# 1977 Ontario general election

The 1977 Ontario general election was held on June 9, 1977, to elect the 125 members of the 31st Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
The Progressive Conservative Party, led by Premier Bill Davis, was re-elected for an eleventh consecutive term in office, again with a minority in the legislature. The PCs won an additional seven seats, but were not able to win a majority. The Liberal Party, led by Dr. Stuart Smith, lost one seat compared to its result in the previous election, but formed the Official Opposition because the NDP lost more seats. The New Democratic Party, led by Stephen Lewis, lost five seats, losing the status of Official Opposition to the Liberals.
Sheila Copps, future federal cabinet minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, made her political debut in this election, finishing second in the riding of Hamilton Centre. This was the first election in which Jim Bradley, the second-longest serving MPP in Ontario history, was elected.

## Renaming of ridings

A 1976 Act made changes to the names of two ridings:
Renaming of ridings :
| Old | New |
| Durham North | Durham—York |
| Welland | Welland—Thorold |

## Campaign

Riding contests, by number of candidates (1976) :
| Candidates | PC | Lib | LL | NDP | Comm | Ltn | Ind | SC | D | Total |
| 3 | 64 | 62 | 2 | 64 | | | | | | 192 |
| 4 | 37 | 37 | | 37 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 4 | | 148 |
| 5 | 14 | 14 | | 14 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 1 | | 70 |
| 6 | 8 | 8 | | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | | 48 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | | 1 | 14 |
| Total | 125 | 123 | 2 | 125 | 33 | 31 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 472 |
A number of unregistered parties also contested this election. The North American Labour Party, consisting of Lyndon LaRouche supporters, ran three candidates in Toronto and three elsewhere in the province. The Revolutionary Marxist Group and League for Socialist Action fielded one candidate apiece; soon after the election, both groups merged into the Revolutionary Workers League.
Some members of the Social Credit Party also ran in the election, although it is not clear if they were formally endorsed by the party.

## Results

Elections to the 31st Parliament of Ontario (1977) :
| Political party | Political party | Party leader | MPPs | MPPs | MPPs | MPPs | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Political party | Political party | Party leader | Candidates | 1975 | 1977 | ± | # | ± | % | ± (pp) |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bill Davis | 125 | 51 | 58 | 7 | 1,322,723 | 129,771 | 39.58% | 3.51 |
| | Liberal | Stuart Smith | 123 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 1,042,464 | 83,151 | 31.19% | 2.85 |
| | Liberal–Labour | Stuart Smith | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 8,242 | 824 | 0.25% | 0.02 |
| | New Democratic | Stephen Lewis | 125 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 940,961 | 15,943 | 28.16% | 0.78 |
| | Libertarian | Paul Mollon | 31 | – | – | – | 9,961 | 5,524 | 0.30% | 0.17 |
| | Communist | William Stewart | 33 | – | – | – | 8,137 | 983 | 0.24% | 0.04 |
| | Independent | | 25 | – | – | – | 7,414 | 3,321 | 0.22% | 0.10 |
| | Social Credit | | 7 | – | – | – | 1,698 | 2,448 | 0.05% | 0.08 |
| | Democrat | | 1 | – | – | – | 233 | 233 | 0.01% | New |
| Total | Total | Total | 472 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 3,341,833 | 3,341,833 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 19,600 | 1,663 | | |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 3,361,433 | 50,657 | 65.60 | 2.22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,123,768 | 620,626 | | |
Seats and popular vote by party :
| Party | Seats | Votes | Change (pp) | Change (pp) |
| █ Progressive Conservative | 58 / 125 | 39.58% | 3.51 | 3.51 |
| █ Liberal/Liberal-Labour | 34 / 125 | 31.44% | -2.87 | |
| █ New Democratic | 33 / 125 | 28.16% | -0.78 | |
| █ Independent | 0 / 125 | 0.22% | 0.10 | 0.1 |
| █ Other | 0 / 125 | 0.60% | 0.04 | 0.04 |

