1999 Ontario general election

1999 Ontario general election

June 3, 1999
103 seats in the 37th Legislative Assembly of Ontario 52 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Mike Harris Dalton McGuinty Howard Hampton Party Progressive Conservative Liberal New Democratic Leader since May 12, 1990 December 1, 1996 June 22, 1996 Leader's seat Nipissing Ottawa South Kenora—Rainy River Last election 82 30 17 Seats won 59 35 9 Seat change 23 5 8 Popular vote 1,978,059 1,751,472 551,009 Percentage 45.1% 39.9% 12.6% Swing 0.3pp 8.8pp 8.0pp
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.
Premier before election Mike Harris Progressive Conservative Premier after election Mike Harris Progressive Conservative

The 1999 Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Canadian province Ontario.

The governing Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, led by Premier Mike Harris, was re-elected to a second majority government.

The last time the Legislative Assembly of Ontario had experienced a reduced number of seats heading into an election was in 1934. Previously, the province's riding boundaries were different from those used in federal elections. In the 1999 election, as a consequence of an Act passed in 1996, provincial riding boundaries were redrawn to precisely match federal ridings, resulting in 27 fewer seats in the legislature. Notably, in a number of ridings this resulted in incumbent MPPs directly facing each other in the new seats; in a few ridings, incumbent MPPs from the same party even had to compete against each other for their own party's nomination.

Campaign

The Ontario Legislature after the 1999 election.

According to a poll released on the eve of the election, the Liberal Party entered the campaign with a lead over the Progressive Conservatives. This poll's accuracy was disputed by many, however, and even Liberal leader Dalton McGuinty cast doubt on it: noting that most polling companies claim to be accurate 19 times out of 20, he suggested that this might have been the 20th. Subsequent polls taken in the early period of the campaign showed the Progressive Conservatives with a commanding lead over the Liberals, in a manner more consistent with pre-election numbers.

Harris' government had delivered large tax cuts and significantly reduced the deficit, but they had also severely cut spending in the process. They had the support of the legendary Tory political machine, bolstered by a group of American experts imported from the United States' Republican Party. They targeted Dalton McGuinty as inexperienced ("Dalton McGuinty is not up to the job" was a Tory campaign slogan), and attacked him for lacking a clear vision. This was successful due to McGuinty having a reputation for being uncomfortable and stiff in the media. During the leader's debates, McGuinty had a poor performance, being unable to explain his party's platform clearly and being compared to fictional serial killer Norman Bates by NDP leader Howard Hampton.

The extensive use of attack ads and wedge issues by the Tories was a new development in Canadian politics, and some commentators worried the election process was becoming Americanized.

The third major party, the Ontario New Democratic Party led by Howard Hampton, spent much the campaign battling the memory of Bob Rae's unpopular government in the early 1990s. Despite Hampton's efforts to reach out to labour, the NDP were substantially weakened as the major unions deserted them in favour of the Liberals, hoping to defeat the Tories by strategic voting.

The province was enjoying strong economic growth at the time which also vindicated the Conservatives' deficit-cutting measures in the public. The Liberal Party managed to recover some support late in the campaign, but it was not enough and the Tories were re-elected with a second consecutive majority government.

Opinion polls

During campaign

Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level

Polling firm	Last day of survey	Source	PCO	OLP	ONDP	Other	ME	Sample
Election 1999	June 3, 1999		45.1	39.9	12.6	2.4
Angus Reid	May 27, 1999		45	37	18	1	3.1	1,000
Angus Reid	May 14, 1999		45	41	12	2	3.1	1,000
Election called

