1985 Ontario general election

1985 Ontario general election
May 2, 1985
125 seats in the 33rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario
63 seats needed for a majority
Turnout61.55%
  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 18 14 4
Popular vote 1,349,168 1,377,965 857,743
Percentage 37.1% 37.9% 23.6%
Swing 7.3pp 5.2pp 2.4pp
Premier before election

Frank Miller
Progressive Conservative

 Premier after election

Frank Miller
Progressive Conservative

The 1985 Ontario general election was held on May 2, 1985, to elect members to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the province of Ontario, Canada. The Progressive Conservatives won the most seats, but came short of a majority, and lost the popular vote to the Liberals. This left the NDP with the balance of power in the 33rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

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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