2018 Ontario general election

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2018 Ontario general election
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124 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
63 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout56.67% (Increase5.38pp)[1]
  First party Second party
 
Leader Doug Ford Andrea Horwath
Party Progressive Conservative New Democratic
Leader since March 10, 2018 March 7, 2009
Leader's seat Etobicoke North Hamilton Centre
Last election 28 seats, 31.25% 21 seats, 23.75%
Seats before 27 18
Seats won 76 40
Seat change Increase49 Increase22
Popular vote 2,326,632 1,929,649
Percentage 40.50% 33.59%
Swing Increase9.25pp Increase9.84pp
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Kathleen Wynne Mike Schreiner
Party Liberal Green
Leader since January 26, 2013 May 16, 2009
Leader's seat Don Valley West Guelph
Last election 58 seats, 38.65% 0 seats, 4.84%
Seats before 55 0
Seats won 7 1
Seat change Decrease48 Increase1
Popular vote 1,124,218 264,487
Percentage 19.57% 4.60%
Swing Decrease19.08pp Decrease0.24pp
Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead by the result in each riding. Riding names are listed at the bottom.
Premier before election

Kathleen Wynne
Liberal

Premier after election

Doug Ford
Progressive Conservative

The 2018 Ontario general election was held on June 7, 2018, to elect the 124 members of the 42nd Parliament of Ontario.[2] The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, led by Doug Ford, won 76 of the 124 seats in the legislature and formed a majority government. The Ontario New Democratic Party, led by Andrea Horwath, formed the Official Opposition. The Ontario Liberal Party, led by incumbent Premier Kathleen Wynne, lost official party status in recording both the worst result in the party's 161-year history and the worst result for any incumbent governing party in Ontario. The Green Party of Ontario won a seat for the first time in their history, while the Trillium Party of Ontario lost its single seat gained by a floor-crossing during the 41st Parliament.

Background

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Redistribution of seats

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The Electoral Boundaries Act, 2015[3] increased the number of electoral districts from 107 to 122, following the boundaries set out by the federal 2013 Representation Order for Ontario, while preserving the special boundaries of the 11 seats in Northern Ontario set out in the 1996 redistribution.

The Far North Electoral Boundaries Commission, appointed in 2016,[4] recommended the creation of the additional districts of Kiiwetinoong and Mushkegowuk—James Bay, carved out from the existing Kenora—Rainy River and Timmins—James Bay ridings, which accordingly raised the total number of seats to 124.[5][6] This was implemented through the Representation Statute Law Amendment Act, 2017.[7]

The new districts have been criticized as undemocratic, as they have a population of around 30,000 people compared with over 120,000 people in some southern Ontario constituencies. National Post columnist Josh Dehaas suggested that the small population sizes of the ridings might violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.[8]

In September 2017, a research firm analyzed the impact of redistribution if the boundaries had been in effect for the previous election.[9]

Change of fixed election date

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Under legislation passed in 2005, Ontario elections were to be held on "the first Thursday in October in the fourth calendar year following polling day in the most recent general election", subject to the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario's power to call an election earlier.[10] As the current government had a majority, the passage of a non-confidence motion was not a likely option for calling an early election, though Premier Kathleen Wynne stated in June 2015 that she would likely advise to dissolve the Legislature in spring 2018 rather than in October of that year in order to avoid any conflict with municipal elections and take advantage of better weather and longer days.[11]

To put this on a statutory footing, in October 2016 Attorney General of Ontario Yasir Naqvi introduced a bill in the Legislative Assembly which, in part, included moving the election date to "the first Thursday in June in the fourth calendar year following polling day in the most recent general election",[2] and it came into effect in December 2016.[12]

Prelude to campaign

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The Ontario Liberal Party attempted to win their fifth consecutive general election, dating back to 2003. The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario won their first election since 1999, and the Ontario New Democratic Party attempted to win their second election (having previously won in 1990). Numerous other extra-parliamentary political parties also vied for votes.

The Liberals under Kathleen Wynne headed into the 2018 campaign trailing far behind the Progressive Conservatives, led by former Toronto City Councillor Doug Ford. The Liberals' standing with voters had been badly hurt when they partially privatized Hydro One in 2015, after campaigning against it in the 2014 election, as well as rising criticism over "ballooning provincial debt, high electricity prices and costly, politically expedient decisions".[13][14] In early April, the CBC published their analysis of aggregate polls showing that Ford and the Progressive Conservatives were ahead of the other parties averaging 42.1% support, compared to 27.2% for the governing Liberals, 23.4% for the NDP and 5.7% for the Greens[15] and with 11 Liberal MPPs announcing they would not be running for re-election or having already resigned their seats in the months leading up to the election.[16]

According to Wynne, voters were offered a "stark choice", between "cutting and removing supports from people" with "billions in cuts", which she alleged the Progressive Conservatives would do if they won the election, and expanding investments in social programs such as prescription drugs and childcare, which the Liberal platform promised.[17]

In March 2018, the Liberals tabled a pre-election budget in the provincial legislature which promised billions of dollars in new spending for free childcare and expanded coverage for dental care but replaced the government's previous balanced budget with a $6.7 billion deficit projected to last until 2024–2025.[18] PC leader Doug Ford called the budget a "spending spree".[19]

Mood of the voters

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According to Toronto Star columnist Susan Delacourt, voters were motivated by a desire for change—such desire being more driven by emotion than by ideology—and one researcher estimated that more than half of the electorate was undecided in who they were likely to vote for.[20] The Huffington Post reported that half of voters were basing their vote intentions on how best to block the party they oppose.[21]

In February 2018, Campaign Research conducted a gap analysis on voter intentions in Ontario, and determined the following:

Voter gap analysis by party (February 2018)[22]
Liberal PC NDP Highlights
64%
6%
6%
10%
13%
51%
7%
6%
10%
26%
61%
9%
13%
6%
11%
  • PCs had the lowest proportion of respondents (51%) not willing to vote for them at all, while the Liberals had the highest such proportion (64%)
  • At 13%, the Liberals' "hard support" was only half that for the PCs
  • For PCs, the strength of "hard support" increases with age, and older demographics tend to be more reliable voters
  • Conversely, such support for the Liberals and NDP significantly declines with age, with almost ¾ of those aged 55+ not willing to vote for them at all

  = Not voting for party; not considered
  = Not voting for party; shared consideration
  = Not voting for party; exclusive consideration
  = Will vote for party; others considered
  = Will vote for party; no others considered

Events leading up to the election (2014–2018)

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Date
June 12, 2014 The Liberal Party under Kathleen Wynne wins a majority government in the 41st Ontario general election. Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak announces his intention to step down following the selection of his successor.[23]
July 2, 2014 Tim Hudak resigns as leader of the Progressive Conservatives.[24] Simcoe—Grey MPP Jim Wilson is named interim leader.[25]
July 24, 2014 The Liberals pass their May 1 budget in its final reading.
May 9, 2015 Patrick Brown, the Conservative federal MP for Barrie, is elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party.[26]
September 24, 2015 Ontario Provincial Police lay charges in relation to the Sudbury by-election scandal.[27]
November 1, 2016 Ontario Provincial Police announce charges under the provincial act against Gerry Lougheed and Patricia Sorbara (CEO and director of the 2018 Liberal campaign) for alleged bribery during a 2015 byelection.[28] Sorbara announced that she will step down from the campaign.[29]
January 24, 2018 CTV News reports that Progressive Conservative Party leader Patrick Brown is accused by two women of committing sexual misconduct. Brown denies the allegations.[30]
January 25, 2018 Patrick Brown resigns as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party.[31][32]
January 26, 2018 Progressive Conservative Party caucus chooses Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli as interim leader.[33]
March 10, 2018 Doug Ford is elected leader of the Progressive Conservatives on the third ballot of the party's leadership election.[34] Fedeli continues as Leader of the Opposition for legislative purposes until the election due to Ford not having a seat in the Legislature.[35]
April 11, 2018 First Leaders Debate hosted by the Jamaican Canadian Association. Andrea Horwath, Mike Schreiner, and Premier Kathleen Wynne were in attendance.[36]
April 16, 2018 The Ontario NDP release their full election platform.[37]
May 7, 2018 First televised debate hosted by CityNews: Toronto-focused debate with Ford, Horwath and Wynne[38]
May 9, 2018 Electoral Writ issued.[39]
May 11, 2018 Leaders' debate in Parry Sound.[40]
May 17, 2018 Candidate nominations close at 2 PM local time.[41]
May 26, 2018 Advance voting starts at voting locations and returning offices.[42][43]
May 27, 2018 Second televised debate, moderated by Steve Paikin and Farah Nasser, held at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto and aired on CBC, CTV, Global, TVO, CPAC, CHCH and other outlets. Attended by Wynne, Ford, and Horwath.[44]
May 30, 2018 Advance voting ends at advance voting locations.[42]
June 1, 2018 Advance voting ends at returning offices.[42]
June 2, 2018 Premier Wynne concedes that the Liberals will not win the election.[45][46]
June 6, 2018 Special ballot voting at returning office or through home visit ends at 6:00 PM EST.[42]
June 7, 2018 Election day. Fixed-date of the 2018 provincial election.