### Synopsis of results

Results by riding - 1977 Ontario general election :
| Riding | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Turnout | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Name | 1975 | 1975 | Party | Party | Votes | Share | Margin # | Margin % | Turnout | PC | Lib/LL | NDP | Ind | Other | Total |
| Algoma | | NDP | | NDP | 6,917 | 48.70% | 1,166 | 8.21% | 77.64% | 5,751 | 1,534 | 6,917 | – | – | 14,202 |
| Algoma—Manitoulin | | PC | | PC | 7,381 | 56.64% | 3,895 | 29.89% | 64.79% | 7,381 | 2,165 | 3,486 | – | – | 13,032 |
| Brampton | | PC | | PC | 19,641 | 51.92% | 9,744 | 25.76% | 64.25% | 19,641 | 7,948 | 9,897 | 130 | 216 | 37,832 |
| Brantford | | NDP | | NDP | 13,376 | 46.79% | 4,295 | 15.02% | 64.87% | 9,081 | 6,130 | 13,376 | – | – | 28,587 |
| Brant—Oxford—Norfolk | | Lib | | Lib | 14,256 | 57.42% | 8,444 | 34.01% | 65.07% | 5,812 | 14,256 | 4,760 | – | – | 24,828 |
| Brock | | PC | | PC | 11,944 | 51.78% | 6,034 | 26.16% | 65.73% | 11,944 | 5,910 | 5,215 | – | – | 23,069 |
| Burlington South | | PC | | PC | 18,892 | 51.06% | 8,418 | 22.75% | 65.74% | 18,892 | 10,474 | 7,015 | – | 615 | 36,996 |
| Cambridge | | NDP | | NDP | 11,120 | 37.31% | 554 | 1.86% | 65.02% | 10,566 | 7,870 | 11,120 | – | 252 | 29,808 |
| Carleton | | PC | | PC | 14,847 | 46.51% | 4,606 | 14.43% | 62.96% | 14,847 | 10,241 | 6,837 | – | – | 31,925 |
| Carleton East | | NDP | | NDP | 12,733 | 34.77% | 681 | 1.86% | 65.09% | 12,052 | 11,837 | 12,733 | – | – | 36,622 |
| Carleton-Grenville | | PC | | PC | 14,002 | 59.61% | 8,509 | 36.22% | 63.39% | 14,002 | 5,493 | 3,995 | – | – | 23,490 |
| Chatham—Kent | | PC | | PC | 10,769 | 46.48% | 4,287 | 18.50% | 59.34% | 10,769 | 5,919 | 6,482 | – | – | 23,170 |
| Cochrane North | | PC | | PC | 10,412 | 61.44% | 6,365 | 37.56% | 67.02% | 10,412 | 2,488 | 4,047 | – | – | 16,947 |
| Cochrane South | | NDP | | PC | 12,533 | 51.26% | 2,277 | 9.31% | 69.89% | 12,533 | 1,442 | 10,256 | – | 219 | 24,450 |
| Cornwall | | NDP | | NDP | 9,978 | 46.08% | 486 | 2.24% | 63.95% | 9,492 | 2,089 | 9,978 | 94 | – | 21,653 |
| Dufferin—Simcoe | | PC | | PC | 15,528 | 48.81% | 6,048 | 19.01% | 65.30% | 15,528 | 9,480 | 6,369 | – | 438 | 31,815 |
| Durham East | | NDP | | PC | 12,862 | 41.66% | 122 | 0.40% | 65.38% | 12,862 | 5,121 | 12,740 | 153 | – | 30,876 |
| Durham West | | NDP | | PC | 12,688 | 41.30% | 593 | 1.93% | 65.89% | 12,688 | 5,075 | 12,095 | 865 | – | 30,723 |
| Durham—York | | PC | | PC | 14,134 | 51.44% | 7,134 | 25.96% | 66.17% | 14,134 | 6,345 | 7,000 | – | – | 27,479 |
| Elgin | | PC | | PC | 12,655 | 47.48% | 3,481 | 13.06% | 68.91% | 12,655 | 9,174 | 4,654 | – | 172 | 26,655 |
| Erie | | Lib | | Lib | 10,008 | 48.71% | 4,175 | 20.32% | 65.53% | 5,833 | 10,008 | 4,704 | – | – | 20,545 |
| Essex North | | Lib | | Lib | 9,801 | 51.19% | 4,837 | 25.26% | 56.75% | 4,383 | 9,801 | 4,964 | – | – | 19,148 |
| Essex South | | Lib | | Lib | 11,215 | 45.69% | 3,224 | 13.13% | 68.48% | 7,991 | 11,215 | 5,340 | – | – | 24,546 |
