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1985 Ontario general election, the Glossary

The 1985 Ontario general election was held on May 2, 1985, to elect the members of the 33rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada.^[1]

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1985 elections in Canada
1985 in Ontario
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Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945.

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Al Kolyn

Albert Kolyn (November 13, 1932 – January 17, 2024) was a Canadian politician in Ontario.

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Al McLean

Allan Kenneth McLean (born March 20, 1937) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Alan Pope

Alan William Pope (August 2, 1945 – July 8, 2022) was a Canadian politician.

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Alan Robinson (Canadian politician)

Alan M. Robinson (October 21, 1948 – December 6, 2013) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Alex Cullen (politician)

Alexander Shaun Cullen is a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Algoma (provincial electoral district)

Algoma was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Algoma—Manitoulin (provincial electoral district)

Algoma—Manitoulin is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1934.

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Alvin Curling

Alvin Curling (born November 15, 1939) is a Jamaican-born Canadian politician.

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Andrew Naismith Watson

Andrew Naismith (Andy) Watson (born April 1, 1937) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Andy Brandt

Andrew S. Brandt (June 11, 1938 – December 22, 2023) was a Canadian politician and public administrator who served in a number of roles in the province of Ontario.

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Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe.

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Ann Sloat

Frances Sloat (née O'Rourke; July 28, 1928 – November 21, 2017) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Armourdale (electoral district)

Armourdale was a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Barbara Hall (politician)

Barbara Hall (born 1946) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 61st mayor of Toronto from 1994 to 1997, the last mayor of Toronto prior to amalgamation.

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Beaches—Woodbine (provincial electoral district)

Beaches—Woodbine was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada.

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Bellwoods

Bellwoods was a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada in the old City of Toronto's west-end.

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Bernard Grandmaître

Bernard "Ben" C. Grandmaître, (born June 24, 1933) is a former politician from Ontario, Canada.

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Bernard Newman (politician)

Bernard Newman (August 4, 1914 – November 6, 1995) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Bette Stephenson

Bette Mildred Stephenson Pengelly (July 31, 1924 – August 19, 2019) was a Canadian medical doctor and politician in Ontario.

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Bill Barlow

William Walter Barlow (February 20, 1931 – July 5, 2020) was a Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Bill Davis

William Grenville Davis, (July 30, 1929 – August 8, 2021) was a Canadian politician who served as the 18th premier of Ontario from 1971 to 1985.

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Bill Wrye

William Munro Wrye (born December 25, 1944) is a former Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Bob Callahan (politician)

Robert Vincent Callahan (April 11, 1937 – December 26, 2020) was a Canadian politician from Ontario.

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Bob MacQuarrie

Robert Waldron MacQuarrie (November 24, 1926 – January 11, 2007) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Bob McKessock

Robert Carson McKessock (born February 2, 1933) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Bob Rae

Robert Keith Rae (born August 2, 1948) is a Canadian diplomat and former politician who is the current Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations since 2020.

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Bob Runciman

Robert William "Bob" Runciman (born August 10, 1942) is a Canadian politician and former provincial Leader of the Opposition in the Ontario Legislature.

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Brampton (federal electoral district)

For the defunct provincial electoral district, see Brampton (provincial electoral district). Brampton was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997.

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Brampton (provincial electoral district)

Brampton was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1987.

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Brantford (provincial electoral district)

Brantford was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Brantford—Brant (provincial electoral district)

Brantford—Brant (formerly just Brant) is a provincial electoral district in southwestern, Ontario, Canada.

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Brian Charlton

Brian Albert Charlton (born May 22, 1947) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Bruce McCaffrey

Bruce Robert McCaffrey (September 23, 1938 – August 9, 2002) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Bud Gregory

Milton Edward Charles "Bud" Gregory (March 9, 1926 – June 17, 2016) was a Canadian politician in Ontario.

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Bud Wildman

Charles Jackson "Bud" Wildman (born June 3, 1946) is a Canadian politician.

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Burlington South (provincial electoral district)

Burlington South was the name of a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada.

