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1981 Ontario general election

Canadian provincial election

Field	Value
election_name	1981 Ontario general election
country	Ontario
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
party_colour	no
party_name	no
previous_election	1977 Ontario general election
previous_year	1977
previous_mps	31st Legislative Assembly of Ontario
next_election	1985 Ontario general election
next_year	1985
elected_members	32nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario
seats_for_election	125 seats in the [32nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario](32nd-legislative-assembly-of-ontario)
majority_seats	63
election_date	March 19, 1981
image1	William Davis Empire Club (cropped).jpg
colour1
leader1	Bill Davis
leader_since1	[February 12, 1971](1971-progressive-conservative-party-of-ontario-leadership-election)
party1
leaders_seat1	Brampton
last_election1	58
seats1	70
seat_change1	12
popular_vote1	1,412,488
percentage1	44.38%
swing1	4.80pp
image2	OLP
colour2
leader2	Stuart Smith
leader_since2	January 25, 1976
party2
leaders_seat2	Hamilton West
last_election2	33
seats2	33
seat_change2	0
popular_vote2	1,065,569
percentage2	33.48%
swing2	2.29pp
image3	Michael Cassidy 1981 High Res Crop.jpg
colour3
leader3	Michael Cassidy
leader_since3	February 5, 1978
party3
leaders_seat3	Ottawa Centre
last_election3	33
seats3	21
seat_change3	12
popular_vote3	672,824
percentage3	21.14%
swing3	7.02pp
map_image	Oleg81.png
map_caption	Seating in chamber after the election
title	Premier
posttitle	Premier after election
before_election	Bill Davis
before_party
after_election	Bill Davis
after_party

The 1981 Ontario general election was held on March 19, 1981, to elect members of the 32nd Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.

The governing Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, led by Bill Davis, was re-elected for a twelfth consecutive term in office. The PCs finally won a majority government after winning only minorities in the 1975 and 1977 elections. The Liberal Party, led by Stuart Smith, was able to maintain its standing in the Legislature, while the New Democratic Party, led by Michael Cassidy, lost a significant number of seats, allowing the Tories to win a majority.

Opinion polls

During campaign period

Polling firm	Last day
of survey	Source	PCO	OLP	ONDP	Other	ME	Sample	CA	PC}};" data-sort-type="number"		CA	Liberal}};" data-sort-type="number"	CA	NDP}};" data-sort-type="number"	CA	Indépendant}};" data-sort-type="number"
Election 1981	March 19, 1981		44.38	33.48	21.14
Gallup	March 11, 1981	{{cite news	last1=Oziewicz	first1=Stan	title=Liberals say voters shifting because of Tory giveaways	work=The Globe and Mail	page=32}}	51	31	18
Gallup	February 18, 1981	{{cite news	last1=Speirs	first1=Rosemary	title=PC official against release of poll: Tories have a 'solid lead,' but survey called 'one-shot'	work=The Globe and Mail	page=4}}	53	27	18	1
Election called

During the 31st Parliament of Ontario

Polling firm	Last day
of survey	Source	PCO	OLP	ONDP	Other	ME	Sample	CA	PC}};" data-sort-type="number"		CA	Liberal}};" data-sort-type="number"		CA	NDP}};" data-sort-type="number"		CA	Indépendant}};" data-sort-type="number"
[Election 1977](1977-ontario-general-election)	June 9, 1977		39.58	31.19	28.16	1.07

Campaign

Candidates	Total
align="center"	PC	align="center"	Lib
3	82
4	31
5	8
6	2
7	2
Total	125

A number of unregistered parties also fielded candidates in this election.

There were a number of Rhinoceros Party candidates in the Toronto area, and the party may have also fielded candidates elsewhere in the province. The Workers Communist Party (Marxist–Leninist) a single candidate, Judy Darcy. Ronald G. Rodgers, founder of the Détente Party of Canada, contested a Toronto constituency.

Social Credit leader Reg Gervais announced prior to the election that he planned to run in Nickel Belt, but could not follow through and resigned at a meeting of nominated candidates where John Turmel was appointed interim leader of the Ontario Social Credit Party during the campaign, though there has never been independent confirmation of this (nor is it clear if the Ottawa-area candidacies of Turmel and Raymond Turmel and Serge Girard and Dale Alkerton and Andrew Dynowski were approved by the remaining few members of the official Social Credit Party of Ontario).

Results

|- ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party ! rowspan=2 | Party leader ! colspan=4 | MPPs ! colspan=4 | Votes |- ! Candidates 1977 !1981 !± !# ! ± !% ! ± (pp) | 125 || 58 || 70 || 12 || 1,412,488 || 89,765 || 44.38% || 4.80 | 123 || 33 || 33 || || 1,065,569 || 23,115 || 33.48% || 2.29 | 2 || 1 || 1 || || 7,111 || 1,131 || 0.22% || 0.03 | 125 || 33 || 21 || 12 || 672,824 || 268,137 || 21.14% || 7.02 | || 27 || – || – || – || 10,585 || 3,171 || 0.33% || 0.11 | 12 || – || – || – || 7,087 || 2,874 || 0.22% || 0.08 | 18 || – || – || – || 5,306 || 2,831 || 0.17% || 0.07 |- || | || 1 || – || – || – || 460 || 460 || 0.01% ||New |- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total |436||125 ! " colspan="2"|125 ! " colspan="2"|3,182,484 ! " colspan="2"| 100.00% |- | 20,797

1,197
3,203,281
158,152
58.04
7.56
-
5,519,204
395,436
}

Vote and seat summaries

|File:Ternary ON1977.svg |1977 |File:Ternary ON1981.svg |1981

Party	Change (pp)
	{{bartable	4.80
/Liberal-Labour	{{bartable	2.26
	{{bartable	-7.02
	{{bartable	0.11
	{{bartable	-0.15

