

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 12,843 || 49.17% || 3,237 || 12.39% || 52.30% || 9,606 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|12,843 || 3,672 || – || – || 26,121

|style="text-align:left;" | Welland-Thorold

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 13,379 || 49.81% || 5,463 || 20.34% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|64.78% || 5,564 || 7,916 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|13,379 || – || – || 26,859

|style="text-align:left;" | Wellington—Dufferin—Peel

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 16,644 || 56.55% || 8,508 || 28.91% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|58.51% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|16,644 || 8,136 || 4,650 || – || – || 29,430

|style="text-align:left;" | Wellington South

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 16,237 || 53.57% || 8,320 || 27.45% || 56.86% || 7,917 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|16,237 || 5,934 || – || 224 || 30,312

|style="text-align:left;" | Wentworth

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 10,024 || 34.88% || 160 || 0.56% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|62.32% || 10,024 || 8,847 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|9,864 || – || – || 28,735

|style="text-align:left;" | Wentworth North

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 16,433 || 49.13% || 4,121 || 12.32% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|63.98% || 12,312 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|16,433 || 4,702 || – || – || 33,447

|style="text-align:left;" | Windsor—Riverside

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 13,626 || 49.59% || 4,524 || 16.46% || 56.31% || 4,418 || 9,102 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|13,626 || 333 || – || 27,479

|style="text-align:left;" | Windsor—Sandwich

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 7,449 || 40.26% || 134 || 0.72% || 48.34% || 3,479 || 7,449 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|7,315 || – || 258 || 18,501

|style="text-align:left;" | Windsor—Walkerville

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 10,553 || 54.89% || 5,565 || 28.94% || 51.29% || 3,438 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|10,553 || 4,988 || – || 248 || 19,227

|style="text-align:left;" | York Centre

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 19,094 || 47.54% || 1,722 || 4.29% || 56.81% || 19,094 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|17,372 || 3,701 || – || – || 40,167

|style="text-align:left;" | York North

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 18,405 || 55.38% || 8,189 || 24.64% || 54.20% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|18,405 || 10,216 || 4,614 || – || – || 33,235

|style="text-align:left;" | Armourdale

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 15,938 || 54.63% || 6,941 || 23.79% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|60.64% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|15,938 || 8,997 || 4,240 || – || – || 29,175

|style="text-align:left;" | Beaches—Woodbine

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 9,590 || 43.10% || 324 || 1.46% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|59.24% || 9,266 || 3,140 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|9,590 || 252 || – || 22,248

|style="text-align:left;" | Bellwoods

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 5,111 || 40.99% || 365 || 2.93% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|58.75% || 2,186 || 4,746 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|5,111 || 180 || 246 || 12,469

|style="text-align:left;" | Don Mills

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 17,516 || 63.99% || 12,148 || 44.38% || 52.55% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|17,516 || 5,368 || 4,487 || – || – || 27,371

|style="text-align:left;" | Dovercourt

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 5,491 || 37.81% || 294 || 2.02% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|62.62% || 3,416 || 5,197 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|5,491 || 258 || 162 || 14,524

|style="text-align:left;" | Downsview

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 8,644 || 39.10% || 653 || 2.95% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|58.54% || 5,475 || 7,991 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|8,644 || – || – || 22,110

|style="text-align:left;" | Eglinton

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 17,386 || 64.92% || 11,780 || 43.98% || 57.86% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|17,386 || 5,606 || 3,324 || – || 466 || 26,782

|style="text-align:left;" | Etobicoke

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 10,373 || 40.63% || 2,349 || 9.20% || 55.31% || 8,024 || 7,132 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|10,373 || – || – || 25,529

|style="text-align:left;" | High Park—Swansea

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 11,473 || 47.01% || 2,680 || 10.98% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|64.63% || 11,473 || 3,635 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|8,793 || – || 507 || 24,408

|- style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Humber

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 20,844 || 60.43% || 10,780 || 31.25% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|59.93% || 20,844 || 10,064 || 3,583 || – || – || 34,491