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Cam Jackson

Cameron "Cam" Jackson (born February 27, 1951) is a Canadian politician.

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Cambridge (provincial electoral district)

Cambridge is a provincial electoral district in southwestern, Ontario, Canada.

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Canada

Canada is a country in North America.

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Carleton (Ontario provincial electoral district)

Carleton is a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Carleton East

Carleton East was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Catholic school

Catholic schools are parochial pre-primary, primary and secondary educational institutions administered in association with the Catholic Church.

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Chatham—Kent (provincial electoral district)

Chatham—Kent was a provincial electoral district (or riding) in Ontario, Canada.

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Chris Ward (Canadian politician)

Christopher Campbell Ward (born June 21, 1949) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Christine Hart

Christine Hart (born February 3, 1950) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Claude Bennett

Claude Frederick Bennett (September 19, 1936 – March 20, 2020) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Claudio Polsinelli

Claudio Polsinelli (born November 13, 1952) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Cochrane (federal electoral district)

Cochrane (also known as Cochrane North and Cochrane—Superior) was a federal electoral district in the province of Ontario, Canada.

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Cochrane North (provincial electoral district)

Cochrane North was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Cochrane South

Cochrane South was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Confidence and supply

In parliamentary democracies based on the Westminster system, confidence and supply is an arrangement under which a minority government (one which does not control a majority in the legislature) receives the support of one or more parties or independent MPs on confidence votes and the state budget ("supply").

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Convention (political norm)

A convention (also known as a constitutional convention) is an informal and uncodified tradition that is followed by the institutions of a state.

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Cornwall (provincial electoral district)

Cornwall was the name of a provincial electoral district that elected one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada.

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Dave Cooke

Dave Cooke (born August 1, 1952) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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David James McFadden

David James McFadden (born December 7, 1945) is a lawyer and former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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David Peterson

David Robert Peterson (born December 28, 1943) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 20th premier of Ontario from 1985 to 1990.

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David R. Cooke

David R. Cooke (born August 4, 1937) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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David Ramsay (Ontario politician)

David James Ramsay (April 23, 1948 – July 29, 2020) was a Canadian politician in Ontario.

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David Reville

David R. Reville (born April 19, 1943) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada, and an activist and educator active in Mad Pride, mad studies, and disability studies.

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David Rotenberg

David Rotenberg (July 24, 1930 – January 13, 2022) was a Canadian politician in Ontario.

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David William Smith

David William Smith (born December 30, 1938) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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David William Warner

David William Warner (born November 18, 1941) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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David Winninger

David Winninger (born October 10, 1949) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Dennis Timbrell

Dennis Roy Timbrell (born November 13, 1946) is a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Derek Fletcher

Derek Fletcher (born) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Dianne Poole

Dianne Poole (born June 28, 1949) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Dick Treleaven

Richard L. Treleaven (born July 11, 1934) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Direct election

Direct election is a system of choosing political officeholders in which the voters directly cast ballots for the persons or political party that they wanted to see elected.

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Dominic Agostino

Dominic Agostino (October 14, 1959 – March 24, 2004) was a Canadian politician who represented the riding of Hamilton East for the Liberal Party in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 until his death in 2004.

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Don Cousens

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Don Knight (politician)

Donald S. Knight (born April 9, 1942) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Don Mills (electoral district)

Don Mills was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada.

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Doug Carrothers

Douglas Alexander Carrothers (born November 21, 1950) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Doug Reycraft

Douglas Richard Reycraft (born March 9, 1943) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Douglas Wiseman

Douglas Jack Wiseman (July 21, 1930 – August 1, 2020) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Dovercourt (provincial electoral district)

Dovercourt was the name of a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Downsview (electoral district)

Downsview was a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Dufferin–Simcoe (provincial electoral district)

Dufferin–Simcoe was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Durham East (provincial electoral district)

Durham East was a provincial electoral district in the Durham Region in Ontario, Canada that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

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Durham West (provincial electoral district)

