The
Ontario general election of 1977 was held on June 9, 1977, to elect the 125 members of the
31st Legislative Assembly of OntarioThe 31st Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 9, 1977 until February 2, 1981, just prior to the 1981 general election. The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by Bill Davis formed a second consecutive minority government....
(Members of Provincial Parliament, or "MPPs") of the Province of
OntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
,
CanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
The Progressive Conservative Party, led by Premier
Bill DavisWilliam Grenville "Bill" Davis, was the 18th Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1971 to 1985. Davis was first elected as the MPP for Peel in the 1959 provincial election where he was a backbencher in Leslie Frost's government. Under John Robarts, he was a cabinet minister overseeing the education...
, was re-elected for an eleventh consecutive term in office, again with a
minorityA minority government or a minority cabinet is a cabinet of a parliamentary system formed when a political party or coalition of parties does not have a majority of overall seats in the parliament but is sworn into government to break a Hung Parliament election result. It is also known as a...
in the legislature. The PCs won an additional seven seats, but were not able to win a majority.
The
Liberal PartyThe Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
, led by Dr.
Stuart SmithStuart Lyon Smith is a politician, psychiatrist, academic and public servant in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1982, and led the Ontario Liberal Party for most of this period....
, lost one seat compared to its result in the
previous electionThe Ontario general election of 1975 was held on September 18, 1975, to elect the 125 members of the 30th Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, but formed the official opposition because the NDP lost more seats.
The
New Democratic PartyThe Ontario New Democratic Party or , formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961, a few months after the federal party. The ONDP had its...
, led by
Stephen LewisStephen Henry Lewis, is a Canadian politician, broadcaster and diplomat. He was the leader of the social democratic Ontario New Democratic Party for most of the 1970s. During many of the those years as leader, his father David Lewis was simultaneously the leader of the Federal New Democratic Party...
, lost five seats, and therefore lost the position of "official opposition" to the Liberals.
Sheila CoppsSheila Maureen Copps, PC is a former Canadian politician who also served as Deputy Prime Minister of Canada from November 4, 1993 to April 30, 1996 and June 19, 1996 to June 11, 1997....
, future federal cabinet minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, made make her political debut in this election finishing second in the riding of
Hamilton CentreHamilton Centre is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.It was created in 2003 from parts of Hamilton East, Hamilton West and Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot ridings....
.
This was the first election in which Jim Bradley, the longest-serving current MPP in Ontario, was elected.
Results
| |
Party |
Leader |
1975 The Ontario general election of 1975 was held on September 18, 1975, to elect the 125 members of the 30th Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
|
Elected |
% change |
Popular vote |
| % |
change
|
Progressive Conservative |
Bill Davis William Grenville "Bill" Davis, was the 18th Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1971 to 1985. Davis was first elected as the MPP for Peel in the 1959 provincial election where he was a backbencher in Leslie Frost's government. Under John Robarts, he was a cabinet minister overseeing the education...
|
51 |
58 |
+13.7% |
39.7% |
+3.6%
|
LiberalThe Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
|
Stuart Smith Stuart Lyon Smith is a politician, psychiatrist, academic and public servant in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1982, and led the Ontario Liberal Party for most of this period....
|
361 |
34 |
-2.9% |
31.5% |
-2.8%
|
New DemocraticThe Ontario New Democratic Party or , formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961, a few months after the federal party. The ONDP had its...
|
Stephen LewisStephen Henry Lewis, is a Canadian politician, broadcaster and diplomat. He was the leader of the social democratic Ontario New Democratic Party for most of the 1970s. During many of the those years as leader, his father David Lewis was simultaneously the leader of the Federal New Democratic Party...
|
38 |
33 |
-13.2% |
28.0% |
-0.9%
|
Communist |
William Stewart |
- |
- |
- |
0.2% |
-
|
LibertarianThe Ontario Libertarian Party is a political party in Ontario, Canada that was founded in 1975 by Bruce Evoy, Vince Miller, and others, inspired by the formation three years earlier of the US Libertarian Party. The Party is guided by adherence to the philosophical ideas of Austrian Economics and...
|
Paul Mollon |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Other |
- |
- |
- |
0.8% |
+0.1% |
| Total Seats |
125 |
125 |
- |
100% |
|
1 Includes
T. Patrick ReidThomas Patrick Reid is a businessman and former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1984....
, a Liberal MPP who is re-elected in 1977 as a
Liberal-LabourThe Liberal-Labour banner has also been used several times by candidates in Canadian elections:In the early twentieth century when the idea of trade unionists running for elected office under their own banner gained ground, several working class candidates on the provincial or federal level were...
candidate (he had previously been elected as Liberal-Labour in 1967 but was re-elected in 1971 and 1975 as a straight Liberal).
A number of unregistered parties also contested this election. The
North American Labour PartyThe North American Labour Party was a Canadian political party that nominated candidates in federal elections in the 1970s. However, because it was not a registered political party under the rules of Elections Canada, its candidates were considered to be independents.The NALP was the Canadian...
, consisting of
Lyndon LaroucheLyndon Hermyle LaRouche, Jr. is an American political activist and founder of a network of political committees, parties, and publications known collectively as the LaRouche movement...
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.
Constituency results
Algoma:
- (x)Bud Wildman
Charles Jackson "Bud" Wildman is a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a New Democratic Party Member of Provincial Parliament from 1975 to 1999, representing the riding of Algoma, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Bob Rae.-Background:He was...
(NDP) 6917
- Dave Liddle (PC) 5751
- Gabriel Tremblay (L) 1534
Algoma—Manitoulin:
- (x)John Lane (PC) 7381
- Don Prescott (L) 3486
- Tasso Christie (NDP) 2165
Armourdale:
- Bruce McCaffrey (PC) 14082
- Des Newman (L) 11649
- Marlene Koehler (NDP) 6736
- Bruce Evoy (Lbt) 280
- David Wraggett 258
Beaches—Woodbine:
- (x)Marion Bryden
Marion Helen Bryden is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1990.-Background:...
(NDP) 11491
- Thomas Wardle (PC) 9217
- Ernest Barr (L) 3579
- George Leslie 203
- Gerry Van Houten (Comm) 114
- Shirley Yamada (Lbt) 103
BellwoodsBellwoods was a provincial electoral district in the west end of Toronto, Ontario, Canada from 1924 to 1987.The riding elected Members of the Legislative Assembly to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario...
:
- (x)Ross McClellan
Ross A. McClellan is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1987 as a member of the New Democratic Party ....
(NDP) 6177
- Millie Caccia (L) 3332
- Maria Sgro (PC) 2925
- Scarth Heap (Comm) 194
- Grace-Ann Paulson (Lbt) 152
- Ronald Rodgers 151
BramptonBrampton was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1987, from Brampton—Georgetown riding, and was abolished in 1996, when it was redistributed between Brampton Centre and Brampton...
