The was held on June 8 , 1995 , to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario , Canada . The writs for the election were dropped on April 28 , 1995 .
The governing New Democratic Party , led by Premier Bob Rae , was defeated by voters, who were angry at the mistakes made by the inexperienced NDP and frustrated by rising taxes and unemployment. The NDP had lost much of their base in organized labour, due to the unpopularity of its " Social Contract " legislation in 1993.
Lyn McLeod 's Liberal Party had been leading in the polls, but was denied victory by voters who were uncomfortable with McLeod's perceived "flip-flopping" on certain issues, including recognition of same-sex civil unions.
The Progressive Conservative Party , led by Mike Harris , found success with its Common Sense Revolution campaign to cut personal income taxes, social assistance (welfare) rates, and government spending dramatically. Roughly half of his party's seats came from the more affluent regions of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), especially the suburban belt surrounding Metro Toronto, often called the '905' for its telephone area code.
In addition, by presenting himself as a Populist , representing "ordinary Ontarians" over "special interests", Harris was able to build Tory support among working-class voters. Although there were regional variations, many working-class voters shifted directly from the NDP to the Tories duing the election, enabling the latter to win formerly NDP ridings such as Cambridge and Oshawa .
Due to the above factors, voters gave the Tories a large majority, while the Liberals finished with less support than they had in the 1990 Election . The NDP, despite improving their standing in some Northern Ontario ridings, were heavily defeated and reduced to third party status from which they have not yet recovered. McLeod and Rae resigned their party leadership posts not long after the campaign.
One independent candidate was elected: Peter North in the riding of Elgin . North had been elected in 1990 as a New Democrat, but left the NDP and declared his intention to run as a Progressive Conservative. The PC Party did not accept him as a candidate, however.
At least five unregistered parties fielded candidates in this election.
Candidates from the aforementioned parties appeared on the ballot as independents. It is possible that some candidates listed below as independents actually belonged to these or other parties.
Algoma :
Algoma—Manitoulin :
Beaches—Woodbine :
Brampton North :
Brampton South :
Brantford :
Brant—Haldimand :
Bruce :
Burlington South :
Cambridge :
Carleton :
Carleton East :
Chatham—Kent :
Cochrane North :
Cochrane South :
Cornwall :
Don Mills :
Dovercourt :
Downsview :
Dufferin—Peel :
Durham Centre :
Durham East :
Durham West :
Durham—York :
Eglinton :
Elgin :
Essex—Kent :
Essex South :
Etobicoke—Humber :
Etobicoke—Lakeshore :
Etobicoke—Rexdale :
Etobicoke West :
Fort William :
Fort York :
Frontenac—Addington :
Grey—Owen Sound :
Guelph :
Halton Centre :
Halton North :
Hamilton East :
Hamilton Mountain :
Hamilton West :
Hastings—Peterborough :
High Park—Swansea :
Huron :
Kenora :
Kingston And The Islands :
Kitchener :
Kitchener—Wilmot :
Lake Nipigon :
Lambton :
Lanark—Renfrew :
Lawrence :
Leeds—Grenville :
Lincoln :
London Centre :
London North :
London South :
Markham :
Middlesex :
Mississauga East :
Mississauga North :
Mississauga South :
Mississauga West :
Muskoka—Georgian Bay :
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/John_Baird_(Canadian_politician)" class="copylinks">John Baird
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"right"17,510
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"right"4966
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"right"
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"right"$40,80037
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Hans_Daigeler" class="copylinks">Hans Daigeler
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"right"13,575
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"right"3850
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"right"
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"right"$45,02183
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/John_Sullivan_(Ontario_politician)" class="copylinks">John Sullivan
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"right"3,274
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"right"929
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"right"
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"right"15,38057
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Frank_de_Jong" class="copylinks">Frank De Jong
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"right"390
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"right"111
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"right"
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"right"$000
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Brian_E_Jackson" class="copylinks">Brian E Jackson
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"right"259
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"right"073
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"right"
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"right"$000
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Cathy_Frampton" class="copylinks">Cathy Frampton
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"right"252
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"right"071
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"right"
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"right"$2,30770
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"white"
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"right"10000
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"right"
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"white"
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"right" colspan=3Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
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"right"363
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"white"
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"right" colspan=3Turnout
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"right"6497
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Jim_Bradley" class="copylinks">Jim Bradley
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"right"4653
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"right"$33,83595
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Archie_Heide" class="copylinks">Archie Heide
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"right"11,486
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"right"3884
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"right"$36,87532
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Jeff_Burch" class="copylinks">Jeff Burch
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"right"3,929
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"right"1329
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"right"
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"right"$12,04392
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Jon_Siemens" class="copylinks">Jon Siemens
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"right"245
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"right"083
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"right"$000
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Marcy_Sheremetta" class="copylinks">Marcy Sheremetta
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"right"153
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"right"052
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"right"
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"right"$000
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"white"
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"right" colspan=3Total valid votes
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"right"29,574
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"right"10000
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"right"
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"right"
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"white"
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"right" colspan=3Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
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"right"227
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"right"
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"white"
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"right" colspan=3Turnout
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"right"6458
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"right"
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Sandra_Pupatello" class="copylinks">Sandra Pupatello
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"right"11,940
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"right"4712
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"right"$36,80300
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Arlene_Rousseau" class="copylinks">Arlene Rousseau
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"right"6,414
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"right"2531
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"right"$10,44227
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Joe_Durocher" class="copylinks">Joe Durocher
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"right"5,704
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"right"2251
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"right"$27,11247
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Earl_Amyotte" class="copylinks">Earl Amyotte
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"right"610
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"right"241
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"right"$3,42621
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Christine_Wilson" class="copylinks">Christine Wilson
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"right"410
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"right"162
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"right"$7328
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Ronald_F_Bessette" class="copylinks">Ronald F Bessette
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"right"263
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"right"104
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"right"
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"right"$000
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"white"
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"right" colspan=3Total valid votes
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"right"25,341
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"right"10000
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"right"
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"right"
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"white"
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"right" colspan=3Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
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"right"428
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"right"
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"right"
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"right"
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"white"
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"right" colspan=3Turnout
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"right"25,769
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"right"5011
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Dwight_Duncan" class="copylinks">Dwight Duncan
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"right"10,281
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"right"4128
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"right"$45,52232
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Wayne_Lessard" class="copylinks">Wayne Lessard
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"right"9,901
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"right"3976
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"right"$45,61507
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Michael_Rohrer" class="copylinks">Michael Rohrer
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"right"3,610
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"right"1450
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"right"
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"right"$17,46300
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Donna_Halliday" class="copylinks">Donna Halliday
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"right"957
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"right"384
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"right"
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"right"$1,80670
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Vivek_Narula" class="copylinks">Vivek Narula
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"right"156
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"right"063
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"right"
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"right"$000
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"white"
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"right" colspan=3Total valid votes
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"right"24,905
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"right"10000
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"right"
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"right"
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"white"
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"right" colspan=3Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
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"right"387
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"right"
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"right"
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"right"
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"white"
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"right" colspan=3Turnout
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"right"25,292
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"right"5254
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"right"
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