# 1985 Ontario general election

The 1985 Ontario general election was held on May 2, 1985, to elect members to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the province of Ontario, Canada. The Progressive Conservatives won the most seats, but came short of a majority, and lost the popular vote to the Liberals. This left the NDP with the balance of power in the 33rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
Shortly afterward, the 42 years of PC governance in Ontario came to an end by a confidence vote defeating Premier Frank Miller's minority government. David Peterson's Liberals then formed a minority government with the support of Bob Rae's New Democratic Party.

## Prelude

Around Thanksgiving in 1984, Ontario Premier Bill Davis announced that he would be stepping down from his longtime post and as leader of the Ontario PCs in early 1985. In office since 1971, he had a string of electoral victories by pursuing a moderate agenda and by relying on the skill of the Big Blue Machine team of advisors. Davis, who remained generally popular throughout his term in office, would unveil a surprise legacy project: full funding for Ontario's separate Catholic school system, which would become known as Bill 30. That decision was supported by both other parties but was generally unpopular, especially in the PC base.
The subsequent leadership race saw the party divide into two rough camps. The moderate and mainly-urban wing was represented by the second-place finisher, Larry Grossman. The more conservative rural faction backed the eventual victor, Frank Miller. After Miller's victory at the convention, the party's factions failed to reconcile, which was especially important since many moderate members of the Big Blue Machine were pushed aside.

## Election

Despite those problems, the PCs remained far ahead in the polls, and when Miller called an election just six weeks after becoming premier, he was about 20% ahead of the Liberals. Over the campaign, however, the PC lead began to shrink as the Liberals waged a highly effective campaign. During the campaign, the separate schools question re-emerged when the Anglican prelate of Toronto, Archbishop Lewis Garnsworthy, held a news conference on the issue in which he compared Davis' methods in pushing through the reform to Adolf Hitler, saying: "This is how Hitler changed education in Germany, by exactly the same process, by decree. I won't take that back." Garnsworthy was much criticized for his remarks, but the issue was revived, which alienated the PC base, some of whom chose to stay home on election day.
The election held May 2, 1985, ended in a stalemate. The PCs emerged with a much-reduced caucus of 52 seats. The Liberals won 48 seats but won slightly more of the popular vote. The NDP held the balance of power, with 25 seats. Despite taking 14 seats from the PCs, the Liberals were somewhat disappointed, as they felt that they had their first realistic chance of winning government in recent memory. The NDP was also disappointed by the election result, as the party had been nearly tied with the Liberals for popular support for several years and had hoped to surpass them.

## Aftermath

The incumbent PCs intended to remain in power with a minority government, as they had done on two occasions under Davis' leadership. Rae and the NDP had little interest in supporting a continuation of PC rule, while the Liberals were also more amenable to a partnership compared to in the 1970's. Among other things, the Liberals repeatedly pointed out that (again, unlike in the previous decade) their party had won the popular vote and therefore, in their view, had at least as much of a right to govern the province as the Conservatives. The NDP began negotiations on May 13 to reach an agreement with the Liberals. Rae and Peterson signed an accord on May 29 that would see a number of NDP priorities put into law in exchange for an NDP motion of non-confidence in Miller's government and the NDP's support of the Liberals. The NDP agreed to support a Liberal minority government for two years during which the Liberals agreed not to call an election.
Miller, apprised of negotiations, considered a plan to address the province on television two days before the throne speech, disown funding for Catholic schools, and announce he was meeting with the Lieutenant Governor to request an election before a confidence vote could take place. Believing that the Lieutenant Governor would have to call an election if requested before the confidence vote, Miller refused to do so since he believed the party's finances to be too fragile for a second campaign and that repudiating a key Davis policy would tear the party apart.
In what was by then a foregone conclusion, on June 18, 1985 the PC government was defeated by the passage of a motion of no confidence introduced by Rae. Lieutenant-Governor John Black Aird then asked Peterson to form a government. Privately, Aird's actions suited Miller since even without party infighting and finances to consider, the PC's internal polling had by then clearly indicated the voters did not want another election and that even if the Lieutenant-Governor could have been convinced to call one, the Liberals would have been likely to win in a landslide. The actions of Aird, who was appointed by former Liberal Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, therefore allowed Miller to portray his relinquishing of the premiership as a grudging acquiescence that he was forced to undertake by a representative of the sovereign, who the PCs would subsequently claim had breached constitutional convention and inappropriately engaged in partisanship to elevate the second-place party to government. In any case, Miller resigned on June 26 and Peterson's minority government was sworn in on the same day.

## Opinion polls
### During campaign period

Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level :
| Polling firm | Last day of survey | PCO | OLP | ONDP | Other | ME | Sample |
| Election 1985 | May 2, 1985 | 37.9 | 37.1 | 23.6 | 1.4 | | |
| Environics | April 19, 1985 | 41 | 33 | 26 | — | — | 1,015 |
| | April 1985 | 43 | 35 | 21 | — | — | — |
| | April 1985 | 47 | 32 | 21 | — | — | — |
| Election called (March 25, 1985) |||||||||

### During the 32nd Parliament of Ontario

Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level :
| Polling firm | Last day of survey | PCO | OLP | ONDP | Other | ME | Sample |
| Gallup | March 1985 | 50.5 | 28.8 | 20.3 | — | — | — |
| Decima | February 1985 | 55 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — |
| CROP Inc | June 1984 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gallup | June 1983 | 51.9 | 30 | 17.6 | — | 4 | 1,038 |
| Election 1981 | March 19, 1981 | 44.38 | 33.48 | 21.14 | 1 | | |

## Results

Elections to the 33rd Parliament of Ontario (1985) :
| Political party | Political party | Party leader | MPPs | MPPs | MPPs | MPPs | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Political party | Political party | Party leader | Candidates | 1981 | 1985 | ± | # | ± | % | ± (pp) |
| | Progressive Conservative | Frank Miller | 125 | 70 | 52 | 18 | 1,343,044 | 69,444 | 36.94% | 7.44 |
| | Liberal | David Peterson | 125 | 34 | 48 | 14 | 1,377,965 | 305,285 | 37.90% | 4.20 |
| | New Democratic | Bob Rae | 125 | 21 | 25 | 4 | 865,507 | 192,683 | 23.81% | 2.67 |
| | Independent | | 28 | – | – | – | 25,728 | 15,143 | 0.71% | 0.38 |
| | Libertarian | Scott Bell | 17 | – | – | – | 12,831 | 5,744 | 0.35% | 0.13 |
| | Green | | 9 | – | – | – | 5,345 | 5,345 | 0.15% | New |
| | Communist | Gordon Massie | 10 | – | – | – | 3,696 | 1,610 | 0.10% | 0.07 |
| | Freedom | none | 3 | – | – | – | 1,583 | 1,123 | 0.04% | 0.03 |
| Total | Total | Total | 442 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 3,635,699 | 3,635,699 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 26,434 | 5,637 | | |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 3,662,133 | 458,852 | 61.55 | 3.51 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,950,295 | 431,091 | | |
* ↑ 1981 results include Liberal-Labour
* ↑ previously known as the Unparty
* ↑ Robert Metz was the President
Seats and popular vote by party :
| Party | Seats | Votes | Change (pp) | Change (pp) |
| █ Progressive Conservative | 52 / 125 | 36.94% | -7.44 | |
| █ Liberal | 48 / 125 | 37.90% | 4.20 | 4.2 |
| █ New Democratic | 25 / 125 | 23.81% | 2.67 | 2.67 |
| █ Independent | 0 / 125 | 0.71% | 0.38 | 0.38 |
| █ Other | 0 / 125 | 0.64% | 0.19 | 0.19 |