:
- (x)Bill Davis
William Grenville "Bill" Davis, was the 18th Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1971 to 1985. Davis was first elected as the MPP for Peel in the 1959 provincial election where he was a backbencher in Leslie Frost's government. Under John Robarts, he was a cabinet minister overseeing the education...
(PC) 19641
- John Deamer (NDP) 9897
- Robert Callahan (L) 7948
- John MacLennan (Comm) 216
- Therese Faubert (Ind [LSA]) 86
- Fred Haight (Ind [NALP]) 44
BrantfordBrantford was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1925 and from 1949 to 1968, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1986 to 1999....
:
- (x)Mac Makarchuk (NDP) 13376
- Phil Gillies
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(PC) 9081
- Arne Zabell (L) 6130
Brant—Oxford—Haldimand:
- (x)Robert Nixon
Robert Fletcher Nixon is a retired politician in the province of Ontario, Canada. The son of former Premier of Ontario Harry Nixon, he was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in a 1962 by-election following his father's death...
(L) 14256
- A. Clare Huffman (PC) 5812
- Jim Schneider (NDP) 4760
Brock:
- (x)Bob Welch (PC) 11944
- Marv Edwards
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(L) 5910
- Robert Hoover (NDP) 5215
Burlington SouthBurlington South was the name of a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was abolished prior to the 1999 election into Burlington and Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot...
:
- (x)George Kerr (PC) 18892
- John O'Boyle (L) 10474
- Bill Brown (NDP) 7015
- John Lawson (Lbt) 615
CambridgeCambridge is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979. Its population in 2001 was 119,140.-Geography:...
:
- (x)Monty Davidson
Monty Davidson was a union official and politician. He served as the New Democratic Member of Provincial Parliament for Cambridge from 1975 until 1981....
(NDP) 11120
- Bill Barlow
William Walter Barlow is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1981 to 1987, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party....
(PC) 10566
- Claudette Millar (L) 7870
- John Long 252
CarletonCarleton was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1987...
:
- (x)Sid Handleman (PC) 14847
- Elieen Consiglio (L) 10241
- Judy Wasylycia-Leis
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(NDP) 6837
Carleton EastCarleton East was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was created for the 1967 election and was abolished in 1998 into Carleton—Gloucester and Ottawa—Vanier....
:
- (x)Evelyn Gigantes
Evelyn Adelaide Gigantes is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She served as a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on three occasions between 1975 and 1995, and was a prominent cabinet minister in the government of Bob Rae.The daughter of Earle Sanford Peach...
(NDP) 12733
- Darwin Kealey (PC) 12052
- Ed Ryan (L) 11837
Carleton—Grenville:
- Norman Sterling (PC) 14002
- Paul Raina (L) 5493
- Jack McLachlen (NDP) 3995
Chatham—KentChatham—Kent was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It existed from the 1967 election until it was abolished into Lambton—Kent—Middlesex and Chatham-Kent—Essex in 1998....
:
- (x)Darcy McKeough
William Darcy McKeough, is a Canadian businessman and former politician. He is a member of the board of Hydro One and is chairman of McKeough Investments and McKeough Supply, and former CEO of Union Gas....
(PC) 10769
- Ron Franko (NDP) 6482
- Darrell Gall (L) 5919
Cochrane North:
- (x)René Brunelle
René Joseph Napoléon Brunelle was a Canadian politician, who represented Cochrane North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1958 to 1981 as a Progressive Conservative member....
(PC) 10412
- Robert Fortin (NDP) 4047
- Frank Levay (L) 2488
Cochrane SouthCochrane South was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1999...
:
- Alan Pope
Alan William Pope is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1977 to 1990, and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Bill Davis and Frank Miller.-Early years:Pope was raised in Northern Ontario, and...
(PC) 12533
- (x)Bill Ferrier
William Herman Ferrier was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cochrane South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1977 as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party.-Background:...
(NDP) 10256
- Kenneth Matthews (L) 1442
- Clem Larochelle 219
CornwallCornwall was the name of a provincial electoral district that elected one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It existed from 1867 to 1886 and from 1975 to 1999 when it was abolished into Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh...
:
- (x)George Samis
George Roy Samis is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1974 to 1985 as a member of the New Democratic Party ....
(NDP) 9978
- James Kirkey (PC) 9492
- Allan Burn (L) 2089
- James Rideout 94
Don MillsDon Mills was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was created for the 1963 provincial election, and lasted until the provincial redistribution on 1996. The riding was formally retired with the 1999 provincial election...
:
- (x)Dennis Timbrell
Dennis Roy Timbrell is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1987, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of William Davis and Frank Miller.-Early life and career:...
(PC) 17005
- Steve Thomas (NDP) 8125
- Andrew Meles (L) 4906
- Michael Martin (Lbt) 772
DovercourtDovercourt was the name of a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It existed from the 1926 election to the 1999 election. When it was established, it bordered Parkdale on its west-side, York South on its north-side, and Bracondale on its east-side.Lake Ontario was its southern border...
:
- (x)Tony Lupusella
Antonio Lupusella is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1990...
(NDP) 7340
- George Nixon (PC) 4183
- A. David MacDonald (L) 3162
- William Stewart (Comm) 380
- Maureen Cain
Maureen Cain, PhD received her Bachelors Degree from London School of Economics in 1959, and she attained her PhD from the London School of Economics in 1969. After graduating from LSE, Dr Cain became a professor.Dr...
(Lbt) 133
DownsviewDownsview was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was created for the 1963 provincial election, and was retained until redistribution in 1999...
:
- (x)Odoardo Di Santo
Odoardo Di Santo is a politician and administrator in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1985, as a member of the New Democratic Party ....
(NDP) 10194
- Sam Stabile (PC) 6152
- Joe DeAngelis (L) 5814
- Michael Little (Lbt) 251
- Doreen Leitch (Ind [NALP]) 193
Dufferin—SimcoeDufferin—Simcoe was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario...
:
- (x)George McCague
George R. McCague is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Progressive Conservative from 1975 to 1990, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Bill Davis and Frank Miller.McCague was born in Essa Township, north of Alliston,...
(PC) 15528
- James Wales (L) 9480
- Bill Fox (NDP) 6369
- Reg Gervais (Ind [SC?]) 438
Durham EastDurham East was a provincial electoral district in the Durham Region in Ontario, Canada that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It contained parts of the towns of Oshawa, Whitby, Scugog, and Newcastle....
:
- Sam Cureatz
Sammy Lawrence Cureatz is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1977 to 1990, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Frank Miller.Cureatz was educated at the University of Toronto and Queen's...
(PC) 12862
- (x)Doug Moffatt
Douglas Peter "Doug" Moffatt is a former educator and politician in Ontario. He represented Durham East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1977 as a NDP member....
(NDP) 12740
- Joan Downey (L) 5121
- Lloyd Leitch (Ind [NALP]) 153
Durham WestDurham West was a provincial electoral district in the Durham Region in Ontario, Canada that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It contained the towns of Pickering and Ajax....