Campaign period

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Contests

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Candidate contests in the ridings
Candidates nominated Ridings Party
PC NDP Lib Green Ltn NOTA Ind Tr Mod Free Comm Cons NO Oth[a 1] Totals
4 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
5 19 19 19 19 19 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 95
6 43 43 43 43 43 43 5 5 8 6 2 3 1 6 7 258
7 33 33 33 33 33 32 21 7 11 5 6 2 4 2 9 231
8 15 15 15 15 15 15 9 8 3 1 3 6 5 1 9 120
9 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 9 3 4 3 1 0 0 15 90
10 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11
Total 124 124 124 124 124 117 42 32 25 16 14 12 10 10 49 823
  1. ^ Minor political parties fielding fewer than ten candidates are aggregated together.


Issues

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2018 Ontario election – issues and respective party platforms[47][48][49][50][51][52]
Issue Liberal PC NDP
Budget
  • Standing by its last budget's assertion of six consecutive deficits, with a return to balance in 2024–25
  • Conduct a value-for-money audit of the government's spending
  • Conduct an independent commission of inquiry into the previous government's spending
  • Centralize government purchasing
  • Increase the Risk Management Program limit by $50 million annually
  • Eliminate the Jobs and Prosperity fund
  • There will be five consecutive deficits of between $5 billion and $2 billion.
Child care
  • Publicly-funded child care for all Ontarians aged two-and-a-half to junior kindergarten age, regardless of income
  • Fund a sliding scale of tax rebates, providing up to $6,750 per child under 15 and giving low-income families as much as 75% of their child-care costs
  • Income-based scale for child care, providing publicly-funded child care for families earning under $40,000 annually and public funding to reduce the cost of childcare to an average of $12 per day cost for those making over $40,000
Education
  • Modernize the curriculum and assessment of schools, from kindergarten to grade 12
  • $3 billion in capital grants over 10 years to post-secondary institutions
  • Replace the present curricula for sex education
  • Return to traditional mathematics education
  • Ban cell phones in all primary and secondary school classrooms
  • Limit funding to postsecondary institutions that do not respect free speech
  • Make mathematics training mandatory in teachers’ college
  • Increase funding for children with autism by $38 million
  • $16 billion in spending over 10 years on infrastructure and repairs at Ontario's schools
  • Cap kindergarten class sizes at 26 students
  • Abolish standardized EQAO testing
  • Give OSAP-qualified students non-repayable grants instead of loans
  • Remove interest from existing student loans and apply interest that has already been paid to the loan principal
Environment
  • Hire more conservation officers
  • Create an emissions-reduction fund to subsidize new technologies that reduce emissions
  • Increase funding for cleaning up garbage
  • Divert at least 25% of cap-and-trade revenue to help northern, rural and low-income Ontarians adapt to a lower-carbon lifestyle
  • Spend $50 million on a home-efficiency retrofit program
Healthcare
  • Create 30,000 new long-term care beds by 2028
  • Create a publicly-funded universal pharmacare program for seniors
  • Hire 400 new mental health workers in schools
  • Create 30,000 new long-term care beds by 2028
  • Increase funding for mental health
  • Increase funding for autism treatment by $125 million per year
  • Create a publicly-funded universal pharmacare program for everyone that covers approximately 125 medications
  • Create 40,000 new long-term care beds by 2028
  • Create 2,000 new hospital beds
  • Hire 4,500 new nurses
Electricity
  • Standing by its 2017 plan to defer rate increases through current borrowing
  • Will proceed to sell the Province's remaining 60% interest in Hydro One
  • Cut rates by 12%, over and above the Liberals' current 25% reduction
  • Fire the CEO and Board of Hydro One
  • Cancel energy contracts that are in the pre-construction stage
Regulation
  • Increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour in 2019
  • End geographic price variations in car insurance rates
  • Increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour in 2019
  • Allow illegal immigrants to access all government services and do not enforce federal immigration laws against them
  • Impose price controls on gasoline
Taxation
  • Proceed with last budget's simplification of rate structure for personal income tax
  • Raise taxes on cigarettes by $4 per carton
  • Increase taxes on people making over $95,000 per year
  • Reduce middle-class income tax rates by 20%
  • Eliminate income tax entirely for minimum-wage earners
  • Repeal the present cap and trade program
  • Challenge the federal carbon tax in court
  • Reduce the small business income tax rate by 8.7%
  • Reduce gasoline taxes by 10¢ per litre
  • Reduce diesel taxes by 10.3¢ per litre
  • Reduce the corporate income tax rate from 11.5% to 10.5%
  • Reduce aviation fuel taxes for Northern Ontario flights
  • Exempt the Royal Canadian Legion from being charged property tax
  • Raise corporate tax rate from 11.5% to 13%
  • Raise income taxes on people earning over $220,000 by 1%
  • Raise income taxes on people earning over $300,000 by 2%
Transportation
  • Fund $79 billion for various public-transit projects over 14 years
  • Build a Toronto-to-Windsor high-speed rail line
  • Fund an expansion of light rail O-Train in Ottawa
  • $5 billion in extra funding for new subways in Toronto
  • Upload ownership and construction of subway lines from the municipal government to the provincial government
  • Build the Relief Line subway line
  • Build the Yonge Extension subway line
  • Build future crosstown expansions underground
  • Expand all-day two-way GO service Bowmanville and Kitchener
  • Finish construction of the Niagara GO Expansion
  • Restore operations of the Northlander in Northern Ontario
  • Fund an expansion of light rail O-Train in Ottawa
  • Ensure that the Scarborough Subway Extension to the Scarborough Town Centre will have three stops
  • Build the Sheppard Loop with the Scarborough Subway Extension

Party slogans

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Party English French Translation of French (unofficial)
█ Liberal "Care over cuts"[54]
█ PC "For the People"[55]
█ New Democratic "Change for the better"[56] "Changeons pour le mieux"[57] Let's change for the better
█ Green "People Powered Change"[58]
█ Libertarian "The Party of Choice"[59]

Endorsements

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Endorsements received by each party
Type Liberal PC NDP Green No endorsement
Media
Politicians and public figures
Unions and business associations
  • Ontario Convenience Stores Association[83]
  • Ottawa Police Association[84]
  • United Steelworkers Local 2251[85]

Candidates

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See also: Candidates of the 2018 Ontario general election

Candidate nominations

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In February 2018, the PC leadership overturned the nomination of candidates Karma Macgregor in Ottawa West—Nepean and Thenusha Parani in Scarborough Centre because of irregularities and allegations of ballot stuffing at their nomination meetings.[90] Both candidates denied these claims.[91] The nomination meetings were reorganized, and both candidates lost the nomination at those meetings. However, the PC leadership decided not to overturn the nomination meeting's result in Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, where a similar situation took place, because of an ongoing police investigation on this situation.[92]

In March 2018, the NDP nominated Lyra Evans as their candidate in Ottawa—Vanier. Evans was the first openly transgender candidate nominated by a major party to run in an Ontario general election.[93][94]

