32nd Parliament of Ontario

The 32nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from March 19, 1981, until March 25, 1985, just prior to the 1985 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by Bill Davis.

In 1985, Davis retired as party leader and Frank Miller was chosen as party leader in a leadership convention held in January 1985.

John Melville Turner served as speaker for the assembly.^[1]

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Riding	Member	Party	Notes
Algoma	Charles Jackson Wildman	New Democratic Party
Algoma—Manitoulin	John Gordon Lane	Progressive Conservative
Armourdale	Bruce Robert McCaffrey	Progressive Conservative
Beaches—Woodbine	Marion Helen Bryden	New Democratic Party
Bellwoods	Ross A. McClellan	New Democratic Party
Brampton	William Grenville Davis	Progressive Conservative	Premier and Party Leader
Brant—Oxford—Norfolk	Robert Fletcher Nixon	Liberal	Party Leader
Brantford	Philip Andrew Gillies	Progressive Conservative
Brock	Robert Stanley Welch	Progressive Conservative
Burlington South	George Albert Kerr	Progressive Conservative
Cambridge	William Walter Barlow	Progressive Conservative
Carleton	Robert C. Mitchell	Progressive Conservative
Carleton East	Robert W. MacQuarrie	Progressive Conservative
Carleton-Grenville	Norm Sterling	Progressive Conservative
Chatham—Kent	Andrew Naismith Watson	Progressive Conservative
Cochrane North	René L. Piché	Progressive Conservative
Cochrane South	Alan William Pope	Progressive Conservative
Cornwall	George Samis	New Democratic Party
Don Mills	Dennis Roy Timbrell	Progressive Conservative
Dovercourt	Antonio Lupusella	New Democratic Party
Downsview	Odoardo Di Santo	New Democratic Party
Dufferin—Simcoe	George R. McCague	Progressive Conservative
Durham East	Sammy Lawrence Cureatz	Progressive Conservative
Durham West	George Ashe	Progressive Conservative
Durham—York	Kenneth Ross Stevenson	Progressive Conservative
Eglinton	Roland McMurtry	Progressive Conservative
Elgin	Ronald Keith McNeil	Progressive Conservative
Erie	Raymond Louis Haggerty	Liberal
Essex North	Dick Ruston	Liberal
Essex South	Remo J. Mancini	Liberal
Etobicoke	Ed Thomas Philip	New Democratic Party
Fort William	Michael Patrick Hennessy	Progressive Conservative
Frontenac—Addington	Joseph Earl McEwen	Liberal
Grey	Robert Carson McKessock	Liberal
Grey—Bruce	Edward Carson Sargent	Liberal
Haldimand—Norfolk	Gordon Irvin Miller	Liberal
Halton—Burlington	Julian Alexander Arnott Reed	Liberal
Hamilton Centre	Sheila Maureen Copps	Liberal
Hamilton East	Bob Warren Mackenzie	New Democratic Party
Hamilton Mountain	Brian Albert Charlton	New Democratic Party
Hamilton West	Stuart Lyon Smith^{[nb 1]}	Liberal	Party Leader
	Richard Alexander Allen (1982)	New Democratic Party
Hastings—Peterborough	James Pollock	Progressive Conservative
High Park—Swansea	Yuri Shymko	Progressive Conservative
Humber	Morley Kells	Progressive Conservative
Huron—Bruce	Murray John Elston	Liberal
Huron—Middlesex	John Keith Riddell	Progressive Conservative
Kenora	Leo Edward Bernier	Progressive Conservative
Kent—Elgin	James Fitzgerald McGuigan	Liberal
Kingston and the Islands	Keith Calder Norton	Progressive Conservative
Kitchener	James Roos Breithaupt	Liberal
Kitchener—Wilmot	John Sweeney	Liberal
Lake Nipigon	John Edward Stokes	New Democratic Party
Lakeshore	Albert Kolyn	Progressive Conservative
Lambton	Lorne Charles Henderson	Progressive Conservative
Lanark	Douglas Jack Wiseman	Progressive Conservative
Leeds	Robert W. Runciman	Progressive Conservative
Lincoln	Philip W. Andrewes	Progressive Conservative
London Centre	David Robertson Peterson	Liberal	Party Leader
London North	Ronald George Van Horne	Liberal
London South	Gordon Wayne Walker	Progressive Conservative
Middlesex	Robert Gordon Eaton	Progressive Conservative
Mississauga East	Milton Edward Charles Gregory	Progressive Conservative
