1977 Ontario general election

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125 seats in the 31st Legislative Assembly of Ontario
63 seats needed for a majority
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Leader  | Bill Davis | Stuart Smith
Party  | Progressive Conservative | Liberal
Leader since  | February 12, 1971 | January 25, 1976
Leader's seat  | Brampton | Hamilton West
Last election  | 51  | 35
Seats won  | 58  | 33
Seat change  | 7  | 2
Popular vote  | 1,322,723  | 1,042,474
Percentage  | 39.58%  | 31.19%
Swing  | 3.5pp | 3.2pp

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| Third party  | Fourth party
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Leader  | Stephen Lewis |
Party  | New Democratic | Liberal–Labour
Leader since  | October 4, 1970 |
Leader's seat  | Scarborough West |
Last election  | 38  | 0
Seats won  | 33  | 1
Seat change  | 5  | 1
Popular vote  | 940,961  | 8,242
Percentage  | 28.16%  | 0.25%
Swing  | 0.7pp |

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Seating in chamber after the election

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| Premier before election

Bill Davis
Progressive Conservative

| Premier after election

Bill Davis
Progressive Conservative

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The 1977 Ontario general election was held on June 9, 1977, to elect the 125 members of the 31st Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

The Progressive Conservative Party, led by Premier Bill Davis, was re-elected for an eleventh consecutive term in office, again with a minority in the legislature. The PCs won an additional seven seats, but were not able to win a majority. The Liberal Party, led by Dr. Stuart Smith, lost one seat compared to its result in the previous election, but formed the Official Opposition because the NDP lost more seats. The New Democratic Party, led by Stephen Lewis, lost five seats, losing the status of Official Opposition to the Liberals.

Sheila Copps, future federal cabinet minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, made her political debut in this election, finishing second in the riding of Hamilton Centre. This was the first election in which Jim Bradley, the second-longest serving MPP in Ontario history, was elected.

## Renaming of ridings

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A 1976 Act[1] made changes to the names of two ridings:

Renaming of ridings

Old | New

* Durham North

* Durham—York

* Welland

* Welland—Thorold

## Campaign

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Riding contests, by number of candidates (1976)[2] Candidates  | PC | Lib | LL | NDP | Comm | Ltn | Ind | SC | D | Total

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3  | 64 | 62 | 2 | 64 |  |  |  |  |  | 192
4  | 37 | 37 |  | 37 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 4 |  | 148
5  | 14 | 14 |  | 14 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 1 |  | 70
6  | 8 | 8 |  | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 |  | 48
7  | 2 | 2 |  | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |  | 1 | 14
Total  | 125 | 123 | 2 | 125 | 33 | 31 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 472

A number of unregistered parties also contested this election. The North American Labour Party, consisting of Lyndon LaRouche 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.

## Results

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Elections to the 31st Parliament of Ontario (1977)[2] Political party  | Party leader  | MPPs  | Votes

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Candidates  | 1975 | 1977  | ±  | #  | ±  | %  | ± (pp)
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Davis | 125 | 51 | 58 | 7 | 1,322,723 | 129,771 | 39.58% | 3.51
| Liberal | Stuart Smith | 123 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 1,042,464 | 83,151 | 31.19% | 2.85
| Liberal–Labour | 2 | 1 | 1 |  | 8,242 | 824 | 0.25% | 0.02
| New Democratic | Stephen Lewis | 125 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 940,961 | 15,943 | 28.16% | 0.78
| Libertarian | Paul Mollon | 31 | – | – | – | 9,961 | 5,524 | 0.30% | 0.17
| Communist | William Stewart | 33 | – | – | – | 8,137 | 983 | 0.24% | 0.04
| Independent |  | 25 | – | – | – | 7,414 | 3,321 | 0.22% | 0.10
| Social Credit |  | 7 | – | – | – | 1,698 | 2,448 | 0.05% | 0.08
| Democrat  |  | 1 | – | – | – | 233 | 233 | 0.01% | New
Total  | 472 | 125  | 125  | 3,341,833  | 100.00%
Rejected ballots  | 19,600  | 1,663 |
Voter turnout  | 3,361,433  | 50,657 | 65.60  | 2.22
Registered electors  | 5,123,768  | 620,626 |

Seats and popular vote by party  Party | Seats | Votes | Change (pp)

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█ Progressive Conservative |

58 / 125

39.58%

| 3.51 |  | 3.51

█ Liberal/Liberal-Labour  |

34 / 125

31.44%

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█ New Democratic |

33 / 125

28.16%

| -0.78 |

█ Independent |

0 / 125

0.22%

| 0.10 |  | 0.1

█ Other  |

0 / 125

0.60%

| 0.04 |  | 0.04

### Synopsis of results

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Main article: Results of the 1977 Ontario general election by riding

Results by riding - 1977 Ontario general election[2] Riding  | Winning party  | Turnout
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Name[a 2] | 1975 | Party  | Votes  | Share  | Margin
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%  | PC  | Lib/LL | NDP  | Ind | Other | Total
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Algoma |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 6,917 | 48.70% | 1,166 | 8.21% | 77.64% | 5,751 | 1,534 | 6,917 | – | – | 14,202
Algoma—Manitoulin |  | PC  |  | PC  | 7,381 | 56.64% | 3,895 | 29.89% | 64.79% | 7,381 | 2,165 | 3,486 | – | – | 13,032
Brampton |  | PC  |  | PC  | 19,641 | 51.92% | 9,744 | 25.76% | 64.25% | 19,641 | 7,948 | 9,897 | 130 | 216 | 37,832
Brantford |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 13,376 | 46.79% | 4,295 | 15.02% | 64.87% | 9,081 | 6,130 | 13,376 | – | – | 28,587
Brant—Oxford—Norfolk |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 14,256 | 57.42% | 8,444 | 34.01% | 65.07% | 5,812 | 14,256 | 4,760 | – | – | 24,828
Brock |  | PC  |  | PC  | 11,944 | 51.78% | 6,034 | 26.16% | 65.73% | 11,944 | 5,910 | 5,215 | – | – | 23,069
Burlington South |  | PC  |  | PC  | 18,892 | 51.06% | 8,418 | 22.75% | 65.74% | 18,892 | 10,474 | 7,015 | – | 615 | 36,996
Cambridge |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 11,120 | 37.31% | 554 | 1.86% | 65.02% | 10,566 | 7,870 | 11,120 | – | 252 | 29,808
Carleton |  | PC  |  | PC  | 14,847 | 46.51% | 4,606 | 14.43% | 62.96% | 14,847 | 10,241 | 6,837 | – | – | 31,925
Carleton East |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 12,733 | 34.77% | 681 | 1.86% | 65.09% | 12,052 | 11,837 | 12,733 | – | – | 36,622
Carleton-Grenville |  | PC  |  | PC  | 14,002 | 59.61% | 8,509 | 36.22% | 63.39% | 14,002 | 5,493 | 3,995 | – | – | 23,490
Chatham—Kent |  | PC  |  | PC  | 10,769 | 46.48% | 4,287 | 18.50% | 59.34% | 10,769 | 5,919 | 6,482 | – | – | 23,170
Cochrane North |  | PC  |  | PC  | 10,412 | 61.44% | 6,365 | 37.56% | 67.02% | 10,412 | 2,488 | 4,047 | – | – | 16,947
Cochrane South |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 12,533 | 51.26% | 2,277 | 9.31% | 69.89% | 12,533 | 1,442 | 10,256 | – | 219 | 24,450
Cornwall |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 9,978 | 46.08% | 486 | 2.24% | 63.95% | 9,492 | 2,089 | 9,978 | 94 | – | 21,653
Dufferin—Simcoe |  | PC  |  | PC  | 15,528 | 48.81% | 6,048 | 19.01% | 65.30% | 15,528 | 9,480 | 6,369 | – | 438 | 31,815
Durham East |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 12,862 | 41.66% | 122 | 0.40% | 65.38% | 12,862 | 5,121 | 12,740 | 153 | – | 30,876
Durham West |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 12,688 | 41.30% | 593 | 1.93% | 65.89% | 12,688 | 5,075 | 12,095 | 865 | – | 30,723
Durham—York |  | PC  |  | PC  | 14,134 | 51.44% | 7,134 | 25.96% | 66.17% | 14,134 | 6,345 | 7,000 | – | – | 27,479
Elgin |  | PC  |  | PC  | 12,655 | 47.48% | 3,481 | 13.06% | 68.91% | 12,655 | 9,174 | 4,654 | – | 172 | 26,655
Erie |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 10,008 | 48.71% | 4,175 | 20.32% | 65.53% | 5,833 | 10,008 | 4,704 | – | – | 20,545
Essex North |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 9,801 | 51.19% | 4,837 | 25.26% | 56.75% | 4,383 | 9,801 | 4,964 | – | – | 19,148
Essex South |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 11,215 | 45.69% | 3,224 | 13.13% | 68.48% | 7,991 | 11,215 | 5,340 | – | – | 24,546
Fort William |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 12,230 | 46.28% | 2,256 | 8.54% | 66.03% | 12,230 | 4,080 | 9,974 | – | 142 | 26,426
Frontenac—Addington |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 10,505 | 44.63% | 940 | 3.99% | 67.46% | 9,565 | 10,505 | 3,157 | 312 | – | 23,539
Grey |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 14,651 | 55.39% | 7,062 | 26.70% | 72.77% | 7,589 | 14,651 | 4,210 | – | – | 26,450
Grey—Bruce |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 14,828 | 55.47% | 5,403 | 20.21% | 75.53% | 9,425 | 14,828 | 2,477 | – | – | 26,730
Haldimand—Norfolk |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 15,496 | 49.37% | 3,864 | 12.31% | 71.38% | 11,632 | 15,496 | 4,257 | – | – | 31,385
Halton—Burlington |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 13,985 | 46.82% | 3,698 | 12.38% | 69.13% | 10,287 | 13,985 | 5,598 | – | – | 29,870
Hamilton Centre |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 8,216 | 37.86% | 14 | 0.06% | 58.29% | 5,092 | 8,202 | 8,216 | – | 189 | 21,699
Hamilton East |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 14,461 | 47.09% | 5,195 | 16.92% | 63.63% | 6,605 | 9,266 | 14,461 | – | 376 | 30,708
Hamilton Mountain |  | PC  |  | NDP  | 12,681 | 38.26% | 373 | 1.13% | 72.12% | 12,308 | 7,910 | 12,681 | – | 247 | 33,146
Hamilton West |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 12,239 | 43.05% | 3,860 | 13.58% | 69.78% | 8,379 | 12,239 | 7,668 | 144 | – | 28,430
Hastings—Peterborough |  | PC  |  | PC  | 11,442 | 47.22% | 1,858 | 7.67% | 73.02% | 11,442 | 9,584 | 2,808 | 247 | 149 | 24,230
Huron—Bruce |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 17,356 | 65.17% | 9,833 | 36.92% | 74.18% | 7,523 | 17,356 | 1,754 | – | – | 26,633
Huron—Middlesex |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 12,749 | 55.35% | 3,871 | 16.81% | 76.72% | 8,878 | 12,749 | 1,405 | – | – | 23,032
Kenora |  | PC  |  | PC  | 10,882 | 57.14% | 5,626 | 29.54% | 67.29% | 10,882 | 2,907 | 5,256 | – | – | 19,045
Kent—Elgin |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 10,038 | 45.72% | 641 | 2.92% | 66.86% | 9,397 | 10,038 | 2,521 | – | – | 21,956
Kingston and the Islands |  | PC  |  | PC  | 12,246 | 52.32% | 5,756 | 24.59% | 61.57% | 12,246 | 6,490 | 4,510 | – | 158 | 23,404
Kitchener |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 14,425 | 52.06% | 7,515 | 27.12% | 59.47% | 6,910 | 14,425 | 6,264 | – | 111 | 27,710
Kitchener—Wilmot |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 12,450 | 51.07% | 5,980 | 24.53% | 58.08% | 6,470 | 12,450 | 5,456 | – | – | 24,376
Lake Nipigon |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 7,747 | 67.01% | 5,330 | 46.10% | 58.91% | 2,417 | 1,397 | 7,747 | – | – | 11,561
Lambton |  | PC  |  | PC  | 11,604 | 52.63% | 2,863 | 12.99% | 70.48% | 11,604 | 8,741 | 1,702 | – | – | 22,047
Lanark |  | PC  |  | PC  | 11,086 | 55.42% | 6,089 | 30.44% | 67.67% | 11,086 | 3,919 | 4,997 | – | – | 20,002
Leeds |  | PC  |  | PC  | 14,853 | 67.65% | 11,151 | 50.79% | 62.33% | 14,853 | 3,702 | 3,400 | – | – | 21,955
Lincoln |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 9,969 | 44.98% | 582 | 2.63% | 70.96% | 9,387 | 9,969 | 2,806 | – | – | 22,162
London Centre |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 12,808 | 45.42% | 3,893 | 13.80% | 59.52% | 6,279 | 12,808 | 8,915 | 200 | – | 28,202
London North |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 15,033 | 46.99% | 4,402 | 13.76% | 66.11% | 10,631 | 15,033 | 6,130 | – | 201 | 31,995
London South |  | Lib  |  | PC  | 16,011 | 42.39% | 2,211 | 5.85% | 63.70% | 16,011 | 13,800 | 7,964 | – | – | 37,775
Middlesex |  | PC  |  | PC  | 10,427 | 42.88% | 1,538 | 6.33% | 75.29% | 10,427 | 8,889 | 4,998 | – | – | 24,314
Mississauga East |  | PC  |  | PC  | 11,945 | 45.25% | 3,489 | 13.22% | 60.17% | 11,945 | 8,456 | 5,994 | – | – | 26,395
Mississauga North |  | PC  |  | PC  | 16,151 | 46.56% | 3,750 | 10.81% | 63.04% | 16,151 | 5,684 | 12,401 | – | 451 | 34,687
Mississauga South |  | PC  |  | PC  | 13,622 | 47.91% | 6,006 | 21.12% | 67.08% | 13,622 | 7,616 | 7,196 | – | – | 28,434
Muskoka |  | PC  |  | PC  | 8,865 | 49.23% | 2,497 | 13.87% | 73.00% | 8,865 | 2,774 | 6,368 | – | – | 18,007
Niagara Falls |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 13,280 | 43.42% | 3,928 | 12.84% | 68.11% | 9,352 | 13,280 | 7,952 | – | – | 30,584
Nickel Belt |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 9,410 | 57.45% | 5,487 | 33.50% | 67.45% | 3,923 | 3,046 | 9,410 | – | – | 16,379
Nipissing |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 12,898 | 43.13% | 1,666 | 5.57% | 71.28% | 11,232 | 12,898 | 5,777 | – | – | 29,907
Northumberland |  | PC  |  | PC  | 14,061 | 48.30% | 3,727 | 12.80% | 68.07% | 14,061 | 10,334 | 4,716 | – | – | 29,111
Oakville |  | PC  |  | PC  | 14,456 | 50.97% | 6,508 | 22.95% | 70.88% | 14,456 | 7,948 | 5,955 | – | – | 28,359
Oshawa |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 12,226 | 53.23% | 5,714 | 24.88% | 56.08% | 6,512 | 4,032 | 12,226 | – | 199 | 22,969
Ottawa Centre |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 10,626 | 41.56% | 2,403 | 9.40% | 56.75% | 8,223 | 6,358 | 10,626 | – | 360 | 25,567
Ottawa East |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 15,864 | 67.44% | 11,809 | 50.20% | 52.10% | 4,055 | 15,864 | 3,605 | – | – | 23,524
Ottawa South |  | PC  |  | PC  | 16,662 | 49.37% | 7,903 | 23.42% | 66.95% | 16,662 | 7,754 | 8,759 | 574 | – | 33,749
Ottawa West |  | PC  |  | PC  | 15,729 | 45.79% | 5,823 | 16.95% | 66.08% | 15,729 | 9,906 | 8,718 | – | – | 34,353
Oxford |  | PC  |  | PC  | 17,758 | 50.98% | 5,101 | 14.64% | 69.24% | 17,758 | 12,657 | 4,420 | – | – | 34,835
Parry Sound |  | PC  |  | PC  | 9,929 | 49.66% | 2,419 | 12.10% | 70.52% | 9,929 | 7,510 | 2,553 | – | – | 19,992
Perth |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 18,201 | 68.88% | 12,145 | 45.96% | 60.70% | 6,056 | 18,201 | 2,167 | – | – | 26,424
Peterborough |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 16,923 | 40.66% | 2,648 | 6.36% | 70.97% | 16,923 | 10,083 | 14,275 | – | 341 | 41,622
Port Arthur |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 9,629 | 40.14% | 339 | 1.41% | 61.46% | 9,290 | 4,818 | 9,629 | – | 254 | 23,991
Prescott and Russell |  | PC  |  | PC  | 11,863 | 48.74% | 2,986 | 12.27% | 62.54% | 11,863 | 8,877 | 3,597 | – | – | 24,337
Prince Edward—Lennox |  | PC  |  | PC  | 11,411 | 55.22% | 5,652 | 27.35% | 68.00% | 11,411 | 5,759 | 3,494 | – | – | 20,664
Quinte |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 17,264 | 56.34% | 7,255 | 23.68% | 68.31% | 10,009 | 17,264 | 3,371 | – | – | 30,644
Rainy River |  | LL  |  | LL  | 5,335 | 45.90% | 2,067 | 17.79% | 63.80% | 3,268 | 5,335[a 3] | 3,019 | – | – | 11,622
Renfrew North |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 9,549 | 45.80% | 2,732 | 13.10% | 73.96% | 6,817 | 9,549 | 4,483 | – | – | 20,849
Renfrew South |  | PC  |  | PC  | 12,666 | 46.56% | 1,081 | 3.97% | 77.62% | 12,666 | 11,585 | 2,952 | – | – | 27,203
St. Catharines |  | PC  |  | Lib  | 12,392 | 38.89% | 723 | 2.27% | 60.91% | 11,669 | 12,392 | 7,556 | – | 247 | 31,864
Sarnia |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 11,500 | 38.97% | 257 | 0.87% | 63.42% | 11,243 | 11,500 | 6,770 | – | – | 29,513
Sault Ste. Marie |  | PC  |  | PC  | 19,209 | 55.28% | 7,549 | 21.73% | 69.64% | 19,209 | 3,715 | 11,660 | – | 162 | 34,746
Simcoe Centre |  | PC  |  | PC  | 15,876 | 44.25% | 5,434 | 15.15% | 68.40% | 15,876 | 9,556 | 10,442 | – | – | 35,874
Simcoe East |  | PC  |  | PC  | 13,793 | 44.74% | 3,539 | 11.48% | 69.47% | 13,793 | 6,783 | 10,254 | – | – | 30,830
Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry |  | PC  |  | PC  | 10,533 | 49.15% | 2,422 | 11.30% | 68.28% | 10,533 | 8,111 | 2,788 | – | – | 21,432
Sudbury |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 11,117 | 41.62% | 2,632 | 9.85% | 62.39% | 8,485 | 6,778 | 11,117 | – | 330 | 26,710
Sudbury East |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 15,991 | 55.19% | 8,990 | 31.03% | 63.84% | 7,001 | 5,984 | 15,991 | – | – | 28,976
Temiskaming |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 9,578 | 47.95% | 664 | 3.32% | 69.48% | 9,578 | 1,481 | 8,914 | – | – | 19,973
Victoria—Haliburton |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 15,218 | 53.27% | 4,679 | 16.38% | 75.15% | 10,539 | 15,218 | 2,809 | – | – | 28,566
Waterloo North |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 13,556 | 49.43% | 5,540 | 20.20% | 62.16% | 8,016 | 13,556 | 5,851 | – | – | 27,423
Welland-Thorold |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 12,704 | 46.32% | 2,315 | 8.44% | 69.58% | 10,389 | 4,335 | 12,704 | – | – | 27,428
Wellington—Dufferin—Peel |  | PC  |  | PC  | 14,272 | 45.83% | 4,641 | 14.90% | 67.42% | 14,272 | 9,631 | 7,235 | – | – | 31,138
Wellington South |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 16,212 | 50.52% | 8,326 | 25.95% | 67.27% | 7,667 | 16,212 | 7,886 | – | 325 | 32,090
Wentworth |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 15,332 | 59.80% | 9,826 | 38.33% | 65.29% | 5,506 | 4,800 | 15,332 | – | – | 25,638
Wentworth North |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 18,322 | 53.98% | 9,858 | 29.04% | 71.18% | 8,464 | 18,322 | 7,157 | – | – | 33,943
Windsor—Riverside |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 12,947 | 45.59% | 2,375 | 8.36% | 60.71% | 4,878 | 10,572 | 12,947 | – | – | 28,397
Windsor—Sandwich |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 9,711 | 51.36% | 3,687 | 19.50% | 50.98% | 2,838 | 6,024 | 9,711 | – | 334 | 18,907
Windsor—Walkerville |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 11,233 | 53.09% | 6,391 | 30.20% | 57.03% | 4,842 | 11,233 | 4,565 | 162 | 357 | 21,159
York Centre |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 17,735 | 45.53% | 2,768 | 7.11% | 66.52% | 14,967 | 17,735 | 6,247 | – | – | 38,949
York North |  | PC  |  | PC  | 15,639 | 48.05% | 5,979 | 18.37% | 64.38% | 15,639 | 7,247 | 9,660 | – | – | 32,546
Armourdale |  | Lib  |  | PC  | 14,082 | 42.67% | 2,433 | 7.37% | 68.16% | 14,082 | 11,649 | 6,736 | 258 | 280 | 33,005
Beaches—Woodbine |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 11,491 | 46.51% | 2,274 | 9.20% | 64.90% | 9,217 | 3,579 | 11,491 | – | 420 | 24,707
Bellwoods |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 6,177 | 47.77% | 2,845 | 22.00% | 62.80% | 2,925 | 3,332 | 6,177 | 151 | 346 | 12,931
Don Mills |  | PC  |  | PC  | 17,005 | 55.20% | 8,880 | 28.82% | 61.14% | 17,005 | 4,906 | 8,125 | – | 772 | 30,808
Dovercourt |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 7,340 | 48.30% | 3,157 | 20.77% | 64.62% | 4,183 | 3,162 | 7,340 | – | 513 | 15,198
Downsview |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 10,194 | 45.10% | 4,042 | 17.88% | 65.26% | 6,152 | 5,814 | 10,194 | 193 | 251 | 22,604
Eglinton |  | PC  |  | PC  | 19,213 | 59.60% | 11,742 | 36.42% | 68.38% | 19,213 | 7,471 | 4,857 | 315 | 382 | 32,238
Etobicoke |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 11,637 | 45.99% | 4,848 | 19.16% | 64.36% | 6,789 | 6,363 | 11,637 | – | 517 | 25,306
High Park—Swansea |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 10,409 | 40.86% | 779 | 3.06% | 66.53% | 9,630 | 4,897 | 10,409 | – | 537 | 25,473
Humber |  | PC  |  | PC  | 19,888 | 50.95% | 9,316 | 23.87% | 69.10% | 19,888 | 10,572 | 7,781 | – | 793 | 39,034
Lakeshore |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 13,252 | 49.76% | 5,295 | 19.88% | 62.39% | 7,957 | 4,781 | 13,252 | – | 643 | 26,633
Oakwood |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 9,214 | 43.48% | 2,835 | 13.38% | 64.98% | 6,379 | 5,046 | 9,214 | 170 | 382 | 21,191
Oriole |  | PC  |  | PC  | 14,194 | 44.32% | 4,487 | 14.01% | 64.42% | 14,194 | 9,707 | 6,737 | 1,109 | 282 | 32,029
Parkdale |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 7,574 | 44.12% | 2,440 | 14.21% | 61.81% | 4,116 | 5,134 | 7,574 | – | 343 | 17,167
Riverdale |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 9,639 | 55.79% | 5,350 | 30.97% | 56.51% | 4,289 | 2,821 | 9,639 | 117 | 410 | 17,276
St. Andrew—St. Patrick |  | PC  |  | PC  | 11,128 | 49.38% | 2,977 | 13.21% | 64.40% | 11,128 | 2,895 | 8,151 | – | 360 | 22,534
St. David |  | PC  |  | PC  | 11,894 | 44.14% | 836 | 3.10% | 69.76% | 11,894 | 3,794 | 11,058 | – | 202 | 26,948
St. George |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 10,116 | 36.71% | 428 | 1.55% | 60.90% | 9,688 | 10,116 | 6,287 | 975 | 494 | 27,560
Scarborough Centre |  | PC  |  | PC  | 11,583 | 44.76% | 2,799 | 10.82% | 64.00% | 11,583 | 5,274 | 8,784 | – | 238 | 25,879
Scarborough East |  | PC  |  | PC  | 14,792 | 50.91% | 7,524 | 25.89% | 63.01% | 14,792 | 6,508 | 7,268 | – | 489 | 29,057
Scarborough—Ellesmere |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 10,625 | 40.52% | 1,551 | 5.92% | 63.77% | 9,074 | 6,320 | 10,625 | – | 201 | 26,220
Scarborough North |  | PC  |  | PC  | 20,988 | 50.11% | 10,685 | 25.51% | 64.21% | 20,988 | 10,303 | 9,868 | – | 721 | 41,880
Scarborough West |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 13,350 | 54.03% | 6,444 | 26.08% | 63.81% | 6,906 | 3,837 | 13,350 | 172 | 442 | 24,707
Wilson Heights |  | Lib  |  | PC  | 11,430 | 41.97% | 2,993 | 10.99% | 62.93% | 11,430 | 7,195 | 8,437 | – | 174 | 27,236
York East |  | PC  |  | PC  | 14,131 | 46.72% | 5,797 | 19.17% | 67.55% | 14,131 | 7,126 | 8,334 | – | 654 | 30,245
York Mills |  | PC  |  | PC  | 21,795 | 58.45% | 12,183 | 32.67% | 66.55% | 21,795 | 9,612 | 5,051 | 465 | 368 | 37,291
York South |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 14,178 | 50.56% | 6,512 | 23.22% | 65.86% | 7,666 | 5,332 | 14,178 | – | 864 | 28,040
York West |  | PC  |  | PC  | 16,538 | 46.25% | 6,088 | 17.03% | 67.89% | 16,538 | 10,450 | 8,510 | – | 260 | 35,758
Yorkview |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 13,326 | 52.49% | 6,823 | 26.87% | 58.59% | 4,105 | 6,503 | 13,326 | 608 | 846 | 25,388

1. ^ including spoilt ballots
2. ^ order is as given in EO reports
3. ^ T. Patrick Reid was the incumbent

= 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

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Party candidates in 2nd place[2] Party in 1st place | Party in 2nd place | Total

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PC | Lib | NDP
| Progressive Conservative |  | 31 | 27 | 58
| Liberal | 30 |  | 3 | 33
| Liberal–Labour | 1 |  |  | 1
| New Democratic | 26 | 7 |  | 33
Total  | 57 | 38 | 30 | 125
Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party[2] Parties | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th

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█ Progressive Conservative | 58 | 57 | 10 |  |
█ Liberal | 33 | 38 | 52 |  |
█ New Democratic | 33 | 30 | 68 |  |
█ Liberal–Labour | 1 |  | 1 |  |
█ Communist |  |  |  | 23 | 8
█ Libertarian |  |  |  | 19 | 9
█ Independent |  |  |  | 13 | 6
█ Social Credit |  |  |  | 6 | 1
█ Democrat  |  |  |  | 1 |
Resulting composition of the 28th Legislative Assembly[2] Source | Party

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PC | Lib | LL | NDP | Total
Seats retained | Incumbents returned  | 45 | 27 | 1 | 31 | 104
Open seats held  | 4 | 4 |  | 1 | 9
Ouster of incumbent changing allegiance  |  | 1 |  |  | 1
Seats changing hands | Incumbents defeated  | 7 |  |  | 1 | 8
Open seats gained  | 2 | 1 |  |  | 3
Total | 58 | 33 | 1 | 33 | 125

### Seats changing hands

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Eleven seats changed allegiance in this election:

PC to NDP

* Hamilton Mountain

PC to Liberal

* St. Catharines

Liberal to PC

* Armourdale
* London South
* Wilson Heights

NDP to PC

* Cochrane South
* Durham East
* Durham West
* Fort William
* Peterborough
* Timiskaming

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### MPPs elected by region and riding

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Party designations are as follows:

Liberal

NDP

Liberal-Labour

Northern Ontario

* Algoma: Bud Wildman

* Algoma—Manitoulin : John Lane

* Cochrane North: René Brunelle

* Cochrane South: Alan Pope

* Fort William: Mickey Hennessy

* Kenora: Leo Bernier

* Lake Nipigon: Jack Stokes

* Nickel Belt: Floyd Laughren

* Nipissing: Mike Bolan

* Port Arthur: Jim Foulds

* Rainy River: T. Patrick Reid

* Sault Ste. Marie: John Rhodes

* Sudbury: Bud Germa

* Sudbury East: Elie Martel

* Timiskaming: Ed Havrot

Ottawa Valley

* Carleton: Sid Handleman

* Carleton East: Evelyn Gigantes

* Lanark: Douglas Wiseman

* Ottawa Centre: Michael Cassidy

* Ottawa East: Albert Roy

* Ottawa South: Claude Bennett

* Ottawa West: Reuben Baetz

* Prescott and Russell: Joseph Albert Bélanger

* Renfrew North: Sean Conway

* Renfrew South: Paul Yakabuski

Saint Lawrence Valley

* Carleton—Grenville: Norm Sterling

* Cornwall: George Samis

* Kingston and the Islands: Keith Norton

* Leeds: James Auld

* Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry: Osie Villeneuve

Central Ontario

* Frontenac—Addington: J. Earl McEwen

* Hastings-Peterborough: Clarke Rollins

* Northumberland: Russell Rowe

* Peterborough: John Turner

* Prince Edward—Lennox: James A. Taylor

* Quinte: Hugh O'Neil

* Victoria—Haliburton: John Eakins

Georgian Bay

* Grey-Bruce: Eddie Sargent

* Muskoka: Frank Miller

* Parry Sound: Lorne Maeck

* Simcoe Centre: George Taylor

* Simcoe East: Gordon Elsworth Smith

Hamilton/Halton/Niagara

* Brock: Bob Welch

* Burlington South: George Kerr

* Erie: Ray Haggerty

* Halton—Burlington: Julian Reed

* Hamilton Centre: Mike Davison

* Hamilton East: Robert W. Mackenzie

* Hamilton Mountain: Brian Charlton

* Hamilton West: Stuart Smith

* Lincoln: Ross Hall

* Niagara Falls: Vince Kerrio

* Oakville: James Snow

* St. Catharines: Jim Bradley

* Welland-Thorold: Mel Swart

* Wentworth: Ian Deans

* Wentworth North: Eric Cunningham

Midwestern Ontario

* Brantford: Mac Makarchuk

* Brant—Oxford—Norfolk: Robert Nixon

* Cambridge: Monty Davidson

* Dufferin—Simcoe: George McCague

* Grey: Bob McKessock

* Haldimand-Norfolk: Gordon Miller

* Huron–Bruce: Jim Breithaupt

* Kitchener: Jim Breithaupt

* Kitchener—Wilmot: John Sweeney

* Oxford: Harry Craig Parrott

* Perth: Hugh Edighoffer

* Waterloo North: Herb Epp

* Wellington South: Harry Worton

* Wellington—Dufferin—Peel: Jack Johnson

Southwestern Ontario

* Chatham—Kent: Darcy McKeough

* Elgin: Ron McNeil

* Essex North: Dick Ruston

* Essex South: Remo Mancini

* Huron–Middlesex: Jack Riddell

* Kent—Elgin: Jim McGuigan

* Lambton: Lorne Henderson

* London Centre: David Peterson

* London North: Ron Van Horne

* London South: Gordon Walker

* Middlesex: Robert G. Eaton

* Sarnia: Paul Blundy

* Windsor—Riverside: Dave Cooke

* Windsor—Sandwich: Ted Bounsall

* Windsor—Walkerville: Bernard Newman

Peel/York/Durham

* Brampton: Bill Davis

* Durham East: Sam Cureatz

* Durham West: George Ashe

* Durham—York: Bill Newman

* Mississauga East: Bud Gregory

* Mississauga North: Terry David Jones

* Mississauga South: Douglas Kennedy

* Oshawa: Michael Breaugh

* York Centre: Alfred Stong

* York North: William Hodgson

Metropolitan Toronto

* Armourdale: Bruce McCaffrey

* Beaches—Woodbine: Marion Bryden

* Bellwoods: Ross McClellan

* Don Mills: Dennis Timbrell

* Dovercourt: Tony Lupusella

* Downsview: Odoardo Di Santo

* Eglinton: Roy McMurtry

* Etobicoke: Ed Philip

* High Park—Swansea: Ed Ziemba

* Humber: John MacBeth

* Lakeshore: Patrick Lawlor

* Oakwood: Tony Grande

* Oriole: John Williams

* Parkdale: Jan Dukszta

* Riverdale: Jim Renwick

* St. Andrew—St. Patrick: Larry Grossman

* St. David: Margaret Scrivener

* St. George: Margaret Campbell

* Scarborough Centre: Frank Drea

* Scarborough East: Margaret Birch

* Scarborough North: Thomas Wells

* Scarborough West: Stephen Lewis

* Scarborough—Ellesmere: David Warner

* Wilson Heights: David Rotenberg

* York East: Robert Elgie

* York Mills: Bette Stephenson

* York South: Donald C. MacDonald

* York West: Nick Leluk

* Yorkview: Fred Young

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## See also

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* Politics of Ontario
* List of Ontario political parties
* Premier of Ontario
* Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)
* Independent candidates, 1977 Ontario provincial election

## References

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1. ^ The Representation Amendment Act, 1976, S.O. 1976 (2nd Session), c. 6
2. ^ a b c d e f "1975 general election results". Elections Ontario. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

## Further reading

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* Saywell, John, ed. (1980). Canadian annual review of politics and public affairs. 1977. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-1-4426-7192-8.

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