### Synopsis of results

Results by riding – 1985 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 | 1981 | 1981 | Party | Party | Votes | Share | Margin # | Margin % | Turnout | Lib | PC | NDP | Ind | Other | Total |
| Algoma | | NDP | | NDP | 7,575 | 53.11% | 3,881 | 27.21% | 70.64% | 2,995 | 3,694 | 7,575 | – | – | 14,264 |
| Algoma—Manitoulin | | PC | | PC | 7,174 | 47.24% | 2,470 | 16.26% | 55.49% | 4,704 | 7,174 | 3,309 | – | – | 15,187 |
| Brampton | | PC | | Lib | 25,656 | 45.62% | 4,417 | 7.85% | 55.84% | 25,656 | 21,239 | 8,313 | 500 | 531 | 56,239 |
| Brantford | | PC | | PC | 13,444 | 41.65% | 1,141 | 3.53% | 64.87% | 6,533 | 13,444 | 12,303 | – | – | 32,280 |
| Brant—Oxford—Norfolk | | Lib | | Lib | 15,317 | 62.21% | 9,500 | 38.58% | 60.36% | 15,317 | 5,817 | 3,487 | – | – | 24,621 |
| Brock | | PC | | PC | 9,741 | 41.55% | 660 | 2.82% | 63.11% | 9,081 | 9,741 | 3,867 | – | 755 | 23,444 |
| Burlington South | | PC | | PC | 16,479 | 42.12% | 4,657 | 11.90% | 63.04% | 11,822 | 16,479 | 10,820 | – | – | 39,121 |
| Cambridge | | PC | | PC | 12,888 | 40.33% | 903 | 2.83% | 60.19% | 7,083 | 12,888 | 11,985 | – | – | 31,956 |
| Carleton | | PC | | PC | 17,732 | 44.34% | 2,639 | 6.60% | 57.85% | 15,093 | 17,732 | 7,165 | – | – | 39,990 |
| Carleton East | | PC | | Lib | 23,221 | 48.14% | 7,033 | 14.58% | 57.59% | 23,221 | 16,188 | 8,829 | – | – | 48,238 |
| Carleton-Grenville | | PC | | PC | 15,524 | 57.47% | 7,505 | 27.78% | 56.54% | 8,019 | 15,524 | 3,468 | – | – | 27,011 |
| Chatham—Kent | | PC | | Lib | 10,340 | 41.23% | 1,134 | 4.52% | 58.84% | 10,340 | 9,206 | 5,535 | – | – | 25,081 |
| Cochrane North | | PC | | Lib | 8,793 | 47.39% | 1,910 | 10.29% | 68.78% | 8,793 | 6,883 | 2,878 | – | – | 18,554 |
| Cochrane South | | PC | | PC | 13,935 | 59.05% | 8,273 | 35.06% | 62.63% | 4,002 | 13,935 | 5,662 | – | – | 23,599 |
| Cornwall | | NDP | | PC | 9,430 | 43.57% | 3,046 | 14.07% | 59.41% | 6,384 | 9,430 | 5,828 | – | – | 21,642 |
| Dufferin—Simcoe | | PC | | PC | 16,198 | 50.09% | 4,376 | 13.53% | 57.94% | 11,822 | 16,198 | 4,316 | – | – | 32,336 |
| Durham East | | PC | | PC | 15,193 | 46.59% | 5,361 | 16.44% | 58.14% | 7,584 | 15,193 | 9,832 | – | – | 32,609 |
| Durham West | | PC | | PC | 18,684 | 44.03% | 4,336 | 10.22% | 56.38% | 14,348 | 18,684 | 8,495 | – | 911 | 42,438 |
| Durham—York | | PC | | PC | 14,343 | 48.55% | 4,583 | 15.51% | 58.83% | 9,760 | 14,343 | 5,440 | – | – | 29,543 |
| Elgin | | PC | | PC | 11,816 | 45.29% | 3,197 | 12.25% | 62.09% | 8,619 | 11,816 | 5,315 | 342 | – | 26,092 |
| Erie | | Lib | | Lib | 10,926 | 54.57% | 5,022 | 25.08% | 60.91% | 10,926 | 5,904 | 3,191 | – | – | 20,021 |
| Essex North | | Lib | | NDP | 7,901 | 33.56% | 1,286 | 5.46% | 61.39% | 6,615 | 6,105 | 7,901 | 2,925 | – | 23,546 |
| Essex South | | Lib | | Lib | 11,382 | 47.22% | 6,284 | 26.07% | 61.08% | 11,382 | 5,098 | 2,677 | 4,947 | – | 24,104 |
| Fort William | | PC | | PC | 14,452 | 54.66% | 7,381 | 27.91% | 63.83% | 4,629 | 14,452 | 7,071 | – | 289 | 26,441 |
| Frontenac—Addington | | Lib | | Lib | 11,684 | 45.56% | 2,387 | 9.31% | 61.14% | 11,684 | 9,297 | 3,723 | 941 | – | 25,645 |
| Grey | | Lib | | Lib | 16,061 | 65.17% | 10,186 | 41.33% | 63.49% | 16,061 | 5,875 | 2,402 | – | 306 | 24,644 |
| Grey—Bruce | | Lib | | Lib | 14,883 | 59.97% | 7,288 | 29.37% | 65.85% | 14,883 | 7,595 | 2,340 | – | – | 24,818 |
| Haldimand—Norfolk | | Lib | | Lib | 17,456 | 56.06% | 7,593 | 24.38% | 66.48% | 17,456 | 9,863 | 3,821 | – | – | 31,140 |
| Halton—Burlington | | Lib | | Lib | 14,991 | 42.46% | 214 | 0.61% | 58.95% | 14,991 | 14,777 | 4,871 | 665 | – | 35,304 |
| Hamilton Centre | | Lib | | Lib | 9,184 | 44.01% | 384 | 1.84% | 56.85% | 9,184 | 2,883 | 8,800 | – | – | 20,867 |
| Hamilton East | | NDP | | NDP | 13,774 | 43.80% | 1,600 | 5.09% | 61.03% | 12,174 | 5,268 | 13,774 | – | 234 | 31,450 |
| Hamilton Mountain | | NDP | | NDP | 13,871 | 44.24% | 4,142 | 13.21% | 69.28% | 7,757 | 9,729 | 13,871 | – | – | 31,357 |
| Hamilton West | | Lib | | NDP | 10,182 | 37.42% | 450 | 1.65% | 61.95% | 9,732 | 6,705 | 10,182 | 593 | – | 27,212 |
| Hastings—Peterborough | | PC | | PC | 12,272 | 54.91% | 6,686 | 29.91% | 60.30% | 5,586 | 12,272 | 4,492 | – | – | 22,350 |
| Huron—Bruce | | Lib | | Lib | 17,159 | 61.94% | 8,609 | 31.08% | 71.72% | 17,159 | 8,550 | 1,992 | – | – | 27,701 |
| Huron—Middlesex | | Lib | | Lib | 13,820 | 61.21% | 6,439 | 28.52% | 70.71% | 13,820 | 7,381 | 1,148 | 229 | – | 22,578 |
| Kenora | | PC | | PC | 12,574 | 66.69% | 8,549 | 45.35% | 60.95% | 2,254 | 12,574 | 4,025 | – | – | 18,853 |
| Kent—Elgin | | Lib | | Lib | 11,616 | 54.36% | 3,778 | 17.68% | 62.81% | 11,616 | 7,838 | 1,916 | – | – | 21,370 |
| Kingston and the Islands | | PC | | Lib | 11,924 | 46.33% | 2,287 | 8.89% | 56.36% | 11,924 | 9,637 | 3,892 | – | 285 | 25,738 |
| Kitchener | | Lib | | Lib | 14,066 | 46.86% | 4,382 | 14.60% | 58.60% | 14,066 | 9,684 | 5,654 | 610 | – | 30,014 |
| Kitchener—Wilmot | | Lib | | Lib | 15,987 | 54.38% | 7,250 | 24.66% | 55.24% | 15,987 | 8,737 | 4,673 | – | – | 29,397 |
| Lake Nipigon | | NDP | | NDP | 5,708 | 41.70% | 1,176 | 8.59% | 64.45% | 3,448 | 4,532 | 5,708 | – | – | 13,688 |
| Lambton | | PC | | Lib | 10,816 | 47.52% | 860 | 3.78% | 67.64% | 10,816 | 9,956 | 1,987 | – | – | 22,759 |
| Lanark | | PC | | PC | 10,916 | 56.39% | 5,770 | 29.81% | 56.28% | 5,146 | 10,916 | 3,297 | – | – | 19,359 |
| Leeds | | PC | | PC | 11,809 | 51.61% | 5,061 | 22.12% | 58.76% | 6,748 | 11,809 | 3,583 | 741 | – | 22,881 |
| Lincoln | | PC | | PC | 12,226 | 49.84% | 3,222 | 13.13% | 67.82% | 9,004 | 12,226 | 2,264 | 1,036 | – | 24,530 |
| London Centre | | Lib | | Lib | 13,890 | 54.80% | 7,176 | 28.31% | 52.81% | 13,890 | 6,714 | 4,340 | – | 403 | 25,347 |
| London North | | Lib | | Lib | 20,536 | 54.43% | 9,103 | 24.13% | 60.14% | 20,536 | 11,433 | 5,191 | – | 566 | 37,726 |
| London South | | PC | | Lib | 24,522 | 51.03% | 6,683 | 13.91% | 62.91% | 24,522 | 17,839 | 5,080 | – | 614 | 48,055 |
| Middlesex | | PC | | Lib | 11,292 | 47.16% | 810 | 3.38% | 68.03% | 11,292 | 10,482 | 2,169 | – | – | 23,943 |
| Mississauga East | | PC | | PC | 14,900 | 37.96% | 2,566 | 6.54% | 57.52% | 12,334 | 14,900 | 12,015 | – | – | 39,249 |
| Mississauga North | | PC | | Lib | 21,369 | 41.69% | 1,424 | 2.78% | 54.54% | 21,369 | 19,945 | 9,943 | – | – | 51,257 |
| Mississauga South | | PC | | PC | 13,186 | 44.58% | 1,563 | 5.28% | 59.94% | 11,623 | 13,186 | 4,770 | – | – | 29,579 |
| Muskoka | | PC | | PC | 12,723 | 68.42% | 9,687 | 52.09% | 67.82% | 3,036 | 12,723 | 2,836 | – | – | 18,595 |
| Niagara Falls | | Lib | | Lib | 14,658 | 48.78% | 6,042 | 20.11% | 61.03% | 14,658 | 8,616 | 6,778 | – | – | 30,052 |
| Nickel Belt | | NDP | | NDP | 8,912 | 52.37% | 3,063 | 18.00% | 70.39% | 2,255 | 5,849 | 8,912 | – | – | 17,016 |
| Nipissing | | PC | | PC | 14,900 | 49.86% | 3,898 | 13.04% | 64.66% | 11,002 | 14,900 | 3,984 | – | – | 29,886 |
| Northumberland | | PC | | PC | 14,296 | 47.67% | 1,850 | 6.17% | 63.87% | 12,446 | 14,296 | 3,247 | – | – | 29,989 |
| Oakville | | PC | | PC | 14,265 | 41.66% | 687 | 2.01% | 64.06% | 13,578 | 14,265 | 4,390 | – | 2,008 | 34,241 |
| Oshawa | | NDP | | NDP | 12,686 | 50.25% | 5,158 | 20.43% | 54.71% | 5,034 | 7,528 | 12,686 | – | – | 25,248 |
| Ottawa Centre | | NDP | | NDP | 11,890 | 43.45% | 3,885 | 14.20% | 59.18% | 7,103 | 8,005 | 11,890 | 364 | – | 27,362 |
| Ottawa East | | Lib | | Lib | 14,601 | 68.40% | 10,630 | 49.80% | 49.15% | 14,601 | 2,257 | 3,971 | 518 | – | 21,347 |
| Ottawa South | | PC | | PC | 12,971 | 39.41% | 1,337 | 4.06% | 63.63% | 11,634 | 12,971 | 8,311 | – | – | 32,916 |