:
- George Ashe
George Lyle Ashe is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1977 to 1987, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Bill Davis and Frank Miller. Ashe was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.-Biography:Ashe was born in Ottawa,...
(PC) 12688
- (x)Charles Godfrey (NDP) 12095
- Joe Bugelli (L) 5075
- Bill Leslie 865
Durham—YorkDurham—York was a provincial electoral district in northern Durham Region and York Region in Ontario, Canada that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario...
:
- (x)Bill Newman (PC) 14134
- Allan McPhail (NDP) 7000
- Liz Catty (L) 6345
EglintonEglinton was a provincial electoral district located in Toronto, Ontario. From 1926 until 1999 it elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. At its abolishment in 1999 it consisted of the neighbourhoods of Davisville and Lawrence Park in the north end of the old city of Toronto. It was...
:
- (x)Roy McMurtry
Roland "Roy" McMurtry, OC, OOnt is a judge and former politician in Ontario, Canada and the current Chancellor of York University.-Early life:McMurtry was born in Toronto and educated at St. Andrew's College, graduating in 1950...
(PC) 19213
- Sean McCann (L) 7471
- Eileen Elmy (NDP) 4857
- Linda Cain (Lbt) 382
- John Stifel 315
ElginElgin was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Elgin West and Norfolk—Elgin ridings.It initially consisted of the county of Elgin, including the city of...
:
- (x)Ron McNeil
Ronald Keith McNeil was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1958 to 1987, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party....
(PC) 12655
- Dave Cook
Dave Cook is an award-winning video game journalist and former PR consultant from Edinburgh, Scotland, now living in Bournemouth, England. Dave has written game reviews and features for a range of online and print publications, his previous work includes writing for gaming magazine, GamesTM, online...
(L) 9174
- Colin Swan (NDP) 4654
- William Triska 172
ErieErie was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario...
:
- (x)Ray Haggerty
Raymond Louis Haggerty is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1967 to 1990....
(L) 10008
- Greg Parker
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(PC) 5833
- Barrie MacLeod (NDP) 4704
Essex North:
- (x)Richard Ruston
Richard Fletcher Ruston was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1985, as a member of the Liberal Party....
(L) 9801
- Dave Bradley
Dave Bradley is a former guard in the National Football League.-Biography:Bradley was born David Earl Bradley on February 13, 1947 in Burnham, Pennsylvania. He passed away on October 1, 2010.-Career:...
(NDP) 4964
- Marcel Desjardins (PC) 4383
Essex South:
- (x)Remo Mancini
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(L) 11215
- Frank Klees
Frank Klees is a Canadian politician and the Progressive Conservative member of Provincial Parliament for the riding of Newmarket—Aurora north of Toronto. He was a candidate in the 2009 Progressive Conservative leadership election placing second behind victor Tim Hudak.-Early life:Klees was born...
(PC) 7991
- Dan Lauzon
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(NDP) 5340
EtobicokeEtobicoke was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario...
:
- (x)Ed Philip
Edward Thomas Philip is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1995, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Bob Rae....
(NDP) 11637
- Rosalyn McKenna (PC) 6789
- Ben Bellantone (L) 6363
- Richard Bostler (Lbt) 517
Fort WilliamFort William was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario...
:
- Mickey Hennessy
Michael Patrick Hennessy was a boxer and politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1977 to 1987, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party....
(PC) 12230
- (x)Iain Angus
Iain Francis Angus is a Canadian politician, who has served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and the Canadian House of Commons, as well as on Thunder Bay City Council....
(NDP) 9974
- Dick O'Donnell (L) 4080
- Clifford Wahl (Comm) 142
Frontenac—AddingtonFrontenac—Addington was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario...
:
- (x)J. Earl McEwen
Joseph Earl McEwen was a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1985.- Early life :McEwen was born at Sharbot Lake, and educated in Trenton.- Career :...
(L) 10505
- Winston Cousins (PC) 9565
- Bill Barnes
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(NDP) 3157
- Ross Baker 312
Grey:
- (x)Bob McKessock
Robert Carson McKessock is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1987, as a member of the Liberal Party....
(L) 14651
- Fred Taylor (PC) 7589
- Walter Miller (NDP) 4210
Grey—BruceGrey—Bruce was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario...
:
- (x)Eddie Sargent
Edward Carson Sargent was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1963 to 1987, as a member of the Liberal Party....
(L) 14828
- Harvey Davis (PC) 9425
- Bill Proud
Roland Barton 'Bill' Proud was an English cricketer. Proud was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace.Proud was educated at Winchester College, where he represented the college cricket team...
(NDP) 2477
Haldimand—NorfolkHaldimand—Norfolk is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1997, and since 2004. Its Member of Parliament is Conservative Diane Finley...
:
- (x)Gordon Miller
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(L) 15496
- Gordon McNern (PC) 11632
- Norm Walpole (NDP) 4257
Halton—Burlington:
- (x)Julian Reed
Julian Alexander Arnott Reed is a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1985, and in the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2004. Reed is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada....
(L) 13985
- George Gray (PC) 10287
- Bill Johnson (NDP) 5598
Hamilton CentreHamilton Centre is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.It was created in 2003 from parts of Hamilton East, Hamilton West and Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot ridings....
:
- (x)Mike Davison
Michael Norman Davison is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1981 and again from 1984 to 1985 as a member of the New Democratic Party. He was arrested on criminal charges in 2004.Davison was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and...
(NDP) 8216
- Sheila Copps Miller
Sheila Maureen Copps, PC is a former Canadian politician who also served as Deputy Prime Minister of Canada from November 4, 1993 to April 30, 1996 and June 19, 1996 to June 11, 1997....
(L) 8202
- Bill McCulloch (PC) 5092
- Art Walling (Comm) 189
Hamilton East:
- (x)Robert W. Mackenzie (NDP) 14461
- Olga Varga (L) 9266
- Fred Campbell
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(PC) 6605
- Bob Jaggard (Comm) 376
Hamilton MountainHamilton Mountain is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968. The riding is located in the Hamilton, Ontario region....
:
- Brian Charlton
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(NDP) 12681
- (x)John Smith (PC) 12308
- Kris Channan (L) 7910
- Mike Mizra (Comm) 247
Hamilton West:
- (x)Stuart Smith
Stuart Lyon Smith is a politician, psychiatrist, academic and public servant in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1982, and led the Ontario Liberal Party for most of this period....
(L) 12239
- Maurice Carter (PC) 8379
- Marjorie Baskin (NDP) 7668
- Lucylle Boikoff (Ind [NALP]) 144
Hastings—PeterboroughHastings—Peterborough was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario...