| Fort William | | NDP | | PC | 12,230 | 46.28% | 2,256 | 8.54% | 66.03% | 12,230 | 4,080 | 9,974 | – | 142 | 26,426 |
| Frontenac—Addington | | Lib | | Lib | 10,505 | 44.63% | 940 | 3.99% | 67.46% | 9,565 | 10,505 | 3,157 | 312 | – | 23,539 |
| Grey | | Lib | | Lib | 14,651 | 55.39% | 7,062 | 26.70% | 72.77% | 7,589 | 14,651 | 4,210 | – | – | 26,450 |
| Grey—Bruce | | Lib | | Lib | 14,828 | 55.47% | 5,403 | 20.21% | 75.53% | 9,425 | 14,828 | 2,477 | – | – | 26,730 |
| Haldimand—Norfolk | | Lib | | Lib | 15,496 | 49.37% | 3,864 | 12.31% | 71.38% | 11,632 | 15,496 | 4,257 | – | – | 31,385 |
| Halton—Burlington | | Lib | | Lib | 13,985 | 46.82% | 3,698 | 12.38% | 69.13% | 10,287 | 13,985 | 5,598 | – | – | 29,870 |
| Hamilton Centre | | NDP | | NDP | 8,216 | 37.86% | 14 | 0.06% | 58.29% | 5,092 | 8,202 | 8,216 | – | 189 | 21,699 |
| Hamilton East | | NDP | | NDP | 14,461 | 47.09% | 5,195 | 16.92% | 63.63% | 6,605 | 9,266 | 14,461 | – | 376 | 30,708 |
| Hamilton Mountain | | PC | | NDP | 12,681 | 38.26% | 373 | 1.13% | 72.12% | 12,308 | 7,910 | 12,681 | – | 247 | 33,146 |
| Hamilton West | | Lib | | Lib | 12,239 | 43.05% | 3,860 | 13.58% | 69.78% | 8,379 | 12,239 | 7,668 | 144 | – | 28,430 |
| Hastings—Peterborough | | PC | | PC | 11,442 | 47.22% | 1,858 | 7.67% | 73.02% | 11,442 | 9,584 | 2,808 | 247 | 149 | 24,230 |
| Huron—Bruce | | Lib | | Lib | 17,356 | 65.17% | 9,833 | 36.92% | 74.18% | 7,523 | 17,356 | 1,754 | – | – | 26,633 |
| Huron—Middlesex | | Lib | | Lib | 12,749 | 55.35% | 3,871 | 16.81% | 76.72% | 8,878 | 12,749 | 1,405 | – | – | 23,032 |
| Kenora | | PC | | PC | 10,882 | 57.14% | 5,626 | 29.54% | 67.29% | 10,882 | 2,907 | 5,256 | – | – | 19,045 |
| Kent—Elgin | | Lib | | Lib | 10,038 | 45.72% | 641 | 2.92% | 66.86% | 9,397 | 10,038 | 2,521 | – | – | 21,956 |
| Kingston and the Islands | | PC | | PC | 12,246 | 52.32% | 5,756 | 24.59% | 61.57% | 12,246 | 6,490 | 4,510 | – | 158 | 23,404 |
| Kitchener | | Lib | | Lib | 14,425 | 52.06% | 7,515 | 27.12% | 59.47% | 6,910 | 14,425 | 6,264 | – | 111 | 27,710 |
| Kitchener—Wilmot | | Lib | | Lib | 12,450 | 51.07% | 5,980 | 24.53% | 58.08% | 6,470 | 12,450 | 5,456 | – | – | 24,376 |
| Lake Nipigon | | NDP | | NDP | 7,747 | 67.01% | 5,330 | 46.10% | 58.91% | 2,417 | 1,397 | 7,747 | – | – | 11,561 |
| Lambton | | PC | | PC | 11,604 | 52.63% | 2,863 | 12.99% | 70.48% | 11,604 | 8,741 | 1,702 | – | – | 22,047 |
| Lanark | | PC | | PC | 11,086 | 55.42% | 6,089 | 30.44% | 67.67% | 11,086 | 3,919 | 4,997 | – | – | 20,002 |
| Leeds | | PC | | PC | 14,853 | 67.65% | 11,151 | 50.79% | 62.33% | 14,853 | 3,702 | 3,400 | – | – | 21,955 |
| Lincoln | | Lib | | Lib | 9,969 | 44.98% | 582 | 2.63% | 70.96% | 9,387 | 9,969 | 2,806 | – | – | 22,162 |
| London Centre | | Lib | | Lib | 12,808 | 45.42% | 3,893 | 13.80% | 59.52% | 6,279 | 12,808 | 8,915 | 200 | – | 28,202 |
| London North | | Lib | | Lib | 15,033 | 46.99% | 4,402 | 13.76% | 66.11% | 10,631 | 15,033 | 6,130 | – | 201 | 31,995 |
| London South | | Lib | | PC | 16,011 | 42.39% | 2,211 | 5.85% | 63.70% | 16,011 | 13,800 | 7,964 | – | – | 37,775 |