| Ottawa West | | PC | | PC | 15,089 | 46.63% | 2,948 | 9.11% | 59.43% | 12,141 | 15,089 | 4,427 | – | 701 | 32,358 |
| Oxford | | PC | | PC | 15,507 | 46.81% | 4,851 | 14.64% | 60.71% | 10,656 | 15,507 | 5,660 | 577 | 729 | 33,129 |
| Parry Sound | | PC | | PC | 10,904 | 50.53% | 1,360 | 6.30% | 69.58% | 9,544 | 10,904 | 1,130 | – | – | 21,578 |
| Perth | | Lib | | Lib | 20,040 | 69.31% | 13,964 | 48.30% | 62.24% | 20,040 | 6,076 | 2,796 | – | – | 28,912 |
| Peterborough | | PC | | PC | 16,878 | 43.03% | 4,937 | 12.59% | 60.25% | 9,734 | 16,878 | 11,941 | – | 673 | 39,226 |
| Port Arthur | | NDP | | NDP | 13,084 | 44.99% | 3,258 | 11.20% | 63.06% | 6,169 | 9,826 | 13,084 | – | – | 29,079 |
| Prescott and Russell | | Lib | | Lib | 18,833 | 57.95% | 7,795 | 23.99% | 60.34% | 18,833 | 11,038 | 2,625 | – | – | 32,496 |
| Prince Edward—Lennox | | PC | | PC | 10,170 | 52.44% | 3,252 | 16.77% | 57.55% | 6,918 | 10,170 | 2,307 | – | – | 19,395 |
| Quinte | | Lib | | Lib | 18,988 | 63.10% | 9,701 | 32.24% | 60.73% | 18,988 | 9,287 | 1,817 | – | – | 30,092 |
| Rainy River | | LL | | PC | 5,053 | 39.56% | 278 | 2.18% | 67.25% | 2,944 | 5,053 | 4,775 | – | – | 12,772 |
| Renfrew North | | Lib | | Lib | 12,849 | 66.45% | 7,101 | 36.72% | 63.60% | 12,849 | 5,748 | 740 | – | – | 19,337 |
| Renfrew South | | PC | | PC | 14,182 | 51.97% | 4,495 | 16.47% | 68.64% | 9,687 | 14,182 | 3,420 | – | – | 27,289 |
| St. Catharines | | Lib | | Lib | 20,605 | 57.94% | 11,576 | 32.55% | 61.65% | 20,605 | 9,029 | 5,624 | – | 305 | 35,563 |
| Sarnia | | PC | | PC | 18,651 | 61.25% | 11,213 | 36.82% | 59.99% | 7,438 | 18,651 | 3,572 | – | 792 | 30,453 |
| Sault Ste. Marie | | PC | | NDP | 16,362 | 44.85% | 1,069 | 2.93% | 64.49% | 4,830 | 15,293 | 16,362 | – | – | 36,485 |
| Simcoe Centre | | PC | | PC | 15,379 | 38.04% | 534 | 1.32% | 60.78% | 14,845 | 15,379 | 9,639 | 566 | – | 40,429 |
| Simcoe East | | PC | | PC | 13,371 | 41.86% | 2,369 | 7.42% | 63.52% | 7,566 | 13,371 | 11,002 | – | – | 31,939 |
| Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry | | PC | | PC | 13,119 | 60.03% | 6,083 | 27.83% | 61.94% | 7,036 | 13,119 | 1,700 | – | – | 21,855 |
| Sudbury | | PC | | PC | 12,591 | 48.61% | 5,581 | 21.55% | 60.65% | 6,302 | 12,591 | 7,010 | – | – | 25,903 |
| Sudbury East | | NDP | | NDP | 17,241 | 54.66% | 7,665 | 24.30% | 63.21% | 4,726 | 9,576 | 17,241 | – | – | 31,543 |
| Timiskaming | | PC | | NDP | 10,765 | 50.79% | 2,824 | 13.32% | 71.10% | 2,026 | 7,941 | 10,765 | 464 | – | 21,196 |
| Victoria—Haliburton | | Lib | | Lib | 15,340 | 50.93% | 3,770 | 12.52% | 67.09% | 15,340 | 11,570 | 3,209 | – | – | 30,119 |
| Waterloo North | | Lib | | Lib | 16,458 | 54.60% | 7,309 | 24.25% | 58.80% | 16,458 | 9,149 | 4,534 | – | – | 30,141 |
| Welland-Thorold | | NDP | | NDP | 17,065 | 59.44% | 11,038 | 38.45% | 66.73% | 6,027 | 5,618 | 17,065 | – | – | 28,710 |
| Wellington—Dufferin—Peel | | PC | | PC | 14,845 | 46.92% | 4,444 | 14.05% | 58.06% | 10,401 | 14,845 | 6,395 | – | – | 31,641 |
| Wellington South | | Lib | | Lib | 17,995 | 47.83% | 5,006 | 13.30% | 65.46% | 17,995 | 12,989 | 6,641 | – | – | 37,625 |
| Wentworth | | PC | | PC | 12,322 | 38.29% | 1,985 | 6.17% | 61.14% | 10,337 | 12,322 | 8,571 | 947 | – | 32,177 |
| Wentworth North | | Lib | | Lib | 18,328 | 47.73% | 5,168 | 13.46% | 65.33% | 18,328 | 13,160 | 6,158 | – | 751 | 38,397 |
| Windsor—Riverside | | NDP | | NDP | 17,883 | 61.62% | 11,164 | 38.47% | 57.28% | 4,418 | 6,719 | 17,883 | – | – | 29,020 |
| Windsor—Sandwich | | Lib | | Lib | 10,730 | 48.35% | 3,147 | 14.18% | 56.50% | 10,730 | 3,681 | 7,583 | – | 197 | 22,191 |
| Windsor—Walkerville | | Lib | | Lib | 9,130 | 40.03% | 2,150 | 9.43% | 58.56% | 9,130 | 6,980 | 6,698 | – | – | 22,808 |
| York Centre | | PC | | PC | 25,022 | 45.82% | 5,246 | 9.61% | 57.11% | 19,776 | 25,022 | 7,171 | 2,644 | – | 54,613 |
| York North | | PC | | Lib | 21,291 | 46.78% | 4,095 | 9.00% | 59.16% | 21,291 | 17,196 | 7,026 | – | – | 45,513 |
| Armourdale | | PC | | PC | 13,394 | 41.26% | 212 | 0.65% | 68.43% | 13,182 | 13,394 | 5,429 | – | 456 | 32,461 |
| Beaches—Woodbine | | NDP | | NDP | 12,672 | 49.82% | 5,371 | 21.12% | 65.11% | 5,065 | 7,301 | 12,672 | – | 396 | 25,434 |
| Bellwoods | | NDP | | NDP | 8,088 | 47.49% | 1,433 | 8.41% | 67.32% | 6,655 | 1,964 | 8,088 | 324 | – | 17,031 |
| Don Mills | | PC | | PC | 15,481 | 50.72% | 7,977 | 26.14% | 57.52% | 7,504 | 15,481 | 6,153 | 1,382 | – | 30,520 |
| Dovercourt | | NDP | | NDP | 6,677 | 38.96% | 77 | 0.45% | 67.75% | 6,600 | 3,564 | 6,677 | – | 298 | 17,139 |
| Downsview | | NDP | | Lib | 11,234 | 43.92% | 221 | 0.86% | 65.58% | 11,234 | 3,329 | 11,013 | – | – | 25,576 |
| Eglinton | | PC | | PC | 13,503 | 43.60% | 914 | 2.95% | 67.42% | 12,589 | 13,503 | 4,880 | – | – | 30,972 |
| Etobicoke | | NDP | | NDP | 16,792 | 54.33% | 9,219 | 29.83% | 58.77% | 6,544 | 7,573 | 16,792 | – | – | 30,909 |
| High Park—Swansea | | PC | | PC | 9,960 | 38.13% | 330 | 1.26% | 70.02% | 5,578 | 9,960 | 9,630 | 244 | 707 | 26,119 |
| Humber | | PC | | Lib | 18,057 | 45.92% | 1,951 | 4.96% | 66.85% | 18,057 | 16,106 | 5,160 | – | – | 39,323 |
| Lakeshore | | PC | | NDP | 11,539 | 39.89% | 2,037 | 7.04% | 67.93% | 9,502 | 7,886 | 11,539 | – | – | 28,927 |
| Oakwood | | NDP | | NDP | 10,407 | 41.63% | 776 | 3.10% | 68.62% | 9,631 | 4,636 | 10,407 | – | 327 | 25,001 |
| Oriole | | PC | | Lib | 17,641 | 49.05% | 4,084 | 11.36% | 65.23% | 17,641 | 13,557 | 3,660 | – | 1,106 | 35,964 |
| Parkdale | | Lib | | Lib | 12,065 | 62.67% | 6,929 | 35.99% | 66.69% | 12,065 | 2,052 | 5,136 | – | – | 19,253 |
| Riverdale | | NDP | | NDP | 9,869 | 52.16% | 5,279 | 27.90% | 61.69% | 3,949 | 4,590 | 9,869 | – | 514 | 18,922 |
| St. Andrew—St. Patrick | | PC | | PC | 10,332 | 40.47% | 1,959 | 7.67% | 63.95% | 6,330 | 10,332 | 8,373 | – | 496 | 25,531 |
| St. David | | PC | | Lib | 13,120 | 46.98% | 3,418 | 12.24% | 69.43% | 13,120 | 9,702 | 4,878 | – | 228 | 27,928 |
| St. George | | PC | | PC | 11,378 | 35.04% | 835 | 2.57% | 58.00% | 9,361 | 11,378 | 10,543 | 186 | 1,007 | 32,475 |
| Scarborough Centre | | PC | | PC | 8,890 | 35.56% | 359 | 1.44% | 57.77% | 8,531 | 8,890 | 7,577 | – | – | 24,998 |
| Scarborough East | | PC | | Lib | 15,855 | 48.22% | 4,610 | 14.02% | 58.27% | 15,855 | 11,245 | 4,381 | – | 1,402 | 32,883 |
| Scarborough—Ellesmere | | PC | | NDP | 10,119 | 37.42% | 219 | 0.81% | 63.63% | 6,674 | 9,900 | 10,119 | – | 348 | 27,041 |
| Scarborough North | | PC | | Lib | 30,504 | 47.52% | 7,860 | 12.24% | 57.68% | 30,504 | 22,644 | 9,072 | 1,974 | – | 64,194 |
| Scarborough West | | NDP | | NDP | 12,889 | 53.19% | 6,895 | 28.45% | 60.47% | 4,806 | 5,994 | 12,889 | 544 | – | 24,233 |
| Wilson Heights | | PC | | Lib | 12,363 | 40.76% | 2,188 | 7.21% | 64.26% | 12,363 | 10,175 | 7,793 | – | – | 30,331 |
| York East | | PC | | PC | 11,459 | 40.05% | 2,276 | 7.96% | 64.52% | 6,629 | 11,459 | 9,183 | – | 1,339 | 28,610 |
| York Mills | | PC | | PC | 17,943 | 48.19% | 7,865 | 21.12% | 61.12% | 10,078 | 17,943 | 6,872 | – | 2,339 | 37,232 |
| York South | | NDP | | NDP | 16,373 | 54.02% | 9,566 | 31.56% | 66.53% | 6,807 | 5,321 | 16,373 | 1,465 | 343 | 30,309 |
| York West | | PC | | PC | 14,595 | 39.98% | 715 | 1.96% | 65.00% | 13,880 | 14,595 | 6,930 | – | 1,099 | 36,504 |
| Yorkview | | Lib | | Lib | 15,986 | 49.84% | 3,328 | 10.38% | 60.72% | 15,986 | 3,431 | 12,658 | – | – | 32,075 |
* ↑ including spoilt ballots
* ↑ order is as given in EO reports
    = 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