:
- (x)Clarke Rollins (PC) 11442
- Dave Hobson (L) 9584
- Elmer Buchanan
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(NDP) 2808
- Bill Hawthorne Jr. 247
- Gary Beamish 149
High Park—Swansea:
- (x)Ed Ziemba
Ed Ziemba was an New Democratic Party MPP in the Ontario legislature representing the provincial electoral district of High Park—Swansea.He was first elected in the 1975 provincial election succeeding retired NDP MPP Morton Shulman and was re-elected in 1977 by fewer than 800 votes before being...
(NDP) 10409
- Bill Boytchuk
William Boytchuk was a long time city councillor in Toronto, Canada.He was born near Sniatyn, Ukraine and after spending several years in Germany immigrated to Canada in 1948...
(PC) 9630
- Ted Ives (L) 4897
- Robert McKay (Lbt) 360
- Christian Negre (Comm) 177
Humber:
- (x)John MacBeth (PC) 19888
- John Dods (L) 10572
- Bob Curran (NDP) 7781
- Sheldon Gold (Lbt) 399
- Kris Hansen
Kris Hansen is a Republican member of the Montana Legislature. She was elected to House District 33 which represents the Havre and Western Hill County area. She is a veteran of the Iraq war.-External links:*...
(Comm) 394
Huron—BruceHuron—Bruce is a federalelectoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953.-History:...
:
- (x)Murray Gaunt (L) 17356
- Sam MacGregor (PC) 7523
- David Zyluk (NDP) 1754
Huron—Middlesex:
- (x)Jack Riddell
John Keith Riddell is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1973 to 1990, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson....
(L) 12749
- Anson McKinley (PC) 8878
- Shirley Weary (NDP) 1405
KenoraKenora is a federal and former provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004, and was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from the early twentieth century....
:
- (x)Leo Bernier
Leo Edward Bernier was a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1966 to 1987, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Bill Davis and Frank Miller. Bernier was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.Bernier was born in Sioux...
(PC) 10882
- Bill Watkins
William Henry "Wattie" Watkins was a Canadian baseball player and manager. In 1887, he led the Detroit Wolverines to the first professional sports championship for Detroit, Michigan. The Wolverines won the 1887 National League championship and went on to defeat the St. Louis Browns in a 15-game...
(NDP) 5256
- Rupert Ross (L) 2907
Kent—Elgin:
- Jim McGuigan
James Fitzgerald McGuigan was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1977 to 1990....
(L) 10038
- Don Luckham (PC) 9397
- Ed Cutler (NDP) 2521
Kingston and the IslandsKingston and the Islands is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968....
:
- (x)Keith Norton
Keith Calder Norton was a Canadian politician and public servant. He served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1985, and was until 2005 the chief commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission.-Education and early career:Norton was...
(PC) 12246
- Peter Watson (L) 6490
- John Clements
Sir John Selby Clements, CBE was an English actor and producer who worked in theatre, television and film.Clements attended St Paul's School and St John's College, Cambridge University then worked with Nigel Playfair and afterwards spent a few years in Ben Greet's Shakespearean Company. He made...
(NDP) 4510
- Louise Andrews (Comm) 158
KitchenerKitchener was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario...
:
- (x)Jim Breithaupt
Lieutenant-Colonel James Roos Breithaupt KStJ, CD, OM, QC, MA, LLB is a former Canadian politician. His surname is pronounced as "bright-up". He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1984 as a member of the Liberal Party...
(L) 14425
- Sid McLennan (PC) 6910
- Cam Conrad (NDP) 6264
- Evelina Pan (Comm) 111
Kitchener—Wilmot:
- (x)John Sweeney (L) 12450
- Curtis Roth (PC) 6470
- Jo Surich (NDP) 5456
Lake Nipigon:
- (x)Jack Stokes
John Edward Stokes was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1985, and was Speaker of the legislature from 1977 to 1981. Stokes was a member of the New Democratic Party.Stokes was born in Schreiber, Ontario, and was educated in the area...
(NDP) 7747
- Al Charr (PC) 2417
- John Lentowicz (L) 1397
LambtonLambton was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1882. It was located in the province of Ontario...
:
- (x)Lorne Henderson
Lorne Henderson was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1963 to 1985, and was a cabinet minister in the government of William Davis. Henderson was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.He was born in Enniskillen Township, and received a...
(PC) 11604
- Fred McCormick (L) 8741
- Cliff Swanstrom (NDP) 1702
LanarkLanark was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario...
:
- (x)Douglas Wiseman
Douglas Jack Wiseman is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Progressive Conservative from 1971 to 1990, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Bill Davis.-Life before politics:Wiseman was educated at Smiths Falls College, and...
(PC) 11086
- Bev Greenslade (NDP) 4997
- Craig Steenburgh (L) 3919
Lakeshore:
- (x)Pat Lawlor (NDP) 13252
- Al Kolyn
Albert Kolyn is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1981 to 1985 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party....
(PC) 7957
- Carl Weinsheimer (L) 4781
- Gordon Flowers (Comm) 643
LeedsLeeds was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario...
:
- (x)James Auld
James Alexander Charles Auld was an Ontario political figure. He represented Leeds in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1954 to 1981 as a Progressive Conservative member....
(PC) 14853
- John Carley (L) 3702
- Jim Morrison (NDP) 3400
LincolnLincoln was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1883 and from 1904 to 1997. It was on the Niagara Peninsula in the Canadian province of Ontario...
:
- (x)Ross Hall (L) 9969
- Ron Southward (PC) 9387
- Barbara Mersereau (NDP) 2806
London CentreLondon Centre is a defunct Ontario provincial electoral district that was abolished in 1996. Its most notable representative was former Liberal Premier David Peterson, and was located in London, Ontario...
:
- (x)David Peterson
David Robert Peterson, PC, O.Ont was the 20th Premier of the Province of Ontario, Canada, from June 26, 1985 to October 1, 1990. He was the first Liberal premier of Ontario in 42 years....
(L) 12808
- Frank Ross (PC) 8915
- Stu Ross (NDP) 6279
- Agnes Shaw 200
London NorthLondon North was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was first created for the 1926 provincial election when the London riding was divided in two sections, and then eliminated prior to the 1934 provincial election when the city was re-configured as a single seat...
:
- Ron Van Horne
Ronald George Van Horne is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1977 to 1987, and was a cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson....
(L) 15033
- (x)Marvin Shore (PC) 10631
- David Cunningham (NDP) 6130
- Greg Utas (Lbt) 201
London South:
- Gord Walker (PC) 16011
- (x)John Ferris (L) 13800
- Tom Olien (NDP) 7964
MiddlesexMiddlesex was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario...
:
- Robert G. Eaton
Robert Gordon Eaton was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1985, and was a cabinet minister in the government of William Davis. Eaton was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.He was born in Woodstock, Ontario, and educated at...
(PC) 10247
- Don Nisbet (L) 8889
- Gordon Hill (NDP) 4998
Mississauga EastMississauga East was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 2003, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 2007. It was located in the city of Mississauga.This riding was created in 1987 from...
