1990 Ontario general election

Before the election, an Act was passed, changing the name of Prince Edward—Lennox to Prince Edward—Lennox—South Hastings. ==Opinion polls==

During the 34th Parliament of Ontario ==Results==

Vote and seat summaries Synopsis of results : = open seat : = turnout is above provincial average : = winning candidate was in previous Legislature : = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature : = incumbent had switched allegiance : = incumbency arose from byelection gain : = previously incumbent in another riding : = other incumbents renominated : = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada : = multiple candidates Comparative analysis for ridings (1990 vs 1987) MPPs elected by region and riding Party designations are as follows: Two-tone colour boxes indicate ridings that turned over from the 1987 election, eg: ;Northern Ontario ;Ottawa Valley ;Saint Lawrence Valley ;Central Ontario ;Georgian Bay ;Hamilton/Halton/Niagara ;Midwestern Ontario ;Southwestern Ontario ;Peel/York/Durham ;Metropolitan Toronto Summary analysis Seats changing hands Of the 130 seats, 20 were open because of MPPs who chose not to stand for reelection, and voters in 63 seats changed allegiance from the previous election in 1987. The following seats changed allegiance from 1987: ;Liberal to NDP • Brantford • Chatham—Kent • Cochrane North • Don Mills • Dovercourt • Downsview • Durham Centre • Durham West • Durham—York • Elgin • Essex—Kent • Fort York • Frontenac—Addington • Guelph • Halton North • Hamilton Centre • High Park—Swansea • Huron • Kingston and the Islands • Kitchener • Kitchener—Wilmot • Lambton • Lincoln • London Centre • London South • Middlesex • Muskoka—Georgian Bay • Niagara Falls • Niagara South • Norfolk • Oakwood • Ottawa Centre • Oxford • Perth • Peterborough • Port Arthur • Prince Edward—Lennox—South—Hastings • Scarborough Centre • Scarborough East • Scarborough—Ellesmere • Simcoe Centre • St. Andrew—St. Patrick • St. Catharines—Brock • Sudbury • Victoria—Haliburton • Wentworth East • Wentworth North • Windsor—Sandwich • Windsor—Walkerville • York East • Yorkview ;Liberal to PC • Dufferin—Peel • Etobicoke West • Grey • London North • Oakville South • Waterloo North • Willowdale • York Mills ;PC to NDP • Cochrane South • Durham East • Hastings—Peterborough • Sarnia Significant results among independent and minor party candidates Those candidates not belonging to a major party, receiving more than 1,000 votes in the election, are listed below: ==Post-election changes==

Party affiliation switches Tony 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. 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. He later resigned his seat in the legislature, resulting in a by-election. Will Ferguson (NDP) became an independent MPP on April 30, 1993, following accusations relating to the Grandview scandal. He later rejoined the NDP caucus on June 21, 1994, having been cleared of all charges. 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. Byelections Due to resignations, five by-elections were held between the 1990 and 1995 elections. Vacancies In addition, four seats were vacant in the final months of the legislature, as the sitting members resigned and by-elections were not held to replace them before the 1995 election: • Bruce — Murray Elston (L) resigned October 31, 1994 • Kitchener — Will Ferguson (NDP) resigned October 8, 1994 • Markham — Don Cousens (PC) resigned September 30, 1994 • St. Andrew—St. Patrick — Zanana Akande (NDP) resigned August 31, 1994 ==See also==