### Comparative analysis for ridings (1985 vs 1981)

Summary of riding results by turnout, vote share for winning candidate, and swing (vs 1981) :
| Riding and winning party | Riding and winning party | Riding and winning party | Riding and winning party | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Vote share | Vote share | Vote share | Vote share | Swing | Swing | Swing |
| Riding and winning party | Riding and winning party | Riding and winning party | Riding and winning party | % | Change (pp) | Change (pp) | Change (pp) | % | Change (pp) | Change (pp) | Change (pp) | Change (pp) | Change (pp) | Change (pp) |
| Algoma | | NDP | Hold | 70.64 | 1.41 | | 1.41 | 53.11 | 0.28 | | 0.28 | 4.95 | | 4.95 |
| Algoma—Manitoulin | | PC | Hold | 55.49 | 5.33 | | 5.33 | 47.24 | -10.12 | | | -8.59 | | |
| Brampton | | Lib | Gain | 55.84 | 5.12 | | 5.12 | 45.62 | 22.60 | | 22.6 | -23.03 | | |
| Brantford | | PC | Hold | 64.87 | 5.44 | | 5.44 | 41.65 | -3.70 | | | -3.98 | | |
| Brant—Oxford—Norfolk | | Lib | Hold | 60.36 | 4.72 | | 4.72 | 62.21 | 2.82 | | 2.82 | 3.31 | | 3.31 |
| Brock | | PC | Hold | 63.11 | 2.75 | | 2.75 | 41.55 | -7.20 | | | -7.06 | | |
| Burlington South | | PC | Hold | 63.04 | 7.35 | | 7.35 | 42.12 | -15.68 | | | -9.36 | | |
| Cambridge | | PC | Hold | 60.19 | 0.86 | | 0.86 | 40.33 | -2.49 | | | -0.03 | | |
| Carleton | | PC | Hold | 57.85 | 4.63 | | 4.63 | 44.34 | -10.92 | | | -10.98 | | |
| Carleton East | | Lib | Gain | 57.59 | -1.78 | | | 48.14 | 14.19 | | 14.19 | -9.33 | | |
| Carleton-Grenville | | PC | Hold | 56.54 | -1.17 | | | 57.47 | -7.61 | | | -6.31 | | |
| Chatham—Kent | | Lib | Gain | 58.84 | 4.37 | | 4.37 | 41.23 | 12.42 | | 12.42 | 0.72 | | 0.72 |
| Cochrane North | | Lib | Gain | 68.78 | 6.22 | | 6.22 | 47.39 | 12.36 | | 12.36 | -5.72 | | |
| Cochrane South | | PC | Hold | 62.63 | 0.98 | | 0.98 | 59.05 | 2.80 | | 2.8 | 8.56 | | 8.56 |
| Cornwall | | PC | Gain | 59.41 | -4.25 | | | 43.57 | 9.04 | | 9.04 | -12.00 | | |
| Dufferin—Simcoe | | PC | Hold | 57.94 | 1.53 | | 1.53 | 50.09 | -12.74 | | | -13.02 | | |
| Durham East | | PC | Hold | 58.14 | -2.32 | | | 46.59 | -1.43 | | | -1.85 | | |
| Durham West | | PC | Hold | 56.38 | 0.93 | | 0.93 | 44.03 | -8.75 | | | -9.74 | | |
| Durham—York | | PC | Hold | 58.83 | 1.84 | | 1.84 | 48.55 | -8.96 | | | -8.36 | | |
| Elgin | | PC | Hold | 62.09 | 3.31 | | 3.31 | 45.29 | -10.13 | | | -6.15 | | |
| Erie | | Lib | Hold | 60.91 | 6.32 | | 6.32 | 54.57 | 4.75 | | 4.75 | 2.56 | | 2.56 |
| Essex North | | NDP | Gain | 61.39 | 6.92 | | 6.92 | 33.56 | 3.87 | | 3.87 | -10.96 | | |
| Essex South | | Lib | Hold | 61.08 | 9.90 | | 9.9 | 47.22 | -5.55 | | | -0.71 | | |
| Fort William | | PC | Hold | 63.83 | 4.18 | | 4.18 | 54.66 | 0.34 | | 0.34 | 2.60 | | 2.6 |
| Frontenac—Addington | | Lib | Hold | 61.14 | -1.76 | | | 45.56 | 1.35 | | 1.35 | 3.94 | | 3.94 |
| Grey | | Lib | Hold | 63.49 | -1.27 | | | 65.17 | 9.71 | | 9.71 | 11.22 | | 11.22 |
| Grey—Bruce | | Lib | Hold | 65.85 | 1.49 | | 1.49 | 59.97 | -0.33 | | | 1.25 | | 1.25 |
| Haldimand—Norfolk | | Lib | Hold | 66.48 | 3.39 | | 3.39 | 56.06 | -0.43 | | | -0.80 | | |
| Halton—Burlington | | Lib | Hold | 58.95 | 2.63 | | 2.63 | 42.46 | -2.53 | | | -0.57 | | |
| Hamilton Centre | | Lib | Hold | 56.85 | 1.26 | | 1.26 | 44.01 | -3.01 | | | -5.85 | | |
| Hamilton East | | NDP | Hold | 61.03 | 6.01 | | 6.01 | 43.80 | -2.67 | | | -5.47 | | |
| Hamilton Mountain | | NDP | Hold | 69.28 | 2.26 | | 2.26 | 44.24 | 8.47 | | 8.47 | 6.28 | | 6.28 |
| Hamilton West | | NDP | Gain | 61.95 | 1.49 | | 1.49 | 37.42 | 21.31 | | 21.31 | 1.17 | | 1.17 |
| Hastings—Peterborough | | PC | Hold | 60.30 | -6.19 | | | 54.91 | 5.30 | | 5.3 | 8.96 | | 8.96 |
| Huron—Bruce | | Lib | Hold | 71.72 | 1.50 | | 1.5 | 61.94 | 15.31 | | 15.31 | 15.11 | | 15.11 |
| Huron—Middlesex | | Lib | Hold | 70.71 | 4.14 | | 4.14 | 61.21 | 8.97 | | 8.97 | 9.16 | | 9.16 |
| Kenora | | PC | Hold | 60.95 | 3.01 | | 3.01 | 66.69 | 5.86 | | 5.86 | 4.43 | | 4.43 |
| Kent—Elgin | | Lib | Hold | 62.81 | -1.59 | | | 54.36 | 7.28 | | 7.28 | 8.06 | | 8.06 |
| Kingston and the Islands | | Lib | Gain | 56.36 | -1.74 | | | 46.33 | 12.26 | | 12.26 | -12.54 | | |
| Kitchener | | Lib | Hold | 58.60 | 7.74 | | 7.74 | 46.86 | -4.11 | | | -2.03 | | |
| Kitchener—Wilmot | | Lib | Hold | 55.24 | 5.75 | | 5.75 | 54.38 | 5.83 | | 5.83 | 6.00 | | 6 |
| Lake Nipigon | | NDP | Hold | 64.45 | 8.70 | | 8.7 | 41.70 | -27.20 | | | -22.13 | | |
| Lambton | | Lib | Gain | 67.64 | 1.61 | | 1.61 | 47.52 | 17.14 | | 17.14 | -18.49 | | |
| Lanark | | PC | Hold | 56.28 | 0.48 | | 0.48 | 56.39 | -5.30 | | | -4.59 | | |
| Leeds | | PC | Hold | 58.76 | 0.22 | | 0.22 | 51.61 | -12.80 | | | -10.25 | | |
| Lincoln | | PC | Hold | 67.82 | 2.28 | | 2.28 | 49.84 | 3.56 | | 3.56 | 5.66 | | 5.66 |
| London Centre | | Lib | Hold | 52.81 | 3.15 | | 3.15 | 54.80 | 3.13 | | 3.13 | 5.79 | | 5.79 |
| London North | | Lib | Hold | 60.14 | 5.98 | | 5.98 | 54.43 | 4.83 | | 4.83 | 6.25 | | 6.25 |
| London South | | Lib | Gain | 62.91 | 10.88 | | 10.88 | 51.03 | 20.17 | | 20.17 | -18.89 | | |
| Middlesex | | Lib | Gain | 68.03 | 2.02 | | 2.02 | 47.16 | 9.75 | | 9.75 | -9.41 | | |
| Mississauga East | | PC | Hold | 57.52 | 7.30 | | 7.3 | 37.96 | -17.71 | | | -10.94 | | |
| Mississauga North | | Lib | Gain | 54.54 | 5.09 | | 5.09 | 41.69 | 16.42 | | 16.42 | -16.89 | | |
| Mississauga South | | PC | Hold | 59.94 | 4.35 | | 4.35 | 44.58 | -11.05 | | | -11.09 | | |
| Muskoka | | PC | Hold | 67.82 | 3.39 | | 3.39 | 68.42 | 13.34 | | 13.34 | 11.16 | | 11.16 |
| Niagara Falls | | Lib | Hold | 61.03 | 4.72 | | 4.72 | 48.78 | 1.54 | | 1.54 | 4.00 | | 4 |
| Nickel Belt | | NDP | Hold | 70.39 | 7.00 | | 7 | 52.37 | -2.48 | | | 8.49 | | 8.49 |
| Nipissing | | PC | Hold | 64.66 | 0.56 | | 0.56 | 49.86 | -5.58 | | | -2.03 | | |
| Northumberland | | PC | Hold | 63.87 | -1.16 | | | 47.67 | -3.91 | | | -3.24 | | |
| Oakville | | PC | Hold | 64.06 | 7.48 | | 7.48 | 41.66 | -20.77 | | | -16.32 | | |
| Oshawa | | NDP | Hold | 54.71 | 5.02 | | 5.02 | 50.25 | 2.20 | | 2.2 | 4.46 | | 4.46 |
| Ottawa Centre | | NDP | Hold | 59.18 | 4.60 | | 4.6 | 43.45 | 6.68 | | 6.68 | 5.92 | | 5.92 |