Durham West was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Durham—York

Durham—York was a provincial electoral district in northern Durham Region and York Region in Ontario, Canada that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

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Earl W. Rowe

Earl W. Rowe (born) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Ed Fulton

Edward A. "Ed" Fulton (born March 19, 1938), is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Ed Havrot

Edward Michael Havrot (June 4, 1927 – April 16, 2017) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Ed Philip

Edward Thomas Philip (March 11, 1940 - January 31, 2022) was a Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Eddie Sargent

Edward Carson Sargent (April 11, 1915 – January 28, 1998) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Edelgard Mahant

Edelgard Elspeth Mahant is a Canadian academic, who teaches political science at York University's Glendon College in Toronto, Ontario and University of Botswana.

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Eglinton (provincial electoral district)

Eglinton was a provincial electoral district located in Toronto, Ontario.

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Elaine Ziemba

Elaine Ziemba (born) is a former Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Elections Ontario

Elections Ontario (Élections Ontario) is an independent office of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario responsible for the administration of provincial elections and referendums.

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Elgin (provincial electoral district)

Elgin was a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada, that was created for the 1934 election.

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Elie Martel

Elie Walter Martel (born November 26, 1934) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Elinor Caplan

Elinor Caplan (born May 20, 1944) is a businesswoman and former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Elizabeth Joan Smith

Elizabeth Joan Smith (January 5, 1928 – February 9, 2016) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Elmer Buchanan

Elmer Buchanan (born) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Erie (provincial electoral district)

Erie was an electoral riding in the Niagara region of Ontario, Canada.

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Ernie Eves

Ernest Larry Eves (born June 17, 1946) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 23rd premier of Ontario from 2002 to 2003.

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Essex North (provincial electoral district)

Essex North was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Essex South (provincial electoral district)

Essex South was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Etobicoke (provincial electoral district)

Etobicoke was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada.

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Evelyn Gigantes

Evelyn Adelaide Gigantes (born November 1, 1942) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Ferguson Jenkins

Ferguson Arthur "Fergie" Jenkins CM (born December 13, 1942) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher and coach.

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Floyd Laughren

Floyd Laughren (born October 3, 1935) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Fort William (provincial electoral district)

Fort William was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Ontario, active from 1908 to 1999.

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Frank Miller (Canadian politician)

Frank Stuart Miller (May 14, 1927 – July 21, 2000) was a Canadian politician who served as the 19th premier of Ontario for four months in 1985.

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Frontenac—Addington (provincial electoral district)

Frontenac-Addington was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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George Ashe (Canadian politician)

George Lyle Ashe (October 5, 1932 – August 3, 2014) was a Canadian politician based in Ontario.

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George McCague

George Raymond McCague (December 5, 1929 – July 14, 2014) was a Canadian politician in Ontario.

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Gilles Morin

Gilles Morin (born July 20, 1931) is a retired politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Gilles Pouliot

Gilles Pouliot (born May 25, 1942) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Gino Matrundola

Gino Matrundola (born July 21, 1940) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Glengarry (provincial electoral district)

Glengarry was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Gord Miller (politician)

Gordon Irwin Miller (February 26, 1924 – February 23, 2021) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Gordie Walker

Gord Walker (born August 12, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

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Gordon Howlett Dean

Gordon Howlett Dean (July 23, 1922 – April 19, 2008) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Graham McCready

Graham McCready is a retired New Zealand accountant, known for successfully taking a private prosecution against MP Trevor Mallard.

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Greg Sorbara

Gregory Samuel Sorbara (born September 4, 1946) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Grenville (provincial electoral district)

Grenville was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Grey North (provincial electoral district)

Grey North was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Grey South (provincial electoral district)

Grey South was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Grey—Bruce

Grey—Bruce was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968.

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Haldimand—Norfolk (provincial electoral district)

Haldimand—Norfolk is a provincial electoral district in southwestern Ontario, Canada.