| Middlesex | | PC | | PC | 10,427 | 42.88% | 1,538 | 6.33% | 75.29% | 10,427 | 8,889 | 4,998 | – | – | 24,314 |
| Mississauga East | | PC | | PC | 11,945 | 45.25% | 3,489 | 13.22% | 60.17% | 11,945 | 8,456 | 5,994 | – | – | 26,395 |
| Mississauga North | | PC | | PC | 16,151 | 46.56% | 3,750 | 10.81% | 63.04% | 16,151 | 5,684 | 12,401 | – | 451 | 34,687 |
| Mississauga South | | PC | | PC | 13,622 | 47.91% | 6,006 | 21.12% | 67.08% | 13,622 | 7,616 | 7,196 | – | – | 28,434 |
| Muskoka | | PC | | PC | 8,865 | 49.23% | 2,497 | 13.87% | 73.00% | 8,865 | 2,774 | 6,368 | – | – | 18,007 |
| Niagara Falls | | Lib | | Lib | 13,280 | 43.42% | 3,928 | 12.84% | 68.11% | 9,352 | 13,280 | 7,952 | – | – | 30,584 |
| Nickel Belt | | NDP | | NDP | 9,410 | 57.45% | 5,487 | 33.50% | 67.45% | 3,923 | 3,046 | 9,410 | – | – | 16,379 |
| Nipissing | | Lib | | Lib | 12,898 | 43.13% | 1,666 | 5.57% | 71.28% | 11,232 | 12,898 | 5,777 | – | – | 29,907 |
| Northumberland | | PC | | PC | 14,061 | 48.30% | 3,727 | 12.80% | 68.07% | 14,061 | 10,334 | 4,716 | – | – | 29,111 |
| Oakville | | PC | | PC | 14,456 | 50.97% | 6,508 | 22.95% | 70.88% | 14,456 | 7,948 | 5,955 | – | – | 28,359 |
| Oshawa | | NDP | | NDP | 12,226 | 53.23% | 5,714 | 24.88% | 56.08% | 6,512 | 4,032 | 12,226 | – | 199 | 22,969 |
| Ottawa Centre | | NDP | | NDP | 10,626 | 41.56% | 2,403 | 9.40% | 56.75% | 8,223 | 6,358 | 10,626 | – | 360 | 25,567 |
| Ottawa East | | Lib | | Lib | 15,864 | 67.44% | 11,809 | 50.20% | 52.10% | 4,055 | 15,864 | 3,605 | – | – | 23,524 |
| Ottawa South | | PC | | PC | 16,662 | 49.37% | 7,903 | 23.42% | 66.95% | 16,662 | 7,754 | 8,759 | 574 | – | 33,749 |
| Ottawa West | | PC | | PC | 15,729 | 45.79% | 5,823 | 16.95% | 66.08% | 15,729 | 9,906 | 8,718 | – | – | 34,353 |
| Oxford | | PC | | PC | 17,758 | 50.98% | 5,101 | 14.64% | 69.24% | 17,758 | 12,657 | 4,420 | – | – | 34,835 |
| Parry Sound | | PC | | PC | 9,929 | 49.66% | 2,419 | 12.10% | 70.52% | 9,929 | 7,510 | 2,553 | – | – | 19,992 |
| Perth | | Lib | | Lib | 18,201 | 68.88% | 12,145 | 45.96% | 60.70% | 6,056 | 18,201 | 2,167 | – | – | 26,424 |
| Peterborough | | NDP | | PC | 16,923 | 40.66% | 2,648 | 6.36% | 70.97% | 16,923 | 10,083 | 14,275 | – | 341 | 41,622 |
| Port Arthur | | NDP | | NDP | 9,629 | 40.14% | 339 | 1.41% | 61.46% | 9,290 | 4,818 | 9,629 | – | 254 | 23,991 |
| Prescott and Russell | | PC | | PC | 11,863 | 48.74% | 2,986 | 12.27% | 62.54% | 11,863 | 8,877 | 3,597 | – | – | 24,337 |
| Prince Edward—Lennox | | PC | | PC | 11,411 | 55.22% | 5,652 | 27.35% | 68.00% | 11,411 | 5,759 | 3,494 | – | – | 20,664 |
| Quinte | | Lib | | Lib | 17,264 | 56.34% | 7,255 | 23.68% | 68.31% | 10,009 | 17,264 | 3,371 | – | – | 30,644 |
| Rainy River | | LL | | LL | 5,335 | 45.90% | 2,067 | 17.79% | 63.80% | 3,268 | 5,335 | 3,019 | – | – | 11,622 |
| Renfrew North | | Lib | | Lib | 9,549 | 45.80% | 2,732 | 13.10% | 73.96% | 6,817 | 9,549 | 4,483 | – | – | 20,849 |
| Renfrew South | | PC | | PC | 12,666 | 46.56% | 1,081 | 3.97% | 77.62% | 12,666 | 11,585 | 2,952 | – | – | 27,203 |