Synopsis of results

Riding	Winning party	Turnout
including spoilt ballots	Votes	Nameorder is as given in EO reports	[1977](1977-ontario-general-election)	Party	Votes	Share	Margin
#	Margin
%	PC	Lib/LL	NDP	Ind	Other	Total
Algoma		NDP		NDP	7,096	52.83%	2,326	17.32%	69.22%	4,770	1,567	7,096	–	–	13,433
Algoma—Manitoulin		PC		PC	7,160	57.36%	4,174	33.44%	50.16%	7,160	2,986	2,336	–	–	12,482
Brampton		PC		PC	24,973	61.23%	15,582	38.20%	50.73%	24,973	9,391	6,034	–	390	40,788
Brantford		NDP		PC	12,847	45.35%	3,259	11.50%	59.43%	12,847	5,896	9,588	–	–	28,331
Brant—Oxford—Norfolk		Lib		Lib	13,067	59.40%	7,033	31.97%	55.64%	6,034	13,067	2,899	–	–	22,000
Brock		PC		PC	10,547	48.75%	3,665	16.94%	60.36%	10,547	6,882	4,204	–	–	21,633
Burlington South		PC		PC	19,037	57.81%	10,084	30.62%	55.69%	19,037	8,953	4,942	–	–	32,932
Cambridge		NDP		PC	12,597	42.82%	849	2.89%	59.32%	12,597	4,527	11,748	549	–	29,421
Carleton		PC		PC	17,846	55.26%	9,225	28.56%	53.22%	17,846	8,621	5,446	–	383	32,296
Carleton East		NDP		PC	15,714	38.03%	1,686	4.08%	59.37%	15,714	14,028	11,579	–	–	41,321
Carleton-Grenville		PC		PC	15,202	65.09%	9,438	40.41%	57.71%	15,202	5,764	2,391	–	–	23,357
Chatham—Kent		PC		PC	9,471	42.20%	2,963	13.20%	54.47%	9,471	6,466	6,508	–	–	22,445
Cochrane North		PC		PC	5,910	36.19%	188	1.15%	62.56%	5,910	5,722	4,426	–	274	16,332
Cochrane South		PC		PC	12,540	56.25%	5,565	24.96%	61.65%	12,540	6,975	2,777	–	–	22,292
Cornwall		NDP		NDP	9,484	41.90%	1,667	7.37%	63.65%	7,817	5,333	9,484	–	–	22,634
Dufferin—Simcoe		PC		PC	18,101	62.83%	11,399	39.57%	56.41%	18,101	6,702	4,007	–	–	28,810
Durham East		PC		PC	14,900	48.02%	6,252	20.15%	60.46%	14,900	7,226	8,648	253	–	31,027
Durham West		PC		PC	17,029	52.77%	9,583	29.70%	55.46%	17,029	7,446	6,578	–	1,215	32,268
Durham—York		PC		PC	14,404	57.51%	8,074	32.23%	56.99%	14,404	6,330	4,314	–	–	25,048
Elgin		PC		PC	13,119	55.41%	5,813	24.55%	58.78%	13,119	7,306	3,250	–	–	23,675
Erie		Lib		Lib	8,796	49.83%	3,525	19.97%	54.59%	5,271	8,796	3,586	–	–	17,653
Essex North		Lib		Lib	9,187	46.14%	3,276	16.45%	54.47%	4,812	9,187	5,911	–	–	19,910
Essex South		Lib		Lib	10,454	52.77%	5,446	27.49%	51.18%	5,008	10,454	4,349	–	–	19,811
Fort William		PC		PC	13,038	54.32%	5,453	22.72%	59.66%	13,038	3,381	7,585	–	–	24,004
Frontenac—Addington		Lib		Lib	10,558	44.21%	340	1.42%	62.89%	10,218	10,558	2,374	409	322	23,881
Grey		Lib		Lib	13,334	55.47%	4,541	18.89%	64.77%	8,793	13,334	1,629	–	284	24,040
Grey—Bruce		Lib		Lib	14,006	60.30%	6,239	26.86%	64.36%	7,767	14,006	1,455	–	–	23,228
Haldimand—Norfolk		Lib		Lib	16,254	56.49%	7,479	25.99%	63.08%	8,775	16,254	3,744	–	–	28,773
Halton—Burlington		Lib		Lib	13,395	44.99%	518	1.74%	56.33%	12,877	13,395	3,500	–	–	29,772
Hamilton Centre		NDP		Lib	9,734	47.02%	2,804	13.54%	55.58%	4,039	9,734	6,930	–	–	20,703
Hamilton East		NDP		NDP	12,773	46.47%	4,408	16.04%	55.02%	6,351	8,365	12,773	–	–	27,489
Hamilton Mountain		NDP		NDP	11,008	35.77%	197	0.64%	67.02%	10,811	8,956	11,008	–	–	30,775
Hamilton West		Lib		Lib	12,106	45.84%	2,318	8.78%	60.46%	9,788	12,106	4,255	–	260	26,409
Hastings—Peterborough		PC		PC	11,528	49.61%	2,787	11.99%	66.49%	11,528	8,741	2,968	–	–	23,237
Huron—Bruce		Lib		Lib	12,164	46.64%	224	0.86%	70.22%	11,940	12,164	1,979	–	–	26,083
Huron—Middlesex		Lib		Lib	10,707	52.24%	2,089	10.19%	66.57%	8,618	10,707	1,170	–	–	20,495
Kenora		PC		PC	10,418	60.84%	6,248	36.49%	57.94%	10,418	2,536	4,170	–	–	17,124
Kent—Elgin		Lib		Lib	10,115	47.08%	337	1.57%	64.40%	9,778	10,115	1,591	–	–	21,484
Kingston and the Islands		PC		PC	12,488	50.25%	4,023	16.19%	58.10%	12,488	8,465	3,897	–	–	24,850
Kitchener		Lib		Lib	12,592	50.98%	4,610	18.66%	50.86%	7,982	12,592	4,126	–	–	24,700
Kitchener—Wilmot		Lib		Lib	11,515	48.56%	3,002	12.66%	49.49%	8,513	11,515	3,686	–	–	23,714
Lake Nipigon		NDP		NDP	7,846	68.90%	6,018	52.85%	55.75%	1,828	1,714	7,846	–	–	11,388
Lambton		PC		PC	13,467	63.59%	7,032	33.20%	66.04%	13,467	6,435	1,276	–	–	21,178
Lanark		PC		PC	10,502	61.69%	6,638	38.99%	55.80%	10,502	3,864	2,659	–	–	17,025
Leeds		PC		PC	13,725	64.41%	9,082	42.62%	58.54%	13,725	4,643	2,940	–	–	21,308
Lincoln		Lib		PC	10,044	46.28%	394	1.82%	65.54%	10,044	9,650	2,009	–	–	21,703
London Centre		Lib		Lib	12,315	51.67%	3,986	16.72%	49.65%	8,329	12,315	3,189	–	–	23,833
London North		Lib		Lib	15,444	49.61%	3,619	11.62%	54.17%	11,825	15,444	3,864	–	–	31,133
London South		PC		PC	19,714	54.74%	8,598	23.87%	52.03%	19,714	11,116	5,187	–	–	36,017
Middlesex		PC		PC	11,672	52.84%	3,408	15.43%	66.01%	11,672	8,264	2,155	–	–	22,091
Mississauga East		PC		PC	15,759	55.68%	8,043	28.42%	50.21%	15,759	7,716	4,829	–	–	28,304
Mississauga North		PC		PC	20,331	56.27%	11,201	31.00%	49.45%	20,331	9,130	6,667	–	–	36,128
Mississauga South		PC		PC	14,165	55.63%	6,993	27.46%	55.59%	14,165	7,172	4,126	–	–	25,463
Muskoka		PC		PC	9,029	55.09%	4,881	29.78%	64.43%	9,029	4,148	3,214	–	–	16,391
Niagara Falls		Lib		Lib	12,495	47.23%	3,200	12.10%	56.32%	9,295	12,495	4,665	–	–	26,455
Nickel Belt		NDP		NDP	8,451	54.85%	3,410	22.13%	63.38%	1,915	5,041	8,451	–	–	15,407
Nipissing		Lib		PC	15,795	55.43%	4,871	17.10%	64.11%	15,795	10,924	1,774	–	–	28,493
Northumberland		PC		PC	14,727	51.58%	3,614	12.66%	65.02%	14,727	11,113	2,711	–	–	28,551
Oakville		PC		PC	16,366	62.43%	9,080	34.64%	56.58%	16,366	7,286	2,562	–	–	26,214
Oshawa		NDP		NDP	10,307	48.04%	2,471	11.52%	49.70%	7,836	3,311	10,307	–	–	21,454
Ottawa Centre		NDP		NDP	9,316	36.77%	599	2.36%	54.58%	8,717	6,926	9,316	376	–	25,335
Ottawa East		Lib		Lib	14,207	69.22%	9,972	48.59%	49.03%	4,235	14,207	1,905	–	177	20,524
Ottawa South		PC		PC	15,218	49.97%	6,386	20.97%	60.22%	15,218	8,832	6,146	259	–	30,455
Ottawa West		PC		PC	17,418	59.30%	8,306	28.28%	55.86%	17,418	9,112	2,348	–	494	29,372
Oxford		PC		PC	15,948	49.87%	4,082	12.76%	61.57%	15,948	11,866	3,673	–	493	31,980
Parry Sound		PC		PC	8,955	46.27%	6	0.03%	66.87%	8,955	8,949	1,448	–	–	19,352
Perth		Lib		Lib	16,283	62.51%	8,400	32.25%	58.88%	7,883	16,283	1,881	–	–	26,047
Peterborough		PC		PC	17,962	45.92%	6,699	17.13%	63.06%	17,962	11,263	8,756	345	787	39,113
Port Arthur		NDP		NDP	12,258	46.10%	1,414	5.32%	61.22%	10,844	3,247	12,258	140	103	26,592
Prescott and Russell		PC		Lib	15,123	56.22%	5,172	19.23%	60.83%	9,951	15,123	1,828	–	–	26,902
Prince Edward—Lennox		PC		PC	11,135	57.53%	4,338	22.41%	61.18%	11,135	6,797	1,423	–	–	19,355
Quinte		Lib		Lib	14,861	56.78%	5,344	20.42%	56.08%	9,517	14,861	1,795	–	–	26,173
Rainy River		LL		LL	4,575	40.99%	426	3.82%	61.50%	4,149	4,575T. Patrick Reid was the incumbent	2,438	–	–	11,162
Renfrew North		Lib		Lib	9,113	52.57%	1,976	11.40%	58.18%	7,137	9,113	1,086	–	–	17,336
Renfrew South		PC		PC	14,552	55.66%	4,132	15.80%	71.09%	14,552	10,420	1,174	–	–	26,146
St. Catharines		Lib		Lib	16,509	51.85%	6,236	19.58%	57.20%	10,273	16,509	4,927	–	132	31,841
Sarnia		Lib		PC	13,871	46.23%	3,029	10.09%	63.27%	13,871	10,842	5,292	–	–	30,005
Sault Ste. Marie		PC		PC	14,712	49.99%	7,157	24.32%	54.29%	14,712	7,555	7,162	–	–	29,429
Simcoe Centre		PC		PC	16,926	49.84%	4,421	13.02%	59.06%	16,926	12,505	4,532	–	–	33,963
Simcoe East		PC		PC	12,487	42.13%	3,402	11.48%	64.39%	12,487	7,320	9,085	749	–	29,641
Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry		PC		PC	12,017	55.38%	4,171	19.22%	65.95%	12,017	7,846	1,836	0	–	21,699
Sudbury		NDP		PC	12,043	45.95%	3,991	15.23%	62.72%	12,043	5,998	8,052	–	115	26,208
Sudbury East		NDP		NDP	13,883	49.21%	4,463	15.82%	58.94%	9,420	4,909	13,883	–	–	28,212
Timiskaming		PC		PC	8,377	44.71%	1,609	8.59%	65.03%	8,377	3,593	6,768	–	–	18,738
Victoria—Haliburton		Lib		Lib	12,807	49.71%	2,298	8.92%	62.92%	10,509	12,807	2,449	–	–	25,765
Waterloo North		Lib		Lib	12,843	49.17%	3,237	12.39%	52.30%	9,606	12,843	3,672	–	–	26,121
Welland-Thorold		NDP		NDP	13,379	49.81%	5,463	20.34%	64.78%	5,564	7,916	13,379	–	–	26,859
Wellington—Dufferin—Peel		PC		PC	16,644	56.55%	8,508	28.91%	58.51%	16,644	8,136	4,650	–	–	29,430
Wellington South		Lib		Lib	16,237	53.57%	8,320	27.45%	56.86%	7,917	16,237	5,934	–	224	30,312
Wentworth		NDP		PC	10,024	34.88%	160	0.56%	62.32%	10,024	8,847	9,864	–	–	28,735
Wentworth North		Lib		Lib	16,433	49.13%	4,121	12.32%	63.98%	12,312	16,433	4,702	–	–	33,447
Windsor—Riverside		NDP		NDP	13,626	49.59%	4,524	16.46%	56.31%	4,418	9,102	13,626	333	–	27,479
Windsor—Sandwich		NDP		Lib	7,449	40.26%	134	0.72%	48.34%	3,479	7,449	7,315	–	258	18,501
Windsor—Walkerville		Lib		Lib	10,553	54.89%	5,565	28.94%	51.29%	3,438	10,553	4,988	–	248	19,227
York Centre		Lib		PC	19,094	47.54%	1,722	4.29%	56.81%	19,094	17,372	3,701	–	–	40,167
York North		PC		PC	18,405	55.38%	8,189	24.64%	54.20%	18,405	10,216	4,614	–	–	33,235
Armourdale		PC		PC	15,938	54.63%	6,941	23.79%	60.64%	15,938	8,997	4,240	–	–	29,175
Beaches—Woodbine		NDP		NDP	9,590	43.10%	324	1.46%	59.24%	9,266	3,140	9,590	252	–	22,248
Bellwoods		NDP		NDP	5,111	40.99%	365	2.93%	58.75%	2,186	4,746	5,111	180	246	12,469
Don Mills		PC		PC	17,516	63.99%	12,148	44.38%	52.55%	17,516	5,368	4,487	–	–	27,371
Dovercourt		NDP		NDP	5,491	37.81%	294	2.02%	62.62%	3,416	5,197	5,491	258	162	14,524
Downsview		NDP		NDP	8,644	39.10%	653	2.95%	58.54%	5,475	7,991	8,644	–	–	22,110
Eglinton		PC		PC	17,386	64.92%	11,780	43.98%	57.86%	17,386	5,606	3,324	–	466	26,782
Etobicoke		NDP		NDP	10,373	40.63%	2,349	9.20%	55.31%	8,024	7,132	10,373	–	–	25,529
High Park—Swansea		NDP		PC	11,473	47.01%	2,680	10.98%	64.63%	11,473	3,635	8,793	–	507	24,408
Humber		PC		PC	20,844	60.43%	10,780	31.25%	59.93%	20,844	10,064	3,583	–	–	34,491
Lakeshore		NDP		PC	10,607	40.65%	1,232	4.72%	61.06%	10,607	5,738	9,375	–	376	26,096
Oakwood		NDP		NDP	8,862	45.17%	2,901	14.79%	56.22%	5,961	4,171	8,862	–	624	19,618
Oriole		PC		PC	15,644	49.68%	4,244	13.48%	57.65%	15,644	11,400	4,443	–	–	31,487
Parkdale		NDP		Lib	6,941	42.26%	921	5.61%	58.59%	2,914	6,941	6,020	289	259	16,423
Riverdale		NDP		NDP	6,770	46.73%	2,682	18.51%	49.62%	4,088	3,237	6,770	233	158	14,486
St. Andrew—St. Patrick		PC		PC	10,674	49.10%	3,835	17.64%	57.09%	10,674	6,839	3,709	368	148	21,738
St. David		PC		PC	9,627	39.36%	1,022	4.18%	64.80%	9,627	8,605	5,985	243	–	24,460
St. George		Lib		PC	12,390	43.00%	4,251	14.75%	58.69%	12,390	8,139	4,999	2,928	359	28,815
Scarborough Centre		PC		PC	12,793	55.92%	7,895	34.51%	53.07%	12,793	4,657	4,898	–	531	22,879
Scarborough East		PC		PC	16,386	56.03%	9,085	31.06%	55.46%	16,386	7,301	4,826	171	562	29,246
Scarborough—Ellesmere		NDP		PC	11,608	44.87%	1,888	7.30%	60.27%	11,608	4,545	9,720	–	–	25,873
Scarborough North		PC		PC	29,961	60.98%	17,298	35.20%	53.08%	29,961	12,663	6,512	–	–	49,136
Scarborough West		NDP		NDP	10,019	41.84%	375	1.57%	59.17%	9,644	3,914	10,019	369	–	23,946
Wilson Heights		PC		PC	11,722	48.55%	2,925	12.12%	51.83%	11,722	8,797	3,623	–	–	24,142
York East		PC		PC	14,562	57.34%	9,627	37.91%	57.13%	14,562	4,811	4,935	–	1,088	25,396
York Mills		PC		PC	20,613	65.59%	14,946	47.56%	53.61%	20,613	5,667	3,858	–	1,287	31,425
York South		NDP		NDP	9,518	37.01%	1,419	5.52%	59.75%	7,628	8,099	9,518	–	472	25,717
York West		PC		PC	18,501	57.58%	8,273	25.75%	58.22%	18,501	10,228	2,865	538	–	32,132
Yorkview		NDP		Lib	10,160	38.62%	1,187	4.51%	55.03%	5,329	10,160	8,973	1,343	503	26,308

: = open seat : = turnout is above provincial average : = winning candidate was in previous Legislature : = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature : = incumbent had switched allegiance : = incumbency arose from byelection gain : = previously incumbent in another riding : = Liberal-Labour candidate : = other incumbents renominated : = multiple candidates

Analysis

Party in 1st place	Party in 2nd place	Total	PC	Lib
	55	15	70
27		6	33
1			1
13	8		21
Total	41	63	21	125

1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
70	41	14
33	63	27
21	21	83
1		1
			18	3
			12	6
			10	2
			3
				1

Source	Party	Total
align="center"	PC	align="center"	Lib	align="center"	LL
Seats retained	Incumbents returned	47
Open seats held		10	1
Seats changing hands	Incumbents defeated	11
Open seats gained	2	1
Total	70	33

Seats changing hands

Eighteen seats changed allegiance in this election:

;PC to Liberal

Prescott and Russell

;Liberal to PC

Lincoln
Nipissing
St. George
Sarnia
York Centre

;NDP to PC

Brantford
Cambridge
Carleton East
High Park—Swansea
Lakeshore
Scarborough—Ellesmere
Sudbury
Wentworth

;NDP to PC

Hamilton Centre
Parkdale
Windsor—Sandwich
Yorkview

MPPs elected by region and riding

Party designations are as follows:

;Northern Ontario

;Ottawa Valley

;Saint Lawrence Valley

;Central Ontario

;Georgian Bay

;Hamilton/Halton/Niagara

;Midwestern Ontario

;Southwestern Ontario

;Peel/York/Durham

;Metropolitan Toronto

Constituency results

Algoma:

(incumbent) Bud Wildman (NDP) 7096
Vyrn Peterson (PC) 4770
Dan Koob (L) 1567

Algoma—Manitoulin:

(incumbent) John Lane (PC) 7160
Ernest Massicotte (L) 2986
Peter Boychuk (NDP) 2336

Armourdale:

(incumbent) Bruce McCaffrey (PC) 15938
Tim Rutledge (L) 8997
Bob Hebdon (NDP) 4240

Beaches—Woodbine:

(incumbent) Marion Bryden (NDP) 9590
Paul Christie (PC) 9266
Wayne Cook (L) 3140
Rhino Flosznik (Ind [Rhinoceros]) 252

Bellwoods:

(incumbent) Ross McClellan (NDP) 5111
Walter Bardyn (L) 4746
Tina Gabriel (PC) 2186
Sylvie Baillargeon (Comm) 246
Ronald G. Rodgers (Ind [Détente Party]) 180

Brampton:

(incumbent) Bill Davis (PC) 24973
Bob Callahan (L) 9391
David Moulton (NDP) 6034
Jim Bridgewood (Comm) 390

Brantford:

Phil Gillies (PC) 12847
(incumbent) Mac Makarchuk (NDP) 9588
Herb German (L) 5896

Brant—Oxford—Haldimand:

(incumbent) Robert Nixon (L) 13067
Ian Birnie (PC) 6034
W.E. Jefferies (NDP) 2899

Brock:

(incumbent) Bob Welch (PC) 10547
Bill Andres (L) 6882
Heather Lee Kilty (NDP) 4204

Burlington South:

(incumbent) George Kerr (PC) 19037
Pearl Cameron (L) 8953
Michael C. Wright (NDP) 4942

Cambridge:

Bill Barlow (PC) 12597
(incumbent) Monty Davidson (NDP) 11748
John Giles (L) 4527
George Molson Barrett 549

Carleton:

(incumbent) Bob Mitchell (PC) 17846
Hans Daigeler (L) 8621
Judy Wasylycia-Leis (NDP) 5446
Andrew Dana Dynowski (Ind [SCO]) 383

Carleton East:

Bob MacQuarrie (PC) 15714
Bernard Grandmaitre (L) 14028
(incumbent) Evelyn Gigantes (NDP) 11579

Carleton-Grenville:

(incumbent) Norm Sterling (PC) 15202
Paul Raina (L) 5764
Alan White (NDP) 2391

Chatham—Kent:

(incumbent) Andy Watson (PC) 9471
Ron Franko (NDP) 6508
Darcy Want (L) 6466

Cochrane North:

René Piché (PC) 5910
Jean-Paul Bourgeault (L) 5722
Emil Touchette (NDP) 4426
Richard Coatsworth (Lbt) 274

Cochrane South:

(incumbent) Alan Pope (PC) 12540
John Sullivan (L) 6975
Cliff Simpson (NDP) 2777

Cornwall:

(incumbent) George Samis (NDP) 9484
Jim Kirkey (PC) 7817
Brian Lynch (L) 5333

Don Mills:

(incumbent) Dennis Timbrell (PC) 17516
Murad Velshi (L) 5368
Michael Lee (NDP) 4487

Dovercourt:

(incumbent) Tony Lupusella (NDP) 5491
Gil Gillespie (L) 5197
John Burigana (PC) 3416
Vince Corriero (Ind [Independent Liberal]) 258
Mel Doig (Comm) 162

Downsview:

(incumbent) Odoardo Di Santo (NDP) 8644
Joseph Volpe (L) 7991
Ross Charles (PC) 5475

Dufferin—Simcoe:

(incumbent) George McCague (PC) 18101
Larry MacKenzie (L) 6702
Ed Robinson (NDP) 4007

Durham East:

(incumbent) Sam Cureatz (PC) 14900
Bruce McArthur (NDP) 8648
Jim Potticary (L) 7226
Jeff Hubbell 253

Durham West:

(incumbent) George Ashe (PC) 17029
Norman Wei (L) 7446
Hugh Peacock (NDP) 6578
Bill Leslie (Lbt) 1215

Durham—York:

Ross Stevenson (PC) 14404
Gary Adamson (L) 6330
Margaret Wilbur (NDP) 4314

Eglinton:

(incumbent) Roy McMurtry (PC) 17386
Keith Polson (L) 5606
Eileen Elmy (NDP) 3324
Angelo R. Cosentini (Lbt) 466

Elgin:

(incumbent) Ron McNeil (PC) 13119
Maurice Dillon (L) 7306
Gord Campbell (NDP) 3250

Erie:

(incumbent) Ray Haggerty (L) 8796
Cam McKnight (PC) 5271
Barrie MacLeod (NDP) 3586

Essex North:

(incumbent) Dick Ruston (L) 9187
Marcel Lefebvre (NDP) 5911
Ron Arkell (PC) 4812

Essex South:

(incumbent) Remo Mancini (L) 10454
Wayne Patterson (PC) 5008
Blake Sanford (NDP) 4349

Etobicoke:

(incumbent) Ed Philip (NDP) 10373
Aileen Anderson (PC) 8024
Laureano Leone (L) 7132

Fort William:

(incumbent) Mickey Hennessy (PC) 13038
Paul Lannon (NDP) 7585
Mike Burns (L) 3381

Frontenac—Addington:

(incumbent) J. Earl McEwen (L) 10558
Murray Gorham (PC) 10218
Vincent Maloney (NDP) 2374
Ross Baker 409
Sally Hayes (Lbt) 322

Grey:

(incumbent) Bob McKessock (L) 13334
John Young (PC) 8793
Joan Stone (NDP) 1629
Eric Biggins (Lbt) 284

Grey—Bruce:

(incumbent) Eddie Sargent (L) 14006
Bob Rutherford (PC) 7767
Frank Butler (NDP) 1455

Haldimand—Norfolk:

(incumbent) Gordon Miller (L) 16254
Clarence Abbott (PC) 8775
Lois Berry (NDP) 3744

Halton—Burlington:

(incumbent) Julian Reed (L) 13395
Fran Baines (PC) 12877
Chris Cutler (NDP) 3500

Hamilton Centre:

Sheila Copps (L) 9734
(incumbent) Mike Davison (NDP) 6930
Brenda Riis (PC) 4039

Hamilton East:

(incumbent) Robert W. Mackenzie (NDP) 12773
Mike Riley (L) 8365
Gabe Macaluso (PC) 6351

Hamilton Mountain:

(incumbent) Brian Charlton (NDP) 11008
Duncan Beattie (PC) 10811
Vince Agro (L) 8956

Hamilton West:

(incumbent) Stuart Smith (L) 12106
Alec Murray (PC) 9788
Joy Warner (NDP) 4255
Elizabeth Rowley (Comm) 260

Hastings—Peterborough:

Jim Pollock (PC) 11528
Dave Hobson (L) 8741
Elmer Buchanan (NDP) 2968

High Park—Swansea:

Yuri Shymko (PC) 11473
(incumbent) Ed Ziemba (NDP) 8793
Peter C. Simonelis (L) 3635
Bob Cumming (Lbt) 507

Humber:

Morley Kells (PC) 20844
Jim Mills (L) 10064
Jacquie Chic (NDP) 3583

Huron—Bruce:

Murray Elston (L) 12164
Gary Harron (PC) 11940
Tony McQuail (NDP) 1979

Huron—Middlesex:

(incumbent) Jack Riddell (L) 10707
Jim Britnell (PC) 8618
Gwen Pemberton (NDP) 1170

Kenora:

(incumbent) Leo Bernier (PC) 10418
Colin Wasacase (NDP) 4170
Jeff Holmes (Liberal-Labour) 2536

Kent—Elgin:

(incumbent) Jim McGuigan (L) 10115
Wes Thompson (PC) 9778
Ed Cutler (NDP) 1591

Kingston and the Islands:

(incumbent) Keith Norton (PC) 12488
Carl Ross (L) 8465
Ron Murray (NDP) 3897

Kitchener:

(incumbent) Jim Breithaupt (L) 12592
Morley Rosenberg (PC) 7982
Ian MacFarlane (NDP) 4126

Kitchener—Wilmot:

(incumbent) John Sweeney (L) 11515
Alan Barron (PC) 8513
Hemi Mitic (NDP) 3686

Lake Nipigon:

(incumbent) Jack Stokes (NDP) 7846
John Paziuk (PC) 1828
John Lentowicz (L) 1714

Lambton:

(incumbent) Lorne Henderson (PC) 13467
Leigh Crozier (L) 6435
Ralph Wensley (NDP) 1276

Lanark—Renfrew:

(incumbent) Douglas Wiseman (PC) 10502
Ray Matthey (L) 3864
Cliff Bennett (NDP) 2659

Lakeshore:

Al Kolyn (PC) 10607
Don Sullivan (NDP) 9375
Bill Whelton (L) 5738
Gordon Flowers (Comm) 376

Leeds:

Bob Runciman (PC) 13725
John Fournell (L) 4643
Bob Smith (NDP) 2940

Lincoln:

Philip Andrewes (PC) 10044
(incumbent) Ross Hall (L) 9650
Paavo Vuorinen (NDP) 2009

London Centre:

(incumbent) David Peterson (L) 12315
Russ Monteith (PC) 8329
Diane Risler (NDP) 3189

London North:

(incumbent) Ron Van Horne (L) 15444
Ted Browne (PC) 11825
Sam Saumur (NDP) 3864

London South:

(incumbent) Gordon Walker (PC) 19714
Frank Green (L) 11116
Dale Green (NDP) 5187

Middlesex:

(incumbent) Robert G. Eaton (PC) 11672
Bob Coulthard (L) 8264
Larry Green (NDP) 2155

Mississauga East:

(incumbent) Bud Gregory (PC) 15759
Murray Schelter (L) 7716
Doug Bennett (NDP) 4829

Mississauga North:

(incumbent) Terry Jones (PC) 20331
John Brooks (L) 9130
Sylvia Weylie (NDP) 6667

Mississauga South:

(incumbent) Douglas Kennedy (PC) 14165
Basil Gerol (L) 7172
Neil Davis (NDP) 4126

Muskoka:

(incumbent) Frank Miller (PC) 9029
Ken McClellan (L) 4148
Jim Maguire (NDP) 3214

Niagara Falls:

(incumbent) Vince Kerrio (L) 12495
Ted Salci (PC) 9295
Dick Harrington (NDP) 4665

Nickel Belt:

(incumbent) Floyd Laughren (NDP) 8451
Elmer Sopha (L) 5041
Andre Lalande (PC) 1915

Nipissing:

Mike Harris (PC) 15795
(incumbent) Mike Bolan (L) 10924
Art Peltomaa (NDP) 1774

Northumberland:

Howard Sheppard (PC) 14727
William A. Wyatt (L) 11113
Ben Burd (NDP) 2711

Oakville:

(incumbent) James W. Snow (PC) 16366
Walt Elliot (L) 7286
Zona Hollingsworth (NDP) 2562

Oakwood:

(incumbent) Tony Grande (NDP) 8862
Harriet Wolman (PC) 5961
Jean Gammage (L) 4171
Nan McDonald (Comm) 624

Oriole:

(incumbent) John Williams (PC) 15644
David Pretty (L) 11400
Lynn McDonald (NDP) 4443

Oshawa:

(incumbent) Michael Breaugh (NDP) 10307
Bob Boychyn (PC) 7836
Ivan Wallace (L) 3311

Ottawa Centre:

(incumbent) Michael Cassidy (NDP) 9316
David Small (PC) 8717
Karl Feige (L) 6926
John Turmel (Ind [SCO]) 376

Ottawa East:

(incumbent) Albert J. Roy (L) 14207
Omer Deslauriers (PC) 4235
Danielle Page (NDP) 1905
Serge Girard (Ind [SCO]) 177

Ottawa South:

(incumbent) Claude Bennett (PC) 15218
Robert Dyck (L) 8832
Chris Chilton (NDP) 6146
Ray Turmel (Ind [SCO]) 259

Ottawa West:

(incumbent) Reuben Baetz (PC) 17418
George Anderson (L) 9112
Lofty MacMillan (NDP) 2348
Dale E. Alkerton (Ind [SCO]) 494

Oxford:

Dick Treleaven (PC) 15948
John Finlay (L) 11866
Wayne Colbran (NDP) 3673
Kaye Sargent (Lbt) 493

Parkdale:

Tony Ruprecht (L) 6941
(incumbent) Jan Dukszta (NDP) 6020
Verrol Whitmore (PC) 2914
Bill McGinnis (Ind) 289
Anna Larsen (Comm) 259

Parry Sound:

Ernie Eves (PC) 8955
Richard Thomas (L) 8949
Arthur Davis (NDP) 1448

Perth:

(incumbent) Hugh Edighoffer (L) 16283
Colleen Misener (PC) 7883
Scott Wilson (NDP) 1881

Peterborough:

(incumbent) John Turner (PC) 17962
Peter Adams (L) 11263
Paul Rexe (NDP) 8756
John Hayes (Lbt) 787
Bruce Knapp (Ind) 286
Kenneth T. Burgess (Ind) 59

Port Arthur:

(incumbent) Jim Foulds (NDP) 12258
Allan Laakkonen (PC) 10844
Kenneth R. Tilson (L) 3247
Dennis Deveau (Ind) 140
Paul Pugh (Comm) 103

Prescott and Russell:

Don Boudria (L) 15123
(incumbent) Joseph Albert Bélanger (PC) 9951
Claude Dion (NDP) 1828

Prince Edward—Lennox:

(incumbent) James Taylor (PC) 11135
Dan Brady (L) 6797
Bob King (NDP) 1423

Quinte:

(incumbent) Hugh O’Neil (L) 14861
George Mills (PC) 9517
Reg Pearson (NDP) 1795

Rainy River:

(incumbent) T. Patrick Reid (Liberal-Labour) 4575
Jack Pierce (PC) 4149
Alan M. Tibbetts (NDP) 2438

Renfrew North:

(incumbent) Sean Conway (L) 9113
Bryan D. Hocking (PC) 7137
Phil Chester (NDP) 1086

Renfrew South:

(incumbent) Paul Yakabuski (PC) 14552
Dick Trainor (L) 10420
Lynne Pattinson (NDP) 1174

Riverdale:

(incumbent) Jim Renwick (NDP) 6770
Peter Hesky (PC) 4088
Ed Schofield (L) 3237
Thelma R. Forsyth (Ind) 233
Anna Sideris (Comm) 158

St. Andrew—St. Patrick:

(incumbent) Larry Grossman (PC) 10674
Anne Johnston (L) 6839
Stanley E. Kutz (NDP) 3709
Judy Darcy (Ind [Workers Communist Party]) 262
Jeanne McGuire (Comm) 148
Sophia M. Firth (Ind) 106

St. Catharines:

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	+/-	Total valid votes	31,841	100.00	Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots	181	Turnout	32,022	57.20
(incumbent) Jim Bradley	16,509	51.85		John Larocque	10,273	32.26		Don Loucks	4,927	15.47

St. David:

(incumbent) Margaret Scrivener (PC) 9627
Ian Scott (L) 8605
Tyrone Turner (NDP) 5985
Rhino Mappin (Ind [Rhinoceros]) 243

St. George:

Susan Fish (PC) 12390
Bruce McLeod (L) 8139
Dan Leckie (NDP) 4999
George Hislop (Ind) 2677
Bruce Evoy (Lbt) 359
Rhino Mills (Ind [Rhinoceros]) 194
Gary Weagle (Ind) 57

Sarnia:

Andy Brandt (PC) 13871
(incumbent) Paul Blundy (L) 10842
Stu Sullivan (NDP) 5292

Sault Ste. Marie:

(incumbent) Russ Ramsay (PC) 14712
Albert Ferranti (L) 7555
Susan Brothers (NDP) 7162

Scarborough Centre:

(incumbent) Frank Drea (PC) 12793
Paul Rook (NDP) 4898
Kurt Christensen (L) 4657
D’Arcy Cain (Lbt) 531

Scarborough East:

(incumbent) Margaret Birch (PC) 16386
Charles Beer (L) 7301
Gordon Wilson (NDP) 4826
Jim McIntosh (Lbt) 562
Jeff Nelles (Ind [Rhinoceros]) 171

Scarborough—Ellesmere:

Alan Robinson (PC) 11608
(incumbent) David Warner (NDP) 9720
Joe Gideon (L) 4545

Scarborough North:

(incumbent) Thomas Leonard Wells (PC) 29961
Vera Jean Brookes (L) 12663
Jerry Daca (NDP) 6512

Scarborough West:

(incumbent) Richard Johnston (NDP) 10019
John Adams (PC) 9644
Barbara Fava (L) 3914
Kevin James (Ind [Rhinoceros]) 369

Simcoe Centre:

(incumbent) George Taylor (PC) 16926
Bruce Owen (L) 12505
Gaye Lamb (NDP) 4532

Simcoe East:

Al McLean (PC) 12487
Fayne Bullen (NDP) 9085
Jack Harber (L) 7320
Ted Wolda (Ind) 749

Stormont—Dundas and Glengarry:

(incumbent) Osie Villeneuve (PC) 12487
Gerry Rosenquist (L) 7846
Joe O’Neil (NDP) 1836

Sudbury:

Jim Gordon (PC) 12043
(incumbent) Bud Germa (NDP) 8052
Jim Marchbank (L) 5998
Richard Orlandini (Comm) 115

Sudbury East:

(incumbent) Elie Martel (NDP) 13883
George McDonald (PC) 9420
Esther Davidson (L) 4909

Timiskaming:

(incumbent) Ed Havrot (PC) 8377
Bob Bain (NDP) 6768
Leo St. Cyr (L) 3593

Victoria—Haliburton:

(incumbent) John Eakins (L) 12807
Dave Murray (PC) 10509
Art Field (NDP) 2449

Waterloo North:

(incumbent) Herbert Epp (L) 12843
Bob Labbett (PC) 9606
Bob Needham (NDP) 3672

Welland—Thorold:

(incumbent) Mel Swart (NDP) 13379
Al Lacavera (L) 7916
Ivy Riddell (PC) 5564

Wellington—Dufferin—Peel:

(incumbent) Jack Johnson (PC) 16644
Elbert van Donkersgoed (L) 8136
Marion Chambers (NDP) 4650

Wellington South:

(incumbent) Harry Worton (L) 16237
Peter Mercer (PC) 7917
Terry Crowley (NDP) 5934
Lynne Hulley (Comm) 224

Wentworth:

Gordon Dean (PC) 10024
(incumbent) Colin Isaacs (NDP) 9864
Frank Herman (L) 8847

Wentworth North:

(incumbent) Eric Cunningham (L) 16433
Ann Sloat (PC) 12213
Jody Orr (NDP) 4702

Wilson Heights:

(incumbent) David Rotenberg (PC) 11722
Elinor Caplan (L) 8797
Greg Ioannou (NDP) 3623

Windsor—Riverside:

(incumbent) Dave Cooke (NDP) 13626
Gerry Levesque (L) 9102
Sandy Thomson (PC) 4418
John H. Snyder (Ind) 333

Windsor—Sandwich:

Bill Wrye (L) 7449
(incumbent) Ted Bounsall (NDP) 7315
Tony Brechkow (PC) 3479
Mike Longmoore (Comm) 258

Windsor—Walkerville:

(incumbent) Bernard Newman (L) 10553
Ray Simpson (NDP) 4988
Tom Porter (PC) 3428
Gerard O’Neil (Comm) 238

York Centre:

Don Cousens (PC) 19094
(incumbent) Alf Stong (L) 17372
John Campey (NDP) 3701

York East:

(incumbent) Robert Elgie (PC) 14562
Lois Cox (NDP) 4935
Don McNeill (L) 4811
Ed McDonald (Comm) 628
E. Scott Hughes (Unparty) 460

York Mills:

(incumbent) Bette Stephenson (PC) 20613
Isadore Weinberg (L) 5667
Dave Crisp (NDP) 3858
Scott Bell (Lbt) 1287

York North:

(incumbent) Bill Hodgson (PC) 18405
Jim Wilson (L) 10216
Keith Munro (NDP) 4614

York South:

(incumbent) Donald C. MacDonald (NDP) 9518
Les Green (L) 8099
Barbara Jafelice (PC) 7628
Mike Phillips (Comm) 472

Yorkview:

Michael Spensieri (L) 10160
Mike Morrone (NDP) 8973
Biran Yandell (PC) 5329
Frank Esposito (Ind) 798
Jack Sweet (Comm) 503
Richard A. Brandenburg (Ind) 352
Victor Heyn (Ind) 193

York West:

(incumbent) Nick Leluk (PC) 18501
Michael Eagen (L) 10228
Pauline Durning (NDP) 2865
Don Douloff (Ind [Rhinoceros]) 538

Post-election changes

Hamilton West: Stuart Smith resigned his legislative seat on January 25, 1982, and a by-election was called for June 17, 1982.

Richard Allen (NDP) 8915
Bob McMurrich (PC) 7066
Joe Barbera (L) 6952
John Turmel 174

York South: Donald C. MacDonald resigned his legislative seat in 1982, and a by-election was called for November 4, 1982.

Bob Rae (NDP) 11212
John Nunziata (L) 8595
Barbara Jafelice (PC) 4376
Myron Petriw (Lbt) 234
John Turmel 66

Stormont—Dundas and Glengarry: Osie Villeneuve died in 1983, and a by-election has called on December 15, 1983:

Noble Villeneuve (PC) 12197
Johnny Whitteker (L) 8062
Rudi Derstroff (NDP) 627
John Turmel 97

Frontenac—Addington: Liberal MPP J. Earl McEwen crossed the floor to join the Progressive Conservatives in 1984.

Hamilton Centre: Sheila Copps resigned her legislative seat in 1984, and a by-election was held on December 13, 1984:

Mike Davison (NDP) 5308
Lily Oddie Munro (L) 5253
Sandi Bell (PC) 3314
Kerry Wilson (Comm) 124

Ottawa Centre: Michael Cassidy resigned his legislative seat in 1984, and a by-election was held on December 13, 1984.

Evelyn Gigantes (NDP) 8165
Graham Bird (PC) 5870
Lowell Green (L) 5202
Greg Vezina (G) 130
Ray Joseph Cormier 94
John Turmel 90

Ottawa East: Albert J. Roy resigned his legislative seat in 1984, and a by-election was held on December 13, 1984:

Bernard Grandmaître (L) 7754
Richard Boudreau (PC) 1934
Jean Gilbert (NDP) 1531
Serge Girard 122

Prescott and Russell: Don Boudria resigned his legislative seat in 1984, and a by-election was held on December 13, 1984:

Jean Poirier (L) 10182
Gaston Patenaude (PC) 8347
Rheo Lalonde (NDP) 1791

Wentworth North: Eric Cunningham resigned his legislative seat in 1984, and a by-election was held on December 13, 1984:

Ann Sloat (PC) 8524
Chris Ward (L) 8355
Lynn Spencer (NDP) 3115
George Graham (Lbt) 162

Riverdale: Jim Renwick died in 1984.

Kitchener: Jim Breithaupt resigned in 1984.

Rainy River: T. Patrick Reid resigned in 1984.

Eglinton: Roy McMurtry resigned his seat in 1985 to take a government position in the United Kingdom.

References

. ["1981 general election results"](https://results.elections.on.ca/en/data-explorer?fromYear=1867&toYear=2019&electionType=GE&electionId=285). *[[Elections Ontario]]*.

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