Progressive Conservative Party candidates, 1990 Ontario provincial election

Progressive Conservative Party candidates, 1990 Ontario provincial election

The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario ran a full slate of candidates in the 1990 provincial election, and won 20 out of 130 seats to become the third-largest party in the legislature. Some of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.


=Daniel M. DiSabatino (Brantford)=

Daniel DiSabatino is a credentialed minister with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada currently serving as Lead Pastor of Willowdale Pentecostal Church, 288 Cummer Avenue in Toronto. He also serves as Adjunct Faculty at Master's College & Seminary in Toronto. DiSabatino received 3,087 votes (8.46%), finishing third against New Democratic Party candidate Brad Ward.


=Chris Smith (Downsview)=

Smith was a thirty-four year old businessman at the time of the election. ["Downsview", "Toronto Star", 3 September 1990, A6.] His campaign focused on affordable housing, increased private and public daycare, and crime reduction. [Lesley Simpson, "Downsview Riding may swing with tide", "Toronto Star", 26 August 1990, A4.] He received 1,477 votes (6.22%), finishing third against New Democratic Party candidate Anthony Perruzza.

Graham Snelgrove (Hamilton Centre)

Snelgrove was fifty years old at the time of the election ("Globe and Mail", 7 September 1990). He received 2,116 votes (8.34%), finishing third against New Democratic Party candidate David Christopherson.

Andrew Feldstein (York South)

Feldstein a 21 year old second-year student at Osgoode Hall Law School. He focused his campaign on taxes and the environment, and spoke out against the allowance given to MPPs. [Margaret Polanyi, "Meeting gives Rae mixed reviews", "Globe and Mail", 29 August 1990, A7; Tony Wong, "Rae is at home in NDP stronghold", "Toronto Star", 2 September 1990, A12.] He received 2,561 votes (10.26%), finishing third against New Democratic Party leader Bob Rae. Feldstein graduated from Osgoode Hall in 1992, and later established the firm Andrew Feldstein and Associates. His primary focus is family law. [ [http://www.divorce.on.ca/toronto-lawyer-feldstein.html Andrew Feldstein biography] , Andrew Feldstein and Associates, online document, accessed 6 December 2006.]

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