Ontario general election, 2003 333285 221608637 2008-06-25T07:45:32Z Tassedethe 7098284 Disambiguate [[Wayne Simmons]] to [[Freedom Party candidates, 2003 Ontario provincial election#Wayne Simmons (Don Valley East)]] using [[:en:Wikipedia:Tools/Navigation_popups|popups]] {{Infobox Election | election_name = Ontario general election, 2003 | country = Ontario | type = parliamentary | ongoing = no | party_colour = | previous_election = Ontario general election, 1999 | previous_year = 1999 | previous_mps = 37th Legislative Assembly of Ontario | next_election = Ontario general election, 2007 | next_year = 2007 | next_mps = 39th Legislative Assembly of Ontario | seats_for_election = 103 seats in the [[38th Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] | election_date = [[October 2]] [[2003]] | image1 = [[Image:Dalton McGuinty small.png|100px]] | leader1 = [[Dalton McGuinty]] | leader_since1 = | party1 = Liberal Party of Ontario | leaders_seat1 = [[Ottawa South (provincial electoral district)|Ottawa South]] | last_election1 = 35 | seats1 = 72 | seat_change1 = +37 | popular_vote1 = 2,090,001 | percentage1 = 46.4% | swing1 = +6.6% | image2 = [[Image:Replace this image male.svg|100px]] | leader2 = [[Ernie Eves]] | leader_since2 = | party2 = Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | leaders_seat2 = [[Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey]] | last_election2 = 59 | seats2 = 24 | seat_change2 = -35 | popular_vote2 = 1,559,181 | percentage2 = 34.6% | swing2 = -10.5% | image4 = [[Image:Howard Hampton small.png|100px]] | leader4 = [[Howard Hampton]] | leader_since4 = | party4 = Ontario New Democratic Party | leaders_seat4 = [[Kenora—Rainy River (provincial electoral district)|Kenora—Rainy River]] | last_election4 = 9 | seats4 = 7 | seat_change4 = -2 | popular_vote4 = 660,730 | percentage4 = 14.7% | swing4 = +2.1% | image5 = [[Image:Frank de Jong 01 Pengo.jpg|100px]] | leader5 = [[Frank de Jong]] | leader_since5 = | party5 = Green Party of Ontario | leaders_seat5 = N/A<br><small>''candidate in [[Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey]]''</small> | last_election5 = 0 | seats5 = 0 | seat_change5 = 0 | popular_vote5 = 126,651 | percentage5 = 2.8% | swing5 = +2.1% | map_image = Ontl2003.PNG | map_size = 200px | map_caption = The Ontario Legislature after the 2003 election. | title = Premier | before_election = [[Ernie Eves]] | before_party = Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | after_election = [[Dalton McGuinty]] | after_party = Liberal Party of Ontario }} [[Image:ont2003.PNG|thumb|Map of Ontario's ridings and their popular vote for their party elected]] The '''Ontario general election of 2003''' was held on [[October 2]], [[2003]], to elect the 103 members of the [[38th Legislative Assembly of Ontario|38th Legislative Assembly]] (Members of Provincial Parliament, or "MPPs") of the Province of [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. The election was called on [[September 2]] by Premier [[Ernie Eves]] to capitalize on an increase in support for the governing [[Ontario Progressive Conservative Party]] in the days following the [[2003 North America blackout|2003 North American blackout]]. The election was won, however, by the [[Ontario Liberal Party]], led by [[Dalton McGuinty]]. ==Lead up to the campaign== In 1995, the [[Ontario Progressive Conservative Party]] or "Tories" under [[Mike Harris]] came from third place to upset the front-running [[Ontario Liberal Party]] under [[Lyn McLeod]] and the highly unpopular governing [[Ontario New Democratic Party]] under [[Bob Rae]] to form a majority government. The Harris government was far more activist than earlier Ontario PC governments, and over the next two terms moved to cut personal income tax rates by 30%, closed almost 40 hospitals to increase efficiency, cut the Ministry of the Environment staff in half, and undertook massive reforms of the education system including mandatory teacher testing and student testing in public education and public tax credits for parents who sent their children to private schools. In the [[Ontario general election, 1999|1999 provincial election]], the Tories were able to ride a strong economy and a campaign aimed at proving rookie Liberal leader [[Dalton McGuinty]] was "not up to the job" to another majority government. However, the [[Walkerton Tragedy]], where a contaminated water supply led to the deaths of 7 people and illness of at least 2,300 were linked in part to government environment and regulatory cutbacks, the government was badly damaged. A movement to provide tax credits to parents with children in private schools also proved to be unpopular. In September 2001, Harris announced his intention to resign and the PC party called a [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election, 2002|leadership convention]] for 2002 to replace him. Five candidates emerged: former Finance Minister [[Ernie Eves]] who had retired earlier that year, Finance Minister [[Jim Flaherty]], Environment Minister [[Elizabeth Witmer]], Health Minister [[Tony Clement]] and Labour Minister [[Chris Stockwell]]. The resulting leadership election was divisive in the PC Party, with Flaherty adopting a hard-right platform and attacking the front-running Eves as "a pale, pink imitation of [[Dalton McGuinty]]" and a "serial waffler." At one point, anti-abortion activists apparently supporting Flaherty distributed pamphlets attacking Tony Clement because his wife worked for hospitals that performed [[abortion]]s. At the convention, Eves was able to win on the second ballot after Elizabeth Witmer and Tony Clement both endorsed him. Eves took office on April 15, 2002, and promptly re-aligned his government to the political centre. The party would negotiate a deal with striking government workers, dramatically cancel an [[initial public offering|IPO]] of [[Hydro One]], the government's electricity transmission company, and defer planned tax breaks for corporations and private schools for a year. With polls showing the Conservatives moving from a 15 point deficit to a tie in public opinion with the Liberals, the media praising Eves' political reorientation of the government, and the opposition Liberals reeling from the seizure of some of their political turf, the time seemed ripe for a snap election call. Many political observers felt that Eves had the momentum to win an election at that time. However, several factors likely convinced Eves to wait to call an election. First, in [[Ontario general election, 1990|1990]], the Liberals had lost the election in part due to perceptions that they called the election early for purely partisan reasons. Since then, the shortest distance between elections has been four years less five days (Ontario has since moved to fixed date election dates). Second, the PC Party was exhausted and divided from a six-month leadership contest. Third, the move to the centre had created opposition in traditional Conservative support. Financial conservatives and businesses were angered over Eves' cancellation of the hydro IPO. Others felt betrayed that promised tax cuts had not been delivered, seemingly breaking the PCs' own [[Taxpayer Protection Act]], while private school supporters were upset their promised tax credit had been delayed for a year. In the fall of 2002, the opposition Liberals began a round of attacks on perceived PC mismanagement. First, [[Jim Flaherty]] was embroiled in scandal when it was revealed that his leadership campaign's largest donor had received a highly lucrative contract for slot machines from the government. Then, Tourism Minister [[Cam Jackson]] was forced to resign when the Liberals revealed he had charged taxpayers more than $100,000 for hotel rooms, steak dinners and alcoholic beverages. The Liberals showed the Tories had secretly given a large tax break to the [[Toronto Blue Jays]], a team owned by prominent Tory [[Ted Rogers]]. At the same time, both the [[Ontario New Democratic Party|New Democrats]] and Liberals criticized the government over skyrocketing electricity prices. In May of 2002, the government had followed [[California]] and [[Alberta]] in [[deregulating]] the [[electricity market]]. With contracting supply due to construction delays at the [[Pickering, Ontario|Pickering]] nuclear power plant and rising demand for electricity in an unusually warm autumn, the spot price for electricity rose, resulting in consumer outrage. In November, Eves fixed the price of electricity and ended the open market, appeasing consumers but angering conservative free-marketers. That winter, Eves promised a provincial budget before the beginning of the fiscal year, to help hospitals and schools budget effectively. However, as multiple scandals in the fall had already made the party unwilling to return to [[Question Period]], they wished to dismiss the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] until as late as possible in the spring. The budget was instead to be announced at the [[Magna International]] headquarters in [[Newmarket, Ontario]] rather than in the Legislature. The move was met with outrage from the PC [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker]], [[Gary Carr]] who called the move unconstitutional and would rule that it was a prima facae case of [[contempt]] of the legislature. The controversy over the location of the budget would far outstrip any support earned by the content of the budget. The government faced a major crisis when [[SARS]] killed several people in [[Toronto]] and threatened the stability of the health care system. On April 23, when the [[World Health Organization]] advised against all but essential travel to Toronto to prevent the spread of the virus, Toronto tourism greatly suffered. [[Image:Jasonp blackout2003 toronto BayAdelaide.jpg|thumb|Downtown Toronto during the 2003 Blackout]] When the spring session was finally convened in late spring, the Eves government was forced through three days of debate on the contempt motion over the Magna budget followed by weeks of calls for the resignation of Energy Minister [[Chris Stockwell]]. Stockwell was accused of accepting thousands of dollars in undeclared gifts from [[Ontario Power Generation]], an arms length [[crown corporation]] he regulated, when he travelled to Europe in the summer of 2002. Stockwell finally stepped aside after dominating the provincial news for almost a month, and would not seek reelection. By the summer of 2003, the Progressive Conservatives received an unexpected opportunity to re-gain popularity in the form of the [[2003 North American blackout]]. When the blackout hit, Eves initially received criticism for his late response; however, as he led a series of daily briefings to the press in the days after the blackout, Eves was able to demonstrate leadership and stayed cool under pressure. The crisis also allowed Eves to highlight his principal campaign themes of experience, proven competence and ability to handle the government. When polls began to register a moderate increase for the Conservatives, the table was set for an election call. ==Progressive Conservative campaign== <!-- Commented out: [[Image:OntPCPartylogo.gif|left|thumb]] --> In 1995 and 1999, the Progressive Conservatives ran highly focused, disciplined campaigns based on lessons learned principally in US states by the Republican Party. In 1995, the core PC strategy was to polarize the electorate around a handful of controversial ideas that would split opposition between the other two parties. The PCs stressed radical tax cuts, opposition to [[job quotas]], slashing [[Welfare (financial aid)|welfare]] rates and a few hot button issues like opposing photo radar and establish "boot camps" for young offenders. They positioned leader Mike Harris as an average-guy populist who would restore common sense to government after ten lost years of NDP and Liberal mismanagement. The campaign manifesto, released in 1994, was titled the "Common Sense Revolution" and advocated a [[supply side economics]] solution to a perceived economic malaise. In 1999, the PCs were able to point to increased economic activity as evidence that their supply side plan worked. Their basic strategy was to again polarize the electorate around a handful of controversial ideas and their record while preventing opposition from rallying exclusively around the Liberals by undermining confidence in Liberal leader Dalton McGuinty. They ran a series of negative television ads against McGuinty in an attempt to brand him as "not up to the job." At the same time, they emphasized their economic record, while downplaying disruptions in health care and education as part of a needed reorganization of public services that promoted efficiency and would lead to eventual improvements. Both campaigns proved highly successful and the principal architects of those campaigns had been dubbed the "whiz kids" by the press. David Lindsay, Mike Harris' chief of staff, was responsible for the overall integration of policy, communications, campaign planning and transition to government while [[Mitch Patten]] served as campaign secretary. [[Tom Long (politician)|Tom Long]] and [[Leslie Noble]] jointly ran the campaigns, with Long serving