| Ottawa East | | Lib | Hold | 49.15 | 0.12 | | 0.12 | 68.40 | -0.82 | | | 4.62 | | 4.62 |
| Ottawa South | | PC | Hold | 63.63 | 3.41 | | 3.41 | 39.41 | -10.56 | | | -8.45 | | |
| Ottawa West | | PC | Hold | 59.43 | 3.56 | | 3.56 | 46.63 | -12.67 | | | -9.58 | | |
| Oxford | | PC | Hold | 60.71 | -0.86 | | | 46.81 | -3.06 | | | 0.94 | | 0.94 |
| Parry Sound | | PC | Hold | 69.58 | 2.71 | | 2.71 | 50.53 | 4.26 | | 4.26 | 3.14 | | 3.14 |
| Perth | | Lib | Hold | 62.24 | 3.36 | | 3.36 | 69.31 | 6.80 | | 6.8 | 8.02 | | 8.02 |
| Peterborough | | PC | Hold | 60.25 | -2.81 | | | 43.03 | -2.90 | | | 0.54 | | 0.54 |
| Port Arthur | | NDP | Hold | 63.06 | 1.84 | | 1.84 | 44.99 | -1.10 | | | 2.94 | | 2.94 |
| Prescott and Russell | | Lib | Hold | 60.34 | -0.49 | | | 57.95 | 1.74 | | 1.74 | 2.38 | | 2.38 |
| Prince Edward—Lennox | | PC | Hold | 57.55 | -3.64 | | | 52.44 | -5.09 | | | -2.82 | | |
| Quinte | | Lib | Hold | 60.73 | 4.65 | | 4.65 | 63.10 | 6.32 | | 6.32 | 5.91 | | 5.91 |
| Rainy River | | PC | Gain | 67.25 | 5.75 | | 5.75 | 39.56 | 2.39 | | 2.39 | -10.16 | | |
| Renfrew North | | Lib | Hold | 63.60 | 5.41 | | 5.41 | 66.45 | 13.88 | | 13.88 | 12.66 | | 12.66 |
| Renfrew South | | PC | Hold | 68.64 | -2.45 | | | 51.97 | -3.69 | | | 0.33 | | 0.33 |
| St. Catharines | | Lib | Hold | 61.65 | 4.44 | | 4.44 | 57.94 | 6.09 | | 6.09 | 6.48 | | 6.48 |
| Sarnia | | PC | Hold | 59.99 | -3.28 | | | 61.25 | 15.02 | | 15.02 | 13.36 | | 13.36 |
| Sault Ste. Marie | | NDP | Gain | 64.49 | 10.20 | | 10.2 | 44.85 | 20.51 | | 20.51 | 2.18 | | 2.18 |
| Simcoe Centre | | PC | Hold | 60.78 | 1.72 | | 1.72 | 38.04 | -11.80 | | | -5.85 | | |
| Simcoe East | | PC | Hold | 63.52 | -0.87 | | | 41.86 | -0.26 | | | -2.03 | | |
| Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry | | PC | Hold | 61.94 | -4.01 | | | 60.03 | 4.65 | | 4.65 | 4.31 | | 4.31 |
| Sudbury | | PC | Hold | 60.65 | -2.08 | | | 48.61 | 2.66 | | 2.66 | 3.16 | | 3.16 |
| Sudbury East | | NDP | Hold | 63.21 | 4.27 | | 4.27 | 54.66 | 5.45 | | 5.45 | 4.24 | | 4.24 |
| Timiskaming | | NDP | Gain | 71.10 | 6.07 | | 6.07 | 50.79 | 14.67 | | 14.67 | -10.96 | | |
| Victoria—Haliburton | | Lib | Hold | 67.09 | 4.18 | | 4.18 | 50.93 | 1.22 | | 1.22 | 1.80 | | 1.8 |
| Waterloo North | | Lib | Hold | 58.80 | 6.50 | | 6.5 | 54.60 | 5.44 | | 5.44 | 5.93 | | 5.93 |
| Welland-Thorold | | NDP | Hold | 66.73 | 1.94 | | 1.94 | 59.44 | 9.63 | | 9.63 | 9.05 | | 9.05 |
| Wellington—Dufferin—Peel | | PC | Hold | 58.06 | -0.45 | | | 46.92 | -9.64 | | | -7.43 | | |
| Wellington South | | Lib | Hold | 65.46 | 8.61 | | 8.61 | 47.83 | -5.74 | | | -7.07 | | |
| Wentworth | | PC | Hold | 61.14 | -1.19 | | | 38.29 | 3.41 | | 3.41 | 5.55 | | 5.55 |
| Wentworth North | | Lib | Hold | 65.33 | 1.34 | | 1.34 | 47.73 | -1.40 | | | 0.57 | | 0.57 |
| Windsor—Riverside | | NDP | Hold | 57.28 | 0.97 | | 0.97 | 61.62 | 12.04 | | 12.04 | 14.97 | | 14.97 |
| Windsor—Sandwich | | Lib | Hold | 56.50 | 8.16 | | 8.16 | 48.35 | 8.09 | | 8.09 | 6.73 | | 6.73 |
| Windsor—Walkerville | | Lib | Hold | 58.56 | 7.27 | | 7.27 | 40.03 | -14.86 | | | -9.14 | | |
| York Centre | | PC | Hold | 57.11 | 0.30 | | 0.3 | 45.82 | -1.72 | | | 2.66 | | 2.66 |
| York North | | Lib | Gain | 59.16 | 4.95 | | 4.95 | 46.78 | 16.04 | | 16.04 | -16.82 | | |
| Armourdale | | PC | Hold | 68.43 | 7.79 | | 7.79 | 41.26 | -13.37 | | | -11.57 | | |
| Beaches—Woodbine | | NDP | Hold | 65.11 | 5.87 | | 5.87 | 49.82 | 6.72 | | 6.72 | 9.83 | | 9.83 |
| Bellwoods | | NDP | Hold | 67.32 | 8.57 | | 8.57 | 47.49 | 6.50 | | 6.5 | 2.74 | | 2.74 |
| Don Mills | | PC | Hold | 57.52 | 4.98 | | 4.98 | 50.72 | -13.27 | | | -9.12 | | |
| Dovercourt | | NDP | Hold | 67.75 | 5.13 | | 5.13 | 38.96 | 1.15 | | 1.15 | -0.79 | | |
| Downsview | | Lib | Gain | 65.58 | 7.04 | | 7.04 | 43.92 | 7.78 | | 7.78 | -1.91 | | |
| Eglinton | | PC | Hold | 67.42 | 9.56 | | 9.56 | 43.60 | -21.32 | | | -20.52 | | |
| Etobicoke | | NDP | Hold | 58.77 | 3.46 | | 3.46 | 54.33 | 13.69 | | 13.69 | 10.31 | | 10.31 |
| High Park—Swansea | | PC | Hold | 70.02 | 5.39 | | 5.39 | 38.13 | -8.87 | | | -4.86 | | |
| Humber | | Lib | Gain | 66.85 | 6.92 | | 6.92 | 45.92 | 16.74 | | 16.74 | -18.11 | | |
| Lakeshore | | NDP | Gain | 67.93 | 6.87 | | 6.87 | 39.89 | 3.97 | | 3.97 | -8.67 | | |
| Oakwood | | NDP | Hold | 68.62 | 12.39 | | 12.39 | 41.63 | -3.55 | | | 4.15 | | 4.15 |
| Oriole | | Lib | Gain | 65.23 | 7.58 | | 7.58 | 49.05 | 12.85 | | 12.85 | -12.42 | | |
| Parkdale | | Lib | Hold | 66.69 | 8.10 | | 8.1 | 62.67 | 20.40 | | 20.4 | 15.19 | | 15.19 |
| Riverdale | | NDP | Hold | 61.69 | 12.07 | | 12.07 | 52.16 | 5.42 | | 5.42 | 4.69 | | 4.69 |
| St. Andrew—St. Patrick | | PC | Hold | 63.95 | 6.86 | | 6.86 | 40.47 | -8.63 | | | -0.98 | | |
| St. David | | Lib | Gain | 69.43 | 4.63 | | 4.63 | 46.98 | 11.80 | | 11.8 | -8.21 | | |
| St. George | | PC | Hold | 58.00 | -0.69 | | | 35.04 | -7.96 | | | -4.27 | | |
| Scarborough Centre | | PC | Hold | 57.77 | 4.71 | | 4.71 | 35.56 | -20.35 | | | -14.63 | | |
| Scarborough East | | Lib | Gain | 58.27 | 2.80 | | 2.8 | 48.22 | 23.25 | | 23.25 | -22.54 | | |
| Scarborough—Ellesmere | | NDP | Gain | 63.63 | 3.36 | | 3.36 | 37.42 | -0.15 | | | -4.05 | | |
| Scarborough North | | Lib | Gain | 57.68 | 4.60 | | 4.6 | 47.52 | 21.75 | | 21.75 | -23.72 | | |
| Scarborough West | | NDP | Hold | 60.47 | 1.30 | | 1.3 | 53.19 | 11.35 | | 11.35 | 13.44 | | 13.44 |
| Wilson Heights | | Lib | Gain | 64.26 | 12.43 | | 12.43 | 40.76 | 4.32 | | 4.32 | -9.66 | | |
| York East | | PC | Hold | 64.52 | 7.39 | | 7.39 | 40.05 | -17.29 | | | -14.98 | | |
| York Mills | | PC | Hold | 61.12 | 7.51 | | 7.51 | 48.19 | -17.40 | | | -13.22 | | |
| York South | | NDP | Hold | 66.53 | 6.78 | | 6.78 | 54.02 | 17.01 | | 17.01 | 13.02 | | 13.02 |
| York West | | PC | Hold | 65.00 | 6.78 | | 6.78 | 39.98 | -17.60 | | | -11.89 | | |
| Yorkview | | Lib | Hold | 60.72 | 5.69 | | 5.69 | 49.84 | 11.22 | | 11.22 | 2.93 | | 2.93 |
* ↑ Summarized from "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
* ↑ Positive indicates improvement to standing of party winning in 1981; negative points to 1981's second-place party being swung to.