During 36th Legislative Assembly

Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level

Polling firm	Last day of survey	Source	PCO	OLP	ONDP	Other	ME	Sample
Angus Reid	May 3, 1999		39	44	15	2	4.3	526
Angus Reid	April 18, 1999		35	47	14	5	3.1	1,000
Angus Reid	February 9, 1999		43	38	14	5	3.1	1,000
Angus Reid	December 7, 1998		41	41	13	5	3.1	1,000
Angus Reid	August 13, 1998		42	40	12	—	3.2	1,000
Angus Reid	August 13, 1998		41	41	13	—	3.2	1,000
Angus Reid	April 12, 1998		41	41	12	—	3.2	1,000
Angus Reid	April 12, 1998		38	43	13	—	3.2	1,000
Angus Reid	January 23, 1998		33	46	14	7	3.1	1,001
Angus Reid	December 7, 1997		38	43	14	—	3.1	1,000
Pollara	December 1997		40	46	—	—	—	—
Angus Reid	August 14, 1997		35	42	16	6	—	1,000
Angus Reid	January 27, 1997		47	34	14	5	—	523
Angus Reid	December 15, 1996		44	38	13	5	3.1	1,003
Dalton McGuinty becomes leader of the OLP (December 1, 1996)
Angus Reid	September 1996		44	37	17	1	4.5	394
Angus Reid	August 1996		52	35	12	1	4.5	379
Howard Hampton becomes leader of the ONDP (June 22, 1996)
Angus Reid	June 1996		48	37	14	1	4.5	359
Angus Reid	April 1996		51	34	13	1	4.5	437
Angus Reid	January 1996		44	36	16	4	4.5	419
Angus Reid	December 1995		53	29	16	2	4.5	401
Angus Reid	October 1995		58	25	16	2	4.5	441
Angus Reid	September 1995		52	27	17	3	4.5	464
Angus Reid	July 1995		53	25	18	4	4.5	456
Angus Reid	June 1995		51	26	22	2	4.5	477
Election 1995	June 8, 1995		44.8	31.1	20.6	3.5

Results

Summary of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario election results

Party		Party leader	Candidates	Seats				Popular vote
				1995	Dissol.	2011	Change	#	%	Change
	Progressive Conservative	Mike Harris	103	82	82	59	23	1,978,059	45.06%	0.09
	Liberal	Dalton McGuinty	103	30	30	35	5	1,751,472	39.89%	8.84
	New Democratic	Howard Hampton	103	17	17	9	8	550,807	12.55%	7.99
	Independent	—	62	1	1	–	1	26,980	0.61%	0.19
	Green	Frank de Jong	58	–	–	–	–	30,781	0.70%	0.36
	Family Coalition	Giuseppe Gori	37	–	–	–	–	24,216	0.55%	0.93
	Natural Law	Ron Parker	74	–	–	–	–	19,454	0.44%
	Freedom	Lloyd Walker	14	–	–	–	–	4,831	0.11%
	Libertarian	Sam Apelbaum	7	–	–	–	–	2,337	0.05%	0.10
	Communist	Hassan Husseini	4	–	–	–	–	814	0.02%
	Confederation of Regions	—	2	–	–	–	–	282	0.01%	0.09
	Reform	—	1	–	–	–	–	174	–	New
Total			568	130	130	103	27	4,390,207	100.00
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots								40,404
Turnout								4,430,611
Registered voters / turnout %								7,598,407	58.31%	3.79

Among the independent candidates were slates fielded by several unregistered parties:

• 27 candidates were affiliated with the Communist Party of Canada - Marxist-Leninist. These candidates won a total of 7,194 votes.
• Three were members of the Humanist Party of Ontario.

Popular vote PC   45.06% Liberal   39.89% New Democratic   12.55% Others   2.50%

Seats summary PC   57.28% Liberal   33.98% New Democratic   8.74%

It is possible that some independent candidates were actually members of these or other unregistered parties.

Constituency results

Expenditure entries are taken from official candidate reports as listed by Elections Ontario. The figures cited are the "Total Candidate's Campaign Expenses Subject to Limitation", and include transfers from constituency associations.

The official returns incorrectly list Ray as a candidate of the Ontario Communist Party, rather than the Communist League.

Ottawa-Carleton

Electoral district	Candidates												Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP		Natural Law		Green		Other
Carleton—Gloucester		Brian Coburn 24,356		Rene Danis 18,052		Jamie Gallant 1,195		Richard Wolfson 177		Andre Clermont 614		Luc Brisebois (Ind) 247		Gilles Morin † Carleton East
Nepean—Carleton		John Baird 31,546		Gord Hunter 16,809		Craig Parsons 1,647				Brian E. Jackson 239		Bill Frampton (F) 386		John Baird Nepean
Ottawa Centre		Ray Kostuck 15,403		Richard Patten 17,956		Elisabeth Arnold 11,977		Wayne Foster 170		Chris Bradshaw 1,231		Marvin Glass (Comm) 174 Mistahi Corkill (Ind [M-L]) 132		Richard Patten
Ottawa South		Mike Nicholson 19,337		Dalton McGuinty 22,707		James McLaren 2,655		James Hea 121		George Brown 724		Mag Carson (Ind [M-L]) 243		Dalton McGuinty
Ottawa—Vanier		Maurice Lamirande 12,605		Claudette Boyer 21,009		David Gagnon 4,163		Pierrette Blondin 580		Richard Briggs 953		Kevin Corkill (Ind [M-L]) 310		Bernard Grandmaître † Ottawa East
Ottawa West—Nepean		Garry Guzzo 22,834		Rick Chiarelli 16,419		Alex Cullen 7,701		Lester Newby 70		Richard Warman 453		Megan Hnatiw (Ind [M-L]) 129 John Turmel (Ind) 94 Anthony Silvestro (CoR) 79		Garry Guzzo Ottawa—Rideau
													Merged riding
														Alex Cullen Ottawa West