as campaign chair and Noble as campaign manager. [[Paul Rhodes]], a former reporter, was responsible for media relations. [[Deb Hutton]] was Mike Harris' right arm as executive assistant. [[Jaime Watt]] and [[Perry Miele]] worked on the advertising. [[Guy Giorno]] worked on policy and speechwriting in 1995 and in 1999 was in charge of overall messaging. [[Scott Munnoch]] was tour director and [[Glen Wright]] rode the leader's bus. Future leader [[John Tory]] worked on fundraising and debate prep, and was actually one of two people (the other was John Matheson) to play Liberal leader [[Dalton McGuinty]] during preparation for the 1999 leaders' debate. ([[Andy Brandt]] and Giorno played NDP leader Howard Hampton.) Heading into 2003, [[Tom Long (politician)|Tom Long]] refused to work for Ernie Eves. Most speculated that Long saw Eves as too wishy-washy and not enough of a traditional hard-right conservative. [[Jaime Watt]] took Long's position as campaign co-chair and more or less all the same players settled into the same spot. A few new faces included Jeff Bangs as campaign manager. Bangs was a long-time Eves loyalist who had grown up in his [[electoral district (Canada)|riding]] of Parry Sound. The Progressive Conservatives once again planned on polarizing the electorate around a handful of hot button campaign pledges. However, with their party and government listing in public opinion polls, they found their only strong contrasts were around the experience and stature of Premier Eves. Their campaign slogan "Experience You Can Trust" was designed to highlight Eves' years in office. The party platform, dubbed "The Road Ahead," was longer and broader than in earlier years. Five main planks would emerge for the campaign: # Tax deductions for mortgage payments. # Rebate seniors the education portion of their property taxes. # Tax credits for parents sending their children to private schools. # Banning teachers' strikes by sending negotiations to binding arbitration. # A "Made-in-Ontario" immigration system. Each plank was targeted at a key Tory voting bloc: homeowners, seniors, religious conservatives, parents and law-and-order types. Eves' campaigning followed a straight-forward pattern. Eves would highlight one of the five elements of the platform and then attack Dalton McGuinty for opposing it. For instance, he would visit the middle-class home of a visible minority couple with two kids and talk about how much money they would get under his mortgage deducatability plan. That would be followed by an attack on McGuinty for having a secret plan to raise their taxes. Or he would campaign in a small town assembly plant and talk about how under a "Made-in-Ontario" immigration plan fewer new Canadians would settle in Toronto and more outside the city, helping the plant manager with his labour shortage. Then he would link McGuinty to [[Prime Minister of Canada]] [[Jean Chrétien]] and say McGuinty supported the federal immigration system that allows terrorists and criminals into the country. The Tory television advertising also attempted to polarize the election around these issues. In one of the ads, a voice-over accompanying an unflattering photo of the Liberal leader asks "Ever wonder why Dalton McGuinty wants to raise your taxes?" The ad then points out that McGuinty has opposed Tory plans to allow homeowners a tax deduction on mortgage interest and to give senior citizens a break on their property taxes. In another ad, the voice-over asks "Doesn't he (McGuinty) know that a child's education is too important to be disrupted by lockouts and strikes?" It says that McGuinty has sided with the unions and rejected the Tory proposal to ban teacher strikes. Both ads end with the attack "He's still not up to the job." Armed with a majority, the Tories were hoping to hold the seats they already had, while targeting a handful of rural Liberal seats in hopes of increasing their majority. They campaigned relatively little in Northern Ontario, with the exception of North Bay and Parry Sound, both of which they held. ==Liberal campaign== [[Image:Ontarioliberallogo.PNG|left|thumb]] The first half of Dalton McGuinty's 1999 campaign was widely criticized as disorganized and uninspired, and most journalists believe he gave a poor performance in the leaders' debate. However, McGuinty was able to rally his party in the last ten days. On election day, the Liberals won 40% of the vote, their second best showing in almost fifty years. Perhaps more importantly, nine new MPPs were elected, boosting the caucus from 30 to 36, including dynamic politicians like [[George Smitherman]] and [[Michael Bryant]]. In 1999, the Liberal strategy had been to polarize the electorate between Mike Harris and Dalton McGuinty. They purposely put out a platform that was devoid of ideas, to ensure the election was about the Tory record, and not the Liberal agenda. To an extent, they succeeded. Support for the NDP collapsed from 21% to just 13%, while the Liberals climbed 9%. However, while they almost cornered the market of those angry at the Tories, they could not convince enough people to be angry at the Tories to win. The night he conceded defeat, McGuinty was already planning how to win the next election. He set out the themes that the Liberals would build into their next platform. Liberals, he said, would offer "some of those things that Ontarians simply have to be able to count on - good schools, good hospitals, good health care, good education and something else.... We want to bring an end to fighting so we can finally start working together." McGuinty replaced many of his young staff with experienced political professionals he recruited. Three he kept in key positions were Don Guy, his campaign manager and a pollster with Pollara, Matt Maychak, his director of communications, and Bob Lopinski, his director of issues management. To develop his platform, he added to this a new chief of staff, Phil Dewan, a former policy director for Premier [[David Peterson]] and Ottawa veteran [[Gerald M. Butts]]. He also sought out Peterson-era [[Ontario Minister of Labour]] Greg Sorbara to run for president of the [[Ontario Liberal Party]]. Early on, McGuinty set down three strategic imperatives. First, no tax cuts. This ran against the conventional wisdom of politics that you had to offer tax cuts to win; everyone from Mike Harris to Bill Clinton had campaigned on reducing the tax burden on the middle class. But McGuinty was determined that Ontario voters would accept that the money was needed to restore public health care and education services. Second, a positive tone. McGuinty wanted to avoid the typical opposition leader role of automatically opposing whatever the government announced, and instead, set the agenda with positive alternatives. While attacking your opponent was important, that would be left to caucus surrogates. Third, one big team. At the time, the Ontario Liberal Party was riven into factions. Peterson-era people distrusted more recent arrivals. [[Jean Chrétien]] supporters fought with [[Paul Martin]] supporters. McGuinty set a tone that divisions were left at the door. The emphasis on building the team was highly successful as job that in 1999 were done by one person were now assigned to groups of four or six or eight. Dewan brought on board veterans of the Peterson regime such as Sheila James, Vince Borg and David MacNaughton. From Ottawa, campaign veterans such as [[Warren Kinsella]], Derek Kent and Gordon Ashworth signed on to help oust the Ontario Tories from power. The Liberal strategy was the same as in 1999: polarize the election between the Conservatives and Liberals to marginalize the NDP and then convince enough voters that the Conservatives had to go. With polls showing more than 60% of voters reporting it was "time for a change", the Liberals campaign theme was "choose change". The theme summarized the two-step strategy perfectly: first, boil the election down to a two-party choice and then cast the Liberals as a capable and trustworthy agent of change at a time when voters were fed up with the government. After the sparse platform of 1999, the 2003 Liberal platform was a sprawling omnibus of public policy crossing five main policy booklets, three supplements aimed at specific geographic or industrial groups and a detailed costing exercise. The principle planks that were highlighted in the election were: # Freezing taxes and balancing the books. # Improving test scores and lowering class sizes in public schools. # Reducing wait times for key health services. # Improving environmental protection and quality of life. # Repairing the divisions of the Harris-Eves era. McGuinty backed up his comprehensive platform with a meticulous costing by a forensic account and two bank economists. While the Conservatives had adopted a third-party verification in 1995, they did not in 2003, allowing the Liberals to gain credibility that they could pay for their promises. In contrast to the Eves campaign, where the leader was both positive and negative message carrier, the Liberals used a number of caucus members to criticize the Harris-Eves government while McGuinty was free to promote his positive plan for change. The Liberal advertising strategy was highly risky. While conventional wisdom says the only way to successfully respond to a negative campaign is with even more negative ads against your opponent, McGuinty ran only positive ads for the duration of the campaign. In the pre-writ period, the Liberal advertising Dalton McGuinty speaking to the camera, leaning against a tree while snow falls, saying "People hear me say that I'll fix our hospitals and fix our schools and yet keep taxes down. Am I an optimist? Maybe. What I'm not is cynical, or jaded, or tired. I don't owe favours to special interests or old friends or political cronies. Together, we can make Ontario the envy of the world, once again. And, I promise you this, no one will work harder than I will to create that Ontario." During the first stage of the campaign, the principal Liberal ad featured a tight close-up of Dalton McGuinty as he spoke about his plans for Ontario. In the key line of the first ad, McGuinty looks into the camera and says "I won't cut your taxes, but I'm not going to raise them either." Geographically, the Liberal campaign was able to rest on a solid core of seats in Toronto and Northern Ontario that were at little risk at the beginning of the election period. They had to defend a handful of rural seats that had been recently won and were targeted by the PCs. However, the principle battlefield of the election was in PC-held territory in the "905" region of suburbs around Toronto, particularly Peel and York districts, suburban seats around larger cities like Ottawa and Hamilton and in Southwestern Ontario in communities like London, Kitchener-Waterloo and Guelph. ==NDP campaign== [[Image:New Democratic Party.svg|left|thumb]] The 1999 NDP campaign received its lowest level of popular support since the Second World War, earning just 12.6% of the vote and losing party status with just nine seats. Several factors led to this poor showing, including a lacklustre campaign, Hampton's low profile and a movement called [[strategic voting]] that endorsed voting for the Liberals in most ridings in order to remove the governing Tories. After the election, there was a short-lived attempt to remove leader [[Howard Hampton]] publicly led by leaders of the party's youth wing. However, the majority of party members blamed the defeat on NDP supporters voting Liberal in hopes of removing Harris and the Tories from power. As a result, Hampton was not widely blamed for this severe defeat and stayed on as leader. Under the rules of the Legislative Assembly, a party would receive "official party status", and the resources and privileges accorded to officially-recognized parties, if it had 12 or more seats; thus, the NDP would lose caucus funding and the ability to ask questions in the House. However, the governing Conservatives changed the rules after the election to lower the threshold for party status from 12 seats to 8. The Tories argued that since Ontario's provincial ridings now had the same boundaries as the federal ones, the threshold should be lowered to accommodate the smaller legislature. Others argued that the Tories were only helping the NDP so they could continue to split the vote with the Liberals. During the period before the election, Hampton identified the Conservative plan for deregulating and privatizing electricity generation and transmission as the looming issue of the next election. With the Conservatives holding a firm market-oriented line and the Liberal position muddled, Hampton boldly focused the party's Question Period and research agendas almost exclusively on energy issues. Hampton quickly distinguished himself as a passionate advocate of maintaining public ownership of electricity generation, and published a book on the subject, Public Power, in 2003. With the selection of Eves as the PC leader, the NDP hoped that the government's move to the centre in the spring of 2002 would reduce the polarization of the Ontario electorate between the PCs and Liberals and improve the NDP's