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Halton—Burlington

Halton—Burlington was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Hamilton Centre (provincial electoral district)

Hamilton Centre is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

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Hamilton East (provincial electoral district)

Hamilton East is a former provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada.

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Hamilton Mountain (provincial electoral district)

Hamilton Mountain is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1967.

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Hamilton West (provincial electoral district)

Hamilton West was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1894 to 1934 and from 1967 to 2007.

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Hans Daigeler

Hans Wolfgang Daigeler (February 21, 1945 – November 9, 1995) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Hastings—Peterborough (provincial electoral district)

Hastings—Peterborough was a provincial electoral district represented in the Ontario Legislature from 1975 to 1999.

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Herb Epp

Herbert Arnold Epp (August 31, 1934 – February 25, 2013) was a politician from Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

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High Park—Swansea

High Park—Swansea was a provincial riding (electoral district) in the west-end of the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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House of Commons of Canada

The House of Commons of Canada (Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada.

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Howard Hampton

Howard George Hampton (born May 17, 1952) is a politician who was a member of Provincial Parliament for the province of Ontario.

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Howard Moscoe

Howard Moscoe (born November 28, 1939)https://gencat4.eloquent-systems.com/webcat/request/Action?SystemName.

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Howard Sheppard

Howard Nicholas Sheppard (October 6, 1933 – September 16, 2013) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Hugh Edighoffer

Hugh Alden Edighoffer (July 22, 1928 – July 2, 2019) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Hugh O'Neil

Hugh Patrick O'Neil (July 10, 1936 – September 14, 2015) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Humber (provincial electoral district)

Humber was a provincial electoral district (riding) in Ontario, Canada.

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Humber River—Black Creek (provincial electoral district)

Humber River—Black Creek is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.

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Huron—Bruce (provincial electoral district)

Huron—Bruce (formerly known as Huron and Huron—Middlesex) is a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1987.

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Ian Scott (Ontario politician)

Ian Gilmour Scott (July 13, 1934October 10, 2006) was a Canadian politician and lawyer.

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Independent candidates in the 1985 Ontario provincial election

There were several independent candidates in the 1985 Ontario provincial election, none of whom were elected.

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J. Earl McEwen

Joseph Earl McEwen (January 22, 1911 – November 6, 2004) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Jack Johnson (Canadian politician)

John McLellan Johnson (August 20, 1930 – June 25, 2009) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Jack Pierce (politician)

Franklin "Jack" Pierce (May 24, 1937 – November 22, 2022) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Jack Riddell

John Keith Riddell (December 10, 1931 – January 23, 2024) was a Canadian politician in Ontario.

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James A. Taylor

James Allan Taylor (May 2, 1928 – September 1, 2020) was a lawyer and politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Jean Poirier

Jean Poirier (born January 17, 1950) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Jim Bradley (politician)

James J. Bradley (born February 19, 1945) is a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Jim Foulds

James Francis Foulds (born April 10, 1937) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Jim Gordon (politician)

James K. Gordon (born March 6, 1937) is a Canadian politician who served as mayor of Sudbury, Ontario from 1976 to 1981 and from 1991 to 2003, and as a Member of Provincial Parliament for the provincial electoral district of Sudbury from 1981 to 1987.

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Jim Henderson (Ontario politician)

Donald James Henderson (August 7, 1940 – May 2, 2020) was a Canadian politician, who served as a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1995.

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Jim McGuigan

James Fitzgerald McGuigan (November 9, 1923 – March 5, 1998) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Jim Pollock

James Ivan Pollock (July 8, 1930 – October 28, 2021) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Joan Fawcett

Joan Mary Fawcett (April 19, 1937 – August 16, 2015) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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John Black Aird

John Black Aird (May 5, 1923 – May 6, 1995) was a Canadian lawyer, corporate director, and political figure.

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John Eakins

John F. Eakins (December 8, 1922 - September 16, 1998) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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John Gordon Lane

John Gordon Lane (August 5, 1916 – August 9, 2001) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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John Melville Turner

John Melville Turner (born September 24, 1922 – January 20, 2013) was a Canadian politician in the province of Ontario.

