add site
services
publishers
database
health videos
toolbar
stats
live show
health store
more stuff
JOIN/LOGIN
| advertise add site services publishers database health videos
| | about toolbar stats live show health store more stuff JOIN/LOGIN |
 The Ontario general election of 1990 was held on September 6, 1990, to elect members of the 35th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada. The governing Ontario Liberal Party led by Premier David Peterson, was defeated by a large unexpected protest vote. Peterson was accused of opportunism in calling an election just three years into his mandate, and in a shocking upset, the New Democratic Party, led by Bob Rae, won a majority government. This marked the first time the NDP formed the government in Ontario. Mike Harris's Progressive Conservative Party was unable to overcome voter distrust of the federal Progressive Conservative government of Brian Mulroney. His party managed to win four more seats than in the 1987 election, however. Although Harris was from northern Ontario, the PC Party was particularly weak in that region, placing fourth, behind the Liberals, NDP and the right-wing, fringe Confederation of Regions Party (CoR) in six northern Ontario ridings (Algoma, Cochrane South, Nickel Belt, Sudbury, Sudbury East and Sault Ste. Marie). The CoR Party also placed ahead of the PC Party in the Renfrew North and Cornwall ridings in eastern Ontario. The Green Party of Ontario placed third, ahead of the NDP, in Parry Sound riding, where former Liberal leadership candidate Richard Thomas was the party's candidate. [edit] Results
[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly 1990-1995[edit] NDP
* In 1993, Ward died and Drainville left the Legislative Assembly. Both resulting byelections were won by the Progressive Conservatives. Rizzo left the NDP caucus in October, 1990, but sat as an Independent until the 1995 election. In 1993 North resigned and sat as an independent. Akande resigned from the Legislature in 1994; no byelection was held prior to the 1995 election. [edit] Liberal
* Nixon and Scott retired from politics in 1992, and Mancini retired in 1993. The Liberals retained all three seats in the resulting byelections. Bruce Crozier, Ronald Eddy and Tim Murphy joined the Liberal caucus. John Sola was expelled from caucus in 1992 after making racist comments to a reporter from the fifth estate. He sat as an independent for the remainder of the assembly. [edit] Progressive Conservative
The PC Party won two byelections in 1993, winning seats previously held by the NDP. Chris Hodgson was elected in Victoria—Haliburton, and David Johnson was elected in Don Mills. [edit] Constituency results[edit] Ottawa-Carleton[edit] Eastern Ontario
Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry & East Grenville:
[edit] Central Ontario
[edit] Durham & York Region
[edit] Scarborough
[edit] North York & East York
[edit] Toronto
[edit] Etobicoke & York
[edit] Brampton, Mississauga & Halton
[edit] Hamilton-Wentworth & Niagara
[edit] Midwestern Ontario
[edit] Middlesex & Elgin
[edit] Southwestern Ontario
[edit] Northeastern Ontario
[edit] Northwestern Ontario
[edit] Post-election changesTony Rizzo (NDP) became an independent MPP on October 10, 1990, after questions were raised about labour practices in his bricklaying firms. He would later rejoin the NDP caucus. Brant—Haldimand (res. Robert Nixon, July 31, 1991), March 5, 1992:
Don Mills (dec. Margery Ward, January 22, 1993), April 1, 1993:
St. George—St. David (res. Ian Scott, September 8, 1992), April 1, 1993:
Dennis Drainville (NDP) became an independent MPP on April 28, 1993, as a protest against the Rae government's plans to introduce casinos to the province. William Ferguson (NDP) became an independent MPP on April 30, 1993, following accusations relating to the Grandview scandal. John Sola (L) became an independent MPP on May 11, 1993, after making comments about Canadian Serbs that most regarded as racist. Peter North (NDP) became an independent MPP on October 27, 1993, claiming he had lost confidence in the Rae government. He tried to join the Progressive Conservatives, but was rebuffed. Essex South (res. Remo Mancini, May 10, 1993), December 2, 1993:
Victoria—Haliburton (res. Dennis Drainville, September 27, 1993), March 17, 1994:
William Ferguson (Ind) rejoined the NDP caucus on June 21, 1994, having been cleared of all charges. St. Andrew—St. Patrick (res. Zanana Akande, August 31, 1994). Markham (res. Don Cousens, September 30, 1994). Kitchener (res. William Ferguson, October 8, 1994). Bruce (res. Murray Elston, October 31, 1994). [edit] See also
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ↑ top of page ↑ | about thumbshots |
.jpg)