Incumbents not running for reelection

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Electoral District Incumbent at dissolution and subsequent nominee New MPP
Brant (now Brantford—Brant)   Dave Levac[95] Ruby Toor   Will Bouma
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell   Grant Crack[96] Pierre Leroux   Amanda Simard
Guelph   Liz Sandals[97] Sly Castaldi   Mike Schreiner
Kenora—Rainy River   Sarah Campbell[98] Glen Archer   Greg Rickford
Kitchener—Conestoga   Michael Harris[99] –   Mike Harris Jr.
London North Centre   Deb Matthews[97] Kate Graham   Terence Kernaghan
Markham—Unionville   Michael Chan[96] Amanda Yeung Collucci   Billy Pang
Parkdale—High Park   Cheri DiNovo[100] Bhutila Karpoche   Bhutila Karpoche
Mississauga—Erindale   Harinder Takhar[101] Riding dissolved
Pickering—Scarborough East   Tracy MacCharles[96] Riding dissolved
Scarborough Centre   Brad Duguid[102] Mazhar Shafiq   Christina Mitas
Simcoe North   Patrick Brown[103] –   Jill Dunlop
Welland (now Niagara Centre)   Cindy Forster[104][105] Jeff Burch   Jeff Burch
York Centre   Monte Kwinter[106] Ramon Estaris   Roman Baber
York—Simcoe   Julia Munro[107] Caroline Mulroney   Caroline Mulroney
York West (now Humber River—Black Creek)   Mario Sergio[108] Deanna Sgro   Tom Rakocevic

Results

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See also: Candidates of the Ontario general election, 2018
↓
76 40 7 1
Progressive Conservative New Democratic Liberal G

Elections Ontario used electronic vote tabulator machines from Dominion Voting Systems for counting the ballots. Tabulators were deployed at 50 per cent of polling stations at a cost of CA$32,000,000.[109][110] This election was the first time Ontario used vote counting machines for a provincial election, although tabulators have been used in Ontario civic elections for more than 20 years, and also in a 2016 by-election in Whitby-Oshawa. The original paper ballots marked by voters will be kept for a year along with the digital scans of each ballot by the tabulator.[110]

  • The percentage of votes cast for the Progressive Conservatives by riding.
    The percentage of votes cast for the Progressive Conservatives by riding.
  • The percentage of votes cast for the NDP by riding.
    The percentage of votes cast for the NDP by riding.
  • The percentage of votes cast for the Liberals by riding.
    The percentage of votes cast for the Liberals by riding.
  • Change in Progressive Conservative vote share by riding compared to the 2014 Ontario election.
    Change in Progressive Conservative vote share by riding compared to the 2014 Ontario election.
  • Each dot represents five-thousand votes for the party of the associated colour. Data is based on individual riding results. Dots are placed at random positions within the ridings that they belong to.
    Each dot represents five-thousand votes for the party of the associated colour. Data is based on individual riding results. Dots are placed at random positions within the ridings that they belong to.
  • A cartogram showing popular vote in each riding.
    A cartogram showing popular vote in each riding.
  • The disproportionality of elections to the Legislative Assembly in the 2018 election was 17.96 according to the Gallagher Index, significantly in favour of the PCs.
    The disproportionality of elections to the Legislative Assembly in the 2018 election was 17.96 according to the Gallagher Index, significantly in favour of the PCs.
Party Votes Seats
Progressive Conservative 2,326,632
40.50%
 Increase 9.25pp
76 / 124 (61%)
New Democratic 1,929,649
33.59%
 Increase 9.84pp
40 / 124 (32%)
Liberal 1,124,218
19.57%
 Decrease 19.08pp
7 / 124 (6%)
Green 264,487
4.60%
 Decrease 0.24pp
1 / 124 (0.8%)
Popular vote
PC
 
 40.50%
New Democratic
 
 33.59%
Liberal
 
 19.57%
Green
 
 4.60%
Others
 
 1.74%
Seat summary
PC
 
 61.29%
New Democratic
 
 32.26%
Liberal
 
 5.65%
Green
 
 0.81%

Synopsis of results

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For greater analysis on results within the province, see Candidates of the 2018 Ontario general election.
Results by riding - 2018 Ontario general election[a 1]
Riding Winning party Turnout
[a 2] 		Votes[a 3]
2014 1st place Votes Share Margin
# 		Margin
% 		2nd place PC NDP Lib Green Ind Other Total
 