Eastern Ontario

Electoral district	Candidates												Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP		Natural Law		Green		Other
Glengarry— Prescott—Russell		Alain Lalonde 17,364		Jean-Marc Lalonde 24,568		Stephane Landry 2,007		Mary Glasser 425						Jean-Marc Lalonde Prescott and Russell
Hastings— Frontenac—Lennox and Addington		Harry Danford 18,553		Leona Dombrowsky 20,395		Allan McPhail 3,008								Harry Danford Hastings—Peterborough
													Merged riding
														Bill Vankoughnet † Frontenac—Addington
Kingston and the Islands		Bob Pickering 14,487		John Gerretsen 26,355		Beth Pater 5,436		Gerard Morris 182		Chris Walker 1,174		Chris Beneteau (FCP) 546		John Gerretsen
Lanark—Carleton		Norm Sterling 31,364		Dwight Eastman 17,323		Sheila Sansome 2,713		Angela Hea 171		Stuart Langstaff 681		J.J. Campbell (FCP) 1,450		Norm Sterling Carleton
Leeds—Grenville		Bob Runciman 23,390		Don Cameron 17,307		Jim Murray 2,097		Britt Roberts 244		Ken Blackburn 1,008				Rob Runciman
Prince Edward-Hastings		Gary Fox 17,931		Ernie Parsons 17,987		Bev Campbell 2,877		Sylvie Poirier 111		Shawn Talbot 441		Marie Hineman (CoR) 203 Kevin River (Ind) 188 Trueman Tuck (Ind [Independent Reform]) 133		Gary Fox Prince Edward—Lennox
													Merged riding
														Doug Rollins † Quinte
Renfrew— Nipissing—Pembroke		Leo Jordan 17,738		Sean Conway 23,435		Gerry Boyer 2,295		Andre Giordano 172		Thane Heins 287				Leo Jordan Lanark—Renfrew
													Merged riding
														Sean Conway Renfrew North
Stormont—Dundas— Charlottenburgh		Noble Villeneuve 19,635		John Cleary 20,275		Maggie MacDonald 2,012		Ian Campbell 329						Noble Villeneuve Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry and East Grenville
													Merged riding
														John Cleary Cornwall

Central Ontario

Electoral district	Candidates												Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP		Natural Law		Green		Other
Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford		Joe Tascona 33,721		Maura Bolger 15,376		Jim Brooker 2,532		Mitchell Hibbs 229				Walter Tracogna (Ind) 482 Rudy Couture (Ind) 302		Joe Tascona Simcoe Centre
Bruce—Grey		Bill Murdoch 24,915		Ruth Lovell 16,139		Colleen Purdon 2,776				Grant Pattullo 373		John Clark (FCP) 1540		Bill Murdoch Grey—Owen Sound
Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey		David Tilson 30,532		Steve White 13,591		Noel Duignan 1,871				Richard Procter 1156				David Tilson Dufferin—Peel
Durham		John O'Toole 26,103		Garry Minnie 14,694		Jim Morrison 4,235		Jacinthe Millaire 242		Gail Thompson 467				John O'Toole Durham East
Haliburton—Victoria—Brock		Chris Hodgson 32,125		Sharon McCrae 14,556		Rick Denyer 3,786		Maxim Newby 135				Brad Bradamore (Ind) 340 Charles Olito (F) 198		Chris Hodgson Victoria—Haliburton
Northumberland		Doug Galt 20,535		Carolyn Campbell 19,632		Murray Weppler 2,820		Pascale Levert 99		Tom Lawson 1,194		Jim Psihogios (FCP) 370		Doug Galt
Peterborough		Gary Stewart 24,422		Jeff Leal 21,820		Dave Nickle 7,058		Larry Tyldsley 598		Robert Mayer 106		Bob Bowers (Ind) 151 K.T. Burgess (Ind) 125		Gary Stewart
Simcoe—Grey		Jim Wilson 31,984		Norman Sandberg 12,815		Mary Hart 3,662								Jim Wilson Simcoe West
Simcoe North		Garfield Dunlop 26,160		George MacDonald 19,209		Ann Billings 2,913		William Ayling 305		Harry Promm 633				Al McLean† Simcoe East
York North		Julia Munro 29,613		John Volpe 15,755		Steve Saysell 2,236		Kwok-Lin Mary Wan 305						Julia Munro Durham—York
													Merged riding
														Frank Klees‡ York—Mackenzie

