Draft:Results of the 1985 Ontario general election by riding

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The following are the results by riding (electoral district) of the 1985 Ontario general election, that was held on May 5, 1985.

Riding results[edit]

Algoma:

(incumbent) Bud Wildman (NDP) 7575
Jim Thibert (PC) 3694
Bryan McDougall (L) 2995

Algoma—Manitoulin:

(incumbent) John Lane (PC) 7174
Tom Farquhar (L) 4704
Len Hembruf (NDP) 3309

Armourdale:

(incumbent) Bruce McCaffrey (PC) 13394
Gino Matrundola (L) 13182
Bob Hebdon (NDP) 5429
Simon Srdarev (Lbt) 456

Beaches—Woodbine:

(incumbent) Marion Bryden (NDP) 12672
Paul Christie (PC) 7301
Sally Kelly (L) 5065
Steve Thistle (Lbt) 396

Bellwoods:

(incumbent) Ross McClellan (NDP) 8088
Walter Bardyn (L) 6655
Bento de Sao Jose (PC) 1964
Ronald Rodgers 324

Brampton:

Bob Callahan (L) 25656
Jeff Rice (PC) 21239
Terry Gorman (NDP) 8313
Jim Bridgewood (Comm) 531
Dave Duqette 500

Brantford:

(incumbent) Phil Gillies (PC) 13444
Jack Tubman (NDP) 12303
Herb German (L) 6533

Brant-Oxford-Norfolk:

(incumbent) Robert Nixon (L) 15317
Ian Birnie (PC) 5817
Irene Heltner (NDP) 3487

Brock:

Peter Partington (PC) 9741
Bill Andres (L) 9081
Robert Woolston (NDP) 3867
Brian Dolby (G) 755

Burlington South:

Cam Jackson (PC) 16479
Doug Redfearn (L) 11822
Walter Mukewich (NDP) 10820

Cambridge:

(incumbent) Bill Barlow (PC) 12888
Alec Dufresne (NDP) 11985
Bob Jeffrey (L) 7083

Carleton:

(incumbent) Bob Mitchell (PC) 17732
Hans Daigeler (L) 15093
Bea Murray (NDP) 7165

Carleton East:

Gilles Morin (L) 23221
(incumbent) Bob MacQuarrie (PC) 16188
Joan Gullen (NDP) 8829

Carleton-Grenville:

(incumbent) Norm Sterling (PC) 15524
Dan Maxwell (L) 8019
Alan White (NDP) 3468

Chatham—Kent:

Maurice Bossy (L) 10340
(incumbent) Andy Watson (PC) 9206
Ron Franko (NDP) 5535

Cochrane North:

René Fontaine (L) 8793
(incumbent) René Piché (PC) 6883
Andre Philippe (NDP) 2878

Cochrane South:

(incumbent) Alan Pope (PC) 13935
Roger Loiselle (NDP) 5662
Jim Martin (L) 4002

Cornwall:

Luc Guindon (PC) 9430
Claude Poirier (L) 6384
Steve Corrie (NDP) 5828

Don Mills:

(incumbent) Dennis Timbrell (PC) 15481
John Atkin (L) 7504
Michael Wyatt (NDP) 6153
Gary Watson (Ind [RWL]) 1382

Dovercourt:

(incumbent) Tony Lupusella (NDP) 6677
Gil Gillespie (L) 6600
Joe Palozzi (PC) 3564
Gordon Massie (Comm) 298

Downsview:

Joseph Cordiano (L) 11234
(incumbent) Odoardo Di Santo (NDP) 11013
Vincent Stabile (PC) 3329

Dufferin—Simcoe:

(incumbent) George McCague (PC) 16198
Gary Johnson (L) 11822
Jeff Koechlin (NDP) 4316

Durham East:

(incumbent) Sam Cureatz (PC) 15193
Doug Smith (NDP) 9832
Steve Ryan (L) 7584

Durham West:

(incumbent) George Ashe (PC) 18684
Brian Evans (L) 14348
Don Stewart (NDP) 8495
Eugene Gmitrowicz (Lbt) 911

Durham—York:

(incumbent) Ross Stevenson (PC) 14343
Don Hadden (L) 9760
Margaret Wilbur (NDP) 5440

Eglinton:

David McFadden (PC) 13503
Dianne Poole (L) 12589
John Goodfellow (NDP) 4880

Elgin:

(incumbent) Ron McNeil (PC) 11816
Peter Charlton (L) 8619
Gord Campbell (NDP) 5315

Erie:

(incumbent) Ray Haggerty (L) 10926
Stan Pettit (PC) 5904
Shirley Summers (NDP) 3191

Essex North:

Pat Hayes (NDP) 7901
Jack Morris (L) 6615
Jack Menard (PC) 6105
Ray Boggs 2925

Essex South:

(incumbent) Remo Mancini (L) 11382
Paul Setterington (PC) 5098
Jeff Totten 4947
Paul Hertel (NDP) 267

Etobicoke:

(incumbent) Ed Philip (NDP) 16792
John Smith (PC) 7573
John Genser (L) 6544

Fort William:

(incumbent) Mickey Hennessy (PC) 14452
Don Smith (NDP) 7071
Norris Badanai (L) 4629
John MacLennan (Comm) 289

Frontenac—Addington:

Larry South (L) 11684
(incumbent) J. Earl McEwen (PC) 9297
Lars Thompson (NDP) 3723
Ross Baker 941

Grey:

(incumbent) Bob McKessock (L) 16061
Case Vanderham (PC) 5875
Rhonda Green (NDP) 2402
Eric Biggins (Lbt) 306

Grey—Bruce:

(incumbent) Eddie Sargent (L) 14883
Arlene Wright (PC) 7595
Joanne Shaw (NDP) 2340

Haldimand—Norfolk:

(incumbent) Gordon Miller (L) 17456
Barbara Martindale (PC) 9863
Wayne Pierce (NDP) 3821

Halton—Burlington:

Don Knight (L) 14991
Peter Pomeroy (PC) 14777
Doug Hamilton (NDP) 4871
Neil Sivertson 665

Hamilton Centre:

Lily Oddie Munro (L) 9184
(incumbent) Mike Davison (NDP) 8800
John Ankers (PC) 2883

Hamilton East:

(incumbent) Robert W. Mackenzie (NDP) 13774
Shirley Collins (L) 12174
Fred Lombardo (PC) 5268
Kerry Wilson (Comm) 234

Hamilton Mountain:

(incumbent) Brian Charlton (NDP) 13871
Steve Oneschuk (PC) 9729
Dominic Agostino (L) 7757

Hamilton West:

(incumbent) Richard Allen (NDP) 10182
Paul Hanover (L) 9732
Anne Jones (PC) 6705
Ron Crawford 496
Val Hache 97

Hastings—Peterborough:

(incumbent) Jim Pollock (PC) 12272
Paul Ockenden (L) 5586
Elmer Buchanan (NDP) 4492

High Park—Swansea:

(incumbent) Yuri Shymko (PC) 9960
Elaine Ziemba (NDP) 9630
John Rudnicki (L) 5578
Bob Cumming (Lbt) 498
Robert Seajkowski 244
Andrew Scorer (G) 209

Humber:

Jim Henderson (L) 18057
(incumbent) Morley Kells (PC) 16106
Peter Sutherland (NDP) 5160

Huron—Bruce:

(incumbent) Murray Elston (L) 17159
Mike Snobelen (PC) 8550
Norma Peterson (NDP) 1992

Huron—Middlesex:

(incumbent) Jack Riddell (L) 13820
Bryan Smith (PC) 7381
Paul Klopp (NDP) 1148
Carmen Dawson 229

Kenora:

(incumbent) Leo Bernier (PC) 12574
Colin Wasacase (NDP) 4025
Mark Ducharme (L) 2254

Kent—Elgin:

(incumbent) Jim McGuigan (L) 11616
Shirley McHardy (PC) 7838
Donald Alexander (NDP) 1916

Kingston and the Islands:

Ken Keyes (L) 11924
(incumbent) Keith Norton (PC) 9637
Pamela Cross (NDP) 3892
Don Irvine (G) 285

Kitchener:

David Cooke (L) 14066
Don Travers (PC) 9684
Tim Little (NDP) 5654
Ed Halbach (Ind [Humanist]) 453
Albert Norris 157

Kitchener—Wilmot:

(incumbent) John Sweeney (L) 15987
Jim Ziegler (PC) 8737
Mike Cooper (NDP) 4673

Lake Nipigon:

Gilles Pouliot (NDP) 5708
Jim Files (PC) 4532
Michael Power (L) 3448

Lambton:

David William Smith (L) 10816
Bob Boyd (PC) 9956
Grant Reynolds (NDP) 1987

Lanark—Renfrew:

(incumbent) Douglas Wiseman (PC) 10916
John Carley (L) 5146
Don Page (NDP) 3297

Lakeshore:

Ruth Grier (NDP) 11539
Frank Sgarlata (L) 9502
(incumbent) Al Kolyn (PC) 7886

Leeds:

(incumbent) Robert Runciman (PC) 11809
Dolores Wing (L) 6748
Bob Smith (NDP) 3583
Mackie Morrison 741

Lincoln:

(incumbent) Philip Andrewes (PC) 12226
Gladys Huffman (L) 9004
Barbara Mersereau (NDP) 2264
Ken Lee 1036

London Centre:

(incumbent) David Peterson (L) 13890
Bill Rudd (PC) 6714
Peter Cassidy (NDP) 4340
Michelle McColm (F) 403

London North:

(incumbent) Ron Van Horne (L) 20536
George Auold (PC) 11433
Marion Boyd (NDP) 5191
Robert Smink (F) 566

London South:

Joan Smith (L) 24522
(incumbent) Gord Walker (PC) 17839
David Winninger (NDP) 5080
Robert Metz (F) 614

Middlesex:

Doug Reycraft (L) 11292
(incumbent) Bob Eaton (PC) 10482
Larry Green (NDP) 2169

Mississauga East:

(incumbent) Bud Gregory (PC) 14900
Victor Maida (L) 12334
Larry Taylor (NDP) 12015

Mississauga North:

Steve Offer (L) 21369
(incumbent) Terry Jones (PC) 19945
Sylvia Weylie (NDP) 9943

Mississauga South:

Margaret Marland (PC) 13186
Carolynne Siller (L) 11623
Barry Stevens (NDP) 4770

Muskoka:

(incumbent) Frank Miller (PC) 12723
Kenneth McClellan (L) 3036
Bob Maguire (NDP) 2836

Niagara Falls:

(incumbent) Vince Kerrio (L) 14658
Ted Salci (PC) 8616
Deloris Skilton (NDP) 6778

Nickel Belt:

(incumbent) Floyd Laughren (NDP) 8912
Evelyn Dutrisac (PC) 5849
Trudy Bolduc (L) 2255

Nipissing:

(incumbent) Mike Harris (PC) 14900
Mike Gauthier (L) 11002
Lynne Bennett (NDP) 3984

Northumberland:

(incumbent) Howard Sheppard (PC) 14296
Joan Fawcett (L) 12446
Judi Armstrong (NDP) 3247

Oakville:

Terry O'Connor (PC) 14265
Doug Carrothers (L) 13578
Kevin Flynn (NDP) 4390
Chris Kowalchuk (G) 2008

Oakwood:

(incumbent) Tony Grande (NDP) 10407
Joe Ricciuti (L) 9631
Harriet Wolman (PC) 4636
Mike Sterling (Comm) 327

Oriole:

Elinor Caplan (L) 17641
(incumbent) John Williams (PC) 13557
Lorne Strachan (NDP) 3660
George Graham (Lbt) 1106

Oshawa:

(incumbent) Mike Breaugh (NDP) 12686
Bob Boychyn (PC) 7528
Joe Neal (L) 5034

Ottawa Centre:

(incumbent) Evelyn Gigantes (NDP) 11890
Graham Bird (PC) 8005
Pat Legris (L) 7103
John Turmel 364

Ottawa East:

(incumbent) Bernard Grandmaitre (L) 14601
Kathryn Barnard (NDP) 3971
Paul St. Georges (PC) 2257
Serge Girard (politician)|Serge Girard 518

Ottawa South:

(incumbent) Claude Bennett (PC) 12971
Andrew Caddell (L) 11634
John Smart (NDP) 8311

Ottawa West:

(incumbent) Reuben Baetz (PC) 15089
Alex Cullen (L) 12141
Greg Ross (NDP) 4427
Gregory Vezina (G) 701

Oxford:

(incumbent) Dick Treleaven (PC) 15507
Charlotte Sutherland (L) 10656
Wayne Colburn (NDP) 5660
Kaye Sargent (Lbt) 729
Rick Spurgeon 577

Parkdale:

(incumbent) Tony Ruprecht (L) 12065
Richard Gilbert (NDP) 5176
Tessie Jew (PC) 2052

Parry Sound:

(incumbent) Ernie Eves (PC) 10904
Richard Thomas (L) 9544
Leo Gagne (NDP) 1130

Perth:

(incumbent) Hugh Edighoffer (L) 20040
Glynn Coghlin (PC) 6076
Warren Ham (NDP) 2796

Peterborough:

(incumbent) John Turner (PC) 16878
Linda Slavin (NDP) 11941
Bill Ayotte (L) 9734
John Conlin (Lbt) 461
George K. Kerr (G) 212

Port Arthur:

(incumbent) Jim Foulds (NDP) 13084
Swede Johnson (PC) 9826
John Ranta (L) 6169

Prescott and Russell:

(incumbent) Jean Poirier (L) 18833
Guy Genier (PC) 11038
Maurice Landry (NDP) 2625

Prince Edward—Lennox:

(incumbent) James Taylor (PC) 10170
Gordon Mylks (L) 6918
Harry Plummer (NDP) 2307

Quinte:

(incumbent) Hugh O’Neil (L) 18988
Neil Robertson (PC) 9287
Gene Morosan (NDP) 1817

Rainy River:

Jack Pierce (PC) 5053
Howard Hampton (NDP) 4775
Ron King (L) 2944

Renfrew North:

(incumbent) Sean Conway (L) 12849
Bryan Hocking (PC) 5748
Robert Cottingham (NDP) 740

Renfrew South:

(incumbent) Paul Yakabuski (PC) 14182
Dermott Calver (L) 9687
Ish Theilheimer (NDP) 3420

Riverdale:

David Reville (NDP) 9869
Bret Snider (PC) 4590
Doug DeMille (L) 3949
Maggie Bizzell (Comm) 322
Michael Tegtmeyer (G) 192

St. Andrew—St. Patrick:

(incumbent) Larry Grossman (PC) 10332
Meg Griffiths (NDP) 8373
Jim DaCosta (L) 6330
Cathy Laurier (Comm) 264
Judy Hannon (G) 232

St. Catharines:

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	(incumbent) Jim Bradley	20,605	57.94
	Progressive Conservative	Elaine Herzog	9,029	25.39
	New Democratic	Michael Cormier	5,624	15.81
	Communist	Eric Blair	305	0.86
Total valid votes			35,563	100.00
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			201
Turnout			35,764	61.65