Ajax Lib PC 19,078 39.1% 3,948 8.1% NDP 54.6% 19,078 15,130 12,607 1,224 220 601 48,860
Algoma—Manitoulin NDP NDP 17,105 58.6% 9,962 34.1% PC 53.1% 7,143 17,105 2,365 1,025 – 1,573 29,211
Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill New PC 25,214 56.0% 15,496 34.4% Lib 55.4% 25,214 8,116 9,718 1,195 – 755 44,998
Barrie—Innisfil Lib PC 22,121 50.0% 9,460 21.4% NDP 54.3% 22,121 12,661 5,543 3,190 – 757 44,272
Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte New PC 20,445 44.7% 7,554 16.5% NDP 57.0% 20,445 12,891 6,210 5,354 335 454 45,689
Bay of Quinte Lib PC 24,224 48.0% 8,161 16.2% NDP 56.5% 24,224 16,063 7,511 1,730 379 535 50,442
Beaches—East York Lib NDP 24,064 48.2% 10,584 21.2% Lib 61.2% 9,202 24,064 13,480 2,128 161 879 49,914
Brampton Centre New NDP 12,892 38.4% 89 0.3% PC 50.3% 12,803 12,892 5,825 1,053 – 1,025 33,598
Brampton East NDP NDP 18,062 46.9% 5,166 13.4% PC 51.2% 12,896 18,062 6,398 523 – 616 38,495
Brampton North Lib NDP 14,877 37.5% 497 1.3% PC 51.7% 14,380 14,877 8,410 1,366 – 591 39,624
Brampton South New PC 15,652 41.0% 2,733 7.2% NDP 51.6% 15,652 12,919 7,212 1,472 – 914 38,169
Brampton West Lib PC 14,951 39.4% 490 1.3% NDP 49.9% 14,951 14,461 7,013 999 – 537 37,961
Brantford—Brant Lib PC 24,437 39.4% 635 1.1% NDP 47.7% 24,437 23,802 5,553 2,741 – 1,655 58,188
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound PC PC 26,874 54.7% 15,037 30.6% NDP 57.2% 26,874 11,837 6,041 2,927 – 1,449 49,129
Burlington Lib PC 25,504 40.4% 7,451 11.8% NDP 58.4% 25,504 18,053 15,515 2,828 – 1,155 63,055
Cambridge Lib PC 17,793 37.0% 2,154 4.5% NDP 63.4% 17,793 15,639 11,191 3,018 – 490 48,131
Carleton New PC 25,798 51.3% 14,490 28.8% NDP 55.2% 25,798 11,308 9,768 1,985 91 1,308 50,258
Chatham-Kent—Leamington PC PC 24,078 51.9% 7,520 16.2% NDP 62.0% 24,078 16,558 3,736 1,643 358 – 46,373
Davenport Lib NDP 27,613 60.3% 19,055 41.6% Lib 56.8% 7,370 27,613 8,558 1,624 69 585 45,819
Don Valley East Lib Lib 13,012 35.9% 1,028 2.8% PC 55.2% 11,984 9,937 13,012 917 – 367 36,217
Don Valley North New PC 18,046 44.4% 5,489 13.5% Lib 53.8% 18,046 8,476 12,557 1,039 – 489 40,607
Don Valley West Lib Lib 17,802 38.9% 181 0.4% PC 61.3% 17,621 8,620 17,802 1,268 – 466 45,777
Dufferin—Caledon PC PC 29,704 53.1% 18,323 32.7% NDP 56.6% 29,704 11,381 6,972 7,011 – 888 55,956
Durham Lib PC 28,575 47.0% 9,322 15.3% NDP 59.9% 28,575 19,253 10,237 2,360 – 382 60,807
Eglinton—Lawrence Lib PC 19,999 40.4% 957 1.9% Lib 60.1% 19,999 8,985 19,042 1,190 – 311 49,527
Elgin—Middlesex—London PC PC 29,264 55.5% 12,341 23.4% NDP 59.4% 29,264 16,923 3,857 2,029 – 694 52,767
Essex NDP NDP 26,134 47.9% 2,711 5.0% PC 56.1% 23,423 26,134 3,026 1,920 – – 54,503
Etobicoke Centre Lib PC 24,432 43.0% 4,724 8.3% Lib 61.9% 24,432 10,311 19,708 1,329 162 883 56,825
Etobicoke—Lakeshore Lib PC 22,626 38.3% 3,225 5.5% NDP 58.6% 22,626 19,401 14,305 2,138 – 523 58,993
Etobicoke North Lib PC 19,055 52.5% 9,845 27.1% NDP 50.6% 19,055 9,210 6,601 1,026 – 414 36,306
Flamborough—Glanbrook New PC 22,454 43.5% 4,824 9.4% NDP 60.6% 22,454 17,630 7,967 2,307 – 1,230 51,588
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell Lib PC 19,952 41.0% 4,543 9.3% Lib 55.4% 19,952 10,610 15,409 1,427 – 1,292 48,690
Guelph Lib Grn 29,082 45.0% 14,998 23.4% PC 61.1% 14,084 13,929 6,537 29,082 – 945 64,577
Haldimand—Norfolk PC PC 28,889 57.1% 15,280 30.2% NDP 59.2% 28,889 13,609 4,656 2,095 – 1,344 50,593
Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock PC PC 32,406 56.7% 17,264 30.2% NDP 59.7% 32,406 15,142 5,655 2,551 – 1,389 57,143
Hamilton Centre NDP NDP 23,866 65.2% 18,136 49.6% PC 48.9% 5,730 23,866 3,982 2,102 156 739 36,575
Hamilton East—Stoney Creek NDP NDP 22,518 51.1% 9,834 22.3% PC 53.1% 12,684 22,518 5,320 1,884 – 1,614 44,020
Hamilton Mountain NDP NDP 24,406 54.6% 11,515 25.8% PC 56.2% 12,891 24,406 4,134 2,300 – 986 44,717
Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas Lib NDP 23,921 43.2% 6,732 12.2% PC 62.3% 17,189 23,921 10,960 2,302 247 771 55,390
Hastings—Lennox and Addington New PC 22,374 50.2% 7,933 17.8% NDP 59.1% 22,374 14,441 5,180 1,924 – 602 44,521
Humber River—Black Creek Lib NDP 11,573 37.4% 2,206 7.1% PC 47.3% 9,367 11,573 8,642 485 – 862 30,929
Huron—Bruce PC PC 27,646 52.4% 12,320 23.3% NDP 63.5% 27,646 15,326 7,356 1,804 – 670 52,802
Kanata—Carleton PC PC 23,089 43.2% 7,497 14.0% NDP 62.3% 23,089 15,592 9,090 2,827 – 2,855 53,453
Kenora—Rainy River NDP PC 9,748 48.6% 2,255 11.2% NDP 54.1% 9,748 7,493 2,123 707 – – 20,071
King—Vaughan New PC 29,136 56.6% 17,124 33.3% Lib 55.5% 29,136 7,921 12,012 1,754 – 638 51,461
Kingston and the Islands Lib NDP 21,788 39.2% 6,476 11.6% Lib 57.3% 14,512 21,788 15,312 3,574 – 458 55,644
Kitchener Centre Lib NDP 20,512 43.4% 7,432 15.7% PC 58.3% 13,080 20,512 9,499 3,234 – 955 47,280
Kitchener—Conestoga PC PC 17,005 39.6% 686 1.6% NDP 59.9% 17,005 16,319 6,035 2,853 – 762 42,974
Kitchener South—Hespeler New PC 16,511 38.9% 770 1.8% NDP 55.8% 16,511 15,741 6,335 3,198 275 423 42,483
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex PC PC 27,906 58.3% 11,108 22.0% NDP 60.8% 27,906 16,800 3,143 1,660 – 915 50,424
Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston PC PC 26,194 52.0% 10,855 21.6% NDP 62.0% 26,194 15,339 5,359 2,410 440 601 50,343
Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes PC PC 30,002 61.3% 20,314 41.5% NDP 60.2% 30,002 9,688 6,543 2,347 – 389 48,969
London—Fanshawe NDP NDP 25,272 55.7% 11,753 25.9% PC 49.6% 13,519 25,272 3,797 2,050 – 753 45,391
London North Centre Lib NDP 25,757 47.6% 9,056 16.7% PC 54.9% 16,701 25,757 8,501 2,493 – 661 54,113
London West NDP NDP 32,644 55.3% 15,511 26.3% PC 60.6% 17,133 32,644 5,847 2,211 – 1,161 58,996
Markham—Stouffville Lib PC 25,912 48.1% 11,905 22.1% Lib 58.6% 25,912 10,997 14,007 2,153 – 777 53,846
Markham—Thornhill New PC 18,943 50.4% 9,783 26.0% Lib 52.2% 18,943 8,010 9,160 859 – 576 37,548
Markham—Unionville Lib PC 29,305 62.4% 20,849 44.4% Lib 54.7% 29,305 7,778 8,456 996 – 405 46,940
Milton New PC 18,249 41.7% 5,185 11.8% Lib 56.1% 18,249 9,740 13,064 2,200 – 536 43,789
Mississauga Centre New PC 17,860 40.9% 5,814 13.3% NDP 49.8% 17,860 12,046 11,102 1,149 – 1,553 43,710
Mississauga East—Cooksville Lib PC 17,862 41.1% 4,739 10.9% Lib 51.5% 17,862 9,871 13,123 1,498 – 1,051 43,405
Mississauga—Erin Mills Lib PC 19,631 41.6% 6,610 14.0% NDP 55.1% 19,631 13,021 11,965 1,296 – 1,265 47,178
Mississauga—Lakeshore Lib PC 22,520 42.3% 3,884 14.0% Lib 59.3% 22,520 9,735 18,636 1,572 – 736 53,199
Mississauga—Malton Lib PC 14,712 39.1% 2,361 6.3% NDP 48.4% 14,712 12,351 7,813 674 1,187 874 37,611
Mississauga—Streetsville Lib PC 20,879 43.5% 8,486 17.7% NDP 55.5% 20,879 12,393 12,344 1,349 – 999 47,964
Nepean PC PC 23,899 45.1% 8,789 16.6% NDP 58.7% 23,899 15,110 10,383 2,739 – 826 52,957
Newmarket—Aurora Lib PC 24,813 47.7% 12,408 23.9% NDP 59.0% 24,813 12,405 11,840 1,859 447 649 52,013
Niagara Centre NDP NDP 21,618 44.2% 3,285 6.7% PC 56.1% 18,333 21,618 5,779 1,803 217 1,124 48,874
Niagara Falls NDP NDP 30,161 50.8% 9,035 15.2% PC 54.6% 21,126 30,161 5,554 2,057 – 483 59,381
Niagara West PC PC 24,394 52.8% 10,625 23.0% NDP 63.3% 24,394 13,769 4,859 2,590 – 578 46,190
Nickel Belt NDP NDP 23,157 63.5% 15,139 41.5% PC 55.4% 8,018 23,157 3,182 1,137 – 973 36,467
Nipissing PC PC 17,598 49.9% 4,604 13.1% NDP 58.2% 17,598 12,994 2,794 997 – 860 35,243
Northumberland—Peterborough South Lib PC 27,386 45.3% 12,582 20.8% NDP 64.6% 27,386 14,804 14,603 2,740 – 890 60,423
Oakville Lib PC 24,837 43.7% 4,510 7.9% Lib 62.5% 24,837 9,424 20,327 1,986 – 297 56,871
Oakville North—Burlington Lib PC 25,691 46.4% 12,195 22.0% NDP 60.2% 25,691 13,496 13,487 2,052 – 625 55,351
Orléans Lib Lib 24,972 39.0% 2,463 3.8% PC 62.8% 22,509 14,033 24,972 1,603 435 398 63,950
Oshawa NDP NDP 24,301 44.9% 1,707 3.2% PC 54.6% 22,594 24,301 4,278 1,957 – 1,013 54,143
Ottawa Centre Lib NDP 29,675 46.1% 8,564 13.3% Lib 61.2% 10,327 29,675 21,111 2,266 – 1,024 64,403
Ottawa South Lib Lib 20,773 39.6% 5,454 10.4% PC 56.9% 15,319 14,250 20,773 1,618 – 456 52,416
Ottawa—Vanier Lib Lib 20,555 42.9% 6,323 13.2% NDP 51.5% 10,252 14,232 20,555 1,955 – 964 47,958
Ottawa West—Nepean Lib PC 16,590 32.8% 175 0.3% NDP 57.0% 16,590 16,415 14,810 1,937 – 793 50,545
Oxford PC PC 29,152 55.7% 13,235 25.3% NDP 59.2% 29,152 15,917 3,620 2,254 335 1,033 52,311
Parkdale—High Park NDP NDP 32,407 59.4% 22,586 41.4% PC 62.4% 9,821 32,407 9,271 2,544 – 506 54,549
Parry Sound—Muskoka PC PC 22,662 48.1% 12,277 26.0% NDP 59.2% 22,662 10,385 4,071 9,438 219 368 47,143
Perth—Wellington PC PC 23,736 50.7% 9,351 20.0% NDP 60.3% 23,736 14,385 5,062 2,746 – 914 46,843
Peterborough—Kawartha PC PC 22,904 37.7% 2,386 3.9% NDP 62.7% 22,904 20,518 14,946 2,024 – 398 60,790
Pickering—Uxbridge Lib PC 22,447 42.2% 5,414 10.2% NDP 58.9% 22,447 17,033 10,851 2,105 373 384 53,193
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke PC PC 33,350 69.2% 25,284 52.5% NDP 59.7% 33,350 8,066 4,701 1,436 – 646 48,199
Richmond Hill Lib PC 22,224 51.2% 10,116 23.3% Lib 52.2% 22,224 7,490 12,108 1,248 – 301 43,371
St. Catharines Lib NDP 18,911 36.6% 1,558 3.0% PC 58.1% 17,353 18,911 12,671 1,923 – 792 51,650
Sarnia—Lambton PC PC 26,811 52.7% 7,816 15.4% NDP 60.9% 26,811 18,995 2,246 1,856 71 851 50,830
Sault Ste. Marie Lib PC 13,498 42.0% 414 1.3% NDP 54.5% 13,498 13,084 3,199 1,044 – 1,292 32,117
Scarborough—Agincourt Lib PC 18,582 50.4% 8,153 22.1% Lib 51.3% 18,582 6,434 10,429 635 189 602 36,871
Scarborough Centre Lib PC 15,266 38.4% 2,019 5.1% NDP 53.2% 15,266 13,247 8,791 919 – 1,481 39,704
Scarborough—Guildwood Lib Lib 11,972 33.3% 74 0.2% PC 52.9% 11,898 9,917 11,972 878 66 1,174 35,905
Scarborough North Lib PC 17,413 51.0% 9,093 26.7% NDP 50.8% 17,413 8,320 7,519 543 – 318 34,113
Scarborough—Rouge Park New PC 16,224 38.6% 963 2.3% NDP 55.5% 16,224 15,261 8,785 1,014 – 731 42,015
Scarborough Southwest Lib NDP 19,835 45.7% 6,270 14.4% PC 56.0% 13,565 19,835 8,228 1,174 – 641 43,443
Simcoe—Grey PC PC 34,094 55.9% 20,650 33.9% NDP 57.1% 34,094 13,444 8,780 4,192 – 453 60,963
Simcoe North PC PC 25,236 46.9% 10,158 18.9% NDP 58.9% 25,236 15,078 9,523 3,632 – 320 53,789
Spadina—Fort York Lib NDP 24,677 49.6% 12,907 26.0% Lib 53.4% 10,834 24,677 11,770 1,815 – 635 49,731
Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry PC PC 26,780 61.5% 17,364 39.9% NDP 54.1% 26,780 9,416 5,386 1,596 – 360 43,538
Sudbury NDP NDP 17,386 48.1% 8,981 24.8% PC 54.2% 8,405 17,386 8,108 1,504 82 682 36,167
Thornhill PC PC 28,889 61.1% 19,755 41.8% NDP 56.2% 28,889 9,134 6,985 1,043 – 1,208 47,259
Thunder Bay—Atikokan Lib NDP 11,793 36.3% 81 0.3% Lib 54.7% 7,555 11,793 11,712 880 – 585 32,525
Thunder Bay—Superior North Lib Lib 11,973 39.9% 813 2.7% NDP 53.8% 5,395 11,160 11,973 838 – 669 30,035
Timiskaming—Cochrane NDP NDP 16,806 61.2% 10,646 38.8% PC 53.1% 6,160 16,806 2,476 723 – 1,296 27,461
Timmins NDP NDP 8,978 57.4% 4,344 27.8% PC 48.1% 4,634 8,978 1,378 273 – 370 15,633
Toronto Centre Lib NDP 23,688 53.7% 11,702 26.5% Lib 54.3% 6,234 23,688 11,986 1,377 – 863 44,148
Toronto—Danforth NDP NDP 32,938 64.2% 24,807 48.4% PC 61.6% 8,131 32,938 7,216 2,248 228 508 51,269
Toronto—St. Paul's Lib NDP 18,843 36.0% 1,345 2.6% Lib 60.7% 13,780 18,843 17,498 1,690 – 591 52,402
University—Rosedale New NDP 24,537 49.7% 13,639 27.6% Lib 56.6% 10,431 24,537 10,898 2,652 220 674 49,412
Vaughan—Woodbridge Lib PC 21,687 50.5% 7,945 18.5% Lib 56.0% 21,687 6,254 13,742 972 – 291 42,946
Waterloo NDP NDP 27,315 50.5% 10,342 19.1% PC 61.8% 16,973 27,315 6,577 2,613 – 566 54,044
Wellington—Halton Hills PC PC 31,659 54.0% 17,572 30.0% NDP 61.1% 31,659 14,087 7,492 5,066 – 320 58,624
Whitby PC PC 26,471 45.8% 5,313 9.2% NDP 60.3% 26,471 21,158 7,441 1,958 – 768 57,796
Willowdale Lib PC 17,732 43.6% 6,917 17.0% Lib 50.5% 17,732 10,481 10,815 932 233 453 40,646
Windsor—Tecumseh NDP NDP 25,221 58.4% 13,544 31.4% PC 47.8% 11,677 25,221 3,513 1,909 863 – 43,183
Windsor West NDP NDP 20,276 52.1% 9,203 23.7% PC 43.3% 11,073 20,276 5,722 1,393 – 435 38,899
York Centre Lib PC 18,434 50.1% 9,817 26.7% NDP 52.9% 18,434 8,617 7,865 843 – 1,002 36,761
York—Simcoe PC PC 26,050 57.3% 15,395 33.8% NDP 54.9% 26,050 10,655 6,182 2,195 – 409 45,491
York South—Weston Lib NDP 13,455 36.1% 1,165 3.1% PC 49.2% 12,290 13,455 10,379 946 – 228 37,298
Kiiwetinoong New NDP 3,232 49.9% 1,467 22.7% PC 45.8% 1,765 3,232 983 406 – 91 6,477
Mushkegowuk—James Bay New NDP 4,827 51.8% 2,032 21.8% PC 54.0% 2,795 4,827 1,332 167 – 203 9,324
  1. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate: 2018 General Election". elections.on.ca. Archived from the original on December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.; "Statistical Summary by Electoral District: 2018 General Election". elections.on.ca. Archived from the original on December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  2. ^ including spoilt ballots
  3. ^ minor political parties receiving less than 1% of the popular vote are aggregated under "Other"; independent candidates are aggregated separately