standing. It was also hoped that the long-standing split between labour and the NDP would be healed as the bitter legacy of the Rae government faded. The co-chairs of the NDP campaign were Diane O'Reggio, newly installed as the party's provincial secretary after a stint in Ottawa working for the federal party, and Andre Foucault, secretary-treasurer of the Communications Energy and Paperworkers union. The manager was Rob Milling, principal secretary to Hampton. Communications were handled by [[Sheila White (politician)|Sheila White]] and Gil Hardy. Jeff Ferrier was the media coordinator. The NDP strategy was to present itself as distinct from the Liberals on the issue of public ownership of public services, primarily in electricity and health care, while downplaying any significant differences between the Liberals and PCs. There was a conscious effort to discourage "strategic voting" where NDP supporters vote Liberal to defeat the Conservatives. The NDP slogan was "publicpower", designed to highlight both the energy issue Hampton had championed and public health care, while promoting a populist image of empowerment for average people. The NDP campaign was designed to be highly visual and memorable. Each event was built around a specific visual thematic. For instance, in the first week of the campaign, Hampton attacked the Liberal energy platform saying it was "full of holes" and holding up a copy of the platform with oversized holes punched in it. He also illustrated it "had more holes than Swiss cheese" by also displaying a large block of cheese. At another event, Hampton and his campaign team argued that the Liberal positions were like "trying to nail Jello to the wall" by literally attempting to nail Jello to a wall. The first round of NDP ads avoided personal attacks, and cast leader Howard Hampton as a champion of public utilities. In one 30-second spot, Mr. Hampton talks about the effects of privatization of the power industry and the blackout. "For most of us, selling off our hydro was the last straw," he says. The clip is mixed with images of Toronto streets during power failure. Geographically, the NDP campaign focused on targeting seats in Scarborough and Etobicoke in Toronto, Hamilton, Ottawa and Northern Ontario. ==The writs== The first week of the campaign was dominated by the Conservatives, who launched a series of highly negative attacks at Liberal leader Dalton McGuinty while highlighting popular elements of their platform. On the Saturday of the first week, a round of media-sponsored public opinion polls showed the Liberals 12 point lead reduced to a tie between the Liberals and Conservatives. The Conservative strategy of "going negative" appeared to be working. Combined with Premier Eves' high-profile performance in the blackout, most media commentators believed the Liberals would have to also go negative. As the campaign entered week 2, it was anticipated that the Liberals would push a series of highly negative ads to combat advertising by the Conservatives that attacked Dalton McGuinty. However, instead they went positive and stayed positive throughout the campaign. It was Eves who went on the defensive as the Liberals worked the media to put the Premier on his heels. Stung by years of arrogance by the PC Party toward reporters, the media were quick to pile on. After the Liberals [[Gerry Phillips]] and [[Gerald M. Butts]] accused Eves of having no plan to pay for his $10.4 billion in promises, Eves stumbled when he could not provide his own cost for his promises. "I couldn't tell you off the top of my head," he admitted. Then came a story on the front of the Globe and Mail saying that Ontarians would have to pay "millions" in extra premiums because the election call had delayed implementation of new auto insurance regulations promised by Eves on the eve of the campaign. On Wednesday the government was broadsided when - days after a raid at a meat packing plant exposed the story state of public health at some abattoirs - leaked documents showed the PC government had been sitting on recommendations to improve meat safety, leading to calls for a public inquiry by the opposition parties. The issue was made worse when Agriculture Minister [[Helen Johns]] refused all media calls and had to be literally tracked down in her riding by reporters. On Thursday, according to the Green party candidate in Nipissing (Mike Harris's old riding), a donor with Tory connections offered him money to bolster his campaign and draw votes away from the Liberals. The same day, Eves attacked Dalton McGuinty for voting against a bill to protect taxpayers from increased taxes, when it turns out McGuinty in fact voted for that bill. Finally, on the Friday of the second week, the Eves campaign issued a bizarre press release calling Dalton McGuinty an [[evil reptilian kitten-eater from another planet]]. This moment would prove the defining moment of the campaign. First, it was so memorable and unusual that it served to attract the attention of all Ontarians, including those who don't pay attention to a campaign until its final days. Second, the over-the-top negativity brought to life a key critique of the Liberals, that the Harris-Eves Tories picked fights for no reason and went too far. Third, the hysteria around the comment put the Eves campaign on the defensive in the media at a critical point and prevented them from regaining their footing after a difficult week. Fourth, it polarized the election around the PCs and Liberals, and left the NDP on the sidelines. Finally, and perhaps most important, the Eves team was instantly at each other's throats over who would take the blame for approving the press release. The Conservatives spent the third week on the defensive and dropping in the polls, unable to recover from the disasters of the second week and fresh new attacks. The Liberals produced documents from the [[Walkerton Inquiry]] showing that individual Conservative MPPs were warned about risks to human health and safety resulting from cuts to the Environment Ministry budget. An attack on Dalton McGuinty saying he needed "professional help" forced an apology from the Conservatives to people with mental illness. Tory MPP [[John O'Toole]] said the Tory negative campaign was a mistake, putting Eves on the defensive once again. A leaked memo was used by the opposition to accuse the government of threatening public sector workers into not telling the truth at a public inquiry into the government's handling of the [[SARS]] crisis. Eves ended the week with another event that backfired, brandishing barbed wire and a [[get out of jail free]] card to attack the Liberals as soft on crime. Reporters spent more time focused on Eves' first use of props in the election than on his message. By the fourth week of the campaign, polls showed the Liberals pulling away from the Conservatives with a margin of at least 10 points. It was widely believed that only a disastrous performance in the leader's debate stood between Dalton McGuinty and the Premier's Office. McGuinty - who had stumbled badly in the 1999 debate - was able to play off low expectations and a surprisingly low-key Eves to earn the draw he wanted. The debate itself was also subject to criticism from the [[Green Party of Ontario]], which denounced a [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] decision not to allow leader [[Frank de Jong]] to participate. The final week of the campaign was marred by more negative attacks from Eves and the Conservatives. At one point, Premier Eves referred to Mr. McGuinty as having a "pointy head", a remark he later conceded was inappropriate. McGuinty was able to extend the bad press from the incident another day when he joked to radio hosts that they needed to be careful "so I won't spear you with my sharp pointy head." McGuinty spent the last days of the campaign travelling through previously rock solid PC territory in ridings like Durham, Simcoe and Leeds-Grenville to large crowds. For its part, the [[Ontario New Democratic Party]] (NDP) led a theatrical campaign that proved ineffective. Leader [[Howard Hampton]] made an appearance in front of the Toronto home of millionaire [[Peter Munk]] to denounce Eves' tax breaks, claiming that they would save Munk $18,000 a year. He attempted to nail [[Jell-O]] to a wall to dramatize the elusiveness he accused his opponents of regarding hydro privatization. He also used a piece of [[Swiss cheese]] to suggest that his opponents' platforms were full of holes. [http://toronto.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=onel_ndpend20031002] ===Issues=== The campaign was contentious on the issues as well, with both the Liberals and Howard Hampton's New Democrats attacking the Tories' record in office. Various scandals and other unpopular moves reduced public opinion of the Tories going into the race, including the [[Walkerton, Ontario|Walkerton]] water tragedy, the deaths of [[Dudley George]] and [[Kimberly Rogers]], the possible sale of publicly owned electric utility [[Hydro One]], the [[SARS]] outbreak, the decision to release the 2003 budget at an auto parts factory instead of the Legislature, the [[2003 North America blackout|widespread blackout]] in August, and the Aylmer packing plant tainted meat investigation. [http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20031002.wwhyy1002/BNStory/SpecialEvents4/]. As one Tory insider put it "So many chickens came to roost, its like a remake of ''[[The Birds (film)|The Birds]]''". One of the most contentious issues was education. All three parties pledged to increase spending by $2 billion, but Premier Eves also pledged to ban teacher strikes, lock-outs, and work-to-rule campaigns during the school year, a move the other parties rejected. Teacher strikes had plagued the previous Progressive Conservative mandate of [[Mike Harris]], whose government had deeply cut education spending. Tax cuts were also an issue. The Progressive Conservatives proposed a wide range of tax cuts, including a 20-percent cut to personal income taxes, and the elimination of education tax paid by seniors, two moves that would have cost $1.3 billion together. The Liberals and New Democrats rejected these cuts as profligate. The Liberals also promised to cancel some pending Tory tax cuts and to eliminate some tax cuts already introduced. ==Assessment== [[CBC Newsworld]] declared a Liberal victory minutes after ballot-counting began. Ernie Eves conceded defeat only ninety minutes into the count. The Liberals won a huge majority with 72 seats, almost 70% of the 106 seat legislature. The Liberals not only won almost every seat in the city of Toronto, but every seat bordering on Toronto as well. All seven seats in Peel region went Liberal, as well as previously safe PC 905 seats like Markham, Oakville and Pickering-Ajax. The Liberals also made a major breakthrough in Southwestern Ontario, grabbing all three seats in London as well as rural seats like Perth-Middlesex, Huron-Bruce and Lambton-Kent. If the story of the PC majorities in 1995 and 1999 were the marriage of rural and small-town conservative bedrock with voters in the suburbs, the 2003 election was a divorce of those suburban voters from rural Ontario and a new marriage to the mid-town professionals and New Canadians who make up the Liberal base. The NDP had a disappointingly confusing election: on one hand, they won seven seats, one fewer than the eight required to keep "[[official party status]]", which would give it a share of official [[Queen's Park (Toronto)|Queen's Park]] staff, money for research, and guaranteed time during [[Question Period]]. On the other hand, they increased their share of the popular vote for the first time since [[1990]]. Despite the mixed results, Hampton stayed on as party leader, saying that the party did not blame him for the poor performance in an election where voters were apparently more concerned about defeating the Tories by any means necessary than about voting their conscience.{{Fact|date=September 2007}} The party was returned to official party status seven months into the session, when [[Andrea Horwath]] won a by-election in [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]] East on [[May 13]], [[2004]]. The Tories were completely shut out of [[Toronto]], where 19 out of 22 [[Riding (division)|ridings]] were won by the Liberals, and the remaining three were carried by the New Democrats. Perhaps more ominously for the PCs, they were also shut out of any seats bordering Toronto; only in the outermost and most ethically homogenous suburbs like Aurora and Whitby were high-profile PC cabinet ministers able to retain their seats. With the arguable exception of [[Elizabeth Witmer]], no PC member represents an urban riding. The PC caucus is now overwhelmingly older white men from rural ridings elected in 1995 and ideologically right-wing.{{Fact|date=September 2007}} The [[38th Legislative Assembly of Ontario|38th Parliament of Ontario]] opened on [[November 19]], [[2003]] at 3&nbsp;p.m. Eastern Time with a Throne Speech in which the McGuinty government laid out their agenda. ===Student vote=== {{main|Ontario Student Vote, 2003}} High school students in every riding in Ontario were allowed to cast ballots in their classrooms as part of a student vote. While their numbers did not count in the official election, they did tell a story all on their own. The student vote reflected change a lot more than the actual result, as well as wide-spread anti-conservatism. 