### 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 | | 38 | 14 | 52 |
| | Liberal | 42 | | 6 | 48 |
| | New Democratic | 16 | 9 | | 25 |
| Total | Total | 58 | 47 | 20 | 125 |
Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party :
| Parties | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| █ Progressive Conservative | 52 | 58 | 15 | | |
| █ Liberal | 48 | 47 | 30 | | |
| █ New Democratic | 25 | 20 | 79 | 1 | |
| █ Independent | | | 1 | 20 | 7 |
| █ Libertarian | | | | 15 | 1 |
| █ Communist | | | | 10 | |
| █ Green | | | | 5 | 3 |
| █ Freedom | | | | 3 | |
Resulting composition of the 28th Legislative Assembly :
| Source | Source | Party | Party | Party | Party |
| Source | Source | PC | Lib | NDP | Total |
| Seats retained | Incumbents returned | 43 | 24 | 16 | 83 |
| Seats retained | Open seats held | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| Seats retained | Byelection loss reversed | | 1 | | 1 |
| Seats retained | Ouster of incumbent changing allegiance | | 1 | | 1 |
| Seats changing hands | Incumbents defeated | | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| Seats changing hands | Open seats gained | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Seats changing hands | Byelection gain held | | | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 52 | 48 | 25 | 125 |

### 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:
| Riding | Party | Candidates | Votes | Placed |
| Don Mills | █ Independent | Gary Watson | 1,382 | 4th |
| Essex North | █ Independent | Raymond Boggs | 2,925 | 4th |
| Essex South | █ Independent | Jeffrey Totten | 4,947 | 3rd |
| Lincoln | █ Independent | Kenneth Lee | 1,036 | 4th |
| Oakville | █ Green | Christopher Kowalchuk | 2,008 | 4th |
| Oriole | █ Libertarian | George Graham | 1,106 | 4th |
| St. George | █ Libertarian | Michael Beech | 1,007 | 4th |
| Scarborough East | █ Libertarian | James McIntosh | 1,402 | 4th |
| Scarborough North | █ Independent | Ronald Austin | 1,974 | 4th |
| York Centre | █ Independent | Stewart Cole | 2,644 | 4th |
| York Mills | █ Libertarian | Scott Bell | 2,339 | 4th |
| York South | █ Independent | William Schulze | 1,063 | 4th |
| York West | █ Libertarian | Robert Dunk | 1,099 | 4th |

### Seats changing hands

Twenty-five seats changed allegiance in this election:

### MPPs elected by region and riding

Party designations are as follows:

## Riding results

Algoma:
* (incumbent) Bud Wildman (NDP) 7575
* Jim Thibert (PC) 3694
* Bryan McDougall (L) 2995
Algoma—Manitoulin:
* (incumbent) John Lane (PC) 7174
* Tom Farquhar (L) 4704
* Len Hembruf (NDP) 3309
Armourdale:
* (incumbent) Bruce McCaffrey (PC) 13394
* Gino Matrundola (L) 13182
* Bob Hebdon (NDP) 5429
* Simon Srdarev (Lbt) 456
Beaches—Woodbine:
* (incumbent) Marion Bryden (NDP) 12672
* Paul Christie (PC) 7301
* Sally Kelly (L) 5065
* Steve Thistle (Lbt) 396
Bellwoods:
* (incumbent) Ross McClellan (NDP) 8088
* Walter Bardyn (L) 6655
* Bento de Sao Jose (PC) 1964
* Ronald Rodgers 324
Brampton:
* Bob Callahan (L) 25656
* Jeff Rice (PC) 21239
* Terry Gorman (NDP) 8313
* Jim Bridgewood (Comm) 531
* Dave Duqette 500
Brantford:
* (incumbent) Phil Gillies (PC) 13444
* Jack Tubman (NDP) 12303
* Herb German (L) 6533
Brant-Oxford-Norfolk:
* (incumbent) Robert Nixon (L) 15317
* Ian Birnie (PC) 5817
* Irene Heltner (NDP) 3487
Brock:
* Peter Partington (PC) 9741
* Bill Andres (L) 9081
* Robert Woolston (NDP) 3867
* Brian Dolby (G) 755
Burlington South:
* Cam Jackson (PC) 16479
* Doug Redfearn (L) 11822
* Walter Mukewich (NDP) 10820
Cambridge:
* (incumbent) Bill Barlow (PC) 12888
* Alec Dufresne (NDP) 11985
* Bob Jeffrey (L) 7083
Carleton:
* (incumbent) Bob Mitchell (PC) 17732
* Hans Daigeler (L) 15093
* Bea Murray (NDP) 7165
Carleton East:
* Gilles Morin (L) 23221
* (incumbent) Bob MacQuarrie (PC) 16188
* Joan Gullen (NDP) 8829
Carleton-Grenville:
* (incumbent) Norm Sterling (PC) 15524
* Dan Maxwell (L) 8019
* Alan White (NDP) 3468
Chatham—Kent:
* Maurice Bossy (L) 10340
* (incumbent) Andy Watson (PC) 9206
* Ron Franko (NDP) 5535
Cochrane North:
* René Fontaine (L) 8793
* (incumbent) René Piché (PC) 6883
* Andre Philippe (NDP) 2878
Cochrane South:
* (incumbent) Alan Pope (PC) 13935
* Roger Loiselle (NDP) 5662
* Jim Martin (L) 4002
Cornwall:
* Luc Guindon (PC) 9430
* Claude Poirier (L) 6384
* Steve Corrie (NDP) 5828
Don Mills:
* (incumbent) Dennis Timbrell (PC) 15481
* John Atkin (L) 7504
* Michael Wyatt (NDP) 6153
* Gary Watson (Ind [RWL]) 1382
Dovercourt:
* (incumbent) Tony Lupusella (NDP) 6677
* Gil Gillespie (L) 6600
* Joe Palozzi (PC) 3564
* Gordon Massie (Comm) 298
Downsview:
* Joseph Cordiano (L) 11234
* (incumbent) Odoardo Di Santo (NDP) 11013
* Vincent Stabile (PC) 3329
Dufferin—Simcoe:
* (incumbent) George McCague (PC) 16198
* Gary Johnson (L) 11822
* Jeff Koechlin (NDP) 4316
Durham East:
* (incumbent) Sam Cureatz (PC) 15193
* Doug Smith (NDP) 9832
* Steve Ryan (L) 7584
Durham West:
* (incumbent) George Ashe (PC) 18684
* Brian Evans (L) 14348
* Don Stewart (NDP) 8495
* Eugene Gmitrowicz (Lbt) 911
Durham—York:
* (incumbent) Ross Stevenson (PC) 14343
* Don Hadden (L) 9760
* Margaret Wilbur (NDP) 5440
Eglinton:
* David McFadden (PC) 13503
* Dianne Poole (L) 12589
* John Goodfellow (NDP) 4880
Elgin:
* (incumbent) Ron McNeil (PC) 11816
* Peter Charlton (L) 8619
* Gord Campbell (NDP) 5315
Erie:
* (incumbent) Ray Haggerty (L) 10926
* Stan Pettit (PC) 5904
* Shirley Summers (NDP) 3191
Essex North:
* Pat Hayes (NDP) 7901
* Jack Morris (L) 6615
* Jack Menard (PC) 6105
* Ray Boggs 2925
Essex South:
* (incumbent) Remo Mancini (L) 11382
* Paul Setterington (PC) 5098
* Jeff Totten 4947
* Paul Hertel (NDP) 267
Etobicoke:
* (incumbent) Ed Philip (NDP) 16792
* John Smith (PC) 7573
* John Genser (L) 6544
Fort William:
* (incumbent) Mickey Hennessy (PC) 14452
* Don Smith (NDP) 7071
* Norris Badanai (L) 4629
* John MacLennan (Comm) 289
Frontenac—Addington:
* Larry South (L) 11684
* (incumbent) J. Earl McEwen (PC) 9297
* Lars Thompson (NDP) 3723
* Ross Baker 941
Grey:
* (incumbent) Bob McKessock (L) 16061
* Case Vanderham (PC) 5875
* Rhonda Green (NDP) 2402
* Eric Biggins (Lbt) 306
Grey—Bruce:
* (incumbent) Eddie Sargent (L) 14883
* Arlene Wright (PC) 7595
* Joanne Shaw (NDP) 2340
Haldimand—Norfolk:
* (incumbent) Gordon Miller (L) 17456
* Barbara Martindale (PC) 9863
* Wayne Pierce (NDP) 3821
Halton—Burlington:
* Don Knight (L) 14991
* Peter Pomeroy (PC) 14777
* Doug Hamilton (NDP) 4871
* Neil Sivertson 665
Hamilton Centre:
* Lily Oddie Munro (L) 9184
* (incumbent) Mike Davison (NDP) 8800
* John Ankers (PC) 2883
Hamilton East:
* (incumbent) Robert W. Mackenzie (NDP) 13774
* Shirley Collins (L) 12174
* Fred Lombardo (PC) 5268
* Kerry Wilson (Comm) 234
Hamilton Mountain:
* (incumbent) Brian Charlton (NDP) 13871
* Steve Oneschuk (PC) 9729
* Dominic Agostino (L) 7757
Hamilton West:
* (incumbent) Richard Allen (NDP) 10182
* Paul Hanover (L) 9732
* Anne Jones (PC) 6705
* Ron Crawford 496
* Val Hache 97
Hastings—Peterborough:
* (incumbent) Jim Pollock (PC) 12272
* Paul Ockenden (L) 5586
* Elmer Buchanan (NDP) 4492
High Park—Swansea:
* (incumbent) Yuri Shymko (PC) 9960
* Elaine Ziemba (NDP) 9630
* John Rudnicki (L) 5578
* Bob Cumming (Lbt) 498
* Robert Seajkowski 244
* Andrew Scorer (G) 209
Humber:
* Jim Henderson (L) 18057
* (incumbent) Morley Kells (PC) 16106
* Peter Sutherland (NDP) 5160
Huron—Bruce:
* (incumbent) Murray Elston (L) 17159
* Mike Snobelen (PC) 8550
* Norma Peterson (NDP) 1992
Huron—Middlesex:
* (incumbent) Jack Riddell (L) 13820
* Bryan Smith (PC) 7381
* Paul Klopp (NDP) 1148
* Carmen Dawson 229
Kenora:
* (incumbent) Leo Bernier (PC) 12574
* Colin Wasacase (NDP) 4025
* Mark Ducharme (L) 2254
Kent—Elgin:
* (incumbent) Jim McGuigan (L) 11616
* Shirley McHardy (PC) 7838
* Donald Alexander (NDP) 1916
Kingston and the Islands:
* Ken Keyes (L) 11924
* (incumbent) Keith Norton (PC) 9637
* Pamela Cross (NDP) 3892
* Don Irvine (G) 285
Kitchener:
* David Cooke (L) 14066
* Don Travers (PC) 9684
* Tim Little (NDP) 5654
* Ed Halbach (Ind [Humanist]) 453
* Albert Norris 157
Kitchener—Wilmot:
* (incumbent) John Sweeney (L) 15987
* Jim Ziegler (PC) 8737
* Mike Cooper (NDP) 4673
Lake Nipigon:
* Gilles Pouliot (NDP) 5708
* Jim Files (PC) 4532
* Michael Power (L) 3448
Lambton:
* David William Smith (L) 10816
* Bob Boyd (PC) 9956
* Grant Reynolds (NDP) 1987
Lanark—Renfrew:
* (incumbent) Douglas Wiseman (PC) 10916
* John Carley (L) 5146
* Don Page (NDP) 3297
Lakeshore:
* Ruth Grier (NDP) 11539
* Frank Sgarlata (L) 9502
* (incumbent) Al Kolyn (PC) 7886
Leeds:
* (incumbent) Robert Runciman (PC) 11809
* Dolores Wing (L) 6748
* Bob Smith (NDP) 3583
* Mackie Morrison 741
Lincoln:
* (incumbent) Philip Andrewes (PC) 12226
* Gladys Huffman (L) 9004
* Barbara Mersereau (NDP) 2264
* Ken Lee 1036
London Centre:
* (incumbent) David Peterson (L) 13890
* Bill Rudd (PC) 6714
* Peter Cassidy (NDP) 4340
* Michelle McColm (F) 403
London North:
* (incumbent) Ron Van Horne (L) 20536
* George Auold (PC) 11433
* Marion Boyd (NDP) 5191
* Robert Smink (F) 566
London South:
* Joan Smith (L) 24522
* (incumbent) Gord Walker (PC) 17839
* David Winninger (NDP) 5080
* Robert Metz (F) 614
Middlesex:
* Doug Reycraft (L) 11292
* (incumbent) Bob Eaton (PC) 10482
* Larry Green (NDP) 2169
Mississauga East:
* (incumbent) Bud Gregory (PC) 14900
* Victor Maida (L) 12334
* Larry Taylor (NDP) 12015
Mississauga North:
* Steve Offer (L) 21369
* (incumbent) Terry Jones (PC) 19945
* Sylvia Weylie (NDP) 9943
Mississauga South:
* Margaret Marland (PC) 13186
* Carolynne Siller (L) 11623
* Barry Stevens (NDP) 4770
Muskoka:
* (incumbent) Frank Miller (PC) 12723
* Kenneth McClellan (L) 3036
* Bob Maguire (NDP) 2836
Niagara Falls:
* (incumbent) Vince Kerrio (L) 14658
* Ted Salci (PC) 8616
* Deloris Skilton (NDP) 6778
Nickel Belt:
* (incumbent) Floyd Laughren (NDP) 8912
* Evelyn Dutrisac (PC) 5849
* Trudy Bolduc (L) 2255
Nipissing:
* (incumbent) Mike Harris (PC) 14900
* Mike Gauthier (L) 11002
* Lynne Bennett (NDP) 3984
Northumberland:
* (incumbent) Howard Sheppard (PC) 14296
* Joan Fawcett (L) 12446
* Judi Armstrong (NDP) 3247
Oakville:
* Terry O'Connor (PC) 14265
* Doug Carrothers (L) 13578
* Kevin Flynn (NDP) 4390
* Chris Kowalchuk (G) 2008