Comparative analysis for ridings (2018 vs 2014)

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Summary of riding results by turnout and vote share for winning candidate (vs 2014)[a 1]
Riding and winning party Turnout Vote share
% Change (pp) % Change (pp)
 
Ajax   PC Gain 54.63 4.45 4.45
 
 39.05 9.88 9.88
 
Algoma—Manitoulin   NDP Hold 53.08 3.70 3.7
 
 58.56 5.15 5.15
 
Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill   PC New 55.43 New 56.03 New
Barrie—Innisfil   PC Gain 54.27 5.09 5.09
 
 49.97 13.87 13.87
 
Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte   PC New 57.05 New 44.75 New
Bay of Quinte   PC Gain 56.46 4.85 4.85
 
 48.02 6.31 6.31
 
Beaches—East York   NDP Gain 61.16 5.02 5.02
 
 48.21 9.24 9.24
 
Brampton Centre   NDP New 50.35 New 38.37 New
Brampton East   NDP Hold 51.67 6.64 6.64
 
 46.92 2.61 2.61
 
Brampton North   NDP Gain 51.58 6.24 6.24
 
 37.55 5.56 5.56
 
Brampton South   PC New 49.95 New 41.01 New
Brampton West   PC Gain 47.67 5.17 5.17
 
 39.39 15.05 15.05
 
Brantford—Brant   PC Gain 57.17 4.66 4.66
 
 42.00 12.03 12.03
 
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound   PC Hold 58.39 4.45 4.45
 
 54.70 7.15 7.15
 
Burlington   PC Gain 63.45 5.72 5.72
 
 40.45 3.46 3.46
 
Cambridge   PC Gain 55.17 6.22 6.22
 
 36.97 4.41 4.41
 
Carleton   PC New 62.00 New 51.33 New
Chatham-Kent—Leamington   PC Hold 56.79 5.46 5.46
 