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John Reesor Williams

John Reesor Williams (born September 9, 1930) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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John Sweeney (Canadian politician)

John Roland Sweeney (June 20, 1931 – July 7, 2001) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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John Turmel

John C. Turmel (born February 22, 1951) is a perennial candidate for election in Canada, and according to the Guinness World Records holds the records for the most elections contested and for the most elections lost, having contested 110 elections and lost 109.

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Joseph Cordiano

Joseph Cordiano (born October 30, 1957) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Julian Porter

Julian Harris Porter, (born December 4, 1936), is a Canadian lawyer and was Chairman of the Toronto Transit Commission from 1979 to 1987.

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K. Ross Stevenson

Kenneth Ross Stevenson (born October 1, 1942) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Karl Morin-Strom

Karl Arvid Morin-Strom (born June 27, 1952) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Keith Norton

Keith Calder Norton (January 26, 1941 – January 31, 2010) was a Canadian politician and public servant.

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Ken Keyes (politician)

Kenneth A. Keyes (born September 16, 1930) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Kenora (provincial electoral district)

Kenora was an Ontario provincial electoral district in northwestern Ontario until 1999.

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Kent (Ontario provincial electoral district)

Kent was an electoral riding in southwestern Ontario, Canada.

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Kevin Flynn (politician)

Kevin Daniel Flynn (born) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Kingston and the Islands (provincial electoral district)

Kingston and the Islands is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1967.

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Kitchener (federal electoral district)

Kitchener was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1997.

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Kitchener (provincial electoral district)

Kitchener was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Kitchener—Wilmot

Kitchener—Wilmot was a provincial electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Lake Nipigon (electoral district)

Lake Nipigon was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Lakeshore (provincial electoral district)

Lakeshore was a provincial electoral district that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

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Lambton (provincial electoral district)

Lambton was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Lanark (provincial electoral district)

Lanark was a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada, that was created for the 1934 election.

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Larry Grossman (politician)

Lawrence Sheldon "Larry" Grossman, (December 2, 1943 – June 22, 1997) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Larry South

Laurence George South (February 26, 1925 – October 28, 2022) was a Canadian politician in Ontario.

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Leader of the Official Opposition (Ontario)

In the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, the leader of the Official Opposition (chef de l'opposition officielle) is the leader of the largest political party (or group of parties) not in government and typically the second-largest party.

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Leeds (provincial electoral district)

Leeds was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Leo Bernier

Leo Edward Bernier (August 12, 1928 – June 28, 2010) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Leonard Braithwaite

Leonard Austin Braithwaite (October 23, 1923 – March 28, 2012) was a Canadian lawyer and former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Lewis Garnsworthy

Lewis Samuel Garnsworthy (1922 – January 26, 1990) was a Canadian religious leader.

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Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada (LPC; region, PLC) is a federal political party in Canada.

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Liberal–Labour (Canada)

The Liberal–Labour banner has been used several times by candidates in Canadian elections: In the early twentieth century when the idea of trade unionists running for elected office under their own banner gained ground, several working class candidates on the provincial or federal level were elected on a Labour ticket.

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Lieutenant Governor of Ontario

The lieutenant governor of Ontario (in French: Lieutenant-gouverneur (if male) or Lieutenante-gouverneure (if female) de l'Ontario) is the representative in Ontario of the monarch, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada, as well as the other Commonwealth realms and any subdivisions thereof, and resides predominantly in oldest realm, the United Kingdom.

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Lily Oddie

Lily Oddie (September 27, 1937 – April 6, 2021), formerly known as Lily Munro, was a former provincial politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Lincoln (provincial electoral district)

Lincoln is a historical provincial electoral division in Ontario, Canada, which was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario between 1867 and 1999.

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London Centre (provincial electoral district)

London Centre is a defunct Ontario provincial electoral district that was abolished in 1996.

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London North

London North was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada.