:
- (x)Bud Gregory
Milton Edward Charles Gregory is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1987 and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Bill Davis and Frank Miller. Gregory was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.Gregory was born...
(PC) 11945
- Irene Robinson (L) 8456
- Neil Davis (NDP) 5994
Mississauga NorthMississauga North was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988.This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Halton and Mississauga ridings....
:
- (x)Terry Jones(PC) 16151
- David Busby (NDP) 12401
- Al LaRochelle (L) 5684
- Betty Cerar (Lbt) 380
- Anna Sideris (Comm) 71
Mississauga SouthMississauga South is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979....
:
- (x)Douglas Kennedy
Robert Douglas Kennedy was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1985, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party....
(PC) 13622
- Mike Garvey (L) 7616
- Ted Humphreys (NDP) 7196
MuskokaMuskoka was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1882 and from 1904 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario...
:
- (x)Frank Miller (PC) 8865
- Ken Cargill (NDP) 6368
- Peggie Fitzpatrick (L) 2774
Niagara FallsNiagara Falls is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953.It consists of the city of Niagara Falls and the towns of Niagara-on-the-Lake and Fort Erie....
:
- {x)Vincent Kerrio (L) 13280
- Guy Ungaro (PC) 9352
- Peter Sobol (NDP) 7952
Nickel BeltNickel Belt is a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Ontario. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The district is located in Northern Ontario and includes much of the eastern and southern parts of the District of Sudbury, as well as most of Greater...
:
- (x)Floyd Laughren
Floyd Laughren is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He sat in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1998 as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party, and served as Finance Minister and Deputy Premier in the government of Bob Rae.-Background:Laughren's childhood was far...
(NDP) 9410
- Marty McAllister (PC) 3923
- Paul Adam (L) 3046
NipissingNipissing was a federal electoral district that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 2004. It was located in the northeastern part of Ontario, Canada....
:
- Mike Bolan
Michael George Bolan was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Nipissing in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1977 to 1981. He was a member of the Ontario Liberal Party.-External links:...
(L) 12898
- Merle Dickerson (PC) 11232
- Dennis Arsenault (NDP) 5777
NorthumberlandNorthumberland was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1968 and from 1987 to 2003, ad in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007....
:
- (x)Russell Rowe
Russell Daniel Rowe was a Canadian politician and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The name is not to be mistaken with that of the hunky Australian actor Russell Crowe, Oscar winner....
(PC) 14061
- Dennis Buckley (L) 10334
- John Taylor (NDP) 4716
OakvilleOakville is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-History:It was created in 1996 from parts of Halton and Oakville—Milton ridings....
:
- (x)James W. Snow
James Wilfred Snow was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1985, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of William Davis and Frank Miller. Snow was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.He was born in Esquesing Township,...
(PC) 14456
- Walt Elliot
Walter R. Elliot is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990....
(L) 7948
- Doug Black (NDP) 5955
OakwoodOakwood was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was created for the 1975 provincial election, and was retained until redistribution in 1999. It was abolished into Davenport, Eglinton—Lawrence, York South—Weston and St. Paul's...
:
- (x)Tony Grande
Anthony William Grande was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1987, as a member of the New Democratic Party .-Background:...
(NDP) 9214
- Fergy Brown
James Fergus Brown is a retired politician in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He served as Mayor of York from 1988 to 1994, and was listed as eighty years old in a 2003 newspaper report....
(PC) 6379
- Richard Meagher
Richard Denis Meagher MLA was an Australian solicitor and was Lord Mayor of Sydney from 1916 to 1917.-Early life:...
(L) 5046
- Val Bjarnason (Comm) 229
- Willis Cummins 170
- Alex Eaglesham
Alex W. Eaglesham is a former Canadian politician. He was the leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada in 1978 and 1979, and officially led the party in the 1979 federal election....
(Lbt) 153
Oriole:
- (x)John Williams (PC) 14194
- Luella Lumley (L) 9707
- Fred Birket (NDP) 6737
- Jim McMillan 929
- Paul Miniato (Lbt) 282
- Arthur Wright 180
OshawaOshawa is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968....
:
- (x)Mike Breaugh (NDP) 12226
- Jack Snedden (PC) 6512
- Ivan Wallace (L) 4032
- Russell Rak (Comm) 199
Ottawa CentreOttawa Centre is an urban provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1968...
:
- (x)Michael Cassidy
Michael Morris Cassidy is a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1984, and in the Canadian House of Commons from 1984 to 1988...
(NDP) 10626
- Brian Cameron (PC) 8223
- Ian Kimmerly (L) 6358
- Marvin Glass (Comm) 360
Ottawa East:
- (x)Albert J. Roy (L) 15864
- Gisele Lalonde
Gisèle Lalonde, CM, O.Ont was mayor of the city of Vanier from 1985 to 1991 and is a community activist.She was born Gisèle Deschamps in Eastview, later Vanier, in 1933. She received a teaching certificate from the University of Ottawa and taught in the Ottawa area from 1951 to 1973...
(PC) 4055
- Robert Choquette (NDP) 3605
Ottawa SouthOttawa South is a riding in the Canadian province of Ontario, in the city of Ottawa. It is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by the Premier of Ontario, Dalton McGuinty....
:
- (x)Claude Bennett
Claude Frederick Bennett is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1987, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Bill Davis and Frank Miller. Bennett was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.Bennett was born in...
(PC) 16662
- Eileen Scotton (NDP) 8759
- Patricia Thorpe (L) 7754
- Michael Houlton
Michael Houlton was a Canadian political activist. He contested both the 1973 and 1976 Ontario Liberal leadership conventions placing last in both attempts with 11 votes in 1973 and 4 votes in 1976....
574
Ottawa WestOttawa West was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1997 and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1908 to 1926 and from 1955 to 1999. It covered the western part of the Ottawa area.-Federal...
:
- Reuben Baetz
Reuben Conrad Baetz was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1977 to 1987, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Bill Davis and Frank Miller. Baetz was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.Baetz was born in Chesley, Ontario...
(PC) 15279
- Bill Roberts (L) 9906
- Marion Dewar
Marion Dewar, CM was a prominent member of the New Democratic Party , mayor of Ottawa from 1978 to 1985 and a member of the Parliament of Canada from 1986 to 1988.-Early life:...
(NDP) 8718
OxfordOxford is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since the 1935 election.It consists of the county of Oxford....
:
- (x)Harry Parrott (PC) 17758
- John MacDonald (L) 12657
- Mike Casselman (NDP) 4420
ParkdaleParkdale was a provincial electoral district electing Members of Provincial Parliament to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The provincial district was created in 1914 and abolished in 1997 and redistributed into the Parkdale—High Park, Davenport and Trinity—Spadina districts for the 1999...