Oakwood:
* (incumbent) Tony Grande (NDP) 10407
* Joe Ricciuti (L) 9631
* Harriet Wolman (PC) 4636
* Mike Sterling (Comm) 327
Oriole:
* Elinor Caplan (L) 17641
* (incumbent) John Williams (PC) 13557
* Lorne Strachan (NDP) 3660
* George Graham (Lbt) 1106
Oshawa:
* (incumbent) Mike Breaugh (NDP) 12686
* Bob Boychyn (PC) 7528
* Joe Neal (L) 5034
Ottawa Centre:
* (incumbent) Evelyn Gigantes (NDP) 11890
* Graham Bird (PC) 8005
* Pat Legris (L) 7103
* John Turmel 364
Ottawa East:
* (incumbent) Bernard Grandmaitre (L) 14601
* Kathryn Barnard (NDP) 3971
* Paul St. Georges (PC) 2257
* Serge Girard (politician)|Serge Girard 518
Ottawa South:
* (incumbent) Claude Bennett (PC) 12971
* Andrew Caddell (L) 11634
* John Smart (NDP) 8311
Ottawa West:
* (incumbent) Reuben Baetz (PC) 15089
* Alex Cullen (L) 12141
* Greg Ross (NDP) 4427
* Gregory Vezina (G) 701
Oxford:
* (incumbent) Dick Treleaven (PC) 15507
* Charlotte Sutherland (L) 10656
* Wayne Colburn (NDP) 5660
* Kaye Sargent (Lbt) 729
* Rick Spurgeon 577
Parkdale:
* (incumbent) Tony Ruprecht (L) 12065
* Richard Gilbert (NDP) 5176
* Tessie Jew (PC) 2052
Parry Sound:
* (incumbent) Ernie Eves (PC) 10904
* Richard Thomas (L) 9544
* Leo Gagne (NDP) 1130
Perth:
* (incumbent) Hugh Edighoffer (L) 20040
* Glynn Coghlin (PC) 6076
* Warren Ham (NDP) 2796
Peterborough:
* (incumbent) John Turner (PC) 16878
* Linda Slavin (NDP) 11941
* Bill Ayotte (L) 9734
* John Conlin (Lbt) 461
* George K. Kerr (G) 212
Port Arthur:
* (incumbent) Jim Foulds (NDP) 13084
* Swede Johnson (PC) 9826
* John Ranta (L) 6169
Prescott and Russell:
* (incumbent) Jean Poirier (L) 18833
* Guy Genier (PC) 11038
* Maurice Landry (NDP) 2625
Prince Edward—Lennox:
* (incumbent) James Taylor (PC) 10170
* Gordon Mylks (L) 6918
* Harry Plummer (NDP) 2307
Quinte:
* (incumbent) Hugh O’Neil (L) 18988
* Neil Robertson (PC) 9287
* Gene Morosan (NDP) 1817
Rainy River:
* Jack Pierce (PC) 5053
* Howard Hampton (NDP) 4775
* Ron King (L) 2944
Renfrew North:
* (incumbent) Sean Conway (L) 12849
* Bryan Hocking (PC) 5748
* Robert Cottingham (NDP) 740
Renfrew South:
* (incumbent) Paul Yakabuski (PC) 14182
* Dermott Calver (L) 9687
* Ish Theilheimer (NDP) 3420
Riverdale:
* David Reville (NDP) 9869
* Bret Snider (PC) 4590
* Doug DeMille (L) 3949
* Maggie Bizzell (Comm) 322
* Michael Tegtmeyer (G) 192
St. Andrew—St. Patrick:
* (incumbent) Larry Grossman (PC) 10332
* Meg Griffiths (NDP) 8373
* Jim DaCosta (L) 6330
* Cathy Laurier (Comm) 264
* Judy Hannon (G) 232
St. Catharines:
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | (incumbent) Jim Bradley | 20,605 | 57.94 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Elaine Herzog | 9,029 | 25.39 |
| | New Democratic | Michael Cormier | 5,624 | 15.81 |
| | Communist | Eric Blair | 305 | 0.86 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,563 | 100.00 |
| Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 201 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,764 | 61.65 |
St. David:
* Ian Scott (L) 13120
* Julian Porter (PC) 9702
* Barbara Hall (NDP) 4878
* Earl Epstein (Lbt) 227
St. George:
* (incumbent) Susan Fish (PC) 11378
* Diana Hunt (NDP) 10543
* Joseph Mifsud (L) 9361
* Michael Beech (Lbt) 1007
* Karol Siroky (Ind [New Tories]) 186
Sarnia:
* (incumbent) Andy Brandt (PC) 18651
* Michael Robb (L) 7438
* Duncan Longwell (NDP) 3572
* Margaret Coe (Lbt) 792
Sault Ste. Marie:
* Karl Morin-Strom (NDP) 16362
* (incumbent) Russ Ramsay (PC) 15293
* Roy Youngson (L) 4830
Scarborough Centre:
* William C. Davis (PC) 8890
* Gerald Lennon (L) 8531
* Barry Christensen (NDP) 7577
Scarborough East:
* Ed Fulton (L) 15855
* Verla Fiveash (PC) 11245
* Alawi Mohideen (NDP) 4381
* Jim McIntosh (Lbt) 1402
Scarborough—Ellesmere:
* David Warner (NDP) 10119
* (incumbent) Alan Robinson (PC) 9900
* Carole Lidgold (L) 6674
* George Dance (Lbt) 348
Scarborough North:
* Alvin Curling (L) 30504
* Carole Noble (PC) 22644
* Jerry Daca (NDP) 9072
* R.J. Austin 1972
Scarborough West:
* (incumbent) Richard Johnston (NDP) 12889
* Kurt Christensen (PC) 5994
* Anthony Judd (L) 4806
* John MacMillan 544
Simcoe Centre:
* Earl W. Rowe (PC) 15379
* Ross Whiteside (L) 14845
* Paul Wessenger (NDP) 9639
* Steve Kaasgaard 566
Simcoe East:
* (incumbent) Al McLean (PC) 13371
* Fayne Bullen (NDP) 11002
* George MacDonald (L) 7566
Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry and East Grenville:
* (incumbent) Noble Villeneuve (PC) 13119
* Bill Dillabough (L) 7036
* Rudi Derstroff (NDP) 1700
Sudbury:
* (incumbent) Jim Gordon (PC) 12591
* Ernie St-Jean (NDP) 7010
* Chris Nash (L) 6302
Sudbury East:
* (incumbent) Elie Martel (NDP) 17241
* George McDonald (PC) 9576
* Edelgard Mahant (L) 4726
Timiskaming:
* David Ramsay (NDP) 10765
* (incumbent) Ed Havrot (PC) 7941
* Dale Woods (L) 2026
* George Yeates 464
Victoria—Haliburton:
* (incumbent) John Eakins (L) 15340
* Murray Fearrey (PC) 11570
* Art Field (NDP) 3209
Waterloo North:
* (incumbent) Herbert Epp (L) 16458
* Lynne Woolstencroft (PC) 9149
* Richard Gerson (NDP) 4534
Welland—Thorold:
* (incumbent) Mel Swart (NDP) 17065
* Roy Smith (L) 6027
* Ed Minchin (PC) 5618
Wellington—Dufferin—Peel:
* (incumbent) Jack Johnson (PC) 14845
* Bruce Whiteside (L) 10401
* Sandy Young (NDP) 6395
Wellington South:
* Rick Ferraro (L) 17995
* Marilyn Robinson (PC) 12989
* Derek Fletcher (NDP) 6641
Wentworth:
* (incumbent) Gordon Dean (PC) 12322
* June Peace (L) 10337
* Sharon Lehnert (NDP) 8571
* Albert Papazian 947
Wentworth North:
* Chris Ward (L) 18328
* (incumbent) Ann Sloat (PC) 13160
* Lynn Spencer (NDP) 6158
* George Grinnell (G) 751
Wilson Heights:
* Monte Kwinter (L) 12363
* (incumbent) David Rotenberg (PC) 10175
* Howard Moscoe (NDP) 7793
Windsor—Riverside:
* (incumbent) Dave Cooke (NDP) 17883
* Ron Burgoyne (PC) 6719
* Ferguson Jenkins (L) 4418
Windsor—Sandwich:
* (incumbent) Bill Wrye (L) 10730
* Paul Forder (NDP) 7583
* Ron Arkell (PC) 3681
* Mike Longmoore (Comm) 197
Windsor—Walkerville:
* (incumbent) Bernard Newman (L) 9130
* Jane Boyd (PC) 6980
* Gary Parent (NDP) 6698
York Centre:
* (incumbent) Don Cousens (PC) 25022
* Ron Maheu (L) 19776
* Diane Meaghan (NDP) 7171
* Stewart Cole 2644
York East:
* (incumbent) Robert Elgie (PC) 11459
* Gord Crann (NDP) 9183
* Omar Chaudhery (L) 6629
* Ed McDonald (Comm) 929
* Kathy Sorensen (Lbt) 410
York Mills:
* (incumbent) Bette Stephenson (PC) 17943
* Gunnar Tannis (L) 10078
* Gord Doctorow (NDP) 6872
* Scott Bell (Lbt) 2339
York North:
* Greg Sorbara (L) 21291
* (incumbent) William Hodgson (PC) 17196
* Keith Munro (NDP) 7026
York South:
* (incumbent) Bob Rae (NDP) 16373
* Horace Hale (L) 6807
* Toomas Dunapuu (PC) 5321
* Paul Schulze 1063
* Lucille Boikoff 402
* Dusan Kubias (Lbt) 343
York West:
* (incumbent) Nick Leluk (PC) 14595
* Leonard Braithwaite (L) 13880
* Phil Jones (NDP) 6980
* Bob Dunk (Lbt) 1099
Yorkview:
* Claudio Polsinelli (L) 15986
* Mike Foster (NDP) 12658
* Leslie Soobrian (PC) 3431

## Post-election changes

York East (res. Robert Elgie, September 26, 1985), April 17, 1986:
* Christine Hart (L) 9347
* Gina Brannan (PC) 7956
* Gord Crann (NDP) 7928
* Jim McIntosh (Lbt) 243
* John MacLennan (Comm) 100
* Mark Adair (G) 60
* John Turmel (SC) 44
* Jack Arshawsky 27
Cochrane North (res. René Fontaine, 1986), August 14, 1986:
* René Fontaine (L) 8463
* Bertrand Proulx 766
* Judy Cole 606
* Graham McCready 185
* Kaye Sargent (Lbt) 99
* John Turmel 75
David Ramsay, elected as a New Democrat, joined the Liberal Party on October 6, 1986. Tony Lupusella, also elected as a New Democrat, joined the Liberal Party on December 17, 1986. After Lupusella's defection, the Liberals held as many seats in the legislative assembly as the Progressive Conservatives, at 51, (if the Speaker of the Legislature is included as a Liberal).
Paul Yakabuski, PC MPP for Renfrew South died July 31, 1987