| St. Catharines | | PC | | Lib | 12,392 | 38.89% | 723 | 2.27% | 60.91% | 11,669 | 12,392 | 7,556 | – | 247 | 31,864 |
| Sarnia | | Lib | | Lib | 11,500 | 38.97% | 257 | 0.87% | 63.42% | 11,243 | 11,500 | 6,770 | – | – | 29,513 |
| Sault Ste. Marie | | PC | | PC | 19,209 | 55.28% | 7,549 | 21.73% | 69.64% | 19,209 | 3,715 | 11,660 | – | 162 | 34,746 |
| Simcoe Centre | | PC | | PC | 15,876 | 44.25% | 5,434 | 15.15% | 68.40% | 15,876 | 9,556 | 10,442 | – | – | 35,874 |
| Simcoe East | | PC | | PC | 13,793 | 44.74% | 3,539 | 11.48% | 69.47% | 13,793 | 6,783 | 10,254 | – | – | 30,830 |
| Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry | | PC | | PC | 10,533 | 49.15% | 2,422 | 11.30% | 68.28% | 10,533 | 8,111 | 2,788 | – | – | 21,432 |
| Sudbury | | NDP | | NDP | 11,117 | 41.62% | 2,632 | 9.85% | 62.39% | 8,485 | 6,778 | 11,117 | – | 330 | 26,710 |
| Sudbury East | | NDP | | NDP | 15,991 | 55.19% | 8,990 | 31.03% | 63.84% | 7,001 | 5,984 | 15,991 | – | – | 28,976 |
| Temiskaming | | NDP | | PC | 9,578 | 47.95% | 664 | 3.32% | 69.48% | 9,578 | 1,481 | 8,914 | – | – | 19,973 |
| Victoria—Haliburton | | Lib | | Lib | 15,218 | 53.27% | 4,679 | 16.38% | 75.15% | 10,539 | 15,218 | 2,809 | – | – | 28,566 |
| Waterloo North | | Lib | | Lib | 13,556 | 49.43% | 5,540 | 20.20% | 62.16% | 8,016 | 13,556 | 5,851 | – | – | 27,423 |
| Welland-Thorold | | NDP | | NDP | 12,704 | 46.32% | 2,315 | 8.44% | 69.58% | 10,389 | 4,335 | 12,704 | – | – | 27,428 |
| Wellington—Dufferin—Peel | | PC | | PC | 14,272 | 45.83% | 4,641 | 14.90% | 67.42% | 14,272 | 9,631 | 7,235 | – | – | 31,138 |
| Wellington South | | Lib | | Lib | 16,212 | 50.52% | 8,326 | 25.95% | 67.27% | 7,667 | 16,212 | 7,886 | – | 325 | 32,090 |
| Wentworth | | NDP | | NDP | 15,332 | 59.80% | 9,826 | 38.33% | 65.29% | 5,506 | 4,800 | 15,332 | – | – | 25,638 |
| Wentworth North | | Lib | | Lib | 18,322 | 53.98% | 9,858 | 29.04% | 71.18% | 8,464 | 18,322 | 7,157 | – | – | 33,943 |
| Windsor—Riverside | | NDP | | NDP | 12,947 | 45.59% | 2,375 | 8.36% | 60.71% | 4,878 | 10,572 | 12,947 | – | – | 28,397 |
| Windsor—Sandwich | | NDP | | NDP | 9,711 | 51.36% | 3,687 | 19.50% | 50.98% | 2,838 | 6,024 | 9,711 | – | 334 | 18,907 |
| Windsor—Walkerville | | Lib | | Lib | 11,233 | 53.09% | 6,391 | 30.20% | 57.03% | 4,842 | 11,233 | 4,565 | 162 | 357 | 21,159 |
| York Centre | | Lib | | Lib | 17,735 | 45.53% | 2,768 | 7.11% | 66.52% | 14,967 | 17,735 | 6,247 | – | – | 38,949 |
| York North | | PC | | PC | 15,639 | 48.05% | 5,979 | 18.37% | 64.38% | 15,639 | 7,247 | 9,660 | – | – | 32,546 |
| Armourdale | | Lib | | PC | 14,082 | 42.67% | 2,433 | 7.37% | 68.16% | 14,082 | 11,649 | 6,736 | 258 | 280 | 33,005 |
| Beaches—Woodbine | | NDP | | NDP | 11,491 | 46.51% | 2,274 | 9.20% | 64.90% | 9,217 | 3,579 | 11,491 | – | 420 | 24,707 |
| Bellwoods | | NDP | | NDP | 6,177 | 47.77% | 2,845 | 22.00% | 62.80% | 2,925 | 3,332 | 6,177 | 151 | 346 | 12,931 |
| Don Mills | | PC | | PC | 17,005 | 55.20% | 8,880 | 28.82% | 61.14% | 17,005 | 4,906 | 8,125 | – | 772 | 30,808 |