93 ridings favoured the Liberals in the student vote, nine favoured the New Democrats, and one favoured the Greens, while the Conservatives were shut out. There was also a vote for elementary students. ==Provincial results== {| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse border-color: #444444" |- bgcolor="CCCCCC" !rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Party !rowspan="2"|Party leader !rowspan="2"|# of<br>candidates !colspan="4"|Seats !colspan="3"|Popular vote |- bgcolor="CCCCCC" |align="center"|[[Ontario general election, 1999|1999]] |align="center"|<font style="font-size: 75%;">[[Dissolution of parliament|Dissolution]]</font> |align="center"|'''Elected''' |align="center"|% Change |align="center"|# |align="center"|% |align="center"|% Change {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |[[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] |[[Dalton McGuinty]] | align=right|103 | align=right|35 | align=right|36 | align=right|'''72''' | align=right|+105.7% | align=right|2,090,001 | align=right|'''46.4%''' | align=right|+6.6% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive_Conservatives/row}} |[[Ontario Progressive Conservative Party|Progressive Conservative]] |[[Ernie Eves]] | align=right|103 | align=right|59 | align=right|56 | align=right|'''24''' | align=right|-59.3% | align=right|1,559,181 | align=right|'''34.6%''' | align=right|-10.5% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP/row}} |[[Ontario New Democratic Party|New Democrats]] |[[Howard Hampton]] | align=right|103 | align=right|9 | align=right|9 | align=right|'''7''' | align=right|-22.2% | align=right|660,730 | align=right|'''14.7%''' | align=right|+2.1% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Green/row}} |[[Green Party of Ontario|Green]] |[[Frank de Jong]] | align=right|102 | align=right|- | align=right|- | align=right|- | align=right|- | align=right|126,651 | align=right|'''2.8%''' | align=right|+2.1% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Family Coalition/row}} | [[Family Coalition Party of Ontario|Family Coalition]] |[[Giuseppe Gori]] | align=right|51 | align=right|- | align=right|- | align=right|- | align=right|- | align=right|34,623 | align=right|'''0.8%''' | align=right|+0.2% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Freedom/row}} |[[Freedom Party of Ontario|Freedom]] |[[Paul McKeever]] | align=right|24 | align=right|- |align=center|- | align=right|- | align=right|- | align=right|8,376 | align=right|'''0.2%''' | align=right|+0.1% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Communist/row}} |[[Communist Party of Canada|Communist]] |[[Elizabeth Rowley]] | align=right|6 | align=right|- | align=right|- | align=right|- | align=right|- | align=right|2,187 | align=right|'''0.05%''' | align=right|+0.03% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Libertarian/row}} |[[Ontario Libertarian Party|Libertarian]] |[[Sam Apelbaum]] | align=right|5 | align=right|- | align=right|- | align=right|- | align=right|- | align=right|1,991 | align=right|'''0.04%''' | align=right|-0.06% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/CoR/row}} |[[Ontario Provincial Confederation of Regions Party|Confederation of Regions]] |none ([[Richard Butson]], ''de facto'') | align=right|1 | align=right|- | align=right|- | align=right|- | align=right|- | align=right|293 | align=right|'''0.01%''' | align=right|&nbsp; {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Independents/row}} |colspan=2|Independent & non-affiliated | align=right|24 | align=right|- | align=right|1 | align=right|- | align=right|-100% | align=right|13,211 | align=right|'''0.3%''' | align=right|-0.3% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Independents/row}} |colspan=2|''Independent Renewal'' | align=right|''10'' | align=right|- | align=right|- | align=right|- | align=right|- | align=right|''3,402'' | align=right|- | align=right|- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Independents/row}} |colspan=2|''Independent Liberal'' | align=right|''1'' | align=right|- | align=right|- | align=right|- | align=right|- | align=right|''3,259'' | align=right|- | align=right|- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Independents/row}} |colspan=2|''Independent Reform'' | align=right|''1'' | align=right|- | align=right|- | align=right|- | align=right|- | align=right|''586'' | align=right|- | align=right|- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Independents/row}} |colspan=2|''Communist League'' | align=right|''1'' | align=right|- | align=right|- | align=right|- | align=right|- | align=right|''204'' | align=right|- | align=right|- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Independents/row}} |colspan=2|''Other independent'' | align=right|''11'' | align=right|- | align=right|- | align=right|- | align=right|- | align=right|''5,760'' | align=right|- | align=right|- |- |&nbsp; | colspan=4|Vacant | align=right|1 | colspan=5 align=center|&nbsp; |- | colspan=3|'''Total''' | align=right|&nbsp; | align=right|'''103''' | align=right|'''103''' | align=right|'''103''' | align=right|- | align=right|'''4,497,244''' | align=right|'''100%''' | align=right|&nbsp; |} '''Notes:''' <sup>1</sup> "Before" refers to the party standings in the Legislature at the end of the legislative session, and not to the standings at the previous election. <sup>2</sup> [[Richard Butson]] was the sole candidate for the Confederation of Regions Party. <sup>3</sup>Ten candidates ran as "Independent Renewal" candidates. This was the [[Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist)|Marxist-Leninist]] Party under another name. <sup>4</sup>Candidates from the [[Reform Association of Ontario|Independent Reform Party]] and [[Communist League (Canada)|Communist League]] also ran as independents. <sup>5</sup>[[Costas Manios]] ran as an "Independent Liberal" candidate after being denied the opportunity to run for the Liberal Party nomination in Scarborough Centre. Outgoing MPP [[Claudette Boyer]] had sat in the house as an "Independent Liberal" from [[2001]] to [[2003]]. It is possible that some other candidates listed on the ballot as independents ran for unregistered parties. The following table gives the number of seats each party won, and the number of ridings in which each party came second, third, and fourth: {| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" |- bgcolor="CCCCCC" |colspan=2|'''Party ''' !Seats !Second !Third !Fourth |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |[[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] | align=center|72 |align=center|30 |align=center|1 | align=center|0 {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive_Conservatives/row}} |[[Ontario Progressive Conservative Party|Progressive Conservative]] |align=center|24 |align=center|57 |align=center|22 |align=center|0 {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP/row}} |[[Ontario New Democratic Party|New Democrats]] |align=center|7 |align=center|16 |align=center|78 |align=center|2 {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Green/row}} |[[Green Party of Ontario|Green]] |align=center|0 |align=center|0 |align=center|2 |align=center|92 {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Family Coalition/row}} | [[Family Coalition Party of Ontario|Family Coalition]] |align=center|0 |align=center|0 |align=center|0 |align=center|7 {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Independents/row}} | [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] |align=center|0 |align=center|0 |align=center|0 |align=center|1 {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Independents/row}} | [[Independent liberal]] |align=center|0 |align=center|0 |align=center|0 |align=center|1 |} ==Riding results== ===Ottawa=== {{Canadian_politics/candlist_header_4plus|Liberal|Progressive Conservatives|NDP|Green}} |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Nepean—Carleton]] | |[[Rod Vanier]]<br> 20,878 (35.65%) |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''[[John Baird (Canadian politician)|John Baird]]''' <br> 31,662 (54.06%) | |[[Liam McCarthy (Canadian politician)|Liam McCarthy]] <br> 3,828 (6.54%) | |[[Matt Takach]] <br> 2,200 (3.76%) | |&nbsp; |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''John Baird''' |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Ottawa Centre (provincial electoral district)|Ottawa Centre]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Richard Patten]]<br> 22,295 (45.1%) | |[[Joe Varner]] <br> 11,217 (22.69%) | |[[Jeff Atkinson (Ontario politician)|Jeff Atkinson]] <br> 11,362 (22.98%) | |[[Chris Bradshaw]] <br> 3,821 (7.73%) | |[[Stuart Ryan]]<br>(Comm)<br>306 (0.62%)<br>[[Matt Szymanowicz]]<br>(F)<br>218 (0.44%)<br>[[Fakhry Guirguis]]<br>(Ind)<br>214 (0.43%) |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |Richard Patten |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Ottawa—Orléans]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Phil McNeely]] <br> 25,300 (50.36%) | |'''[[Brian Coburn]]''' <br> 20,762 (41.32%) | |[[Ric Dagenais]]<br> 2,778 (5.53%) | |[[Melanie Ransom]]<br>1,402 (2.79%) | |&nbsp; |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''Brian Coburn''' |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Ottawa South (provincial electoral district)|Ottawa South]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |'''[[Dalton McGuinty]]''' <br> 24,647 (51.7%) | |[[Richard Raymond (Ontario politician)|Richard Raymond]] <br> 16,413 (34.43%) | |[[James McLaren (Ontario politician)|James McLaren]]<br> 4,306 (9.03%) | |[[David Chernushenko]]<br>1,741 (3.65%) | |[[John Pacheco]]<br>(FCP)<br>562 (1.18%) |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |'''Dalton McGuinty''' |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Ottawa—Vanier (provincial electoral district)|Ottawa—Vanier]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Madeleine Meilleur]] <br> 22,188 (53.53%) | |[[Maurice Lamirande]] <br> 10,878 (26.24%) | |[[Joseph Zebrowski]]<br> 6,507 (15.7%) | |[[Raphael Thierrin]]<br>1,876 (4.53%) | |&nbsp; |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Independents}}| |[[Claudette Boyer]] † |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Ottawa West—Nepean]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Jim Watson]] <br> 23,127 (47.04%) | |[[Garry Guzzo]] <br> 20,277 (41.24%) | |[[Marlene Rivier]]<br> 4,099 (8.34%) | |[[Neil Adair]]<br>1,309 (2.66%) | |[[Robert Gauthier]]<br>(Ind)<br>353 (0.72%) |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |Garry Guzzo |- |} ===Eastern Ontario=== {{Canadian_politics/candlist_header_4plus|Liberal|Progressive Conservatives|NDP|Green}} |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Glengarry—Prescott—Russell]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Jean-Marc Lalonde]] <br> 28,956 | |[[Albert Bourdeau]] <br> 10,921 | |[[Guy Belle-Isle]]<br> 2,544 | |[[Louise Pattington]]<br>1,471 | |&nbsp; |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |Jean-Marc Lalonde |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Leona Dombrowsky]] <br> 21,548 | |[[Barry Gordon (politician)|Barry Gordon]] <br> 13,709 | |[[Ross Sutherland]]<br> 4,286 | |[[Adam Scott (politician)|Adam Scott]]<br>1,311 | |[[John-Henry Westen]]<br>(FCP)<br>673 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |Leona Dombrowsky |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Kingston and the Islands]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[John Gerretsen]] <br> 28,877 | |[[Hans Westenberg]] <br> 9,640 | |[[Janet Collins]]<br> 5,514 | |[[Eric Walton]]<br>3,137 | |[[Chris Beneteau]]<br>(FCP)<br>735 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |John Gerretsen |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Lanark—Carleton]] | |[[Marianne Wilkinson]]<br> 23,466 (38.79%) |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''[[Norm Sterling]]''' <br> 29,641 (48.99%) | |[[Jim Ronson]] <br> 3,554 (5.87%) | |[[John Baranyi]] <br> 2,564 (4.24%) | |[[Jim Gardiner]]<br> (FCP)<br> 1,275 (2.11%) |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''Norm Sterling''' |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Leeds—Grenville]] | |[[Stephen Mazurek]] <br> 17,667 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''[[Bob Runciman]]''' <br> 21,443 | |[[Steve Armstrong (Ontario politician)|Steve Armstrong]]<br> 2,469 | |[[Jerry Heath]]<br> 1,799 | |[[Melody Trolly]]<br>(FCP)<br>649 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''Bob Runciman''' |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Prince Edward—Hastings]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Ernie Parsons]] <br> 22,937 | |[[John Williams (Ontario politician, 2003)|John Williams]] <br> 12,800 | |[[Jodie Jenkins]]<br> 3,377 | |[[Joe Ross (politician)|Joe Ross]]<br> 628 | |[[Trueman Tuck]]<br>(F)<br>229 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |Ernie Parsons |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke]] | |[[Derek Nighbor]] <br> 18,629 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |[[John Yakabuski]] <br> 19,274 | |[[Felcite Stairs]]<br> 5,092 | |[[Chris Walker (Canadian politician)|Chris Walker]]<br> 671 | |&nbsp; |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Sean Conway]] † |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh|Stormont—Dundas—<br>Charlottenburgh]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Jim Brownell]] <br> 19,558 | |[[Todd Lalonde]] <br> 13,948 | |[[Matt Sumegi]] <br> 1,639 | |[[Tom Manley]] <br> 2,098 | |[[Gary Besner]]<br>(Ind)<br>968 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[John Cleary]] † |- |} ===Central Ontario=== {{Canadian_politics/candlist_header_4plus|Liberal|Progressive Conservatives|NDP|Green}} |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford]] | |[[Mike Ramsay (Ontario politician)|Mike Ramsay]]<br> 21,998 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |[[Joe Tascona]]<br> 31,529 | |[[John Thomson (Ontario politician)|John Thomson]]<br> 5,641 | |[[Stewart Sinclair]]<BR> 1,278 | |[[Roberto Sales]]<br> (FCP)<br> 441 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |Joe Tascona |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound]] | |[[Dave Hocking]]<br>14,881 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |[[Bill Murdoch]]<br>23,338 | |[[Colleen Purdon]]<br>4,159 | |[[Martin Donald]]<br>769 | |[[Linda Freiburger]]<br>(FCP)<br>1,086<br>[[Bill Cook (Ontario politician)|Bill Cook]]<br>(Ind - Independent Reform)<br>586 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |Bill Murdoch |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey]] | |[[Dan Yake]]<br>14,859 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''[[Ernie Eves]]'''<br>29,222 | |[[Mitchel Healey]]<br>3,148 | |'''[[Frank de Jong]]'''<br>3,161 | |[[Dave Davies (politician)|Dave Davies]]<br>(FCP)<br>1,202 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''Ernie Eves''' |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Durham (electoral district)|Durham]] | |[[Garry Minnie]]<br>18,590 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |[[John O'Toole]]<br>23,814 | |[[Teresa Williams]]<br>6,274 | |[[Gordon MacDonald (politician)|Gordon MacDonald]]<br>1,183 | |[[Cathy McKeever]]<br>(F)<br>707 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |John O'Toole |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Haliburton—Victoria—Brock]] | |[[Jason Ward]]<br>17,171 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |[[Laurie Scott (politician)|Laurie Scott]]<br>24,297 | |[[Earl Manners]]<br>7,884 | |[[Douglas Smith (politician)|Douglas Smith]]<br>1,183 | |[[Paul Gordon (Ontario politician)|Paul Gordon]]<br>(FCP)<br>663<br>[[Charles Olito]]<br>(F)<br>273 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |[[Chris Hodgson]] † |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Northumberland (Ontario electoral district)|Northumberland]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Lou Rinaldi]]<br>20,382 | |'''[[Doug Galt]]'''<br>17,816 | |[[Murray Weppler]]<br>5,210 | |[[Derrick Kelly]]<br>1,839 | |&nbsp; |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''Doug Galt''' |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Peterborough (electoral district)|Peterborough]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Jeff Leal]]<br>24,626 | |[[Gary Stewart (politician)|Gary Stewart]]<br>18,418 | |[[Dave Nickle]]<br>9,796 | |[[Tim Holland]]<br>1,605 | |[[Max Murray (Ontario politician)|Max Murray]]<br>(FCP)<br>414<br>[[Bob Bowers]]<br>(Ind)<br> 178 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |Gary Stewart |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Simcoe—Grey]] | |[[Mark Redmond]]<br>17,505 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''[[Jim Wilson (Canadian politician)|Jim Wilson]]'''<br>26,114 | |[[Leo Losereit]]<br>5,032 | |[[Geoffrey Maile]]<br>875 | |[[Steven Taylor (politician)|Steven Taylor]]<br>(FCP)<br>801<br>[[Philip Bender]]<br>(Lbt)<br>411 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''Jim Wilson''' |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Simcoe North]] | |[[Paul Sloan]]<br>19,713 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |[[Garfield Dunlop]]<br>23,393 | |[[John Niddery]]<br>5,515 | |[[Nina Pruesse]]<br>1,540 | |[[Blaine Scott]]<br>(FCP)<br>453<br>[[Karnail Singh]]<br>(Ind)<br>101 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |Garfield Dunlop |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[York North]] | |[[John Taylor (Ontario politician)|John Taylor]]<br>21,054 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |[[Julia Munro]]<br>24,517 | |[[Sylvia Gerl]]<br>4,029 | |[[Bob Burrows]]<br>1,854 | |[[Simone Williams]]<br>(FCP)<br>497 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |Julia Munro |- |} ===Southern Durham & York=== {{Canadian_politics/candlist_header_4plus|Liberal|Progressive Conservatives|NDP|Green}} |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Markham (electoral district)|Markham]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Tony Wong (Canadian politician)|Tony Wong]]<br>27,253 | |'''[[David Tsubouchi]]'''<br>21,257 | |[[Janice Hagan]]<br>2,679 | |[[Bernadette Manning]]<br>824 | |[[Patrick Redmond (Ontario politician)|Patrick Redmond]]<br>(FCP)<br>697 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''David Tsubouchi''' |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Oak Ridges]] | |[[Helena Jaczek]]<br>31,026 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''[[Frank Klees]]'''<br>32,647 | |[[Pamela Courtot]]<br>4,464 | |[[Steven Haylestrom]]<br>1,821 | |&nbsp; |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''Frank Klees''' |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Oshawa (electoral district)|Oshawa]] | |[[Chris Topple]]<br>9,383 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''[[Jerry Ouellette]]'''<br>14,566 | |[[Sid Ryan]]<br>13,547 | |[[Karen Tweedle]]<br>636 | |[[Paul McKeever]]<br> (F)<br> 518<br>[[Dale Chilvers]]<br> (FCP)<br> 383 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''Jerry Ouellette''' |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Wayne Arthurs (politician)|Wayne Arthurs]]<br>24,970 | |'''[[Janet Ecker]]'''<br>23,960 | |[[Vern Edwards]]<br>3,690 | |[[Adam Duncan (politician)|Adam Duncan]]<br>1,946 | |&nbsp; |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''Janet Ecker''' |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Thornhill (electoral district)|Thornhill]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Mario Racco]]<br>21,419 | |'''[[Tina Molinari]]'''<br>20,623 | |[[Laurie Orrett]]<br>2,616 | |[[Bridget Haworth]]<br>705 | |[[Lindsay King]]<br>(F)<br>304 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''Tina Molinari''' |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Vaughan—King—Aurora]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Greg Sorbara]]<br>36,928 | |[[Carmine Iacono]]<br>21,744 | |[[Mike Seaward]]<br>4,697 | |[[Adrian Visentin]]<br>2,412 | |&nbsp; |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |Greg Sorbara |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Whitby—Ajax]] | |[[Dennis Fox]]<br>22,593 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''[[Jim Flaherty]]'''<br>27,240 | |[[Dan Edwards]]<br>5,155 | |[[Michael MacDonald (Ontario politician)|Michael MacDonald]]<br>1,375 | |&nbsp; |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''Jim Flaherty''' |- |} ===Downtown Toronto=== {{Canadian_politics/candlist_header_4plus|Liberal|Progressive Conservatives|NDP|Green}} |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Beaches—East York]] | |[[Monica Purdy]]<br> 10,070 | |[[Angela Kennedy (Ontario politician)|Angela Kennedy]]<br> 8,157 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}| |[[Michael Prue]]<BR> 21,239 | |[[Tom Mason (Ontario politician)|Tom Mason]] <br> 1,995 | |&nbsp; |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}| |Michael Prue |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Davenport (electoral district)|Davenport]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Tony Ruprecht]]<br>15,586 | |[[Tom Smith (politician)|Tom Smith]]<br>1,977 | |[[Jordan Berger]]<br>7,243 | |[[Mark O'Brien (Ontario politician)|Mark O'Brien]]<br>907 | |[[David Senater]]<br>(Ind)<br>293<br>[[Franz Cauchi]]<br>(F)<br>264 <br>[[Nunzio Venuto]]<br>(Lbt)<br>233 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |Tony Ruprecht |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Don Valley West]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Kathleen Wynne]]<br>23,488 | |'''[[David Turnbull]]'''<br>17,394 | |[[Ali Naqvi (politician)|Ali Naqvi]]<br>2,540 | |[[Philip Hawkins]]<br>1,239 | |&nbsp; |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''David Turnbull''' |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Eglinton—Lawrence]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Mike Colle]]<br>23,743 | |[[Corinne Korzen]]<Br> 12,402 | |[[Robin Alter]]<br> 4,351 | |[[Mark Viitala]]<br> 1,236 | |&nbsp; |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |Mike Colle |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Parkdale—High Park]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Gerard Kennedy]]<br>23,008 | |[[Stephen Snell]]<Br> 6,436 | |[[Margo Duncan]]<br> 6,275 | |[[Neil Spiegel]]<br> 2,758 | |[[Stan Grzywna]]<br> (FCP)<br> 591<br>[[Karin Larsen]]<br> (Comm)<br> 349<br>[[John Steele (Ontario politician)|John Steele]]<br> (Ind [Communist League])<br> 204<br>[[Dick Field]]<br>(F)<br>165 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |Gerard Kennedy |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[St. Paul's]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Michael Bryant (politician)|Michael Bryant]]<br> 24,887 | |[[Charis Kelso]]<Br> 11,203 | |[[Julian Heller]]<br> 6,740 | |[[Peter Elgie]]<br> 2,266 | |[[Carol Leborg]]<br>(F)<br>354 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |Michael Bryant |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Toronto Centre—Rosedale]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[George Smitherman]]<br> 23,872 | |[[John Adams (Ontario politician)|John Adams]]<Br> 9,968 | |[[Gene Lara]]<br> 9,112 | |[[Gabriel Draven]]<br> 1,739 | |[[Philip Fernandez]]<br> (Ind [Independent Renewal])<br> 324<br>[[Silvio Ursomarzo]]<br>(F)<br>218 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |George Smitherman |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Toronto—Danforth]] | |[[Jim Davidson (Ontario politician)|Jim Davidson]]<br>12,246 | |[[George Sardelis]]<Br> 6,562 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}| |[[Marilyn Churley]]<br>18,253 | |[[Michael Pilling]]<br> 1,368 | |[[Masood Atchekzai]]<br>(FCP)<br>217<br>[[Mehmet Ali Yagiz]]<br> (Ind)<br> 73 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}| |Marilyn Churley |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Trinity—Spadina]] | |[[Nellie Pedro]]<br>12,927 | |[[Helena Guergis]]<Br> 4,985 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}| |[[Rosario Marchese]]<br> 19,268 | |[[Greg Laxton]]<br> 2,362 | |[[Judson Glober]]<br>(Lbt)<br>756<br>[[Nick Lin]]<br> (Ind [Independent Renewal])<br>256 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}| |Rosario Marchese |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[York South—Weston]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Joseph Cordiano]]<br>19,932 | |[[Stephen Halicki]]<br> 4,930 | |[[Brian Donlevy (Ontario politician)|Brian Donlevy]]<br> 6,247 | |[[Enrique Palad]]<br> 794 | |[[Mariangela Sanabria]]<br>(FCP)<br>475 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |Joseph Cordiano |- |} ===Suburban Toronto=== {{Canadian_politics/candlist_header_4plus|Liberal|Progressive Conservatives|NDP|Green}} |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Don Valley East]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[David Caplan]]<br>21,327 | |[[Paul Sutherland (politician)|Paul Sutherland]]<br>12,027 | |[[Murphy Browne]]<br>3,058 | |[[Dan Craig]]<br>558 | |[[Ryan Kidd]]<br>(FCP)<br>460<br>[[Freedom Party candidates, 2003 Ontario provincial election#Wayne Simmons (Don Valley East)|Wayne Simmons]]<br>(F)<br>119 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |David Caplan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Etobicoke Centre]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Donna Cansfield]]<br>22,070 | |[[Rose Andrachuk]]<br>17,610 | |[[Margaret Anne McHugh]]<br>3,400 | |[[Ralph M. Chapman]]<br>1,584 | |&nbsp; |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |[[Chris Stockwell]] † |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Etobicoke—Lakeshore]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Laurel Broten]]<br>19,680 | |[[Morley Kells]]<br>14,524 | |[[Irene Jones]]<br>8,952 | |[[Junyee Wang]]<br>708 | |[[Ted Kupiec]]<br>(FCP)<br>480<br>[[Janice Murray]]<br>(Ind [Independent Renewal])<br>225 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |Morley Kells |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Etobicoke