|- style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Lakeshore

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 10,607 || 40.65% || 1,232 || 4.72% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|61.06% || 10,607 || 5,738 || 9,375 || – || 376 || 26,096

|style="text-align:left;" | Oakwood

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 8,862 || 45.17% || 2,901 || 14.79% || 56.22% || 5,961 || 4,171 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|8,862 || – || 624 || 19,618

|style="text-align:left;" | Oriole

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 15,644 || 49.68% || 4,244 || 13.48% || 57.65% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|15,644 || 11,400 || 4,443 || – || – || 31,487

|style="text-align:left;" | Parkdale

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 6,941 || 42.26% || 921 || 5.61% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|58.59% || 2,914 || 6,941 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|6,020 || 289 || 259 || 16,423

|style="text-align:left;" | Riverdale

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 6,770 || 46.73% || 2,682 || 18.51% || 49.62% || 4,088 || 3,237 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|6,770 || 233 || 158 || 14,486

|style="text-align:left;" | St. Andrew—St. Patrick

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 10,674 || 49.10% || 3,835 || 17.64% || 57.09% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|10,674 || 6,839 || 3,709 || style="background-color:#F0E68C;" |368 || 148 || 21,738

|style="text-align:left;" | St. David

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 9,627 || 39.36% || 1,022 || 4.18% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|64.80% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|9,627 || 8,605 || 5,985 || 243 || – || 24,460

|- style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left;" | St. George

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 12,390 || 43.00% || 4,251 || 14.75% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|58.69% || 12,390 || 8,139 || 4,999 || style="background-color:#F0E68C;" |2,928 || 359 || 28,815

|style="text-align:left;" | Scarborough Centre

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 12,793 || 55.92% || 7,895 || 34.51% || 53.07% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|12,793 || 4,657 || 4,898 || – || 531 || 22,879

|style="text-align:left;" | Scarborough East

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 16,386 || 56.03% || 9,085 || 31.06% || 55.46% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|16,386 || 7,301 || 4,826 || 171 || 562 || 29,246

|style="text-align:left;" | Scarborough—Ellesmere

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 11,608 || 44.87% || 1,888 || 7.30% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|60.27% || 11,608 || 4,545 || style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|9,720 || – || – || 25,873

|style="text-align:left;" | Scarborough North

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 29,961 || 60.98% || 17,298 || 35.20% || 53.08% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|29,961 || 12,663 || 6,512 || – || – || 49,136

|style="text-align:left;" | Scarborough West

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 10,019 || 41.84% || 375 || 1.57% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|59.17% || 9,644 || 3,914 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|10,019 || 369 || – || 23,946

|style="text-align:left;" | Wilson Heights

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 11,722 || 48.55% || 2,925 || 12.12% || 51.83% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|11,722 || 8,797 || 3,623 || – || – || 24,142

|style="text-align:left;" | York East

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 14,562 || 57.34% || 9,627 || 37.91% || 57.13% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|14,562 || 4,811 || 4,935 || – || style="background-color:#F0E68C;" |1,088 || 25,396

|style="text-align:left;" | York Mills

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 20,613 || 65.59% || 14,946 || 47.56% || 53.61% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|20,613 || 5,667 || 3,858 || – || 1,287 || 31,425

|style="text-align:left;" | York South

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 9,518 || 37.01% || 1,419 || 5.52% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|59.75% || 7,628 || 8,099 || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|9,518 || – || 472 || 25,717

|style="text-align:left;" | York West

| style="background-color:#9999FF;" | || style="text-align:left;" | PC

| 18,501 || 57.58% || 8,273 || 25.75% || style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"|58.22% || style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|18,501 || 10,228 || 2,865 || 538 || – || 32,132

|- style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left;" | Yorkview

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" | || style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 10,160 || 38.62% || 1,187 || 4.51% || 55.03% || 5,329 || 10,160 || 8,973 || style="background-color:#F0E68C;" |1,343 || 503 || 26,308

: = 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