Mississauga North	Terry David Jones	Progressive Conservative
Mississauga South	Robert Douglas Kennedy	Progressive Conservative
Muskoka	Frank Stuart Miller	Progressive Conservative	Premier and Party Leader
Niagara Falls	Vincent George Kerrio	Liberal
Nickel Belt	Floyd Laughren	New Democratic Party
Nipissing	Michael Harris	Progressive Conservative
Northumberland	Howard Nicholas Sheppard	Progressive Conservative
Oakville	James Wilfred Snow	Progressive Conservative
Oakwood	Anthony William Grande	New Democratic Party
Oriole	John Reesor Williams	Progressive Conservative
Oshawa	Michael James Breaugh	New Democratic Party
Ottawa Centre	Michael Morris Cassidy	New Democratic Party	Party Leader
Ottawa East	Albert J. Roy	Liberal	Resigned seat in 1984
	Bernard C. Grandmaître	Liberal	Elected in by-election in 1984
Ottawa South	Claude Frederick Bennett	Progressive Conservative
Ottawa West	Reuben Conrad Baetz	Progressive Conservative
Oxford	Richard L. Treleaven	Progressive Conservative
Parkdale	Tony Ruprecht	Liberal
Parry Sound	Ernie Eves	Progressive Conservative
Perth	Hugh Alden Edighoffer	Liberal
Peterborough	John Melville Turner	Progressive Conservative
Port Arthur	James Francis Foulds	New Democratic Party
Prescott and Russell	Don Boudria	Liberal	Resigned in 1984
	Jean Poirier	Liberal	Elected in by-election in 1984
Prince Edward—Lennox	James A. Taylor	Progressive Conservative
Quinte	Hugh Patrick O'Neil	Liberal
Rainy River	T. Patrick Reid	Liberal-Labour
Renfrew North	Sean Conway	Liberal
Renfrew South	Paul Joseph Yakabuski	Progressive Conservative
Riverdale	Jim Renwick	New Democratic Party	Died in 1984
Sarnia	Andy Brandt	Progressive Conservative
Sault Ste. Marie	Russell Harold Ramsay	Progressive Conservative
Scarborough Centre	James Francis Drea	Progressive Conservative
Scarborough East	Margaret Birch	Progressive Conservative
Scarborough North	Thomas Leonard Wells	Progressive Conservative
Scarborough West	Richard Frank Johnston	New Democratic Party
Scarborough—Ellesmere	Alan Robinson	Progressive Conservative
Simcoe Centre	George William Taylor	Progressive Conservative
Simcoe East	Allan Kenneth McLean	Progressive Conservative
St. Andrew—St. Patrick	Lawrence Sheldon Grossman	Progressive Conservative
St. Catharines	Jim Bradley	Liberal
St. David	Margaret Scrivener	Progressive Conservative
St. George	Susan A. Fish	Progressive Conservative
Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry	Osie Villeneuve	Progressive Conservative	Died in 1983
	Noble Villeneuve	Progressive Conservative	Elected in by-election in 1983
Sudbury	Jim Gordon	Progressive Conservative
Sudbury East	Elie Walter Martel	New Democratic Party
Timiskaming	Edward Michael Havrot	Progressive Conservative
Victoria—Haliburton	John F. Eakins	Liberal
Waterloo North	Herbert Arnold Epp	Liberal
Welland—Thorold	Mel Swart	New Democratic Party
Wellington South	Harry A. Worton	Liberal
Wellington—Dufferin—Peel	John McLellan Johnson	Progressive Conservative
Wentworth	Gordon Howlett Dean	Progressive Conservative
Wentworth North	Eric Gordon Cunningham^{[nb 2]}	Liberal	Resigned seat in 1984
	Ann Sloat	Progressive Conservative	Elected in by-election in 1984
Wilson Heights	David Rotenberg	Progressive Conservative
Windsor—Riverside	Dave Cooke	New Democratic Party
Windsor—Sandwich	William Munro Wrye	Liberal
Windsor—Walkerville	Bernard Newman	Liberal
York Centre	W. Donald Cousens	Progressive Conservative
York East	Robert Goldwin Elgie	Progressive Conservative
York Mills	Bette Stephenson	Progressive Conservative
York North	William Marshall Chamberlain Hodgson	Progressive Conservative
York South	Donald Cameron MacDonald	New Democratic Party	Resigned seat in 1982
	Bob Keith Rae (1982)	New Democratic Party	Elected in by-election in 1982, Party Leader
York West	Nicholas Georges Leluk	Progressive Conservative
Yorkview	Michael A. Spensieri	Liberal