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London South

London South was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Luc Guindon

Luc Bernard Guindon (born July 31, 1943) is a Justice of the peace and former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Lynne Woolstencroft

Lynne Elizabeth Woolstencroft (September 23, 1943 – May 13, 2013) was a Canadian politician and former mayor of Waterloo, Ontario.

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Margaret Marland

Margaret Marland (born February 15, 1934) is a former Canadian politician in Ontario.

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Marion Boyd

Phyllis Marion Boyd (Watt; March 26, 1946 – October 11, 2022) was a Canadian politician in Ontario.

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Marion Bryden

Marion Helen Bryden (2 April 1918 – 12 February 2013) was a politician in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Mark Adair

Mark Richard Adair (born 27 March 1996) is an Irish international cricketer from Northern Ireland, currently playing for Northern Knights in domestic cricket.

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Maurice Bossy

Maurice Louis Bossy (April 1, 1929 – November 29, 2008) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Mel Swart

Melvin Leroy Swart (June 25, 1919 – February 27, 2007) was a Canadian politician in Ontario.

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Michael Breaugh

Michael James Breaugh (September 13, 1942 – November 22, 2019) was a Canadian politician.

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Mickey Hennessy

Michael Patrick "Mickey" Hennessy (August 8, 1915 — March 5, 1991) was a boxer and politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Middlesex (provincial electoral district)

Middlesex was a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada, that was created for the 1975 election.

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Mike Cooper (politician)

Mike Cooper (born July 31, 1951) is a former Canadian politician in Ontario.

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Mike Davison (politician)

Michael Norman Davison (born March 31, 1950) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Mike Foster (Canadian politician)

Michael Foster is a former municipal politician in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Mike Harris

Michael Deane Harris (born January 23, 1945) is a retired Canadian politician who served as the 22nd premier of Ontario from 1995 to 2002 and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (PC Party) from 1990 to 2002.

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Mississauga East

Mississauga East was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2003, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 2007.

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Mississauga North (federal electoral district)

Mississauga North was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988.

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Mississauga North (provincial electoral district)

Mississauga North was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada, in the municipal areas of Mississauga and Brampton from 1975 to 1999.

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Mississauga—Lakeshore (federal electoral district)

Mississauga—Lakeshore (formerly Mississauga South) is a federal electoral district in Peel Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Mississauga—Lakeshore (provincial electoral district)

Mississauga—Lakeshore is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada.

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Monarchy in Ontario

By the arrangements of the Canadian federation, Canada's monarchy operates in Ontario as the core of the province's Westminster-style parliamentary democracy.

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Monte Kwinter

Monte Kwinter (March 22, 1931 – July 21, 2023) was a Canadian politician in Ontario.

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Morley Kells

Morley Kells (born January 26, 1936) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Motion of no confidence

A motion or vote of no confidence (or the inverse, a motion of confidence and corresponding vote of confidence) is a motion and corresponding vote thereon in a deliberative assembly (usually a legislative body) as to whether an officer (typically an executive) is deemed fit to continue to occupy their office.

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Murray Elston

Murray John Elston (born October 8, 1949) is a former politician in Ontario Canada.

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Muskoka (provincial electoral district)

Muskoka was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Niagara Centre (provincial electoral district)

Niagara Centre (renamed to Welland from 2006 to 2018) is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented from 1867 until 1977 and again since 2007 (under different boundaries) in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

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Niagara Falls (provincial electoral district)

Niagara Falls is a provincial electoral division in Ontario, Canada.

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Nick Leluk

Nicholas George Leluk (February 23, 1935 – February 9, 1998) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Nickel Belt (provincial electoral district)

Nickel Belt is a provincial electoral district located in the Canadian province of Ontario.

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Nipissing (provincial electoral district)

Nipissing is a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Ontario, which elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

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Noble Villeneuve

Noble Alfred Villeneuve (August 1, 1938 – February 28, 2018) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Norm Sterling

Norman William "Norm" Sterling (born February 19, 1942) is a Canadian politician, who served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1977 to 2011.