North]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Shafiq Qaadri]]<br>16,727 | |[[Baljit Gosal]]<br>6,978 | |[[Kuldip Singh Sodhi]]<br>3,516 | |[[Mir Kamal]]<br>503 | |[[Frank Acri]]<br>(Ind)<br>1,990<br>[[Teresa Ceolin]]<br>(FCP)<br>1,275 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |[[John Hastings]] † |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Scarborough—Agincourt]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Gerry Phillips]]<br>23,026 | |[[Yolanda Chan]]<br>11,337 | |[[Stacy Douglas]]<br>2,209 | |[[Lawrence Arkilander]]<br>566 | |[[Tony Ieraci]]<br>(FCP)<br>550 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |Gerry Phillips |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Scarborough Centre]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Brad Duguid]]<br>21,698 | |[[Marilyn Mushinski]]<br>11,686 | |[[Michael Laxer]]<br>3,653 | |[[Robert Carty]]<br>642 | |[[Costas Manios]]<br> (Independent Liberal)<br>3,259<br>[[Joseph Internicola]]<br>(FCP)<br>495<br>[[Elizabeth Rowley]]<br>(Comm)<br>241 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |Marilyn Mushinski |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Scarborough East]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Mary Anne Chambers]]<br>21,798 | |[[Steve Gilchrist]]<br>14,323 | |[[Gary Dale]]<br>5,250 | |[[Hugh McNeil]]<br>668 | |[[Sam Apelbaum]]<Br> (Lbt)<br> 285 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |Steve Gilchrist |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Scarborough—Rouge River]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Alvin Curling]]<br>23,976 | |[[Kevin Moore (politician)|Kevin Moore]]<br>9,468 | |[[Jean-Paul Yovanoff]]<br>2,246 | |[[Karen Macdonald]]<br>1,326 | |[[Mitchell Persaud]]<br>(FCP)<br>536 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |Alvin Curling |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Scarborough Southwest]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Lorenzo Berardinetti]]<br>17,501 | |'''[[Dan Newman]]'''<br>11,826 | |[[Barbara Warner]]<br>6,688 | |[[Andrew Strachan]]<br>689 | |[[Ray Scott (Ontario politician)|Ray Scott]]<br>(FCP)<br>586 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''Dan Newman''' |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Willowdale (electoral district)|Willowdale]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[David Zimmer]]<br>21,823 | |'''[[David Young (Ontario politician)|David Young]]'''<br>19,957 | |[[Yvonne Bobb]]<br>3,084 | |[[Sharolyn Vettesse]]<br>933 | |[[Rina Morra]]<br>(FCP)<br>442<br>[[Vaughan Byrnes]]<br>(F)<br>227 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''David Young''' |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[York Centre]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Monte Kwinter]]<br>18,808 | |[[Dan Cullen]]<br>7,826 | |[[Matthew Norrish]]<br>3,494 | |[[Constantine Kristonis]]<br>1,496 | |&nbsp; |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |Monte Kwinter |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[York West]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Mario Sergio (politician)|Mario Sergio]]<br>16,102 | |[[Ted Aver]]<br>2,330 | |[[Garth Bobb]]<br>3,954 | |[[Richard Von Fuchs]]<br>437 | |[[Christopher Black]]<br>(Comm)<br>408 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |Mario Sergio |- |} ===Brampton, Mississauga & Oakville=== {{Canadian_politics/candlist_header_4plus|Liberal|Progressive Conservatives|NDP|Green}} |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke| [[Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Kuldip Kular]]<br>19,306 | |[[Raminder Gill]]<br>15,549 | |[[Cesar Martello]]<br>4,931 | |[[Ernst Braendli]]<br>1,176 | |[[Frank Chilelli]]<br>(Ind - Independent Renewal)<br>868<br> [[Howard Cukoff]]<br>(Comm)<br>503 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |Raminder Gill |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Brampton Centre]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Linda Jeffrey]]<br>16,661 | |[[Joe Spina]]<br>15,656 | |[[Kathy Pounder]] <br> 4,827 | |[[Sanjeev Goel]] <br> 820 | |[[Wally Dove]]<br>(F)<br>356 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |Joe Spina |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Brampton West—Mississauga]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Vic Dhillon]] <br>28,926 | |'''[[Tony Clement]]'''<br>26,414 | |[[Chris Moise]]<br>5,103 | |[[Paul Simas]]<br>811 | |[[Paul Micelli]]<br>(FCP)<br>1,122<br>[[John G. Purdy]]<br>(F)<br>266 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''Tony Clement''' |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Mississauga Centre]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Harinder Takhar]] <br>18,466 | |[[Rob Sampson]]<br>15,846 | |[[Michael Miller]]<br>3,237 | |[[Jeffrey Scott Smith]]<br>776 | |[[John R. Lyall]]<br>(FCP)<br>588 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |Rob Sampson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Mississauga East]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Peter Fonseca]] <br>16,686 | |'''[[Carl DeFaria]]'''<br>13,382 | |[[Michael Hancock]]<br>2,479 | |[[Donald Barber]]<br>666 | |[[Gary Nail]]<br>(FCP)<br>358<br>[[Pierre Chenier]]<br>(Independent Renewal)<br>256 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''Carl DeFaria''' |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Mississauga South]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Tim Peterson]]<br>17,211 | |[[Margaret Marland]]<br>16,977 | |[[Ken Cole]]<br>3,606 | |[[Pamela Murray]]<br>949 | |[[Alfred Zawadzki]]<br>(FCP)<br>555 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |Margaret Marland |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Mississauga West]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Bob Delaney]]<br>27,903 | |[[Nina Tangri]]<br>20,406 | |[[Arif Raza]]<br>4,196 | |[[Richard Pereira]]<br>1,395 | |[[Charles Montano]]<br>(FCP)<br>989 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |[[John Snobelen]] † |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Oakville (electoral district)|Oakville]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Kevin Flynn (politician)|Kevin Flynn]]<br>22,428 | |[[Kurt Franklin]]<br>18,991 | |[[Anwar Naqvi]]<br>2,858 | |&nbsp; | |[[Theresa Tritt]]<br>(FCP)<br>751 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''[[Gary Carr]]''' † |- |} ===Hamilton, Burlington & Niagara=== {{Canadian_politics/candlist_header_4plus|Liberal|Progressive Conservatives|NDP|Green}} |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot|Ancaster—Dundas—<br>Flamborough—Aldershot]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Ted McMeekin]]<Br>23,045 | |[[Mark Mullins (politician)|Mark Mullins]] <br>18,141 | |[[Kelly Hayes]] <br> 5,666 | |[[Brian Elder Sullivan]]<br> 903 | |[[Michael Trolly]] <br> (FCP) <br> 434<br>[[Richard Butson]] <br> (CoR)<br> 293 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |Ted McKeekin |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Burlington (electoral district)|Burlington]] | |[http://www.markfuller.ca Mark Fuller]<br>19,654 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |[[Cam Jackson]]<br>21,506 | |[[David Laird]]<br>3,832 | |[[Julie Gordon]]<br>1,086 | |[[Vic Corvaro]]<br>(FCP)<br>523 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |Cam Jackson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Erie—Lincoln]] | |[[Vance Badawey]]<br>16,290 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''[[Tim Hudak]]'''<br>20,348 | |[[Julius Antal]]<br>3,950 | |[[Tom Ferguson]]<br>713 | |[[Steve Elgersma]]<br>(FCP)<br>666 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''Tim Hudak''' |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Halton (electoral district)|Halton]] | |[[Barbara Sullivan]]<br>28,112 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |[[Ted Chudleigh]]<br>33,610 | |[[Jay Jackson]]<br>5,587 | |[[Matthew Raymond Smith]]<br>1,295 | |'''[[Giuseppe Gori]]'''<br>(FCP)<br>1,123 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |Ted Chudleigh |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Hamilton East]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Dominic Agostino]]<br>16,015 | |[[Sohail Bhatti]]<br>4,033 | |[[Bob Sutton]]<br>9,035 | |[[Raymond Dartsch]]<br>563 | |[[Bob Mann]]<br> (Comm)<br> 380<br> [[Kelly Greenaway]]<br> (Independent Renewal)<br>378<br>[[Michael Izzotti]]<br> (FCP)<br> 304 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |Dominic Agostino |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Hamilton Mountain]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Marie Bountrogianni]]<br>23,524 | |[[Shakil Hassan]]<br>8,637 | |[[Chris Charlton]]<br>12,017 | |[[Selwyn Inniss]]<br>494 | |[[Eleanor Johnson]]<br>(FCP)<br>748 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |Marie Bountrogianni |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Hamilton West]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Judy Marsales]]<br>15,600 | |[[Doug Brown (politician)|Doug Brown]]<br>8,185 | |[[Roy Adams]]<br>13,468 | |[[Jo Pavlov]]<br>727 | |[[Lynne Scime]]<br>(FCP)<br>750<br>[[Jamilé Ghaddar]]<br>(Independent Renewal)<br>303 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}| |[[David Christopherson]] † |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Niagara Centre]] | |[[Henry D'Angela]]<br>12,526 | |[[Ann Gronski]]<br>10,336 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}| |[[Peter Kormos]]<br>23,289 | |[[Jordan McArthur]]<br>768 | |&nbsp; |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}| |Peter Kormos |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Niagara Falls (electoral district)|Niagara Falls]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Kim Craitor]]<br>18,904 | |[[Bart Maves]]<br>15,353 | |[[Claude Sonier]]<br>4,962 | |[[Ryan McLaughlin]]<br>1,124 | |&nbsp; |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |Bart Maves |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[St. Catharines (electoral district)|St. Catharines]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Jim Bradley]]<br>25,319 | |[[Mark Brickell]]<br>12,932 | |[[John Bacher]]<br>3,944 | |[[Jim Fannon]]<br>1,167 | |[[Linda Klassen]]<br>(FCP)<br>714 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |Jim Bradley |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Stoney Creek (electoral district)|Stoney Creek]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Jennifer Mossop]]<br>24,751 | |'''[[Brad Clark]]'''<br>19,517 | |[[Lorrie McKibbon]]<br>5,419 | |[[Richard Safka]]<br>898 | |&nbsp; |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''Brad Clark''' |- |} ===Midwestern Ontario=== {{Canadian_politics/candlist_header_4plus|Liberal|Progressive Conservatives|NDP|Green}} |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Brant (electoral district)|Brant]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Dave Levac]]<br>24,236 | |[[Alayne Sokoloski]]<br>13,618 | |[[David Noonan]]<br>5,262 | |[[Mike Clancy]]<br>1,014 | |[[John C. Turmel]]<br>(Ind)<br>295 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |Dave Levac |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Cambridge (electoral district)|Cambridge]] | |[[Jerry Boyle]]<br>16,559 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |[[Gerry Martiniuk]]<br>19,996 | |[[Pam Wolf]]<br>8,513 | |[[Michael Chownyk]]<br>983 | |[[Al Smith (Ontario politician)|Al Smith]]<br>(FCP)<br>1,001 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |Gerry Martiniuk |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Guelph—Wellington]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Liz Sandals]]<br>23,607 | |'''[[Brenda Elliott]]'''<br>20,735 | |[[James Valcke]]<br>6,745 | |[[Ben Polley]]<br>3,917 | |[[Alan John McDonald]]<br>(FCP)<br>914 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''Brenda Elliott''' |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant]] | |[[Rob Esselment]]<br>17,151 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |[[Toby Barrett]]<br>20,109 | |[[Paul Steiner]]<br>4,720 | |[[Graeme Dunn]]<br>1,088 | |[[Barra L. Gots]]<br>(FCP)<br>548 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |Toby Barrett |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Huron—Bruce]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Carol Mitchell]]<br>19,879 | |[[Helen Johns]]<br>16,594 | |[[Grant Robertson]]<br>4,973 | |[[Shelley Hannah]]<br>934 | |[[Dave Joslin]]<br>(FCP)<br>902<br>[[Robert Sabharwal]]<br>(F)<br>127 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |Helen Johns |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Kitchener Centre]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[John Milloy]]<br>18,280 | |[[Wayne Wettlaufer]]<br>16,210 | |[[Ted Martin]]<br>6,781 | |[[Luigi D'Agnillo]]<br>1,728 | |&nbsp; |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |Wayne Wettlaufer |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Kitchener—Waterloo]] | |[[Sean Strickland]]<br>22,456 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''[[Elizabeth Witmer]]'''<br>23,957 | |[[Dan Lajoie]]<br>6,084 | |[[Pauline