:
- (x)Jan Dukszta
Janusz Romwald Dukszta is a Polish-born Toronto psychiatrist and former Ontario New Democratic Party MPP in the Ontario legislature. He and his brother, Andrzej, escaped with their mother from Poland near the end of World War II and settled in London where they were educated at Christ College,...
(NDP) 7574
- Stan Mamak (L) 5134
- Lee Monaco (PC) 4116
- Gareth Blythe (Comm) 343
Parry SoundParry Sound was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1949. It was located in the province of Ontario...
:
- (x)Lorne Maeck (PC) 9929
- Ed Fisher (L) 7510
- Ray Smith (NDP) 2553
PerthPerth was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1988...
:
- (x)Hugh Edighoffer
Hugh Alden Edighoffer is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1967 to 1990, and was Speaker of the legislature during the administration of David Peterson....
(L) 18201
- Vivian Jarvis (PC) 6056
- Carson McLauchlan (NDP) 2167
PeterboroughPeterborough is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953.The riding's borders have differed slightly since its creation in 1953, but has always included most or all of Peterborough County and its county seat of...
:
- John Turner (PC) 16923
- (x)Gill Sandeman (NDP) 14275
- Peter Adams (L) 10083
- John Hayes (Lbt) 341
Port ArthurPort Arthur was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario...
:
- (x)Jim Foulds
James Francis Foulds is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1987 as a member of the New Democratic Party....
(NDP) 9629
- Allan Laakkonen
Allan Laakkonen was city councillor for Red River Ward in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada from 2003 to 2006. He was one of the driving forces behind Thunder Bay's bid for the 1995 Nordic World Ski Championships....
(PC) 9290
- Juha Siimes (L) 4818
- Philip Harris (Comm) 254
Prescott and RussellPrescott and Russell was a provincial electoral district that elected one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It existed from 1967 to 1999, when it was abolished into Glengarry—Prescott—Russell and Ottawa—Orléans when ridings were redistributed to match their federal counterparts...
:
- (x)Joseph Albert Bélanger
Joseph Albert Bélanger was an Ontario dairy farmer and political figure. He represented Prescott and Russell in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1981 as a Progressive Conservative member....
(PC) 11863
- Philibert Proulx (L) 8877
- Joseph Cheff (NDP) 3597
Prince Edward—LennoxPrince Edward-Lennox was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario...
:
- (x)James Taylor (PC) 11411
- Mary Kaiser (L) 5759
- Jan Nicol (NDP) 3494
Quinte:
- (x)Hugh O'Neil
Hugh Patrick O'Neil is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1995, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson.O'Neil was educated at Peterborough Teachers' College, and worked as a teacher and...
(L) 17264
- Don Williams (PC) 10009
- Mike Maloney
Michael Maloney born February 13, 1956 is a precious metals investor, serial entrepreneur, author, and a recognized historian on monetary history and economics. He's been the precious metal investment advisor for Robert Kiyosaki since 2005, author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad...
(NDP) 3371
Rainy River:
- (x)T. Patrick Reid
Thomas Patrick Reid is a businessman and former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1984....
(L) 5335
- Gordon Thomson (PC) 3268
- Howard Hampton
Howard George Hampton, MPP is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He has served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada, since 1987 as the Member of Provincial Parliament from the northern riding of Kenora—Rainy River. A member of the Ontario New Democratic Party, he was also the party's...
(NDP) 3019
Renfrew NorthRenfrew North was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867...
:
- (x)Sean Conway
Sean Conway is a Canadian university professor and administrator. He served for 28 years as a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, from 1975 to 2003, and was a high-profile cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson...
(L) 9549
- Bob Cotnam (PC) 6817
- Bob Cox (NDP) 4482
Renfrew SouthRenfrew South was a federal and provincial electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It was located in the province of Ontario...
:
- (x)Paul Yakabuski
Paul Joseph Yakabuski was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1963 to 1987, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party....
(PC) 12666
- Dick Trainor (L) 11585
- Harry Pattinson (NDP) 2952
Riverdale:
- (x)Jim Renwick
James Alexander Renwick was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1964 until his death....
(NDP) 9639
- Nola Sam Crewe (PC) 4289
- Dennis Drainville
Dennis Paul Drainville is a Canadian bishop an educator and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1993; later taught Humanities and History for 12 years at the Cegep College de la Gaspésie et des Îles, and is now Anglican Bishop of Quebec.-Ontario...
(L) 2821
- Gordon Massie
Gordon F. Massie was a Canadian politician and political activist.Born in Glasgow, Scotland and raised in the Gorbals district there, he was a machinist by trade. Massie become active with the trade union movement at age seventeen, becoming a member of the Amalgamated Engineering Union...
(Comm) 214
- Walter Balej (Lbt) 196
- Barry Weisleder (Ind [RMG]) 117
St. Andrew—St. PatrickSt. Andrew—St. Patrick was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that returned Members of Provincial Parliament to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario at Queen's Park....
:
- (x)Larry Grossman
Lawrence "Larry" Sheldon Grossman was a politician in Ontario, Canada.-Early years:Born in Toronto, Grossman was the son of Allan Grossman, who had represented a downtown Toronto riding in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for twenty years after defeating Ontario's last Communist Member of...
(PC) 11128
- Barbara Beardsley (NDP) 8151
- Edward Clarke (L) 2895
- Anna Larson (Comm) 196
- Vincent Miller (Lbt) 164
|-
|Jim Bradley
|align="right"|12,392
|align="right"|38.89
|-
|Eleanor Lancaster
|align="right"|11,669
|align="right"|36.62
|-
|
Fred DicksonThe New Democratic Party of Ontario ran a full slate of candidates in the 1977 Ontario provincial election, Canada, and won 33 seats to become the third-largest party in the legislature. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.-Fred...
|align="right"|7,556
|align="right"|23.71
|-
|Eric Blair
|align="right"|247
|align="right"|0.78
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|31,864
!align="right"|100.00
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
!align="right"|213
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|32,077
!align="right"|60.91
|}
St. DavidSt. David was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that returned Members of Provincial Parliament to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario at Queen's Park. It was created in downtown Toronto in 1926 and was merged into the riding of St. George—St. David in 1987.-MPPs for St...
:
- (x)Margaret Scrivener
Margaret Mary Scrivener was a politician in Ontario, Canada. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1985, and was a cabinet minister in the government of William Davis. Scrivener was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.Scrivener was born in Toronto, and was...
(PC) 11894
- Gordon Cressy (NDP) 11058
- Robert McClelland (L) 3794
- Shane Parkhill (Comm) 202
St. George:
- (x)Margaret Campbell
Margaret Campbell was a municipal and provincial politician from Toronto, Canada.-Background:Born Margaret Baird she was raised in Rosedale and attend Bishop Strachan School, University College and then Osgoode Hall Law School and was called to the bar in 1937. She married American film maker and...