 51.92 14.09 14.09
 
Davenport   NDP Gain 55.82 6.26 6.26
 
 60.27 20.12 20.12
 
Don Valley East   Lib Hold 55.22 7.38 7.38
 
 35.93 -19.79
 
Don Valley North   PC New 53.81 New 44.44 New
Don Valley West   Lib Hold 61.27 7.37 7.37
 
 38.89 -18.13
 
Dufferin—Caledon   PC Hold 56.57 5.09 5.09
 
 53.08 13.23 13.23
 
Durham   PC Gain 59.94 4.23 4.23
 
 46.99 12.71 12.71
 
Eglinton—Lawrence   PC Gain 60.11 6.12 6.12
 
 40.38 6.62 6.62
 
Elgin—Middlesex—London   PC Hold 59.45 5.47 5.47
 
 55.46 9.10 9.1
 
Essex   NDP Hold 56.12 5.92 5.92
 
 47.95 -12.39
 
Etobicoke Centre   PC Gain 61.91 5.43 5.43
 
 43.00 10.27 10.27
 
Etobicoke—Lakeshore   PC Gain 58.61 4.88 4.88
 
 38.35 4.00 4
 
Etobicoke North   PC Gain 50.58 7.87 7.87
 
 52.48 29.74 29.74
 
Flamborough—Glanbrook   PC New 60.58 New 43.53 New
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell   PC Gain 55.42 2.06 2.06
 
 40.98 8.41 8.41
 
Guelph   Green Gain 61.12 5.65 5.65
 
 45.03 25.74 25.74
 
Haldimand—Norfolk   PC Hold 59.20 5.23 5.23
 
 57.10 4.88 4.88
 
Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock   PC Hold 59.66 3.68 3.68
 
 56.71 15.75 15.75
 
Hamilton Centre   NDP Hold 48.91 4.15 4.15
 
 65.25 13.24 13.24
 
Hamilton East—Stoney Creek   NDP Hold 53.06 4.22 4.22
 
 51.15 4.34 4.34
 
Hamilton Mountain   NDP Hold 56.16 3.32 3.32
 
 54.58 7.68 7.68
 
Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas   NDP Gain 62.26 3.23 3.23
 
 43.19 27.59 27.59
 
Hastings—Lennox and Addington   PC New 59.10 New 50.25 New
Humber River—Black Creek   NDP Gain 47.26 5.01 5.01
 
 37.42 -1.80
 
Huron—Bruce   PC Hold 63.51 3.55 3.55
 
 52.36 13.35 13.35
 
Kanata—Carleton   PC Hold 62.32 6.23 6.23
 
 43.19 -4.29
 
Kenora—Rainy River   PC Gain 54.12 7.40 7.4
 
 48.57 23.07 23.07
 
King—Vaughan   PC New 55.52 New 56.62 New
Kingston and the Islands   NDP Gain 57.29 5.15 5.15
 
 39.16 9.60 9.6
 
Kitchener Centre   NDP Gain 58.27 5.99 5.99
 
 43.38 20.58 20.58
 
Kitchener—Conestoga   PC Hold 59.93 9.60 9.6
 
 39.57 3.21 3.21
 
Kitchener South—Hespeler   PC New 55.82 New 38.86 New
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex   PC Hold 60.77 3.84 3.84
 
 55.34 10.17 10.17
 
Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston   PC Hold 62.03 8.08 8.08
 
 52.03 8.51 8.51
 
Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes   PC Hold 60.22 7.36 7.36
 
 61.27 5.20 5.2
 
London—Fanshawe   NDP Hold 49.65 3.23 3.23
 
 55.68 5.26 5.26
 
London North Centre   NDP Gain 54.95 4.73 4.73
 
 47.60 17.16 17.16
 
London West   NDP Hold 60.56 4.52 4.52
 
 55.33 14.97 14.97
 
Markham—Stouffville   PC Gain 58.85 12.64 12.64
 
 48.12 10.66 10.66
 
Markham—Thornhill   PC New 52.21 New 50.45 New
Markham—Unionville   PC Gain 54.74 10.20 10.2
 
 62.43 28.46 28.46
 
Milton   PC New 56.11 New 41.67 New
Mississauga Centre   PC New 49.79 New 40.86 New
Mississauga East—Cooksville   PC Gain 51.48 7.58 7.58
 
 41.15 14.96 14.96
 
Mississauga—Erin Mills   PC Gain 55.13 8.23 8.23
 
 41.61 11.72 11.72
 
Mississauga—Lakeshore   PC Gain 59.33 5.78 5.78
 
 42.33 9.13 9.13
 
Mississauga—Malton   PC Gain 48.37 6.90 6.9
 
 39.12 11.89 11.89
 
Mississauga—Streetsville   PC Gain 55.53 8.77 8.77
 
 43.53 15.46 15.46
 
Nepean   PC Hold 58.73 3.34 3.34
 
 45.13 -1.64
 
Newmarket—Aurora   PC Gain 58.97 5.57 5.57
 
 47.71 10.28 10.28
 
Niagara Centre   NDP Hold 56.13 2.92 2.92
 
 44.23 -2.48
 
Niagara Falls   NDP Hold 54.56 3.35 3.35
 
 50.79 3.41 3.41
 
Niagara West   PC Hold 63.28 4.68 4.68
 
 52.81 10.99 10.99
 
Nickel Belt   NDP Hold 55.42 5.42 5.42
 
 63.50 0.89 0.89
 
Nipissing   PC Hold 58.24 5.76 5.76
 
 49.93 8.12 8.12
 
Northumberland—Peterborough South   PC Gain 64.64 8.83 8.83
 
 45.32 9.39 9.39
 
Oakville   PC Gain 62.46 6.34 6.34
 
 43.67 5.86 5.86
 
Oakville North—Burlington   PC Gain 60.20 9.30 9.3
 
 46.41 9.31 9.31
 
Orléans   Lib Hold 62.77 3.43 3.43
 
 39.05 -14.45
 
Oshawa   NDP Hold 54.58 4.39 4.39
 
 44.88 -1.82
 
Ottawa Centre   NDP Gain 61.20 4.36 4.36
 
 46.08 25.61 25.61
 
Ottawa South   Lib Hold 56.92 3.21 3.21
 
 39.63 -10.33
 
Ottawa—Vanier   Lib Hold 51.47 2.61 2.61
 
 42.86 -12.69
 
Ottawa West—Nepean   PC Gain 57.04 1.10 1.1
 
 32.82 -1.06
 
Oxford   PC Hold 59.25 7.32 7.32
 
 55.73 9.49 9.49
 
Parkdale—High Park   NDP Hold 62.43 5.55 5.55
 
 59.41 18.64 18.64
 
Parry Sound—Muskoka   PC Hold 59.22 7.10 7.1
 
 48.07 7.34 7.34
 
Perth—Wellington   PC Hold 60.35 4.69 4.69
 
 50.67 11.71 11.71
 
Peterborough—Kawartha   PC Hold 62.74 5.45 5.45
 
 37.68 7.85 7.85
 
Pickering—Uxbridge   PC Gain 58.90 4.12 4.12
 
 42.20 13.90 13.9
 
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke   PC Hold 59.74 5.42 5.42
 
 69.19 8.13 8.13
 
Richmond Hill   PC Gain 52.18 6.49 6.49
 
 51.24 14.70 14.7
 
St. Catharines   NDP Gain 58.06 3.25 3.25
 
 36.61 12.21 12.21
 
Sarnia—Lambton   PC Hold 60.89 3.54 3.54
 
 52.75 11.73 11.73
 
Sault Ste. Marie   PC Gain 54.49 3.72 3.72
 
 42.03 29.63 29.63
 
Scarborough—Agincourt   PC Gain 51.35 5.31 5.31
 
 50.40 15.77 15.77
 
Scarborough Centre   PC Gain 53.19 5.10 5.1
 
 38.45 16.87 16.87
 
Scarborough—Guildwood   Lib Hold 52.93 3.69 3.69
 
 33.34 -16.55
 
Scarborough North   PC Gain 50.76 3.28 3.28
 
 51.05 23.89 23.89
 
Scarborough—Rouge Park   PC New 55.54 New 38.61 New
Scarborough Southwest   NDP Gain 56.04 6.12 6.12
 