Richards]]<br>1,774 | |[[Lou Reitzel]]<br>(FCP)<br>949<br>[[Owen Alastair Ferguson]]<br>(Ind)<br>242<br>[[Julian Ichim]]<br>(Independent Renewal)<br>153 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''Elizabeth Witmer''' |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Oxford (electoral district)|Oxford]] | |[[Brian Brown]]<br>16,135 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''[[Ernie Hardeman]]'''<br>18,656 | |[[Shawn Rouse]]<br>5,318 | |[[Tom Mayberry]]<br>838 | |[[Andre De Decker]]<br>(FCP)<br>689<br>[[Paul Blair (Ontario politician)|Paul Blair]]<br>(F)<br>404<br>[[Kaye Sargent]]<br>(Lbt)<br>306 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''Ernie Hardeman''' |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Perth—Middlesex]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[John Wilkinson (Ontario politician)|John Wilkinson]]<br>17,017 | |[[Bert Johnson (politician)|Bert Johnson]]<br>15,680 | |[[Jack Verhulst]]<br>4,703 | |[[John Cowling]]<br>1,201 | |[[Pat Bannon]]<br>(FCP)<br>857<br>[[Robert Smink]]<br>(F)<br>384 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |Bert Johnson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Waterloo—Wellington]] | |[[Deborah Whale]]<br>17,344 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |[[Ted Arnott]]<br>22,550 | |[[Richard Walsh Bowers]]<br>3,970 | |[[Allan Strong]]<br>1,203 | |[[Gord Truscott]]<br>(FCP)<br>978 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |Ted Arnott |} ===Southwestern Ontario=== {{Canadian_politics/candlist_header_4plus|Liberal|Progressive Conservatives|NDP|Green}} |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Chatham-Kent—Essex]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Pat Hoy]]<br>23,022 | |[[Dave Wilkinson]]<br>11,586 | |[[Derry McKeever]]<br>2,893 | |[[Jim Burgess (Ontario politician)|Jim Burgess]]<br>1,069 | |[[David Rodman]]<br>(F)<br>281 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |Pat Hoy |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Elgin—Middlesex—London]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Steve Peters]]<br> 24,914 | |[[Bruce Smith (politician)|Bruce Smith]]<br>13,149 | |[[Bryan Bakker]]<br>4,063 | |[[Mark Viitala]]<br>1,236 | |[[Ray Monteith]]<br>(F)<br>671 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |Steve Peters |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Essex (electoral district)|Essex]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Bruce Crozier]]<br>20,559 | |Patrick O'Neil<br>11,234 | |[[Patrick Michael Hayes|Pat Hayes]]<br>12,614 | |[[Darren J. Brown]]<br>998 | |&nbsp; |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |Bruce Crozier |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Lambton—Kent—Middlesex]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Maria Van Bommel]]<br>18,533 | |[[Marcel Beaubien]]<br>15,060 | |[[Joyce Jolliffe]]<br>4,523 | |[[Tim Van Bodegom]]<br>1,133 | | [[James Armstrong (Canadian politician)|James Armstrong]]<br>(Ind)<br>1,053<br>[[Wayne Forbes]]<br>(F)<br>780 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |Marcel Beaubien |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[London North Centre]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Deb Matthews]]<br>20,212 | |'''[[Dianne Cunningham]]'''<br>13,460 | |[[Rebecca Coulter]]<br>11,414 | |[[Bronagh Joyce Morgan]]<br>780 | | [[Craig Smith (Ontario politician)|Craig Smith]]<br>(FCP)<br>432<br>[[Lisa Turner]]<br>(F)<br>242 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |'''Dianne Cunningham''' |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[London—Fanshawe]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Khalil Ramal]]<br>13,920 | |[[Frank Mazzilli]]<br>11,777 | |[[Irene Mathyssen]]<br>12,051 | |[[Bryan Smith (politician)|Bryan Smith]]<br>568 | |[[Mike Davidson (Ontario politician)|Mike Davidson]]<br>(F)<br>493 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |Frank Mazzilli |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[London West]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Chris Bentley]]<br>25,581 | |[[Bob Wood (Ontario provincial politician)|Bob Wood]]<br>15,463 | |[[Patti Dalton]]<br>7,403 | |[[Laura Wythe]]<br>805 | |[[Bill Frampton]]<br>(F)<br>460 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |Bob Wood |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Sarnia—Lambton]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Caroline Di Cocco]]<br>18,179 | |[[Henk Vanden Ende]]<br>11,852 | |[[Glenn Sonier]]<br>6,482 | |[[Bradley Gray]]<br>1,414 | |[[Andrew Falby]]<br>(F)<br>316 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |Caroline Di Cocco |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Windsor—St. Clair]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Dwight Duncan]]<br>19,692 | |[[Matt Bufton]]<br>4,162 | |[[Madeline Crnec]]<br>10,433 | |[[Chris Holt (politician)|Chris Holt]]<br>1,315 | |[[Saroj Bains]]<br>(Independent Renewal)<br>253 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |Dwight Duncan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Windsor West]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Sandra Pupatello]]<br>21,993 | |[[Derek Insley]]<br>4,187 | |[[Yvette Blackburn]]<br>7,383 | |[[Cary M. Lucier]]<br>1,233 | |[[Enver Villamizar]]<br>(Independent Renewal)<br>386 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |Sandra Pupatello |} ===Northern Ontario=== {{Canadian_politics/candlist_header_4plus|Liberal|Progressive Conservatives|NDP|Green}} |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Algoma—Manitoulin (provincial electoral district)|Algoma—Manitoulin]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Mike Brown (politician)|Mike Brown]] <br>14,520 | |[[Terry McCutcheon]] <br> 5,168 | |[[Peter Denley]]<br> 9,459 | |[[Ron Yurick]] <br> 680 | |&nbsp; |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |Mike Brown |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Kenora—Rainy River (provincial electoral district)|Kenora—Rainy River]] | |[[Geoff McClain]] <br>6,746 | |[[Cathe Hoszowski]] <br> 3,343 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}| |'''[[Howard Hampton]]'''<br> 15,666 | |[[Dan King (Canadian politician)|Dan King]] <br> 305 | |&nbsp; |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}| |'''Howard Hampton''' |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Nickel Belt (provincial electoral district)|Nickel Belt]] | |[[Alex McCauley]] <br>13,759 | |[[Dave Kilgour]] <br> 4,804 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}| |[[Shelley Martel]]<br> 16,567 | |[[Robert Nevin]] <br> 479 | |&nbsp; |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}| |Shelley Martel |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Nipissing (provincial electoral district)|Nipissing]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Monique Smith]] <br>18,003 | |[[Al McDonald]] <br> 14,978 | |[[Terry O'Connor (NDP candidate)|Terry O'Connor]]<br> 2,613 | |[[Jaimie Board]] <br> 528 | |&nbsp; |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |Al McDonald |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Parry Sound—Muskoka (provincial electoral district)|Parry Sound—Muskoka]] | |[[Dan Waters]] <br>13,332 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |[[Norm Miller]] <br> 18,776 | |[[Jo-Anne Boulding]]<br> 3,838 | |[[Glen Hodgson]] <br> 2,277 | |[[Charlene Phinney]]<br>(FCP)<br>484 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives}}| |Norm Miller |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Sault Ste. Marie (provincial electoral district)|Sault Ste. Marie]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[David Orazietti]] <br>20,050 | |[[Bruce Willson]] <br> 2,674 | |[[Tony Martin (politician)|Tony Martin]]<br> 11,379 | |[[Dan Brosemer]] <br> 441 | |[[Al Walker (FCP candidate)|Al Walker]]<br>(FCP)<br>606 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}| |Tony Martin |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Sudbury (provincial electoral district)|Sudbury]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Rick Bartolucci]] <br>24,631 | |[[Mila Wong]] <br> 5,068 | |[[Harvey Wyers]]<br> 4,999 | |[[Luke Norton]] <br> 1,009 | |&nbsp; |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |Rick Bartolucci |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Thunder Bay—Atikokan (provincial electoral district)|Thunder Bay—Atikokan]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Bill Mauro]] <br>17,735 | |[[Brian McKinnon]] <br> 5,365 | |[[John Rafferty]]<br> 6,582 | |[[Kristin Boyer]] <br> 762 | |&nbsp; |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Lyn McLeod]] † |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Thunder Bay—Superior North (provincial electoral district)|Thunder Bay—Superior North]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[Michael Gravelle]] <br>21,938 | |[[Brent Sylvester]] <br> 2,912 | |[[Bonnie Satten]]<br> 4,548 | |[[Carl Rose]] <br> 882 | |&nbsp; |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |Michael Gravelle |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Timiskaming—Cochrane (provincial electoral district)|Timiskaming—Cochrane]] |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |[[David Ramsay (Canadian politician)|David Ramsay]] <br>18,499 | |[[Rick Brassard]] <br> 6,330 | |[[Ben Lefebvre]]<br> 5,741 | |[[Paul Palmer (politician)|Paul Palmer]] <br> 489 | |&nbsp; |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal}}| |David Ramsay |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Timmins—James Bay (provincial electoral district)|Timmins—James Bay]] | |[[Michael Doody]] <br>12,373 | |[[Merv Russell]] <br> 2,527 |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}| |[[Gilles Bisson]]<br> 14,941 | |[[Marsha Kriss]] <br> 219 | |&nbsp; |{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}| |Gilles Bisson |} ==[[By-election]]s since the general election== [[Hamilton East]] (called due to the death of [[Dominic Agostino]], [[March 24]], [[2004]]), [[May 13]], [[2004]]: {{Election box begin | title=[[By-election]]: Hamilton East}} |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP/row}} | style="width: 130px" |[[New Democratic Party of Ontario|NDP]] |[[Andrea Horwath]] |align="right"|15,185 |align="right"|63.6 |align="right"|+34.1 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |[[Liberal Party of Ontario|Liberal]] |[[Ralph Agostino]] |align="right"|6,362 |align="right"|26.6 |align="right"|-25.5 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} |[[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|PC]] |[[Tara Crugnale]] |align="right"|1,772 |align="right"|7.4 |align="right"|-5.7 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Green/row}} |[[Green Party of Ontario|Green]] |[[Raymond Dartsch]] |align="right"|449 |align="right"|1.9 |align="right"|-0.4 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Independents/row}} |[[Independent (politican)|Independent]] |[[John C. Turmel]] |align="right"|122 |align="right"|0.5 |align="right"|- |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|23,887 !align="right"| !align="right"| |} [[Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey]] (resignation of [[Ernie Eves]], [[February 1]], [[2005]]), [[March 17]], [[2005]]: {{Election box begin | title=[[By-election]]: Dufferin-Peel-Wellington-Grey}} |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} | style="width: 130px" |[[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|PC]] |[[John Tory]] |align="right"|15,633 |align="right"|56.3 |align="right"|-0.3 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |[[Liberal Party of Ontario|Liberal]] |[[Bob Duncanson]] |align="right"|4,621 |align="right"|16.7 |align="right"|-12.1 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP/row}} |[[New Democratic Party of Ontario|NDP]] |[[Lynda McDougall]] |align="right"|3,891 |align="right"|14.0 |align="right"|+7.9 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Green/row}} |[[Green Party of Ontario|Green]] |[[Frank de Jong]] |align="right"|2,767 |align="right"|10.0 |align="right"|+3.9 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Family Coalition/row}} |[[Family Coalition Party of Ontario|FCP]] |[[Paul Micelli]] |align="right"|488 |align="right"|1.7 |align="right"|-0.6 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Independents/row}} |[[Independent (politican)|Independent]] |[[Bill Cook (Ontario politician)|Bill Cook]] |align="right"|164 |align="right"|0.6 |align="right"|- |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Libertarian/row}} |[[Libertarian Party of Ontario|Libertarian]] |[[Philip Bender]] |align="right"|135 |align="right"|0.5 |align="right"|- |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Independents/row}} |[[Independent (politican)|Independent]] |[[John C. Turmel]] |align="right"|88 |align="right"|0.3 |align="right"|- |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|23,887 !align="right"| !align="right"| |} [[Scarborough—Rouge River]] (Called due to the resignation of [[Alvin Curling]] [[August 19]], [[2005]]. Held [[November 24]], [[2005]] {| class="wikitable" |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan="6"|[[By-election]]: [[Scarborough—Rouge River]] |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan="2" style="width: 200px"|Party ! style="width: 170px"|Candidate ! style="width: 40px"|Votes ! style="width: 40px"|% ! style="width: 40px"|+/- |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} | style="width: 185px"| [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] |[[Bas Balkissoon]] |align=right|9,347 |align=right|57.6 |align=right|-6.2 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} | style="width: 185px"| [[Ontario Progressive Conservative Party|Progressive Conservative]] |[[Cynthia Lai]] |align=right|4,032 |align=right|24.9 |align=right|-0.3 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP/row}} | style="width: 185px"|[[New Democratic Party|New Democrat]] |[[Sheila White (politician)|Sheila White]] |align=right|2,425 |align=right|14.9 |align=right|+8.9 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Green/row}} | style="width: 185px"|[[Ontario Green Party|Green]] |[[Steven Toman]] |align=right| 167 |align=right| 1.2 |align=right| -2.3 {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Libertarian/row}} | style="width: 185px"|[[Ontario Libertarian Party|Libertarian]] |[[Alan Mercer]] |align=right| 100 |align=right| 0.6 |align=right| - {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Family Coalition/row}} | style="width: 185px"|[[Family Coalition Party of Ontario|Family Coalition]] |[[Rina Morra]] |align=right| 93 |align=right| 0.6 |align=right| -0.8 {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Freedom/row}} | style="width: 185px"|[[Ontario Freedom Party|Freedom]] |[[Freedom Party candidates, 2003 Ontario provincial election#Wayne Simmons (Don Valley East)|Wayne Simmons]] |align=right| 59 |align=right| 0.4 |align=right| - {{end}} [[Toronto—Danforth]] (resignation of [[Marilyn Churley]]), [[March 30]], [[2006]]: {{Election box begin | title=[[By-election]]: Toronto—Danforth}} |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP/row}} |[[New Democratic Party of Ontario|NDP]] |[[Peter Tabuns]] |align="right"| 13,064 |align="right"| 47.8% |align="right"| |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |[[Liberal Party of Ontario|Liberal]] |[[Ben Chin]] |align="right"| 10,636 |align="right"| 38.9% |align="right"| |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} | style="width: 130px" |[[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|PC]] |Georgina Blanas |align="right"| 2,713 |align="right"| 9.9% |align="right"| |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Green/row}} |[[Green Party of Ontario|Green]] |Paul Charbonneau |align="right"| 582 |align="right"| 2.1% |align="right"| |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Freedom/row}} | style="width: 185px"|[[Freedom Party of Ontario|Freedom Party]] |[[Franz Cauchi]] |align=right| 93 |align=right| 0.3% |align=right| |} [[Whitby—Ajax]] (resignation of [[Jim Flaherty]]), [[March 30]], [[2006]]: {{Election box begin | title=[[By-election]]: Whitby—Ajax}} |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} | style="width: 130px" |[[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|PC]] |[[Christine Elliott]] |align="right"| 15,843 |align="right"| 46.2% |align="right"| |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |[[Liberal Party of Ontario|Liberal]] |[[Judi Longfield]] |align="right"| 14,529 |align="right"| 42.3% |align="right"| |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP/row}} |[[New Democratic Party of Ontario|NDP]] |Julie Gladman |align="right"| 3,204 |align="right"| 9.3% |align="right"| |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Green/row}} |[[Green Party of Ontario|Green]] |Nick Boileau |align="right"| 307 |align="right"| 0.9% |align="right"| |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Freedom/row}} | style="width: 185px"|[[Freedom Party of Ontario|Freedom Party]] |[[Paul McKeever]] |align=right| 198 |align=right| 0.6% |align=right| |} [[Nepean—Carleton]] (resignation of [[John R. Baird|John Baird]]), [[March 30]], [[2006]]: {{Election box begin | title=[[By-election]]: Nepean—Carleton}} |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} | style="width: 130px" |[[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|PC]] |[[Lisa MacLeod]] |align="right"| 17,311 |align="right"| 57.6% |align="right"| |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |[[Liberal Party of Ontario|Liberal]] |[[Brian Ford]] |align="right"| 9,457 |align="right"| 31.4% |align="right"| |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP/row}} |[[New Democratic Party of Ontario|NDP]] |[[Laurel Gibbons]] |align="right"| 2,489 |align="right"| 8.3% |align="right"| |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Green/row}} |[[Green Party of Ontario|Green]] |[[Peter Tretter]] |align="right"| 634 |align="right"| 2.1% |align="right"| |} [[Parkdale—High Park]] (resignation of [[Gerard Kennedy]]): [[September 14]], [[2006]] {{Election box begin | title=[[By-election]]: Parkdale—High Park}} |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP/row}} | style="width: 130px"|[[New Democratic Party of Ontario|NDP]] |[[Cheri DiNovo]] |align=right| 11,675 |align=right| 41.0 |align=right| +25.2 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} | style="width: 130px"| [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] |[[Sylvia Watson]] |align=right| 9,387 |align=right| 33.0 |align=right| -24.8 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} | style="width: 130px"| [[Ontario Progressive Conservative Party|PC]] |[[David Hutcheon]] |align=right| 4,921 |align=right| 17.3 |align=right| +1.1 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Green/row}} | style="width: 130px"|[[Ontario Green Party|Green]] |[[Frank De Jong]] |align=right| 1,758 |align=right| 6.2 |align=right| -0.7 |- {{Canadian politics/party colours/Family Coalition/row}} | style="width: 130px"|[[Family Coalition Party of Ontario|Family Coalition]] | [[Stan Grzywna]] |align=right| 366 |align=right| 1.3 |align=right| -0.2 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Libertarian/row}} | style="width: 130px"|[[Ontario Libertarian Party|Libertarian]] | [[Jim McIntosh]] |align=right| 162 |align=right| 0.6 |align=right| - |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Freedom/row}} | style="width: 130px"|[[Freedom Party of Ontario|Freedom]] |[[Silvio Ursomarzo]] |align=right| 111 |align=right| 0.4 |align=right| 0.0 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Independents/row}} | style="width: 130px"|Independent |[[John C. Turmel]] |align=right| 77 |align=right| 0.3 |} [[York South—Weston]] (resignation of [[Joe Cordiano]]), [[February 8]], [[2007]]: {{Election box begin | title=[[By-election]]: York South—Weston}} |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP/row}} | style="width: 130px"|[[New Democratic Party of Ontario|NDP]] |[[Paul Ferreira]] |align=right| 8,188 |align=right| 43.3 |align=right| +24.0 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} | style="width: 130px"| [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] |[[Laura Albanese]] |align=right| 7,830 |align=right| 41.4 |align=right| -20.2 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} | style="width: 130px"| [[Ontario Progressive Conservative Party|PC]] |[[Pina Martino]] |align=right| 1,941 |align=right| 10.3 |align=right| -4.9 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Green/row}} | style="width: 130px"|[[Ontario Green Party|Green]] |[[Mir Kamal]] |align=right| 262 |align=right| 1.4 |align=right| -1.1 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Independents/row}} | style="width: 130px"|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]] |[[Kevin Clarke]] |align=right| 220 |align=right| 1.2 |align=right| +1.2 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Independents/row}} | style="width: 130px"|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]] |[[Mohammed Choudhary]] |align=right| 142 |align=right| 0.8 |align=right| +0.8 |- {{Canadian politics/party colours/Family Coalition/row}} | style="width: 130px"|[[Family Coalition Party of Ontario|Family Coalition]] | [[Mariangela Sanabria]] |align=right| 139 |align=right| 0.7 |align=right| -0.8 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Libertarian/row}} | style="width: 130px"|[[Ontario Libertarian Party|Libertarian]] | [[Nunzio Venuto]] |align=right| 98 |align=right| 0.5 |align=right| +0.5 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Freedom/row}} | style="width: 130px"|[[Freedom Party of Ontario|Freedom]] |[[Freedom Party candidates, 2003 Ontario provincial election#Wayne Simmons (Don Valley East)|Wayne Simmons]] |align=right| 77 |align=right| 0.4 |align=right| +0.4 |} [[Burlington (electoral district)|Burlington]] (resignation of [[Cam Jackson]]), [[February 8]], [[2007]]: {{Election box begin | title=[[By-election]]: Burlington}} |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} | style="width: 130px" |[[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|PC]] |[[Joyce Savoline]] |align="right"|11,143 |align="right"|49.0 |align="right"|+2.8 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |[[Liberal Party of Ontario|Liberal]] |[[Joan Lougheed]] |align="right"|9,365 |align="right"|41.2 |align="right"|-1.0 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP/row}} |[[New Democratic Party of Ontario|NDP]] |[[Cory Judson]] |align="right"|1,310 |align="right"|5.8 |align="right"|-1.4 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Green/row}} |[[Green Party of Ontario|Green]] |[[Frank de Jong]] |align="right"|734 |align="right"|3.2 |align="right"|+0.9 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Freedom/row}} |[[Freedom Party of Ontario|Freedom]] |[[Paul Micelli]] |align="right"|106 |align="right"|0.5 |align="right"|+0.5 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Independents/row}} |[[Independent (politican)|Independent]] |[[John C. Turmel]] |align="right"|90 |align="right"|0.4 |align="right"|+0.4 |} [[Markham (electoral district)|Markham]] (resignation of [[Tony Wong (Canadian politician)|Tony Wong]]), [[February 8]], [[2007]]: {{Election box begin | title=[[By-election]]: Markham}} |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |[[Liberal Party of Ontario|Liberal]] |[[Michael Chan (Canadian politician)|Michael Chan]] |align="right"|9,080 |align="right"|49.3 |align="right"|-1.4 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} | style="width: 130px" |[[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|PC]] |[[Alex Yuan]] |align="right"|6,420 |align="right"|34.9 |align="right"|-5.4 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP/row}} |[[New Democratic Party of Ontario|NDP]] |[[Janice Hagan]] |align="right"|1,492 |align="right"|8.1 |align="right"|+3.0 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Green/row}} |[[Green Party of Ontario|Green]] |[[Bernadette Manning]] |align="right"|999 |align="right"|5.4 |align="right"|+3.8 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Freedom/row}} |[[Freedom Party of Ontario|Freedom]] |[[Cathy McKeever]] |align="right"|159 |align="right"|0.9 |align="right"|+0.9 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Family Coalition/row}} |[[Family Coalition Party of Ontario|Family Coalition]] |Patrick Redmond |align="right"|135 |align="right"|0.7 |align="right"|-0.6 |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Libertarian/row}} |[[Ontario Libertarian Party|Libertarian]] |Jay Miller |align="right"|126 |align="right"|0.6 |align="right"|+0.6 |} ==See also== *[[Politics of Ontario]] *[[List of Canadian political parties#Ontario|List of Ontario political parties]] *[[Premier of Ontario]] *[[Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)]] *[[2003 in Canadian politics]] ==External links== ===General resources=== *[http://www.cbc.ca/ontariovotes2003/features/platforms_092203.html Party platforms] *[http://www.gov.on.ca/ Government of Ontario] *[http://www.ontla.on.ca/ Ontario Legislative Assembly] *[http://www.electionsontario.on.ca/ Elections Ontario] *[http://www.cbc.ca/ontariovotes2003/ CBC - Ontario Votes 2003] *[http://www.electionsontario.on.ca/en/march_30_unofficial_results_en.shtml] ===Parties=== ====Parties with seats in the house prior to dissolution==== *[http://www.ontarioliberal.on.ca/ Ontario Liberal Party] {{seealso|Liberal Party of Ontario}} *[http://www.ontariondp.ca/ Ontario New Democratic Party] {{seealso|Ontario New Democratic Party}} *[http://www.ontariopc.com/ Ontario Progressive Conservative Party] {{seealso|Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario}} ====Other parties==== *[http://www.ontario.communist-party.ca/ Communist Party of Canada (Ontario)] *[http://www.familyparty.on.ca/ Ontario Family Party] *[http://www.freedomparty.on.ca/ Freedom Party of Ontario] *[http://www.gpo.ca/ Green Party of Ontario] *[http://www.libertarian.on.ca/ Ontario Libertarian Party] *[http://mountaincable.net/%7Egalloway/cor/ Ontario Provincial Confederation of Regions Party] {{Ontario elections}} [[Category:2003 elections in Canada|Ontario general]] [[Category:Ontario general elections]] [[fr:Élection générale ontarienne de 2003]]