1985 Ontario general election

1985 Ontario general election

← 1981 May 2, 1985 1987 →

125 seats in the 33rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario
63 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Frank Miller David Peterson Bob Rae
Party Progressive Conservative Liberal New Democratic
Leader since January 26, 1985 February 21, 1982 February 7, 1982
Leader's seat Muskoka London Centre York South
Last election 70 34 21
Seats won 52 48 25
Seat change Decrease18 Increase14 Increase4
Popular vote 1,349,168 1,377,965 857,743
Percentage 37.1% 37.9% 23.6%
Swing Decrease7.3pp Increase5.2pp Increase2.4pp

Premier before election

Frank Miller
Progressive Conservative

Premier after election

Frank Miller[a]
Progressive Conservative

Diagram of the 1985 election results in the Provincial Legislature

The 1985 Ontario general election was held on May 2, 1985, to elect the members of the 33rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada. The Progressive Conservatives won a plurality, but came up short of a majority.

Shortly afterward, the 42 years of PC governance in Ontario came to an end by a confidence vote defeating Premier Frank Miller's minority government. David Peterson's Liberals then formed a minority government with the support of Bob Rae's New Democratic Party.
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