Southern Durham & York

Electoral district	Candidates										Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP		Green		Other
Markham		David Tsubouchi 26,083		Steven Kirsch 12,859		Janice Hagan 1,594		Bernadette Manning 437		Pat Redmond (FCP) 399		David Tsubouchi
Oak Ridges		Frank Klees 30,432		Vito Spatafora 17,427		Chris Moise 1,957		Steven Haylestrom 914			New District
Oshawa		Jerry Ouellette 18,915		Chris Topple 11,740		Colleen Twomey 9,154				Garry Kotack (NLP) 651		Jerry Oullette
Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge		Janet Ecker 28,661		Dave Ryan 16,881		Jim Wiseman 2,814		Chris Pennington 703		Bob Riaz (NLP) 191		Janet Ecker Durham West
Thornhill		Tina Molinari 19,580		Dan Ronen 19,237		Nathan Rotman 1,438		Ruth Van Bezold 360			New District
Vaughan—King—Aurora		Al Palladini 28,836		Tony Genco 21,173		Michael Seaward 1,539		Ernst Von Bezold 495		John Genser (Lbt) 670		Al Palladini York Centre
Whitby—Ajax		Jim Flaherty 27,623		Aldo Digiovanni 16,235		Betty Craig 3,889						Jim Flaherty Durham Centre

Central Toronto

Electoral district	Candidates														Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP		FCP		Natural Law		Green		Other
Beaches—East York		Judy Burns 12,776		Bill Buckingham 9,332		Frances Lankin 19,703		Dan Largy 264		Donalda Fredeen 230		Michael Schulman 431		Steve Rutchinski (Ind [M-L]) 164		Frances Lankin Beaches—Woodbine
															Merged riding
																John Parker‡ York East
Broadview—Greenwood		Rita Smith 9,554		Julie Wang Morris 9,553		Marilyn Churley 18,150		Tony Ieraci 320		Bob Hyman 565				Melanie Cishecki (Ind [M-L]) 543		Marilyn Churley Riverdale
Davenport		Eduardo Marcos 4,346		Tony Ruprecht 13,649		Tony Silipo 8,717				Maurice Seguin 81		Paulo Simas 22		Ken Kalopsis (R) 174 Barbara Seed (Ind [M-L]) 164 Nunzio Venuto (Lbt) 95		Tony Ruprecht Parkdale
															Merged riding
																Tony Silipo Dovercourt
Don Valley West		David Turnbull 23,177		Paul Davidson 20,008		Geoffrey Allen 2,152				Debbie Weberg 224				Judith Snow (Ind [M-L]) 312		David Turnbull York Mills
Eglinton—Lawrence		John Parker 14,994		Mike Colle 24,151		Jay Waterman 1,835		Frank D'Angelo 821		Neil Dickie 263		Shelly Lipsey 470				Mike Colle Oakwood
Parkdale—High Park		Annamarie Castrilli 12,647		Gerard Kennedy 23,022		Irene Atkinson 4,937		Stan Grzywna 289		Lynne Hea 99		Frank de Jong 500		Doug Burn (Lbt) 325 Jorge Van Schouwen (Ind [Humanist]) 99		Gerard Kennedy York South
															Merged riding
																Derwyn Shea† High Park—Swansea
St. Paul's		Isabel Bassett 18,973		Michael Bryant 23,755		Larry Solway 3,350				Linda Martin 188		Don Roebuck 326		Philip Fernandez (Ind [M-L]) 194 Antonio Maristanes (Ind) 184		Isabel Bassett St. Andrew—St. Patrick
															Merged riding
																Bill Saunderson† Eglinton
Toronto Centre—Rosedale		Durhane Wong-Rieger 13,640		George Smitherman 17,756		Helen Breslauer 4,019		Bill Whatcott 232		Ron Parker 205		Joseph Cohen 392		John Sewell (Ind) 8822 Paul McKeever (F) 344 Mike Ryner (Ind) 236		Al Leach† St. George—St. David
Trinity—Spadina		Chris Loreto 7,323		Albert Koehl 9,817		Rosario Marchese 17,110				Ron Robins 274		Sat Khalsa 612		Roberto Verdecchia (Ind [Humanist]) 258 Silvio Ursomarzo (F) 182 Raymond Samuels (Ind) 154		Rosario Marchese Fort York
York South—Weston		Alan Hofmeister 7,471		Joe Cordiano 18,205		Rosana Pellizzari 6,850		Enzo Granzotto 542		Erica Kindl 139		Alma Subasic 147		David Gershuny (Ind [M-L]) 486 Hassan Husseini (Comm) 261		Joe Cordiano Lawrence

Suburban Toronto

Electoral district	Candidates														Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP		FCP		Natural Law		Green		Other
Don Valley East		David Johnson 17,955		David Caplan 20,993		J. Bala Krishnan 1,822		Ryan Kidd 153		Shail Lall 28		Jeff Pancer 85		Raffi Assadourian (Ind) 329 Elizabeth Rowley (Comm) 91 Fernand Deschamps (Ind [M-L]) 65 Wayne Simmons (F) 53		David Johnson Don Mills
															Merged riding
																David Caplan Oriole
Etobicoke Centre		Chris Stockwell 25,518		Agnes Ugolini Potts 19,035		Bonte Minnema 1,309		Dan McCash 389		Geraldine Jackson 316		Christopher Morton 375		Elaine Couto (Ind [M-L]) 209		Chris Stockwell Etobicoke West
															Merged riding
																Doug Ford† Etobicoke—Humber
Etobicoke—Lakeshore		Morley Kells 20,602		Laurel Broten 15,723		Vicki Obedkoff 6,457		Kevin McGourty 423		Don Jackson 349				Janice Murray (Ind [M-L]) 299		Morley Kells
Etobicoke North		John Hastings 13,065		Shafiq Qaadri 11,619		Ed Philip 8,166		Mark Stefanini 580		Marilyn Pepper 223				Diane Johnston (Ind [M-L]) 489		John Hastings Etobicoke—Rexdale
Scarborough—Agincourt		Jim Brown 15,915		Gerry Phillips 18,698		Bob Frankford 1,319				Ken Morgan 129		Gary Carmichael 451		Wayne Cook (Ind) 371		Gerry Philips
Scarborough Centre		Marilyn Mushinski 18,189		Costas Manios 14,565		Sid Ryan 8,399		Rina Morra 573		Eileen Murray 455						Marilyn Mushinski Scarborough—Ellesmere
Scarborough East		Steve Gilchrist 20,686		Peter Vanderyagt 17,084		Terry Maley 2,853		Catherine Fox 457		Loucas Café 135				Sam Apelbaum (Lbt) 368 Heath Thomas (Ind) 205		Steve Gilchrist
Scarborough—Rouge River		Mubashar Dar 12,061		Alvin Curling 20,052		Paulette Senior 2,138		Betty Peters 489		Lou Dube 284						Alvin Curling Scarborough North
Scarborough Southwest		Dan Newman 15,349		Adrian Heaps 12,992		Michael Yorke 8,962		Wiktor Borkowski 495		Laurence Corp 339		Barbara Schaefer 466				Jim Brown‡ Scarborough West
															Merged riding
																Dan Newman Scarborough Centre
Willowdale		David Young 22,200		Fahimeh Mortazavi 18,579		Mikael Swayze 1,871		Jim Conrad 409		Claude Viau 75		Elizabeth Rhodes 330		Bernadette Michael (Ind) 323 Vaughan Byrnes (F) 152		Charles Harnick†
York Centre		Robert Hausman 9,192		Monte Kwinter 21,250		Norm Jesin 3721				Angus Hunt 621						Annamarie Castrilli‡ Downsview
															Merged riding
																Monte Kwinter Wilson Heights
York West		Chris Collier 5,086		Mario Sergio 16,457		Stephnie Payne 3,377				Mark Scrafford 299		Anthony Davison 427		Nicholas Lin (Ind [M-L]) 194 Rosemary Ann Ray (Ind [Communist League]) 149		Mario Sergio Yorkview

Brampton, Mississauga & Oakville

Electoral district	Candidates										Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP		Natural Law		Other
Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale		Raminder Gill 18,442		Dave Toor 14,492		Vishnu Roche 2,204				Roy Willis (Ind) 2,206	New District
Brampton Centre		Joe Spina 20,623		Gurjit Grewal 9,994		Paul Schmidt 5080						Joe Spina Brampton North
Brampton West—Mississauga		Tony Clement 24,909		Vic Dhillon 16,599		John Devries 2,824		Mei Sze Viau 252				Tony Clement Brampton South
Mississauga Centre		Rob Sampson 18,688		George Winter 14,572		Gail McCabe 1,820		Bob Harringon 1,117				Rob Sampson Mississauga West
Mississauga East		Carl DeFaria 17,688		Shan Padda 13,371		James Kafieh 2,484		Greg Mytron 282		Pierre Chenier (Ind [M-L]) 469		Carl DeFaria
Mississauga South		Margaret Marland 23,890		Ieva Martin 12,275		Ken Cole 2,293				Tim Sullivan (Ind [M-L]) 535		Margaret Marland
Mississauga West		John Snobelen 26,816		Bob Delaney 17,792		Maxine Caron 1,795		Fred Fredeen 387				John Snobelen Mississauga North
Oakville		Gary Carr 27,767		Kevin Flynn 14,689		Sean Cain 1,667		Linda Antonichuk 202		Adrian Ratelle (FCP) 530		Gary Carr Oakville South

Hamilton-Wentworth, Burlington & Niagara

Electoral district	Candidates														Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP		FCP		Natural Law		Green		Other
Burlington		Cam Jackson 29,055		Linda Glover 14,220		Danny Dunleavy 2,167				Regina Law 144		Bruce Smith 432		Anne Marsden (Ind) 289		Cam Jackson Burlington South
Erie—Lincoln		Tim Hudak 20,481		Lorne Boyko 14,603		Dave Thomas 3,884		Alfred Kiers 1009		John Gregory 435						Tim Hudak Niagara South
Halton		Ted Chudleigh 35,505		Mohan Anand 14,767		Jay Jackson 2,833		Giuseppe Gori 755				Bill Champ 806				Ted Chudleigh Halton North
															Merged riding
																Terence Young† Halton Centre
Hamilton East		Peter Preston 7,414		Dominic Agostino 17,891		Bob Sutton 6,304		Edgar Breau 386		Laureen Amos 258		Jim Howlett 496		Bob Mann (Comm) 288 Julie Gordon (Ind [M-L]) 263		Dominic Agostino
Hamilton Mountain		Trevor Pettit 16,397		Marie Bountrogianni 19,076		Chris Charlton 10,622		Jim Enos 426		Bob Danio 261		Kelli Gallagher 456		Rolf Gerstenberger (Ind [M-L]) 159		Trevor Pettit
Hamilton West		Lillian Ross 12,261		Frank D'Amico 12,037		David Christopherson 15,625		Lynne Scime 403		Rita Rassenberg 231		Phyllis McColl 495		Wendell Fields (Ind-(ML)) 236		David Christopherson Hamilton Centre
															Merged riding
																Lillian Ross
Niagara Centre		Frank Sheehan 17,217		M. Charbonneau 9,539		Peter Kormos 21,856				Margaret Larrass 382				Lank Makuloluwa (Ind) 198		Peter Kormos Welland—Thorold
															Merged riding
																Frank Sheehan Lincoln
Niagara Falls		Bart Maves 18,497		Selina Volpatti 17,080		Claude Sonier 3,985				Bill Amos 317		Clara Tarnoy 300		Darren Wood (Ind) 298		Bart Maves
St. Catharines		Tom Froese 17,994		Jim Bradley 25,186		Gordon Coggins 2,902				Helene Darisse 272		Doug Woodard 215		Ron Walker (Ind [M-L]) 154		Jim Bradley
															Merged riding
																Tom Froese St. Catharines—Brock
Stoney Creek		Brad Clark 21,462		Chris Phillips 18,840		Robert Barlow 4,922		Philip Lees 1,206		Sue Marchand 330				Paul Lane (Ind [M-L]) 350		Ed Doyle† Wentworth East
Wentworth-Burlington		Toni Skarica 27,466		Vicky Wylson-Sher 15,843		Jessica Brennan 3,990										Toni Skarica Wentworth North

Midwestern Ontario

Electoral district	Candidates														Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP		FCP		Natural Law		Green		Other
Brant		Alayne Sokoloski 20,210		Dave Levac 21,166		David Sharpe 2,889				Eleanor Hyodo 294				Graham McRae (Ind) 495		Ron Johnson† Brantford
Cambridge		Gerry Martiniuk 24,583		Jerry Boyle 10,244		Gary Gibson 8,684		Al Smith 824				Kathleen Morton 489				Gerry Martiniuk
Guelph—Wellington		Brenda Elliott 26,246		Wayne Hyland 16,595		Bruce Abel 5,907		John Gots 1,020				Bradley Shaw 733		Anna Di Carlo (Ind [M-L]) 396		Brenda Elliott Guelph
Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant		Toby Barrett 23,124		Doug Miller 18,304		Prue Steiner 2,600		Barra Gots 584		Stefan Larrass 148		John Jaques 413				Peter Preston‡ Brant—Haldimand
															Merged riding
																Toby Barrett Norfolk
Huron—Bruce		Helen Johns 20,772		Ross Lamont 18,993		Tony McQuail 4,142		Linda Freiburger 1494								Helen Johns Huron
															Merged riding
																Barb Fisher† Bruce
Kitchener Centre		Wayne Wettlaufer 22,593		Berry Vrbanovic 17,984		David Brohman 3,494				Roy Anderson 204		Susan Koswan 561		Irvine Conner (Ind) 109 Julian Ichim (Ind [M-L]) 107		Wayne Wettlaufer Kitchener
															Merged riding
																Gary Leadston† Kitchener—Wilmot
Kitchener-Waterloo		Elizabeth Witmer 27,830		Sean Strickland 18,034		Ted Martin 3,122		Lou Reitzel 919		Richard Beecroft 135		Judy Greenwood-Speers 836		Matthew Albrecht (Ind [Humanist]) 202 Helmut Braun (Ind [M-L]) 122		Elizabeth Witmer Waterloo North
Oxford		Ernie Hardeman 22,726		Brian Brown 15,160		Martin Donlevy 3,077		Andre De Decker 875		Jim Morris 203				Kaye Sargent (Lbt) 321 Paul Blair (F) 312		Ernie Hardeman
Perth—Middlesex		Bert Johnson 22,065		John Wilkinson 15,428		Walter Vernon 3,053		Pat Bannon 1,369						Robert Smink (F) 521		Bert Johnson Perth
Waterloo—Wellington		Ted Arnott 26,286		Marion Reidel 12,923		R. Walsh-Bowers 2,306		Gord Truscott 685				Brent Bouteiller 566				Ted Arnott Wellington

Southwestern Ontario

Electoral district	Candidates														Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP		Natural Law		Green		Freedom		Other
Chatham-Kent—Essex		Jack Carroll 16,238		Pat Hoy 24,239		Brian Sharp 2,316				Greg Zolad 462						Jack Carroll Chatham—Kent
															Merged riding
																Pat Hoy Essex—Kent
Elgin—Middlesex—London		Bruce Smith 19,246		Steve Peters 20,417		Dave LaPointe 3,455				John Fisher 391		Ray Monteith 405		Corey Janzen (Ind) 284		Bruce Smith Middlesex
															Merged riding
																Peter North† Elgin
Essex		Pat O'Neil 15,354		Bruce Crozier 25,446		Merv Richards 3,745								Enver Villamizar (Ind [M-L]) 307		Bruce Crozier Essex South
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex		Marcel Beaubien 19,561		Larry O'Neill 18,665		Jim Lee 4,170						Wayne Forbes 1076				Marcel Beaubien Lambton
London North Centre		Dianne Cunningham 18,320		Roger Caranci 9,518		Marion Boyd 16,611		Stephen Porter 120		Jeff Culbert 366		Robert Metz 156		Andrew Jezierski (FCP) 466		Dianne Cunningham London North
															Merged riding
																Marion Boyd London Centre
London—Fanshawe		Frank Mazzilli 15,295		Peter Mancini 13,912		Irene Mathyssen 9,788		Heidi Strasser 241		Wanda Beaver 172		Lloyd Walker 293			New District
London West		Bob Wood 22,761		Darrel Skidmore 22,467		Sandra McNee 4,628		Ernie Merkley 133		Jeremy Price 308		Jack Plant 236		Gayle Remisch (Lbt) 133		Bob Wood London South
Sarnia—Lambton		Dave Boushy 16,679		Caroline Di Cocco 19,440		Mark Kotanen 3,110						Andrew Falby 517				Dave Boushy Sarnia
Windsor—St. Clair		Mike Rohrer 7,241		Dwight Duncan 17,383		Wayne Lessard 13,171		Janet Shorten 159		Darren J. Brown 339				Ralph Kirchner (Ind) 263		Dwight Duncan Windsor—Walkerville
															Merged riding
																Wayne Lessard Windsor—Riverside
Windsor West		David McCamon 6,229		Sandra Pupatello 24,388		Liam McCarthy 5,762		Lynn Tobin 162		Timothy Dugdale 420				Robert Cruise (Ind [M-L]) 270		Sandra Pupatello Windsor—Sandwich