| Dovercourt | | NDP | | NDP | 7,340 | 48.30% | 3,157 | 20.77% | 64.62% | 4,183 | 3,162 | 7,340 | – | 513 | 15,198 |
| Downsview | | NDP | | NDP | 10,194 | 45.10% | 4,042 | 17.88% | 65.26% | 6,152 | 5,814 | 10,194 | 193 | 251 | 22,604 |
| Eglinton | | PC | | PC | 19,213 | 59.60% | 11,742 | 36.42% | 68.38% | 19,213 | 7,471 | 4,857 | 315 | 382 | 32,238 |
| Etobicoke | | NDP | | NDP | 11,637 | 45.99% | 4,848 | 19.16% | 64.36% | 6,789 | 6,363 | 11,637 | – | 517 | 25,306 |
| High Park—Swansea | | NDP | | NDP | 10,409 | 40.86% | 779 | 3.06% | 66.53% | 9,630 | 4,897 | 10,409 | – | 537 | 25,473 |
| Humber | | PC | | PC | 19,888 | 50.95% | 9,316 | 23.87% | 69.10% | 19,888 | 10,572 | 7,781 | – | 793 | 39,034 |
| Lakeshore | | NDP | | NDP | 13,252 | 49.76% | 5,295 | 19.88% | 62.39% | 7,957 | 4,781 | 13,252 | – | 643 | 26,633 |
| Oakwood | | NDP | | NDP | 9,214 | 43.48% | 2,835 | 13.38% | 64.98% | 6,379 | 5,046 | 9,214 | 170 | 382 | 21,191 |
| Oriole | | PC | | PC | 14,194 | 44.32% | 4,487 | 14.01% | 64.42% | 14,194 | 9,707 | 6,737 | 1,109 | 282 | 32,029 |
| Parkdale | | NDP | | NDP | 7,574 | 44.12% | 2,440 | 14.21% | 61.81% | 4,116 | 5,134 | 7,574 | – | 343 | 17,167 |
| Riverdale | | NDP | | NDP | 9,639 | 55.79% | 5,350 | 30.97% | 56.51% | 4,289 | 2,821 | 9,639 | 117 | 410 | 17,276 |
| St. Andrew—St. Patrick | | PC | | PC | 11,128 | 49.38% | 2,977 | 13.21% | 64.40% | 11,128 | 2,895 | 8,151 | – | 360 | 22,534 |
| St. David | | PC | | PC | 11,894 | 44.14% | 836 | 3.10% | 69.76% | 11,894 | 3,794 | 11,058 | – | 202 | 26,948 |
| St. George | | Lib | | Lib | 10,116 | 36.71% | 428 | 1.55% | 60.90% | 9,688 | 10,116 | 6,287 | 975 | 494 | 27,560 |
| Scarborough Centre | | PC | | PC | 11,583 | 44.76% | 2,799 | 10.82% | 64.00% | 11,583 | 5,274 | 8,784 | – | 238 | 25,879 |
| Scarborough East | | PC | | PC | 14,792 | 50.91% | 7,524 | 25.89% | 63.01% | 14,792 | 6,508 | 7,268 | – | 489 | 29,057 |
| Scarborough—Ellesmere | | NDP | | NDP | 10,625 | 40.52% | 1,551 | 5.92% | 63.77% | 9,074 | 6,320 | 10,625 | – | 201 | 26,220 |
| Scarborough North | | PC | | PC | 20,988 | 50.11% | 10,685 | 25.51% | 64.21% | 20,988 | 10,303 | 9,868 | – | 721 | 41,880 |
| Scarborough West | | NDP | | NDP | 13,350 | 54.03% | 6,444 | 26.08% | 63.81% | 6,906 | 3,837 | 13,350 | 172 | 442 | 24,707 |
| Wilson Heights | | Lib | | PC | 11,430 | 41.97% | 2,993 | 10.99% | 62.93% | 11,430 | 7,195 | 8,437 | – | 174 | 27,236 |
| York East | | PC | | PC | 14,131 | 46.72% | 5,797 | 19.17% | 67.55% | 14,131 | 7,126 | 8,334 | – | 654 | 30,245 |
| York Mills | | PC | | PC | 21,795 | 58.45% | 12,183 | 32.67% | 66.55% | 21,795 | 9,612 | 5,051 | 465 | 368 | 37,291 |
| York South | | NDP | | NDP | 14,178 | 50.56% | 6,512 | 23.22% | 65.86% | 7,666 | 5,332 | 14,178 | – | 864 | 28,040 |
| York West | | PC | | PC | 16,538 | 46.25% | 6,088 | 17.03% | 67.89% | 16,538 | 10,450 | 8,510 | – | 260 | 35,758 |
| Yorkview | | NDP | | NDP | 13,326 | 52.49% | 6,823 | 26.87% | 58.59% | 4,105 | 6,503 | 13,326 | 608 | 846 | 25,388 |
* ↑ including spoilt ballots
* ↑ order is as given in EO reports
* ↑ 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