(L) 10116
- Frank Vasilkioti (PC) 9688
- Lukin Robinson (NDP) 6287
- Donald M. Campbell 975
- David T. Anderson (Lbt) 342
- Leonard Weir 152
Sarnia:
- Paul Blundy (L) 11500
- Andy Brandt
Andrew S. "Andy" Brandt is a former politician and public administrator who has served in a number of roles in the province of Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Progressive Conservative from 1981 to 1990, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Bill...
(PC) 11243
- Wallace Krawczyk (NDP) 6770
Sault Ste. MarieSault Ste. Marie is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.In 2004, due to population changes in boundary distribution, the riding expanded significantly to include a significant portion of the Algoma District, from...
:
- (x)John Rhodes (PC) 19209
- Don Burgess (NDP) 11660
- John Nelson (L) 3715
- Arlene Bovingdon (Comm) 162
Scarborough CentreScarborough Centre is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1963.It consists of the part of the Scarborough district of the City of Toronto bounded:...
:
- (x)Frank Drea
James Francis Drea was a Canadian journalist, broadcaster, politician and racehorse enthusiast.-Background:...
(PC) 11583
- Dave Gracey (NDP) 8874
- Charles Beer
John Charles McWaters Beer is a former Canadian politician...
(L) 5274
- Robert Schultz
Robert Schultz is a Canadian pair skater. He competes with partner Taylor Steele.- Programs :- Competitive highlights : J. = Junior level - External links :...
(Lbt) 151
- Peter Sideris (Comm) 87
Scarborough EastScarborough East was a Canadian electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 2003, and was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to 2007, and on Toronto City Council....
:
- (x)Margaret Birch (PC) 14792
- Ann Marie Hill (NDP) 7268
- Ron Myatt (L) 6508
- John White
John White was a Progressive Conservative cabinet minister in Ontario, Canada, and Member of Provincial Parliament for London South from 1959 to 1975...
(Lbt) 489
Scarborough—Ellesmere:
- (x)David Warner (NDP) 10625
- Spurge Near (PC) 9074
- Ken Dimson (L) 6320
- Mathias Blecker (Lbt) 201
Scarborough North:
- (x)Thomas Leonard Wells
Thomas Leonard Wells was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1963 to 1985, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of John Robarts and William Davis...
(PC) 20988
- Vera Brookes (L) 10303
- Frank Lowery (NDP) 9868
- Marilee Haylock (Lbt) 721
Scarborough WestScarborough West was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commonsfrom 1968 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario...
:
- (x)Stephen Lewis
Stephen Henry Lewis, is a Canadian politician, broadcaster and diplomat. He was the leader of the social democratic Ontario New Democratic Party for most of the 1970s. During many of the those years as leader, his father David Lewis was simultaneously the leader of the Federal New Democratic Party...
(NDP) 13350
- Kenneth Timney (PC) 6906
- Bobby Orr (L) 3837
- Paul Mollon (Lbt) 442
- Richard Sanders (Ind [NALP]) 172
Simcoe CentreSimcoe Centre was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Grey—Simcoe, Simcoe South and Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe ridings....
:
- George Taylor (PC) 15876
- Paul Wessenger
Paul Wessenger is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995.-Background:...
(NDP) 10442
- Jim Corneau (L) 9556
Simcoe EastSimcoe East was a federal electoral district in the province of Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1882 to 1968...
:
- (x)Gordon E. Smith (PC) 13793
- Roger Pretty (NDP) 10254
- Elinor Bingham (L) 6783
Stormont—Dundas and Glengarry:
- (x)Osie Villeneuve
Osie F. Villeneuve was a longtime politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and the Canadian House of Commons, and was an elected representative almost continuously from the 1940s until his death.Villeneuve was born in Maxville, Ontario, and educated in the...
(PC) 10533
- Johnny Whitteker (L) 8111
- Joe O'Neill
Joseph "Joe" O'Neill is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker, he has recently joined Guiseley A.F.C..-Career:Born in Blackburn, West Lothian, O'Neill struggled to establish himself in the Football League with Preston North End and had several loan spells with other clubs until he left for...
(NDP) 2788
SudburySudbury is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949.Its population in 2001 was 89,443. The district is one of two serving the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario....
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- (x)Bud Germa
Melville Carlyle Germa was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Sudbury from 1967 to 1968 in the Canadian House of Commons, and from 1971 to 1981 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario...
(NDP) 11117
- Peter Crossgrove (PC) 8485
- Gaetan Doucet (L) 6778
- Justin Legault (Comm) 330
Sudbury EastSudbury East was a provincial electoral riding in the Canadian province of Ontario, that was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1999. It served the easternmost portion of the former city of Sudbury, the eastern portion of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury, and...
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- (x)Elie Martel
Elie Walter Martel is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1987, as a member of the New Democratic Party .-Personal life:...
(NDP) 15991
- Michael Hopkins (PC) 7001
- Garrett Lacey (L) 5984
TimiskamingTimiskaming was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1908 to 1999...
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- Ed Havrot
Edward Michael Havrot is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1975 and again from 1977 to 1985, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party....
(PC) 9578
- (x)Bob Bain (NDP) 8914
- Dan Casey
Dan Casey was a former professional baseball player. He was a pitcher over parts of 7 seasons with the Wilmington Quicksteps, Detroit Wolverines, Philadelphia Quakers and Syracuse Stars. He led the National League in ERA in 1887 while playing for Philadelphia...
(L) 1481
Victoria—Haliburton:
- John Eakins
John Eakins was a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1975 to 1990, and was a cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson.Eakins was educated in Lindsay, Ontario...
(L) 15218
- Jim Webster (PC) 10539
- Fred McLaughlin (NDP) 5851
Waterloo NorthWaterloo North was a provincial electoral district represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from Confederation in 1867 until 1999.It was abolished in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings...
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- Herbert Epp (L) 13556
- Bob Gramlow (PC) 8016
- Mary Jane Mewhinney (NDP) 2809
Welland—ThoroldWelland—Thorold is a former provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was created for the 1977 provincial election, and lasted until provincial redistribution in 1996. The riding was formally retired with the 1999 provincial election....
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- (x)Mel Swart
Melvin Leroy Swart was a Canadian politician in Ontario. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a New Democrat from 1975 to 1988....
(NDP) 12704
- Allan Pietz
Allan Ernest Pietz was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a businessman and dairy operator by career. He held a series of elected municipal offices in the former Crowland Township before he was elected mayor of Welland in 1965. He held office until...
(PC) 10389
- Keith Cameron (L) 4335
Wellington—Dufferin—Peel:
- (x)Jack Johnson (PC) 14272
- David Wright (L) 9631
- Marion Chambers (NDP) 7235
Wellington SouthWellington South was one of the original provincial electoral districts in Ontario,Canada created in 1867, remaining in existence through the 1985 general election. It was succeeded by the Guelph electoral district for the 1987 general election....
