Ontario general election, 1987

1985 ←

September 10, 1987

→ 1990

130 seats in the 35th Legislative Assembly of Ontario 66 seats were needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	David Peterson	Bob Rae	Larry Grossman
Party	Liberal	New Democrat	Ontario PC
Leader's seat	London Centre	York South	St. Andrew—St. Patrick (lost re-election)
Last election	48	25	52
Seats won	95	19	16
Seat change	+47	-6	-36
Popular vote	1,788,214	970,813	931,476
Percentage	47.3%	25.7%	24.7%
Swing	+9.4%	+1.9%	-12.3%

Map of the 1987 election, showing the ridings and their popular vote

Premier before election

David Peterson
Liberal

Elected Premier

David Peterson
Liberal

The Ontario general election of 1987 was held on September 10, 1987, to elect members of the 34th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.

The governing Ontario Liberal Party, led by David Peterson, was returned to power with a large majority. Peterson had successfully managed to govern with a minority in the Legislature by obtaining the co-operation of the Ontario New Democratic Party, led by Bob Rae. It was through the NDP's support that Peterson was able to form a government, even though the Progressive Conservative Party had won a slightly larger number of seats in the previous election.

The PC Party, led by Larry Grossman, campaigned on a platform of tax cuts to stimulate the economy. Its support continued to slide, however, as voters decided that they liked the change that the Liberal-NDP arrangement brought and Grossman even lost his own seat. The NDP was unable to convince voters that it should be given credit for the success of the Liberal government that it had supported.

1 Results
2 Riding results
- 2.1 Byelections after 1987
3 See also

Results

Party		Party Leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
Party		Party Leader	# of candidates	1985	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change
	Liberal	David Peterson		48	95	+97.9%	1,788,214	47.3%	+9.4%
	New Democratic	Bob Rae		25	19	-24.0%	970,813	25.7%	+1.9%
	Progressive Conservative	Larry Grossman		52	16	-69.2%	931,476	24.7%	-12.3%
	Family Coalition	Donald Pennell	36	-	-	-	48,110	1.3%	+1.3%
	Libertarian	Kaye Sargent		-	-	-	13,514	0.4%	-
	Freedom	Robert Metz	-	-	-	-	4,735	0.1%	-
	Communist	Gordon Massie	-	-	-	-	3,422	0.1%	-
	Green		-	-	-	-	3,398	0.1%	-
	Independent		-	-	-	-	13,632	0.4%	-0.3%
Total				125	130	4.0%	3,777,311	100%	-

Preceded by 1985 election	List of Ontario general elections	Succeeded by 1990 election

Riding results

Algoma:

(x)Bud Wildman (NDP) 8562
Bryan McDougall (L) 4295
Denise Chenier (PC) 1202

Algoma—Manitoulin:

Mike Brown (L) 7157
Ron Boucher (NDP) 4385
Ben Wilson (PC) 3999

Beaches—Woodbine:

(x)Marion Bryden (NDP) 19948
Patricia Herdman (L) 8519
John Beveridge (PC) 3022
Steve Thistle (Lbt) 533

Brampton North:

John Carman McClelland (L) 14298
Jo-Anne Robertson (PC) 7170
John Deamer (NDP) 6667

Brampton South:

(x)Bob Callahan (L) 17913
Frank Russell (PC) 6772
Paul Ledgister (NDP) 5786
Don Best (FCP) 2946
Jim Bridgewood (Comm) 268
Garnet Brace (Lbt) 225
Malcolm Cook 158

Brantford:

Dave Neumann (L) 14919
Jack Tubman (NDP) 12112
(x)Phil Gillies (PC) 9104

Brant—Haldimand:

(x)Robert Nixon (L) 14981
Tracy Macdonnell (NDP) 4992
Ann Wilson (PC) 4578
George Molson Barrett 693

Bruce:

(x)Murray Elston (L) 17227
Mike Snobelen (PC) 5145
Norma Peterson (NDP) 3986
Adrian Keet (FCP) 2006

