Ontario general election, 1999

June 3, 1999

103 seats in the 37th Legislative Assembly of Ontario 52 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Mike Harris	Dalton McGuinty	Howard Hampton
Party	Progressive Conservative	Liberal	New Democratic
Leader since	May 12, 1990	December 1, 1996	June 22, 1996
Leader's seat	Nipissing	Ottawa South	Kenora—Rainy River
Last election	82	30	17
Seats won	59	35	9
Seat change	-23	+5	-8
Popular vote	1,978,059	1,751,472	551,009
Percentage	45.1	39.9%	12.6%
Swing	+0.3pp	+8.8pp	-8.0pp

The Ontario Legislature after the 1999 election.

Premier before election

Mike Harris
Progressive Conservative

Premier-designate

Mike Harris
Progressive Conservative

An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.

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

It was the first election in which the Legislative Assembly of Ontario had a reduced number of seats. Previously, the province's riding boundaries were different from those used in federal elections. In the 1999 election, for the first time, provincial riding boundaries were redrawn to precisely match federal ridings, resulting in 27 fewer seats — and 27 fewer Members of Provincial Parliament — in the legislature. Notably, in a number of ridings this resulted in incumbent MPPs directly facing each other in the new seats; in a few ridings, incumbent MPPs from the same party even had to compete against each other for their own party's nomination.

Campaign

The Ontario Legislature after the 1999 election.

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

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

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

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

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

Results

Party		Party Leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
Party		Party Leader	# of candidates	1995	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change
	Progressive Conservative	Mike Harris	103	82	59	-28.0%	1,978,059	45.1%	+0.3%
	Liberal	Dalton McGuinty	103	30	35	+16.7%	1,751,472	39.9%	+8.8%
	New Democratic	Howard Hampton	103	17	9	-47.1%	551,009	12.6%	-8.0%
	Green	Frank de Jong	57	-	-	-	30,749	0.7%	+0.3%
	Family Coalition	Giuseppe Gori	37	-	-	-	24,216	0.6%	-0.9%
	Natural Law	Ron Parker	73	-	-	-	19,491	0.4%	-
	Freedom	Lloyd Walker	14	-	-	-	4,806	0.1%	-
	Libertarian	Sam Apelbaum	7	-	-	-	2,337	0.1%	-0.1%
	Communist	Hassan Husseini	4	-	-	-	814	0.02%	-
	Confederation of Regions		2	-	-	-	282	0.01%	-
	Reform		1	-	-	-	174	0.003%	-
	Others		62	1	-	-100%	26,798	0.6%	-0.2%
Total			567	130	103	-20.8%	4,390,207	100%

Notes:

No fewer than 27 candidates affiliated with the Communist Party of Canada - Marxist-Leninist contested this election as independents. These candidates won a total of 7,194 votes.
The Reform Association of Ontario fielded one candidate.
Three independent candidates were members of the Humanist Party of Ontario.

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

Constituency results

Ontario Regional Results

1. Ottawa

2. Eastern Ontario

3. Central Ontario

4. Southern Durham & York

5. Downtown Toronto

6. Suburban Toronto

7. Brampton, Mississauga & Oakville

8. Hamilton, Burlington & Niagara

9. Midwestern Ontario

10. Southwestern Ontario

11. Northern Ontario

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

(Note: The official returns list Ray as a candidate of the Ontario Communist Party, rather than the Communist League. This, however, is an error.)

Ottawa-Carleton

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

Eastern Ontario

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

Central Ontario

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

Southern Durham & York

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

Downtown Toronto

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

Suburban Toronto

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

Brampton, Mississauga & Oakville

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

Hamilton-Wentworth, Burlington & Niagara

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

Midwestern Ontario

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

Southwestern Ontario

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

Northern Ontario

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

By-elections

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

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