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Northumberland (Ontario provincial electoral district)

Northumberland was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Oakville (provincial electoral district)

Oakville is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.

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Oakwood (provincial electoral district)

Oakwood was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada.

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Odoardo Di Santo

Odoardo Di Santo (born June 25, 1934) is a politician and administrator in Ontario, Canada.

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Ontario

Ontario is the southernmost province of Canada.

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Ontario Liberal Party

The Ontario Liberal Party (OLP; Parti libéral de l'Ontario, PLO) is a political party in the province of Ontario, Canada.

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Ontario New Democratic Party

The Ontario New Democratic Party (Nouveau Parti démocratique de l'Ontario; abbr. ONDP or NDP) is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada.

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Oriole (provincial electoral district)

Oriole was a provincial electoral district in North York, Ontario, Canada.

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Oshawa (provincial electoral district)

Oshawa is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1955.

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Ottawa Centre (federal electoral district)

Ottawa Centre (Ottawa-Centre) is an urban federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.

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Ottawa Centre (provincial electoral district)

Ottawa Centre is an urban provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1968.

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Ottawa South (provincial electoral district)

Ottawa South (Ottawa-Sud) is a provincial electoral district (riding) in the Canadian province of Ontario, in the city of Ottawa.

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Ottawa West

Ottawa West was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1997 and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1908 to 1926 and from 1955 to 1999.

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Ottawa—Vanier (provincial electoral district)

Ottawa—Vanier (formerly known as Ottawa East) is a provincial electoral district in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1908.

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Oxford (provincial electoral district)

Oxford is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since the 1999 provincial election.

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Parkdale (provincial electoral district)

Parkdale was a provincial riding electing Members of Provincial Parliament (MPP) to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

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Parry Sound (provincial electoral district)

Parry Sound was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Patrick Michael Hayes

Patrick "Pat" Michael Hayes (October 26, 1942 - May 2, 2011) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Paul Christie (politician)

Paul Christie (born March 1952) is a municipal politician, administrator and corporate director in Ontario, Canada.

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Paul Klopp

Paul Klopp (born January 14, 1957) is a Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Paul Wessenger

Paul Wessenger (born December 25, 1937) is a former Canadian politician in Ontario.

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Paul Yakabuski

Paul Joseph Yakabuski (October 29, 1922 – July 31, 1987) was a Canadian politician in Ontario.

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Percentage point

A percentage point or percent point is the unit for the arithmetic difference between two percentages.

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Perth (provincial electoral district)

Perth was a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada, which was created for the 1934 election.

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Peter Partington

Peter Partington (born September 9, 1939) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Peterborough—Kawartha (provincial electoral district)

Peterborough—Kawartha (formerly Peterborough) is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1934.

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Phil Gillies

Philip Andrew Gillies (born May 7, 1954) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Philip Andrewes

Philip W. Andrewes (September 6, 1941) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Pierre Trudeau

Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau (October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 15th prime minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and from 1980 to 1984.

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Politics of Ontario

The Province of Ontario is governed by a unicameral legislature, the Parliament of Ontario, composed of the Lieutenant Governor and the Legislative Assembly, which operates in the Westminster system of government.

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Port Arthur (provincial electoral district)

Port Arthur was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Premier of Ontario

The premier of Ontario (premier ministre de l'Ontario) is the head of government of Ontario.

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Prescott and Russell (provincial electoral district)

Prescott and Russell was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Prime Minister of Canada

The prime minister of Canada (premier ministre du Canada) is the head of government of Canada.

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Prince Edward—Lennox (provincial electoral district)

Prince Edward—Lennox was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (Parti progressiste-conservateur de l'Ontario), often shortened to the Ontario PC Party or simply the PCs, colloquially known as the Tories, is a centre to centre-right political party in Ontario, Canada.

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Quinte (electoral district)

Quinte was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Rainy River (electoral district)

Rainy River was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Ontario, which returned one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1908 to 1999.