Party candidates in 2nd place :
| Party in 1st place | Party in 1st place | Party in 2nd place | Party in 2nd place | Party in 2nd place | Total |
| Party in 1st place | Party in 1st place | PC | Lib | NDP | Total |
| | Progressive Conservative | | 31 | 27 | 58 |
| | Liberal | 30 | | 3 | 33 |
| | Liberal–Labour | 1 | | | 1 |
| | New Democratic | 26 | 7 | | 33 |
| Total | Total | 57 | 38 | 30 | 125 |
Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party :
| Parties | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| █ Progressive Conservative | 58 | 57 | 10 | | |
| █ Liberal | 33 | 38 | 52 | | |
| █ New Democratic | 33 | 30 | 68 | | |
| █ Liberal–Labour | 1 | | 1 | | |
| █ Communist | | | | 23 | 8 |
| █ Libertarian | | | | 19 | 9 |
| █ Independent | | | | 13 | 6 |
| █ Social Credit | | | | 6 | 1 |
| █ Democrat | | | | 1 | |
Resulting composition of the 28th Legislative Assembly :
| Source | Source | Party | Party | Party | Party | Party |
| Source | Source | PC | Lib | LL | NDP | Total |
| Seats retained | Incumbents returned | 45 | 27 | 1 | 31 | 104 |
| Seats retained | Open seats held | 4 | 4 | | 1 | 9 |
| Seats retained | Ouster of incumbent changing allegiance | | 1 | | | 1 |
| Seats changing hands | Incumbents defeated | 7 | | | 1 | 8 |
| Seats changing hands | Open seats gained | 2 | 1 | | | 3 |
| Total | Total | 58 | 33 | 1 | 33 | 125 |

### Seats changing hands

Eleven seats changed allegiance in this election:

### MPPs elected by region and riding

Party designations are as follows: