1995 Ontario general election

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1995 Ontario general election

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130 seats in the 36th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
66 seats needed for a majority
Turnout| 63.00% (1.45pp)[1]
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Leader  | Mike Harris | Lyn McLeod | Bob Rae
Party  | Progressive Conservative | Liberal | New Democratic
Leader since  | May 12, 1990 | February 9, 1992 | February 7, 1982
Leader's seat  | Nipissing | Fort William | York South
Last election  | 20  | 36  | 74
Seats won  | 82  | 30  | 17
Seat change  | 62  | 6  | 57
Popular vote  | 1,870,110  | 1,291,326  | 854,163
Percentage  | 44.8%  | 31.1%  | 20.6%
Swing  | 21.3pp | 1.3pp | 17.0pp

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Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Click the map for more details.

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| Premier before election

Bob Rae
New Democratic

| Premier after election

Mike Harris
Progressive Conservative

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The 1995 Ontario general election was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the 36th 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 with the actions of the Rae government, such as its unpopular hiring quotas and the Social Contract legislation in 1993.[2] These policies caused the NDP to lose much of its base in organized labour, further reducing support for the party. At the 1993 federal election, the NDP tumbled to less than seven percent support, and lost all 11 of its federal seats in Ontario. By the time the writs were dropped for the 1995 provincial election, it was obvious that the NDP would not be reelected.

## Riding name change

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Acts were passed in 1991 and 1993, providing for the following name changes to ridings:

* Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry to S-D-G & East Grenville.[3]
* Grey to Grey—Owen Sound.[4]
* York North to York—Mackenzie.[5]

## Campaign

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The Liberal Party under Lyn McLeod had been leading in the polls for most of the period from 1992 to 1995, and were generally favoured to benefit from the swing in support away from the NDP. However, the party hurt its credibility through a series of high-profile policy reversals in the period leading up to the election. The most notable of these occurred when McLeod withdrew Liberal support from the Equality Rights Statute Amendment Act (Bill 167) introduced by the NDP government in 1994, which would have provided same-sex couples with rights and obligations mostly equal to those of opposite-sex common law couples and introduced a form of civil unions. Her decision was seen as cynical and opportunistic in light of the Liberals' earlier rural by-election loss in the socially conservative riding of Victoria—Haliburton. This gave the McLeod Liberals a reputation for "flip-flopping" and inconsistency while offending its socially progressive supporters.

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 during the election, enabling the latter to win formerly NDP ridings such as Cambridge and Oshawa.

The televised party leaders' debate is often regarded as the turning point of the campaign. During the event, McLeod further alienated many voters with an overly aggressive performance. Harris used his time to speak directly to the camera to convey his party's Common Sense Revolution platform, virtually ignoring all questions asked of him by Rae and McLeod and avoiding getting caught up in their debate. Since Liberal support was regarded by many political insiders as soft and unsteady, many voters who were previously leaning to the Liberals shifted to the Progressive Conservatives after the debate.

## Opinion polls

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Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level  Polling firm  | Last day
of survey  | Source  | PCO | OLP | ONDP | Other  | ME | Sample

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Election 1995 | June 8, 1995  |  | 44.8 | 31.1  | 20.6  | 3.5  |  |
Gallup  | June 4, 1995  | [6] | 42 | 35  | 20  | —  | 3.1  | —
Angus Reid  | May 1995  | [7] | 44 | 34  | 20  | —  | 3.2  | 1,000
Angus Reid  | May 1995  | [7] | 41 | 36  | 21  | —  | 3.2  | 1,000
| May 24, 1995  | [8] | 37 | 33  | ~25  | —  | —  | 400
Compas  | May 1995  | [9] | 36  | 40 | 21  | —  | 4.5  | 507
Environics  | May 1995  | [10] | 26  | 52 | 17  | —  | 3  | —
Election called (April 28, 1995)[11]

### During the 35th Parliament of Ontario

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Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level  Polling firm  | Last day
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Angus Reid  | April 1995  | [11] | 28  | 46 | 21  | —  | —  | —
Comquest Research  | March 1995  | [12] | 30  | 34  | 36 | —  | —  | —
Angus Reid  | January 1995  | [13] | 27  | 45 | 20  | 9  | 4.5  | 1,007
Environics  | June 25, 1992  | [14] | 28  | 42 | 25  | —  | 3.2  | 1,000
Environics  | March 1992  | [14] | 28  | 43 | 23  | —  | —  | —
Environics  | June 1991  | [15] | 23  | 36 | 34  | —  | —  | —
Environics  | December 30, 1990  | [16] | 15  | 24  | 58 | —  | 3.2  | 1,030
Environics  | October 1990  | [17] | 18  | 27  | 51 | —  | 3.2  | 1,007
Election 1990 | September 6, 1990  |  | 23.5  | 32.4  | 37.6 | 6.5  |  |

## Results

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### Summary

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See also: Results of the 1995 Ontario general election by riding

The Ontario Legislature after the 1995 election.

The Progressive Conservatives won a 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, falling to 17 seats and third party status. The New Democrats would remain the third party until 2018 when they returned to Official Opposition status. McLeod and Rae resigned their party leadership posts not long after the campaign. It was also the worst result for an incumbent Ontario governing party up to that time and would remain so until 2018 when the NDP finally surpassed the then-governing Liberals.

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, appearing on the ballot as independents:

* The Reform Association of Ontario ran fifteen candidates. Their leader was Kimble Ainslie. An article of The Globe and Mail for August 19, 1995 indicates that the party won 6,400 votes.
* John Steele campaigned as a candidate of the Communist League.
* The Ontario Renewal Party ran a number of candidates under the leadership of Diane Johnston. This was the Marxist–Leninist party under a different name.
* Amani Oakley and Joe Flexer ran as "Independent Labour" candidates in Toronto with the support of dissident or former members of the Ontario New Democratic Party and with the support of OPSEU in the case of Oakley and the Canadian Auto Workers in the case of Flexer [1].
* John Turmel's Abolitionist Party ran at least two candidates.

### Overall

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Elections to the 36th Parliament of Ontario (1995)[1] Political party  | Party leader  | MPPs  | Votes

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Candidates  | 1990 | 1995  | ±  | #  | ±  | %  | ± (pp)
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Harris | 130 | 20 | 82 | 62 | 1,870,110 | 925,546 | 44.97% | 21.46
| Liberal | Lyn McLeod | 130 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 1,291,326 | 10,808 | 31.05% | 1.35
| New Democratic | Bob Rae | 130 | 74 | 17 | 57 | 854,163 | 655,343 | 20.54% | 17.03
| Independent |  | 60 | – | 1 | 1 | 33,077 | 19,770 | 0.80% | 0.46
| Family Coalition | Donald Pennell | 55 | – | – | – | 61,657 | 49,174 | 1.48% | 1.28
| Natural Law | Ron Parker | 68 | – | – | – | 18,326 | 18,326 | 0.44% | New
| Green | Frank de Jong | 37 | – | – | – | 14,108 | 15,989 | 0.34% | 0.41
| Libertarian | John Shadbolt  | 18 | – | – | – | 6,085 | (18,528 | 0.15% | 0.47
| Freedom | Jack Plant  | 12 | – | – | – | 4,532 | 1,483 | 0.11% | 0.04
| Confederation of Regions |  | 6 | – | – | – | 3,971 | 71,902 | 0.10% | 1.79
| Communist | Darrell Rankin | 5 | – | – | – | 1,015 | 124 | 0.02% | –
Total  | 651 | 130  | 130  | 4,158,370  | 100.00%
Rejected ballots  | 42,152  | 10,423 |
Voter turnout  | 4,200,522  | 129,868 | 63.00  | 1.45
Registered electors  | 6,667,798  | 351,849 |

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

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█ Progressive Conservative |

82 / 130

44.97%

| 21.46 |  | 21.46

█ Liberal |

30 / 130

31.05%

| -1.35 |

█ New Democratic |

17 / 130

20.54%

| -17.03 |

█ Independent |

1 / 130

0.80%

| 0.46 |  | 0.46

█ Family Coalition |

0 / 130

1.48%

| -1.28 |

█ Confederation of Regions |

0 / 130

0.10%

| -1.79 |

█ Other  |

0 / 130

1.06%

| -0.47 |

### Synopsis of results

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Main article: Results of the 1995 Ontario general election by riding

Results by riding - 1995 Ontario general election[1] Riding  | Winning party  | Turnout
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Name[a 3][a 4] | 1990 | Party  | Votes  | Share  | Margin
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Algoma |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 6,190 | 44.47% | 1,588 | 11.41% | 64.02% | 4,602 | 3,128 | 6,190 | – | – | – | 13,920
Algoma—Manitoulin |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 7,238 | 46.96% | 2,054 | 13.33% | 59.33% | 5,184 | 7,238 | 2,991 | – | – | – | 15,413
Beaches—Woodbine |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 10,862 | 42.44% | 2,939 | 11.48% | 67.14% | 7,923 | 6,158 | 10,862 | – | 319 | 331 | 25,593
Brampton North |  | Lib  |  | PC  | 20,148 | 49.47% | 5,348 | 13.13% | 59.17% | 20,148 | 14,800 | 5,288 | – | – | 494 | 40,730
Brampton South |  | Lib  |  | PC  | 21,859 | 49.67% | 6,622 | 15.05% | 59.78% | 21,859 | 15,237 | 5,676 | 1,011 | – | 229 | 44,012
Brantford |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 13,745 | 41.01% | 3,327 | 9.93% | 59.90% | 13,745 | 10,418 | 8,165 | 762 | – | 430 | 33,520
Brant—Haldimand |  | Lib  |  | PC  | 14,184 | 47.81% | 3,595 | 12.12% | 61.67% | 14,184 | 10,589 | 3,030 | 1,340 | – | 527 | 29,670
Bruce |  | Lib  |  | PC  | 13,680 | 42.70% | 2,676 | 8.35% | 69.34% | 13,680 | 11,004 | 4,269 | 2,787 | – | 296 | 32,036
Burlington South |  | PC  |  | PC  | 24,831 | 72.56% | 19,416 | 56.73% | 69.20% | 24,831 | 5,415 | 3,507 | 470 | – | – | 34,223
Cambridge |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 17,269 | 46.93% | 5,472 | 14.87% | 59.56% | 17,269 | 5,606 | 11,797 | 1,690 | 433 | – | 36,795
Carleton |  | PC  |  | PC  | 28,349 | 64.96% | 18,606 | 42.64% | 62.05% | 28,349 | 9,743 | 4,046 | 942 | – | 558 | 43,638
Carleton East |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 17,780 | 48.19% | 4,209 | 11.41% | 60.34% | 13,571 | 17,780 | 4,783 | – | – | 758 | 36,892
Chatham—Kent |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 10,461 | 36.29% | 546 | 1.89% | 58.54% | 10,461 | 9,915 | 7,444 | 1,008 | – | – | 28,828
Cochrane North |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 6,935 | 45.62% | 1,983 | 13.04% | 58.96% | 3,316 | 4,952 | 6,935 | – | – | – | 15,203
Cochrane South |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 12,114 | 52.45% | 5,527 | 23.93% | 60.36% | 6,587 | 4,058 | 12,114 | – | 339 | – | 23,098
Cornwall |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 14,507 | 59.70% | 6,669 | 27.44% | 55.53% | 7,838 | 14,507 | 1,719 | – | – | 236 | 24,300
Don Mills |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 14,897 | 53.36% | 7,290 | 26.11% | 66.09% | 14,897 | 7,607 | 4,569 | – | 362 | 484 | 27,919
Dovercourt |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 9,049 | 47.23% | 3,488 | 18.20% | 63.22% | 3,560 | 5,561 | 9,049 | – | 261 | 730 | 19,161
Downsview |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 9,142 | 39.48% | 360 | 1.55% | 63.90% | 4,444 | 9,142 | 8,782 | – | 572 | 217 | 23,157
Dufferin—Peel |  | PC  |  | PC  | 23,239 | 66.00% | 14,738 | 41.86% | 65.37% | 23,239 | 8,501 | 3,470 | – | – | – | 35,210
Durham Centre |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 25,107 | 58.34% | 15,299 | 35.55% | 65.02% | 25,107 | 9,808 | 8,120 | – | – | – | 43,035
Durham East |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 24,303 | 61.79% | 15,784 | 40.13% | 63.79% | 24,303 | 6,512 | 8,519 | – | – | – | 39,334
Durham West |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 29,232 | 54.58% | 15,258 | 28.49% | 63.83% | 29,232 | 13,974 | 9,444 | – | 904 | – | 53,554
Durham—York |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 25,018 | 60.40% | 16,970 | 40.97% | 63.45% | 25,018 | 7,512 | 8,048 | 845 | – | – | 41,423
Eglinton |  | Lib  |  | PC  | 17,496 | 48.82% | 4,592 | 12.81% | 73.65% | 17,496 | 12,904 | 4,597 | – | 123 | 720 | 35,840
Elgin |  | NDP  |  | Ind  | 12,436 | 37.79% | 1,776 | 5.40% | 61.17% | 10,660 | 5,801 | 3,445 | – | 12,436 | 565 | 32,907
Essex-Kent |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 10,130 | 37.01% | 1,746 | 6.38% | 58.85% | 8,384 | 10,130 | 7,837 | 1,022 | – | – | 27,373
Essex South |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 14,513 | 54.48% | 8,783 | 32.97% | 50.91% | 5,730 | 14,513 | 4,348 | 1,550 | – | 498 | 26,639
Etobicoke—Humber |  | Lib  |  | PC  | 18,128 | 51.26% | 4,494 | 12.71% | 73.35% | 18,128 | 13,634 | 3,100 | – | 308 | 196 | 35,366
Etobicoke—Lakeshore |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 14,879 | 45.23% | 5,805 | 17.65% | 66.55% | 14,879 | 9,074 | 8,279 | – | 186 | 479 | 32,897
Etobicoke—Rexdale |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 9,521 | 36.57% | 853 | 3.28% | 59.51% | 9,521 | 7,173 | 8,668 | – | 488 | 188 | 26,038
Etobicoke West |  | PC  |  | PC  | 18,349 | 55.30% | 8,523 | 25.69% | 70.68% | 18,349 | 9,826 | 4,608 | – | – | 399 | 33,182
Fort William |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 15,681 | 57.32% | 8,565 | 31.31% | 63.29% | 7,116 | 15,681 | 4,561 | – | – | – | 27,358
Fort York |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 10,762 | 41.02% | 2,280 | 8.69% | 64.86% | 6,025 | 8,482 | 10,762 | – | 269 | 699 | 26,237
Frontenac—Addington |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 12,211 | 38.52% | 1,962 | 6.19% | 62.52% | 12,211 | 10,249 | 7,302 | 1,404 | 416 | 121 | 31,703
Grey—Owen Sound |  | PC  |  | PC  | 25,138 | 63.21% | 16,876 | 42.44% | 65.58% | 25,138 | 8,262 | 3,413 | 2,082 | 703 | 170 | 39,768
Guelph |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 17,204 | 42.55% | 5,745 | 14.21% | 66.31% | 17,204 | 11,459 | 10,278 | 1,035 | 187 | 265 | 40,428
Halton Centre |  | Lib  |  | PC  | 30,621 | 61.41% | 16,644 | 33.38% | 69.06% | 30,621 | 13,977 | 5,268 | – | – | – | 49,866
Halton North |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 19,247 | 60.90% | 12,679 | 40.12% | 66.58% | 19,247 | 6,568 | 4,362 | 1,239 | – | 187 | 31,603
Hamilton Centre |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 8,012 | 36.81% | 690 | 3.17% | 54.71% | 5,723 | 7,322 | 8,012 | 376 | – | 331 | 21,764
Hamilton East |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 11,088 | 43.55% | 4,046 | 15.89% | 57.85% | 6,263 | 11,088 | 7,042 | 681 | – | 389 | 25,463
Hamilton Mountain |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 13,852 | 36.60% | 1,028 | 2.72% | 64.41% | 13,852 | 12,824 | 9,837 | 1,329 | – | – | 37,842
Hamilton West |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 13,301 | 40.54% | 4,034 | 12.29% | 67.00% | 13,301 | 8,911 | 9,267 | 880 | – | 453 | 32,812
Hastings—Peterborough |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 16,187 | 54.17% | 7,859 | 26.30% | 67.44% | 16,187 | 4,056 | 8,328 | 1,002 | – | 308 | 29,881
High Park—Swansea |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 10,559 | 38.77% | 1,660 | 6.10% | 70.36% | 10,559 | 7,121 | 8,899 | – | – | 654 | 27,233
Huron |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 13,343 | 46.16% | 6,334 | 21.91% | 70.00% | 13,343 | 7,009 | 6,927 | 1,418 | 207 | – | 28,904
Kenora |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 9,152 | 53.72% | 4,055 | 23.80% | 52.02% | 5,097 | 9,152 | 2,788 | – | – | – | 17,037
Kingston and the Islands |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 10,314 | 36.90% | 1,743 | 6.24% | 61.08% | 8,571 | 10,314 | 8,052 | 858 | – | 155 | 27,950
Kitchener |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 13,374 | 40.15% | 3,382 | 10.15% | 60.12% | 13,374 | 9,992 | 6,998 | 2,111 | 835 | – | 33,310
Kitchener—Wilmot |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 17,392 | 45.70% | 7,286 | 19.14% | 59.07% | 17,392 | 10,106 | 8,146 | 2,415 | – | – | 38,059
Lake Nipigon |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 5,079 | 42.99% | 1,616 | 13.68% | 54.99% | 3,273 | 3,463 | 5,079 | – | – | – | 11,815
Lambton |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 12,034 | 43.58% | 4,109 | 14.88% | 64.70% | 12,034 | 7,925 | 5,055 | 2,184 | – | 417 | 27,615
Lanark—Renfrew |  | PC  |  | PC  | 19,959 | 55.79% | 10,003 | 27.96% | 59.87% | 19,959 | 9,956 | 3,455 | 745 | 557 | 1,104 | 35,776
Lawrence |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 11,784 | 45.88% | 3,829 | 14.91% | 65.08% | 7,955 | 11,784 | 5,000 | – | – | 944 | 25,683
Leeds—Grenville |  | PC  |  | PC  | 21,763 | 63.27% | 12,808 | 37.23% | 63.06% | 21,763 | 8,955 | 2,316 | – | 438 | 927 | 34,399
Lincoln |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 18,709 | 50.68% | 7,833 | 21.22% | 68.09% | 18,709 | 10,876 | 5,800 | 1,241 | – | 288 | 36,914
London Centre |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 11,096 | 36.77% | 1,732 | 5.74% | 53.26% | 9,364 | 7,559 | 11,096 | 1,041 | – | 1,119 | 30,179
London North |  | PC  |  | PC  | 23,195 | 52.65% | 12,083 | 27.43% | 64.73% | 23,195 | 11,112 | 8,167 | 777 | – | 800 | 44,051
London South |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 18,161 | 44.35% | 7,432 | 18.15% | 61.88% | 18,161 | 10,693 | 10,729 | 387 | 323 | 653 | 40,946
Markham |  | PC  |  | PC  | 37,314 | 64.81% | 26,544 | 46.10% | 62.80% | 37,314 | 10,770 | 7,779 | 1,088 | – | 626 | 57,577
Middlesex |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 15,684 | 40.35% | 5,236 | 13.47% | 64.67% | 15,684 | 10,448 | 8,799 | 3,481 | – | 458 | 38,870
Mississauga East |  | Lib  |  | PC  | 16,468 | 52.07% | 6,429 | 20.33% | 60.38% | 16,468 | 10,039 | 5,120 | – | – | – | 31,627
Mississauga North |  | Lib  |  | PC  | 22,095 | 47.76% | 4,414 | 9.54% | 57.37% | 22,095 | 17,681 | 5,283 | – | – | 1,206 | 46,265
Mississauga South |  | PC  |  | PC  | 23,116 | 69.76% | 17,565 | 53.01% | 65.39% | 23,116 | 5,551 | 3,282 | – | 596 | 590 | 33,135
Mississauga West |  | Lib  |  | PC  | 26,614 | 46.21% | 3,339 | 5.80% | 60.33% | 26,614 | 23,275 | 6,758 | – | – | 952 | 57,599
Muskoka—Georgian Bay |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 17,864 | 51.79% | 9,769 | 28.32% | 65.50% | 17,864 | 8,095 | 7,742 | – | 381 | 411 | 34,493
Nepean |  | Lib  |  | PC  | 17,510 | 49.66% | 3,935 | 11.16% | 64.97% | 17,510 | 13,575 | 3,274 | – | – | 901 | 35,260
Niagara Falls |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 12,132 | 43.33% | 3,843 | 13.73% | 59.48% | 12,132 | 8,289 | 7,034 | – | 189 | 355 | 27,999
Niagara South |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 8,815 | 38.24% | 1,181 | 5.12% | 60.14% | 8,815 | 7,634 | 5,376 | 536 | 688 | – | 23,049
Nickel Belt |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 8,007 | 46.54% | 2,458 | 14.29% | 64.70% | 3,305 | 5,549 | 8,007 | – | 225 | 119 | 17,205
Nipissing |  | PC  |  | PC  | 18,722 | 60.48% | 10,837 | 35.01% | 63.68% | 18,722 | 7,885 | 4,350 | – | – | – | 30,957
Norfolk |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 17,335 | 48.68% | 7,922 | 22.24% | 64.14% | 17,335 | 9,413 | 7,893 | 972 | – | – | 35,613
Northumberland |  | Lib  |  | PC  | 19,359 | 52.14% | 6,126 | 16.50% | 67.13% | 19,359 | 13,233 | 4,539 | – | – | – | 37,131
Oakville South |  | PC  |  | PC  | 21,689 | 63.34% | 13,210 | 38.58% | 71.08% | 21,689 | 8,479 | 2,973 | 1,103 | – | – | 34,244
Oakwood |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 8,599 | 42.31% | 975 | 4.80% | 65.74% | 3,298 | 8,599 | 7,624 | – | 301 | 504 | 20,326
Oriole |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 11,164 | 43.70% | 1,034 | 4.05% | 68.39% | 10,130 | 11,164 | 3,665 | – | 243 | 342 | 25,544
Oshawa |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 16,793 | 54.33% | 8,343 | 26.99% | 57.66% | 16,793 | 5,666 | 8,450 | – | – | – | 30,909
Ottawa Centre |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 11,150 | 39.26% | 1,712 | 6.03% | 63.88% | 6,715 | 11,150 | 9,438 | – | 173 | 924 | 28,400
Ottawa East |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 14,436 | 56.94% | 9,068 | 35.77% | 53.21% | 5,368 | 14,436 | 4,818 | – | 136 | 596 | 25,354
Ottawa—Rideau |  | Lib  |  | PC  | 14,796 | 45.11% | 1,523 | 4.64% | 61.29% | 14,796 | 13,273 | 4,138 | – | – | 590 | 32,797
Ottawa South |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 15,418 | 53.35% | 6,800 | 23.53% | 66.51% | 8,618 | 15,418 | 4,235 | – | – | 628 | 28,899
Ottawa West |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 14,516 | 45.48% | 1,618 | 5.07% | 64.43% | 12,898 | 14,516 | 3,718 | – | 241 | 544 | 31,917
Oxford |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 17,568 | 49.48% | 8,067 | 22.72% | 64.02% | 17,568 | 6,564 | 9,501 | 1,061 | – | 809 | 35,503
Parkdale |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 8,435 | 47.87% | 2,640 | 14.98% | 64.03% | 2,887 | 8,435 | 5,795 | – | – | 505 | 17,622
Parry Sound |  | PC  |  | PC  | 15,523 | 65.47% | 10,702 | 45.14% | 63.57% | 15,523 | 4,821 | 3,367 | – | – | – | 23,711
Perth |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 13,735 | 44.81% | 5,290 | 17.26% | 62.90% | 13,735 | 7,722 | 8,445 | – | 326 | 427 | 30,655
Peterborough |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 22,735 | 52.66% | 12,409 | 28.74% | 66.23% | 22,735 | 10,326 | 7,581 | 2,064 | – | 464 | 43,170
Port Arthur |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 14,281 | 48.92% | 6,791 | 23.26% | 61.91% | 6,554 | 14,281 | 7,490 | 683 | 182 | – | 29,190
Prescott and Russell |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 24,808 | 55.68% | 11,171 | 25.07% | 56.64% | 13,637 | 24,808 | 4,472 | – | 564 | 1,072 | 44,553
Prince Edward—Lennox—South Hastings |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 14,144 | 49.61% | 6,346 | 22.26% | 60.04% | 14,144 | 7,798 | 5,996 | – | – | 571 | 28,509
Quinte |  | Lib  |  | PC  | 13,961 | 47.28% | 2,135 | 7.23% | 58.79% | 13,961 | 11,826 | 3,743 | – | – | – | 29,530
Rainy River |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 4,912 | 39.93% | 205 | 1.67% | 63.98% | 4,707 | 2,683 | 4,912 | – | – | – | 12,302
Renfrew North |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 16,044 | 53.32% | 6,363 | 21.15% | 61.00% | 9,681 | 16,044 | 2,483 | 1,695 | – | 187 | 30,090
Riverdale |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 10,948 | 46.88% | 4,600 | 19.70% | 64.66% | 6,348 | 5,443 | 10,948 | – | 273 | 341 | 23,353
St. Andrew—St. Patrick |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 13,092 | 40.43% | 3,679 | 11.36% | 67.16% | 13,092 | 9,413 | 9,231 | – | – | 649 | 32,385
St. Catharines |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 13,761 | 46.53% | 2,275 | 7.69% | 64.58% | 11,486 | 13,761 | 3,929 | 245 | – | 153 | 29,574
St. Catharines—Brock |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 11,976 | 47.02% | 4,603 | 18.07% | 62.56% | 11,976 | 7,373 | 5,521 | 598 | – | – | 25,468
St. George—St. David |  | Lib  |  | PC  | 10,662 | 33.87% | 337 | 1.07% | 70.61% | 10,662 | 10,325 | 9,672 | – | 424 | 392 | 31,475
Sarnia |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 9,260 | 33.81% | 634 | 2.31% | 61.31% | 9,260 | 8,626 | 7,487 | 1,642 | 376 | – | 27,391
Sault Ste. Marie |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 15,392 | 43.33% | 3,720 | 10.47% | 62.24% | 7,699 | 11,672 | 15,392 | – | – | 757 | 35,520
Scarborough—Agincourt |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 13,472 | 46.08% | 2,135 | 7.30% | 61.37% | 11,337 | 13,472 | 4,112 | – | – | 313 | 29,234
Scarborough Centre |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 12,717 | 45.88% | 5,554 | 20.04% | 63.35% | 12,717 | 7,163 | 6,841 | – | 649 | 349 | 27,719
Scarborough East |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 19,166 | 55.72% | 11,954 | 34.75% | 64.69% | 19,166 | 7,197 | 7,212 | – | 270 | 553 | 34,398
Scarborough—Ellesmere |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 13,282 | 47.89% | 5,376 | 19.38% | 64.95% | 13,282 | 5,602 | 7,906 | – | – | 947 | 27,737
Scarborough North |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 15,507 | 46.08% | 4,999 | 14.85% | 58.67% | 10,508 | 15,507 | 6,431 | 369 | – | 840 | 33,655
Scarborough West |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 11,773 | 43.13% | 2,557 | 9.37% | 64.33% | 11,773 | 5,326 | 9,216 | – | 254 | 730 | 27,299
Simcoe Centre |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 29,790 | 58.25% | 17,729 | 34.67% | 63.06% | 29,790 | 12,061 | 7,655 | 769 | 284 | 580 | 51,139
Simcoe East |  | PC  |  | PC  | 23,489 | 60.97% | 14,445 | 37.50% | 66.52% | 23,489 | 9,044 | 4,849 | – | 876 | 266 | 38,524
Simcoe West |  | PC  |  | PC  | 24,346 | 68.24% | 18,847 | 52.83% | 63.01% | 24,346 | 5,499 | 4,937 | 894 | – | – | 35,676
S-D-G & East Grenville |  | PC  |  | PC  | 18,884 | 64.69% | 11,290 | 38.68% | 62.48% | 18,884 | 7,594 | 2,285 | – | – | 428 | 29,191
Sudbury |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 12,349 | 40.66% | 3,651 | 12.02% | 62.10% | 8,093 | 12,349 | 8,698 | – | 629 | 605 | 30,374
Sudbury East |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 11,236 | 37.09% | 1,642 | 5.42% | 62.30% | 8,680 | 9,594 | 11,236 | – | 473 | 310 | 30,293
Timiskaming |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 8,643 | 46.78% | 2,458 | 13.30% | 64.13% | 6,185 | 8,643 | 2,962 | – | – | 685 | 18,475
Victoria—Haliburton |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 25,267 | 68.42% | 18,987 | 51.41% | 66.16% | 25,267 | 6,280 | 4,210 | 378 | 643 | 151 | 36,929
Waterloo North |  | PC  |  | PC  | 25,757 | 59.42% | 17,028 | 39.29% | 62.32% | 25,757 | 8,729 | 6,869 | 1,714 | – | 275 | 43,344
Welland-Thorold |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 12,848 | 42.71% | 4,218 | 14.02% | 65.22% | 8,089 | 8,630 | 12,848 | – | – | 517 | 30,084
Wellington |  | PC  |  | PC  | 21,753 | 66.70% | 16,047 | 49.20% | 65.00% | 21,753 | 5,706 | 4,104 | 782 | – | 269 | 32,614
Wentworth East |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 15,888 | 44.50% | 3,606 | 10.10% | 64.56% | 15,888 | 12,282 | 6,667 | – | 863 | – | 35,700
Wentworth North |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 21,165 | 55.65% | 10,772 | 28.32% | 70.97% | 21,165 | 10,393 | 6,474 | – | – | – | 38,032
Willowdale |  | PC  |  | PC  | 18,834 | 53.99% | 8,964 | 25.70% | 68.94% | 18,834 | 9,870 | 4,825 | – | 715 | 639 | 34,883
Wilson Heights |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 12,468 | 44.64% | 2,696 | 9.65% | 62.76% | 9,772 | 12,468 | 4,612 | 231 | 109 | 741 | 27,933
Windsor—Riverside |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 12,347 | 45.70% | 2,935 | 10.86% | 54.02% | 4,440 | 9,412 | 12,347 | 459 | – | 362 | 27,020
Windsor—Sandwich |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 11,940 | 47.12% | 5,526 | 21.81% | 50.11% | 5,704 | 11,940 | 6,414 | 610 | 410 | 263 | 25,341
Windsor—Walkerville |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 10,281 | 41.28% | 380 | 1.53% | 52.54% | 3,610 | 10,281 | 9,901 | 957 | – | 156 | 24,905
York Centre |  | Lib  |  | PC  | 37,897 | 48.94% | 8,747 | 11.30% | 60.80% | 37,897 | 29,150 | 6,698 | 1,891 | – | 1,792 | 77,428
York East |  | NDP  |  | PC  | 12,789 | 41.65% | 3,263 | 10.63% | 69.59% | 12,789 | 7,398 | 9,526 | – | 748 | 243 | 30,704
York Mills |  | PC  |  | PC  | 18,852 | 63.58% | 11,534 | 38.90% | 69.31% | 18,852 | 7,318 | 2,930 | – | – | 553 | 29,653
York—Mackenzie |  | Lib  |  | PC  | 25,904 | 58.33% | 11,931 | 26.86% | 67.21% | 25,904 | 13,973 | 3,611 | 498 | – | 425 | 44,411
York South |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 10,442 | 41.24% | 2,716 | 10.73% | 69.13% | 7,726 | 6,025 | 10,442 | 305 | 170 | 653 | 25,321
Yorkview |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 9,245 | 46.97% | 2,798 | 14.22% | 60.99% | 3,989 | 9,245 | 6,447 | – | – | – | 19,681

1. ^ including spoilt ballots
2. ^ minor political parties receiving less than 1% of the popular vote are aggregated under "Other"; independent candidates are aggregated separately
3. ^ order is as given in EO reports
4. ^ Names are as specified in 1976 Act plus 1990 amendment - EO file has errors

= 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
= other incumbents renominated
= previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada
= multiple candidates

### Analysis

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

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PC | Lib | NDP
| Progressive Conservative |  | 67 | 15 | 82
| Liberal | 20 |  | 10 | 30
| New Democratic | 7 | 10 |  | 17
| Independent | 1 |  |  | 1
Total  | 28 | 77 | 25 | 130
Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party[1] Parties | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th

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█ Progressive Conservative | 82 | 28 | 20 |  |
█ Liberal | 30 | 77 | 23 |  |
█ New Democratic | 17 | 25 | 87 | 1 |
█ Independent | 1 |  |  | 20 | 20
█ Family Coalition |  |  |  | 50 | 4
█ Green |  |  |  | 15 | 16
█ Natural Law |  |  |  | 12 | 32
█ Confederation of Regions |  |  |  | 5 |
█ Libertarian |  |  |  | 4 | 8
█ Freedom |  |  |  | 4 | 4
█ Communist |  |  |  |  | 3
Resulting composition of the 36th Legislative Assembly[1] Source | Party

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PC | Lib | NDP | Ind | Total
Seats retained | Incumbents returned  | 19 | 18 | 17 |  | 54
Open seats held  | 1 | 1 |  |  | 2
Seats changing hands | Incumbents defeated  | 53 | 9 |  |  | 62
Open seats gained  | 7 | 2 |  |  | 9
Byelection gain held  | 2 |  |  |  | 2
Incumbent changing allegiance  |  |  |  | 1 | 1
Total | 82 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 130

### MPPs elected by region and riding

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Party designations are as follows:

Liberal

NDP

Northern Ontario

Algoma: Bud Wildman

Algoma—Manitoulin: Mike Brown

Cochrane North: Len Wood

Cochrane South: Gilles Bisson

Fort William: Lyn McLeod

Kenora: Frank Miclash

Lake Nipigon: Gilles Pouliot

Nickel Belt: Floyd Laughren

Nipissing: Mike Harris

Port Arthur: Michael Gravelle

Rainy River: Howard Hampton

Sault Ste. Marie: Tony Martin

Sudbury: Rick Bartolucci

Sudbury East: Shelley Martel

Timiskaming: David Ramsay

Ottawa Valley

Carleton: Norm Sterling

Carleton East: Gilles Morin

Lanark—Renfrew: Leo Jordan

Nepean: John Baird

Ottawa Centre: Richard Patten

Ottawa East: Bernard Grandmaître

Ottawa South: Dalton McGuinty

Ottawa West: Bob Chiarelli

Ottawa—Rideau: Garry Guzzo

Prescott and Russell: Jean-Marc Lalonde

Renfrew North: Sean Conway

Saint Lawrence Valley

Cornwall: John Cleary

Kingston and the Islands: John Gerretsen

Leeds—Grenville: Bob Runciman

S-D-G & East Grenville: Noble Villeneuve

Central Ontario

Frontenac—Addington: Bill Vankoughnet

Hastings—Peterborough: Harry Danford

Northumberland: Doug Galt

Peterborough: Gary Stewart

Prince Edward—Lennox—South Hastings:Gary Fox

Quinte: Doug Rollins

Victoria—Haliburton: Chris Hodgson

Georgian Bay

Bruce: Barb Fisher

Grey—Owen Sound: Bill Murdoch

Muskoka—Georgian Bay: Bill Grimmett

Parry Sound: Ernie Eves

Simcoe Centre: Joe Tascona

Simcoe East: Al McLean

Simcoe West: Jim Wilson

Hamilton/Halton/Niagara

Burlington South: Cam Jackson

Halton Centre: Terence Young

Halton North: Ted Chudleigh

Hamilton Centre: David Christopherson

Hamilton East: Dominic Agostino

Hamilton Mountain: Trevor Pettit

Hamilton West: Lillian Ross

Lincoln: Frank Sheehan

Niagara Falls: Bart Maves

Niagara South: Tim Hudak

Oakville South: Gary Carr

St. Catharines: Jim Bradley

St. Catharines—Brock: Tom Froese

Welland—Thorold: Peter Kormos

Wentworth East: Ed Doyle

Wentworth North: Toni Skarica

Midwestern Ontario

Brant—Haldimand: Peter Preston

Brantford: Ron Johnson

Cambridge: Gerry Martiniuk

Dufferin—Peel: David Tilson

Guelph: Brenda Elliott

Huron: Helen Johns

Kitchener: Wayne Wettlaufer

Kitchener—Wilmot: Gary Leadston

Norfolk: Toby Barrett

Oxford: Ernie Hardeman

Perth: Bert Johnson

Waterloo North: Elizabeth Witmer

Wellington: Ted Arnott

Southwestern Ontario

Chatham—Kent: Jack Carroll

Elgin: Peter North

Essex South: Bruce Crozier

Essex—Kent: Pat Hoy

Lambton: Marcel Beaubien

London Centre: Marion Boyd

London North: Dianne Cunningham

London South: Bob Wood

Middlesex: Bruce Smith

Sarnia: Dave Boushy

Windsor—Riverside: Dave Cooke

Windsor—Sandwich: Sandra Pupatello

Windsor—Walkerville: Dwight Duncan

Peel/York/Durham

Brampton North: Joe Spina

Brampton South: Tony Clement

Durham Centre: Jim Flaherty

Durham East:John O'Toole

Durham West: Janet Ecker

Durham—York: Julia Munro

Markham: David Tsubouchi

Mississauga East: Carl DeFaria

Mississauga North: John Snobelen

Mississauga South: Margaret Marland

Mississauga West: Rob Sampson

Oshawa:Jerry Ouellette

York Centre: Al Palladini

York—Mackenzie: Frank Klees

Metropolitan Toronto

Beaches—Woodbine: Frances Lankin

Don Mills: David Johnson

Dovercourt: Tony Silipo

Downsview: Annamarie Castrilli

Eglinton: Bill Saunderson

Etobicoke West: Chris Stockwell

Etobicoke—Humber: Doug Ford, Sr.

Etobicoke—Lakeshore: Morley Kells

Etobicoke—Rexdale: John Hastings

Fort York: Rosario Marchese

High Park—Swansea: Derwyn Shea

Lawrence: Joseph Cordiano

Oakwood: Mike Colle

Oriole: Elinor Caplan

Parkdale: Tony Ruprecht

Riverdale: Marilyn Churley

Scarborough—Agincourt: Gerry Phillips

Scarborough Centre: Dan Newman

Scarborough East: Steve Gilchrist

Scarborough—Ellesmere: Marilyn Mushinski

Scarborough North: Alvin Curling

Scarborough West: Jim Brown

St. Andrew—St. Patrick: Isabel Bassett

St. George—St. David: Al Leach

Willowdale: Charles Harnick

Wilson Heights: Monte Kwinter

York East: John Parker

York Mills: David Turnbull

York South: Bob Rae

Yorkview: Mario Sergio

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## Byelections

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Due to resignations, five by-elections were held between the 1995 and 1999 elections.

Electoral district  | Candidates  | Incumbent

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Liberal | PC | NDP | Other
York South
May 23, 1996  |  | Gerard Kennedy
7,774  |  | Rob Davis
5,093  |  | David Miller
6,656  |  | David Milne (Ind)
151
George Dance (Lbt)

Kevin Clarke (Ind)
70  |  | Bob Rae
resigned February 29, 1996
Oriole
September 4, 1997  |  | David Caplan
9,954  |  | Barbara Greene
5,163  |  | Jim Kafieh
1,700  |  | Bernadette Michael (Ind)
132
Shelly Lipsey (G)
96  |  | Elinor Caplan
resigned May 5, 1997
Ottawa West
September 4, 1997  |  | Alex Cullen
11,438  |  | Chris Thompson
7,217  |  | Katrina Prystupa
2,573  |  | John Turmel (Ind)
201
Gene Villeneuve (G)
96  |  | Bob Chiarelli
resigned May 5, 1997
Windsor—Riverside
September 4, 1997  |  | Gary McNamara
8,494  |  | Fran Funero
3,028  |  | Wayne Lessard
9,308  |  | Steve Harvey (G)
329  |  | Dave Cooke
resigned May 5, 1997
Nickel Belt
October 1, 1998  |  | Frank Madigan
4,173  |  | Gerry Courtemanche
3,836  |  | Blain Morin
5,537  |  |  |  | Floyd Laughren
resigned February 28, 1998

## See also

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* Politics of Ontario
* List of Ontario political parties
* Premier of Ontario
* Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f "1995 general election results". Elections Ontario. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
2. ^ Bakan, Abigail (2003). "Ontario: Lessons of the Rise and Fall of Employment Equity Legislation from the Perspective of Rights Advocacy". ResearchGate - via ResearchGate.
3. ^ Representation Amendment Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 2
4. ^ Representation Amendment Act, 1993, S.O. 1993, c. 6
5. ^ Representation Amendment Act, 1993 (No. 2), S.O. 1993, c. 30
6. ^ "Harris confident he'll become premier after today's vote: Poll shows Tories holding lead in final week with NDP in third". The Globe and Mail. June 8, 1995. p. A13.
7. ^ a b Campbell, Murray; Mittselstaedt, Martin (June 5, 1995). "Harris lays out legislative timetable: Polls suggest Tory majority". The Globe and Mail. p. A1.
8. ^ "Tories ahead in new NDP poll: Liberal Party says it still has the lead". The Globe and Mail. May 16, 1995. p. A8.
9. ^ Rusk, James (May 24, 1995). "Tories' rise pleases Rae: Poll indicates sharp Grit fall". The Globe and Mail. p. A1.
10. ^ Rusk, James (May 15, 1995). "Race watchers hope debate will jolt yawners: Many voters delay final choice because they already know which party they don't want". The Globe and Mail. p. A10.
11. ^ a b Mittelstaedt, Martin (April 29, 1995). "Rae calls June 8 Ontario election: Raucous campaign predicted as parties face quirky voters seeking solutions on jobs, deficit". The Globe and Mail. p. A1.
12. ^ Rusk, James (April 1, 1995). "NDP hastens to exploit opportunity offered by McLeod". The Globe and Mail. p. A7.
13. ^ "Liberals keep lead in polls". The Globe and Mail. January 26, 1995. p. A6.
14. ^ a b "NDP slumps to third spot, survey shows: Advisers finger auto insurance, Sunday shopping and Martel scandal for slide in popularity". The Globe and Mail. July 7, 1992. p. A6.
15. ^ Allen, Gene (September 3, 1991). "Ontario New Democrats take stock". The Globe and Mail. p. A4.
16. ^ "NDP support up sharply, poll finds". The Globe and Mail. January 19, 1991. p. A4.
17. ^ Allen, Gene (October 24, 1990). "Will hold NDP to its promises, Nixon pledges: Vows Liberals won't be obstructive". The Globe and Mail. p. A8.

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