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Ray Haggerty

Raymond Louis Haggerty (April 6, 1923 – April 23, 2011) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Remo Mancini

Remo Mancini ICD.D (born May 26, 1951) is a former senior corporate executive in both the U.S and Canada, former politician in Ontario, Canada, and currently a “professional corporate director” serving on both private company and publicly listed corporate boards.

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René Fontaine

Jacques Noe René Fontaine (November 5, 1933 – March 17, 2012) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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René Piché

René Louis Piché (May 5, 1931 – January 22, 2011) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Renfrew North (provincial electoral district)

Renfrew North was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Renfrew South (provincial electoral district)

Renfrew South was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Reuben Baetz

Reuben Conrad Baetz (May 9, 1923 – October 28, 1996) was a Canadian politician.

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Richard Allen (Canadian politician)

Richard Alexander Allen (February 10, 1929 – March 5, 2019) was a historian and former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Richard Johnston (Ontario politician)

Richard Frank Johnston (born August 8, 1946) is a retired Canadian provincial politician, educator and administrator.

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Rick Ferraro

Enrico Eugenio "Rick" Ferraro (born January 7, 1950) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Riverdale (provincial electoral district)

Riverdale was a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada that existed from 1914 to 1999.

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Robert C. Mitchell

Robert C. Mitchell (July 4, 1931 – June 16, 2007) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Robert Elgie

Robert Goldwin Elgie (January 22, 1929 – April 3, 2013) was a Canadian lawyer, surgeon and politician.

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Robert G. Eaton

Robert Gordon Eaton (June 23, 1937 – January 7, 2009) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Robert Nixon (politician)

Robert Fletcher Nixon (born July 17, 1928) is a retired Canadian politician in the province of Ontario, Canada.

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Robert W. Mackenzie

Robert Warren (Bob) Mackenzie (June 26, 1928 – January 17, 2011) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Ron McNeil

Ronald Keith McNeil (January 15, 1920 – March 18, 2003) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Ron Van Horne

Ronald George Van Horne (October 24, 1932 – November 2, 2017) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Ross McClellan

Ross A. McClellan (born October 8, 1942) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Russ Ramsay

Russell Harold Ramsay (August 5, 1928 — February 9, 2003) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Ruth Grier

Ruth Anna Grier (born 2 October 1936) is a former Canadian politician in Ontario.

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Sam Cureatz

Sammy Lawrence Cureatz (born August 20, 1948) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Sarnia (provincial electoral district)

Sarnia was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Sault Ste. Marie (provincial electoral district)

Sault Ste.

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Scarborough Centre (provincial electoral district)

Scarborough Centre is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1963.

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Scarborough East (provincial electoral district)

Scarborough East was a provincial electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Scarborough North (provincial electoral district)

Scarborough North is a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada.

See 1985 Ontario general election and Scarborough North (provincial electoral district)

Scarborough West (provincial electoral district)

Scarborough West was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada.

See 1985 Ontario general election and Scarborough West (provincial electoral district)

Scarborough—Ellesmere

Scarborough—Ellesmere was a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada.

See 1985 Ontario general election and Scarborough—Ellesmere

Sean Conway

Sean Conway (born July 24, 1951) is a former provincial politician in Ontario, Canada and a university professor.

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Shirley Collins (politician)

Shirley Jean Collins (born October 7, 1952) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Simcoe Centre (provincial electoral district)

Simcoe Centre was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

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Simcoe East (provincial electoral district)

Simcoe East was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada.

See 1985 Ontario general election and Simcoe East (provincial electoral district)

Social credit is a distributive philosophy of political economy developed in the 1920s and 1930s by C. H. Douglas.

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The Social Credit Party of Ontario (SCPO) (also known as the Ontario Social Credit League, Social Credit Association of Ontario and the Union of Electors) was a minor political party at the provincial level in the Canadian province of Ontario from the 1940s to the early 1970s.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Ontario_general_election

Also known as 1985 Ontario election, 1985 Ontario provincial election, 33rd Ontario general election, Ontario general election, 1985.

1985 Ontario general election, the Glossary

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