Post-election changes

Hamilton West: Stuart Smith resigned his legislative seat on January 25, 1982, and a by-election was called for June 17, 1982.

Richard Allen (NDP) 8915
Bob McMurrich (PC) 7066
Joe Barbera (L) 6952
John Turmel 174

York South: Donald C. MacDonald resigned his legislative seat in 1982, and a by-election was called for November 4, 1982.

Bob Rae (NDP) 11212
John Nunziata (L) 8595
Barbara Jafelice (PC) 4376
Myron Petriw (Lbt) 234
John Turmel 66

Stormont—Dundas and Glengarry: Osie Villeneuve died in 1983, and a by-election has called on December 15, 1983:

Noble Villeneuve (PC) 12197
Johnny Whitteker (L) 8062
Rudi Derstroff (NDP) 627
John Turmel 97

Frontenac—Addington: Liberal MPP J. Earl McEwen crossed the floor to join the Progressive Conservatives in 1984.

Hamilton Centre: Sheila Copps resigned her legislative seat in 1984, and a by-election was held on December 13, 1984:

Mike Davison (NDP) 5308
Lily Oddie Munro (L) 5253
Sandi Bell (PC) 3314
Kerry Wilson (Comm) 124

Ottawa Centre: Michael Cassidy resigned his legislative seat in 1984, and a by-election was held on December 13, 1984.

Evelyn Gigantes (NDP) 8165
Graham Bird (PC) 5870
Lowell Green (L) 5202
Greg Vezina (G) 130
Ray Joseph Cormier 94
John Turmel 90

Ottawa East: Albert J. Roy resigned his legislative seat in 1984, and a by-election was held on December 13, 1984:

Bernard Grandmaître (L) 7754
Richard Boudreau (PC) 1934
Jean Gilbert (NDP) 1531
Serge Girard 122

Prescott and Russell: Don Boudria resigned his legislative seat in 1984, and a by-election was held on December 13, 1984:

Jean Poirier (L) 10182
Gaston Patenaude (PC) 8347
Rheo Lalonde (NDP) 1791

Wentworth North: Eric Cunningham resigned his legislative seat in 1984, and a by-election was held on December 13, 1984:

Ann Sloat (PC) 8524
Chris Ward (L) 8355
Lynn Spencer (NDP) 3115
George Graham (Lbt) 162

Riverdale: Jim Renwick died in 1984.

Kitchener: Jim Breithaupt resigned in 1984.

Rainy River: T. Patrick Reid resigned in 1984.

Eglinton: Roy McMurtry resigned his seat in 1985 to take a government position in the United Kingdom.

Notes

^ retired
^ resigned to run for federal seat

References

^ "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Archived from the original on 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-08-30.

Members in Parliament 32

[2] retired

[fed-3] resigned to run for federal seat

[1] "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Archived from the original on 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-08-30.

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