Burlington South:

(x)Cam Jackson (PC) 12968
Bill Priestner (L) 12363
Judy Worsley (NDP) 4694
Don Pennell (FCP) 1125
Dan Riga (Lbt) 228

Cambridge:

Mike Farnan (NDP) 11284
Claudette Millar (L) 11183
(x)Bill Barlow (PC) 8752
Anneliese Steden (FCP) 1500

Carleton:

(x)Norman Sterling (PC) 14057
Roly Armitage (L) 13590
Elaine Gibson (NDP) 4590

Carleton East:

(x)Gilles Morin (L) 20706
Joan Gullen (NDP) 6105
Roland Saumure (PC) 4572
Andre Lafrance (FCP) 926

Chatham—Kent:

(x)Maurice Bossy (L) 13370
Brian Rice (NDP) 7623
Ron Anderson (PC) 6669
Marcy Edwards (FCP) 806
Don Carnegie 341

Cochrane North:

(x)René Fontaine (L) 9436
Len Wood (NDP) 5675
Denis Latulippe (PC) 1203

Cochrane South:

(x)Alan Pope (PC) 9735
Conrad Carriere (L) 7479
Gilles Renaud (NDP) 6010

Cornwall:

John Cleary (L) 10653
(x)Luc Guindon (PC) 9067
Bob Roth (NDP) 6756

Don Mills:

Murad Velshi (L) 11083
David Lindsay (PC) 8666
Margery Ward (NDP) 6424
David Smith 586
David Pengelly (F) 475

Dovercourt:

(x)Tony Lupusella (L) 10634
(x)Ross McClellan (NDP) 9727
Norm Panziza Jr. (PC) 926
D'Arcy Cain (Lbt) 342

Downsview:

Laureano Leone (L) 11832
Maria Augimeri (NDP) 11658
Drew McCreadie (PC) 1788

Dufferin—Peel:

Mavis Wilson (L) 14231
Charlie Byran (PC) 8393
Sandra Crane (NDP) 4195

Durham Centre:

Allan Furlong (L) 12885
Sarah Kelly (NDP) 9881
Stephanie Ball (PC) 8790
Harold Tauscah (G) 378

Durham East:

(x)Sam Cureatz (PC) 11301
Diane Hamre (L) 9866
Marg Wilbur (NDP) 6805

Durham West:

Norah Stoner (L) 16733
(x)George Ashe (PC) 10890
Jim Wiseman (NDP) 5779
Bert Vermeer (FCP) 898

Durham—York:

Bill Ballinger (L) 12369
(x)Ross Stevenson (PC) 11887
Donna Kelly (NDP) 5549
Ken Canning (FCP) 1070

Eglinton:

Dianne Poole (L) 15106
(x)David McFadden (PC) 14411
Michael Lee (NDP) 3789
Richard Lubbock (Lbt) 324
John Stifel 137

Elgin:

Marietta Roberts (L) 13310
(x)Ron McNeil (PC) 10873
Gord Campbell (NDP) 7674
Ray Monteith (F) 546

Essex—Kent:

(x)Jim McGuigan (L) 12591
(x)Pat Hayes (NDP) 11478
John Ashton (PC) 2758
Tim McGuire (FCP) 1229

Essex South:

(x)Remo Mancini (L) 15292
Marv Ewing (NDP) 7312
Scott Cowan (PC) 3339

Etobicoke—Humber:

(x)Jim Henderson (L) 21644
Avie Flaherty (PC) 8062
Peter Sutherland (NDP) 4511
George Hartwell (FCP) 1237

Etobicoke—Lakeshore:

(x)Ruth Grier (NDP) 14821
Frank Sgarlata (L) 12454
Al Kolyn (PC) 4760
Michael Doyle (FCP) 1203

Etobicoke—Rexdale:

(x)Ed Philip (NDP) 13892
Jean Bickley (L) 9677
Aileen Anderson (PC) 3127

Etobicoke West:

Linda LeBourdais (L) 15757
Doug Holyday (PC) 9664
Phil Jones (NDP) 5784
Judy Johnson (FCP) 1890
Robert Dunk (Lbt) 498

Fort William:

Lyn McLeod (L) 11168
(x)Mickey Hennessy (PC) 9705
Don Smith (NDP) 7861
John Maclennan (Comm) 300

Fort York:

Bob Wong (L) 9593
Joe Pantalone (NDP) 9456
Tom Pang (PC) 2084
Paul “No Government” Barker (Lbt) 427
Andrew Scorer (G) 243
Glen Magder (F) 186
Bill Whelan 181
Ronald Rodgers (Ind [Communist Party of North America]) 154

Frontenac—Addington:

(x)Larry South (L) 11628
Bob Lucas (PC) 7407
Lars Thompson (NDP) 4996
Ross Baker 667

Grey—Owen Sound:

Ron Lipsett (L) 14298
Bill Murdoch (PC) 12364
Cathy Hird (NDP) 5924
Tom Clark (FCP) 1946

Guelph:

(x)Rick Ferraro (L) 18445
Derek Fletcher (NDP) 9119
Bob Pierce (PC) 5383
Craig Sanderson 562

Halton Centre:

Barbara Sullivan (L) 15833
Barry Quinn (PC) 9539
Richard Banigan (NDP) 4487

Halton North:

Walt Elliot (L) 11644
Dave Whiting (PC) 6920
Fern Wolf (NDP) 5796

Hamilton Centre:

(x)Lily Oddie Munro (L) 13636
Brian Hinkley (NDP) 10333
Gerald Fruewith (PC) 2600

Hamilton East:

(x)Robert W. Mackenzie (NDP) 16421
David Bach (L) 9890
Tommy Tarpos (PC) 1915
Bob Jaggard (Comm) 673

Hamilton Mountain:

(x)Brian Charlton (NDP) 14743
Jane Milanetti (L) 13111
John Smith (PC) 6580

Hamilton West:

(x)Richard Allen (NDP) 13430
Mary Kiss (L) 12336
Don Ross (PC) 5862

Hastings—Peterborough:

(x)Jim Pollock (PC) 9910
Carman Metcalfe (L) 8705
Elmer Buchanan (NDP) 6579

High Park—Swansea:

David Fleet (L) 9637
(x)Yuri Shymko (PC) 8823
Elaine Ziemba (NDP) 8764
Bob Cumming (Lbt) 660

Huron:

(x)Jack Riddell (L) 16099
Nico Peters (PC) 6725
Paul Klopp (NDP) 3841

Kenora:

Frank Miclash (L) 7943
Doug Miranda (NDP) 6845
Mark Duggan (PC) 4824

Kingston and the Islands:

(x)Ken Keyes (L) 13141
Gary Wilson (NDP) 6402
Tom Annis (PC) 5910
Steven Kaasgaard (G) 511

Kitchener:

(x)David Cooke (L) 15373
Sue Coulter (NDP) 8379
Barbara Fraser (PC) 4226
John Meenan (FCP) 1100
Ed Halbach (Ind [Humanist]) 290

Kitchener—Wilmot:

(x)John Sweeney (L) 18151
Mike Cooper (NDP) 7503
Dorothy Angel (PC) 5218

Lake Nipigon:

(x)Gilles Pouliot (NDP) 8446
Herman Mannila (L) 3606
Vic Fournel (PC) 1129

Lambton:

(x)David Smith (L) 11385
Bill Steadman (PC) 8826
Grant Reynolds (NDP) 2914
Peter Westfall (FCP) 2399

Lanark—Renfrew:

Douglas Wiseman (PC) 13902
Bob Pugh (L) 13141
Don Page (NDP) 5486

Lawrence:

(x)Joseph Cordiano (L) 15332
Evelyn Nurialdo (NDP) 8201
David Perry (PC) 5379

Leeds—Grenville:

(x)Bob Runciman (PC) 14787
Jim Jordan (L) 14589
Geri Sheedy (NDP) 4869

Lincoln:

Harry Pelissero (L) 12320
(x)Philip Andrewes (PC) 11284
Ron Hansen (NDP) 6207

London Centre:

(x)David Peterson (L) 18194
Marion Boyd (NDP) 9266
Dennis McKaig (PC) 3864
Brenda Rowe (FCP) 695
Lloyd Walker (F) 589
Stunning Bentley 375

London North:

(x)Ron Van Horne (L) 22452
Diane Whiteside (NDP) 7961
Lucky Clark (PC) 7177
Elvin Mizzau (FCP) 611
Barry Malcolm (F) 537

London South:

(x)Joan Smith (L) 20046
Vaughan Minor (PC) 7723
David Winninger (NDP) 7074
Paul Picard (FCP) 861
Robert Metz (F) 430

Markham:

(x)Don Cousens (PC) 19224
Gail Newall (L) 18543
Anne Swarbrick (NDP) 4323
Rina Puleo (FCP) 1403

Middlesex:

(x)Doug Reycraft (L) 17600
Renie Long (PC) 7689
Michael Wyatt (NDP) 5720
Bill Giesen (FCP) 2664
Marc Emery (F) 499

Mississauga East:

John Sola (L) 16245
(x)Bud Gregory (PC) 10372
Sal Manni (NDP) 4864
Bill Frampton (F) 761

Mississauga North:

(x)Steve Offer (L) 14604
John Moszynski (NDP) 6153
Gabe Spoletine (PC) 5309

Mississauga South:

(x)Margaret Marland (PC) 13854
Claudette Mackay-Lassonde (L) 13255
Barry Stevens (NDP) 4976
Chris Balabanian (F) 712

Mississauga West:

Steve Mahoney (L) 23482
Darwin Kealey (PC) 9138
Paul Simon (NDP) 6280

1987 Ontario provincial election : Muskoka–Georgian Bay edit
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	+/-
	Liberal	Ken Black	12,645	43.45
	Progressive Conservative	George Beatty	9,396	32.39
	New Democratic Party	Dan Waters	7,059	24.26
Total valid votes			29,100	100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			320
Turnout			29,420	65.17
Electors on the lists			45,146

Nepean:

Hans Daigeler (L) 13951
(x)Bob Mitchell (PC) 10315
Larry Jones (NDP) 4526

Niagara Falls:

(x)Vince Kerrio (L) 13600
Margaret Harrington (NDP) 7936
Ed Sherar (PC) 5066

Niagara South:

(x)Ray Haggerty (L) 11740
Doug Martin (PC) 4645
Camilla Gyorffy (NDP) 4396

Nickel Belt:

(x)Floyd Laughren (NDP) 9849
Leo Pevato (L) 3863
Eleyn Dutrisiac (PC) 3208

Nipissing:

(x)Mike Harris (PC) 15744
Marthe Smith (L) 11690
Sandra Clifford (NDP) 2961
Brendan Purtill (FCP) 672

Norfolk:

(x)Gord Miller (L) 17313
Norm Jamison (NDP) 8346
Ian Birnie (PC) 5742

Northumberland:

Joan Fawcett (L) 14451
(x)Howard Sheppard (PC) 13075
Judi Armstrong (NDP) 4372
Brant Fotheringham (FCP) 836
Adrian O'Connell (G) 242

Oakville South:

Doug Carrothers (L) 13241
(x)Terry O'Connor (PC) 11950
Tim Cooper (NDP) 3080
Chris Kowalcuk (G) 1357

Oakwood:

Chaviva Hosek (L) 11192
(x)Tony Grande (NDP) 9861
Irene Paparo-Stein (PC) 1573
Geoff Da Silva (Comm) 556

Oriole:

(x)Elinor Caplan (L) 16206
Fredelle Brief (PC) 5659
Judy Rebick (NDP) 4470
George Graham (Lbt) 822

Oshawa:

(x)Mike Breaugh (NDP) 12957
Cathy O'Flynn (L) 10041
Frank Snyder (PC) 4076
James Delaney (FCP) 1184

Ottawa Centre:

Richard Patten (L) 13867
(x)Evelyn Gigantes (NDP) 11780
Greg Vezina (PC) 3159
John Turmel 598

Ottawa East:

(x)Bernard Grandmaitre (L) 18959
Alex Connely (NDP) 4137
Corinne Prince (PC) 2435

Ottawa—Rideau:

Yvonne O'Neill (L) 14179
Pam Forward (PC) 8068
Bea Murray (NDP) 6000

Ottawa South:

Dalton McGuinty, Sr. (L) 15952
Michael McSweeney (PC) 9365
Penina Coopersmith (NDP) 6038

Ottawa West:

Ontario general election, 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bob Chiarelli	16,343
	Progressive Conservative	Derek Insley	9,951
	New Democrat	Paul Weinzweig	4,403
	Family Coalition	Lynn McPherson	1,689

Oxford:

Charlie Tatham (L) 14939
(x)Dick Treleaven (PC) 12065
Wayne Colbran (NDP) 6606
Margaret De Boer (FCP) 1410
Kaye Sargent (Lbt) 466

Parkdale:

(x)Tony Ruprecht (L) 13430
Vasco Dos Santos (NDP) 3961
Charles Olito (PC) 798
Carla Marmelo (FCP) 389
Danny Hunt (Lbt) 283
Gordon Massie (Comm) 184
Camilo Tiqui 176
Nancy Van Schouwen (Ind [Humanist]) 113

Parry Sound:

(x)Ernie Eves (PC) 11332
Rollie Boissonneault (L) 6935
Bill Pabst (NDP) 2231
Warren Edgar (FCP) 647

Perth:

(x)Hugh Edighoffer (L) 18037
Warren Ham (NDP) 6080
Ron Christie (PC) 5357

Peterborough:

Peter Adams (L) 15098
Linda Slavin (NDP) 10641
Doris Brick (PC) 8480
Alex Calder (FCP) 3057
John Conlin (Lbt) 344

Port Arthur:

Taras Kozyra (L) 13747
Chris Southcott (NDP) 11828
Evelyn Dodds (PC) 4419

Prescott and Russell:

(x)Jean Poirier (L) 26811
Yves Deschamps (NDP) 4460
Roland Demers (PC) 4100

Prince Edward—Lennox:

Keith MacDonald (L) 11961
Dennis Tompkins (PC) 9882
Paul Johnson (NDP) 4724

Quinte:

(x)Hugh O'Neil (L) 17151
Doug Brewer (PC) 6543
Gene Morosan (NDP) 3520
Allan Bristol (Lbt) 413

Rainy River:

Howard Hampton (NDP) 5538
Dan Pierroz (L) 4631
(x)Jack Pierce (PC) 3487

Renfrew North:

(x)Sean Conway (L) 18507
Stu Mark (PC) 5652
Ish Theilheimer (NDP) 3958
Shirley Witt (FCP) 1385

Riverdale:

(x)David Reville (NDP) 10321
Jim Karygiannis (L) 8562
Bob Dodd (PC) 3285
Debra Bojman (G) 330
Byron Garby (Lbt) 292
Maggie Bizzell (Comm) 210

St. Andrew—St. Patrick:

Ron Kanter (L) 14159
(x)Larry Grossman (PC) 10483
Gladys Rothman (NDP) 5608
Alex MacDonald (Lbt) 761

St. Catharines:

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	(x)Jim Bradley	17,584	63.30
	New Democratic Party	Rob West	5,566	20.04
	Progressive Conservative	Chuck Bradley	4,258	15.33
	Communist	Eric Blair	369	1.33
Total valid votes			27,777	100.00