Northern Ontario

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP		Other
Algoma—Manitoulin		Keith Currie 8,617		Mike Brown 14,299		Lynn Watson 8,780		Graham Hearn (Lbt) 425		Mike Brown
									Merged riding
										Bud Wildman† Algoma
Kenora—Rainy River		Lynn Beyak 5,483		Frank Miclash 11,209		Howard Hampton 14,269		Richard Bruyere (Ind) 934		Frank Miclash Kenora
									Merged riding
										Howard Hampton Rainy River
Nickel Belt		Gerry Courtemanche 10,359		Ron Dupuis 10,165		Shelley Martel 14,833				Blain Morin†
									Merged riding
										Shelley Martel Sudbury East
Nipissing		Mike Harris 19,498		George Maroosis 16,682		Wendy Young 1,878		Jaimie Board (G) 366 Michaele Morris (NLP) 246		Mike Harris
Parry Sound—Muskoka		Ernie Eves 22,967		Isabel Doxey 10,970		Dan Waters 5,343		Iris Tamssot (NLP) 339		Ernie Eves Parry Sound
									Merged riding
										Bill Grimmett† Muskoka—Georgian Bay
Sault Ste. Marie		James Caicco 10,477		Terry Sheehan 10,180		Tony Martin 15,949		Colleen Hibbs (NLP) 288		Tony Martin
Sudbury		Mila Wong 10,948		Rick Bartolucci 21,732		Paul Chislett 3,891		Bernard Fram (NLP) 184 Ed Pokonzie (Ind) 159 David Popescu (Ind) 103		Rick Bartolucci
Thunder Bay—Atikokan		John Henderson 6,081		Lyn McLeod 20,268		Jack Drewes 5,304				Lyn McLeod Fort William
Thunder Bay—Superior North		Ed Linkewich 5,683		Michael Gravelle 19,249		Nathalie Galesloot 5,864		Robert Woito (Ind) 431 Carl Rose (G) 382		Michael Gravelle Port Arthur
									Merged riding
										Gilles Pouliot† Lake Nipigon
Timiskaming—Cochrane		Rick Brassard 10,374		David Ramsay 16,877		Len Wood 7,631				David Ramsay Timiskaming
									Merged riding
										Len Wood Cochrane North
Timmins—James Bay		Marcel Pelchat 4,139		Yves Malette 10,238		Gilles Bisson 16,504		Ed Walsh (Ind) 316		Gilles Bisson Cochrane South

By-elections

Six by-elections were held between the 1999 and 2003 elections.

Electoral district	Candidates										Incumbent
	Liberal		PC		NDP		Green		Other
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot September 7, 2000		Ted McMeekin 19,916		Priscilla de Villiers 10,201		Jessica Brennan 2,297		Mark Coakley 903		John Turmel (Ind) 80		Toni Skarica
Parry Sound—Muskoka February 8, 2001		Evelyn Brown 8,979		Norm Miller 12,903		Joanne Bury 888		Richard Thomas 3,229		Anne Marsden (Ind) 113 John Turmel (Ind) 61		Ernie Eves
Vaughan—King—Aurora June 28, 2001		Greg Sorbara 21,961		Joyce Frustaglio 12,172		Mike Seward 708		Ernst Von Bezold 752		Rina Morra (FCP) 267		Al Palladini
Beaches—East York September 20, 2001		Robert Hunter 10,289		Mac Penney 2,821		Michael Prue 14,024		Peter Elgie 694		Ray Scott (FCP) 206 Vince Corriere (Ind) 59 Dan King (Ind) 51		Frances Lankin
Nipissing May 2, 2002		George Maroosis 13,970		Al McDonald 13,989		Wendy Young 1,821		Todd Lucier 940				Mike Harris
Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey May 2, 2002		Josh Matlow 11,728		Ernie Eves 15,288		Doug Wilcox 2,633		Richard Procter 2,017		Dave Davies (FCP) 1,025 John Turmel (Ind) 120		David Tilson

See also

• Politics of Ontario
• Independent candidates, 1999 Ontario provincial election
• Independent Marxist–Leninist candidates, 1999 Ontario provincial election
• List of Ontario political parties
• Premier of Ontario
• Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)
• Natural Law Party candidates, 1999 Ontario provincial election