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- (x)Harry Worton
Harry Worton was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1955 to 1985, as a member of the Liberal Party....
(L) 16212
- Carl Hamilton (NDP) 7886
- Doug Auld
Douglas "Doug" Frank Auld is editor and publisher of Sprint Car & Midget Magazine.- Background :Auld was born in Mahopac, New York. His father, Jack Auld, was a retired dirt modified racer, and he attended his first racing event as a toddler...
(PC) 7667
- Brian Seymour (Lbt) 163
- Eric Blythe (Comm) 162
WentworthWentworth was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1968. It was located near the City of Hamilton in the province of Ontario. This riding was first created in 1903 from parts of Wentworth North and Brant and Wentworth South ridings.Wentworth...
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- (x)Ian Deans
Ian Deans is a Canadian politician.Born in Kilmarnock, Scotland, Deans moved to Canada as a youth and found work as a firefighter...
(NDP) 15332
- Dave Brown (PC) 5506
- Dennis Wilson (L) 4800
Wentworth North:
- (x)Eric Cunningham
Eric Gordon Cunningham is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1984, as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party....
(L) 18322
- John Voortman (PC) 8464
- Dennis Young (NDP) 7157
Wilson HeightsWilson Heights was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was created prior to the 1975 provincial election and eliminated in 1999, when most of its territory was incorporated into the ridings of York Centre, Willowdale and Eglinton—Lawrence...
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- David Rotenberg
David Rotenberg is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1977 to 1985 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party, and was briefly a cabinet minister in the government of Frank Miller.Rotenberg was born in Toronto, and educated at the...
(PC) 11430
- Howard Moscoe
Howard Moscoe was a city councillor in Toronto, Canada, representing Ward 15 in the western part of Eglinton-Lawrence. Among the most prominent and longest-serving councillors in the city, he is also known for an outspokenness which has landed him in controversy at times. Moscoe is a member of...
(NDP) 8437
- Murray Markin
Murray Markin is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served on the North York city council from 1976 to 1978, and campaigned for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1977. His brother, Joseph Markin, served on North York's Board of Control from 1974 to 1976.-Political career:Markin was...
(L) 7195
- Webster Webb (Lbt) 174
Windsor—Riverside:
- Dave Cooke
Dave Cooke is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was an NDP member of the provincial legislature from 1977 to 1997, and was a senior cabinet minister in the government of Bob Rae.-Early career:...
(NDP) 12947
- Michael MacDougall (L) 10572
- Al Santing
Al Santing is a businessman and former municipal politician in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. For years, he was a fixture in the city's conservative movement....
(PC) 4878
Windsor—SandwichWindsor—Sandwich was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It came into existence for the first time with the 1934 Ontario election, and was eliminated with the 1967 election as a result of redistribution...
:
- (x)Ted Bounsall
Dr. Edwin "Ted" Bounsall is a former Canadian politician and a retired chemistry professor from the University of Windsor. He graduated from Imperial College in 1964...
(NDP) 9711
- Carman McClelland
John Carman McClelland is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1995.-Background:...
(L) 6024
- Randy Atkins (PC) 2838
- Mike Longmoore (COmm) 334
Windsor—WalkervilleWindsor—Walkerville was a federal electoral district that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1988. It was located in the southwest corner of the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Essex East and Essex West ridings. The electoral district...
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- (x)Bernard Newman (L) 11233
- Ron Moro (PC) 4842
- Len Wallace (NDP) 4565
- Allan MacDonald
Allan Nicoll MacDonald was an Australian politician and government minister.MacDonald was born at Lochee, Forfarshire, Scotland and educated at Arbroath High School. He migrated to Western Australia in 1911 and worked at Collie before moving to Perth in 1914, where he was employed as an accountant...
233
- Nicola Veronico (Comm) 124
- Joe Crouchman 103
- Diane Donison 59
York CentreYork Centre is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1917 and since 1953....
:
- (x)Alf Stong (L) 17735
- Bill Cocoran (PC) 14967
- Chris Olsen
Chris Olsen is a jazz pianist, composer, poet, and vocalist. Currently a member of the fusion group Time in Motion , and former member of South Dakota based funk ensemble Greenhouse....
(NDP) 6247
York EastYork East was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons at different times, and a provincial electoral district. It was located in the province of Ontario.-Federal electoral district :...
:
- Robert Elgie
Robert Goldwin Elgie is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1977 to 1985, and was a cabinet minister in the Progressive Conservative governments of Bill Davis and Frank Miller. His father, Goldwin Elgie, was also a Conservative Ontario...
(PC) 14131
- Lois Cox (NDP) 8334
- Mike Kenny (L) 7126
- Chris Greenland (Ind [SC?]) 265
- Maura O'Neill (Comm) 245
- Paul Wakfer (Lbt) 144
York Mills:
- (x)Bette Stephenson
Bette Mildred Stephenson, OC, O.Ont is a Canadian medical doctor and former politician in Ontario. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1987, and was a cabinet minister in the Progressive Conservative governments of Bill Davis and Frank Miller.-Medical career:Born in...
(PC) 21795
- Wilfred Caplan (L) 9612
- Allan Millard (NDP) 5051
- Donald Gordon 465
- Scott Bell (Lbt) 368
York NorthYork North was an electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from Confederation in 1867 until 2004. It is also an electoral district that was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 2007...
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- (x)Bill Hodgson (PC) 15639
- Jim Wilson (L) 9660
- Ian Scott (NDP) 7247
York SouthYork South was an electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1979, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1999....
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- (x)Donald C. MacDonald
Donald Cameron MacDonald, CM, O.Ont was a long time Canadian politician and political party leader and had been referred to as the "Best premier Ontario never had." He represented the provincial riding of York South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1955 to 1982...
(NDP) 14178
- Austin Clarke (PC) 7666
- Michael Kole (L) 5332
- Mike Phillips (Comm) 526
- Ken Korentayer (Lbt) 338
York WestYork West is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904 and since 1917.Its population was 110,384 in 2001...
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- (x)Nick Leluk
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(PC) 16538
- Pete Farrow (L) 10450
- Ian Barrett (NDP) 8510
- Ronald Vaughan (Lbt) 260
YorkviewYorkview is a defunct Ontario provincial electoral district , in the former city of North York. The riding was established for the 1963 Ontario general election. The riding was abolished in preparation for the 1999 Ontario general election. It was partitioned into the current provincial ridings of...
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- (x)Fred Young (NDP) 14426
- Paul Uguccioni (L) 6503
- George Gemmell (PC) 4105
- Dorlene Hewitt 488
- Hersh Gelman (Lbt) 487
- Roberto Moretton (Comm) 359
- Helen Obadia (Ind [NALP]) 120
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- Politics of Ontario
The Province of Ontario is governed by a unicameral legislature, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, which operates in the Westminster system of government...
- List of Ontario political parties
- Premier of Ontario
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- Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)
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