 45.66 22.01 22.01
 
Simcoe—Grey   PC Hold 57.08 5.08 5.08
 
 55.93 8.81 8.81
 
Simcoe North   PC Hold 58.88 5.55 5.55
 
 46.92 2.96 2.96
 
Spadina—Fort York   NDP Gain 53.56 4.23 4.23
 
 49.62 19.25 19.25
 
Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry   PC Hold 54.10 2.08 2.08
 
 61.51 9.79 9.79
 
Sudbury   NDP Hold 54.22 2.30 2.3
 
 48.07 5.83 5.83
 
Thornhill   PC Hold 56.16 8.33 8.33
 
 61.13 17.14 17.14
 
Thunder Bay—Atikokan   NDP Gain 54.74 5.72 5.72
 
 36.26 8.15 8.15
 
Thunder Bay—Superior North   Lib Hold 53.84 3.43 3.43
 
 39.86 -16.11
 
Timiskaming—Cochrane   NDP Hold 53.08 2.41 2.41
 
 61.20 5.72 5.72
 
Timmins   NDP Hold 48.12 2.96 2.96
 
 57.43 6.25 6.25
 
Toronto Centre   NDP Gain 54.30 3.45 3.45
 
 53.66 37.76 37.76
 
Toronto—Danforth   NDP Hold 61.58 6.28 6.28
 
 64.25 19.64 19.64
 
Toronto—St. Paul's   NDP Gain 60.71 3.60 3.6
 
 35.96 25.90 25.9
 
University—Rosedale   NDP New 56.63 New 49.66 New
Vaughan—Woodbridge   PC Gain 55.96 11.27 11.27
 
 50.50 22.33 22.33
 
Waterloo   NDP Hold 61.80 6.85 6.85
 
 50.54 13.11 13.11
 
Wellington—Halton Hills   PC Hold 61.11 5.50 5.5
 
 54.00 7.39 7.39
 
Whitby   PC Hold 60.32 5.97 5.97
 
 45.80 5.15 5.15
 
Willowdale   PC Gain 50.52 3.64 3.64
 
 43.63 10.16 10.16
 
Windsor—Tecumseh   NDP Hold 47.83 5.06 5.06
 
 58.40 -3.75
 
Windsor West   NDP Hold 43.30 0.60 0.6
 
 52.12 10.72 10.72
 
York Centre   PC Gain 52.92 6.18 6.18
 
 50.15 18.68 18.68
 
York—Simcoe   PC Hold 54.92 7.39 7.39
 
 57.26 16.86 16.86
 
York South—Weston   NDP Gain 49.17 3.03 3.03
 
 36.07 -1.18
 
Kiiwetinoong   NDP New 45.80 New 49.90 New
Mushkegowuk—James Bay   NDP New 54.05 New 51.77 New

Detailed results and analysis

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Elections to the 42nd Parliament of Ontario (2018)[111][112][113]
Political party Party leader MPPs Votes
Candidates 2014 Dissol. 2018 ± # % ± (pp)
Progressive Conservative Doug Ford 124 28 27 76 48Increase 2,326,523 40.19% 9.08Increase
New Democratic Andrea Horwath 124 21 18 40 19Increase 1,929,966 33.34% 9.68Increase
Liberal Kathleen Wynne 124 58 55 7 51Decrease 1,124,346 19.42% 19.10Decrease
Green Mike Schreiner 124 – – 1 1Increase 264,519 4.57% 0.31Decrease
Libertarian Allen Small 117 – – – – 42,822 0.74% 0.04Decrease
None of the Above Greg Vezina 42 – – – – 16,146 0.28% 0.20Increase
  Independents and no affiliation 32 – 2 – – 8,226 0.14% 0.06Increase
Trillium Bob Yaciuk 26 – 1 – – 8,091 0.14% 0.13Increase
Northern Ontario Trevor Holliday 10 – – – – 5,912 0.10% 0.08Increase
Consensus Ontario Brad Harness 10 – – – – 2,682 0.05% New
Freedom Paul McKeever 14 – – – – 2,565 0.04% 0.20Decrease
Ontario Party Jason Tysick 5 – – – – 2,316 0.04% New
Moderate Yuri Duboisky 16 – – – – 2,199 0.04% 0.03Increase
Communist Dave McKee 12 – – – – 1,471 0.03% 0.01Decrease
Canadians' Choice Party Bahman Yazdanfar 5 – – – – 1,239 0.02% 0.01Decrease
Stop the New Sex-Ed Agenda Queenie Yu 3 – – – – 1,078 0.02% New
Ontario Alliance Joshua E. Eriksen 3 – – – – 802 0.01% New
New People's Choice Party Daryl Christoff 3 – – – – 634 0.01% New
Special Needs Hilton Milan 5 – – – – 631 0.01% Steady
People's Political Party Kevin Clarke 6 – – – – 628 0.01% 0.01Decrease
Confederation of Regions vacant 2 – – – – 386 0.01% Steady
Stop Climate Change Ken Ranney 2 – – – – 340 0.01% New
Canadian Economic Party Patrick Knight 2 – – – – 321 0.01% New
Go Vegan Paul Figueiras 2 – – – – 256 – 0.02Decrease
Cultural Action Party Arthur Smitherman 3 – – – – 215 – New
Multicultural Party of Ontario Wasyl Luczkiw 2 – – – – 191 – New
Party of Objective Truth Derrick Matthews 2 – – – – 176 – New
Pauper John Turmel 2 – – – – 112 – Steady
Social Reform Party Abu Alam 2 – – – – 67 – New
  Vacant 4
Declined ballots 22,684
Blank and invalid ballots 38,742
Total 825 107 107 124 5,806,286 100.00%
Registered voters / turnout 10,246,066 56.67% 5.38Increase


Incumbents MPPs who lost their seats [114]

38 incumbent Liberal MPPs lost their re-election races, as well as a one Trillium party MPP.

  • ‡ means that the Incumbent was originally from a different riding
  • "b.e." is a short term for "By-election"
Constituency Party Name Year first elected Seat held by party since Defeated by Party
Ottawa Centre █ Liberal Yasir Naqvi 2007 1995 Joel Harden █ New Democratic
Ottawa West-Nepean █ Liberal Bob Chiarelli 2010 b.e.

(previously served from 1987-1997)

2003 Jeremy Roberts █ Progressive Conservative
Kingston and the Islands █ Liberal Sophie Kiwala 2014 1995 Ian Arthur █ New Democratic
Barrie-Innisfil █ Liberal Ann Hogarth ‡ 2014 (new riding) Andrea Khanjin █ Progressive Conservative
Northumberland—Peterborough South █ Liberal Lou Rinaldi ‡ 2014

(previously served from 2003-2011)

(new riding) David Piccini █ Progressive Conservative
Peterborough—Kawartha █ Liberal Jeff Leal 2003 2003 Dave Smith █ Progressive Conservative
Ajax █ Liberal Joe Dickson‡ 2007 (new riding) Rod Phillips █ Progressive Conservative
Durham █ Liberal Granville Anderson 2014 2014 Lindsey Park █ Progressive Conservative
Brampton North █ Liberal Harinder Malhi 2014 (new riding) Kevin Yarde █ New Democratic
Brampton West █ Liberal Vic Dhillon 2003 2007 (riding created) Amarjot Sandhu █ Progressive Conservative
Mississauga East—Cooksville █ Liberal Dipika Damerla 2011 2007 (riding created) Kaleed Rasheed █ Progressive Conservative
Mississauga—Lakeshore █ Liberal Charles Sousa 2007 2007 Rudy Cuzetto █ Progressive Conservative
Mississauga—Malton █ Liberal Amrit Mangat 2007 (new riding) Deepak Anand █ Progressive Conservative
Mississauga—Streetsville █ Liberal Bob Delaney 2003 2007 (riding created) Nina Tangri █ Progressive Conservative
Markham—Stouffville █ Liberal Helena Jaczek 2007 (new riding) Paul Calandra █ Progressive Conservative
Newmarket—Aurora █ Liberal Chris Ballard 2014 2014 Christine Elliott █ Progressive Conservative
Richmond Hill █ Liberal Reza Moridi 2007 2007 (riding created) Daisy Wai █ Progressive Conservative
Vaughan—Woodbridge █ Liberal Steven Del Duca 2012 b.e. (new riding) Michael Tibollo █ Progressive Conservative
Scarborough—Agincourt █ Liberal Soo Wong 2011 1987 (riding created) Aris Babikian █ Progressive Conservative
Scarborough Southwest █ Liberal Lorenzo Berardinetti 2003 2003 Doly Begum █ New Democratic
Eglinton—Lawrence █ Liberal Michael Colle 1995 1999 (riding created) Robin Martin █ Progressive Conservative
Willowdale █ Liberal David Zimmer 2003 2003 Stan Cho █ Progressive Conservative
Beaches—East York █ Liberal Arthur Potts 2014 2014 Rima Berns-McGown █ New Democratic
Davenport █ Liberal Cristina Martins 2014 2014 Marit Stiles █ New Democratic
Spadina—Fort York █ Liberal Han Dong 2014 (new riding) Chris Glover █ New Democratic
Etobicoke Centre █ Liberal Yvan Baker 2014 2003 Kinga Surma █ Progressive Conservative
Etobicoke—Lakeshore █ Liberal Peter Milczyn 2014 2014 Christine Hogarth █ Progressive Conservative
Etobicoke North █ Liberal Shafiq Qaadri 2003 2003 Doug Ford █ Progressive Conservative
York South—Weston █ Liberal Laura Albanese 2007 2007 Faisal Hassan █ New Democratic
Burlington █ Liberal Eleanor McMahon 2014 2014 Jane McKenna █ Progressive Conservative
Milton █ Liberal Indira Naidoo-Harris 2014 (new riding) Parm Gill █ Progressive Conservative
Oakville █ Liberal Kevin Flynn 2003 2003 Stephen Crawford █ Progressive Conservative
Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas █ Liberal Ted McMeekin 2000 b.e. (new riding) Sandy Shaw █ New Democratic
St. Catharines █ Liberal Jim Bradley 1977 1977 Jennie Stevens █ New Democratic
Cambridge █ Liberal Kathryn McGarry 2014 2014 Belinda Karahalios █ Progressive Conservative
Kitchener Centre █ Liberal Daiene Vernile 2014 2003 Laura Mae Lindo █ New Democratic
Sudbury █ Liberal Glenn Thibeault 2015 b.e. 2015 b.e. Jamie West █ New Democratic
Thunder Bay—Atikokan █ Liberal Bill Mauro 2003 1999 (riding created) Judith Monteith-Farrell █ New Democratic
Kanata—Carleton █ Trillium Jack MacLaren 2011 (as a PC) 2017 (floor crossing) Merrilee Fullerton █ Progressive Conservative
Principal races, according to 1st and 2nd-place results[115]
Parties Seats
█ Progressive Conservative █ New Democratic 90
█ Progressive Conservative █ Liberal 22
█ Progressive Conservative █ Green 1
█ New Democratic █ Liberal 11
Total 124
Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party[115]
Parties 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Total
█ Progressive Conservative 76 37 11 124
█ New Democratic 40 61 23 124
█ Liberal 7 26 88 3 124
█ Green 1 2 117 4 124
█ Libertarian 1 77 78
█ None of the Above 20 20
█ Northern Ontario 2 10 12
█ Independent 1 10 11
█ Trillium 8 8
█ Ontario Party 5 5

Regional analysis

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Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario – seats won by region (2018)
Party Toronto 905 Belt Ham/Niagara Central East Midwest Southwest North Total
Progressive Conservative 11 21 6 10 11 9 4 4 76
New Democratic 11 4 7   2 2 6 8 40
Liberal 3       3     1 7
Green           1     1
Total 25 25 13 10 16 12 10 13 124

Most marginal 2-way and 3-way contests

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Top 10 marginal 2-way contests (2018)[115]
Riding 1st 2nd 1st vs 2nd
Scarborough—Guildwood 33.3% 33.1% 0.2%
Thunder Bay—Atikokan 36.2% 36.0% 0.2%
Brampton Centre 38.4% 38.1% 0.3%
Ottawa West—Nepean 32.8% 32.5% 0.3%
Don Valley West 38.9% 38.5% 0.4%
Brantford—Brant 42.0% 40.9% 1.1%
Brampton North 37.5% 36.3% 1.2%
Sault Ste. Marie 42.0% 40.7% 1.3%
Brampton West 39.4% 38.1% 1.3%
Kitchener—Conestoga 39.6% 38.0% 1.6%
Top 10 marginal 3-way contests (2018)[115]
Riding 1st 2nd 3rd 1st vs 3rd
Ottawa West—Nepean 32.8% 32.5% 29.3% 3.5%
Scarborough—Guildwood 33.3% 33.1% 27.6% 5.7%
York South—Weston 36.1% 33.0% 27.8% 8.3%
Don Valley East 35.9% 33.1% 27.4% 8.5%
Humber River—Black Creek 37.4% 30.3% 27.9% 9.5%
Toronto—St. Paul's 36.0% 33.4% 26.3% 9.7%
St. Catharines 36.6% 33.6% 24.5% 12.1%
Ottawa South 39.6% 29.2% 27.2% 12.4%
Thunder Bay—Atikokan 36.2% 36.0% 23.2% 13.0%
Kingston and the Islands 39.2% 27.5% 26.1% 13.1%

Significant results among independent and minor party candidates

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Those candidates not belonging to a major party, receiving more than 1,000 votes in the election, are listed below:

Riding Party Candidates Votes Placed
Algoma—Manitoulin █ N.Ont. Heritage Tommy Lee 1,366 4th
Kanata—Carleton █ Trillium Jack MacLaren 1,947 5th
Mississauga—Malton █ Independent Caroline Roach 1,187 4th
Scarborough Centre █ Libertarian Matthew Dougherty 1,040 4th
Timiskaming—Cochrane █ N.Ont. Heritage Shawn Poirier 1,105 4th

Opinion polls

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Campaign period

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Evolution of voting intentions during the 2018 Ontario provincial election campaign. Plot generated in R from data in the table below. Trendlines are local regressions, with polls weighted by proximity in time and sample size. 95% confidence ribbons represent uncertainty about the regressions, not the likelihood that actual election results would fall within the intervals.

*Includes support for the Green Party

Best Premier and Party Leader Approval Ratings

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Date Firm Best Premier ratings Approval ratings
Ford Horwath Wynne
Ford Horwath Wynne Approve Disapprove Approve Disapprove Approve Disapprove
June 6, 2018 Research Co.   36% 55% 54% 34% 29% 64%
June 2, 2018 Forum Research 27% 31% 17% 27% 55% 41% 34% 23% 65%
June 2, 2018 Abacus Data   25% 48% 42% 20% 21% 56%
May 31, 2018 Research Co. 23% 28% 15% 33% 56% 52% 34% 27% 64%
May 29, 2018 Forum Research 29% 30% 16% 30% 53% 40% 32% 23% 65%
May 29, 2018 Angus Reid 25% 34% 15%  
May 29, 2018 Innovative Research 23% 30% 14% 30% 54% 48% 23% 25% 59%
May 26, 2018 Abacus Data   27% 45% 44% 15% 19% 60%
May 23, 2018 Forum Research 30% 33% 15% 32% 51% 43% 26% 19% 69%
May 23, 2018 Innovative Research 24% 26% 19% 27% 57% 46% 20% 24% 61%
May 22, 2018 Leger 23% 28% 12%  
May 18, 2018 Abacus Data   26% 46% 42% 13% 17% 60%
May 12, 2018 Innovative Research 24% 26% 16% 31% 52% 44% 17% 21% 62%
May 9, 2018 Forum Research   34% 49% 42% 25% 20% 71%

Major Regional Polls – Toronto

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Polling firm Last date
of polling 		Link Lib PC NDP Gre Oth Margin
of error 		Sample
size 		Polling method Lead
Campaign Research May 16, 2018 HTML Archived May 21, 2018, at the Wayback Machine 27 35 32 5 2 ±2.3 pp 1,871 Online 3
Leaders' debate in Parry Sound (May 11, 2018)
Mainstreet Research May 7, 2018 PDF 31.1 36.6 23.1 5.9 3.4 ±2.19 pp 2,000 IVR 5.5
CityTV Toronto leaders' debate (May 7, 2018)[117]

Pre-campaign period

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Ten-poll average of Ontario opinion polls from June 12, 2014, to the last possible date of the next election on June 6, 2018. Each line corresponds to a political party.

Notes

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  1. ^ Summarized from "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on March 30, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

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